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DEQ proposes federal air rule updates including lower PM2.5 standard, methane controls and I/M removal
Summary
DEQ asked lawmakers to incorporate federal air-regulatory changes, including EPA’s lowered annual PM2.5 standard and new methane and VOC controls for the oil-and-gas sector, while removing a vehicle I/M plan for Northern Ada County.
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality presented rule docket 5-801-012401 to incorporate federal air-quality requirements through July 1, 2024, and maintain state primacy in implementing the Clean Air Act.
"This chapter is including incorporation by reference and I know that's not a favorite, of federal air quality regulations," Air Quality Division Administrator Tiffany Floyd told the committee. The docket covers updates to align Idaho rules with federal changes and to maintain…
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