# 2026-12921: EPA Approves Ohio Factory Smog Rules in Cleveland Area

2026-12921, Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Source-Specific Non-CTG RACT and SIP Strengthening for Ohio, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-06-26, effective 2026-06-26; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12921
- As of: 2026-07-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12921
- Title: Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Source-Specific Non-CTG RACT and SIP Strengthening for Ohio
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 38521
- Published: 2026-06-26
- Effective: 2026-06-26
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-03

## In one line

EPA Approves Ohio Factory Smog Rules in Cleveland Area

## Summary

The EPA is giving a thumbs-up to Ohio’s updated air pollution plans that target big factories in Cleveland and Cincinnati to cut smog-causing chemicals. This means companies like PPG and General Electric will follow stronger rules to keep our air cleaner starting June 26, 2026. These changes help Ohio meet air quality standards without extra costs for the public.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving source- specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by Ohio. These revisions address major source volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the Cleveland, OH Moderate nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard). The affected facilities include PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. (PPG), Owens Corning, Akron Paint and Varnish, Charter Steel, U. S. Steel Tubular Lorain, Carmeuse Lime, and Ross Incineration. The EPA is also approving source-specific SIP revisions for General Electric Aviation Evendale and Tyson Foods for the Cincinnati maintenance area for the 2015 ozone standard. Finally, the EPA is rescinding the source-specific VOC RACT rule for Formica Corporation since it is subject to an equivalent CTG-based rule in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). The EPA proposed to approve this action on February 27, 2026, and received five comments.

## Effects PRIA read

- Factories Must Meet New RACT Limits: cost, high. If you operate one of the named major sources (for example PPG, Owens Corning, Akron Paint and Varnish, Charter Steel, U.S. Steel Tubular Lorain, Carmeuse Lime, Ross Incineration, GE Evendale, or Tyson Foods), the EPA has approved Ohio's source-specific RACT limits and work-practice requirements as…
- Cleaner Air for Cleveland and Cincinnati Areas: benefit, medium. You in the Cleveland and Cincinnati areas may see improved air quality because the EPA approved Ohio's SIP revisions to implement RACT for major VOC and NOX sources to meet the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. The EPA made this approval effective June 26, 2026 and stated these chan…
- Public Access to Compliance Records Affirmed: benefit, low. The EPA affirmed that Ohio's reporting and recordkeeping framework (including OAC rule 3745-15-03) requires periodic reporting sufficient to demonstrate compliance, and that information submitted under that rule is available to the public through applicable public records processes, including the F…

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## Sources
- [2026-12921 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12921/air-plan-approval-ohio-source-specific-non-ctg-ract-and-sip-strengthening-for-ohio)
- [2026-12921 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12921.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12921 (as of 2026-07-03).