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EPA/OAR RIN: 2060-AW30 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: ●Federal ‘‘Good Neighbor Plan’’ for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Response to Judicial Stay 
Abstract: EPA finalized the disapproval of 21 states’ good neighbor SIP submissions in a rule published on February 13, 2023 (88 FR 9336). EPA subsequently signed final action of the Good Neighbor Plan Rule on March 15, 2023, establishing EGU and non-EGU FIP obligations for sources in 23 states, including the states included in the February SIP disapproval action. Petitioners filed motions to stay EPA’s disapproval action with respect to certain states. The United States Court of Appeals Circuit Courts granted motions to stay EPA’s disapproval of SIP submissions in some of those states. EPA responded to the courts’ decisions in two interim final rules (88 FR 49295; 88 FR 67102) staying the Plan’s implementation in those states pending further EPA rulemaking. Then, on June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion granting applications brought by four sets of parties for a stay of the Good Neighbor Plan pending completion of judicial review. In this action, the EPA will stay the Good Neighbor Plan in accordance with the Court’s decision and reinstate the requirements under two prior rules, the CSAPR Update and Revised CSAPR Update, to ensure that states’ obligations to address interstate ozone pollution for the 2008 ozone NAAQS continue to be met. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 52    40 CFR 97   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
None       
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  11/06/2024  89 FR 87960   
Final Rule Effective  11/06/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Thomas Uher
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, C545C,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-5534
Email: uher.thomas@epa.gov