EPA Approves Feather River Air Rules: Cleaner Air, No Drama
Published Date: 3/19/2025
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Summary
The EPA is giving a thumbs-up to updated air pollution rules for the Feather River Air Quality Management District in California. These changes swap out old rules from nearby counties with fresh FRAQMD rules to keep the air cleaner under the Clean Air Act. The new rules kick in on April 18, 2025, helping local communities breathe easier without any new costs.
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Federal SIP now uses FRAQMD rules
If you live or operate in the Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD) area, the federal State Implementation Plan (SIP) now replaces the older Sutter County and Yuba County rules with FRAQMD Rules 3.0–3.7, 3.10, 3.13, and 9.6 (all adopted August 12, 1991). This aligns the federally enforceable SIP rules with the FRAQMD rulebook and becomes effective April 18, 2025.
No new federal costs for businesses
The EPA says this approval "merely approves state law" and "does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law." The agency also certified the action "as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities."
No tribal application or tribal costs
The EPA states the SIP approval is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where a tribe has jurisdiction, and that the rule does not have tribal implications or impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments as specified by Executive Order 13175.
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