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Final ruleTook effect June 22, 2026

Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Gila County Reasonably Available Control Technology

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 22, 2026. Document 2026-10280. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act"), revisions to the Arizona state implementation plan (SIP). These revisions concern the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's (ADEQ's) demonstration regarding reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or "standards") within the Gila County portion of the Phoenix- Mesa ozone nonattainment area.

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 243 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 rule is effective June 22, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-10280
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedMay 22, 2026
Effective dateJune 22, 2026
DocketEPA-R09-OAR-2025-2961

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