Adequacy Status of the New Jersey Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and Pennsylvania-Delaware Areas Submitted PM2.5 Limited Maintenance Plan, 2006 24 Hour PM2.5 Maintenance Area, 45658-45659 [2024-11309]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 45658 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 2024 / Notices (kW) tidal turbines with rotor diameters from 42.7 to 55.8 feet; (2) 66 to 133 modules composed of three tidal turbines, each with a capacity of 750 kW to 1.5 megawatts (MW), with a total installed capacity not exceeding 100 MW; (3) a mooring foundation for each module measuring 111.5 by 75.5 feet, equipped with ballast and three tidal turbines; (4) a 66-kilovolt transmission line connecting common hubs to suitable shore landing sites in PSEGLong Island’s east end area of Suffolk County; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual generation of 200,000 megawatthours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald F. Smith, At-Sea Development, LLC, 2916 Pine Spring Road, Falls Church, VA 22042; email: rsmith@atseadevelopment.com; phone: (703) 328– 6842. FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; email: woohee.choi@ferc.gov; phone: (202) 502–6336. 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For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–15349) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: May 17, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–11370 Filed 5–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R02–OAR–2024–0122; FRL–11822– 01–R2] Adequacy Status of the New Jersey Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and PennsylvaniaDelaware Areas Submitted PM2.5 Limited Maintenance Plan, 2006 24 Hour PM2.5 Maintenance Area Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. AGENCY: In this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that we have found that the Limited Maintenance Plan for PM2.5 for the New Jersey portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NNJ-NY-CT, and Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE, PM2.5 maintenance areas, submitted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on July 6, 2023, is adequate for transportation conformity purposes. This revision to the State Implementation Plan is associated with the second ten-year PM2.5 Limited Maintenance Plan. DATES: This finding is effective on June 7, 2024. ADDRESSES: Publicly available docket materials, identified by Docket ID Number EPA–R02–OAR–2024–0122, are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. This finding will also be available at the EPA’s conformity website: https:// www.epa.gov/state-and-localtransportation/conformity-adequacyreview-region-2. 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean the EPA. Today’s notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. On July 6, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) submitted a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision establishing the second ten-year maintenance plan as a limited maintenance plan (LMP) for the New Jersey portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT (Northern New Jersey) and Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE (Southern New Jersey) 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) maintenance areas. We announced availability of New Jersey’s LMP on the EPA’s transportation conformity website on August 16, 2023, (https:// www.epa.gov/state-and-localtransportation/state-implementationplans-sip-submissions-currently-underepa#NY-NJ-CT-PM2.5) and requested comments by September 15, 2023. We received no comments in response to the adequacy review posting. EPA Region 2 sent a letter to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on March 18, 2024, stating that the LMP for the Northern New Jersey and Southern New Jersey maintenance areas is adequate for transportation conformity purposes. In October 2022, EPA issued Guidance on the Limited Maintenance Plan Option for Moderate PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas and PM2.5 Maintenance Areas (EPA–420–B–22– 044). The transportation conformity regulations require that ‘‘A limited maintenance plan would have to demonstrate that it would be unreasonable to expect that such an area E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 would experience enough motor vehicle emissions growth for a [national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)] violation to occur.’’ 1 Additionally, the PM2.5 LMP guidance suggests ‘‘an LMP may be particularly appropriate for a second maintenance plan, as the area will have demonstrated attainment of the PM2.5 NAAQS for at least 8 years.’’ 2 To meet the transportation conformity regulation, i.e., demonstrate that it would be unreasonable to expect that the area would experience enough motor vehicle growth for a NAAQS violation to occur, an LMP submission for an area’s second maintenance plan should again address the area’s PM2.5 air quality trends and its historical and projected vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Since the Northern New Jersey and Southern New Jersey areas have been attaining the PM2.5 NAAQS for 10 years, with a low risk of future exceedances, we find the LMP adequate for transportation conformity purposes. Once an area has an approved or adequate LMP for a specific pollutant and NAAQS, the area no longer needs to satisfy the regional emissions analysis for CFR 93.118 and CFR 93.119.3 A conformity determination that meets the requirements outlined in CFR 93.109(b)(Table 1), including the hotspot requirements for projects in CO, PM10, and PM2.5 areas, is still required for these maintenance areas with an approved or adequate LMP.4 Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act section 176(c). EPA’s conformity rule requires that transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, and projects conform to State air quality implementation plans (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 NAAQS. The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP’s Limited Maintenance Plan is adequate can be found in 40 CFR 93.109(e). Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA’s completeness review and should not be 1 See 40 CFR 93.109(e) and EPA’s ‘‘Guidance on the Limited Maintenance Plan Option for Moderate PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas and PM2.5 Maintenance Areas.’’ 2 See EPA’s ‘‘Guidance on the Limited Maintenance Plan Option for Moderate PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas and PM2.5 Maintenance Areas.’’ 3 See 40 CFR 93.109(e) and EPA’s ‘‘Guidance on the Limited Maintenance Plan Option for Moderate PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas and PM2.5 Maintenance Areas.’’ 4 Id. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 May 22, 2024 Jkt 262001 used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate approval action for the SIP. Even if we find a limited maintenance plan adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. Lisa Garcia, Regional Administrator, Region 2. [FR Doc. 2024–11309 Filed 5–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0061; FRL–11680–04– OCSPP] Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses—April 2024 45659 Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number: (202) 566–1400, email address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov; or Dan Rosenblatt, Registration Division (RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566–2875, email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing address for each contact person is Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person’s name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the end of each application summary. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45658-45659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11309]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R02-OAR-2024-0122; FRL-11822-01-R2]


Adequacy Status of the New Jersey Portion of the New York-
Northern New Jersey-Long Island and Pennsylvania-Delaware Areas 
Submitted PM2.5 Limited Maintenance Plan, 2006 24 Hour PM2.5 
Maintenance Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
notifying the public that we have found that the Limited Maintenance 
Plan for PM2.5 for the New Jersey portion of the New York-
Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NNJ-NY-CT, and Philadelphia-
Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE, PM2.5 maintenance areas, submitted by 
the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on July 6, 2023, 
is adequate for transportation conformity purposes. This revision to 
the State Implementation Plan is associated with the second ten-year 
PM2.5 Limited Maintenance Plan.

DATES: This finding is effective on June 7, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Publicly available docket materials, identified by Docket ID 
Number EPA-R02-OAR-2024-0122, 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. 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.

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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.
    Today's notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have 
already made. On July 6, 2023, the New Jersey Department of 
Environmental Protection (NJDEP) submitted a State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revision establishing the second ten-year maintenance plan as a 
limited maintenance plan (LMP) for the New Jersey portion of the New 
York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT (Northern New Jersey) 
and Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE (Southern New Jersey) 2006 24-
hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) maintenance areas. We 
announced availability of New Jersey's LMP on the EPA's transportation 
conformity website on August 16, 2023, (https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/state-implementation-plans-sip-submissions-currently-under-epa#NY-NJ-CT-PM2.5) and requested comments by September 
15, 2023. We received no comments in response to the adequacy review 
posting. EPA Region 2 sent a letter to the New Jersey Department of 
Environmental Protection on March 18, 2024, stating that the LMP for 
the Northern New Jersey and Southern New Jersey maintenance areas is 
adequate for transportation conformity purposes.
    In October 2022, EPA issued Guidance on the Limited Maintenance 
Plan Option for Moderate PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas and PM2.5 
Maintenance Areas (EPA-420-B-22-044). The transportation conformity 
regulations require that ``A limited maintenance plan would have to 
demonstrate that it would be unreasonable to expect that such an area

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would experience enough motor vehicle emissions growth for a [national 
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)] violation to occur.'' \1\ 
Additionally, the PM2.5 LMP guidance suggests ``an LMP may 
be particularly appropriate for a second maintenance plan, as the area 
will have demonstrated attainment of the PM2.5 NAAQS for at 
least 8 years.'' \2\
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    \1\ See 40 CFR 93.109(e) and EPA's ``Guidance on the Limited 
Maintenance Plan Option for Moderate PM2.5 Nonattainment 
Areas and PM2.5 Maintenance Areas.''
    \2\ See EPA's ``Guidance on the Limited Maintenance Plan Option 
for Moderate PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas and 
PM2.5 Maintenance Areas.''
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    To meet the transportation conformity regulation, i.e., demonstrate 
that it would be unreasonable to expect that the area would experience 
enough motor vehicle growth for a NAAQS violation to occur, an LMP 
submission for an area's second maintenance plan should again address 
the area's PM2.5 air quality trends and its historical and 
projected vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Since the Northern New Jersey 
and Southern New Jersey areas have been attaining the PM2.5 
NAAQS for 10 years, with a low risk of future exceedances, we find the 
LMP adequate for transportation conformity purposes. Once an area has 
an approved or adequate LMP for a specific pollutant and NAAQS, the 
area no longer needs to satisfy the regional emissions analysis for CFR 
93.118 and CFR 93.119.\3\ A conformity determination that meets the 
requirements outlined in CFR 93.109(b)(Table 1), including the hot-spot 
requirements for projects in CO, PM10, and PM2.5 
areas, is still required for these maintenance areas with an approved 
or adequate LMP.\4\
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    \3\ See 40 CFR 93.109(e) and EPA's ``Guidance on the Limited 
Maintenance Plan Option for Moderate PM2.5 Nonattainment 
Areas and PM2.5 Maintenance Areas.''
    \4\ Id.
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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 State air 
quality 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 NAAQS.
    The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's Limited 
Maintenance Plan is adequate can be found in 40 CFR 93.109(e). 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 limited maintenance plan adequate, the SIP 
could later be disapproved.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Lisa Garcia,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2024-11309 Filed 5-22-24; 8:45 am]
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