EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Texas SIP
| Name of SIP Provision | Applicable Geographic or Nonattainment Area | State Submittal/Effective Date | EPA Approval Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Hearings | Statewide | 02/08/72 | 05/31/72, 37 FR 10895 | Ref 52.2299(c)(1). |
| HydroCarbon Emission Data | Statewide | 05/02/72 | 05/31/72, 37 FR 10895 | Ref 52.2299(c)(2). |
| Source Surveillance | Statewide | 05/03/72 | 05/31/72, 37 FR 10895 | Ref 52.2299(c)(2). |
| Minor Revisions | Statewide | 07/31/72 | 10/28/72, 37 FR 23092 | Ref 52.2299(c)(4). |
| Attainment Date Corrections | Statewide | 11/10/72 | 02/08/73, 38 FR 03600 | Ref 52.2299(c)(6). |
| Classification Revisions for PM, SOx, and CO | Statewide | 03/21/75 | 04/18/77, 42 FR 20131 | Ref 52.2299(c)(9). |
| Administrative Revisions | Statewide | - | 04/20/77, 42 FR 20463 | Ref 52.2299(c)(11). |
| Air Quality Surveillance Plan | Statewide | 08/02/76 | 04/18/77, 42 FR 20131 | Ref 52.2299(c)(12). |
| Air Quality Surveillance Plan | Statewide | 08/12/77 | 03/07/78, 43 FR 09276 | Ref 52.2299(c)(13). |
| Administrative Revisions to Section X | Statewide | - | 07/06/77, 42 FR 34518 | Ref 52.2299(c)(14). |
| Administrative Revisions to Section IX | Statewide | 08/14/78 | 04/11/79, 44 FR 21644 | Ref 52.2299(c)(16). |
| Board Order No. 78-6 | Corpus Christi, TX | 07/24/78 | 09/24/79, 44 FR 55005 | Ref 52.2299(c)(17) (see 52.2275) |
| Draft inspection/mainte- nance legislation and study schedule | Harris County | 04/13/79 | 12/18/79, 44 FR 74831 | Ref 52.2299(c)(18). |
| Adopted inspection/maintenance legislation and administrative revisions | Harris County | 08/09/79 | 12/19/79, 44 FR 74831 | Ref 52.2299(c)(19). |
| Plan Revisions (Part D requirements) | Statewide | 04/13/79 | 03/25/80, 45 FR 19244 | Ref 52.2299(c)(20). |
| Administrative Revisions to Transportation Control | Statewide | 08/09/79 | 03/25/80, 45 FR 19244 | Ref 52.2299(c)(21). |
| Transportation Control Measures for Harris County | Harris County | 12/28/79 | 08/06/80, 45 FR 52148 | Ref 52.2299(c)(24). |
| Board Order No. 78-8 | General Portland, Inc., New Braunfels, Comal County, TX | 09/13/78 | 08/28/81, 46 FR 43425 | Ref 52.2299(c)(26). (See 52.2276). |
| Administrative Revision to Section I | Statewide | 07/23/81 | 11/13/81, 46 FR 55970 | Ref 52.2299(c)(28). |
| Administrative Revision to Section V | Statewide | 07/23/81 | 12/15/81, 46 FR 61125 | Ref 52.2299(c)(29). |
| Plan Revisions for Intergovernmental Consultation and Composition | Statewide | 04/13/79 | 03/29/82, 47 FR 13143 | Ref 52.2299(c)(32). |
| Texas Lead SIP and Board Order No. 82-11 | Statewide excluding Dallas and El Paso areas | 06/12/80 | 10/04/83, 48 FR 45248 | Ref 52.2299(c)(41). |
| Texas Air Pollution Emergency Episode Contingency Plan | Statewide | 05/18/82 | 10/07/82, 47 FR 44261 | Ref 52.2299(c)(42). |
| Administrative Revision to Section XII | Statewide | 07/06/82 | 10/25/82, 47 FR 47247 | Ref 52.2299(c)(47). |
| Administrative Revision to Section III | N/A | 08/17/82 | 03/31/83, 48 FR 13428 | Ref 52.2299(c)(51). |
| Administrative Revision to Section IX | Statewide | 06/22/83 | 11/07/83, 48 FR 51153 | Ref 52.2299(c)(52). |
| Lead Plan for Dallas County, TX | Dallas County, TX | 04/6/84 | 08/15/84, 49 FR 32580 | Ref 52.2299(c)(54). |
| Revisions to Lead Plan for Dallas County, TX | Dallas County, TX | 07/16/84 | 08/15/84, 49 FR 32580 | Ref 52.2299(c)(55). |
| Lead Plan for El Paso County | El Paso County, TX | 06/20/84 | 08/13/84, 49 FR 32190 | Ref 52.2299(c)(56). |
| Alternative Emission Control Plan for Exxon Baytown Refinery | Baytown, TX | 03/18/83 | 07/10/85, 50 FR 26992 | Ref 52.2299(c)(60) (Board Order No. 83-2). |
| Plan for Ozone Attainment in Harris County | Harris County, TX | 12/09/82, 01/03/84, 03/18/85 | 06/26/85, 50 FR 26362 | Ref 52.2299(c)(61). |
| Alternative Emission Reduction Plan for Continental Can Company, Longview, TX | Gregg County, (Longview), TX | 07/25/85 | 05/05/89, 54 FR 19373 | Ref 52.2299(c)(64). |
| Revision to Lead Plan for El Paso County and Board Order No. 87-14 | El Paso County, TX | 10/26/87 | 05/06/88, 53 FR 16263 | Ref 52.2299(c)(65). |
| Ozone Attainment Plan for Dallas and Tarrant Counties | Dallas and Tarrant Counties, TX | 09/30/85 and 12/21/87 | 02/09/89, 54 FR 06287 | Ref 52.2299(c)(66). |
| Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance | Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso County and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria | 6/11/2015 | 10/7/2016, 81 FR 69684 | - |
| VIMTCM, Appendix AK, Portions 1 through 6 | Dallas and Tarrant Counties, TX | 12/18/87 | 02/09/89, 54 FR 06287 | Ref 52.2299(c)(66). |
| VIMTCM, Appendix AM, Sections 1, 2, and 3 | Dallas and Tarrant Counties, TX | 12/18/87 | 02/09/89, 54 FR 06287 | Ref 52.2299(c)(66). |
| VIMTCM, Appendix AN | Dallas and Tarrant Counties, TX | 12/18/87 | 02/09/89, 54 FR 06287 | Ref 52.2299(c)(66). |
| Part II of the Visibility Protection Plan and Board Order No. 87-15 | Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountain National Parks | 09/18/87 | 02/23/89, 54 FR 07770 | Ref 52.2299(c)(67). |
| Alternative Emission Reduction Plan (Bubble) for E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company's Sabine River Works, Orange, TX | Orange County, TX | 03/12/82 | 04/13/90 | Ref 52.2299(c)(70). |
| Revisions to Texas Air Pollution Episode Contingency Plan | Statewide | 10/02/87 | 09/06/90, 55 FR 36634 | Ref 52.2299(c)(71). |
| Revisions to Ozone Attainment Plan for Dallas and Tarrant Counties | Dallas and Tarrant Counties, TX | 03/05/90 | 08/03/90, 55 FR 31587 | Ref 52.2299(c)(72). |
| Revisions for Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Board Orders No. 85-07, 87-09, and 88-08 | Statewide | 12/11/85, 10/26/87, 9/29/88 |
06/4/92, 57 FR 28098 | Ref 52.2299(c)(73). For Board Order 87-09, the provisions at paragraphs 7(a) and 7(b) have been replaced by EPA's SIP-approval of 30 TAC 39.411(f)(8)(A) and 39.605(1)(D). See 1/6/14, 79 FR 551 |
| Board Order No. 90-07 | Tarrant County | 06/22/90 | 10/12/90, 55 FR 41525 | Ref 52.2299(c)(74). |
| Board Order No. 92-19 | Statewide | 09/18/92 | 08/30/93, 58 FR 45457 | Ref 52.2299(c)(76). |
| Revision for Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Board Order No. 90-13 | Statewide | 12/14/90 | 09/09/94, 59 FR 46557 | Ref 52.2299(c)(78). |
| Revision addressing PM-10 nonattainment area requirements for El Paso and Board Orders 89-03 and 91-15 | El Paso, TX | 11/05/91 | 01/18/94, 59 FR 02535 | Ref 52.2299(c)(79). |
| City of El Paso, TX, Ordinance, Title 9 | El Paso, TX | 12/11/90 | 01/18/94, 59 FR 02535 | Ref 52.2299(c)(79). |
| Board Order No. 92-16 | Ozone nonattainment areas | 10/16/92 | 04/15/94, 59 FR 17943 | Ref 52.2299(c)(81). |
| Board Order No. 92-20 | Ozone nonattainment areas | 08/20/92 | 08/26/94, 59 FR 44039 | Ref 52.2299(c)(82). |
| Revision for the El Paso CO nonattainment area and Board Order No. 92-15 | El Paso County, TX | 09/18/92 | 09/12/94, 59 FR 46766 | Ref 52.2299(c)(84). |
| Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program | Statewide | 11/13/92 | 08/19/94, 59 FR 42759 | Ref 52.2299(c)(85). |
| Board Order No. 92-22 | Statewide | 11/06/92 | 08/19/94, 59 FR 42759 | Ref 52.2299(c)(85). |
| Board Order No. 92-04 | N/A | 05/08/92 | 03/07/95, 60 FR 12438 | Ref 52.2299(c)(88). |
| Board Order No. 92-16 | N/A | 10/16/92 | 03/07/95, 60 FR 12438 | Ref 52.2299(c)(88). |
| Revision to Modify SLAMS and NAMS Monitoring Systems and Board Order No. 93-24 | Statewide | 11/10/93 | 10/04/94, 59 FR 50504 | Ref 52.2299(c)(90). |
| Employer Trip Reduction Program and Board Order No. 92-14 | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties | 11/13/92 | 03/07/95, 60 FR 12442 | Ref 52.2299(c)(91). |
| Revision limiting SO2 by agreed orders 94-09 through 94-22 | Certain Nonpermitted facilities in Harris County | 08/03/94 | 03/06/95, 60 FR 12125 | Ref 52.2299(c)(93). |
| Revision addressing visible emissions with Board Orders 89-03, 90-12, 92-19, and 93-06 | Statewide | 08/21/89, 01/29/91, 10/15/92, and 08/04/93 | 05/08/96, 61 FR 20732 | Ref 52.2299(c)(94). |
| Alternative Emission Reduction (Bubble) for Shell Oil Company's Deer Park manufacturing complex | Deer Park, TX | 07/26/93 | 06/19/95, 60 FR 31915 | Ref 52.2299(c)(95). |
| Transportation Conformity and Board Order No. 94-40 | Areas designated nonattainment and areas subject to a maintenance plan | 10/12/94 | 11/08/95, 60 FR 56244 | Ref 52.2299(c)(96). |
| Revision to Permitting Regulations and Board Orders No. 85-07, 87-09, 87-17, 88-08, 89-06, 90-05, 91-10, 92-06, 92-18, and 93-17 | Statewide | 07/26/85, 07/17/87, 12/18/87, 07/15/88, 08/11/89, 05/18/90, 09/20/91, 05/08/92, 10/16/92, 08/16/93 | 09/27/95, 60 FR 49781 | Ref 52.2299(c)(97). |
| VOC RACT Negative Declarations | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston/Galveston | 1/10/96 | 10/30/96, 61 FR 55894 | Ref 52.2299(c)(103). |
| VOC RACT Negative Declaration for SOCMI Batch Processing Source Category | El Paso | 1/10/96 | 6/7/07, 72 FR 31457. | - |
| Alternate Control Strategy for Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Ft Worth, TX, Plant 1 facility | 04/18/96 | 05/30/97, 62 FR 29297 | Ref 52.2299(c)(100). |
| Revisions to the Plan concerning Sulfur Dioxide in Milam County | Rockdale, TX | 10/15/92 and 09/20/95 | 09/30/97, 61 FR 49685 | Ref 52.2299(c)(101). |
| TNRCC Order No. 93-20, 94-06, 94-26, 94-0676-SIP | The four ozone nonattainment areas in TX | 11/10/93, 05/04/94, 07/13/94, 11/09/94 | 05/22/97, 62 FR 27964 | Ref 52.2299(c)(104). |
| 15% ROP Plan | Beaumont/Port Arthur ozone nonattainment area | 08/09/96 | 02/10/98, 63 FR 6659 | Ref 52.2299(c)(107). |
| 15% ROP Plan | Dallas/Ft Worth, El Paso, and Houston/Galveston ozone nonattainment areas | 08/09/96 | 11/10/98, 63 FR 62943 | Ref 52.2299(c)(113) See also 52.2309. |
| Lead Maintenance Plan for Gould National Battery, Incorporated | Collin County | 08/31/99 | 10/13/99, 64 FR 55425 | Ref. 59 FR 60905 (11/29/94). |
| Post 96 Rate of Progress Plan | Houston, Texas | 5/19/98 | 4/25/01 66 FR 20750 | Originally submitted 11/9/94 and revised 8/9/96. |
| Contingency Measures | Houston, Texas | 5/19/98 | 4/25/01 66 FR 20751 | Originally submitted 11/9/94 and revised 8/9/96. |
| Post 96 Rate of Progress Plan | Houston, Texas | 5/19/98 | 4/25/01 66 FR 20750 | Originally submitted 11/9/94 and revised 8/9/96. |
| Contingency Measures | Houston, Texas | 5/19/98 | 4/25/01 66 FR 20751 | Originally submitted 11/9/94 and revised 8/9/96. |
| Attainment Demonstration for the 1-hour Ozone NAAQS | Houston/Galveston, TX | 112/09/00 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57195 | - |
| Speed Limit Reduction | Houston/Galveston, TX | 9/26/02 | 11/14/02, 67 FR 68944 | Section 6.3.12 |
| Voluntary Mobile Emissions Program | Houston/Galveston, TX | 9/26/02 | 11/14/02, 67 FR 68944 | - |
| Texas Senate Bill 5 | Houston/Galveston, TX | 9/26/00 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57195 | - |
| Transportation Control Measures Appendix I | Houston/Galveston, TX | 12/09/00 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57195 | - |
| Commitment to Mid-course review | Houston/Galveston, TX | 4/19/01 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57195 | - |
| Table 7.1-1 Enforceable Commitments | Houston/Galveston, TX | 9/26/01 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57195 | - |
| 15% Rate of Progress Plan | Houston/Galveston, TX | 12/09/00 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57195 | - |
| Revisions to the 1990 Base Year Inventory | Houston/Galveston, TX | 12/09/00 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57195 | - |
| Reasonably Available Control Measure Analysis | Houston/Galveston, TX | 9/26/01 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57195 | - |
| Memorandum of Agreement between TNRCC and Houston Airport System | Houston/Galveston Area Ozone Nonattainment Area | 10/18/2000 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57222 | HGA, Texas 1-hour ozone standard attainment demonstrations. |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled Offset Plan | Houston/Galveston Ozone nonattainment area | 05/09/00 | 11/14/01, 66 FR 57251 | Originally submitted 11/12/93 and revised 11/06/94, 8/25/97, and 05/17/00. |
| Memorandum of Agreement between TNRCC and the City of Dallas, Texas | Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area. | 5/23/01 | 4/22/02, 67 FR 19516 | DFW, Texas 1-hour ozone standard attainment demonstrations. |
| Memorandum of Agreement between TNRCC and the City of Fort Worth, Texas | Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area. | 5/23/01 | 4/22/02, 67 FR 19516 | DFW, Texas 1-hour ozone standard attainment demonstrations. |
| Memorandum of Agreement between TNRCC and the D/FW International Airport Board, Texas | Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area. | 5/23/01 | 4/22/02, 67 FR 19516 | DFW, Texas 1-hour ozone standard attainment demonstrations. |
| Transportation Control Measures SIP Revision | All Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas | 5/9/2000 | 12/5/2002, 67 FR 72382 | Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. General, and Chapter 3. Criteria and Procedures. |
| Section 179B Demonstration of Attainment for Carbon Monoxide for El Paso | El Paso CO nonattainment area | 09/27/95 | 07/02/03, 68 FR 39460 | Supplemented 02/11/98. |
| Carbon Monoxide On-Road Emissions Budget for Conformity | El Paso CO nonattainment area | 09/27/95 | 07/02/03 | - |
| Contingency Measure for El Paso Carbon Monoxide Area | El Paso CO nonattainment area | 09/27/95 | 07/02/03, 68 FR 39460 | - |
| Section 179B Attainment Demonstration Report | El Paso ozone nonattainment area | 10/03/94 | 6/10/04 | Approval includes a revision submitted 08/09/96. |
| Deferral of the post 1996 RFP | El Paso ozone nonattainment area | - | 6/10/04 | - |
| Enforceable commitment to conduct additional modeling for the area as new data become available. This modeling effort will be conducted under the auspices of the 1983 La Paz Agreement between the United States and Mexico | El Paso ozone nonattainment area | 10/03/94 | 6/10/04 | - |
| VOC and NOX Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget for Conformity | El Paso ozone nonattainment area | 12/11/97 | 6/10/04 | - |
| Second 10-year maintenance plan for Victoria County | Victoria | 02/05/03 | 01/03/05, 70 FR 22 | - |
| Post 1999 Rate of Progress Plan | Houston/Galveston, TX | 11/16/04 | 2/14/05, 70 FR 7407 | - |
| Revisions to the 1990 Base Year Inventory | Houston/Galveston, TX | 11/16/04 | 2/14/05, 70 FR 7407 | - |
| Approval of the Post-1996 Rate-of-Progress Plan and Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets | Dallas-Fort Worth | 10/25/1999 | 3/28/05, 70 FR 15592 | - |
| Adjustments to the 1990 base year emissions inventory | Dallas-Fort Worth | 10/25/1999 | 3/28/05, 70 FR 15592 | - |
| Approval of the 15% Rate of Progress Plan and the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget | Dallas-Fort Worth | 9/8/1996 | 4/12/2005, 70 FR 18993 | - |
| Memorandum of Agreement between Texas Council on Environmental Quality and the North Central Texas Council of Governments Providing Emissions Offsets to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas-Fort Worth | 1/14/04 | 04/22/05, 70 FR 20816 | - |
| Clean Air Action Plan, 8-hour ozone standard attainment demonstration, and Transportation Emission Reduction Measures (TERMs) for the Austin EAC area | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties, TX | 12/06/04 | 8/19/05, 70 FR 48640 | - |
| Clean Air Action Plan and 8-hour ozone standard attainment demonstration for the Northeast Texas Early Action Compact area | Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, Smith and Upshur Counties, TX | 12/06/04 | 8/19/05, 70 FR 48642 | - |
| Clean Air Plan, 8-hour ozone standard attainment demonstration and Transportation Emission Reduction Measures (TERMs) for the San Antonio EAC area | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, and Wilson Counties, TX | 12/06/04 | 8/22/05, 70 FR 48877 | - |
| Voluntary Mobile Emission Program | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | 4/25/00 | 8/26/05, 70 FR 50208 | - |
| Dallas—Fort Worth SIP, Appendix G; Transportation Control Measures in the Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area | Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area | 01/14/04 | 09/27/05, 70 FR 56374 | - |
| Approval of the Speed Limits Local Initiative Measure in the DFW nine county area. Affected counties are Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Parker, Johnson, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall | Dallas-Fort Worth | 9/16/2010 | 1/9/2014, 79 FR 1596 | Recategorized as a Transportation Control Measure. |
| Memorandum of Understanding Between the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission | Statewide | 08/15/02 | 12/12/2005, 70 FR 73380 | - |
| Post 1996 Rate of Progress Plan | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 11/16/04 | 2/22/06, 71 FR 8965 | - |
| Revisions to the 1990 Base Year Inventory | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 11/16/04 | 2/22/06, 71 FR 8965 | - |
| Attainment Demonstration for Houston/Galveston/Brazoria (HGB) One-hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Adopting Strategy Based on NOX and Point Source Highly-Reactive VOC Emission Reductions | Houston/Galveston, TX | 12/01/04 | 09/06/06, 71 FR 52670 | - |
| Texas Clean Air Interstate Rule Nitrogen Oxides Annual Trading Program Abbreviated SIP Revision | Statewide | 07/12/06 | 07/30/07, 72 FR 41453 | Only CAIR Phase I NOX Annual and CSP Allocations approved into SIP. |
| 2002 Emissions Inventory | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | 4/27/05 | 8/15/2008, 73 FR 47835 | - |
| Energy Efficiency Measures | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | 4/27/05 | 8/15/2008, 73 FR 47835 | - |
| El Paso County Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan | El Paso, TX | 2/13/08 | 8/4/08, 73 FR 45162 | - |
| Dallas-Fort Worth 1997 8-hour ozone Attainment Demonstration SIP and its 2009 attainment MVEBs, RACM demonstration, and Failure-to-Attain Contingency Measures Plan | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | May 23, 2007, November 7, 2008 | January 14, 2009, 74 FR 1903 | Conditional Approval. |
| Transportation Control Measures | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | May 23, 2007 | January 14, 2009, 74 FR 1903 | - |
| VMEP | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | May 23, 2007 | January 14, 2009, 74 FR 1903 | - |
| VOC RACT finding for the 1-hour ozone NAAQS and the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | May 23, 2007 | January 14, 2009, 74 FR 1903 | - |
| El Paso County 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan | El Paso, TX | 1/11/06 | 1/15/09, 74 FR 2387 | - |
| Approval of the 1997 8-hour Ozone 15% Reasonable Further Progress Plan, and 2008 RFP Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | 05/23/07 | 10/7/08, 73 FR 58475 | - |
| Revised 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | 05/23/07 | 10/7/08, 73 FR 58475 | - |
| Approval of the 1997 8-hour Ozone 15% Reasonable Further Progress Plan, and 2008 RFP Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX | 5/23/07 | 4/22/09, 74 FR 18298 | - |
| 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX | 5/23/07 | 4/22/09, 74 FR 18298 | - |
| VOC and NOX RACT demonstration for the 1-hour ozone NAAQS | Beaumont/Port Arthur Area: Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange Counties | 9/28/2005 | 7/10/2009, 74 FR 33146 | - |
| Redesignation Request for the 1997 8-hour Ozone NAAQS (Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange Counties) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 12/10/2008 | 10/20/2010, 75 FR 64675 | - |
| Determination of Attainment for the 1-hour Ozone NAAQS (Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange Counties) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 12/10/2008 | 10/20/2010, 75 FR 64675 | - |
| 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory (1997 8-hour Ozone NAAQS) |
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 12/10/2008 | 10/20/2010, 75 FR 64675 | - |
| Texas Clean-Fuel Vehicle Program Equivalency Demonstration (1-hour Ozone NAAQS) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 12/10/2008 | 10/20/2010, 75 FR 64675 | - |
| Substitute Control Measures for the SIP-Approved Failure-to-attain Contingency Measures (1-hour Ozone NAAQS) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 12/10/2008 | 10/20/2010, 75 FR 64675 | - |
| Post 1996 Rate of Progress Plan Contingency Measures (1-hour Ozone NAAQS) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 11/16/2004 | 10/20/2010, 75 FR 64675 | - |
| Maintenance Plan (1997 8-hour Ozone NAAQS, CAA Section 175A) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 12/10/2008 | 10/20/2010, 75 FR 64675 | - |
| 2021 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget (1997 8-hour Ozone NAAQS) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 12/10/2008 | 10/20/2010, 75 FR 64675 | - |
| Infrastructure and Interstate Transport for the 1997 Ozone and the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS | Statewide | 12/12/2007, 3/11/2008, 4/4/2008, 11/23/2009 | 12/28/2011, 76 FR 81371 | Approval for CAA elements 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (E), (F), (G), (H), (K), (L), and (M). Full approval for CAA elements 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii) and (J) with approval of the GHG PSD revision (11/10/2014, 79 FR 66626). |
| Letter of explanation and interpretation of the Texas SIP for NSR Reform | Statewide | 5/3/2012 | 10/25/2012, 77 FR 65119 | Letter dated 5/3/2012 from TCEQ to EPA explains and clarifies TCEQ's interpretation of section 116.12(22); and section 116.186(a), (b)(9), and (c)(2). |
| On-Road Mobile Source Emissions Inventory and Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget Update | Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 12/10/2012 | 2/4/2013, 78 FR 7673 | MOVES update to motor vehicle emissions budgets. |
| Voluntary Mobile Emission Reduction Program (VMEP) | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties, TX | June 13, 2007 | 4/2/13, 78 FR 19599 | - |
| NOX RACT finding for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties, TX | April 6, 2010 | 4/2/13, 78 FR 19599 | - |
| VOC RACT finding for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties, TX | April 6, 2010 | 4/2/13, 78 FR 19599 | For selected categories. |
| Victoria County 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan | Victoria, TX | 7/28/2010 | 8/8/2013, 78 FR 48318 | - |
| Reasonable Further Progress Plan (RFP), RFP Contingency Measures | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX | 4/1/2010, 5/6/2013, 79 FR 51 | - | - |
| RFP Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2018) | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX | 5/6/2013, 79 FR 51 | - | - |
| Vehicle miles traveled offset analysis | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX | 5/6/2013, 79 FR 51 | - | - |
| Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 1997 8-hour Ozone NAAQS Attainment Demonstration SIP and its MECT and HECT air pollution control program revisions, VMEP measures and TCMs, 2018 MVEB, RACM demonstration, and Failure to attain contingency measure plan | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX | 4/6/2010 5/6/2013 |
1/2/2014, 79 FR 57 | - |
| Stage II Vapor Recovery Program SIP | Statewide | 10/9/2013 | 3/17/14, 79 FR 14611 | - |
| VOC RACT negative declaration for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials, Leather Tanning and Finishing, Surface Coating for Flat Wood Paneling, Letterpress Printing, Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coating, Rubber Tire Manufacturing, and Vegetable Oil Manufacturing Operations | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties, TX | April 6, 2010. | - | - |
| VOC RACT finding for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, except for the 2006-2010 EPA-issued CTG series | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties, TX | April 6, 2010 | 4/15/14, 79 FR 21144 | - |
| Flexible Permits Interpretative Letter from the TCEQ | Statewide | December 9, 2013 | 7/14/2014 79 FR 40666 |
Clarifies how the TCEQ implements the rules regarding (1) Director discretion; (2) BACT; (3) changes made by Standard Permits or Permits by Rule; (4) compliance with permit and permit application; and (5) start-up and shutdown emissions to ensure compliance with CAA requirements. |
| Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance | Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso County and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria | 12/22/2010 | 7/25/2014, 79 FR 43264 | - |
| VOC RACT finding for Lithographic Printing under the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, including the 2006 EPA-issued CTG | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties, TX) | 4/6/2010 | 8/4/2014, 79 FR 45106 | HGB as Severe. |
| VOC RACT finding for Lithographic Printing under the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, including the 2006 EPA-issued CTG | Dallas-Fort Worth (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, and Tarrant Counties, TX) | 4/6/2010 | 8/4/2014, 79 FR 45106 | DFW as Moderate and Serious. |
| Conformity with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Statewide | 10/28/2011 | 7/18/2014, 79 FR 41908 | The General Conformity SIP is removed from the Texas SIP; the federal rules at 40 CFR Part 93, subpart B apply now. |
| Commitment Letter from the TCEQ regarding regulation of PSD pollutants into the future | Statewide | December 2, 2013 | 11/10/2014, 79 FR 66626 | Clarifies that the TCEQ has the authority under the Texas Clean Air Act to apply the Texas PSD program to all pollutants newly subject to regulation, including non-NAAQS pollutants into the future. |
| Clarification Letter from the TCEQ regarding authority to administer EPA issued GHG PSD permits | Statewide | January 13, 2014 | 11/10/2014, 79 FR 66626 | Clarifies that the TCEQ has the general authority to administer EPA issued GHG PSD permits. Also clarifies that the TCEQ has authority to process and issue any and all subsequent PSD actions relating to EPA issued GHG PSD permits. |
| Clarification Letter from the TCEQ regarding Judicial Review for PSD Permits | Statewide | May 30, 2014 | 11/10/2014, 79 FR 66626 | Clarifies the judicial review process for Texas PSD permits. |
| Failure-to-Attain Contingency Measures Plan | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | 3/10/2010 | 11/12/2014, 79 FR 67071] | - |
| Reasonable Further Progress Plan (RFP), RFP Contingency Measures, RFP Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for 2011 and 2012, and Revised 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | 12/7/2011 | 11/12/2014, 79 FR 67071] | - |
| Enhanced Ambient Monitoring and the Clean-fuel Fleet Programs | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties, TX | 12/7/2011 | 11/12/2014, 79 FR 67071] | - |
| DFW nine-county area ESL TCM to traffic signalization TCMs | Dallas-Fort Worth: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Parker, Johnson, Ellis, Kaufman and Rockwall Counties | 9/16/2010 | 1/9/2014, 79 FR 1596 | DFW ESLs recategorized as TCM 1/9/2014, substituted with traffic signalization TCMs 11/3/2014. |
| 2011 Emissions Inventory for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS | Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Areas | 7/16/2014 | 2/20/2015, 80 FR 9204 | - |
| NOX RACT finding for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, and Rockwall Counties, TX | 01/17/12 | 3/27/15, 80 FR 16291 | DFW as Moderate and Serious. |
| VOC RACT finding of negative declaration for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials, Ship Building and Ship Repair Coating, Leather Tanning and Finishing, Surface Coating for Flat Wood Paneling, Vegetable Oil Manufacturing, Letterpress Printing, Plywood Veneer Dryers, Rubber Tire Manufacturing, and Batch Processes Operations | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, and Rockwall Counties, TX | 01/17/12 | 3/27/15, 80 FR 16291 | DFW as Moderate and Serious. |
| VOC RACT finding for all sectors under the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, including the 2006-2008 EPA-issued CTG series and non-CTG major sources | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, and Rockwall Counties, TX | 01/17/12 | 3/27/15, 80 FR 16291 | DFW as Moderate and Serious. |
| VOC RACT finding for all sectors under the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, including the 2006-2008 EPA-issued CTG series and non-CTG major sources | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties, TX | 01/17/12 | 3/27/15, 80 FR 16291 | HGB as Severe. |
| Revision to El Paso PM10 Attainment Demonstration SIP (dust control contingency measures) | El Paso, TX | 3/7/2012 | 12/14/2015, 80 FR 77254 | |
| Texas Regional Haze SIP | Statewide | 3/19/2009 | 1/5/2016, 81 FR 350 | The following sections are not approved as part of the SIP: The reasonable progress four-factor analysis, reasonable progress goals and the calculation of the emission reductions needed to achieve the uniform rates of progress for the Guadalupe Mountains and Big Bend; calculation of natural visibility conditions; calculation of the number of deciviews by which baseline conditions exceed natural visibility conditions; long-term strategy consultations with Oklahoma; Texas securing its share of reductions necessary to achieve the reasonable progress goals at Big Bend, the Guadalupe Mountains, and the Wichita Mountains; technical basis for its long-term strategy and emission limitations and schedules for compliance to achieve the RPGs for Big Bend, the Guadalupe Mountains and Wichita Mountains. |
| Infrastructure and Transport SIP Revision for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS | Statewide | 5/6/2013 | 1/11/2016, 81 FR 1128 | Approval for CAA elements 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(II) (PSD portion), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). |
| Infrastructure and Interstate Transport for the 2008 Pb NAAQS | Statewide | 9/8/2011, 10/13/2011 | 1/14/2016, 81 FR 1882, | - |
| Infrastructure and Transport SIP Revisions for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide Standard | Statewide | 12/7/2012 | 9/9/2016, 81 FR 62375 | Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portions pertaining to nonattainment and interference with maintenance), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (K), (L) and (M). Approval for 110(a)(2)(J) on 10/7/2016, 81 FR 69684 |
| Infrastructure and Transport SIP Revisions for the 2008 Ozone Standard | Statewide | 12/13/2012 | 9/9/2016, 81 FR 62375 | Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining to PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (K), (L) and (M). Approval for 110(a)(2)(J) 10/7/2016, 81 FR 69684 |
| Revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) Concerning the Qualified Facility Program as Authorized by Senate Bill 1126 | Statewide | 9/15/2010 | 9/9/2016, 81 FR 62385 | - |
| DFW nine-county area US67/IH-35E HOV Lane TCM to traffic signalization TCMs | Dallas-Fort Worth: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Parker, Johnson, Ellis, Kaufman and Rockwall Counties | 8/16/2016 | 11/9/2016, 81 FR 78724 | - |
| Austin Early Action Compact area Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance | Travis and Williamson Counties | 6/11/2015 | 10/7/2016, 81 FR 69684 | - |
| DFW Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) Plan, RFP Contingency Measures, RFP Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for 2017, and Revised 2011 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise Counties, TX | 7/10/2015 | 12/7/2016, 81 FR 88125 | Supplement submitted on April 22, 2016. |