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Final ruleTook effect April 22, 2026

Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Volatile Organic Compounds RFD Beaufort

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 23, 2026. Document 2026-05568. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a May 2, 2025, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The SIP submittal consists of an alternate control technology emission limit of 5.9 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon (lbs. VOC/gallon) for RFD Beaufort, Inc.'s life raft manufacturing plant at 1420 Wolf Creek Trail, Wadsworth, Ohio. This limit applies to the facility's nylon reinforced polyurethane adhesive process. The limitation is established through the Ohio SIP for control of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from stationary sources and is listed as an enforceable condition in the facility's operating permit, issued by Ohio EPA on March 25, 2025.

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 245 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 final rule is effective on April 22, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-05568
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedMarch 23, 2026
Effective dateApril 22, 2026
DocketEPA-R05-OAR-2025-0232

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