Source: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/sip/criteria-pollutants/sip-ozone
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 04:09:19+00:00

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General information on ozone, and TCEQ planning that addresses the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
What is ozone? How is it formed? Why should we be concerned about this air pollutant?
On August 8, 2018, the commission adopted two revisions to the Texas SIP for the 2015 ozone NAAQS: the 2015 Ozone NAAQS Infrastructure SIP Revision (Non-Rule Project No. 2017-040-SIP-NR) and the 2015 Ozone NAAQS Transport SIP Revision (Non-Rule Project No. 2017-039-SIP-NR). Infrastructure and Transport SIP revisions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS are due to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by October 1, 2018.
On March 7, 2018, the commission approved proposal of two revisions to the Texas SIP for the 2015 ozone NAAQS: the 2015 Ozone NAAQS Infrastructure SIP Revision (Non-Rule Project No. 2017-040-SIP-NR) and the 2015 Ozone NAAQS Transport SIP Revision (Non-Rule Project No. 2017-039-SIP-NR). Infrastructure and Transport SIP revisions for the 2015 ozone NAAQS are due to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by October 1, 2018. A public hearing for both SIP revisions was held at 2:00 p.m. on April 10, 2018 at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building E, Room 201S.
The proposed 2015 Ozone NAAQS Infrastructure SIP revision would outline the requirements of Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA), §110(a)(2)(A) through (C) and (E) through (M) and the Texas provisions supporting the requirements. These requirements include basic program elements such as enforceable emission limitations and control measures, air quality monitoring and modeling, a permitting program, adequate funding and personnel, authority under state law to carry out the plan, emissions reporting, emergency powers, public participation, and fee collection.
The proposed 2015 Ozone NAAQS Transport SIP revision would document how the transport elements listed in FCAA, §110(a)(2)(D) are currently addressed in the Texas SIP. This SIP revision would provide a detailed technical demonstration and other supporting information to meet the interstate transport requirements of FCAA, §110(a)(2)(D)(i) and (ii).
On October 1, 2015, the EPA revised the primary and secondary NAAQS for ozone to an eight-hour standard of 0.070 parts per million (ppm), or 70 parts per billion (ppb) (80 FR 65292) . The FCAA requires state designation recommendations to the EPA within one year of NAAQS promulgation. By October 1, 2016, the governor of each state must recommend designations of attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable under the 2015 eight-hour ozone standard for all areas of the state. The EPA has not yet made final designations for the 2015 ozone standard.
On July 2, 2014, the commission adopted the EI SIP revision for the 2008 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard (Non-Rule Project No. 2013-016-SIP-NR). This SIP revision satisfies the FCAA, §172 and §182 requirements for the HGB and DFW nonattainment areas under the 2008 eight-hour ozone standard. The SIP revision includes 2011 emissions inventories for ozone precursors (volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides) from point, area, on-road mobile, non-road mobile, and biogenic emissions source categories as the base year emissions inventories for the HGB and DFW areas. The nonattainment area base year EI submission is due no later than 24 months from the July 20, 2012 effective date of designations under the 2008 eight-hour ozone standard, July 20, 2014.
On December 5, 2012, the commission adopted the FCAA, §110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure and Transport SIP Revision for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS (Non-Rule Project No. 2012-004-SIP-NR). This SIP revision outlines the requirements of FCAA, §110(a)(2)(A) through (M) and the Texas provisions supporting the requirements. These requirements include basic program elements such as enforceable emission limitations and control measures, air quality monitoring and modeling, a permitting program, adequate funding and personnel, authority under state law to carry out the plan, emissions reporting, emergency powers, public participation, and fee collection. This SIP revision also includes a technical demonstration to support that Texas meets the interstate transport requirements of FCAA, §110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).
A public hearing was held on September 25, 2012 at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality headquarters in Austin. The public comment period was from August 24 through September 28, 2012. Comments were submitted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Alamo Area Council of Governments, Public Citizen, and four individuals.
On March 27, 2008, the EPA lowered the primary and secondary eight-hour ozone NAAQS to 0.075 parts per million (73 FR 16436) . On May 21, 2012, the EPA published in the Federal Register final designations for the 2008 eight-hour ozone standard (77 FR 30088) . The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area was designated moderate nonattainment and the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) area was designated marginal nonattainment. The effective date of the final rule is July 20, 2012.
On May 21, 2012, the EPA also published in the Federal Register a final rule to establish classification thresholds, establish December 31 of each relevant calendar year as the attainment date for each classification, and revoke the 1997 eight-hour ozone NAAQS for purposes of transportation conformity (77 FR 30160) .

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