EPA Approved Regulations in the Maine SIP

Subpart U - Maine

Section 52.1020 Identification of plan.

EPA Approved Maine Regulations

(As of December 6, 2021.)

State Citation	Title / Subject	State Effective Date	EPA Approval Date	Explanations
Chapter 1 (pdf) (118 KB)	Regulations for the Processing of Applications	05/20/1985	03/23/1993 58 FR 15422	Portions of Chapter 1
Chapter 100 (pdf) (576 KB)	Definitions	02/09/2021	11/04/2021 81 FR 50353 (pdf) (247 KB)	Amend the definition of Ozone Transport Region.
Chapter 101 (pdf) (111 KB)	Visible Emissions	10/10/1979	02/17/1982 47 FR 6829
Chapter 102 (pdf) (41 KB)	Open Burning	03/17/2005	02/21/2008 73 FR 9459	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2005-ME-0008 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 103 (pdf) (116 KB)	Fuel Burning Equipment Particular Emission Standard	01/24/1983	02/26/1985 50 FR 7770
Chapter 104 (pdf) (109 KB)	Incinerator Particulate Emission Standard	01/31/1972	05/31/1972 37 FR 10842
Chapter 105 (pdf) (112 KB)	General Process Source Particulate Emission Standard	01/31/1972	05/31/1972 37 FR 10842
Chapter 106 (pdf) (109 KB)	Low Sulfur Fuel Regulations	02/08/1978	01/08/1982 47 FR 947
Chapter 107 (pdf) (109 KB)	Sulfur Dioxide Emission Standards for Sulfate Pulp Mills	01/31/1972	05/31/1972 37 FR 10842
Chapter 109 (pdf) (127 KB)	Emergency Episode Regulation	08/14/1991	01/12/1995 60 FR 2885
Chapter 110 (pdf) (1.4 MB)	Ambient Air Quality Standards	03/27/2019	05/13/2021 86 FR 26181 (pdf) (297 KB)	This submittal converts to full approval pre-existing conditional approvals for CAA section 110(a)(2)(A) for the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 standards.
Chapter 111 (pdf) (19 KB)	Petroleum Liquid Storage Vapor Control	09/29/1999	11/05/2014 79 FR 65587 (pdf) (224 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0243 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 112 (pdf) (18 KB)	Bulk Terminal Petroleum Liquid Transfer Requirements	02/22/1998	11/05/2014 79 FR 65587 (pdf) (224 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0243 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 113 (pdf) (100 KB)	Growth Offset Regulation	01/14/2019	11/04/2021 81 FR 50353 (pdf) (247 KB)	Revisions to Sections 1 and 2 of the previously approved rule.
Chapter 114 (pdf) (29 KB)	Classification of Air Quality Control Regions	08/29/2012	06/24/2014 79 FR 35695 (pdf) (247 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0733 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 115 (pdf) (130 KB)	Emission License Regulations	11/06/2012	08/01/2016 81 FR 50353 (pdf) (251 KB)	Approved amendment to the State's "Innovative control technology waiver" provision and approved a new provision entitled "Growth Analysis." [See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0291 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 116 (pdf) (118 KB)	Prohibited Dispersion Techniques	10/25/1989	03/23/1993 58 FR 15422
Chapter 117 (pdf) (112 KB)	Source Surveillance	08/09/1988	03/21/1989 54 FR 11524
Chapter 118 (pdf) (2.9 MB)	Gasoline Dispensing Facilities	01/01/2012	07/14/2017 82 FR 32480 (pdf) (220 KB)	Includes decommissioning of Stage II vapor recovery systems.
Chapter 119 (pdf) (85 KB)	Motor Vehicle Fuel Volatility Limit	07/15/2015	06/02/2021 86 FR 29520 (pdf) (256 KB)	Removes references from the SIP for the requirement to sell reformulated gasoline in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties.
Chapter 120 (pdf) (119 KB)	Gasoline Tank Trucks	06/22/1994	06/29/1995 60 FR 33730
Chapter 123 (pdf) (62 KB)	Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Paper, Film, and Foil Coating Operations	05/18/2010	05/22/2012 77 FR 30216 (pdf) (251 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0696 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 126 (pdf) (122 KB)	Capture Efficiency Test Procedures	05/22/1991	03/22/1993 58 FR 15281
Chapter 126 Appendix A (pdf) (478 KB)	Capture Efficiency Test Procedures	05/22/1991	03/22/1993 58 FR 15281
Chapter 127 (pdf) (8.1 MB)	New Motor Vehicle Emission Standards	05/19/2015	09/07/2017 82 FR 42233 (pdf) (270 KB)	Includes LEV II GHG and ZEV provisions, and Advanced Clean Cars program (LEV III, updated GHG and ZEV standards).
Chapter 129 (pdf) (164 KB)	Surface Coating Facilities	07/07/2015	05/26/2016 81 FR 33394 (pdf) (227 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0801 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 129 Appendix A (pdf) (118 KB)	Surface Coating Facilities	04/16/2011	05/22/2012 77 FR 30216 (pdf) (251 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0696 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 130 (pdf) (115 KB)	Solvent Cleaners	06/17/2004	05/26/2005 70 FR 30367	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2004-ME-0005 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 131 (pdf) (19 KB)	Cutback Asphalt and Emulsified Asphalt	09/15/2009	05/22/2012 77 FR 30216 (pdf) (251 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0696 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 132 (pdf) (193 KB)	Graphic Arts: Rotogravure and Flexography	01/06/1993	06/17/1994 59 FR 31154
Chapter 133 (pdf) (116 KB)	Gasoline Bulk Plants	06/22/1994	06/29/1995 60 FR 33730
Chapter 134 (pdf) (125 KB)	Reasonably Available Control Technology for Facilities that Emit Volatile Organic Compounds	02/08/1995	04/18/2000 65 FR 20749	Regulations fully approved for the following counties: York, Sagadahoc, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Hancock, Waldo, Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, and Piscataquis. Regulation granted a limited approval for Washington, Somerset, and Penobscot Counties.
Chapter 137 (pdf) (1.4 MB)	Emission Statements	11/08/2008	05/01/2017 82 FR 20257 (pdf) (227 KB)	The entire chapter is approved with the exception of HAP and greenhouse gas reporting requirements which were withdrawn from the State's SIP revision: Sections 1(C), (E), and (F); Definitions 2(A) through (F) and (I); Sections 3(B) and (C); the last sentence of Section 4(D)(5); and Appendix A and B.
Chapter 138 (pdf) (126 KB)	Reasonably Available Control Technology for Facilities that Emit Nitrogen Oxides	08/03/1994	09/09/2002 67 FR 57148	Affects sources in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Lincoln, and Knox counties
Chapter 139 (pdf) (80 KB)	Transportation Conformity	09/19/2007	02/08/2008 73 FR 7465	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2007-1054 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 145 (pdf) (49 KB)	NOx Control Program	06/21/2001	03/10/2005 70 FR 11879	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2005-ME-0001 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 148 (pdf) (58 KB)	Emissions from Smaller-Scale Electric Generating Resources	07/15/2004	05/26/2005 70 FR 30373	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2005-ME-0002 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 149 (pdf) (140 KB)	General Permit Regulation for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants	04/27/2014	10/09/2015 80 FR 61118 (pdf) (240 KB)	All of Chapter 149 is approved with the exception of the "director discretion" provisions in sections 5(A)(8), 5(A)(9)(a), and 5(A)(9)(b), and the opacity provisions in sections 5(A)(15), 5(C)(7), and 5(E), which were formally withdrawn from consideration as part of the SIP. [See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0527 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 150 (pdf) (73 KB)	Control of Emissions from Outdoor Wood Boilers	04/11/2010	04/24/2012 77 FR 24385	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2010-1043 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 151 (pdf) (93 KB)	Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings	10/06/2005	03/17/2006 71 FR 13767	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2005-ME-0003 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 152 (pdf) (236 KB)	Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products	12/15/2007	05/22/2012 77 FR 30216 (pdf) (251 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0696 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 153 (pdf) (46 KB)	Mobile Equipment	02/05/2004	05/26/2005 70 FR 30367	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2004-ME-0005 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 154 (pdf) (30 KB)	Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Flexible Package Printing	07/20/2010	11/05/2014 79 FR 65587 (pdf) (224 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0243 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 155 (pdf) (59 KB)	Portable Fuel Container Spillage Control	07/14/2004	02/07/2005 70 FR 6352	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2004-ME-0003 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 159 (pdf) (76 KB)	Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants	06/02/2014	11/05/2014 79 FR 65587 (pdf) (224 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0243 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 161 (pdf) (91 KB)	Graphic Arts - Offset Lithography and Letterpress Printing	04/06/2010	05/22/2012 77 FR 30216 (pdf) (251 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0696 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 162 (pdf) (99 KB)	Controls for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials	07/07/2015	05/26/2016 81 FR 33394 (pdf) (227 KB)	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0801 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 164 (pdf) (140 KB)	General Permit Regulation for Concrete Batch Plants	04/27/2014	10/09/2015 80 FR 61118 (pdf) (240 KB)	All of Chapter 164 is approved with the exception of the "director discretion" provisions in sections 5(C)(2), 5(C)(3)(a), and 5(C)(3)(b), and the opacity provisions in sections 5(A)(10), 5(B)(3), 5(B)(4), 5(E), 5(F)(5) and 5(G)(4), which were formally withdrawn from consideration as part of the SIP.. [See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0527 at www.regulations.gov]
Chapter 166 (pdf) (950 KB)	Industrial Cleaning Solvents	08/22/2018	08/07/2019 84 FR 38558 (pdf) (227 KB)
Vehicle I/M (pdf) (121 KB)	Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance	07/09/1998	01/10/2001 66 FR 1871	"Maine Motor Vehicle Inspection Manual," revised in 1998, pages 1-12 through 1-14, and page 2-14, D.1.g. Also, Authorizing legislation effective July 9, 1998 and entitled L.D. 2223, "An Act to Reduce Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles and to Meet Requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act."
38 MRSA § 603-A sub§ 2(A) (pdf) (38 KB)	An Act To Improve Maine's Air Quality and Reduce Regional Haze at Acadia National Park and Other Federally Designated Class 1 Areas	09/12/2009	04/24/2012 77 FR 24385	[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2010-1043 at www.regulations.gov]
5 MRSA Section 18 (pdf) (637 KB)	Disqualification of Executive Employees from Participation in Certain Matters	07/01/2003	06/18/2018 83 FR 28157 (pdf) (271 KB)	Conflict of Interest Provisions.
38 MRSA Section 341-C(7) (pdf) (206 KB)	Board Membership Conflict of Interest	08/11/2000	06/18/2018 83 FR 28157 (pdf) (271 KB)	Conflict of Interest Provisions.
38 MRSA Section 341-A(3)(D) (pdf) (973 KB)	Department of Environmental Protection Commissione	06/15/2011	05/13/2021 86 FR 26181 (pdf) (297 KB)	Conflict of Interest Provisions.
38 MRSA Section 341-C(2) and 341-C(8) (pdf) (1 MB)	Board Membership qualifications and requirements and federal standards	09/19/2019	05/13/2021 86 FR 26181 (pdf) (297 KB)	Conflict-of-interest provisions. Sections 341-C(2) and 341-C(8) are approved except 341-C(8)(A).
38 M.R.S. § 585-N as amended by Public Law 2019, c. 55, § 1 (pdf) (63 KB)	Reformulated gasoline	11/01/2020	06/02/2021 86 FR 29520 (pdf) (256 KB)	Repeals the section of the statute which requires retailers in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties in Maine to only sell reformulated gasoline.

EPA Approved Regulations in the Maine SIP

Air Quality Implementation Plans