40 CFR § 97.601 - Purpose.

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title: "40 CFR § 97.601 - Purpose."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "97.601"
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chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "97"
part_name: "FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM, CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS, CSAPR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS, AND TEXAS SO2 TRADING PROGRAM"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401, 7403, 7410, 7426, 7491, 7601, and 7651,"
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# 97.601 Purpose.

This subpart sets forth the general, designated representative, allowance, and monitoring provisions for the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) SO<sub>2</sub> Group 1 Trading Program, under section 110 of the Clean Air Act and § 52.39 of this chapter, as a means of mitigating interstate transport of fine particulates and sulfur dioxide.

[76 FR 48432, Aug. 8, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 74614, Oct. 26, 2016]