EPA Approved Air Quality Implementation Plans in American Samoa

EPA’s Pacific Southwest (Region 9) implements and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations.

The following document and table contain information about air quality regulations called State Implementation Plans (SIPs) approved by EPA within American Samoa. EPA's Pacific Southwest Office maintains these tables and will update them to reflect any changes the official tables codified in the Code of Federal Regulations. To find the status of SIP submittals, visit SIP Status Reports.

Compiled Rules and Regulations

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American Samoa Air Regulations Compilation (pdf) (526.43 KB, July 27, 2018)
EPA-Approved and Compiled rules and regulations of the American Samoa Implementation Plan (SIP).

Approved Regulations

State Citation	Title/Subject	Effective Date	EPA Approval Date
Section 1.0	Definitions (1.0.1-1.0.18)	6/8/1972	3/02/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.1	Approval of New Sources: Permit to Operate (1.1.1-1.1.14)	6/8/1972	3/02/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.2	Source Monitoring, Record Keeping, and Reporting (1.2.1-1.2.2)	6/8/1972	3/02/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.3	Sampling and Testing Methods (1.3.1-1.3.2)	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.4	Malfunction of Equipment; Reporting (1.4.1-1.4.2)	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.5	Prohibition of Air Pollution	6/08/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.6	Compliance Schedule (1.6.1, Existing Sources)	6/08/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.7	Circumvention	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.8	Severability	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 1.9	Ambient Air Quality Standards (1.9.1-1.9.2)	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 2.1	Control of Open Burning Control of Particulate Emissions	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 3.1	Visible Emissions (3.1.1-3.1.2)	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 3.2	Fugitive Dust (3.2.1-3.2.3)	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 3.3	Incineration (3.3.1-3.3.4)	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 3.4	Fuel Burning Equipment (3.4.1-3.4.2)	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 3.5	Process Industries—General (3.5.1, 3.5.3-3.5.5)	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Table 1	Particulate Emission Allowable Based on Process Weight	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 3.6	Sampling Methods (3.6.1) Control of Sulfur Compound Emissions	6/8/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956
Section 4.1	Fuel Combustion (4.1.1)	6/08/1972	3/2/1976 41 FR 8956

The following document(s) and table(s) contain information about air quality regulations called State Implementation Plans (SIPs) approved by EPA. Official SIPs, TIPs (Tribal), and FIPs (Federal) are contained in regulations promulgated in the Federal Register and codified in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). EPA’s web-versions of the approved SIPs, TIPs, and FIPs are for reference. While we make every effort to maintain the accuracy of the files accessible here, inconsistencies may occur. Please contact us using the link below if you find any errors in these files. Free viewers and readers are available to read and print documents posted on our website. If you experience a problem reading a document with assistive technology, please contact us.