Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Control Technique Guidelines (CTG) Under the 2008 and 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Key claim: EPA proposes to approve four Pennsylvania SIP revisions that satisfy RACT requirements for VOC control technique guidelines under the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · Environmental Protection Agency) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve four state implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania received on May 10, 2023, January 20, 2026, February 17, 2026, and April 10, 2026, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). The SIP revisions address reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the 2008 and 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) relating to control technique guidelines (CTGs) for volatile organic compounds (VOC) via previously adopted CTG regulations, three new CTG regulations and four facilities covered by the CTG for the Manufacture of High-Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Polystyrene Resins respectively. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Why this matters
EPA proposes to approve four Pennsylvania SIP revisions that satisfy RACT requirements for VOC control technique guidelines under the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS.