(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 October 3, 2007, 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 paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section with EPA approval dates after October 3, 2007, 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).
(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, the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334), EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and the National Archives and Records Administration. 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/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(c) EPA Approved Mississippi Regulations.
EPA-Approved Mississippi 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 | 7/25/2013 | 2/21/2020, 85 FR 10070 | |
| 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 | Emission 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 statement | 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; contacts 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 | May 31, 2013 | 11-13-13, 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 | 3/30/15 | 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 |
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