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, Findings of Failure to Submit a Complete State

Implementation Plan for Section 110(a) Pertaining to the 2010 NO 2 Primary National Ambient

Air Quality Standard

F RO M : M ia S o u t h

, S tate a n d Lo cal P r o g r a m s G r o up

, A ir Q u ality Po li c y D i v i si o n

, Office o f A ir

Q u ality P la nn i n g a n d S t a nd ar d s

, NO 2 NAAQS Implementation M a n a g e r , /s/

S U B J E CT : S tat u s o f Infrastructure S ta t e I m p l e m e n t a ti o n P la n Submission s D u e o n January 22

, 2 0 1 3

, f o r t h e 2 0 10 NO 2 N ati o n al A m b ie n t A ir Q u ality S ta nd ar d

T h is m e m o ra ndu m summarizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ( E P A ’s ) d e cisi o n

t o iss u e a fi nd i n g o f f

ail u re t o s ub m i t infrastructure SIPs for the 2010 national air quality

standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 )

.

A n important requirement of the Clean Air Act that affects all areas of the U.S. is the

requirement under section 110(a) (1) to submit an i nfrastructure S ta t e I m p l e m e n t a ti o n P la n ( S I P )

. The infrastructure SIP helps to ensure a given state ’s ability to meet, maintain and enforce any

new or revised NAAQS

. Infrastructure S I P s f o r the 2 0 10 NO 2 N ati o n al A m b ie n t A ir Q u ality

S ta nd ar d we r e d u e January 22

, 2 0 1 3

. Forty

- three states have submitted a complete infrastructure

SIP.

Th e table below summarizes the EPA ’s final action.

Finding of failure to submit i nfrastructure SIPs d u e o n January 22

, 2 0 1 3

, for the 2 0 10 NO 2 N ati o n al A m b ie n t A ir Q u ality S ta nd ar d s

No infrastructure SIP submitted

(3 States) Infrastructure SIP submission c omplete e xcept

for state

- adopted Prevention of Significant

Deterioration (PSD) p ermit p rogram

(4 States and 1 area )

1. Alaska 1. Hawaii

2. Arkansas 2. Minnesota

3. Vermont 3. New Jersey

4. Washington

5. The District of Columbia

7 States and 1 area in the finding for failure to submit a complete infrastructure SIP2

Each finding of failure to submit a complete infrastructure SIP establishes a 24

- month deadline

for the EPA to promulgate a FIP to address the outstanding SIP elements unless, prior to the EPA

promulgating a FIP, the affected air agency submits, and the EPA approves, a revised SIP that

corrects the deficiency. In those areas without a stat e

- adopted PSD permit program, the FIP

obligation has already been met through federal regulations that govern PSD permits issued in

some cases by the EPA and in other cases by state or local agencies under delegatio n

agreements.

The table below provides the date of the completeness letters for t he areas identified in the notice

as being complete except for PSD

- relate d elements.

Infrastructure SIP submission c omplete e xcept for state

adopted Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit

p rogram

(4 States and 1 area) SIP Submittal

Date Completeness Letter

Date

1. Hawaii 4/15/2014 4/14/2014

2. Minnesota 6/12/2014 6/18/2014

3. New Jersey 10/17/2014 10/28/2014

4. Washington 9/22/2014 10/3/2014

5. The District of Columbia 6/9/2014 7/21/2014

The attached table identifies the remaining 43 states that submitted SIPs that are complete for all

applicable elements

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R e g i o n S t a t e D a t e E PA

r e c e iv ed S t a t e

S IP S ub m i ss i o n C o m p l e t e n e ss

D a t e C o m p l e t e by Operation of

Law or Completeness Letter

in Docket S IP App r ov al F R

P r opo sal

P ub li c a t i o n D a t e S IP App r ov al F R

Fin al

P ub li c a t i o n

D a t e

1 C T 1 / 2 / 2013 7 /

2 / 2013 Operation of Law

1 M A 6 / 6 / 2014 6 / 18 /

2014 Letter

1 M E 6 / 7 / 2013 12 / 7 /

2013 Operation of Law

1 N H 1 / 28 / 2013 7 /

28 / 2013 Operation of Law

1 R I 1 / 2 / 2013 7 /

2 / 2013 Operation of Law

2 N Y 5 / 8 / 2013 11 / 8 /

2013 Operation of Law 5 / 2 / 201

4 9 / 12 / 20 1 4

3 D E 3 / 27 / 2013 5 / 13 /

2013 Letter 8 / 14 / 201

3 10 /

25 / 2013

3 M D 8 / 14 / 2013 8 /

27 / 2013 Letter 4 / 15 / 201

4 7 / 14 / 2014

3 P A 7 / 17 / 2014 8 / 7 /

2014 Letter

3 V A 6 / 4 / 2013 6 /

26 / 2013 Letter 8 / 5 / 201

3 3 / 18 / 2014

3 WV 12 / 13 / 2012 1 /

28 / 2013 Letter 11 / 1 / 201

3 1 /

22 / 2014

4 A L 4 / 23 / 2013 10 /

23 / 2013 Operation of Law

4 F L 1 / 22 / 2013 7 /

22 / 2013 Operation of Law

4 G A 3 / 25 / 2013 9 /

25 / 2013 Operation of Law

4 K Y 4 / 26 / 2013 10 /

26 / 2013 Operation of Law

4 M S 2 / 28 / 2013 8 /

28 / 2013 Operation of Law

4 N C 8 / 23 / 2013 2 /

23 / 2014 Operation of Law

4 S C 4 / 30 / 2014 6 / 19 /

2014 Letter

4 T N 3 / 13 / 2014 6 / 19 /

2014 Letter

5 IL 12 / 31 / 2012 1 / 9 /

2013 Letter 7 / 14 / 201

4 5 IN 12 / 7 / 2012 6 / 7 /

2013 Operation of Law

5 M I 7 / 10 / 2014 7 / 11 /

2014 Letter

5 O H 2 / 8 / 2013 8 / 8 /

2013 Operation of Law 7 / 25 / 201

4 10 / 6 / 20 1 4

5 WI 6 / 20 / 2013 12 /

20 / 2013 Operation of Law

6 L A 6 / 7 / 2013 12 / 7 /

2013 Operation of Law

6 N M 3 / 27 / 2014 6 / 19 /

2014 Letter

6 O K 3 / 10 / 2014 6 / 19 /

2014 Letter

6 T X 12 / 10 / 2012 6 / 10 /

2013 Operation of Law

7 IA 7 / 28 / 2013 1 /

29 / 2014 Operation of Law

7 K S 3 / 19 / 2013 9 / 19 /

2013 Operation of Law 8 / 28 / 201

4 10 /

22 / 2014

7 M O 4 / 30 / 2013 10 / 30 /

2013 Operation of Law

7 N E 2 / 11 / 2013 8 / 11 /

2013 Operation of Law

8 C O 3 / 7 / 2013 9 / 7 /

2013 Operation of Law

8 M T 6 / 4 / 2013 12 /

4 / 2013 Operation of Law

8 N D 3 / 8 / 2013 9 / 8 /

2013 Operation of Law

8 S D 10 / 29 / 2013 1 /

21 / 2014 Letter

8 U T 12 / 12 / 2012 6 / 12 /

2013 Operation of Law

8 W Y 1 / 24 / 2014 2 / 13 /

2014 Letter

9 A Z 1 / 18 / 2013 7 / 18 /

2013 Operation of Law

9 C A 3 / 6 / 2014 7 / 10 /

2014 Letter 10 / 23 / 201

4 9 N V 1 / 18 / 2013 7 / 18 /

2013 Operation of Law

10 ID 9 / 16 / 2013 3 / 16 /

2014 Operation of Law 4 / 17 / 201

4 8 / 11 / 2014

10 O R 12 / 27 / 2013 1 /

21 / 2014 Letter