South Carolina; Approval of State Plan for Control of Emissions From Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units

Document 2026-10744 is a Final Rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on May 29, 2026, with an effective date of June 29, 2026. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a state plan submitted by the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) on December 19, 2014, and supplemented on September 17, 2018, June 19, 2019, and November 5, 2019, for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units. The State plan provides for implementation and enforcement of the EG, as finalized by EPA on June 23, 2016, applicable to existing CISWI units for which construction commenced on or before June 4, 2010, or for which modification or reconstruction commenced after June 4, 2010, but no later than August 7, 2013. The State plan also incorporates the CISWI technical amendments finalized by EPA on April 16, 2019. The South Carolina State plan establishes emission limits, monitoring, operating, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for affected CISWI units. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10744/south-carolina-approval-of-state-plan-for-control-of-emissions-from-commercial-and-industrial-solid.

No. Document 2026-10744 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.