🌫️EPA Proposes Approval of Michigan's Regional Haze Implementation Plan
Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Second Period Regional Haze Plan
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) on August 23, 2021, and supplemented on April 3, 2025, as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for the program's second implementation period. EGLE's SIP submission addresses the requirement that States must periodically revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress towards the national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing, anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in mandatory Class I Federal areas. The SIP submission also addresses other applicable requirements for the second implementation period of the regional haze program. EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the CAA.
Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The content details the proposed approval of Michigan's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP), which involves compliance regulations under the Clean Air Act. This has direct implications for businesses through potential emissions controls and operational requirements. Compliance with regional haze regulations may necessitate changes in emissions practices and reporting for businesses in affected areas.