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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AJ31 Publication ID: Spring 2005 
Title: Clean Air Visibility Rule 
Abstract: To meet the Clean Air Act's requirements, EPA published the regional haze rule on July 1, 1999 (64 FR 35714). On May 24, 2002, the DC Circuit vacated certain provisions of the regional haze rule related to best available retrofit technology (BART). Because of this court decision, we need to propose and publish revised BART provisions in the regional haze rule. The purpose of this effort is to provide the appropriate changes to the BART requirements and guidelines, and to address additional issues related to reasonable progress goals for the visibility program. On July 20, 2001, we proposed guidelines intended to add further clarifications to the BART requirements in the regional haze rule. Since then, due to additional information that has come to light since that proposal, we have decided that a supplemental proposal is needed. The supplemental proposal was published on May 5, 2004. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.308(e)(1)    40 CFR 51 app Y (New)   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7410    42 USC 7414    42 USC 7421    42 USC 7470 to 7479    42 USC 7491    42 USC 7492    42 USC 7601    42 USC 7602   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Judicial  Consent Decree  04/15/2004 
Final  Judicial  Consent Decree  06/15/2005 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/20/2001  66 FR 38108   
Supplemental NPRM  05/05/2004  69 FR 25183   
Final Action  05/00/2005    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4450;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Kathy Kaufman
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-0102
Fax:919 541-5509
Email: Kaufman.Kathy@epamail.epa.gov

Todd Hawes
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-5591
Fax:919 685-3190
Email: hawes.todd@epamail.epa.gov