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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans:
Kentucky; Approval Section 110(a)(1)
Maintenance Plans for the 1997 8-Hour
Ozone Standard for the HuntingtonAshland Area, Lexington Area and
Edmonson County
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
(a) Approval—On September 22,
2008, the Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management submitted a
request to establish a limited
maintenance plan for the Providence
Rhode Island carbon monoxide
attainment area for the remainder of the
second ten-year maintenance plan. The
State of Rhode Island has committed to
year round carbon monoxide monitoring
at the East Providence Photochemical
Assessment Monitoring Station (PAMS)
site; re-establishing downtown
Providence CO monitoring if criteria
specified in the Limited Maintenance
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Plan are triggered; and, ensuring that
project-level carbon monoxide
evaluations of transportation projects in
the maintenance area are conducted.
The limited maintenance plan satisfies
all applicable requirements of section
175A of the Clean Air Act. Approval of
a limited maintenance plan is
conditioned on maintaining levels of
ambient carbon monoxide levels below
the required limited maintenance plan
8-hour carbon monoxide design value
criterion of 7.65 parts per million. If the
Limited Maintenance Plan criterion is
no longer satisfied, Rhode Island must
develop a full maintenance plan to meet
Clean Air Act requirements.
(b) [Reserved]
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to
the Kentucky State Implementation Plan
(SIP) concerning the maintenance plans
addressing the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard for the following areas: the
Kentucky portion of the Huntington—
Ashland Area (a portion of Greenup
County); Lexington Area (Fayette and
Scott Counties); and Edmonson County.
These maintenance plans were
submitted to EPA on May 27, 2008, by
the Commonwealth of Kentucky and
ensure the continued attainment of the
1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient
Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) through
the year 2020. These plans meet the
statutory and regulatory requirements,
and are consistent with EPA’s guidance.
EPA is approving the revisions pursuant
to section 110 of the Clean Air Act
(‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘Act’’). On March 12, 2008,
EPA issued a revised ozone standard.
The current action, however, is being
taken to address requirements under the
1997 ozone standard. Requirements for
the Huntington-Ashland, Lexington, and
Edmonson County Areas under the 2008
standard will be addressed in the future.
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DATES: This rule is effective on May 26,
2009 without further notice, unless EPA
receives adverse comment by April 24,
2009. If EPA receives such comment,
EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in
the Federal Register informing the
public that this rule will not take effect.
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3. Fax: (404) 562–9019.
4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2007–
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Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and
Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960.
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Spann, Regulatory Development
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Analysis of the Commonwealth’s
Submittals
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
In accordance with the CAA, the
Huntington-Ashland Area 1, Lexington
1 For the 1997 8-hour ozone standard Scott and
Fayette Counties were previously in the Lexington
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Area 2 and Edmonson County were
designated as nonattainment for the 1hour ozone NAAQS (effective January 6,
1992, 56 FR 56694).
On November 13, 1992, the
Commonwealth of Kentucky submitted
a request to redesignate the Lexington
Area and Edmonson County to
attainment for the 1-hour ozone
standard. Subsequently, on November
12, 1993, the Commonwealth of
Kentucky submitted a request to
redesignate the Huntington-Ashland
Area to attainment for the 1-hour ozone
standard. At the same time as the
redesignation requests, Kentucky
submitted the required ozone
monitoring data and maintenance plans
to ensure that the Areas would remain
in attainment for the 1-hour ozone
standard for a period of 10 years,
consistent with the CAA 175A(a). The
maintenance plans submitted by
Kentucky followed EPA guidance for
limited maintenance areas, which was
provided for the 1-hour ozone standard
areas that have design values less than
85 percent of the applicable standard. In
this case, the applicable standard was
the 1-hour ozone standard of 0.12 parts
per million (ppm).
EPA approved Kentucky’s requests to
redesignate the Huntington-Ashland
Area (60 FR 33748), Lexington Area (60
FR 47089) and Edmonson County (59
FR 55053) to attainment for the 1-hour
ozone standard. The maintenance plan
for the Huntington-Ashland Area (a
portion of Greenup County) was
approved on June 29, 1995, with an
effective date of June 29, 1995 (60 FR
33748). The maintenance plan for the
Lexington Area was approved on
September 11, 1995, with an effective
date of November 13, 1995 (60 FR
47089). The 1-hour ozone maintenance
plan for Edmonson County was
approved on November 3, 1994, with an
effective date of January 3, 1995 (59 FR
55053).
On April 30, 2004, EPA designated
areas for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS
(69 FR 23858), and published the final
Phase I Implementation Rule for the
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS (69 FR
23951) (Phase I Rule). The HuntingtonAshland Area, Lexington Area, and
Edmonson County were designated as
1-hour maintenance area but were individually
designated attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard.
2 The 1-hour ozone nonattainment area for the
Huntington-Ashland includes Boyd County and a
portion of Greenup County in Kentucky. For the
1997 8-hour ozone standard, Boyd County in the
Huntington-Ashland area was designated
nonattainment, whereas the portion of Greenup
County that was designated nonattainment for the
1-hour ozone standard was designated attainment
for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard.
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attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard, effective June 15, 2004. The
attainment areas consequently were
required to submit 10-year maintenance
plans under section 110(a)(1) of the
CAA and the Phase I Rule. On May 20,
2005, EPA issued guidance providing
information on how a state might fulfill
the maintenance plan obligation
established by the CAA and the Phase
I Rule (Memorandum from Lydia N.
Wegman to Air Division Directors,
Maintenance Plan Guidance Document
for Certain 8-hour Ozone Areas Under
Section 110(a)(1) of Clean Air Act, May
20, 2005—hereafter referred to as
‘‘Wegman Memorandum’’). On
December 22, 2006, the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit issued an opinion that
vacated portions of EPA’s Phase I
Implementation Rule for the 1997 8hour Ozone Standard. See South Coast
Air Quality Management District. v.
EPA, 472 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir. 2006). The
Court vacated those portions of the Rule
that provided for regulation of the 1997
8-hour ozone nonattainment areas
designated under Subpart 1 in lieu of
Subpart 2 (of part D of the CAA), among
other portions. The Court’s decision
does not alter any requirements under
the Phase I Rule for maintenance plans.
Kentucky’s May 27, 2008, proposed SIP
revision satisfies the section 110(a)(1)
CAA requirements for a plan that
provides for implementation,
maintenance, and enforcement of the
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the
Huntington-Ashland, Lexington, and
Edmonson County Areas.
II. Analysis of the State’s Submittals
On May 27, 2008, the Commonwealth
of Kentucky submitted SIP revisions
containing 1997 8-hour ozone
maintenance plans for the portion of
Greenup County in the HuntingtonAshland Area, the Lexington Area, and
Edmonson County as required by
section 110(a)(1) of the CAA and the
provisions of EPA’s Phase I Rule (see 40
CFR 51.905(a)(4)). The purpose of these
maintenance plans are to ensure
continued attainment and maintenance
of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the
Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington
Area, and Edmonson County until 2020.
As required, these plans provide for
continued attainment and maintenance
of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the
area for 10 years from the effective date
of the area’s designation as attainment
for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, and
include components illustrating how
each area will continue attainment of
the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS and
provides contingency measures. Each of
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the section 110(a)(1) plan components is
discussed below for each area.
a. Attainment Inventory. Kentucky
developed comprehensive inventories of
volatile organic compounds (VOC) and
nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions from
area, stationary, and mobile sources
using 2002 as the base year to
demonstrate maintenance of the 1997 8hour ozone NAAQS for the HuntingtonAshland Area, Lexington Area and
Edmonson County. The year 2002 is an
appropriate year for Kentucky to base
attainment level emissions because
states may select any one of the three
years on which the 1997 8-hour
attainment designation was based (2001,
2002, and 2003). The Commonwealth’s
submittals contain the detailed
inventory data and summaries by source
category. Using the 2002 inventory as a
base year reflects one of the years used
for calculating the air quality design
values on which the 1997 8-hour ozone
designation decisions were based. 2002
also is one of the years in the 2002–2004
period used to establish baseline
visibility levels for the regional haze
program.
A further practical reason for selecting
2002 as the base year emission
inventory is that section 110(a)(2)(B) of
the CAA and the Consolidated
Emissions Reporting Rule (67 FR 39602,
June 10, 2002) require states to submit
emissions inventories for all criteria
pollutants and their precursors every
three years, on a schedule that includes
the emissions year 2002. The due date
for the 2002 emissions inventory is
established in the Rule as June 2004. In
accordance with these requirements,
Kentucky compiles a statewide
emissions inventory for point sources
on an annual basis. On-road mobile
emissions of VOC and NOX were
estimated using MOBILE 6.2 motor
vehicle emissions factor computer
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model. Non-road mobile emissions data
were derived using the U.S. EPA’s NonRoad Model.
In projecting data for the attainment
year 2020 inventory, Kentucky used
several methods to project data from the
base year 2002 to the years 2005, 2008,
2011, 2014, 2017 and 2020. These
projected inventories were developed
using EPA-approved technologies and
methodologies. Point source and nonpoint source projections were derived
from the Emissions Growth Analysis
System version 4.0 (EGAS 4.0). Nonroad mobile projections were derived
from EGAS 4.0, as well as from the
National Mobile Inventory Model.
The following tables provide VOC and
NOX emissions data for the 2002 base
attainment year inventory, as well as
projected VOC and NOX emission
inventory data for 2005, 2008, 2011,
2014, 2017 and 2020.
TABLE 1—PARTIAL GREENUP COUNTY PORTION OF HUNTINGTON-ASHLAND AREA VOC AND NOX EMISSIONS INVENTORY
Emissions
2002
Total VOC (tons per day) ........................
Total NOX (tons per day) .........................
2005
3.14
2.42
As shown in Table 1 above, the
Kentucky portion of the HuntingtonAshland area is projected to decrease
2.86
2.18
2008
2011
2.69
1.95
2014
2.53
1.72
total VOC and NOX emissions from the
base year of 2002 to the maintenance
year of 2020, thus demonstrating
2.43
1.47
2017
2.36
1.29
2020
2.33
1.19
continued attainment/maintenance of
the 1997 8-hour ozone standard.
TABLE 2—LEXINGTON AREA (SCOTT AND FAYETTE COUNTIES)
[VOC and NOX Emissions Inventory]
Emissions
2002
Total VOC (tons per day) ........................
Total NOX (tons per day) .........................
2005
50.89
39.33
As shown in Table 2 above, the
Lexington Area is projected to decrease
total NOX emissions from the base year
of 2002 to the maintenance year of 2020.
Total VOC emissions steadily decrease
47.87
32.66
2008
2011
48.23
29.85
2014
47.89
25.77
from the base year of 2002 through
2008, but are then projected to increase
by 1.2 tons per day between the years
2017 to the maintenance year of 2020;
however, year 2020 emissions are
48.12
21.15
2017
48.93
17.97
2020
50.13
15.98
projected as less than the baseline year
emission level. Thus, it is demonstrated
that the 1997 8-hour ozone standard
will continue to be attainment/
maintained.
TABLE 3—EDMONSON COUNTY VOC AND NOX EMISSIONS INVENTORY
Emissions
2002
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Total VOC (tons per day) ........................
Total NOX (tons per day) .........................
2.72
1.34
As shown in Table 3 above,
Edmonson County is projected to
decrease total VOC and NOX emissions
from the base year of 2002 to the
maintenance year of 2020. VOC
emissions increased slightly between
the base year of 2002 and 2011;
however, this small spike is not
anticipated to affect maintenance. Total
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2005
2.86
1.17
2008
2011
2.89
1.09
VOC’s are projected to decrease to levels
below that of the base year by 2020, thus
demonstrating continued maintenance
of the 1997 8-hour ozone standard.
As shown in the tables above,
Kentucky has demonstrated that the
future year emissions will be less than
the 2002 base attainment year’s
emissions for the 1997 8-hour ozone
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2014
2.80
0.95
2.63
0.80
2017
2.40
0.68
2020
2.24
0.61
NAAQS. The attainment inventories
submitted by Kentucky for these areas
are consistent with the criteria
discussed in the Wegman
Memorandum. EPA finds that the future
emissions levels in 2005, 2008, 2011,
2014, 2017, and 2020 are expected to be
similar to or less than the emissions
levels in 2002. In the event that a future
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8-hour ozone monitoring reading in
theses areas is found to violate the 1997
8-hour ozone standard, the contingency
plan section of the maintenance plans
includes measures that will be promptly
implemented to ensure that each of
these areas returns the maintenance of
the 1997 8-hour ozone standard. Please
see section (d) Contingency Plan, below,
for additional information related to the
contingency measures.
b. Maintenance Demonstration. The
primary purpose of a maintenance plan
is to demonstrate how an area will
continue to remain in compliance with
the 1997 8-hour ozone standard for the
10 year period following the effective
date of designation as unclassifiable/
attainment. The end projection year for
the maintenance plans for the portion of
Greenup County in the HuntingtonAshland Area, Lexington Area and
Edmonson County was 2020. As
discussed in section (a) Attainment
Inventory above, Kentucky identified
the level of ozone-forming emissions
that were consistent with attainment of
the NAAQS for ozone in 2002. Kentucky
projected VOC and NOX emissions for
the years 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
and 2020 in the Huntington-Ashland
Area, the Lexington Area and Edmonson
County; and EPA finds that the future
emissions levels in those years are
expected to be similar or below the
emissions levels in 2002.
Kentucky’s SIP revisions also rely on
a combination of several air quality
measures that will provide for
additional 8-hour ozone emissions
reductions in the Huntington-Ashland
Area, Lexington Area, and Edmonson
County. These measures include the
potential implementation of the
following, among others: (1) Federal
motor vehicle control program; (2) fleet
turnover of automobiles; (3) federal
reformulated gasoline; (4) tier 2 motor
vehicle emissions and fuel standards;
(5) heavy-duty gasoline and diesel
highway vehicles standard; (6) large
nonroad diesel engines rule; (7) nonroad
spark ignition engines and recreational
engines standard; (8) point source
emission reductions; (9) reasonably
available control measures (RACM); (10)
maximum available control technology
(MACT); (11) NOX SIP Call; (12) Clean
Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) 3, (13) several
control programs to reduce area source
emissions from aerosol coatings,
architectural and industrial
maintenance coatings, and commercial/
consumer products and (14) emissions
standards for small and large sparkignition engines, locomotives and land
based diesel engines.
c. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring.
The Table below shows design values
for the Huntington-Ashland Area,
Lexington Area and Edmonson County.
The ambient ozone monitoring data was
collected at sites that were selected with
assistance from the EPA and are
considered to be representative of the
area of highest concentration.
With regard to the monitors, there is
a monitor in Greenup County. The
Lexington area has two monitors in
Fayette County (Ironworks and Newton)
and one in Scott County; however, the
Scott County monitor was discontinued
in 2002. Edmonson County has one
monitor. There were no design values
exceeding the 1997 0.08 ppm standard
and it is anticipated that the monitors
will remain at current locations, unless
otherwise allowed to be removed in the
consultation with the EPA and in
accordance with the 40 CFR part 58.
TABLE 4—DESIGN VALUES FOR 8-HOUR OZONE (PPM)
Lexington Area
HuntingtonAshland Area
Year
2000–2002
2001–2003
2002–2004
2003–2005
2004–2006
2006–2007
...............................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................
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...............................................................................................................
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Fayette
County
0.083
0.083
0.078
0.076
0.076
0.078
0.078
0.076
0.071
0.069
0.059
0.067
Scott
County
0.071
0.069
0.067
*
*
*
Edmonson
County
0.084
0.080
0.077
0.073
0.072
0.076
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* Monitor discontinued in 2005.
Based on the Table above, each of the
available design values indentified is
considered to be in attainment of the
1997 ozone NAAQS and demonstrates
that the Kentucky areas subject to this
action are expected to continue
attainment of the 1997 ozone NAAQS.
In the event that a design value at one
of the Kentucky area monitoring sites
exceeds the 1997 ozone standard of 84
parts per billion, the Contingency Plan
included in the Kentucky’s maintenance
plan submittal includes contingency
measures which will be promptly
implemented in section (d) Contingency
Plan, below.
d. Contingency Plan. The section
110(a)(1) maintenance plans include
contingency provisions to promptly
correct any violation of the 1997 ozone
NAAQS that occurs. The contingency
indicator for the Huntington-Ashland
Area, Lexington Area and Edmonson
County, maintenance plans is based on
updates to the emission inventories. The
triggering mechanism for activation of
contingency measures is a ten percent or
greater increase in emissions of either
VOC or NOX based on the 2002
emissions inventory. In these
maintenance plans, if contingency
measures are triggered, Kentucky is
committing to implement the measures
as expeditiously as practicable, but no
longer than nine months following the
trigger. Some of the contingency
measures include: (1) Implementation of
a program to require additional
emissions reductions on stationary
sources; (2) requirement of stage I vapor
3 Despite the legal status of CAIR as remanded,
many facilities have already or are continuing with
plans to install emission controls that may benefit
Kentucky areas.
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recovery; (3) requirement of stage II
vapor recovery; (4) further restrictions
on open burning during summer ozone
season; (5) restriction of certain roads or
lanes to, or construction of such roads
or lanes for use by, passenger buses or
high-occupancy vehicles; (6) tripreduction ordinances; (7) employer
based transportation management plans,
including incentives; (8) programs to
limit or restrict vehicle use in
downtown areas, or other areas of
emissions concentration particularly
during periods of peak use; and (9)
programs for new construction and
major reconstructions of paths or tracks
for use by pedestrians or by nonmotorized vehicles when economically
feasible and in the public interest.
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These contingency measures and
schedules for implementation satisfy
EPA’s guidance on the requirements of
section 110(a)(1) of continued
attainment. Continued attainment of the
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the
partial area of Greenup County in
Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington
Area and Edmonson County will
depend, in part, on the air quality
measures discussed previously (see
section II). In addition, Kentucky
commits to verifying the 1997 8-hour
ozone status in each maintenance plan
through annual and periodic
evaluations of the emissions
inventories. In the annual evaluations,
Kentucky will review VOC and NOX
emission data from stationary point
sources. During the periodic evaluations
(every three years), Kentucky will
update the emissions inventory for all
emissions source categories, and
compare the updated emissions
inventory data to the projected 2005,
2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2020
attainment emissions inventories to
verify continued attainment of the 8hour ozone standard.
III. Final Action
Pursuant to section 110 of the Act,
EPA is approving the maintenance plans
addressing the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard for a portion of Greenup
County in the Huntington-Ashland
Area, the Lexington Area, and
Edmonson County, which were
submitted by Kentucky on May 27,
2008, and ensure continued attainment
of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS
through the year 2020. EPA has
evaluated the Commonwealth’s
submittals and has determined that they
meet the applicable requirements of the
CAA and EPA regulations, and are
consistent with EPA policy.
EPA is publishing this rule without
prior proposal because the Agency
views this as a non-controversial
revision and anticipates no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed
rules section of this Federal Register
publication, EPA is publishing a
separate document that will serve as the
proposal to approve the SIP revision
should adverse comment be filed. This
rule will be effective on May 26, 2009
without further notice unless the
Agency receives adverse comment by
April 24, 2009. If EPA receives such
comments, then EPA will publish a
document withdrawing the final rule
and informing the public that the rule
will not take effect. All public
comments received will then be
addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on the proposed rule. EPA will
not institute a second comment period
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on this action. Any parties interested in
commenting must do so at this time. If
no such comments are received, the
public is advised this rule will be
effective on May 26, 2009 and no further
action will be taken on the proposed
rule.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
Act and applicable Federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. Accordingly, this action
merely approves Kentucky law as
meeting Federal requirements and does
not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For
that reason, this action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the CAA; and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this rule does not have
tribal implications as specified by
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Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the state, and EPA notes that
it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law.
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this action and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit by May 26, 2009. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the
Administrator of this final rule does not
affect the finality of this action for the
purposes of judicial review nor does it
extend the time within which a petition
for judicial review may be filed, and
shall not postpone the effectiveness of
such rule or action. Parties with
objections to this direct final rule are
encouraged to file a comment in
response to the parallel notice of
proposed rulemaking for this action
published in the proposed rules section
of today’s Federal Register, rather than
file an immediate petition for judicial
review of this direct final rule, so that
EPA can withdraw this direct final rule
and address the comment in the
proposed rulemaking. This action may
not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, Incorporation by reference,
Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxides, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: February 25, 2009.
Beverly H. Banister,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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Subpart S—Kentucky
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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2. Section 52.920(e), is amended by
adding new entries at the end of the
table for ‘‘Huntington-Ashland 8-Hour
Ozone Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance
Plan for the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard’’, ‘‘Lexington Section 110(a)(1)
Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-hour
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
ozone standard’’, and ‘‘Edmonson
County Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance
Plan for the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard’’ to read as follows:
§ 52.920
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Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
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EPA—APPROVED KENTUCKY NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS
State submittal
date/effective
date
Applicable geographic or
nonattainment area
Name of SIP provision
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Huntington—Ashland Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8–Hour Ozone Standard.
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A portion of Greenup
County.
Lexington Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for
the 1997 8–Hour Ozone Standard.
Fayette and Scott Counties.
5/27/2008
Edmonson County Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance
Plan for 1997 8–Hour Ozone Standard.
Edmonson County ..........
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R03–OAR–2009–0093; FRL–8779–8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia;
Volatile Organic Compound
Reasonably Available Control
Technology for Reynolds Consumer
Products Company
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final
action to approve revisions to the
Commonwealth of Virginia’s State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This
revision pertains to a State operating
permit containing terms and conditions
for the control of emissions of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) from
Reynolds Consumer Products Company
located in Richmond, Virginia. The
submittal is for the purpose of meeting
the requirements for reasonably
available control technology (RACT) in
order to implement the maintenance
plan for the Richmond 8-hour ozone
maintenance area. EPA is approving the
revision to the Virginia SIP in
accordance with the requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: This rule is effective on May 26,
2009 without further notice, unless EPA
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receives adverse written comment by
April 24, 2009. If EPA receives such
comments, it will publish a timely
withdrawal of the direct final rule in the
Federal Register and inform the public
that the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R03–OAR–2009–0093 by one of the
following methods:
A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
B. E-mail: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2009–0093,
Cristina Fernandez, Chief, Air Quality
Planning, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2009–
0093. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
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https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
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available either electronically in https://
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2007-1186-200821(a); FRL-8781-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:
Kentucky; Approval Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plans for the 1997 8-
Hour Ozone Standard for the Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington Area and
Edmonson County
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the Kentucky State
Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning the maintenance plans addressing
the 1997 8-hour ozone standard for the following areas: the Kentucky
portion of the Huntington--Ashland Area (a portion of Greenup County);
Lexington Area (Fayette and Scott Counties); and Edmonson County. These
maintenance plans were submitted to EPA on May 27, 2008, by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky and ensure the continued attainment of the
1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) through
the year 2020. These plans meet the statutory and regulatory
requirements, and are consistent with EPA's guidance. EPA is approving
the revisions pursuant to section 110 of the Clean Air Act (``CAA'' or
``Act''). On March 12, 2008, EPA issued a revised ozone standard. The
current action, however, is being taken to address requirements under
the 1997 ozone standard. Requirements for the Huntington-Ashland,
Lexington, and Edmonson County Areas under the 2008 standard will be
addressed in the future.
DATES: This rule is effective on May 26, 2009 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comment by April 24, 2009. If EPA receives
such comment, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2007-1186, by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-
line instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: Jane Spann at spann.jane@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (404) 562-9019.
4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2007-1186,'' Regulatory Development Section,
Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Jane Spann, Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The
Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday,
8:30 to 4:30, excluding Federal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. ``EPA-R04-OAR-
2007-1186.'' EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through
www.regulations.gov or e-mail, information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The www.regulations.gov website is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in
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the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For
additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket
Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Spann or Zuri Farngalo,
Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides
and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Jane
Spann may be reached by phone at (404) 562-9029 or by electronic mail
address spann.jane@epa.gov. The telephone number for Zuri Farngalo is
(404) 562-9152 and the electronic mail address is
farngalo.zuri@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Analysis of the Commonwealth's Submittals
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
In accordance with the CAA, the Huntington-Ashland Area \1\,
Lexington Area \2\ and Edmonson County were designated as nonattainment
for the 1-hour ozone NAAQS (effective January 6, 1992, 56 FR 56694).
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\1\ For the 1997 8-hour ozone standard Scott and Fayette
Counties were previously in the Lexington 1-hour maintenance area
but were individually designated attainment for the 1997 8-hour
ozone standard.
\2\ The 1-hour ozone nonattainment area for the Huntington-
Ashland includes Boyd County and a portion of Greenup County in
Kentucky. For the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, Boyd County in the
Huntington-Ashland area was designated nonattainment, whereas the
portion of Greenup County that was designated nonattainment for the
1-hour ozone standard was designated attainment for the 1997 8-hour
ozone standard.
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On November 13, 1992, the Commonwealth of Kentucky submitted a
request to redesignate the Lexington Area and Edmonson County to
attainment for the 1-hour ozone standard. Subsequently, on November 12,
1993, the Commonwealth of Kentucky submitted a request to redesignate
the Huntington-Ashland Area to attainment for the 1-hour ozone
standard. At the same time as the redesignation requests, Kentucky
submitted the required ozone monitoring data and maintenance plans to
ensure that the Areas would remain in attainment for the 1-hour ozone
standard for a period of 10 years, consistent with the CAA 175A(a). The
maintenance plans submitted by Kentucky followed EPA guidance for
limited maintenance areas, which was provided for the 1-hour ozone
standard areas that have design values less than 85 percent of the
applicable standard. In this case, the applicable standard was the 1-
hour ozone standard of 0.12 parts per million (ppm).
EPA approved Kentucky's requests to redesignate the Huntington-
Ashland Area (60 FR 33748), Lexington Area (60 FR 47089) and Edmonson
County (59 FR 55053) to attainment for the 1-hour ozone standard. The
maintenance plan for the Huntington-Ashland Area (a portion of Greenup
County) was approved on June 29, 1995, with an effective date of June
29, 1995 (60 FR 33748). The maintenance plan for the Lexington Area was
approved on September 11, 1995, with an effective date of November 13,
1995 (60 FR 47089). The 1-hour ozone maintenance plan for Edmonson
County was approved on November 3, 1994, with an effective date of
January 3, 1995 (59 FR 55053).
On April 30, 2004, EPA designated areas for the 1997 8-hour ozone
NAAQS (69 FR 23858), and published the final Phase I Implementation
Rule for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS (69 FR 23951) (Phase I Rule). The
Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington Area, and Edmonson County were
designated as attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, effective
June 15, 2004. The attainment areas consequently were required to
submit 10-year maintenance plans under section 110(a)(1) of the CAA and
the Phase I Rule. On May 20, 2005, EPA issued guidance providing
information on how a state might fulfill the maintenance plan
obligation established by the CAA and the Phase I Rule (Memorandum from
Lydia N. Wegman to Air Division Directors, Maintenance Plan Guidance
Document for Certain 8-hour Ozone Areas Under Section 110(a)(1) of
Clean Air Act, May 20, 2005--hereafter referred to as ``Wegman
Memorandum''). On December 22, 2006, the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion that vacated
portions of EPA's Phase I Implementation Rule for the 1997 8-hour Ozone
Standard. See South Coast Air Quality Management District. v. EPA, 472
F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir. 2006). The Court vacated those portions of the Rule
that provided for regulation of the 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment
areas designated under Subpart 1 in lieu of Subpart 2 (of part D of the
CAA), among other portions. The Court's decision does not alter any
requirements under the Phase I Rule for maintenance plans. Kentucky's
May 27, 2008, proposed SIP revision satisfies the section 110(a)(1) CAA
requirements for a plan that provides for implementation, maintenance,
and enforcement of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the Huntington-
Ashland, Lexington, and Edmonson County Areas.
II. Analysis of the State's Submittals
On May 27, 2008, the Commonwealth of Kentucky submitted SIP
revisions containing 1997 8-hour ozone maintenance plans for the
portion of Greenup County in the Huntington-Ashland Area, the Lexington
Area, and Edmonson County as required by section 110(a)(1) of the CAA
and the provisions of EPA's Phase I Rule (see 40 CFR 51.905(a)(4)). The
purpose of these maintenance plans are to ensure continued attainment
and maintenance of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the Huntington-
Ashland Area, Lexington Area, and Edmonson County until 2020.
As required, these plans provide for continued attainment and
maintenance of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the area for 10 years
from the effective date of the area's designation as attainment for the
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, and include components illustrating how each
area will continue attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS and
provides contingency measures. Each of
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the section 110(a)(1) plan components is discussed below for each area.
a. Attainment Inventory. Kentucky developed comprehensive
inventories of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxide
(NOX) emissions from area, stationary, and mobile sources
using 2002 as the base year to demonstrate maintenance of the 1997 8-
hour ozone NAAQS for the Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington Area and
Edmonson County. The year 2002 is an appropriate year for Kentucky to
base attainment level emissions because states may select any one of
the three years on which the 1997 8-hour attainment designation was
based (2001, 2002, and 2003). The Commonwealth's submittals contain the
detailed inventory data and summaries by source category. Using the
2002 inventory as a base year reflects one of the years used for
calculating the air quality design values on which the 1997 8-hour
ozone designation decisions were based. 2002 also is one of the years
in the 2002-2004 period used to establish baseline visibility levels
for the regional haze program.
A further practical reason for selecting 2002 as the base year
emission inventory is that section 110(a)(2)(B) of the CAA and the
Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule (67 FR 39602, June 10, 2002)
require states to submit emissions inventories for all criteria
pollutants and their precursors every three years, on a schedule that
includes the emissions year 2002. The due date for the 2002 emissions
inventory is established in the Rule as June 2004. In accordance with
these requirements, Kentucky compiles a statewide emissions inventory
for point sources on an annual basis. On-road mobile emissions of VOC
and NOX were estimated using MOBILE 6.2 motor vehicle
emissions factor computer model. Non-road mobile emissions data were
derived using the U.S. EPA's Non-Road Model.
In projecting data for the attainment year 2020 inventory, Kentucky
used several methods to project data from the base year 2002 to the
years 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2020. These projected
inventories were developed using EPA-approved technologies and
methodologies. Point source and non-point source projections were
derived from the Emissions Growth Analysis System version 4.0 (EGAS
4.0). Non-road mobile projections were derived from EGAS 4.0, as well
as from the National Mobile Inventory Model.
The following tables provide VOC and NOX emissions data
for the 2002 base attainment year inventory, as well as projected VOC
and NOX emission inventory data for 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014,
2017 and 2020.
Table 1--Partial Greenup County Portion of Huntington-Ashland Area VOC and NOX Emissions Inventory
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Emissions 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020
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Total VOC (tons per day)..................................... 3.14 2.86 2.69 2.53 2.43 2.36 2.33
Total NOX (tons per day)..................................... 2.42 2.18 1.95 1.72 1.47 1.29 1.19
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As shown in Table 1 above, the Kentucky portion of the Huntington-
Ashland area is projected to decrease total VOC and NOX
emissions from the base year of 2002 to the maintenance year of 2020,
thus demonstrating continued attainment/maintenance of the 1997 8-hour
ozone standard.
Table 2--Lexington Area (Scott and Fayette Counties)
[VOC and NOX Emissions Inventory]
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Emissions 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020
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Total VOC (tons per day)..................................... 50.89 47.87 48.23 47.89 48.12 48.93 50.13
Total NOX (tons per day)..................................... 39.33 32.66 29.85 25.77 21.15 17.97 15.98
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As shown in Table 2 above, the Lexington Area is projected to
decrease total NOX emissions from the base year of 2002 to
the maintenance year of 2020. Total VOC emissions steadily decrease
from the base year of 2002 through 2008, but are then projected to
increase by 1.2 tons per day between the years 2017 to the maintenance
year of 2020; however, year 2020 emissions are projected as less than
the baseline year emission level. Thus, it is demonstrated that the
1997 8-hour ozone standard will continue to be attainment/maintained.
Table 3--Edmonson County VOC and NOX Emissions Inventory
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Emissions 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020
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Total VOC (tons per day)..................................... 2.72 2.86 2.89 2.80 2.63 2.40 2.24
Total NOX (tons per day)..................................... 1.34 1.17 1.09 0.95 0.80 0.68 0.61
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As shown in Table 3 above, Edmonson County is projected to decrease
total VOC and NOX emissions from the base year of 2002 to
the maintenance year of 2020. VOC emissions increased slightly between
the base year of 2002 and 2011; however, this small spike is not
anticipated to affect maintenance. Total VOC's are projected to
decrease to levels below that of the base year by 2020, thus
demonstrating continued maintenance of the 1997 8-hour ozone standard.
As shown in the tables above, Kentucky has demonstrated that the
future year emissions will be less than the 2002 base attainment year's
emissions for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The attainment inventories
submitted by Kentucky for these areas are consistent with the criteria
discussed in the Wegman Memorandum. EPA finds that the future emissions
levels in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020 are expected to be
similar to or less than the emissions levels in 2002. In the event that
a future
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8-hour ozone monitoring reading in theses areas is found to violate the
1997 8-hour ozone standard, the contingency plan section of the
maintenance plans includes measures that will be promptly implemented
to ensure that each of these areas returns the maintenance of the 1997
8-hour ozone standard. Please see section (d) Contingency Plan, below,
for additional information related to the contingency measures.
b. Maintenance Demonstration. The primary purpose of a maintenance
plan is to demonstrate how an area will continue to remain in
compliance with the 1997 8-hour ozone standard for the 10 year period
following the effective date of designation as unclassifiable/
attainment. The end projection year for the maintenance plans for the
portion of Greenup County in the Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington
Area and Edmonson County was 2020. As discussed in section (a)
Attainment Inventory above, Kentucky identified the level of ozone-
forming emissions that were consistent with attainment of the NAAQS for
ozone in 2002. Kentucky projected VOC and NOX emissions for
the years 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2020 in the Huntington-
Ashland Area, the Lexington Area and Edmonson County; and EPA finds
that the future emissions levels in those years are expected to be
similar or below the emissions levels in 2002.
Kentucky's SIP revisions also rely on a combination of several air
quality measures that will provide for additional 8-hour ozone
emissions reductions in the Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington Area,
and Edmonson County. These measures include the potential
implementation of the following, among others: (1) Federal motor
vehicle control program; (2) fleet turnover of automobiles; (3) federal
reformulated gasoline; (4) tier 2 motor vehicle emissions and fuel
standards; (5) heavy-duty gasoline and diesel highway vehicles
standard; (6) large nonroad diesel engines rule; (7) nonroad spark
ignition engines and recreational engines standard; (8) point source
emission reductions; (9) reasonably available control measures (RACM);
(10) maximum available control technology (MACT); (11) NOX
SIP Call; (12) Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) \3\, (13) several
control programs to reduce area source emissions from aerosol coatings,
architectural and industrial maintenance coatings, and commercial/
consumer products and (14) emissions standards for small and large
spark-ignition engines, locomotives and land based diesel engines.
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\3\ Despite the legal status of CAIR as remanded, many
facilities have already or are continuing with plans to install
emission controls that may benefit Kentucky areas.
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c. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring. The Table below shows design
values for the Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington Area and Edmonson
County. The ambient ozone monitoring data was collected at sites that
were selected with assistance from the EPA and are considered to be
representative of the area of highest concentration.
With regard to the monitors, there is a monitor in Greenup County.
The Lexington area has two monitors in Fayette County (Ironworks and
Newton) and one in Scott County; however, the Scott County monitor was
discontinued in 2002. Edmonson County has one monitor. There were no
design values exceeding the 1997 0.08 ppm standard and it is
anticipated that the monitors will remain at current locations, unless
otherwise allowed to be removed in the consultation with the EPA and in
accordance with the 40 CFR part 58.
Table 4--Design Values for 8-Hour Ozone (PPM)
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Lexington Area
Huntington- -------------------------- Edmonson
Year Ashland Area Fayette Scott County
County County
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2000-2002............................................. 0.083 0.078 0.071 0.084
2001-2003............................................. 0.083 0.076 0.069 0.080
2002-2004............................................. 0.078 0.071 0.067 0.077
2003-2005............................................. 0.076 0.069 * 0.073
2004-2006............................................. 0.076 0.059 * 0.072
2006-2007............................................. 0.078 0.067 * 0.076
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* Monitor discontinued in 2005.
Based on the Table above, each of the available design values
indentified is considered to be in attainment of the 1997 ozone NAAQS
and demonstrates that the Kentucky areas subject to this action are
expected to continue attainment of the 1997 ozone NAAQS. In the event
that a design value at one of the Kentucky area monitoring sites
exceeds the 1997 ozone standard of 84 parts per billion, the
Contingency Plan included in the Kentucky's maintenance plan submittal
includes contingency measures which will be promptly implemented in
section (d) Contingency Plan, below.
d. Contingency Plan. The section 110(a)(1) maintenance plans
include contingency provisions to promptly correct any violation of the
1997 ozone NAAQS that occurs. The contingency indicator for the
Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington Area and Edmonson County,
maintenance plans is based on updates to the emission inventories. The
triggering mechanism for activation of contingency measures is a ten
percent or greater increase in emissions of either VOC or
NOX based on the 2002 emissions inventory. In these
maintenance plans, if contingency measures are triggered, Kentucky is
committing to implement the measures as expeditiously as practicable,
but no longer than nine months following the trigger. Some of the
contingency measures include: (1) Implementation of a program to
require additional emissions reductions on stationary sources; (2)
requirement of stage I vapor recovery; (3) requirement of stage II
vapor recovery; (4) further restrictions on open burning during summer
ozone season; (5) restriction of certain roads or lanes to, or
construction of such roads or lanes for use by, passenger buses or
high-occupancy vehicles; (6) trip-reduction ordinances; (7) employer
based transportation management plans, including incentives; (8)
programs to limit or restrict vehicle use in downtown areas, or other
areas of emissions concentration particularly during periods of peak
use; and (9) programs for new construction and major reconstructions of
paths or tracks for use by pedestrians or by non-motorized vehicles
when economically feasible and in the public interest.
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These contingency measures and schedules for implementation satisfy
EPA's guidance on the requirements of section 110(a)(1) of continued
attainment. Continued attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the
partial area of Greenup County in Huntington-Ashland Area, Lexington
Area and Edmonson County will depend, in part, on the air quality
measures discussed previously (see section II). In addition, Kentucky
commits to verifying the 1997 8-hour ozone status in each maintenance
plan through annual and periodic evaluations of the emissions
inventories. In the annual evaluations, Kentucky will review VOC and
NOX emission data from stationary point sources. During the
periodic evaluations (every three years), Kentucky will update the
emissions inventory for all emissions source categories, and compare
the updated emissions inventory data to the projected 2005, 2008, 2011,
2014, 2017 and 2020 attainment emissions inventories to verify
continued attainment of the 8-hour ozone standard.
III. Final Action
Pursuant to section 110 of the Act, EPA is approving the
maintenance plans addressing the 1997 8-hour ozone standard for a
portion of Greenup County in the Huntington-Ashland Area, the Lexington
Area, and Edmonson County, which were submitted by Kentucky on May 27,
2008, and ensure continued attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS
through the year 2020. EPA has evaluated the Commonwealth's submittals
and has determined that they meet the applicable requirements of the
CAA and EPA regulations, and are consistent with EPA policy.
EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a non-controversial revision and anticipates no
adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document
that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should
adverse comment be filed. This rule will be effective on May 26, 2009
without further notice unless the Agency receives adverse comment by
April 24, 2009. If EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a
document withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the
rule will not take effect. All public comments received will then be
addressed in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA
will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at this time. If no such comments
are received, the public is advised this rule will be effective on May
26, 2009 and no further action will be taken on the proposed rule.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves Kentucky law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by May 26, 2009. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are
encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of
proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed rules
section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate
petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can
withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed
rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, Incorporation by reference, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxides,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: February 25, 2009.
Beverly H. Banister,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
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PART 52--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart S--Kentucky
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2. Section 52.920(e), is amended by adding new entries at the end of
the table for ``Huntington-Ashland 8-Hour Ozone Section 110(a)(1)
Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard'', ``Lexington
Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard'', and ``Edmonson County Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan
for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.920 Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
EPA--Approved Kentucky Non-Regulatory Provisions
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Applicable State
Name of SIP provision geographic or submittal date/ EPA approval date Explanations
nonattainment area effective date
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Huntington--Ashland Section A portion of 5/27/2008 3/25/2008 .......................
110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for Greenup County. [Insert citation
the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard. of publication].
Lexington Section 110(a)(1) Fayette and Scott 5/27/2008 3/25/2008 .......................
Maintenance Plan for the 1997 Counties. [Insert citation
8-Hour Ozone Standard. of publication].
Edmonson County Section Edmonson County... 5/27/2008 3/25/2008 .......................
110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for [Insert citation
1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard. of publication].
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