Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-20638
EPA Approval of New Jersey Ozone-Pollution Control Plan Revisions
Posted
October 08, 2026
Identifier
2026-20638
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved revisions to New Jersey’s air-pollution control plan. - Government buyer: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including Region 2 and its Air Programs Branch. - Action: Approval of New Jersey State Implementation Plan revisions covering Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for major sources of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides. - Applies to relevant ozone nonattainment areas and statewide obligations within the Ozone Transport Region. - Also approves RACT requirements for municipal waste combustors, including a nitrogen oxide emissions limit more stringent than the applicable federal guideline. - OEMs and vendors: None named. - Products or services requested: None. This is a regulatory action, not a procurement opportunity.
Description
The Environmental Protection Agency is approving New Jersey State Implementation Plan revisions dated November 23, 2021, and March 3, 2025. The revisions address Reasonably Available Control Technology requirements for the 2008 and 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards in specified New Jersey nonattainment areas, and statewide 2015 ozone requirements within the Ozone Transport Region. EPA determined that the state’s regulatory requirements for volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides from major sources achieve RACT-level control. The action is taken under the Clean Air Act and is effective November 9, 2026.