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EPA Approved Statutes and Regulations in the Memphis-Shelby County, TN APCB LIP

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Updated as of: May 20, 2025

EPA Contact: EPA Region 4: Josue Ortiz-Borrero (404-562-8085)

EPA Approved Statutes and Regulations in the Memphis-Shelby County, TN APCB LIP

State citation	Title/subject	State effective date	EPA approval date	Explanation
Division I - General regulations (pdf) (226.41 KB, 5/20/25) General regulations for the Memphis-Shelby County Air Pollution Control Regulations as of 5/20/25 - Division I
Section 16-46	Definitions	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-47	Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-48	Words, Phrases Substituted in State Regulations Adopted by Reference	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-49	Ambient Air Quality Standards	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-50	Open Burning	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-51	Severability of Parts of Articles	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Division II - Enforcement regulations (pdf) (127.26 KB, 5/20/25) Enforcement regulations for the Memphis-Shelby County Air Pollution Control Regulations as of 5/20/25 - Division II
Section 16-56	Violations of Chapter—Notice; Citation; Injunctive Relief	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-57	Penalties, Misdemeanor, Civil, Noncompliance	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-58	Variances	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-59	Emergency Powers of Health Officer	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Division III - Air Pollution Control Board regulations (pdf) (131.3 KB, 5/20/25) Air Pollution Control Board regulations for the Memphis-Shelby County Air Pollution Control Regulations as of 5/20/25 - Division III
Section 16-71	Created; Membership; Term of Office; Jurisdiction; Hearings; Appeals	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Division IV - Source Emission Standards (pdf) (1.95 MB, 5/20/25) Air Pollution Control Board regulations for the Memphis-Shelby County Air Pollution Control Regulations as of 5/20/25 - Division IV - Source Emission Standards
Section 9-12-24	Limits on Emissions due to Malfunctions, Startups & Shutdowns - Section 9-12-24 Limits on Emissions due to Malfunctions, Startups & Shutdowns (pdf) (247.26 KB, 5/20/25)	2/22/2022	11/20/2024, 89 FR 91572	With the exception of TAPCR Section 1200-3-20-.03, .06(1), (4) and (5). With the same exceptions, EPA's approval includes the corresponding sections of the Air Pollution Control Regulations/Ordinances for the remaining jurisdictions within Shelby County: Shelby County—Section 3-9 (locally effective on January 13, 2020); Town of Arlington—Section 20-101 (locally effective on November 2, 2020); City of Bartlett—Section 20-101 (locally effective on December 8, 2020); Town of Collierville—Section 96.02 (locally effective on November 23, 2020); City of Germantown—Section 9-21(24) (locally effective on July 12, 2021); City of Lakeland—Section 20-101 (locally effective on February 10, 2022); and Town of Millington—Section 20-101 (locally effective on October 12, 2020).
Section 16-77	Construction and Operating Permits	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-78	Process Emissions Standards	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-79	Nonprocess Emission Standards	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-80	Volatile Organic Compounds	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-82	Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-83	Visible Emissions	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-84	Particulate Matter from Incinerators	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-85	Required Sampling, Recording, and Reporting	5/20/96	3/19/96, 61 FR 11136
Section 16-86	Methods of Sampling and Analysis	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-87	Limits on Emissions due to Malfunctions, Startups & Shutdowns	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456	Only TAPCR Section 1200-3-20-.03 with a State effective date of March 21, 1979, and the first sentence of TAPCR Section 1200-3-20-.07(1) with a State effective date of December 14, 1981.
Section 16-88	Nuisance Abatement	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-89	Fugitive Dust	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-90	General Alternate Emission Standard	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456
Section 16-91	Lead Emission Standards	8/14/89	6/15/89, 54 FR 25456

[64 FR 35012, June 30, 1999]

Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting §52.2220, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.