Federal Register, Volume 60 Issue 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13634-13636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6160]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[IL80-3-6838; FRL-5170-4]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and
Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On November 25, 1994, USEPA proposed to approve a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) request to redesignate the Jersey County,
Illinois marginal ozone nonattainment area to attainment of the public
health based ozone air quality standard. The USEPA also proposed
approval of the accompanying maintenance plan as a SIP revision. The
redesignation request and maintenance plan were submitted by the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) on November 12, 1993.
[[Page 13635]] The State has met the requirements for redesignation
contained in the Clean Air Act (Act). The redesignation request is
based on ambient monitoring data that show no violations for the ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standard during the three-year period from
1990 through 1992. Public comments were solicited on the redesignation
request, maintenance plan and on USEPA's proposed action. No public
comments were received.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule becomes effective on April 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the SIP revision relevant to this action are
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the
following location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5,
Regulation Development Branch, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Doty, Regulation Development
Section (AR-18J), Regulation Development Branch, Air and Radiation
Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604 (312) 886-6057.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 12, 1993, the IEPA submitted a
redesignation and maintenance plan for Jersey County as a requested SIP
revisions. The IEPA has requested that Jersey County be redesignated to
attainment for ozone.
On November 6, 1991 (56 FR 56694), the USEPA formally designated
Jersey County as a marginal ozone nonattainment area. This
classification and designation was based on a monitored violation of
the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard in Jersey County in
1988.
Jersey County is a rural county located approximately 25 miles
north of St. Louis, Missouri. Based on the 1990 census, the population
of Jersey County is 20,539, with the largest urban population being
that of Jerseyville, with a population of approximately 8,000.
On November 25, 1994, (59 FR 60577) the USEPA proposed approval of
the SIP revision request to redesignate the Jersey County, Illinois
ozone nonattainment area to attainment and the accompany maintenance
plan. Please refer to the November 25, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR
60577) and the July 8, 1994, technical support document for additional
information on this final rule.
With respect to the requirement of section 172(c)(3), the USEPA
notes that the State of Illinois has developed and submitted the
required emissions inventory, which section 182(a)(1) required to be
submitted by November 15, 1992. On September 13, 1994, USEPA proposed
approval of the emissions inventory for Jersey County (59 FR 46920).
Elsewhere in this Federal Register, the USEPA has taken final action on
Illinois' Emissions Inventory SIP revision request, including that
portion for Jersey County.

Public Comments

The public comment period for the November 25, 1994 (59 FR 60577),
notice of proposed rulemaking to approve the redesignation request for
Jersey County closed on December 27, 1994, and no comments were
received.

Final Rulemaking Action

The USEPA is approving the redesignation of Jersey County to
attainment for ozone because the State of Illinois has met the
requirements of the Act revising the Illinois ozone SIP and is
approving the maintenance plan as a revision to the SIP.
This action has been classified as a Table 3 action by the Regional
Administrator under the procedures published in the Federal Register on
January 19, 1989 (54 FR 2214-2225), as revised by an October 4, 1993
memorandum from Michael H. Shapiro, Acting Assistant Administrator for
Air and Radiation. The OMB has exempted this regulatory action from
Executive Order 12866 review.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Hydrocarbons, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Volatile organic compounds.
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Hydrocarbons, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Volatile organic compounds.

Dated: February 23, 1995.
Robert Springer,
Acting Regional Administrator.

Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Subpart O--Illinois

2. Section 52.726 is amended by adding paragraph (h) to read as
follows:

Sec. 52.726 Control strategy: Ozone.

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(h) Approval--On November 12, 1993, the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency submitted an ozone redesignation request and
maintenance plan for Jersey County ozone nonattainment area and
requested that Jersey County be redesignated to attainment for ozone.
The redesignation request and maintenance plan meet the redesignation
requirements in section 107(d)(3)(d) of the Act. The redesignation
meets the Federal requirements of section 182(a)(1) of the Clean Air
Act as a revision to the Illinois ozone State Implementation Plan for
Jersey County.
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PART 81--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7871q.

2. In Sec. 81.314 the ozone table is amended by revising the entry
``Jersey County Area'' to read as follows:

Sec. 81.314 Illinois.

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Illinois--Ozone
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Designation Classification
Designated areas ----------------------------------------------------------
Date\1\ Type Date\1\ Type
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Jersey County Area Jersey County..................... [*] Attainment........
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\1\This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
*April 13, 1995.

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