Air Plan Approval; Virginia; Amendment to the State Operating Permit for GP Big Island, LLC

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia's (Commonwealth or Virginia) Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ). This revision pertains to an amendment to an operating permit limiting visibility-impairing air emissions from the GP Big Island, LLC pulp and paper mill facility in Bedford County, Virginia. The EPA is proposing to include this amended operating permit in Virginia's SIP. This proposed action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).