# 2026-16627: Big Six Towers Gets EPA Green Light on NOx Cuts

2026-16627, Approval of Source-Specific Air Quality Implementation Plan; New York; Big Six Towers Inc., is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-08-14, effective 2026-09-14; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

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- As of: 2026-08-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16627
- Title: Approval of Source-Specific Air Quality Implementation Plan; New York; Big Six Towers Inc.
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 52534
- Published: 2026-08-14
- Effective: 2026-09-14
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-21

## In one line

Big Six Towers Gets EPA Green Light on NOx Cuts

## Summary

The EPA is giving a thumbs-up to New York’s plan to cut pollution from Big Six Towers Inc., which uses three oil-fired engines. This update means cleaner air by controlling nitrogen oxide emissions, starting September 14, 2026. Big Six Towers and the community around it will benefit, with no extra costs or delays expected.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the State of New York's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) related to a source-specific SIP (SSSIP) revision for Big Six Towers Inc. (the Big Six), located at 59-55 47th Ave. Woodside, NY 11377 (the Facility). The EPA found that the control options in this SSSIP revision implement Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) with respect to oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) emissions from the relevant Facility sources, which are identified as three oil-fired engines. This SSSIP revision implements NO<INF>X</INF> RACT for the relevant Facility sources in accordance with the requirements for implementation of the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS. The EPA determined that this action will not interfere with ozone NAAQS requirements and meets all applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

## Effects PRIA read

- Cleaner local air from NOX limit: benefit, low. You (residents near Big Six Towers in New York) should see cleaner local air because EPA approved a source-specific plan that requires the Facility's three oil-fired engines to meet a NOX limit of 5.0 grams per brake-horsepower-hour. This approval becomes federally enforceable on September 14, 2026.
- Permit conditions become federally enforceable: mixed, low. The EPA incorporated Permit ID 2-6304-00404/00004 conditions 19, 30, 31, 32, and 40 (including the 5.0 g/bhp-hr NOX limit for the three oil-fired engines, a requirement to submit a testing protocol to NYSDEC at least 90 days before any stack testing, and on-site records retention for a minimum of f…
- No added economic burden on small entities: benefit, low. EPA certified that approving New York's SIP revision for Big Six Towers does not impose additional requirements beyond state law and is not expected to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The underlying state permit was issued April 4, 2024 and expires Apri…

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## Sources
- [2026-16627 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16627/approval-of-source-specific-air-quality-implementation-plan-new-york-big-six-towers-inc)
- [2026-16627 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-14/pdf/2026-16627.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16627 (as of 2026-08-21).