Air Plan Approval; Virginia; Amendment to the State Operating Permit for GP Big Island, LLC

Document 2026-07527 is a Final Rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 17, 2026, with an effective date of May 18, 2026. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted on December 14, 2022, by the Commonwealth of Virginia's (Commonwealth or Virginia) Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ). The revision pertains to an amendment to an operating permit limiting visibility-impairing air emissions from the GP Big Island, LLC pulp and paper mill facility located in Bedford County, Virginia. The EPA is approving the inclusion of the revised state operating permit to the Virginia SIP. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA). View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/17/2026-07527/air-plan-approval-virginia-amendment-to-the-state-operating-permit-for-gp-big-island-llc.

No. Document 2026-07527 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.