40 CFR 52.1270 - Identification of plan.

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Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 10, 2024

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§ 52.1270 - Identification of plan.

Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 86754, Oct. 31, 2024.

(a) Purpose and scope. This section sets forth the applicable State implementation plan for Mississippi under section 110 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q and 40 CFR part 51 to meet national ambient air quality standards.

(b) Incorporation by reference. (1) Material listed in paragraph (c) of this section with an EPA approval date prior to December 19, 2022, for Mississippi was approved for incorporation by reference by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Material is incorporated as it exists on the date of the approval and notice of any change in the material will be published in the Federal Register. Entries in paragraph (c) of this section with EPA approval dates after December 19, 2022, for Mississippi will be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.

(2) EPA Region 4 certifies that the rules/regulations provided by EPA in the SIP compilation at the addresses in paragraph (b)(3) of this section are an exact duplicate of the officially promulgated State rules/regulations which have been approved as part of the State Implementation Plan as of the dates referenced in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

(3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be inspected at the Region 4 EPA Office at 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. To obtain the material, please call (404) 562-9022. You may inspect the material with an EPA approval date prior to December 19, 2022, for Mississippi at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA email [email protected] or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

Table 1 to Paragraph (c)—EPA-Approved Mississippi Laws and Regulations

State citation	Title/subject	State effective date	EPA approval date	Explanation
11 MAC Part 1—Chapter 5 Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board: Regulations Regarding Administrative Procedures Pursuant to the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act
Rule 5.1	Description of Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board	5/11/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014
11 MAC Part 2—Chapter 1 Air Emission Regulations for the Prevention, Abatement, and Control of Air Contaminants
Rule 1.1	General	6/25/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014	Except paragraphs (C)(1) and (2), which EPA has not approved into the SIP.
Rule 1.2	Definitions	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070	Except the definition of “Air Quality Action Day,” which EPA has not approved into the SIP.
Rule 1.3	Specific Criteria for Sources of Particulate Matter	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070	Except paragraph (G)(4), which is state effective February 9, 2009, and paragraph (G)(5), which is not approved into the SIP.
Rule 1.4	Specific Criteria for Sources of Sulfur Compounds	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 1.5	Specific Criteria for Sources of Chemical Emissions	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 1.6	New Sources	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070	Except paragraphs (2) and (3), which EPA has not approved into the SIP.
Rule 1.7	Exceptions	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 1.9	Stack Height Considerations	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 1.10	Provisions for Upsets, Startups, and Shutdowns	12/10/2016	11/18/2022, 87 FR 69177	Except for Rule 1.10.A and 1.10.B(3).
Rule 1.11	Severability	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 1.14	Provision for the Clean Air Interstate Rule	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
11 MAC Part 2—Chapter 2 Permit Regulations for the Construction and/or Operation of Air Emissions Equipment
Rule 2.1	General Requirements	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.2	General Standards Applicable to All Permits	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.3	Application for Permit To Construct and State Permit To Operate New Stationary Source	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.4	Public Participation and Public Availability of Information	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.5	Application Review	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.6	Compliance Testing	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.7	Emissions Evaluation Report	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.8	Procedures for Renewal of State Permit To Operate	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.9	Reporting and Recordkeeping	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.10	Emission Reduction Schedule	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.11	General Permits	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.12	Multi-Media Permits	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.13	Exclusions	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.14	CAFOs	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.15	Options	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.16	Permit Transfer	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 2.17	Severability	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
11 MAC Part 2—Chapter 3 Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes
Rule 3.1	General	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 3.2	Definitions	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 3.3	Episode Criteria	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 3.4	Emission Control Action Programs	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070
Rule 3.5	Emergency Orders	7/25/2013	2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070	Except the removal of language from the “Emergency” level for coal or oil-fired process steam generating facilities under Rule 3.5, Table 1, Section 2, which is state effective June 3, 1988.
11 MAC Part 2—Chapter 5 Regulations for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
Rule 5.1	Purpose of this Regulation	5/28/2016	8/8/2017, 82 FR 37015
Rule 5.2	Adoption of Federal Rules by Reference	5/28/2016	9/16/2020, 85 FR 57707	The version of Rule 5.2 in the SIP does not incorporate by reference the provisions at § 52.21(b)(2)(v) and (b)(3)(iii)(c) that were stayed indefinitely by the Fugitive Emissions Interim Rule (published in the Federal Register March 30, 2011).
11 MAC Part 2-11 Regulations for Ambient Air Quality Nonattainment Areas
Rule 11.1	General	9/26/2015	1/12/2016, 81 FR 1321
Rule 11.2	Definitions	9/26/2015	1/12/2016, 81 FR 1321
Rule 11.3	Emissions Statement	9/26/2015	1/12/2016, 81 FR 1321
Mississippi State Constitution
Article 4 Section 109	Interest of Public Officers in Contracts	9/27/2012	4/8/2013, 78 FR 20795
Mississippi Code
Section 25-4-25	Persons required to file statement of economic interest	9/27/2012	4/8/2013, 78 FR 20795
Section 25-4-27	Contents of statement of economic interest	9/27/2012	4/8/2013, 78 FR 20795
Section 25-4-29	Filing dates for statements	9/27/2012	4/8/2013, 78 FR 20795
Section 25-4-101	Declaration of public policy	9/27/2012	4/8/2013, 78 FR 20795
Section 25-4-103	Definitions	9/27/2012	4/8/2013, 78 FR 20795
Section 25-4-105	Certain actions, activities and business relationships prohibited or authorized; contracts in violation of section voidable; penalties	9/27/2012	4/8/2013, 78 FR 20795
Section 49-2-5	Commission on Environmental Quality	7/1/2016	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014

(d) EPA approved Mississippi source-specific requirements.

EPA Approved Mississippi Source-Specific Requirements

Name of source	Permit number	State effective date	EPA approval date	Explanation
None

(e) EPA approved Mississippi non-regulatory provisions.

EPA Approved Mississippi Non-Regulatory Provisions

Name of non-regulatory SIP provision	Applicable geographic or nonattainment area	State submittal date/effective date	EPA approval date	Explanation
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	12/7/2007	7/13/2011, 76 FR 41123	For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
Regional Haze Plan	Statewide	9/22/2008	6/27/2012, 77 FR 38191
Regional Haze Plan Update—E. I. Dupont Reasonable Progress and Mississippi Phosphates BART Determinations	Statewide	5/9/2011	6/27/2012, 77 FR 38191
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	12/7/2007	10/9/2012, 77 FR 61276	With the exception of sections 110(a)(2)(D)(i), 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 110(a)(2)(G).
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	10/6/2009	10/9/2012, 77 FR 61276	With the exception of sections 110(a)(2)(D)(i), 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 110(a)(2)(G).
110(a)(2)(G) Infrastructure Requirement for the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	7/26/2012	10/9/2012, 77 FR 61279
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS	Mississippi	10/6/2009	10/11/2012, 77 FR 61727	EPA partially disapproved this SIP submission to the extent that it relied on the Clean Air Interstate Rule to meet the 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requirements for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
110(a)(2)(E)(ii) Infrastructure Requirement for the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	10/11/2012	4/8/2013, 78 FR 20795	EPA disapproved the State's 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) as it relates to section 128(a)(2), the significant portion of income requirement.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	12/7/2007	4/12/2013, 78 FR 21845	Addressing element 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) prong 3 only
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	10/6/2009	4/12/2013, 78 FR 21845	Addressing element 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) prong 3 only
Transportation Conformity Interagency Consultation And General Provisions	DeSoto County portion of Memphis, TN-AR-MS 2008 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment Area	5/31/2013	11/13/2013, 78 FR 67955
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	12/7/2007	5/7/2014, 79 FR 26148	Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	10/6/2009	5/7/2014, 79 FR 26148	Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards	Mississippi	7/26/2012	3/2/2015, 80 FR 11133	With the exception of sections: 110(a)(2)(C) and (J) concerning PSD permitting requirements; 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1 through 4) concerning interstate transport requirements; 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) concerning state board majority requirements respecting significant portion of income; and 110(a)(2)(J) concerning visibility requirements.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead NAAQS	Mississippi	11/17/2011	3/18/2015, 80 FR 14023	Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS	Mississippi	5/29/2012 and amended on 7/26/2012	3/18/2015, 80 FR 14203	Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS	Mississippi	2/28/2013	3/18/2015, 80 FR 14023	Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) Infrastructure Requirement for 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards		11/4/2011	3/30/2015, 80 FR 16568	With the exception of provisions pertaining to PSD permitting requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of D(i) and (J) and the majority of requirements respecting significant portion of income of section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) (related to section 128(a)(2)).
2011 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the Mississippi portion of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR 2008 Ozone NAAQS Nonattainment Area	DeSoto County portion of Memphis, TN-AR-MS 2008 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment Area	1/14/2015	7/02/2015, 80 FR 37988
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS	Mississippi	7/26/2012	8/12/2015, 80 FR 48258	Addressing the visibility requirements of 110(a)(2)(J) only.
2008 8-hour ozone Maintenance Plan for the DeSoto County portion of Memphis, TN-AR-MS Nonattainment Area	DeSoto County portion of Memphis, TN-AR-MS Nonattainment Area	12/2/2015	4/8/2016, 81 FR 20545
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standard	Mississippi	2/28/2013	9/16/2016, 81 FR 67307	With the exception of sections: 110(a)(2)(C) and (J) concerning PSD permitting requirements; 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1 through 4) concerning interstate transport requirements and the state board majority requirements respecting significant portion of income of section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii).
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS	Mississippi	6/20/2013	9/30/2016, 81 FR 67178	With the exception of the interstate transport requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4) and the state board majority requirements respecting significant portion of income of section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii).
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM 2.5 NAAQS	Mississippi	12/11/2015	12/12/2016, 81 FR 89393	With the exception of sections: 110(a)(2)(C) and (J) concerning PSD permitting requirements; 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1 through 4) concerning interstate transport requirements and the state board majority requirements respecting significant portion of income of section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii).
Good Neighbor Provisions (Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAAQS	Mississippi	5/23/2016	12/22/16, 81 FR 93824
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS	Mississippi	12/8/2015	9/25/2018, 83 FR 48387	Addressing Prongs 1 and 2 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS	Mississippi	6/25/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014	Addressing the state board requirements of sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS	Mississippi	6/25/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014	Addressing the state board requirements of sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS	Mississippi	6/25/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014	Addressing the state board requirements of sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead NAAQS	Mississippi	6/25/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014	Addressing the state board requirements of sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS	Mississippi	6/25/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014	Addressing the state board requirements of sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS	Mississippi	6/25/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014	Addressing the state board requirements of sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS	Mississippi	6/25/2018	10/4/2018, 83 FR 50014	Addressing the state board requirements of sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS	Mississippi	12/11/2015	12/18/2018, 83 FR 64746	Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only
Regional Haze Progress Report	Mississippi	10/4/2018	10/6/2021, 86 FR 55501
BART SIP	Mississippi	8/13/2020	10/6/2021, 86 FR 55501
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS	Mississippi	1/25/2021	9/22/2022, 87 FR 57832	With the exception of the visibility provision of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 4), the PSD provisions related to major sources under sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3), and 110(a)(2)(J), and the modeling provision of 110(a)(2)(K).
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-hour Ozone NAAQS	Mississippi	1/25/2021	3/1/2023, 88 FR 12833	Addressing and conditionally approving the PSD elements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), and J, and section 110(a)(2)(K) only.

[62 FR 35442, July 1, 1997] Editorial Note:For Federal Register citations affecting § 52.1270, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401

cite as: 40 CFR 52.1270