Air Plan Approval; Oregon; 2024 Vehicle Inspection Program Updates
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 2, 2026. Document 2026-06388. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.
- What it does
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving and incorporating by reference into the Oregon State Implementation Plan (SIP) the revisions submitted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) on April 3, 2025. The SIP revision updates rules for the Vehicle Inspection Program (VIP) which is applicable in the Portland and Medford areas, and includes a demonstration that the requested revisions will not interfere with attainment or maintenance of any national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) or with any other applicable requirement of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). The EPA is approving these revisions because they meet the applicable requirements of the CAA.
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:
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 May 4, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-06388 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Published | April 2, 2026 |
| Effective date | May 4, 2026 |
| Docket | EPA-R10-OAR-2025-0181 |
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