Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/01/21/2011-1262/approval-of-one-year-extension-for-attaining-the-1997-8-hour-ozone-standard-for-the-delaware
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:: Approval of One-Year Extension for Attaining the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard for the Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania Portions of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City Moderate Nonattainment Area
A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 01/21/2011
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2011-1262
Section 172(a)(2)(C) of subpart 1 of the CAA provides for EPA to extend the attainment date for an area by one year if the State has complied with all the requirements and commitments pertaining to the area in the applicable implementation plan and no more than a minimal number of exceedances of the NAAQS has occurred in the attainment year. Up to two one-year extensions may be issued for a single nonattainment area. Section 181(a)(5) of subpart 2 contains a similar provision for the ozone NAAQS, but instead of providing for an extension where there has been a “minimal” number of exceedances, it allows an extension only if there is no more than one exceedance of the NAAQS in the year preceeding the extension year. However, the language in section 181(a)(5) reflects the form of the 1-hour ozone NAAQS and not the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. 40 CFR 51.907 sets forth how sections Start Printed Page 3841172(a)(2)(C) and 181(a)(5) apply to an area subject to the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
EPA has determined that this direct final rule will not have disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority or low-income populations because it does not affect the level of protection provided to human health or the environment. The rulemaking does not affect the level of protection provided to human health or the environment because extending the attainment date does not alter the emission reduction measures that are required to be implemented in the Philadelphia Area, which is classified as moderate nonattainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard. See 69 FR at 23909 (April 30 2004). Additionally, if the Philadelphia Area were not granted an extension of its attainment date, EPA's recourse would be to initiate a reclassification of the Philadelphia Area from its current classification of moderate nonattainment to serious nonattainment, pursuant to section 181(b)(2) of the CAA. Because the Philadelphia Area was formerly a severe nonattainment area under the revoked 1-hour ozone standard (see 56 FR at 56773, November 6, 1991), it is required to continue to implement severe area requirements pursuant to EPA's interpretation of “anti-backsliding” provision of section 172(e) of the CAA . See 69 FR at 23973, April 30, 2004, South Coast Air Quality Management District v. EPA, 472 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir. 2006), modified and rehearing den., 489 F.3d 1245 (D.C. Cir. 2007). The severe area requirements are more stringent than both the moderate and serious area requirements set forth in Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 of the CAA. Therefore, even if EPA were to not grant the attainment date extension and instead move to reclassify the area to serious nonattainment, no additional emission reduction measures would be required to be implemented in the Philadelphia Area through a 181(b)(2) reclassification. This action does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).Start Printed Page 3842
Start Amendment Part2. In § 81.308, the table entitled “Delaware—Ozone (8-Hour Standard)” is revised to read as follows:End Amendment Part
§ 81.308 Delaware.
Delaware—Ozone[8-Hour standard]Designated areaDesignation aCategory/classificationDate 1TypeDate 1TypePhiladelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic Ci, PA-NJ-MD-DE:Kent CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.2New Castle CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.2Sussex CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.2a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.1 This date is June 15, 2004, unless otherwise noted.2 Attainment date extended to June 15, 2011.
Start Amendment Part3. In § 81.321, the table entitled “Maryland—Ozone (8-Hour Standard)” is amended by revising the entry for Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci, PA-NJ-MD-DE (Cecil County) to read as follows:End Amendment Part
§ 81.321 Maryland.
Maryland—Ozone[8-Hour standard]Designated areaDesignation aCategory/classificationDate 1TypeDate 1Type * * * * * * *Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci, PA-NJ-MD-DE:Cecil CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.4 * * * * * * *a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.1 This date is June 15, 2004, unless otherwise noted.2 Effective April 15, 2008.3 November 22, 2004.4 Attainment date extended to June 15, 2011.
Start Amendment Part4. In § 81.339, the table entitled “Pennsylvania—Ozone (8-Hour Standard)” is amended by revising the entry for Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE (Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County) to read as follows:End Amendment Part
§ 81.339 Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania—Ozone[8-Hour standard]Designated areaDesignation aCategory/classificationDate 1TypeDate 1Type * * * * * * *Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE:Bucks CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.3Chester CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.3Delaware CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.3Montgomery CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.3Philadelphia CountyNonattainmentSubpart 2/Moderate.3 * * * * * * *a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.1 This date is June 15, 2004, unless otherwise noted.2 November 22, 2004.3 Attainment date extended to June 15, 2011.