Congressional Review Act Revocation of 2024 Amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing
Key claim: The EPA is removing 2024 rubber tire manufacturing hazardous air pollutant emission standards from the Code of Federal Regulations following Congressional Review Act disapproval.
Abstract
(Rule · Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to remove the provisions finalized by the EPA in a 2024 final rule titled “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing” (“2024 Rubber Tire Rule”). Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Congress passed, and the President signed, a joint resolution of disapproval of the 2024 Rubber Tire Rule. The 2024 Rubber Tire Rule promulgated first- time air emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory of the rubber tire manufacturing source category. Under the joint resolution and by operation of the CRA, the 2024 Rubber Tire Rule has no legal force or effect, and the EPA thus is taking this final action to remove the provisions finalized in that rule.
Why this matters
Congressional Review Act disapprovals permanently void agency rules and bar substantially similar rulemakings without new statutory authority, making this rollback more durable than a typical rescission. For rubber tire manufacturing facilities, the practical effect is reversion to prior NESHAP requirements — lower compliance costs but continued baseline HAP exposure for nearby communities relative to the 2024 standard.