ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: AIR PLAN APPROVAL; TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA; TEXAS REGIONAL HAZE PLANS FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND IMPLEMENTATION PERIODS AND FIVE-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT; OKLAHOMA REGIONAL HAZE PLAN FOR THE FIRST IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 23 by Walter Mason, Regional Administrator Region 6.

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), dated March 20, 2014, and July 20, 2021, as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and EPA's Regional H...