Note: These questions and answers pertain to the 2021 Repeal of Ice Fog and SO₂ Special Protection Areas and Adoption Updates Proposed Revisions. The information was current at the time of posting, but may be outdated after the adoption of regulations.

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Why is ADEC updating adoptions by reference?

ADEC is adopting updated federal regulations so that applicable requirements are included in permits.

Where can I find the updated adoption by reference documents?

The current and proposed updated adoption by reference documents can be found at: 18 AAC 50 Reference Materials

Why is ADEC proposing to repeal the ice fog and SO₂ special protection areas regulations?

ADEC is proposing to remove those regulations and cross-references to them from the Federally-approved Alaska State Implementation Plan (SIP) because these older regulations were not mandatory measures required by the Clean Air Act (CAA) and/or EPA regulations, and were established by ADEC as measures  to address specific situations that have since been resolved. Their removal will not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further progress or any other applicable requirement of the CAA.

Additional information:

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to DEC by submitting questions electronically via our public notice site at https://dec.alaska.gov/comment/ by September 7, 2021.  Alternately, you may submit questions to Rebecca Smith at rebecca.smith@alaska.gov.

The department will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on this page.  The department may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the September 7, 2021, deadline for submitting questions.

Documents for the proposed regulation changes may be found at: 2021 Repeal and Adoption Updates Regulations Webpage