United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2000_register executive 2011-05-10 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c82050da D09002ee1c820528d United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency In accordance with section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA is taking final action on petitions filed by eight Northeastern States seeking to mitigate interstate transport of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>), one of the precursors of ground-level ozone. In an action published on May 25, 1999, EPA determined that portions of the petitions are approvable under the 1-hour and/or 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) based on their technical merit. However, EPA deferred making section 126 findings as long as States and EPA stayed on track to meet the requirements of the NO<INF>X</INF> State implementation plan call (NO<INF>X</INF> SIP call). Subsequently, two court rulings affected the May 25 final rule. In one ruling, the court remanded the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. In a separate action, the court granted a motion to stay the SIP submission deadline for the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP call. In light of the court rulings, EPA is modifying two aspects of the May 25 rule. Based on affirmative technical determinations for the 1-hour ozone NAAQS made in the May 25 rule, today, EPA is making section 126 findings that a number of large electric generating units (EGUs) and large industrial boilers and turbines named in the petitions emit in violation of the CAA prohibition against significantly contributing to nonattainment or maintenance problems in the petitioning States. The EPA is staying indefinitely the affirmative technical determinations based on the 8-hour ozone NAAQS, pending further developments in the NAAQS litigation. The EPA is also finalizing the Federal NO<INF>X</INF> Budget Trading Program as the control remedy for sources affected by today's rule. This requirement replaces the default remedy in the May 25 final rule. 65 FR 2674 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-01-18/00-20 00-20 fr18ja00-12 RIN 2060-AH88 6560-50-P FRL-6515-5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-01-18/00-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-01-18/html/00-20.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-01-18/pdf/00-20.pdf Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Emissions Trading Intergovernmental Relations Nitrogen Oxides Ozone Ozone Transport Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedure 94 p. 2674 2767 65 FR 2674 Title 40 Part 52 40 CFR Part 52 Title 40 Part 97 40 CFR Part 97 RIN 2060-AH88 Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport; Federal Register Vol. 65, Issue RULE 00-20 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2000-02-17 FRL-6515-5 6560-50-P 00-20 Final rule.

In accordance with section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA is taking final action on petitions filed by eight Northeastern States seeking to mitigate interstate transport of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>), one of the precursors of ground-level ozone. In an action published on May 25, 1999, EPA determined that portions of the petitions are approvable under the 1-hour and/or 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) based on their technical merit. However, EPA deferred making section 126 findings as long as States and EPA stayed on track to meet the requirements of the NO<INF>X</INF> State implementation plan call (NO<INF>X</INF> SIP call). Subsequently, two court rulings affected the May 25 final rule. In one ruling, the court remanded the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. In a separate action, the court granted a motion to stay the SIP submission deadline for the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP call. In light of the court rulings, EPA is modifying two aspects of the May 25 rule. Based on affirmative technical determinations for the 1-hour ozone NAAQS made in the May 25 rule, today, EPA is making section 126 findings that a number of large electric generating units (EGUs) and large industrial boilers and turbines named in the petitions emit in violation of the CAA prohibition against significantly contributing to nonattainment or maintenance problems in the petitioning States. The EPA is staying indefinitely the affirmative technical determinations based on the 8-hour ozone NAAQS, pending further developments in the NAAQS litigation. The EPA is also finalizing the Federal NO<INF>X</INF> Budget Trading Program as the control remedy for sources affected by today's rule. This requirement replaces the default remedy in the May 25 final rule.

The final rule is effective February 17, 2000. General questions concerning today's Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Emissions Trading Intergovernmental Relations Nitrogen Oxides Ozone Ozone Transport Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedure oldham.carla@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/ttn/rto/126 Vol. 65, no. 11 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2000-01-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 321 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-01-18 P0b002ee180cfc081 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18ja00 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-01-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-01-18/pdf/FR-2000-01-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-01-18/xml/FR-2000-01-18.xml fdlp 2521 2834 DGPO 2011-05-10 2024-06-08 FR-2000-01-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2000-01-18 65 11