# 2026-01410: EPA Greenlights Arkansas's Air Plan Paper Shuffle

2026-01410, Air Plan Approval; Arkansas; Codification of the State Implementation Plan, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-01-26, effective 2026-02-25 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01410
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-01410
- Title: Air Plan Approval; Arkansas; Codification of the State Implementation Plan
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 3037
- Published: 2026-01-26
- Effective: 2026-02-25
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

EPA Greenlights Arkansas's Air Plan Paper Shuffle

## Summary

The EPA is officially approving Arkansas’s updated air quality plan, which just cleans up the formatting of some pollution rules—no new rules or changes to existing ones. This update affects Arkansas residents and businesses by keeping air quality protections clear and organized. The changes take effect on February 25, 2026, with no extra costs or new deadlines involved.

## Abstract

Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (ADEE) to the EPA on February 4, 2025. The revisions address the codification of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (APC & EC) Rule 19 and Regulations 9, 26, and 31 into the Code of Arkansas Rules (CAR). The revisions are non-substantive formatting edits and do not relax or introduce new rules to the approved SIP.

## Effects PRIA read

- No New Pollution Rules or Costs: benefit, low. If you live in Arkansas or run a business there, this EPA action only approves formatting/codification edits and does not add, relax, or change any pollution rules. The EPA states it does not impose additional requirements beyond state law, so there are no new costs or deadlines tied to this approv…
- Codification Makes Rules Clearer: benefit, low. The EPA approved the codification of APC&EC Rule 19 and Regulations 9, 26, and 31 into the Code of Arkansas Rules to keep air quality protections clear and organized. This codification is intended to make the state's existing pollution rules easier to find and reference.
- Codified Rules Become Federally Enforceable: mixed, low. The revisions codified into the Arkansas SIP have been incorporated by reference and are fully federally enforceable under sections 110 and 113 of the Clean Air Act as of the rule's effective date, February 25, 2026. That federal enforceability applies to the listed Arkansas regulations.

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## Sources
- [2026-01410 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01410/air-plan-approval-arkansas-codification-of-the-state-implementation-plan)
- [2026-01410 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-26/pdf/2026-01410.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01410 (as of 2026-06-11).