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§52.281. Visibility protection.

40 C.F.R. § 52.281

(a)
The requirements of section 169A of the Clean Air Act are not met, because the plan does not include approvable procedures for protection of visibility in mandatory Class I Federal areas.
(b)
[Reserved]
(c)
Regulations for visibility new source review. The provisions of § 52.27 are hereby incorporated and made part of the applicable plan for the State of California only with respect to:
(1)
Mendocino County air pollution control district,
(2)
Monterey County air pollution control district,
(3)
North Coast Unified air quality management district,
(4)
Northern Sonoma County air pollution control district, and
(5)
Sacramento County air pollution control district.
(d)
Plan provisions. The provisions of § 52.28 are hereby incorporated and made part of the applicable plan for the State of California, except for the air pollution control districts listed in this paragraph (d). The provisions of § 52.28 remain the applicable plan for any Indian reservation lands, and any other area of Indian country where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction, located within the State of California, including any such areas located in the air pollution control districts listed in this paragraph (d).
(1)
Monterey County Air Pollution Control District.
(2)
Sacramento County Air Pollution Control District.
(3)
Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District.
(4)
Mariposa County Air Pollution Control District.
(5)
Northern Sierra Air Pollution Control District.
(6)
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District.
(7)
Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District.
(8)
Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District.
(9)
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District.
(10)
Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District.
(11)
El Dorado County Air Quality Management District.
(12)
Placer County Air Pollution Control District.
(13)
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District.
(14)
Amador Air District.
(15)
San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District.
(16)
Tehama County Air Pollution Control District.
(e)
[Reserved]
(f)
Approval. On March 16, 2009, the California Air Resources Board submitted the “California Regional Haze Plan” (“CRHP”). The CRHP, as amended and supplemented on September 8, 2009 and June 9, 2010, meets the requirements of Clean Air Act section 169B and the Regional Haze Rule in 40 CFR 51.308.
(g)
Approval. On June 16, 2014, the California Air Resources Board submitted the “California Regional Haze Plan 2014 Progress Report” (“Progress Report”). The Progress Report meets the requirements of Clean Air Act sections 169A and 169B and the Regional Haze Rule in 40 CFR 51.308.
(h)
Approval. On August 9, 2022, the California Air Resources Board submitted “California's Regional Haze Plan For the Second Implementation Period” (“Plan”). The Plan meets the requirements of Clean Air Act sections 169A and 169B and the Regional Haze Rule in 40 CFR 51.308 for the second implementation period.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[50 FR 28553, July 12, 1985, as amended at 52 FR 45138, Nov. 24, 1987; 76 FR 34611, June 14, 2011; 80 FR 17331, Apr. 1, 2015; 82 FR 3129, Jan. 10, 2017; 85 FR 73636, Nov. 19, 2020; 85 FR 74265, Nov. 20, 2020; 87 FR 58732, Sept. 28, 2022; 87 FR 74319, Dec. 5, 2022; 88 FR 7879, Feb. 7, 2023; 88 FR 42271, June 30, 2023; 88 FR 42640, July 3, 2023; 88 FR 63033, Sept. 14, 2023; 88 FR 65819, Sept. 26, 2023; 88 FR 88257, Dec. 21, 2023; 89 FR 8080, Feb. 6, 2024; 89 FR 42810, May 16, 2024; 90 FR 19428, May 8, 2025; 90 FR 42821, Sept. 5, 2025]

Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Amendments

[40 FR 5521, Feb. 6, 1975]

Amendments

[50 FR 28553, July 12, 1985, as amended at 52 FR 45138, Nov. 24, 1987; 76 FR 34611, June 14, 2011; 80 FR 17331, Apr. 1, 2015; 82 FR 3129, Jan. 10, 2017; 85 FR 73636, Nov. 19, 2020; 85 FR 74265, Nov. 20, 2020; 87 FR 58732, Sept. 28, 2022; 87 FR 74319, Dec. 5, 2022; 88 FR 7879, Feb. 7, 2023; 88 FR 42271, June 30, 2023; 88 FR 42640, July 3, 2023; 88 FR 63033, Sept. 14, 2023; 88 FR 65819, Sept. 26, 2023; 88 FR 88257, Dec. 21, 2023; 89 FR 8080, Feb. 6, 2024; 89 FR 42810, May 16, 2024; 90 FR 19428, May 8, 2025; 90 FR 42821, Sept. 5, 2025]