[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 111 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31217-31219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14769]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6357-8]
Adequacy Status of Submitted State Implementation Plans for
Transportation Conformity Purposes
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Adequacy Status.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, we are publicizing the list of submitted state
implementation plans (SIPs) with motor vehicle emissions budgets that
we have found adequate or inadequate for transportation conformity
purposes. On March 2, 1999, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that submitted
SIPs cannot be used for conformity determinations until EPA has
affirmatively found them adequate.
Areas can use the SIPs that we have found adequate in conformity
determinations, and any conformity determination already made using a
SIP that is adequate will remain valid. SIPs that we have found
inadequate cannot be used for further conformity determinations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding this notice or future
guidance: Laura Voss, U.S. EPA, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105. [email protected] (734) 214-4858.
Regarding specific areas listed in the table: see the EPA Regional
contact person listed in the table.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the
Clean Air Act. EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation
plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality
implementation plans (SIPs) and establishes the criteria and procedures
for determining whether or not they do. Conformity to a SIP means that
transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations,
worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the national
ambient air quality standards.
The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's motor vehicle
emission budgets are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in
40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). Please note that an adequacy review is separate
from EPA's completeness review, and it also should not be used to
prejudge EPA's ultimate approval of the SIP. Even if we find a budget
adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved when reviewed with the
entire SIP submission.
The list in this notice is not a complete list of all SIPs that
have been submitted to EPA. This is merely a list of those pending SIP
submissions that we have found adequate or inadequate to date. We have
approved some SIPs, and we are still reviewing the adequacy of others.
We've described our future process for determining the adequacy of
submitted SIP budgets in guidance (May 14, 1999 memo titled
``Conformity Guidance on Implementation of March 2, 1999 Conformity
Court Decision''). We will be revising our conformity rules shortly to
codify this guidance. You can obtain a copy of this guidance from EPA's
conformity website: http://www.epa.gov/oms/transp.htm, or by calling
the contact name listed in For Further Information Contact section.
Future adequacy determinations will also be announced in the Federal
Register.
Status of Submitted Budgets:
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Adequate/
State Pollutant Area Submitted SIP Date of finding inadequate
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Region 1: Contact Donald Cooke, U.S. EPA Region 1, Suite 1100 (CAQ), One Congress Street, Boston, MA 02114-2023,
[email protected] (617) 918-1668
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ME........... Ozone................ Portland Area........ 15%............. April 28, 1999. Adequate.
NH........... Ozone................ Boston-Lawrence- Post-96 rate of April 29, 1999. Adequate.
Worcester Area. progress. August 19, 1998 Adequate.
Attainment
demonstration.
NH........... Ozone................ Portsmouth-Dover- Post-96 rate of April 29, 1999. Adequate.
Rochester Area. progress. August 19, 1998 Adequate.
Attainment
demonstration.
MA........... Ozone................ Boston-Lawrence- 15%............. June 5, 1997... Adequate.
Worcester (E. Mass) Post-96 rate of June 5, 1997... Adequate.
Area. progress.
MA........... Ozone................ Boston-Lawrence- Attainment February 19, Adequate.
Worcester (E. Mass) demonstration. 1999.
Area.
MA........... Ozone................ Springfield (W. Mass) Attainment February 19, Adequate.
Area. demonstration. 1999.
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Region 2: Contact Rudolph Kapichak, U.S. EPA Region 2, Air Programs Branch, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007,
[email protected] (212) 637-3804
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NY........... Ozone................ New York Portion of Post-96 rate of September 17, Adequate.
the NY-NJ-CT severe progress. 1997.
ozone nonattainment
area.
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Region 3: Contact Paul Wentworth (Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. areas); Larry Budney (Delaware areas); U.S. EPA
Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, [email protected] (215) 814-2183; [email protected]
(215) 814-2184
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DC........... Ozone................ Washington DC........ Post-96 rate of December 31, Adequate.
progress. 1997.
MD........... Ozone................ Maryland portion of Post-96 rate of February 27, Adequate.
DC area. progress. 1998.
VA........... Ozone................ Northern Virginia Post-96 rate of February 27, Adequate.
portion of DC area. progress. 1998.
MD........... Ozone................ Baltimore............ Post-96 rate of April 28, 1999. Adequate.
progress.
MD........... Ozone................ Cecil County......... Post-96 rate of April 28, 1999. Adequate.
progress.
DE........... Ozone................ New Castle County.... Post-96 rate of April 29, 1999. Adequate.
progress.
DE........... Ozone................ Kent County.......... Post-96 rate of April 29, 1999. Adequate.
progress.
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Region 4: Contact Kay Prince, U.S. EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management Division, 61 Forsyth
Street S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303, [email protected] (404) 562-9026
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KY........... Ozone................ Louisville........... 15%............. April 29, 1999. Adequate.
TN........... Ozone................ Memphis.............. Maintenance plan August 7, 1998. Adequate.
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Region 5: Contact Ryan Bahr, U.S. EPA Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, AR-18J,
Chicago, IL 60604-3590, [email protected] (312) 353-4366
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IN........... Ozone................ Lake and Porter Post-96 rate of February 2, Adequate.
County. progress. 1998.
IL........... Ozone................ Chicago area......... Post-96 rate of February 3, Adequate.
progress. 1998.
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Region 6: Contact Jahan Behnam, U.S. EPA Region 6, Fountain Place 12th Floor Suite 1200, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, TX 75202-2733, [email protected] (214) 665-7247
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LA........... Ozone................ Baton Rouge.......... Attainment April 28, 1999. Adequate.
demonstration.
TX........... Ozone................ El Paso.............. Section 179B January 12, Adequate.
international 1998.
border plan.
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Region 8: Contact Jeff Houk, U.S. EPA Region 8, 999 18th Street Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466,
[email protected] (303) 312-6446
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CO........... Carbon monoxide...... Colorado Springs..... Maintenance plan April 29, 1999.
1998--2009 Inadequate.
budgets. Adequate.
2010 budget and
beyond.
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CO........... Carbon monoxide...... Longmont............. Maintenance plan May 14, 1999... Inadequate.
UT........... Carbon monoxide...... Ogden................ Maintenance plan April 29, 1999. Adequate.
UT........... Carbon monoxide...... Provo................ Attainment May 14, 1999... Inadequate.
demonstration.
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Region 9: Contact Karina O'Connor, U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105,
[email protected] (415) 744-1247.
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AZ........... Carbon monoxide...... Phoenix.............. Attainment May 5, 1999.... Inadequate.
demonstration.
AZ........... Ozone................ Phoenix.............. Attainment May 5, 1999.... Inadequate.
demonstration
and 15%.
CA........... PM 10................ San Joaquin Valley... Attainment May 5, 1999.... Inadequate.
demonstration.
NV........... Carbon monoxide...... Las Vegas............ Attainment May 5, 1999.... Inadequate.
demonstration.
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Region 10: Contact Wayne Elson, U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, [email protected]
(206) 553-1463.
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AK........... Carbon monoxide...... Anchorage............ Attainment May 14, 1999... Inadequate.
demonstration.
AK........... Carbon monoxide...... Fairbanks............ Attainment May 14, 1999... Inadequate.
demonstration.
WA........... Carbon monoxide...... Spokane.............. Attainment May 14, 1999... Inadequate.
demonstration.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
Dated: June 3, 1999.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator for Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 99-14769 Filed 6-9-99; 8:45 am]
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