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Proposed rule

Air Plan Approval; South Carolina; Minor Source Permit Program Revisions

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 19, 2026. Document 2026-16930. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.

What it does

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing action on changes to South Carolina's State Implementation Plan (SIP) to revise regulations prescribing minor source permitting program requirements, including minor new source review (NSR) requirements, involving, in part, minor source permitting public participation, in SIP revisions submitted by the State of South Carolina through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) on October 1, 2007; July 18, 2011; August 8, 2014; July 27, 2016; and April 24, 2020. This proposal supplements previous proposals the EPA published on August 17, 2017, and January 21, 2025. This proposal is being issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).

The Environmental Protection Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

40 CFR 52

What happens next and when

Comments must be received on or before September 18, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-16930
ActionProposed rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedAug. 19, 2026
Comments closeSept. 18, 2026
DocketEPA-R04-OAR-2024-0241

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