Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the New Jersey Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT, 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area, 15390-15391 [2023-05050]

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[FR Doc. 2023–05087 Filed 3–10–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R02–OAR–2023–0047; FRL–10617– 01–R2] Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the New Jersey Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT, 2008 8Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. AGENCY: In this notice, the EPA is notifying the public that it has found SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 that the 2020 motor vehicle emissions budgets for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOX), submitted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on November 18, 2021, for the 2008 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone (the Budgets), are adequate for transportation conformity purposes for the New Jersey portion of the New York-Northern New JerseyLong Island, NY-NJ-CT, 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area. This revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) included 2020 summer day VOC and NOX Budgets associated with the SIP’s reasonable further progress demonstration. DATES: This finding is effective March 28, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lily Black, Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, Air and Radiation Division, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10007–1866; (212) 637–3884, black.lily@epa.gov. ADDRESSES: Publicly available docket materials, identified by EPA–R02–OAR– 2023–0047, are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Docket Center’s hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (except Federal Holidays). For further information on the EPA Docket Center services and the current status, see: https://www.epa.gov/dockets. You may access this Federal Register document electronically from https:// www.federalregister.gov/documents/ current. This finding will also be available at the EPA’s conformity website: https://www.epa.gov/state-andlocal-transportation/conformityadequacy-review-region-2. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean the EPA. Today’s notice is an announcement of a finding that we have already made. EPA Region 2 sent a letter to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on January 19, 2023, stating that the 2020 motor vehicle emissions budgets (Budgets) are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. The transportation conformity rule requires that the EPA conduct a public process and make an affirmative decision on the adequacy of these budgets before they can be used by metropolitan planning organizations in transportation conformity determinations. E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 48 / Monday, March 13, 2023 / Notices As a result of this finding, upon the effective date of this notice of adequacy, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) must use the Budgets in future transportation conformity determinations. The Budgets are associated with the reasonable further progress milestone demonstration. We announced availability of the plan and related Budgets on the EPA’s transportation conformity website on March 8, 2022, requesting comments by April 8, 2022. We received no comments in response to the adequacy review posting. The Budgets are provided in Table 1. TABLE 1—MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGETS FOR NJTPA Lisa Garcia, Regional Administrator, Region 2. [FR Doc. 2023–05050 Filed 3–10–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10764–01–OA;–EPA–HQ–OEJECR– 2023–0101] National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification for a public meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the VOC Year NOX U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the 2020 .......... 76.77 42.46 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will meet on Transportation conformity is required the dates and times described below. The meeting is open to the public. For by Clean Air Act section 176(c), 42 additional information about registering U.S.C. 7506(c). The EPA’s conformity to attend the meeting or to provide rule requires that long-range public comment, please see Registration transportation plans, transportation under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Preimprovement programs, and Registration is required. transportation projects conform to a state’s air quality SIP and establishes the DATES: The NEJAC will convene a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, criteria and procedures for determining March 29, and Thursday, March 30, whether or not they conform. 2023, from approximately 12:00 p.m. to Conformity to a SIP means that 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time each day. The transportation activities will not meeting discussions will focus on produce new air quality violations, several topics including, but not limited worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the NAAQS. See id. to, workgroup activity, final recommendations for council at section 7506(c)(1)(B). consideration, and charges created The criteria the EPA uses to through collaborations with various determine whether a SIP’s motor vehicle EPA national program offices. A public emission budgets are adequate for comment period relevant to EPA’s water conformity purposes are outlined in 40 infrastructure technical assistance CFR 93.118(e)(4).1 And we have efforts to ensure communities with described our process for determining environmental justice concerns can obtain technical assistance will be the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets considered by the NEJAC during the in 40 CFR 93.118(f). Under 40 CFR 93.104(e), within 2 years of the effective meeting (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). Members of the public date of this notice, NJTPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation will need who wish to participate during the public comment period must register by to demonstrate conformity to the 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, March 22, Budgets. To do so, the on-road motor vehicle emissions from implementation 2023. of the long-range transportation plan FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: should be projected consistently with Paula Flores-Gregg, NEJAC Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: nejac@ the Budgets. epa.gov; telephone: (214) 665–8123. Additional information about the 1 An adequacy review is separate from the EPA’s NEJAC is available at https:// completeness review and should not be used to www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ prejudge the EPA’s ultimate action on the SIP. Even national-environmental-justiceif we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. advisory-council. SUMMARY: [tons per day] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:32 Mar 10, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15391 The Charter of the NEJAC states that the advisory committee ‘‘will provide independent advice and recommendations to the Administrator about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice. The NEJAC’s efforts will include evaluation of a broad range of strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, community engagement and economic issues related to environmental justice.’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Registration Individual registration is required for the public meeting. No two individuals can share the same registration link. Information on how to register is located at https://www.epa.gov/ environmentaljustice/nationalenvironmental-justice-advisory-councilmeetings. Registration to attend the meeting is available through the scheduled meeting days. The deadline to sign up to speak during the public comment period will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, March 22, 2023. When registering, please provide your name, organization, city and state, and email address. Please also indicate whether you would like to provide oral public comment during the meeting, or whether you are submitting written comments. A. Public Comment The NEJAC is interested in receiving public comments on EPA’s water infrastructure technical assistance efforts to ensure communities with environmental justice concerns (particularly for community water systems, decentralized systems, and/or non-existent infrastructure) can obtain technical assistance to address their environmental, public health, affordability and climate resiliency needs, and reduce longstanding and cumulative negative health impacts. Priority to speak during the meeting will be given to public commenters with comments relevant to water infrastructure technical assistance efforts to communities with environmental justice concerns. More information on NEJAC charges is located online at: https://www.epa.gov/ environmentaljustice/nationalenvironmental-justice-advisory-councilcurrent-charges. Every effort will be made to hear from as many registered oral public commenters during the time specified on the agenda. Individuals or groups making remarks during the oral public comment period will be limited to three (3) minutes. Please be prepared to briefly describe your comments; including your recommendations on what you want the NEJAC to advise the E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15390-15391]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R02-OAR-2023-0047; FRL-10617-01-R2]


Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the New 
Jersey Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-
CT, 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the EPA is notifying the public that it has 
found that the 2020 motor vehicle emissions budgets for volatile 
organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOX), 
submitted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on 
November 18, 2021, for the 2008 national ambient air quality standard 
(NAAQS) for ozone (the Budgets), are adequate for transportation 
conformity purposes for the New Jersey portion of the New York-Northern 
New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT, 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area. 
This revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) included 2020 
summer day VOC and NOX Budgets associated with the SIP's 
reasonable further progress demonstration.

DATES: This finding is effective March 28, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lily Black, Environmental Protection 
Agency Region 2, Air and Radiation Division, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, 
New York, New York 10007-1866; (212) 637-3884, [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Publicly available docket materials, identified by EPA-R02-
OAR-2023-0047, are available either electronically through 
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The 
Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-
Friday (except Federal Holidays). For further information on the EPA 
Docket Center services and the current status, see: https://www.epa.gov/dockets. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/current. 
This finding will also be available at the EPA's conformity website: 
https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/conformity-adequacy-review-region-2.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.
    Today's notice is an announcement of a finding that we have already 
made. EPA Region 2 sent a letter to the New Jersey Department of 
Environmental Protection on January 19, 2023, stating that the 2020 
motor vehicle emissions budgets (Budgets) are adequate for 
transportation conformity purposes.
    The transportation conformity rule requires that the EPA conduct a 
public process and make an affirmative decision on the adequacy of 
these budgets before they can be used by metropolitan planning 
organizations in transportation conformity determinations.

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    As a result of this finding, upon the effective date of this notice 
of adequacy, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) 
must use the Budgets in future transportation conformity 
determinations. The Budgets are associated with the reasonable further 
progress milestone demonstration.
    We announced availability of the plan and related Budgets on the 
EPA's transportation conformity website on March 8, 2022, requesting 
comments by April 8, 2022. We received no comments in response to the 
adequacy review posting.
    The Budgets are provided in Table 1.

           Table 1--Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for NJTPA
                             [tons per day]
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                 Year                         NOX              VOC
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2020..................................           76.77            42.46
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    Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act section 
176(c), 42 U.S.C. 7506(c). The EPA's conformity rule requires that 
long-range transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, 
and transportation projects conform to a state's air quality SIP and 
establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not 
they 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 NAAQS. See id. at section 
7506(c)(1)(B).
    The criteria the EPA uses to determine whether a SIP's motor 
vehicle emission budgets are adequate for conformity purposes are 
outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4).\1\ And we have described our process 
for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in 40 CFR 
93.118(f). Under 40 CFR 93.104(e), within 2 years of the effective date 
of this notice, NJTPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation will 
need to demonstrate conformity to the Budgets. To do so, the on-road 
motor vehicle emissions from implementation of the long-range 
transportation plan should be projected consistently with the Budgets.
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    \1\ An adequacy review is separate from the EPA's completeness 
review and should not be used to prejudge the EPA's ultimate action 
on the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later 
be disapproved.
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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Lisa Garcia,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2023-05050 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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