Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Budgets in Submitted South Coast 8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5, 28110-28112 [E8-10901]

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E8–11012 Filed 5–14–08; 8:45 am] mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:18 May 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Budgets in Submitted South Coast 8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plans for Transportation Conformity Purposes; California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy and inadequacy. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that the Agency has found that the ‘‘baseline’’ reasonable further progress motor vehicle emissions budgets for 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 in the 2007 South Coast State Implementation Plan (2007 South Coast SIP), as amended on April 30, 2008, are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. In this notice, EPA is also notifying the public that the Agency has found that the ‘‘SIP-based’’ motor vehicle emissions budgets for 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 in the amended 2007 South Coast SIP are inadequate for transportation conformity purposes. The 2007 South Coast SIP was submitted to EPA on November 28, 2007 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as a revision to the California SIP, and includes reasonable further progress and attainment demonstrations for the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards. On February 1, 2008, CARB submitted supplemental technical information related to reasonable further progress for PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The 2007 South Coast SIP was amended by a submittal dated April 30, 2008 that replaces the original motor vehicle emissions budgets for 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 and distinguishes between ‘‘baseline’’ budgets and ‘‘SIP-based’’ budgets. As a result of our findings, the Southern California Association of Governments and the U.S. Department of Transportation must use the South Coast 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 ‘‘baseline’’ motor vehicle emissions budgets, and cannot use the ‘‘SIP-based’’ budgets, in the amended 2007 South Coast SIP for future conformity determinations. DATES: This finding is effective May 30, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Rosen, U.S. EPA, Region IX, Air Division AIR–2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901; (415) 947–4152 or rosen.rebecca@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. Receipt of the motor vehicle emissions budgets for 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 in the 2007 South Coast SIP submitted on November 28, 2007 was announced on EPA’s transportation conformity Web site on February 12, 2008. Receipt of the motor vehicle emissions budgets in the amended 2007 South Coast SIP was announced on March 27, 2008 based on a submittal from CARB dated March 26, 2008 that requested parallel adequacy processing of draft amendments to the 2007 South Coast SIP. The draft amendments to the E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1 28111 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 95 / Thursday, May 15, 2008 / Notices 2007 South Coast SIP included two sets of budgets, and CARB labeled these sets as ‘‘baseline’’ and ‘‘SIP-based’’ budgets. CARB also requested that EPA consider both sets of budgets simultaneously but approve all of the ‘‘baseline’’ budgets only if the Agency could not approve or find adequate in their entirety the ‘‘SIPbased’’ budgets. We received comments in response to the adequacy review posting of the original 2007 South Coast SIP motor vehicle emissions budgets, and comments were also received in response to the adequacy review posting of the amended 2007 South Coast SIP motor vehicle emissions budgets. The final, adopted amendments to the 2007 South Coast SIP submitted by CARB on April 30, 2008 are the same as those submitted by CARB for parallel processing on March 26, 2008. Today’s notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. EPA Region IX sent a letter to the CARB on May 7, 2008 stating that the ‘‘baseline’’ motor vehicle emissions budgets in the amended 2007 South Coast SIP for the reasonable further progress (RFP) milestone years of 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020 (for 8-hour ozone) and 2009 and 2012 (for PM2.5) are adequate. The adequate motor vehicle emissions budgets are provided in the following table: ADEQUATE 8-HOUR OZONE ‘‘BASELINE’’ MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS 8-hour ozone—summer day, tons per day Budget year ROG 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... NOX 215 176 150 131 116 427 354 287 32 190 ADEQUATE PM2.5 ‘‘BASELINE’’ MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGETS PM2.5—annual average, tons per day Budget year ROG 2009 ............................................................................................................................................. 2012 ............................................................................................................................................. Our letter dated May 7, 2008 also states that the ‘‘SIP-based’’ motor vehicle emissions budgets in the amended 2007 South Coast SIP are inadequate for transportation conformity purposes. The amended 2007 South Coast SIP included ‘‘SIPbased’’ budgets for 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2023 (for ozone) and for 2009, 2012, 2014, 2023, and 2030 (for PM2.5). The State has included additional on-road mobile source emissions reductions in the ‘‘SIP-based’’ budgets from the 2007 State Strategy for the California SIP. The ‘‘baseline’’ budgets include no such reductions but rather reflect emissions reductions from CARB rules that were adopted as of October 2006. EPA has determined that the ‘‘SIP-based’’ budgets are inadequate because all of the ‘‘SIP-based’’ budgets after 2009 include new emission NOX 196 163 PM2.5 413 337 38 38 reductions that do not result from specific or enforceable control measures. As a result, three of the transportation conformity rule’s adequacy criteria are not met (40 CFR 93.118(e)(4)(iii), (iv), and (v)) for these ‘‘SIP-based’’ budgets. The inadequate motor vehicle emissions budgets are provided in the following table: INADEQUATE ‘‘SIP-BASED’’ 8-HOUR OZONE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS 8-hour ozone—summer day, tons per day Budget year ROG 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... NOX 215 162 125 111 101 93 427 320 196 167 145 128 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES INADEQUATE ‘‘SIP-BASED’’ PM2.5 MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGETS PM2.5—annual average, tons per day Budget year ROG 2009 2012 2014 2023 ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:18 May 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM NOX 196 139 122 89 15MYN1 PM2.5 413 276 201 131 38 37 33 37 28112 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 95 / Thursday, May 15, 2008 / Notices INADEQUATE ‘‘SIP-BASED’’ PM2.5 MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGETS—Continued PM2.5—annual average, tons per day Budget year ROG 2030 ............................................................................................................................................. EPA notes that the 2008 8-hour ozone and 2009 PM2.5 motor vehicle emissions budgets in the state’s ‘‘SIP-based’’ approach are the same as the adequate budgets in the state’s ‘‘baseline’’ approach. The finding and the response to comments are available at EPA’s transportation conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/ stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act section 176(c). EPA’s conformity rule requires that transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, and projects conform to state air quality implementation plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they do conform. Conformity to a SIP means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards. The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission budgets are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4), which was promulgated on August 15, 1997 final rule (62 FR 43780, 43781–43783). We have further described our process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004 final rule (69 FR 40004, 40038), and we used the information in these resources in making our adequacy findings. Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA’s completeness review, and should not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate approval action for the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: May 6, 2008. Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. E8–10901 Filed 5–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:18 May 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0393; FRL–8566–7] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 95 (Thursday, May 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28110-28112]
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[FR Doc No: E8-10901]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0378; FRL-8566-4]

Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Budgets in Submitted South Coast
8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plans
for Transportation Conformity Purposes; California

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy and inadequacy.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that the Agency
has found that the ``baseline'' reasonable further progress motor
vehicle emissions budgets for 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 in the
2007 South Coast State Implementation Plan (2007 South Coast SIP), as
amended on April 30, 2008, are adequate for transportation conformity
purposes. In this notice, EPA is also notifying the public that the
Agency has found that the ``SIP-based'' motor vehicle emissions budgets
for 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 in the amended 2007 South Coast
SIP are inadequate for transportation conformity purposes. The 2007
South Coast SIP was submitted to EPA on November 28, 2007 by the
California Air Resources Board (CARB) as a revision to the California
SIP, and includes reasonable further progress and attainment
demonstrations for the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 national
ambient air quality standards. On February 1, 2008, CARB submitted
supplemental technical information related to reasonable further
progress for the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The 2007 South Coast SIP was
amended by a submittal dated April 30, 2008 that replaces the original
motor vehicle emissions budgets for 8-hour ozone and PM2.5
and distinguishes between ``baseline'' budgets and ``SIP-based''
budgets. As a result of our findings, the Southern California
Association of Governments and the U.S. Department of Transportation
must use the South Coast 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 ``baseline''
motor vehicle emissions budgets, and cannot use the ``SIP-based''
budgets, in the amended 2007 South Coast SIP for future conformity
determinations.

DATES: This finding is effective May 30, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Rosen, U.S. EPA, Region IX,
Air Division AIR-2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901;
(415) 947-4152 or rosen.rebecca@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
Receipt of the motor vehicle emissions budgets for 8-hour ozone and
PM2.5 in the 2007 South Coast SIP submitted on November 28,
2007 was announced on EPA's transportation conformity Web site on
February 12, 2008. Receipt of the motor vehicle emissions budgets in
the amended 2007 South Coast SIP was announced on March 27, 2008 based
on a submittal from CARB dated March 26, 2008 that requested parallel
adequacy processing of draft amendments to the 2007 South Coast SIP.
The draft amendments to the

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2007 South Coast SIP included two sets of budgets, and CARB labeled
these sets as ``baseline'' and ``SIP-based'' budgets. CARB also
requested that EPA consider both sets of budgets simultaneously but
approve all of the ``baseline'' budgets only if the Agency could not
approve or find adequate in their entirety the ``SIP-based'' budgets.
We received comments in response to the adequacy review posting of the
original 2007 South Coast SIP motor vehicle emissions budgets, and
comments were also received in response to the adequacy review posting
of the amended 2007 South Coast SIP motor vehicle emissions budgets.
The final, adopted amendments to the 2007 South Coast SIP submitted by
CARB on April 30, 2008 are the same as those submitted by CARB for
parallel processing on March 26, 2008.
Today's notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have
already made. EPA Region IX sent a letter to the CARB on May 7, 2008
stating that the ``baseline'' motor vehicle emissions budgets in the
amended 2007 South Coast SIP for the reasonable further progress (RFP)
milestone years of 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020 (for 8-hour ozone)
and 2009 and 2012 (for PM2.5) are adequate. The adequate
motor vehicle emissions budgets are provided in the following table:

Adequate 8-Hour Ozone ``Baseline'' Motor Vehicle Emissions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-hour ozone--summer day, tons
per day
Budget year -------------------------------
ROG NOX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2008.................................... 215 427
2011.................................... 176 354
2014.................................... 150 287
2017.................................... 131 32
2020.................................... 116 190
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Adequate PM2.5 ``Baseline'' Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets
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PM2.5--annual average, tons per day
Budget year -----------------------------------------------
ROG NOX PM2.5
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2009............................................................ 196 413 38
2012............................................................ 163 337 38
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Our letter dated May 7, 2008 also states that the ``SIP-based''
motor vehicle emissions budgets in the amended 2007 South Coast SIP are
inadequate for transportation conformity purposes. The amended 2007
South Coast SIP included ``SIP-based'' budgets for 2008, 2011, 2014,
2017, 2020, and 2023 (for ozone) and for 2009, 2012, 2014, 2023, and
2030 (for PM2.5). The State has included additional on-road
mobile source emissions reductions in the ``SIP-based'' budgets from
the 2007 State Strategy for the California SIP. The ``baseline''
budgets include no such reductions but rather reflect emissions
reductions from CARB rules that were adopted as of October 2006. EPA
has determined that the ``SIP-based'' budgets are inadequate because
all of the ``SIP-based'' budgets after 2009 include new emission
reductions that do not result from specific or enforceable control
measures. As a result, three of the transportation conformity rule's
adequacy criteria are not met (40 CFR 93.118(e)(4)(iii), (iv), and (v))
for these ``SIP-based'' budgets. The inadequate motor vehicle emissions
budgets are provided in the following table:

Inadequate ``SIP-Based'' 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle Emissions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-hour ozone--summer day, tons
per day
Budget year -------------------------------
ROG NOX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2008.................................... 215 427
2011.................................... 162 320
2014.................................... 125 196
2017.................................... 111 167
2020.................................... 101 145
2023.................................... 93 128
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Inadequate ``SIP-Based'' PM2.5 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets
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PM2.5--annual average, tons per day
Budget year -----------------------------------------------
ROG NOX PM2.5
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2009............................................................ 196 413 38
2012............................................................ 139 276 37
2014............................................................ 122 201 33
2023............................................................ 89 131 37

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2030............................................................ 75 121 39
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EPA notes that the 2008 8-hour ozone and 2009 PM2.5
motor vehicle emissions budgets in the state's ``SIP-based'' approach
are the same as the adequate budgets in the state's ``baseline''
approach.
The finding and the response to comments are available at EPA's
transportation conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/
stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. Transportation conformity is
required by Clean Air Act section 176(c). EPA's conformity rule
requires that transportation plans, transportation improvement
programs, and projects conform to state air quality implementation
plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining
whether or not they do conform. Conformity to a SIP means that
transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations,
worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the national
ambient air quality standards.
The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's motor vehicle
emission budgets are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in
40 CFR 93.118(e)(4), which was promulgated on August 15, 1997 final
rule (62 FR 43780, 43781-43783). We have further described our process
for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1,
2004 final rule (69 FR 40004, 40038), and we used the information in
these resources in making our adequacy findings. Please note that an
adequacy review is separate from EPA's completeness review, and should
not be used to prejudge EPA's ultimate approval action for the SIP.
Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved.

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

Dated: May 6, 2008.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. E8-10901 Filed 5-14-08; 8:45 am]
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