# 2026-00258: EPA Approves Ohio's Air Permit Updates for Seamless Compliance

2026-00258, Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Ohio Permit Rules Revisions, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-01-09, effective 2023-03-11 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00258
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00258
- Title: Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Ohio Permit Rules Revisions
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 937
- Published: 2026-01-09
- Effective: 2023-03-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

EPA Approves Ohio's Air Permit Updates for Seamless Compliance

## Summary

The EPA wants to approve Ohio’s updated air permit rules to make sure state and federal rules match up. This affects businesses and industries in Ohio that need air permits, helping keep the air cleaner and rules clearer. You’ve got until February 9, 2026, to share your thoughts before these changes move forward—no extra costs, just smoother air rules!

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to Ohio air permitting rules into the State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). These revisions represent changes to the air permitting rules the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) adopted on March 1, 2023, and July 25, 2025, which became effective at the State level on March 11, 2023, and August 14, 2025, respectively. These revisions will result in consistent requirements of rules at both the State and Federal level.

## Effects PRIA read

- New small-source permit exemptions: benefit, medium. Ohio added many new permanent exemptions so certain small operations do not need an installation permit. Examples with numeric limits include valve sites with VOC potential under 5.0 tons per year; temporary portable flares processing no more than 14,000.0 million British thermal units per year; br…
- Construction permit deadline extension and pause: benefit, medium. Ohio clarified that an installation permit that would normally terminate after 18 months can be extended or paused in certain situations, including when a third‑party appeal is pending; the 18‑month clock is paused during the appeal until it is resolved. Ohio also issued an engineering guide on Oct…
- New permits‑by‑rule for small operations: benefit, medium. Ohio moved permits‑by‑rule (PBR) into a separate rule (OAC 3745‑31‑30) and added new PBRs, including a "transloader" PBR for portable belt/screw conveyors and a "petroleum‑solvent dry cleaner" PBR for small and medium dry‑cleaning shops that use non‑perchloroethylene solvents. PBRs set emission lim…

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## Sources
- [2026-00258 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/09/2026-00258/air-plan-approval-ohio-ohio-permit-rules-revisions)
- [2026-00258 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-09/pdf/2026-00258.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00258 (as of 2026-06-11).