[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17166-17174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07137]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R02-OAR-2017-0044; FRL-9961-00-Region 2]


Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Jersey, 2011 
Periodic Emission Inventory SIP for the Ozone Nonattainment and PM2.5/
Regional Haze Areas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the New 
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The SIP revision 
consists of the following: 2011 calendar year ozone precursor emission 
inventories for volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen and 
carbon monoxide for the Northern New Jersey-New York-Connecticut area 
classified as Moderate ozone nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone 
standard, and Southern New Jersey-Philadelphia ozone nonattainment area 
classified as Marginal ozone nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone 
standard. In addition, the SIP revision also consists of the 2011 
calendar year statewide periodic emissions inventory for particulate 
matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 microns 
(PM2.5) and the associated PM2.5 and/or Regional 
Haze precursors. The pollutants included in this inventory include 
volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, PM2.5, 
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 
10 microns, ammonia and sulfur dioxide.

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Emission inventories are needed to develop and assess new control 
strategies that the states may use in attainment demonstration SIPs for 
the new National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and 
PM2.5. The inventory may also serve as part of statewide 
inventories for purposes of regional modeling in ozone and Regional 
Haze transport areas. The inventory plays an important role in modeling 
demonstrations for areas classified as nonattainment for ozone, carbon 
monoxide and PM2.5.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R02-OAR-2017-0044, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any 
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA 
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located 
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other 
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA 
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, 
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Forde [email protected] 
for general, point and nonpoint or area source inventory questions, and 
Matthew Laurita [email protected] for mobile source inventory 
related questions at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
Programs Branch, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10007-1866, 
telephone number (212) 637-4249, fax number (212) 637-3901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background--What is the Periodic Emissions Inventory?
II. What are the criteria for approving the Periodic Inventory?
III. What action is the EPA proposing to take?
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background--What is the Periodic Emissions Inventory?

    Section 182(a)(3) and 172(c)(3) of the Clean Air Act requires the 
periodic submission of emissions inventories for the SIP planning 
process to address the pollutants for the ozone, particulate matter 
with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 microns 
(PM2.5) and carbon monoxide (CO) National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards. Identifying the calendar year gives certainty to 
states that require submission of the ozone, PM2.5 and CO 
emission inventories periodically. These requirements allow the EPA, 
based on the states' progress in reducing emissions, to periodically 
reassess its policies and air quality standards and revise them as 
necessary. Most important, the ozone, PM2.5 and CO 
inventories will be used to develop and assess new control strategies 
that the states may use in attainment demonstration SIPs for the new 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and PM2.5. 
The inventory may also serve as part of statewide inventories for 
purposes of regional modeling in transport areas. The inventory plays 
an important role in modeling demonstrations for areas classified as 
nonattainment and outside transport regions. In addition, 40 CFR 
51.308(d)(4)(v) of EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) requires the 
establishment of a statewide emissions inventory of pollutants that are 
reasonably anticipated to cause or contribute to visibility impairment 
in any mandatory Class I area.
    New Jersey has areas that are classified as nonattainment for the 
2008 8-hour ozone standard. See 77 FR 30088 (May 21, 2012) for the 
Southern New Jersey-Philadelphia area classified as Marginal ozone 
nonattainment, and 81 FR 26697 (May 4, 2016) for the Northern New 
Jersey-New York-Connecticut area classified as Moderate ozone 
nonattainment. Therefore, an ozone emissions inventory is needed for 
these areas for air quality program planning purposes. For Regional 
Haze, New Jersey has a Class I area within its borders: Brigantine 
Wilderness Area (Brigantine). Emissions from New Jersey's sources were 
also found to impact visibility at several other Class I areas: Acadia 
National Park and the Moosehorn Wilderness Area in Maine, the Great 
Gulf Wilderness Area and Presidential Range/Dry River Wilderness Area 
in New Hampshire, and the Lye Brook Wilderness Area in Vermont. See 76 
FR 49711 (August 11, 2011). Therefore, an emissions inventory is needed 
for the Regional Haze air quality planning program effort.
    The pollutants inventoried by New Jersey include volatile organic 
compounds (VOC), oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and CO summertime 
daily and annual emissions for the ozone areas; and VOC, 
NOX, PM2.5, particulate matter with an 
aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 microns 
(PM10), ammonia (NH3) and sulfur dioxide 
(SO2) annual emissions for the PM2.5 and/or 
Regional Haze areas. For the reasons stated above, ideally EPA would 
therefore emphasize the importance and benefits of developing a 
comprehensive, current, and accurate ozone and PM2.5/
Regional Haze emissions inventory (similar to the 1990 base year 
inventory effort). In this case, the 2011 calendar year has been 
selected as the inventory that will be used for planning purposes for 
ozone and PM2.5/Regional Haze areas.

II. What are the criteria for approving the Periodic Inventory?

    On June 11, 2015, New Jersey submitted the 2011 ozone emissions 
inventory for the Northern New Jersey-New York-Connecticut and Southern 
New Jersey-Philadelphia ozone nonattainment areas and the 2011 
emissions inventory for the PM2.5/Regional Haze areas and 
requested that EPA approve the emissions inventory SIP revision. This 
section describes EPA's rationale for proposing to approve the 
emissions inventory SIP revision. A more detailed discussion of the 
EPA's review and proposed action is found in the technical support 
document (TSD) available in the Docket for this action, and by 
contacting the individuals in the For Further Information Contact 
section.
    There are specific components of an acceptable emission inventory. 
The emission inventory must meet certain minimum requirements for 
reporting each source category. Specifically, the source requirements 
are detailed below.
    The review process, which is described in the accompanying TSD, is 
used to determine that all components of the base year inventory are 
present. This review also evaluates the level of supporting 
documentation provided by the state, assesses whether the emissions 
were developed according to current EPA guidance, and evaluates the 
quality of the data.
    The review process is outlined here and consists of eight elements 
that the inventory must include. For an emissions inventory to be 
acceptable, it

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must pass all of the following acceptance criteria:
    1. Evidence that the inventory was quality assured by the state and 
its implementation documented;
    2. The point source inventory was complete;
    3. Point source emissions were prepared or calculated according to 
the current EPA guidance;
    4. The area source inventory was complete;
    5. The area source emissions were prepared or calculated according 
to the current EPA guidance;
    6. Non-road mobile emissions were prepared according to the current 
EPA guidance for all of the source categories;
    7. The method (e.g., Highway Performance Monitoring System or a 
network transportation planning model) used to develop vehicle miles 
travelled (VMT) estimates follows the EPA guidance; and,
    8. On-road mobile emissions were prepared according to the current 
EPA guidance.
    Based on the EPA's review, New Jersey satisfies all of the EPA's 
requirements for purposes of providing a comprehensive, accurate, and 
current inventory of actual emissions for the ozone nonattainment and 
PM2.5/Regional Haze areas. A summary of the EPA's review is 
given below:
    1. The Quality Assurance (QA) plan was implemented for all portions 
of the inventory. The QA plan included a QA/Quality control (QC) 
program for assessing data completeness and standard range checking. 
Critical data elements relative to the inventory sources were assessed 
for completeness. QA checks were performed relative to data collection 
and analysis, and double counting of emissions from point, area and 
mobile sources. QA/QC checks were conducted to ensure accuracy of 
units, unit conversions, transposition of figures, and calculations. 
The inventory is well documented. New Jersey provided documentation 
detailing the methods used to develop emissions estimates for each 
category. In addition, New Jersey identified the sources of data used 
in developing the inventory;
    2. The point source emissions are complete and in accordance with 
the EPA guidance;
    3. The point source emissions were prepared/calculated in 
accordance with the EPA guidance;
    4. The area source emissions are complete and in accordance with 
the EPA guidance;
    5. Area source emissions were prepared/calculated in accordance 
with the EPA guidance;
    6. Emission estimates for the non-road mobile source categories are 
correctly based on the latest non-road mobile model or other 
appropriate guidance and prepared in accordance with the EPA guidance;
    7. The method used to develop VMT estimates is in accordance with 
the EPA guidance and was adequately described and documented in the 
inventory report; and,
    8. The latest Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) model was 
used in accordance with the EPA's guidance.
    New Jersey's 2011 ozone and PM2.5/Regional Haze emission 
inventories have been developed in accordance with EPA guidance. 
Therefore, EPA is proposing to approve the emission inventories. A more 
detailed discussion of how the emission inventory was reviewed and the 
results of the review are presented in the TSD. Detailed emission 
inventory development procedures can be found in the following 
document: Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of Ozone and 
Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation, dated August 
2005; Using MOVES to Prepare Emission Inventories in State 
Implementation Plans and Transportation Conformity: Technical Guidance 
for MOVES2010, 2010a and 2010b, April 2012.
    Tables A-H below show the 2011 VOC, NOX and CO 
summertime daily and annual emission inventories for the ozone 
nonattainment areas. Tables F, G and I-L, show the VOC, NOX, 
PM2.5, PM10, SO2, and NH3 
annual emissions for the PM2.5/Regional Haze areas.

                 Table A--New Jersey Portion of the Northern New Jersey Ozone Nonattainment Area
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                                                                VOC  tons per summer day
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                County                                                   Onroad        Nonroad         Total
                                       Point sources   Area sources     sources        sources     anthropogenic
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Bergen...............................           1.46          25.45          11.17          14.41          52.49
Essex................................           2.65          21.95           6.48           6.43          37.51
Hudson...............................           3.11          15.87           3.82           3.96          26.76
Hunterdon............................           0.16           4.37           2.04           3.09           9.66
Middlesex............................          16.86          25.45           9.03           9.19          60.53
Monmouth.............................           0.43          19.33           7.79           9.6           37.15
Morris...............................           0.58          15.94           6.22           9.08          31.82
Passaic..............................           0.9           14.55           4.71           5.07          25.23
Somerset.............................           0.96          10.52           3.87           6.21          21.56
Sussex...............................           0.14           4.52           1.93           4.07          10.66
Union................................           3.7           17.15           5.99           5.96          32.8
Warren...............................           0.41           4.04           1.6            2.32           8.37
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    Total in Northern NAA Area.......          31.36         179.14          64.65          79.39         354.54
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                 Table B--New Jersey Portion of the Northern New Jersey Ozone Nonattainment Area
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                                                                NOX  tons per summer day
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                County                                                   Onroad        Nonroad         Total
                                       Point sources   Area sources     sources        sources     anthropogenic
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Bergen...............................           3.64           3.48          27.43          14.54          49.09
Essex................................          12.07           2.81          15.74          15.28          45.9
Hudson...............................          16.98           2.07           8.4           14.29          41.74

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Hunterdon............................           6.23           0.49           7              3.52          17.24
Middlesex............................          19.08           3.03          23.95          12.65          58.71
Monmouth.............................           0.58           2.15          14.64          11.54          28.91
Morris...............................           0.98           2.2           15.86           7.27          26.31
Passaic..............................           0.27           1.62           9.55           4.89          16.33
Somerset.............................           1.45           1.36          10.8            5.85          19.46
Sussex...............................           0.15           0.54           3.12           2.19           6
Union................................           9.01           1.91          16.01          11.77          38.7
Warren...............................           1.78           0.41           6.09           1.56           9.84
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    Total in Northern NAA Area.......          72.22          22.07         158.59         105.35         358.23
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                 Table C--New Jersey Portion of the Northern New Jersey Ozone Nonattainment Area
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                                                                VOC  tons per summer day
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                County                                                   Onroad        Nonroad         Total
                                       Point sources   Area sources     sources        sources     anthropogenic
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Atlantic.............................           0.16           9.12           3.73           8.04          21.05
Burlington...........................           0.92          14.32           6.52           7.48          29.24
Camden...............................           0.74          14.27           6.53           5.12          26.66
Cape May.............................           0.26           3.71           1.5           10.4           15.87
Cumberland...........................           0.33           7.29           1.68           2.9           12.2
Gloucester...........................           4.29          16.12           3.86           4.54          28.81
Mercer...............................           0.54          11.32           5.06           4.54          21.46
Ocean................................           0.31          15.9            6.46          14.29          36.96
Salem................................           0.78           3.09           1.13           1.84           6.84
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    Total in Southern NAA Area.......           8.33          95.14          36.47          59.15         199.09
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                 Table D--New Jersey Portion of the Northern New Jersey Ozone Nonattainment Area
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                                                                NOX  tons per summer day
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                County                                                   Onroad        Nonroad         Total
                                       Point sources   Area sources     sources        sources     anthropogenic
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Atlantic.............................           0.95           1.05          14.2            5.91          22.11
Burlington...........................           8.92           1.79          17.78           8.79          37.28
Camden...............................           1.53           1.79          16.89           6.84          27.05
Cape May.............................          13.77           0.37           5.66           5.88          25.68
Cumberland...........................           4.57           0.57           5.07           4.4           14.61
Gloucester...........................           6.83           0.93          10.57           7.21          25.54
Mercer...............................           6.49           1.64          14.2            5.62          27.95
Ocean................................           3.15           1.59          11.41           8.62          24.77
Salem................................          10.36           0.25           5.89           1.61          18.11
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    Total in Southern NAA Area.......          56.57           9.98         101.67          54.88         223.1
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               Table E--2011 New Jersey Statewide Emissions Inventory by County and Source Sector
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                                                                   CO  tons per year
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               County                                                   Onroad        Nonroad          Total
                                      Point sources   Area sources     sources        sources      anthropogenic
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Atlantic............................           0.92           1.91          47.16          47.81           97.80
Bergen..............................           1.49           3.47         128.03         198.37          331.36
Burlington..........................           2.67           6.88          68.9           79.73          158.18
Camden..............................           0.47           3.17          64.63          62.04          130.31
Cape May............................           1.14           0.66          18.15          45.18           65.13
Cumberland..........................           2.25           1.42          15.97          20.16           39.80
Essex...............................          12.05           2.96          70.99          84.87          170.87

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Gloucester..........................           2.14           1.34          41.11          51.26           95.85
Hudson..............................           6.64           2.21          38.46          41.16           88.47
Hunterdon...........................           2.18           1             22.08          37.27           62.53
Mercer..............................           1.22           2.2           52.97          58.14          114.53
Middlesex...........................          22.29           3.59         108.77         132.73          267.38
Monmouth............................           0.8            2.45          83.9          114.31          201.46
Morris..............................           0.42           2.28          72.86         121.29          196.85
Ocean...............................           2.48           3.95          63.68          88.62          158.73
Passaic.............................           0.17           1.74          52.36          62.2           116.47
Salem...............................           3.08           0.6           15.16          11.73           30.57
Somerset............................           0.79           1.46          42.25          90.37          134.87
Sussex..............................           0.4            0.85          17.85          28.7            47.80
Union...............................           2.85           2.05          67.43          81.39          153.72
Warren..............................           0.74           1.04          16.55          19.42           37.75
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    Total in State..................          67.20          47.23       1,109.26        1476.75        2,700.44
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               Table F--2011 New Jersey Statewide Emissions Inventory by County and Source Sector
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                                                                VOC  tons per year
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             County                                                                   Nonroad          Total
                                   Point sources   Area sources   Onroad sources      sources      anthropogenic
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Atlantic........................              58           3,437           1,278           2,472           7,245
Bergen..........................             321           8,408           4,512           4,209          17,450
Burlington......................             226           4,995           2,382           2,174           9,777
Camden..........................             218           5,134           2,349           1,484           9,185
Cape May........................              16           1,397             505           3,142           5,060
Cumberland......................              64           2,627             621             928           4,240
Essex...........................             483           7,341           2,686           1,982          12,492
Gloucester......................           1,008           5,261           1,424           1,308           9,001
Hudson..........................             722           5,504           1,585           1,244           9,055
Hunterdon.......................              31           1,463             854             876           3,224
Mercer..........................             126           4,343           1,877           1,286           7,632
Middlesex.......................           1,891           8,539           3,711           2,617          16,758
Monmouth........................             117           6,442           3,241           2,790          12,590
Morris..........................             133           5,257           2,561           2,570          10,521
Ocean...........................              68           5,576           2,708           4,507          12,859
Passaic.........................             113           4,708           1,952           1,488           8,261
Salem...........................             197           1,036             414             565           2,212
Somerset........................             236           3,533           1,589           1,701           7,059
Sussex..........................              48           1,517             835           1,197           3,597
Union...........................           1,143           5,666           2,450           1,723          10,982
Warren..........................             102           1,541             672             673           2,988
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    Total in State..............           7,320          93,726          40,206          40,938         182,190
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               Table G--2011 New Jersey Statewide Emissions Inventory by County and Source Sector
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                                                                 NOX tons per year
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             County                                                                   Nonroad          Total
                                   Point sources   Area sources   Onroad sources      sources      anthropogenic
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Atlantic........................             110             807           3,926           1,909           6,752
Bergen..........................             714           2,570           9,852           4,539          17,675
Burlington......................             266           1,309           5,952           2,765          10,292
Camden..........................             433           1,408           5,463           2,216           9,520
Cape May........................             600             288           1,500           1,988           4,376
Cumberland......................             721             437           1,418           1,460           4,036
Essex...........................           1,470           2,107           5,934           5,138          14,649
Gloucester......................           1,765             732           3,618           2,364           8,479
Hudson..........................           1,087           1,605           3,152           4,731          10,575
Hunterdon.......................             181             366           2,663           1,026           4,236
Mercer..........................             634           1,194           4,661           1,593           8,082

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Middlesex.......................           1,647           2,217           9,045           3,826          16,735
Monmouth........................             151           1,665           5,570           3,586          10,972
Morris..........................             122           1,556           6,046           2,160           9,884
Ocean...........................             252           1,413           4,430           2,778           8,873
Passaic.........................              48           1,210           3,566           1,500           6,324
Salem...........................           1,540             182           1,952             476           4,150
Somerset........................             168             969           4,102           1,721           6,960
Sussex..........................              39             395           1,203             634           2,271
Union...........................           2,532           1,405           5,984           3,979          13,900
Warren..........................             314             322           2,317             443           3,396
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    Total in State..............          14,793          24,157          92,356          50,834         182,140
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               Table H--2011 New Jersey Statewide Emissions Inventory by County and Source Sector
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                                                                 CO  tons per year
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             County                                                                   Nonroad          Total
                                   Point sources   Area sources   Onroad sources      sources      anthropogenic
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Atlantic........................             179           4,493          13,740          13,553          31,965
Bergen..........................             278           4,861          53,500          53,631         112,270
Burlington......................             356           6,734          27,653          21,635          56,378
Camden..........................             140           6,243          23,922          16,981          47,286
Cape May........................              61           1,607           6,039          13,250          20,957
Cumberland......................             234           3,198           6,729           5,989          16,150
Essex...........................             630           4,616          32,647          25,006          62,899
Gloucester......................             510           2,436          16,487          13,377          32,810
Hudson..........................             334           4,083          18,606          12,513          35,536
Hunterdon.......................              50           1,209           9,367           9,523          20,149
Mercer..........................             183           5,374          21,211          15,090          41,858
Middlesex.......................           1,753           4,707          45,777          35,120          87,357
Monmouth........................             239           4,351          36,065          30,219          70,874
Morris..........................              84           3,194          31,289          31,670          66,237
Ocean...........................             534           7,500          26,667          26,043          60,744
Passaic.........................              32           2,343          21,629          17,169          41,173
Salem...........................             554             774           4,001           3,378           8,707
Somerset........................             104           1,976          17,650          22,599          42,329
Sussex..........................              74           1,216           7,745           8,038          17,073
Union...........................             576           3,318          27,597          21,827          53,318
Warren..........................             150           2,110           7,362           5,369          14,991
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    Total in State..............           7,055          76,341         455,683         401,977         941,056
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               Table I--2011 New Jersey Statewide Emissions Inventory by County and Source Sector
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                                                               PM2.5  tons per year
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             County                                                                   Nonroad          Total
                                   Point sources   Area sources   Onroad sources      sources      anthropogenic
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Atlantic........................              13             694             144             133             984
Bergen..........................             143             992             416             362           1,913
Burlington......................              39           1,166             230             176           1,611
Camden..........................              41             976             211             144           1,372
Cape May........................             139             307              52             154             652
Cumberland......................             200             542              52              82             876
Essex...........................             185             898             231             227           1,541
Gloucester......................             330             542             138             142           1,152
Hudson..........................             100             765             127             239           1,231
Hunterdon.......................              16             319              98              87             520
Mercer..........................             102             856             189             152           1,299
Middlesex.......................             411           1,010             356             305           2,082
Monmouth........................              37             972             194             271           1,474
Morris..........................              18             641             221             209           1,089
Ocean...........................              45           1,230             155             214           1,644

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Passaic.........................               2             499             143             124             768
Salem...........................             219             199              80              36             534
Somerset........................              18             428             152             160             758
Sussex..........................              13             300              44              70             427
Union...........................             600             688             240             236           1,764
Warren..........................              39             398              83              45             565
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    Total in State..............           2,710          14,420           3,557           3,567          24,254
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               Table J--2011 New Jersey Statewide Emissions Inventory by County and Source Sector
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                                                                PM10 tons per year
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             County                                                                   Nonroad          Total
                                   Point sources   Area sources   Onroad sources      sources      anthropogenic
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Atlantic........................              22             929             189             140           1,280
Bergen..........................             152           1,328             647             381           2,508
Burlington......................              78           1,573             352             185           2,188
Camden..........................             571           1,111             325             152           2,159
Cape May........................             156             586              69             164             975
Cumberland......................             226           1,055              70              86           1,437
Essex...........................             191           1,158             339             236           1,924
Gloucester......................             332           1,109             210             149           1,801
Hudson..........................             103             965             189             250           1,507
Hunterdon.......................              16             829             137              92           1,074
Mercer..........................             113           1,091             291             159           1,654
Middlesex.......................             486           1,585             522             321           2,913
Monmouth........................              42           1,763             321             286           2,412
Morris..........................              47             935             330             221           1,533
Ocean...........................              50           2,023             260             226           2,559
Passaic.........................               3             633             219             130             985
Salem...........................             241             436              98              39             814
Somerset........................              40             705             226             170           1,140
Sussex..........................              23             599              75              75             772
Union...........................             667             926             349             248           2,191
Warren..........................              53             733             111              47             944
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    Total in State..............           3,611          22,072           5,328           3,757          34,768
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               Table K--2011 New Jersey Statewide Emissions Inventory by County and Source Sector
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                                                                SO2  tons per year
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             County                                                                   Nonroad          Total
                                   Point sources   Area sources   Onroad sources      sources      anthropogenic
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Atlantic........................             107             276              29              61             473
Bergen..........................              67             503             103              50             723
Burlington......................              87             318              55             143             603
Camden..........................              48             299              50             219             616
Cape May........................           1,295              89              10              40           1,434
Cumberland......................             348             287               9              31             675
Essex...........................             248             498              57             386           1,189
Gloucester......................             742             206              33             391           1,372
Hudson..........................           1,083             300              28             435           1,846
Hunterdon.......................               3             304              21               6             334
Mercer..........................             624             280              43              10             957
Middlesex.......................             235             406              88              73             802
Monmouth........................              31             334              71             264             700
Morris..........................               4             579              62              77             722
Ocean...........................              26             374              53              42             495
Passaic.........................              13             257              37               5             312
Salem...........................           1,256             106              10               8           1,380
Somerset........................              12             189              38               9             248
Sussex..........................              11             474              14               3             502

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Union...........................             123             332              54             577           1,086
Warren..........................              52             259              16               3             330
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    Total in State..............           6,415           6,669             879           2,836          16,799
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               Table L--2011 New Jersey Statewide Emissions Inventory by County and Source Sector
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                                                                NH3  tons per year
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             County                                                                   Nonroad          Total
                                   Point sources   Area sources   Onroad sources      sources      anthropogenic
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Atlantic........................              14             194              90            1.70          299.70
Bergen..........................             372             380             282            4.81        1,038.81
Burlington......................              39             471             141            2.15          653.15
Camden..........................              20             246             127            1.66          394.66
Cape May........................               3              75              31            1.80          110.80
Cumberland......................              30             404              26            0.88          460.88
Essex...........................              41             322             170            2.43          535.43
Gloucester......................              16             324              86            1.30          427.30
Hudson..........................              26             230              80            2.10          338.10
Hunterdon.......................               2             417              61            1.02          481.02
Mercer..........................              10             216             108            1.92          335.92
Middlesex.......................             162             370             262            3.90          797.90
Monmouth........................              47             616             213            3.45          879.45
Morris..........................               3             230             185            2.78          420.78
Ocean...........................              41             209             155            3.29          408.29
Passaic.........................               1             182             105            1.75          289.75
Salem...........................              59             644              29            0.41          732.41
Somerset........................               2             228             111            1.99          342.99
Sussex..........................               0             321              38            0.89          359.89
Union...........................             127             226             161            1.89          515.89
Warren..........................               6             694              46            0.53          746.53
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    Total in State..............           1,021           6,997           2,506           42.66       10,569.65
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III. What action is the EPA proposing to take?

    The New Jersey emission inventory SIP revision will ensure that the 
requirements for emission inventory measures and reporting are 
adequately met. To comply with the emission inventory requirements, New 
Jersey submitted a complete inventory containing point, area, on-road, 
and non-road mobile source data, and accompanying documentation. EPA is 
proposing to approve the SIP revision submittal as meeting the 
essential reporting requirements for emissions inventories. EPA has 
also determined that the SIP revision meets the requirements for 
emission inventories in accordance with EPA guidance.
    Therefore, EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the New Jersey 
SIP which pertains to the following: 2011 calendar year summer season 
daily and annual ozone precursor emissions emission inventories for 
VOC, NOX and CO for the Northern New Jersey-New York-
Connecticut and the Southern New Jersey-Philadelphia ozone 
nonattainment areas. In addition, the EPA is proposing to approve the 
2011 calendar year PM2.5/Regional Haze emissions inventory 
that was developed statewide for New Jersey. The pollutants included in 
the inventory are annual emissions for VOC, NOX, 
PM2.5, PM10, NH3 and SO2. 
Interested parties may participate in the Federal rulemaking procedure 
by submitting written comments to the EPA Region 2 Office by the method 
discussed in the ADDRESSES section of this action.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a 
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and 
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);

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     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority 
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or 
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible 
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), 
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in 
the state, and the EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct 
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. Thus, Executive 
Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: March 16, 2017.
Catherine R. McCabe,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2017-07137 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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