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[EPA–R01–OAR–2020–0562; FRL–8855–02–
Region 1]
Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island;
Infrastructure State Implementation
Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone
Standard
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving most of a
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of Rhode
Island to address the infrastructure
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA
or Act) for the 2015 ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS). This action does not address
three requirements related to interstate
transport. The infrastructure
requirements are designed to ensure that
the structural components of each
state’s air quality management program,
including provisions prohibiting
emissions that will have certain adverse
air quality effects in other states, are
adequate to meet the state’s
responsibilities under the CAA. This
action is being taken in accordance with
the Clean Air Act.
DATES: This rule is effective on
November 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR–
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2020–0562. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://
www.regulations.gov website. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., confidential
business information (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 at https://
www.regulations.gov or at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Region 1 Regional Office, Air and
Radiation Division, 5 Post Office
Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you
contact the contact 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 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays and
facility closures due to COVID–19.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Branch,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square—
Suite 100, (Mail code 05–2), Boston, MA
02109–3912, tel. (617) 918–1684, email
simcox.alison@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background and Purpose
II. Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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I. Background and Purpose
On August 17, 2021 (86 FR 45939),
EPA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM
proposed approval of most elements of
a Rhode Island SIP revision addressing
the infrastructure requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA or Act)—excluding
three interstate transport provisions
under section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)—for the
2015 ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS). This
NPRM also proposed to disapprove one
element, section 110(a)(2)(H)(Future SIP
revisions). However, remedying Federal
regulations are already in place for this
element and a disapproval requires no
further action by EPA or the state.
Rhode Island submitted the formal
SIP revision for the 2015 ozone NAAQS
on September 23, 2020. The rationale
for EPA’s proposed action is given in
the NPRM and will not be restated here.
No public comments were received on
the NPRM.
II. Final Action
EPA is approving most elements of
Rhode Island’s September 23, 2020,
infrastructure SIP submission for the
2015 ozone NAAQS as a revision to the
Rhode Island SIP. This action does not
include three interstate transport
provisions under section 110(a)(2)(D)(i),
namely the ‘‘good neighbor’’ provisions
at section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (also known
as the State’s Transport SIP or ‘‘prongs
1 and 2’’) and the provision relating to
visibility protection at 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)
(also known as ‘‘prong 4’’). EPA will
address these requirements for the 2015
ozone NAAQS in future actions.
In addition, we are disapproving
section 110(a)(2)(H) (Future SIP
revisions) because the State’s original
SIP did not fully satisfy this element
and Rhode Island’s September 23, 2020,
submittal likewise does not address this
gap. However, no further action by EPA
or the State is required because
remedying Federal regulations are
already in place. See 40 CFR 52.2080.
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Moreover, mandatory sanctions under
CAA section 179 do not apply because
the submittal is not required under CAA
title I part D nor in response to a SIP call
under CAA section 110(k)(5).
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, 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 Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely
approves state 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 Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• 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 Clean Air Act;
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).
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In addition, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where EPA or an
Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have
tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
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 Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by December 13,
2021. 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. 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: October 6, 2021.
Deborah Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
1.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
Subpart OO—Rhode Island
for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS’’ at the end
of the table to read as follows:
§ 52.2070
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
2. In § 52.2070(e), amend the table by
adding an entry for ‘‘Infrastructure SIP
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or nonattainment area
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10/15/2020
Name of non regulatory SIP
provision
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Infrastructure SIP for the
2015 ozone NAAQS.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
49 CFR Chapter III
[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0132]
RIN 2126–AC41
General Technical, Organizational,
Conforming, and Correcting
Amendments to the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
FMCSA amends its
regulations by making technical
corrections throughout the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs). The Agency makes minor
changes to correct inadvertent errors
and omissions, remove or update
obsolete references, and improve the
clarity and consistency of certain
regulatory provisions. The Agency also
makes nondiscretionary, ministerial
changes that merely align regulatory
requirements with the underlying
statutory authority. Finally, FMCSA
adds two new provisions for
transparency relating to agency
management and to FMCSA’s rules of
organization, procedures, or practice,
and makes corresponding changes to
definitions, addresses, and employee
titles throughout the FMCSRs.
DATES: This final rule is effective
October 14, 2021.
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Explanations
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10/14/2021, [Insert Federal
Register citation].
*
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This submittal is approved with respect to
the following CAA elements or portions
thereof: 110(a)(2)(A); (B); (C); (D) except (D)(i)(I) and (D)(i)(II)—visibility
protection; (E); (F); (G); (J); (K); (L);
and (M). This submittal is disapproved
for element (H). See § 52.2077.
Mr.
Nicholas Warren, Regulatory
Development Division, Office of Policy,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001; (202) 366–6124; nicholas.warren@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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SUMMARY:
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EPA approved date
I. Legal Basis for the Rulemaking
Congress delegated certain powers to
regulate interstate commerce to the
United States Department of
Transportation (DOT or Department) in
numerous pieces of legislation, most
notably in section 6 of the Department
of Transportation Act (DOT Act) (Pub.
L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931, 937, Oct. 15,
1966). Section 6 of the DOT Act
transferred to the Department the
authority of the former Interstate
Commerce Commission (ICC) to regulate
the qualifications and maximum hours
of service of employees, the safety of
operations, and the equipment of motor
carriers in interstate commerce (80 Stat.
939). This authority, first granted to the
ICC in the Motor Carrier Act of 1935
(Pub. L. 74–255, 49 Stat. 543, Aug. 9,
1935), now appears in 49 U.S.C. chapter
315. The regulations issued under this
(and subsequently enacted) authority
became known as the FMCSRs, codified
at 49 CFR parts 350–399. The
administrative powers to enforce
chapter 315 (codified in 49 U.S.C.
chapter 5) were also transferred from the
ICC to the DOT in 1966, and assigned
first to the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and then to
FMCSA. The FMCSA Administrator,
whose powers and duties are set forth
in 49 U.S.C. 113, has been delegated
authority, under 49 CFR 1.81, to
exercise the authority of the Secretary
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over and with respect to any personnel
within their respective organizations
and, under 49 CFR 1.87, to carry out the
motor carrier functions vested in the
Secretary of Transportation. In addition,
under 49 CFR 1.81a, except as otherwise
specifically provided in 49 CFR part 1,
the Administrator may redelegate and
authorize successive redelegations of
authority within FMCSA under the
Administrator’s jurisdiction.
Between 1984 and 1999, several
statutes added to FHWA’s authority.
Various statutes authorize the
enforcement of the FMCSRs, the
Hazardous Materials Regulations, and
the Commercial Regulations, and
provide both civil and criminal
penalties for violations of these
requirements. These statutes include the
Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 (Pub.
L. 98–554, Title II, 98 Stat. 2832, Oct.
30, 1984), codified at 49 U.S.C. chapter
311, subchapter III; the Commercial
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Pub.
L. 99–570, Title XII, 100 Stat. 3207–170,
Oct. 27, 1986), codified at 49 U.S.C.
chapter 313; the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Uniform Safety Act of
1990, as amended (Pub. L. 101–615, 104
Stat. 3244, Nov. 16, 1990), codified at 49
U.S.C. chapter 51; the Omnibus
Transportation Employee Testing Act of
1991 (Pub. L. 102–143, Title V, 105 Stat.
917, 952, Oct. 28, 1991), codified at 49
U.S.C. 31306; the ICC Termination Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–88, 109 Stat. 803,
Dec. 29, 1995), codified at 49 U.S.C.
chapters 131–149; and the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (Pub. L. 105–178, 112 Stat. 107,
June 9, 1998).
The Motor Carrier Safety
Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–
159, 113 Stat. 1748, Dec. 9, 1999)
established FMCSA as a new operating
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R01-OAR-2020-0562; FRL-8855-02-Region 1]
Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Infrastructure State
Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone Standard
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving most of
a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of
Rhode Island to address the infrastructure requirements of the Clean
Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS). This action does not address three requirements
related to interstate transport. The infrastructure requirements are
designed to ensure that the structural components of each state's air
quality management program, including provisions prohibiting emissions
that will have certain adverse air quality effects in other states, are
adequate to meet the state's responsibilities under the CAA. This
action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
DATES: This rule is effective on November 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2020-0562. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
confidential business information (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 at https://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional Office, Air and
Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact 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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays and facility
closures due to COVID-19.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Branch,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, (Mail code 05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel. (617)
918-1684, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background and Purpose
II. Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On August 17, 2021 (86 FR 45939), EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM proposed approval of most elements
of a Rhode Island SIP revision addressing the infrastructure
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act)--excluding three
interstate transport provisions under section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)--for the
2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). This NPRM
also proposed to disapprove one element, section 110(a)(2)(H)(Future
SIP revisions). However, remedying Federal regulations are already in
place for this element and a disapproval requires no further action by
EPA or the state.
Rhode Island submitted the formal SIP revision for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS on September 23, 2020. The rationale for EPA's proposed action is
given in the NPRM and will not be restated here. No public comments
were received on the NPRM.
II. Final Action
EPA is approving most elements of Rhode Island's September 23,
2020, infrastructure SIP submission for the 2015 ozone NAAQS as a
revision to the Rhode Island SIP. This action does not include three
interstate transport provisions under section 110(a)(2)(D)(i), namely
the ``good neighbor'' provisions at section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (also
known as the State's Transport SIP or ``prongs 1 and 2'') and the
provision relating to visibility protection at 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)
(also known as ``prong 4''). EPA will address these requirements for
the 2015 ozone NAAQS in future actions.
In addition, we are disapproving section 110(a)(2)(H) (Future SIP
revisions) because the State's original SIP did not fully satisfy this
element and Rhode Island's September 23, 2020, submittal likewise does
not address this gap. However, no further action by EPA or the State is
required because remedying Federal regulations are already in place.
See 40 CFR 52.2080. Moreover, mandatory sanctions under CAA section 179
do not apply because the submittal is not required under CAA title I
part D nor in response to a SIP call under CAA section 110(k)(5).
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, 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 Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state 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 Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
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 Clean Air Act; 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, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
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 Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by December 13, 2021. 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. 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: October 6, 2021.
Deborah Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
is amended as follows:
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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 OO--Rhode Island
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2. In Sec. 52.2070(e), amend the table by adding an entry for
``Infrastructure SIP for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS'' at the end of the table
to read as follows:
Sec. 52.2070 Identification of plan.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
Rhode Island Non Regulatory
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State
Name of non regulatory SIP Applicable geographic or submittal date/ EPA approved Explanations
provision nonattainment area effective date date
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Infrastructure SIP for the Statewide................... 10/15/2020 10/14/2021, This submittal
2015 ozone NAAQS. [Insert Federal is approved
Register with respect to
citation]. the following
CAA elements or
portions
thereof:
110(a)(2)(A);
(B); (C); (D)
except
(D)(i)(I) and
(D)(i)(II)--vis
ibility
protection;
(E); (F); (G);
(J); (K); (L);
and (M). This
submittal is
disapproved for
element (H).
See Sec.
52.2077.
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