Approval and Promulgation of Delegation of Authority for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Allegheny County; Delegation of Authority of the Federal Plan for Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units

Document 2026-09043 is a Final Rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on May 7, 2026, with an effective date of June 8, 2026. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is codifying the approval of a request submitted by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for delegation of authority to implement and enforce the Federal plan for existing affected Sewage Sludge Incineration (SSI) units within Allegheny County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Federal plan addresses the implementation and enforcement of the emission guidelines applicable to existing SSI units located in areas not covered by an approved and currently effective state plan. The Federal plan imposes emission limits and other control requirements for existing affected SSI facilities which will reduce designated pollutants. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/07/2026-09043/approval-and-promulgation-of-delegation-of-authority-for-designated-facilities-and-pollutants.

No. Document 2026-09043 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.