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Final ruleTakes effect Nov. 9, 2026

Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Construction Permit Exemptions

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 8, 2026. Document 2026-20634. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) received on February 10, 2026. The submission revises Missouri's regulation on construction permit exemptions in its Minor New Source Review (NSR) program. These revisions refine exemptions for emergency generators, update references to other rules, and update recordkeeping requirements. The EPA's final approval of this rule revision is being done in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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

Compared with

The Environmental Protection Agency has published 238 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 November 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-20634
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedOct. 8, 2026
Effective dateNov. 9, 2026
DocketEPA-R07-OAR-2026-5182

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