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Final ruleTook effect Sept. 8, 2026

Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Plan for Inclusion of a Consent Order No. 8383-Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC and Negative Declaration for Rubber Tire Manufacturing Sources

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 6, 2026. Document 2026-15986. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Connecticut to address certain Federal requirements for the 2008 and 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This revision approves a source-specific SIP revision for Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC's Cromwell compressor station facility in Cromwell, CT, to address reasonably available control technology (RACT) determinations for major stationary sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC). The CAA requires states to submit SIP revisions addressing RACT requirements for ozone nonattainment areas classified as Moderate or higher and for any portion of the state located in an ozone transport region (OTR). RACT determinations are required for this source because it is located in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 2008 ozone Severe nonattainment area and 2015 ozone Serious nonattainment area and because Connecticut is in the OTR. The EPA is also approving a negative declaration for existing rubber tire manufacturing sources statewide. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

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 on September 8, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-15986
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedAug. 6, 2026
Effective dateSept. 8, 2026
DocketEPA-R01-OAR-2025-0656

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