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Final ruleTook effect June 15, 2026

Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Metropolitan Council Wastewater Treatment Plant Title I PM10 SIP Revisions

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 14, 2026. Document 2026-09618. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a request from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to revise its State Implementation Plan (SIP) by addressing changes at the Metropolitan Council Environmental Service (MCES) Metropolitan Council Wastewater Treatment Plant (Metro Plant) in Ramsey County, Minnesota, which is affected by title I SIP conditions. This SIP revision is being approved in conjunction with an amendment to a part 70 permit maintaining federally enforceable title I SIP conditions. This SIP revision will result in a reduction of allowable emissions of particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM<INF>10</INF>) emitted by the facility. The EPA proposed to approve this action on November 20, 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 June 15, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-09618
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedMay 14, 2026
Effective dateJune 15, 2026
DocketEPA-R05-OAR-2024-0268

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