Clean Air Act Final Approval of Operating Permits Program; State of Vermont

EPA is granting full approval to the Clean Air Act (Act), Operating Permits Program of the State of Vermont (program). Vermont submitted its program for the purpose of complying with the Act's directive that states develop programs to issue operating permits to all major stationary sources and certain other stationary sources. EPA granted interim approval to Vermont's initial operating permit program on October 2, 1996. On September 28, 2001, EPA proposed full approval of Vermont's pending revised program, provided the state finalized the sections of its proposed rules that address EPA's interim approval conditions. On November 15, 2001, EPA received Vermont's adopted revisions to its program. The Agency has determined that Vermont has adequately addressed all interim approval conditions as described in EPA's proposed approval.