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Final ruleTook effect June 29, 2026

South Carolina; Approval of State Plan for Control of Emissions From Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 29, 2026. Document 2026-10744. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a state plan submitted by the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) on December 19, 2014, and supplemented on September 17, 2018, June 19, 2019, and November 5, 2019, for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units. The State plan provides for implementation and enforcement of the EG, as finalized by EPA on June 23, 2016, applicable to existing CISWI units for which construction commenced on or before June 4, 2010, or for which modification or reconstruction commenced after June 4, 2010, but no later than August 7, 2013. The State plan also incorporates the CISWI technical amendments finalized by EPA on April 16, 2019. The South Carolina State plan establishes emission limits, monitoring, operating, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for affected CISWI units.

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 62

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 on June 29, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of June 29, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-10744
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedMay 29, 2026
Effective dateJune 29, 2026
DocketEPA-R04-OAR-2021-0258

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