Adequacy Status of the Allegan, Berrien, and Muskegon Counties, Michigan Submitted Reasonable Further Progress Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes, 22086-22087 [2024-06372]

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[FR Doc. 2024–06659 Filed 3–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R05–OAR–2023–0515; EPA–R05– OAR–2023–0516; EPA–R05–OAR–2023– 0517; FRL–11718–01–R5] Adequacy Status of the Allegan, Berrien, and Muskegon Counties, Michigan Submitted Reasonable Further Progress Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification of adequacy. AGENCY: In this document, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that we have found that the volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) motor vehicle emissions budgets (budgets) in the submitted 2015 Ozone moderate Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) plan for Allegan, Berrien, and Muskegon Counties are adequate for conformity purposes. As a result of our finding, these areas must use the budgets from the submitted RFP plan for future conformity determinations. DATES: This finding is effective April 15, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Leslie, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR 18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680; leslie.michael@epa.gov. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29MRR1.SGM 29MRR1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 62 / Friday, March 29, 2024 / Rules and Regulations This notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. EPA Region 5 sent a letter to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on January 17, 2024, stating that the VOC and NOX budgets for Allegan, Berrien, and Muskegon Counties submitted in the 2015 RFP plan for the 2023 milestone year are adequate. The finding is available at EPA’s conformity website: https:// www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ transconf/adequacy.htm. The budgets are as follows: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: February 22, 2024. Debra Shore, Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. 2024–06372 Filed 3–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 55 [EPA–R04–OAR–2023–0535; FRL–11589– 02–R4] Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for North Carolina 2023 VOC AND NOX RFP BUDGETS FOR THE ALLEGAN, BERRIEN, AND AGENCY: Environmental Protection MUSKEGON COUNTIES OZONE Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AREAS khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES [Listed in tons per day (tpd)] 22087 Protection Agency, Region 4 Regional, 61 Forsyth St. 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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Weil, Air Permits Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The telephone number is (404) 562–9170. Ms. Weil can also be reached via electronic mail at weil.kathleen@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Protection I. Background and Purpose Agency (EPA) is updating a portion of VOC NOX On September 4, 1992, EPA Area the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Air (tpd) (tpd) promulgated 40 CFR part 55,1 which Regulations. Requirements applying to established requirements to control air Allegan County ..................... 1.15 0.70 OCS sources located within 25 miles of pollution from OCS sources in order to States’ seaward boundaries must be Berrien County ...................... 2.98 1.85 attain and maintain Federal and State Muskegon County ................. 1.73 1.74 updated periodically to remain ambient air quality standards and to consistent with the requirements of the comply with the provisions of part C of corresponding onshore area (COA), as Transportation conformity is required title I of the CAA. The regulations at 40 mandated by the Clean Air Act (CAA). by Clean Air Act section 176(c). EPA’s CFR part 55 apply to all OCS sources The portion of the OCS air regulations conformity rule requires that offshore of the States except those that is being updated pertains to the transportation plans, transportation located in the Gulf of Mexico west of requirements for OCS sources for which improvement programs, and projects 87.5 degrees longitude. Section 328 of North Carolina is the designated COA. conform to air quality state the CAA requires that for such sources North Carolina’s requirements discussed implementation plans (SIPs) and located within 25 miles of a State’s in this document will be incorporated establishes the criteria and procedures seaward boundary, the requirements by reference into the Code of Federal for determining whether or not they do. shall be the same as would be Regulations (CFR) and listed in the Conformity to a SIP means that applicable if the sources were located in appendix to the Federal OCS air transportation activities will not the COA. Because the OCS requirements regulations. produce new air quality violations, are based on onshore requirements, and DATES: This final rule is effective on worsen existing violations, or delay onshore requirements may change, April 29, 2024. The incorporation by timely attainment of the national section 328(a)(1) requires that EPA reference of certain publications listed ambient air quality standards. update the OCS requirements as in this rule is approved by the Director necessary to maintain consistency with The criteria by which we determine of the Federal Register as of April 29, onshore requirements. whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission 2024. On December 12, 2023 (88 FR 86094), budgets are adequate for conformity ADDRESSES: EPA has established a EPA published a notice of proposed purposes are outlined in 40 CFR docket for this action under Docket ID rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to 93.118(e)(4). We’ve described our process for determining the adequacy of Number EPA–R04–OAR–2023–0535. All incorporate various North Carolina air documents in the docket are listed on pollution control requirements into 40 submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, the www.regulations.gov website. CFR part 55. Pursuant to 40 CFR 55.12, 2004, preamble starting at 69 FR 40038 Although listed in the index, some consistency reviews will occur: (1) At and we used the information in these information may not be publicly least annually where an OCS activity is resources in making our adequacy available, e.g., Confidential Business occurring within 25 miles of a State determination. Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA’s Information or other information whose seaward boundary; (2) upon receipt of a disclosure is restricted by statute. Notice of Intent (NOI) under 40 CFR completeness review and should not be Certain other material, such as 55.4; or (3) when a State or local agency used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate copyrighted material, is not placed on submits a rule to EPA to be considered approval action for the SIP. Even if we the internet and will be publicly for incorporation by reference in 40 CFR find a budget adequate, the SIP could available only in hard copy form. part 55. EPA’s NPRM was initiated in later be disapproved. Publicly available docket materials are The finding is available at EPA’s 1 The reader may refer to the notice of proposed available through www.regulations.gov, conformity website: https:// rulemaking, December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and or in hard copy at the Air Permits www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ the preamble to the final rule promulgated Section, Air Planning and September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792), for further transconf/adequacy.htm. Implementation Branch, Air and Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:53 Mar 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 SUMMARY: Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 background and information on the OCS regulations. E:\FR\FM\29MRR1.SGM 29MRR1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22086-22087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06372]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0515; EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0516; EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0517; 
FRL-11718-01-R5]


Adequacy Status of the Allegan, Berrien, and Muskegon Counties, 
Michigan Submitted Reasonable Further Progress Plan for Transportation 
Conformity Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of adequacy.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
notifying the public that we have found that the volatile organic 
compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) motor vehicle 
emissions budgets (budgets) in the submitted 2015 Ozone moderate 
Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) plan for Allegan, Berrien, and 
Muskegon Counties are adequate for conformity purposes. As a result of 
our finding, these areas must use the budgets from the submitted RFP 
plan for future conformity determinations.

DATES: This finding is effective April 15, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Leslie, Control Strategies 
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR 18J), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 
353-6680; [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is simply an announcement of a 
finding that we have already made. EPA Region 5 sent a letter to the 
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on January 
17, 2024, stating that the VOC and NOX budgets for Allegan, 
Berrien, and Muskegon Counties submitted in the 2015 RFP plan for the 
2023 milestone year are adequate. The finding is available at EPA's 
conformity website: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.
    The budgets are as follows:

   2023 VOC and NOX RFP budgets for the Allegan, Berrien, and Muskegon
                          Counties Ozone Areas
                     [Listed in tons per day (tpd)]
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                                                           NOX      VOC
                          Area                            (tpd)    (tpd)
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Allegan County.........................................     1.15    0.70
Berrien County.........................................     2.98    1.85
Muskegon County........................................     1.73    1.74
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    Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act section 
176(c). EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation plans, 
transportation improvement programs, and projects conform to air 
quality state implementation plans (SIPs) and establishes the criteria 
and procedures for determining whether or not they do. Conformity to a 
SIP means that transportation activities will not produce new air 
quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely 
attainment of the national ambient air quality standards.
    The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's motor vehicle 
emission budgets are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 
40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). We've described our process for determining the 
adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004, preamble 
starting at 69 FR 40038 and we used the information in these resources 
in making our adequacy determination. Please note that an adequacy 
review is separate from EPA's completeness review and should not be 
used to prejudge EPA's ultimate approval action for the SIP. Even if we 
find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved.
    The finding is available at EPA's conformity website: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: February 22, 2024.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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