EPA Approves Revisions to Tennessee SIP for VOC and LAER Regulations

Summary

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved revisions to the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the use of Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) for major modifications to existing sources of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and for the coating of miscellaneous metal parts, submitted by the Tennessee Department of Air Pollution Control (TDAPC) in 1995 and 1999.