(a) Purpose and scope. This section sets forth the applicable State Implementation Plan for Maine under section 110 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7410 and 40 CFR part 51 to meet national ambient air quality standards or other requirements under the Clean Air Act.
(b) Incorporation by reference.
(1) Material listed in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section with an EPA approval date prior to September 1, 2008, 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 submitted by the state to EPA, and notice of any change in the material will be published in the Federal Register. Entries for paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section with EPA approval dates after September 1, 2008, will be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.
(2) EPA Region 1 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 September 1, 2008.
(3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be inspected at the Environmental Protection Agency, New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square - Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912; Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). If you wish to obtain materials from a docket in the EPA Headquarters Library, please call the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) Docket/Telephone number (202) 566-1742. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
(c) EPA approved regulations.
EPA-Approved Maine Regulations
| State citation | Title/Subject | State effective date |
EPA Approval Date EPA approval date and citation1 |
Explanations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Regulations for the Processing of Applications | 5/20/1985 | 3/23/1993, 58 FR 15422 | Portions of Chapter 1. EPA did not approve the following sections of Chapter One: Section 1(A) through 1(Q), and 1(U) through 1(EE); Section 2; Section 4 (C) and (D); last sentence of Section 5(B); last sentence of Section 6(B); Section 6(D); Section 7(B)(1), (B)(2), and (B)(4) through (B)(11); Section 8(A), and 8(E) through 8(L); Sections 9, 10 and 11; Section 13; and Sections 15 and 16. |
| Chapter 100 | Definitions | 2/9/2021 | 11/4/2021, 86 FR 60775 | Amend the definition of Ozone Transport Region. |
| Chapter 101 | Visible Emissions | 10/10/1979 | 2/17/1982, 47 FR 6829 | |
| Chapter 102 | Open Burning | 3/17/2005 | 2/21/2008, 73 FR 9459 | |
| Chapter 103 | Fuel Burning Equipment Particular Emission Standard | 1/24/1983 | 2/26/1985, 50 FR 7770 | |
| Chapter 104 | Incinerator Particulate Emission Standard | 1/31/1972 | 5/31/1972, 37 FR 10842 | |
| Chapter 105 | General Process Source Particulate Emission Standard | 1/31/1972 | 5/31/1972, 37 FR 10842 | |
| Chapter 106 | Low Sulfur Fuel Regulations | 2/8/1978 | 1/8/1982, 47 FR 947 | |
| Chapter 107 | Sulfur Dioxide Emission Standards for Sulfate Pulp Mills | 1/31/1972 | 5/31/1972, 37 FR 10842 | |
| Chapter 109 | Emergency Episode Regulation | 8/14/1991 | 1/12/1995, 60 FR 2885 | |
| Chapter 110 | Ambient Air Quality Standards | 3/27/2019 | 5/13/2021, 86 FR 26181 | This submittal converts to full approval pre-existing conditional approvals for CAA section 110(a)(2)(A) for the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 standards. |
| Chapter 111 | Petroleum Liquid Storage Vapor Control | 9/29/1999 | 11/5/2014, 79 FR 65589 | |
| Chapter 112 | Bulk Terminal Petroleum Liquid Transfer Requirements | 2/22/1998 | 11/5/2014, 79 FR 65589 | |
| Chapter 113 | Growth Offset Regulation | 1/14/2019 | 11/4/2021, 86 FR 60775 | Revisions to Sections 1 and 2 of the previously approved rule. |
| Chapter 114 | Classification of Air Quality Control Regions | 8/29/2012 | 6/24/2014, 79 FR 35698 | |
| Chapter 115 | Emission License Regulation | 11/6/2012 | 8/1/2016, 81 FR 50357 | |
| Chapter 116 | Prohibited Dispersion Techniques | 10/25/1989 | 3/23/1993, 58 FR 15422 | |
| Chapter 117 | Source Surveillance | 8/9/1988 | 3/21/1989, 54 FR 11524 | |
| Chapter 118 | Gasoline Dispensing Facilities Vapor Control | 1/1/2012 | 7/14/2017, 82 FR 32480 | Includes decommissioning of Stage II vapor recovery systems. |
| Chapter 119 | Motor Vehicle Fuel Volatility Limit | 7/15/2015 | 6/2/2021, 86 FR 29520 | Removes references from the SIP for the requirement to sell reformulated gasoline in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties. |
| Chapter 120 | Gasoline Tank Trucks | 6/22/1994 | 6/29/1995, 60 FR 33730 | |
| Chapter 123 | Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Paper, Film, and Foil Coating Operations | 5/18/2010 | 5/22/2012, 77 FR 30216. | |
| Chapter 126 | Capture Efficiency Test Procedures | 5/22/1991 | 3/22/1993, 58 FR 15281 | |
| Chapter 126 Appendix A | Capture Efficiency Test Procedures | 5/22/1991 | 3/22/1993, 58 FR 15281 | Appendix. |
| Chapter 127 and Appendix A | New Motor Vehicle Emission Standards | 5/19/2015 | 9/7/2017, 82 FR 42233 | Includes LEV II GHG and ZEV provisions, and Advanced Clean Cars program (LEV III, updated GHG and ZEV standards). |
| Chapter 129 | Surface Coating Facilities | 7/7/2015 | 5/26/2016, 81 FR 33397 | Added requirements for metal parts and plastic parts coating operations. |
| Chapter 129 Appendix A | Surface Coating Facilities | 1/6/1993 | 6/17/1994, 59 FR 31154 | Appendix. |
| Chapter 130 | Solvent Cleaners | 6/17/2004 | 5/26/2005, 70 FR 30367 | |
| Chapter 131 | Cutback Asphalt and Emulsified Asphalt | 9/15/2009 | 5/22/2012, 77 FR 30216. | |
| Chapter 132 | Graphic Arts: Rotogravure and Flexography | 1/6/1993 | 6/17/1994, 59 FR 31154 | |
| Chapter 132 Appendix A | Graphic Arts: Rotogravure and Flexography | 1/6/1993 | 6/17/1994, 59 FR 31154 | Appendix. |
| Chapter 133 | Gasoline Bulk Plants | 6/22/1994 | 6/29/1995, 60 FR 33730 | |
| Chapter 134 | Reasonably Available Control Technology for Facilities that Emit Volatile Organic Compounds | 2/8/1995 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | Regulations fully approved for the following counties: York, Sagadahoc, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Hancock, Waldo, Aroostock, Franklin, Oxford, and Piscataquis. Regulation granted a limited approval for Washington, Somerset, and Penobscot Counties. |
| Chapter 137 | Emission Statements | 11/8/2008 | 5/1/2017, 82 FR 20257 | The entire chapter is approved with the exception of HAP and greenhouse gas reporting requirements which were withdrawn from the State's SIP revision: Sections 1(C), (E), and (F); Definitions 2(A) through (F) and (I); Sections 3(B) and (C); the last sentence of Section 4(D)(5); and Appendix A and B. |
| Chapter 138 | Reasonably Available Control Technology for Facilities that Emit Nitrogen Oxides | 8/3/1994 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Affects sources in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Lincoln, and Knox counties. |
| Chapter 139 | Transportation Conformity | 9/19/2007 | 2/8/2008, 73 FR 7465 | |
| Chapter 145 | NOX Control Program | 6/21/2001 | 3/10/2005, 70 FR 11879 | |
| Chapter 148 | Emissions from Smaller-Scale Electric Generating Resources | 7/15/2004 | 5/26/2005, 70 FR 30373 | |
| Chapter 149 | General Permit Regulation for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants | 4/27/2014 | 10/9/2015, 80 FR 61118 | All of Chapter 149 is approved with the exception of the “director discretion” provisions in sections 5(A)(8), 5(A)(9)(a), and 5(A)(9)(b), and the opacity provisions in sections 5(A)(15), 5(C)(7), and 5(E), which were formally withdrawn from consideration as part of the SIP. |
| Chapter 150 | Control of Emissions from Outdoor Wood Boilers | 4/11/2010 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| Chapter 151 | Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings | 10/6/2005 | 3/17/2006, 71 FR 13767 | |
| Chapter 152 | Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products | 12/15/2007 | 5/22/2012, 77 FR 30216. | |
| Chapter 153 | Mobile Equipment Repair and Refinishing | 2/5/2004 | 5/26/2005, 70 FR 30367 | |
| Chapter 154 | Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Flexible Package Printing | 7/20/2010 | 11/5/2014, 79 FR 65589 | |
| Chapter 155 | Portable Fuel Container Spillage Control | 7/14/2004 | 2/7/2005, 70 FR 6352 | With the exception of the word “or” in Subsection 7C which Maine did not submit as part of the SIP revision. |
| Chapter 159 | Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants | 6/2/2014 | 11/5/2014, 79 FR 65589 | |
| Chapter 161 | Graphic Arts - Offset Lithography and Letterpress Printing | 4/6/2010 | 5/22/2012, 77 FR 30216. | |
| Chapter 162 | Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials | 7/30/2013 | 5/26/2016, 81 FR 33397 | |
| Chapter 164 | General Permit Regulation for Concrete Batch Plants | 4/27/2014 | 10/9/2015, 80 FR 61118 | All of Chapter 164 is approved with the exception of the “director discretion” provisions in sections 5(C)(2), 5(C)(3)(a), and 5(C)(3)(b), and the opacity provisions in sections 5(A)(10), 5(B)(3), 5(B)(4), 5(E), 5(F)(5) and 5(G)(4), which were formally withdrawn from consideration as part of the SIP. |
| Vehicle I/M | Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance | 7/9/1998 | 1/10/2001, 66 FR 1871 | “Maine Motor Vehicle Inspection Manual,” revised in 1998, pages 1-12 through 1-14, and page 2-14, D.1.g. |
| Vehicle I/M | Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance | 7/9/1998 | 1/10/2001, 66 FR 1871 | Maine Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance authorizing legislation effective July 9, 1998 and entitled L.D. 2223, “An Act to Reduce Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles and to Meet Requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act.” |
| 38 MRSA § 603-A sub § 2(A) | “An Act To Improve Maine's Air Quality and Reduce Regional Haze at Acadia National Park and Other Federally Designated Class I Areas” | 9/12/2009 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | Only approving Sec. 1. 38 MRSA § 603-A, sub-§ 2, (2) Prohibitions. |
| 5 MRSA Section 18 | Disqualification of Executive Employees from Participation in Certain Matters | 7/1/2003 | 6/18/2018, 83 FR 28157 | Conflict of Interest Provisions. |
| 38 MRSA Section 341-C(7) | Board Membership Conflict of Interest | 8/11/2000 | 6/18/2018, 83 FR 28157 | Conflict of Interest Provisions. |
| 38 MRSA Section 341-A(3)(D) | Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner | 6/15/2011 | 5/13/2021, 86 FR 26181 | Conflict-of-interest provisions. |
| 38 MRSA Section 341-C(2) and 341-C(8) | Board Membership qualifications and requirements and federal standards | 9/19/2019 | 5/13/2021, 86 FR 26181 | Conflict-of-interest provisions. Sections 341-C(2) and 341-C(8) are approved except 341-C(8)(A). |
| Chapter 166 | Industrial Cleaning Solvents | 8/22/2018 | 8/7/2019, 84 FR 38558 | |
| 38 M.R.S. § 585-N as amended by Public Law 2019, c. 55, § 1 | Reformulated gasoline | 11/1/2020 | 6/2/2021, 86 FR 29520 | Repeals the section of the statute which requires retailers in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties in Maine to only sell reformulated gasoline. |
(d) EPA-approved State Source specific requirements.
EPA-Approved Maine Source Specific Requirements
| Name of source | Permit number | State effective date |
EPA approval date2 | Explanations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Power, W.F. Wyman Station, Cousins Island, Yarmouth, Maine | Department Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License | 1/1/1977 | 1/8/1982, 47 FR 947 | |
| Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company, Kraft Pulp Mill, (Lincoln, Maine) | Air Emission License Renewal; and New License for No. 6 Boiler | 3/9/1983 | 5/1/1985, 50 FR 18483 | |
| Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, York County, Kittery, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #4 A-452-71-F-M | 7/25/1997 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on July 25, 1997. |
| Pioneer Plastics Corporation, Androscoggin County, Auburn, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #3 A-448-71-P-A | 6/16/1997 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on June 16, 1997. |
| Champion International Corporation, Hancock County, Bucksport, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #5 A-22-71-K-A | 1/19/1996 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on January 18, 1996. |
| International Paper Company, Franklin County, Jay, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #8 A-203-71-R-A | 10/4/1995 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on October 4, 1995. |
| International Paper Company, Franklin County, Jay, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #9 A-203-71-S-M | 12/13/1995 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on December 13, 1995. |
| James River Corporation, Penobscot County, Old Town, Maine | Air Emission License Minor Revision/ Amendment #6 A-180-71-R-M | 12/11/1995 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on December 8, 1995. |
| Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company, Penobscot County, Lincoln, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #8 A-177-71-J-M | 12/19/1995 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on December 18, 1995. |
| S.D. Warren Paper Company, Cumberland County, Westbrook, Maine | Air Emission License Minor Revision/ Amendment #14 A-29-71-Z-M | 12/19/1995 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on December 18, 1995. |
| S.D. Warren Paper Company, Somerset County, Skowhegan, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #14 A-19-71-W-M | 10/4/1995 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on October 4, 1995. |
| S.D. Warren Paper Company, Somerset County, Skowhegan, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #15 A-19-71-Y-M | 1/10/1996 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on January 9, 1996. |
| Boise Cascade Corporation, Oxford County, Rumford, Maine | Air Emission License Amendment #11 A-214-71-X-A | 12/21/1995 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | VOC RACT Determination issued by ME DEP on December 20, 1995. |
| Bath Iron Works Corporation, Sagadahoc County, Bath, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #10 A-333-71-M-M | 4/11/2001 | 5/20/2002, 67 FR 35439 | VOC RACT determination for Bath Iron Works. |
| United Technologies Pratt & Whitney, York County, North Berwick, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #6 A-453-71-N-M | 4/26/2001 | 5/20/2002, 67 FR 35439 | VOC RACT determination for Pratt & Whitney. |
| United Technologies Pratt & Whitney, York County, North Berwick, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #7 A-453-71-O-M | 7/2/2001 | 5/20/2002, 67 FR 35439 | VOC RACT determination for Pratt & Whitney. |
| Central Maine Power Company, W.F. Wyman Station, Cumberland County, Yarmouth, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #1 A-388-71-C-A | 5/18/1995 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-388-71-C-A, Amendment #1, condition (q) for FPL Energy's (formerly Central Maine Power) W.F. Wyman Station. |
| Central Maine Power Company, W.F. Wyman Station, Cumberland County, Yarmouth, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #1 A-388-71-D-M | 2/16/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-388-71-D-M, amendment #1, conditions 19 and 23 for FPL Energy's (formerly Central Maine Power) W.F. Wyman Station. |
| Tree Free Fiber Company, LLC, Kennebec County, Augusta, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #1 A-195-71-G-M | 6/12/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-195-71-G-M, Amendment #1, for Tree Free Fiber Company, LLC, (formerly Statler Industries Inc.). |
| Tree Free Fiber Company, LLC, Kennebec County, Augusta, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #1 A-195-71-D-A/R | 6/16/1995 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-195-71-D-A/R, section (II)(D), paragraphs (II)(F)(1) and (3), and conditions 12(A), 12(C), (13), (14) and (15) for Tree Free Fiber Company, LLC, (formerly Statler Industries Inc.). |
| Pioneer Plastics Corporation, Androscoggin County, Auburn, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License A-448-72-K-A/R | 8/23/1995 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-448-72-K-A/R, paragraphs (II)(D)(2), (II)(D)(3) and conditions (13)(f) and 14(k) for Pioneer Plastics Corporation. |
| Pioneer Plastics Corporation, Androscoggin County, Auburn, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #2 A-448-71-O-M | 3/10/1997 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-448-71-O-M, Amendment #2, condition (14)(k), for Pioneer Plastics Corporation. |
| Scott Paper Company, Kennebec County, Winslow, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #2 A-188-72-E-A | 11/15/1995 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-188-72-E-A, Amendment #2, conditions 8, paragraph 1, and 9, paragraphs 1, 2 and 4, for Scott Paper Company. |
| The Chinet Company, Kennebec County, Waterville, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License A-416-72-B-A | 1/18/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-416-72-B-A, conditions (l) 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3e, and (m) for The Chinet Company. |
| FMC Corporation-Food Ingredients Division, Knox County, Rockland, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #5 A-366-72-H-A | 2/7/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-366-72-H-A, Amendment #5, conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 18 for FMC Corporation-Food Ingredients Division. |
| Dragon Products Company, Inc., Knox County, Thomaston, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #5 A-326-72-N-A | 6/5/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. |
| Dragon Products Company, Inc., Knox County, Thomaston, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #7 A-326-71-P-M | 3/5/1997 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. |
| S.D. Warren Paper Company, Cumberland County, Westbrook, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #13 A-29-71-Y-A | 6/12/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-29-71-Y-A, Amendment #13, conditions (k)2, (k)3, (q)8 and (p) for S.D. Warren Company. |
| Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation, Androscoggin County, Auburn, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #2 A-378-72-E-A | 10/16/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. |
| Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, York County, Kittery, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #2 A-452-71-D-A | 10/21/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-452-71-D-A, Amendment #2, conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. |
| Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, York County, Kittery, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #4 A-452-71-F-M | 7/25/1997 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. Air emission license A-452-71-F-M, Amendment #4, condition 4 for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. |
| Maine Energy Recovery Company, York County, Biddeford, Maine | Departmental Finding of Fact and Order Air Emission License Amendment #4 A-46-71-L-A | 11/12/1996 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Case-specific NOX RACT. |
| Katahdin Paper Company | A-406-77-3-M | 7/8/2009 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | Approving license conditions (16) A, B, G, and H. |
| Rumford Paper Company | A-214-77-9-M | 1/8/2010 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| Verso Bucksport, LLC | A-22-77-5-M | 11/2/2010 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| Woodland Pulp, LLC | A-214-77-2-M | 11/2/2010 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| FPL Energy Wyman, LLC & Wyman IV, LLC | A-388-77-2-M | 11/2/2010 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| S. D. Warren Company | A-19-77-5-M | 11/2/2010 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| Verso Androscoggin, LLC | A-203-77-11-M | 11/2/2010 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| Red Shield Environmental, LLC | A-180-77-1-A | 11/29/2007 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| Reckitt Benckiser's Air Wick Air Freshener Single Phase Aerosol Spray | Alternative Control Plan | 4/23/2013 | 7/19/2017, 82 FR 33014 | Issued pursuant to Chapter 152 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products. |
(e) Nonregulatory.
Maine Non Regulatory
| Name of non regulatory SIP provision | Applicable geographic or nonattainment area |
State submittal date/effective date | EPA approved date3 | Explanations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of Projected Growth for Next 10 Years on Air Quality for Maine Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas | Maine's Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas | 6/26/1974 | 4/29/1975, 40 FR 18726 | |
| Incinerator Emission Standard - Regulation Implementation Plan Change, Findings of Fact and Order | Maine | 5/21/1975 | 4/10/1978, 43 FR 14964 | Revision to incinerator particulate emission standard which would exempt wood waste cone burners from the plan until 1980. |
| Incinerator Emission Standard - Regulation and Implementation Plan Change, Findings of Fact and Order | Maine | 9/24/1975 | 4/10/1978, 43 FR 14964 | Revision to incinerator particulate emission standard which would exempt municipal waste cone burners from the plan until 1980. |
| Air Quality Surveillance | Maine | 3/10/1978 | 3/23/1979, 44 FR 17674 | Revision to Chapter 5 of the SIP. |
| New Sources and Modifications | Maine | 3/10/1978 | 3/23/1979, 44 FR 17674 | Revision to Chapter 6 of the SIP. |
| Review of New Sources and Modifications | Maine | 12/19/1979 | 1/30/1980, 45 FR 6784 | Revision to Chapter 6 of the SIP. |
| Revisions to State Air Implementation Plan as Required by the Federal Clean Air Act | Maine | 3/28/1979 | 2/19/1980, 45 FR 10766 | Includes Control Strategies for Particulates, Carbon Monoxide, and ozone. |
| Plan for Public Involvement in Federally Funded Air Pollution Control Activities | Maine | 5/28/1980 | 9/9/1980, 45 FR 59314 | A plan to provide for public involvement in federally funded air pollution control activities. |
| Air Quality Surveillance | Maine | 7/1/1980 | 1/22/1981, 46 FR 6941 | Revision to Chapter 5 of the SIP. |
| Attain and Maintain the NAAQS for Lead | Maine | 11/5/1980 | 8/27/1981, 46 FR 43151 | Control Strategy for Lead. Revision to Chapter 2.5. |
| Establishment of Air Quality Control Sub-Region | Metropolitan Portland Air Quality Control Region | 10/30/1975 | 1/8/1982, 47 FR 947 | Department Findings of Fact and Order - Sulfur Dioxide Control Strategy. |
| Sulfur Dioxide Control Strategy - Low Sulfur Fuel Regulation | Portland-Peninsula Air Quality Control Region | 10/30/1975 | 1/8/1982, 47 FR 947 | Department Findings of Fact and Order - Implementation Plan Revision. |
| Letter from the Maine DEP documenting the December 1990 survey conducted to satisfy the 5 percent demonstration requirement in order to justify the 3500 gallon capacity cut-off in Chapter 112 | Maine | 6/3/1991 | 2/3/1992, 57 FR 3046. | |
| Withdrawal of Air Emission Licenses for: Pioneer Plastics; Eastern Fine Paper; and S.D. Warren, Westbrook | Maine | 10/3/1990 | 2/3/1992, 57 FR 3046 | Department of Environmental Protection Letter dated December 5, 1989, withdrawing three source-specific licenses as of October 3, 1990. |
| Portions of Chapter 1 entitled “Regulations for the Processing of Applications” | Maine | 2/8/1984 | 3/23/1993, 58 FR 15422. | |
| Review of New Sources and Modifications | Maine | 11/6/1989 | 3/23/1993, 58 FR 15422 | Revision to Chapter 6 of the SIP. |
| Letter from the Maine DEP regarding implementation of BACT | Maine | 5/1/1989 | 3/23/1993, 58 FR 15422. | |
| Review of New Sources and Modifications | Maine | 11/2/1990 | 3/18/1994, 59 FR 12853 | Revision to Chapter 6 of the SIP. |
| Joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Among: City of Presque Isle; ME DOT and ME DEP | City of Presque Isle, Maine | 3/11/1991 | 1/12/1995, 60 FR 2885 | Part B of the MOU which the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (ME DEP) entered into with the City of Presque Isle, and the Maine Department of Transportation (ME DOT). |
| Maine State Implementation Plan to Attain the NAAQS for Particulate Matter (PM10) Presque Isle Maine | City of Presque Isle, Maine | 8/14/1991 | 1/12/1995, 60 FR 2885 | An attainment plan and demonstration which outlines Maine's control strategy for attainment of the PM10 NAAQS and implement RACM and RACT requirements for Presque Isle. |
| Memorandum of Understanding among: City of Presque Isle; ME DOT and ME DEP | City of Presque Isle, Maine | 5/25/1994 | 8/30/1995, 60 FR 45056 | Revisions to Part B of the MOU which the ME DEP entered into (and effective) on May 25, 1994, with the City of Presque Isle, and the ME DOT. |
| Maintenance Demonstration and Contingency Plan for Presque Isle | City of Presque Isle, Maine | 4/27/1994 | 8/30/1995, 60 FR 45056 | A maintenance demonstration and contingency plan which outline Main's control strategy maintenance of the PM10 NAAQS and contingency measures and provision for Presque Isle. |
| Letter from the Maine DEP dated July 7, 1994, submitting Small Business Technical Assistance Program | Maine | 7/7/1994 | 9/12/1995, 60 FR 47285 | Letter from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection submitting a revision to the Maine SIP. |
| Revisions to the SIP for the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program | Maine Statewide | 5/12/1994 | 9/12/1995, 60 FR 47285 | Revisions to the SIP for the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program Dated July 12, 1994 and effective on May 11, 1994. |
| Corrected page number 124 of the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program SIP | Maine | 8/16/1994 | 9/12/1995, 60 FR 47285 | Letter from ME DEP dated August 16, 1994 submitting a corrected page to the July 12, 1994 SIP revision. |
| Negative Declaration for Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Distillation and Reactors Control Technique Guideline Categories | Maine Statewide | 11/15/1994 | 4/18/2000, 65 FR 20749 | Letter from ME DEP dated November 15, 1994 stating a negative declaration for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Distillation and Reactors Control Technique Guideline Categories. |
| Letter from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection regarding Control of Motor Vehicle Pollution (Inspection and Maintenance Program) | Greater Portland Metropolitan Statistical Area | 11/19/1998 | 1/10/2001, 66 FR 1875 | Letter from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection dated November 19, 1998 submitting a revision to the Maine SIP. |
| State of Maine Implementation Plan for Inspection/Maintenance dated November 11, 1998 | Greater Portland Metropolitan Statistical Area | 11/11/1998 | 1/10/2001, 66 FR 1875 | Maine Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program. |
| Letter from the Maine DEP submitting additional technical support and an enforcement plan for Chapter 119 as an amendment to the SIP | Southern Maine | 5/29/2001 | 3/6/2002, 67 FR 10099 | Letter from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection dated May 29, 2001 submitting additional technical support and an enforcement plan for Chapter 119 as an amendment to the State Implementation Plan. |
| Application for a Waiver of Federally-Preempted Gasoline Standards | Southern Maine | 5/25/2001 | 3/6/2002, 67 FR 10099 | Additional technical support. |
| Letter from the Maine DEP dated July 1, 1997, submitting case-specific NOX RACT determinations | Maine | 7/1/1997 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Letter from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection submitting a revision to the Maine SIP. |
| Letter from the Maine DEP dated October 9, 1997, submitting case-specific NOX RACT determinations | Maine | 10/9/1997 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Letter from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection submitting a revision to the Maine SIP. |
| Letter from the Maine DEP dated August 14, 1998, submitting case-specific NOX RACT determinations | Maine | 8/14/1998 | 9/9/2002, 67 FR 57148 | Letter from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection submitting a revision to the Maine SIP. |
| Chapter 127 Basis Statement | Maine | 12/31/2000 | 4/28/2005, 70 FR 21959. | |
| Correspondence from Maine DEP indicating which portions of Chapter 137 should not be incorporated into the State's SIP | Maine | 6/6/2006 | 11/21/2007, 72 FR 65462 | Correspondence from David W. Wright of the Maine DEP indicating which portions of Chapter 137 Emission Statements should not be incorporated into the State's SIP. |
| State of Maine MAPA 1 form for Chapter 139 Transportation Conformity | Maine nonattainment areas, and attainment areas with a maintenance plan | 9/10/2007 | 2/08/2008, 73 FR 7465 | Certification that the Attorney General approved the Rule as to form and legality. |
| Amendment to Chapter 141 Conformity of General Federal Actions | Maine nonattainment areas, and attainment areas with a maintenance plan | 4/19/2007 | 2/20/2008, 73 FR 9203 | Maine Department of Environmental Protection amended its incorporation-by-reference within Chapter 141.2 to reflect EPA's revision to the Federal General Conformity Rule for fine particulate matter promulgated on July 17, 2006 (71 FR 40420-40427); specifically 40 CFR 51.852 Definitions and 40 CFR 51.853 Applicability. |
| State of Maine MAPA 1 form for Chapter 102 Open Burning Regulation | Maine | 1/3/2003 | 2/21/2008, 73 FR 9459 | Certification that the Attorney General approved the Rule as to form and legality. |
| Submittal to meet Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard | State of Maine | 1/3/2008 | 7/8/2011, 76 FR 40258 | This action addresses the following Clean Air Act requirements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). |
| Maine Regional Haze SIP and its supplements | Statewide | 12/9/2010 supplements submitted 9/14/2011 11/9/2011 |
4/24/2012, 77 FR 24385 | |
| Reasonably Available Control Technology Demonstration (RACT) for the 1997 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard | Statewide | Submitted 8/27/2009 |
5/22/2012, 77 FR 30216. | |
| Submittal to meet Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS | Statewide | 9/10/2008; supplement submitted 6/1/2011 |
10/16/2012, 77 FR 63228 | This submittal is approved with respect to the following CAA elements or portions thereof: 110(a)(2) (B), (C) (enforcement program only), (D)(i)(I), (D)(i)(II) (visibility only), (E)(i), (E)(iii), (F), (G), (H), (J) (consultation and public notification only), (K), (L), and (M). |
| Submittal to meet Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS | Statewide | 7/27/2009; supplement submitted 6/1/2011 |
10/16/2012, 77 FR 63228 | This submittal is approved with respect to the following CAA elements or portions thereof: 110(a)(2) (B), (C) (enforcement program only), (D)(i)(I), (D)(i)(II) (visibility only), (E)(i), (E)(iii), (F), (G), (H), (J) (consultation and public notification only), (K), (L), and (M). |
| Negative Declarations for Large Appliance Coatings and Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings Control Technique Guidelines | Maine Statewide | 4/23/2013 | 5/26/2016, 81 FR 33397 | |
| Transport SIP for the 2008 Ozone Standard | Statewide | Submitted 10/26/2015 |
10/13/2016, 81 FR 70632 | State submitted a transport SIP for the 2008 ozone standard which shows it does not significantly contribute to ozone nonattainment or maintenance in any other state. EPA approved this submittal as meeting the requirements of Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). |
| Transport SIP for the 1997 Ozone Standard | Statewide | Submitted 4/24/2008 |
4/10/2017, 82 FR 17124 | State submitted a transport SIP for the 1997 ozone standards which shows it does not significantly contribute to ozone nonattainment or maintenance in any other state. EPA approved this submittal as meeting the requirements of Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). |
| Demonstration of Compliance with the Comparable Measures Requirement of CAA section 184(b)(2) | York, Cumberland, and Sagadahoc Counties | 4/13/2016 | 7/14/2017, 82 FR 32480 | Emission calculations and narrative associated with Stage II Decommissioning SIP revision. |
| Regional Haze 5-Year Progress Report | Statewide | 2/23/2016 | 9/19/2017, 82 FR 43699 | Progress report for the first regional haze planning period ending in 2018. |
| Submittal to meet Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standard | State of Maine | 8/21/2012 | 6/18/2018, 83 FR 28157 | This action addresses the following Clean Air Act requirements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) except for State Boards, (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). |
| Submittal to meet Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard | State of Maine | 6/7/2013 | 6/18/2018, 83 FR 28157 | This action addresses the following Clean Air Act requirements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D) except for D(1), (E) except for State Boards, (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). |
| Submittal to meet Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard | State of Maine | 4/23/2013 | 6/18/2018, 83 FR 28157 | This action addresses the following Clean Air Act requirements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D) except for D(1), (E) except for State Boards, (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). |
| Interstate Transport SIP to meet Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAAQS | Statewide | 2/21/2018 | 8/13/2018, 83 FR 39892 | This approval addresses Prongs 1 and 2 of CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) only. |
| Submittals to meet Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS | Statewide | 7/6/2016 | 10/1/2018, 83 FR 49295 | These submittals are approved with respect to the following CAA elements or portions thereof: 110(a)(2) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)(i), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M), and conditionally approved with respect to (E)(ii) regarding State Boards and Conflicts of Interest. |
| Submittal to meet Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standards. | State of Maine | 4/19/2017 | 4/30/2019, 84 FR 18142 | This submittal is approved with respect to the following CAA elements or portions thereof: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E)(i), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M), and conditionally approved with respect to E(ii) regarding State Boards and Conflicts of Interest. |
| Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for the 2008 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard | Statewide | Submitted 9/4/2018 | 8/7/2019, 84 FR 38558 | |
| Portland Area Second 10-Year Limited Maintenance Plans for 1997 Ozone NAAQS | Portland Area | 2/18/2020 | 10/14/2020, 85 FR 64969 | 2nd maintenance plan for 1997 ozone standard. |
| Midcoast Area Second 10-Year Limited Maintenance Plans for 1997 Ozone NAAQS | Midcoast area | 2/18/2020 | 10/14/2020, 85 FR 64969 | 2nd maintenance plan for 1997 ozone standard. |
| Submittal to meet Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard | Statewide | 2/14/2020 | 5/13/2021, 86 FR 26181 | This submittal is approved with respect to the following CAA elements or portions thereof: 110(a)(2)(A); (B); (C); (D), except (D)(i)(I); (E); (F); (G); (H); (J); (K); (L); and (M). |
| Conflict of Interest Statute | Statewide | Submitted 9/4/2019 |
5/13/2021, 86 FR 26181 | This submittal converts to full approval pre-existing conditional approvals for CAA section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii), regarding State Boards and Conflict of interest for the following standards: 2008 Lead, 2008 Ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, 1997 PM2.5, 2006 PM2.5, and 2012 PM2.5. |
| Negative declaration for the 2016 Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards | Statewide | 5/18/2020 | 5/13/2021, 86 FR 26181 | Letter from ME DEP dated May 18, 2020, stating a negative declaration for the 2016 Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry. |
[73 FR 56973, Oct. 1, 2008, as amended at 76 FR 40257, July 8, 2011; 76 FR 49671, Aug. 11, 2011; 77 FR 24390, Apr. 24, 2012; 77 FR 30217, May 22, 2012; 77 FR 63232, Oct. 16, 2012; 79 FR 35698, June 24, 2014; 79 FR 65589, Nov. 5, 2014; 80 FR 61118, Oct. 9, 2015; 80 FR 73122, Nov. 24, 2015; 81 FR 33397, May 26, 2016; 81 FR 50357, Aug. 1, 2016; 81 FR 70632, Oct. 13, 2016; 82 FR 17126, Apr. 10, 2017; 82 FR 20259, May 1, 2017; 82 FR 32482, July 14, 2017; 82 FR 33013, 33016, July 19, 2017; 82 FR 42235, Sept. 7, 2017; 82 FR 43701, Sept. 19, 2017; 83 FR 28160, June 18, 2018; 83 FR 39894, Aug. 13, 2018; 83 FR 49296, Oct. 1, 2018; 84 FR 18144, Apr. 30, 2019; 84 FR 38560, Aug. 7, 2019; 85 FR 64970, Oct. 14, 2020; 86 FR 26183, May 13, 2021; 86 FR 29522, June 2, 2021; 86 FR 60775, Nov. 4, 2021]