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Final ruleTook effect Feb. 9, 2026

Air Plan Approval; AK; Updates to Materials Incorporated by Reference

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 9, 2026. Document 2026-02478. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the materials that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Alaska State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the State of Alaska and approved by the EPA. This update affects the materials that are available for public inspection at the EPA Regional Office and the National Archives and Records Administration.

The Environmental Protection Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

40 CFR 52

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Environmental Protection Agency has published 248 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 263 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This action is effective February 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-02478
ActionFinal rule; administrative change.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedFeb. 9, 2026
Effective dateFeb. 9, 2026
DocketEPA-R10-OAR-2025-3357

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register