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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AS55 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Protection of Visibility: Amendments to Requirements for State Plans 
Abstract:

This proposed rule will seek comment on limited changes to the Regional Haze Rule, including: (1) A change in the deadline for the submittal of the next comprehensive revision of each States' regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) from July 31, 2018, to July 31, 2021, with no effect on the deadlines for the submission of future comprehensive revisions of these SIPs to be submitted in 2028 and thereafter; and (2) the removal of the requirement that periodic progress reports be submitted as revisions to States' SIPs and the addition of requirements to provide a new mechanism for public and Federal land manager comment on the periodic progress reports.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51    40 CFR 52   
Legal Authority: 23 U.S.C. 101    42 U.S.C. 7401 to 7671q   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2015 
Final Rule  To Be Determined 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0531. Includes retrospective review under Executive Order 13563.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Christopher Werner
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D243-01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-5133
Email: werner.christopher@epa.gov

Rhea Jones
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
MD-13, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code C539-04,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-2940
Email: jones.rhea@epa.gov