# 2026-15986: EPA OKs Connecticut Air Plan for Gas Pipes and Tires

2026-15986, Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Plan for Inclusion of a Consent Order No. 8383-Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC and Negative Declaration for Rubber Tire Manufacturing Sources, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-09-08; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15986
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15986
- Title: Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Plan for Inclusion of a Consent Order No. 8383-Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC and Negative Declaration for Rubber Tire Manufacturing Sources
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 50719
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-09-08
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

EPA OKs Connecticut Air Plan for Gas Pipes and Tires

## Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Connecticut to address certain Federal requirements for the 2008 and 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This revision approves a source-specific SIP revision for Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC's Cromwell compressor station facility in Cromwell, CT, to address reasonably available control technology (RACT) determinations for major stationary sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC). The CAA requires states to submit SIP revisions addressing RACT requirements for ozone nonattainment areas classified as Moderate or higher and for any portion of the state located in an ozone transport region (OTR). RACT determinations are required for this source because it is located in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 2008 ozone Severe nonattainment area and 2015 ozone Serious nonattainment area and because Connecticut is in the OTR. The EPA is also approving a negative declaration for existing rubber tire manufacturing sources statewide. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

## Effects PRIA read

- Algonquin Cromwell Facility RACT Order: cost, medium. The EPA approved Consent Order No. 8383 (dated December 9, 2024) into Connecticut's State Implementation Plan for the Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC Cromwell compressor station at 252 Shunpike Road, Cromwell, CT. This adds emission standards that Connecticut determined satisfy reasonably available…
- Rubber Tire Manufacturing Negative Declaration: mixed, low. The EPA approved Connecticut's negative declaration for Control Techniques Guidelines for manufacture of pneumatic rubber tires, submitted with a state submittal dated May 16, 2025, and approved in this rulemaking (published August 6, 2026) and effective September 8, 2026. The negative declaration…

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## Sources
- [2026-15986 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15986/air-plan-approval-connecticut-plan-for-inclusion-of-a-consent-order-no-8383-algonquin-gas)
- [2026-15986 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-15986.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15986 (as of 2026-08-13).