Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets, 50227-50231 [2024-12805]
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Air Plan Approval; North Carolina;
Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle
Emissions Budgets
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to
the North Carolina State
Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted
by the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (NCDEQ),
Division of Air Quality, on December
19, 2022. The revision updates the 2026
on-road and nonroad emissions
inventories and safety margins and
allocates a portion of the newly
available 2026 safety margins in the
2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan to
the 2026 nitrogen oxides (NOX) and
volatile organic compounds (VOC)
motor vehicle emissions budgets
(‘‘budgets’’) for the North Carolina
portion of the Charlotte-Rock Hill, NC–
SC bi-state Area (hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘North Carolina portion of the
Charlotte Maintenance Area’’) to
accommodate updates from the EPA
Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator
(MOVES3) model. The SIP revision also
revises the current 2026 budgets based
on the MOVES3 updates and
recalculates new available safety
margins. NCDEQ’s December 19, 2022,
submission supplements the revised
2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan
submitted by NCDEQ on July 16, 2020,
and approved by EPA on August 25,
2021. EPA is approving North Carolina’s
December 19, 2022, SIP revision
pursuant to section 110(a)(1) of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) and deeming the
budgets adequate for transportation
conformity purposes because they meet
the applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements.
DATES: This rule is effective July 15,
2024.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR–
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SUMMARY:
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Implementation Branch, Air and
Radiation Division, Region 4, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 61
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia
30303–8960. The telephone number is
(404) 562–9207. Ms. Dianna Myers can
also be reached via electronic mail at
Myers.Dianna@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. This Action
EPA is approving NCDEQ’s December
19, 2022, SIP revision which updates
the 2026 on-road and nonroad
emissions inventories with the latest (at
the time of NCDEQ’s submission)
approved EPA mobile emissions model,
MOVES3, allocates a portion of the
newly available safety margin, revises
the 2026 NOX and VOC budgets, and
recalculates the available safety margins
for the North Carolina portion of
Charlotte 2008 8-hour Ozone
Maintenance Area 1 for transportation
conformity purposes.
The revised 2026 NOX and VOC
budgets from NCDEQ’s December 19,
2022, SIP revision will replace the
existing budgets in the State’s 2008 8hour Ozone Maintenance Plan approved
on August 25, 2021. See 86 FR 47387.
When today’s action is effective, the
1 The North Carolina portion of the Charlotte
Maintenance Area for the 2008 8-hour ozone
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or
standards) is comprised of the following counties:
Mecklenburg County in its entirety and portions of
Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, and
Union Counties.
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newly revised 2026 budgets must be
used in future transportation conformity
analyses for the Area according to the
Transportation Conformity Rule. See 40
CFR 93.118. Therefore, the August 25,
2021, approved budgets will no longer
be applicable for transportation
conformity purposes.
This action revises the 2026 on-road
and nonroad emissions inventories and
the NOX and VOC safety margins using
MOVES3. The revision also allocates a
portion of the revised available safety
margins to the 2026 NOX and VOC
budgets and recalculates new available
safety margins. The emissions
inventories for point and area sources
from NCDEQ’s July 16, 2020, SIP
revision remain the same. EPA is
approving North Carolina’s December
19, 2022, SIP revision because it
continues to demonstrate maintenance
for the Charlotte Maintenance Area.
II. Background
Effective July 20, 2012, EPA
designated the Charlotte-Rock Hill, NC–
SC Area as Marginal nonattainment for
the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient
air quality standard (hereinafter referred
to as NAAQS or standard). The North
Carolina portion of the Charlotte 2008
Maintenance Area includes
Mecklenburg in its entirety and portions
of Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln,
Rowan, and Union Counties. The
Charlotte Maintenance Area also
includes a portion of York County
located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
See 77 FR 30088 (May 21, 2012). The
North Carolina portion of the Charlotte
Maintenance Area is comprised of three
metropolitan planning organizations
(MPOs): the Charlotte Regional
Transportation Planning Organization
(CRTPO) which covers Iredell,
Mecklenburg, and Union Counties; the
Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning
Organization (CRMPO) which covers
Cabarrus and Rowan Counties; and the
Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln Metropolitan
Planning Organization (GCLMPO)
which covers Gaston, Cleveland, and
Lincoln Counties. Although Cleveland
County is included in the GCLMPO
planning boundary, it was not included
in the North Carolina portion of the
Charlotte Maintenance Area. Each MPO
has its own budget referred to as a ‘‘subarea budget.’’ The York County, South
Carolina, portion of this maintenance
area has a separate MPO and budgets.
The South Carolina portion of the
maintenance area implements
transportation conformity independent
of the North Carolina portion.
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EPA originally approved NCDEQ’s
2008 8-hour ozone redesignation request
and maintenance SIP for the North
Carolina portion of the Charlotte
Maintenance Area on July 28, 2015 (80
FR 44873), with base year NOX and VOC
actual emissions inventories for 2014;
projected, future, and interim year
inventories for 2015, 2018, and 2022;
and projected final year emission
inventory for 2026. On August 17, 2015
(80 FR 49164), EPA approved North
Carolina’s section 110(l) noninterference
demonstration requesting relaxation of
the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure
requirement from 7.8 pounds per square
inch (psi) to 9.0 psi and a revision to the
2026 NOX and VOC sub-area budgets for
Mecklenburg and Gaston Counties only.
See 80 FR 44868 (July 28, 2015).
On September 11, 2019 (84 FR 47889),
EPA approved NCDEQ’s July 25, 2018,
SIP revision related to North Carolina’s
I/M Program. The September 11, 2019,
SIP approval updated the on-road
mobile source inventory and revised the
2026 sub-area VOC and NOX budgets;
these remain the current SIP-approved
budgets and inventories. The revised
2026 budgets became effective on
October 11, 2019.
On August 25, 2021, EPA approved
NCDEQ’s July 16, 2020, SIP revision
which allocated a portion of the
available safety margin to the 2026 subarea NOX and VOC budgets to
accommodate updates to the travel
demand model used to calculate vehicle
miles traveled in the Area. See 86 FR
47387. The revision to the 2026 sub-area
budgets became effective on September
24, 2021.
EPA’s analysis of North Carolina’s
December 19, 2022, SIP submittal
indicates that maintenance will
continue to be demonstrated for the
Charlotte Maintenance Area with the
revised MOVES3 on-road and nonroad
emissions inventories, revised safety
margins and new allocations of the
available safety margins to the 2026
budgets because the total level of
emissions from all source categories
remains equal to or less than the
attainment level of emissions.
In a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) published on April 12, 2024 (89
FR 25849), EPA proposed to approve the
December 19, 2022, SIP revision. The
details of North Carolina’s submittal and
the rationale for EPA’s action are
explained further in the April 12, 2024,
NPRM. Comments on the NPRM were
due on or before May 13, 2024. EPA did
not receive any comments on the April
12, 2024, NPRM.
Tables 1 through 3, below, provide
the Revised NOX and VOC Total ManMade Emissions and Safety Margins.2
TABLE 1—REVISED TOTAL MAN-MADE NOX EMISSIONS FOR NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE
MAINTENANCE AREA
[Tons/day]
County
2014
2015
2018
2022
2026
Cabarrus * ............................................................................
Gaston * ................................................................................
Iredell * .................................................................................
Lincoln * ................................................................................
Mecklenburg .........................................................................
Rowan * ................................................................................
Union * ..................................................................................
11.49
27.89
6.86
4.36
56.71
11.74
11.13
10.73
27.62
6.49
4.71
52.97
11.31
10.36
6.78
12.03
5.41
6.41
39.16
8.28
6.63
5.44
6.41
4.68
4.29
33.52
7.01
5.09
4.61
7.87
4.42
2.48
34.95
6.02
4.40
Total ..............................................................................
130.18
124.19
84.69
66.44
64.75
* Emissions for the portion of the county included in the maintenance area.
TABLE 2—REVISED TOTAL MAN-MADE VOC EMISSIONS FOR NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE
MAINTENANCE AREA
[Tons/day]
County
2014
2015
2018
2022
2026
Cabarrus * ............................................................................
Gaston * ................................................................................
Iredell * .................................................................................
Lincoln * ................................................................................
Mecklenburg .........................................................................
Rowan * ................................................................................
Union * ..................................................................................
11.50
12.96
6.33
6.55
50.10
12.59
13.09
11.27
12.74
6.22
6.47
49.16
12.38
12.85
9.51
11.53
5.29
4.81
45.31
12.47
10.91
9.23
10.94
5.11
4.66
44.47
12.19
10.68
8.57
10.42
4.88
4.63
43.72
11.96
10.39
Total ..............................................................................
113.12
111.09
99.82
97.28
94.57
* Emissions for the portion of the county included in the maintenance area.
TABLE 3—REVISED SAFETY MARGINS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE MAINTENANCE AREA
NOX
(tons/day)
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2014 .........................................................................................................................................................................
2015 .........................................................................................................................................................................
2018 .........................................................................................................................................................................
2 A safety margin is the difference between the
attainment level of emissions from all source
categories (i.e., point, area, on-road, and nonroad)
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TABLE 3—REVISED SAFETY MARGINS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE MAINTENANCE AREA—
Continued
NOX
(tons/day)
Year
¥63.74
¥65.43
2022 .........................................................................................................................................................................
2026 .........................................................................................................................................................................
Table 4 provides the Revised On-road
NOX and VOC Emissions Inventories
and Table 5 provides the NOX and VOC
Percentage of the On-Road Emissions
VOC
(tons/day)
¥15.84
¥18.55
Allocated to the Motor Vehicle
Emissions Budget.
TABLE 4—REVISED ON-ROAD MOBILE SOURCE NOX AND VOC SUMMER DAY EMISSIONS IN 2014 AND 2026 FOR THE
NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE MAINTENANCE AREA
2014 NOX
2014 VOC
2026 NOX
2026 VOC
County
tons/day
kg/day
tons/day
kg/day
tons/day
kg/day
tons/day
kg/day
Cabarrus * ........................
Gaston * ............................
Iredell * .............................
Lincoln * ............................
Mecklenburg * ...................
Rowan * ............................
Union * ..............................
6.60
8.11
3.36
3.00
26.99
6.42
5.67
5,989
7,357
3,045
2,723
24,488
5,825
5,146
4.15
4.61
1.95
1.91
14.40
3.76
3.54
3,765
4,179
1,768
1,737
13,060
3,408
3,210
2.43
2.45
1.29
1.06
12.08
1.94
2.29
2,208
2,224
1,171
963
10,957
1,757
2,074
1.76
1.68
0.86
0.76
7.14
1.37
1.62
1,600
1,524
782
688
6,476
1,246
1,471
Total ..........................
60.15
54,572
34.32
31,127
23.54
21,354
15.19
13,787
* Emissions for the portion of the county included in the maintenance area.
TABLE 5—PERCENTAGE OF ON-ROAD EMISSIONS ALLOCATED TO THE 2026 MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGET
NOX
(%)
County
Cabarrus ..................................................................................................................................................................
Gaston .....................................................................................................................................................................
Iredell .......................................................................................................................................................................
Lincoln ......................................................................................................................................................................
Mecklenburg ............................................................................................................................................................
Rowan ......................................................................................................................................................................
Union ........................................................................................................................................................................
Based on the on-road emissions
inventory revisions in Table 4, the
following tables provide the NOX and
VOC sub-area budgets with the
proposed safety margin allocations in
kg/day for transportation conformity
VOC
(%)
65
60
62
62
57
65
60
67
62
62
62
57
67
62
purposes for 2026 (2014 is only shown
for illustration because no changes are
being made to the budgets for that year).
TABLE 6—CABARRUS-ROWAN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (CRMPO) BUDGETS IN 2014 AND 2026
[kg/day] *
Base On-road Emissions .................................................................................
Safety margin allocated to budget ...................................................................
Conformity budget ...........................................................................................
2014 NOX
2014 VOC
11,814
........................
11,814
7,173
........................
7,173
2026 NOX
3,965
2,578
6,543
2026 VOC
2,846
1,907
4,753
* Includes the portions of Cabarrus and Rowan Counties in the maintenance area.
TABLE 7—GASTON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (GCLMPO) BUDGETS IN 2014 AND
2026
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[kg/day] *
Base On-road Emissions .................................................................................
Safety margin allocated to budget ...................................................................
Conformity budget ...........................................................................................
2014 NOX
2014 VOC
10,079
........................
10,079
5,916
........................
5,916
2026 NOX
3,187
1,930
5,117
2026 VOC
2,212
1,371
3,583
* Includes the portions of Gaston and Lincoln Counties in the maintenance area. Although Cleveland County is included in the MPO, it is not
included in the Charlotte ozone maintenance area.
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TABLE 8—PROPOSED CHARLOTTE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION (CRTPO) ROCKY RIVER RURAL
PLANNING ORGANIZATION (RRRPO) BUDGETS IN 2014 AND 2026
[kg/day] *
Base On-road Emissions .................................................................................
Safety margin allocated to budget ...................................................................
Conformity budget ...........................................................................................
2014 NOX
2014 VOC
32,679
........................
32,679
18,038
........................
18,038
2026 NOX
14,202
8,215
22,417
2026 VOC
8,729
5,089
13,818
* Includes all of Mecklenburg County and a portion of Iredell and Union Counties in the maintenance area.
The remaining new safety margins
after the allocation to the 2026 budgets
are 51.41 tons/day and 9.33 tons/day for
NOX and VOC, respectively, as shown
below in Table 9.
TABLE 9—NEW SAFETY MARGINS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE MAINTENANCE AREA
NOX
(tons/day)
Year
2014
2015
2018
2022
2026
.........................................................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................................................
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III. Final Action
EPA has evaluated North Carolina’s
submittal and has determined that it
meets the applicable requirements of the
CAA and EPA regulations and is
consistent with EPA policy. Therefore,
EPA is approving NCDEQ’s December
19, 2022, SIP revision to revise the
Charlotte 2008 8-hour Ozone
Maintenance Plan that updates the 2026
on-road and nonroad emissions
inventories and safety margins with
MOVES3 and allocates a portion of the
newly available 2026 safety margins to
the budgets. The SIP revision also
updates the current 2026 budgets with
MOVES3 and recalculates new available
safety margins. The revised budgets
ensure continued attainment of the 2008
8-hour ozone NAAQS through the
maintenance year 2026. In addition,
EPA is deeming the budgets adequate
for transportation conformity purposes
because the budgets meet the adequacy
criteria in the conformity rule at 40 CFR
93.118(e)(4). Once this action is
effective, the newly revised MOVES3
2026 budgets for NOX and VOC
identified in Tables 6 through 8 will be
used by the MPOs in future
transportation conformity
determinations.
Within 24 months from the effective
date of this approval, the transportation
partners are required to demonstrate
conformity to the revised NOX and VOC
budgets pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e).
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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
CAA and applicable Federal regulations.
See 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 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 14094 (88 FR
21879, April 11, 2023);
• 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);
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• Is not subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997)
because it approves a State program;
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001); and
• 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.
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).
Executive Order 12898 (Federal
Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994) directs Federal
agencies to identify and address
‘‘disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects’’
of their actions on minority populations
and low-income populations to the
greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law. EPA defines
environmental justice (EJ) as ‘‘the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect
to the development, implementation,
and enforcement of environmental laws,
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regulations, and policies.’’ EPA further
defines the term fair treatment to mean
that ‘‘no group of people should bear a
disproportionate burden of
environmental harms and risks,
including those resulting from the
negative environmental consequences of
industrial, governmental, and
commercial operations or programs and
policies.’’
NCDEQ did not evaluate EJ
considerations as part of its SIP
submittal; the CAA and applicable
implementing regulations neither
prohibit nor require such an evaluation.
EPA did not perform an EJ analysis and
did not consider EJ in this action. Due
to the nature of the action being taken
here, this action is expected to have a
neutral to positive impact on the air
quality of the affected area.
Consideration of EJ is not required as
part of this action, and there is no
information in the record inconsistent
with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of
achieving EJ for people of color, lowincome populations, and Indigenous
peoples.
This action is subject to the
Congressional Review Act, and EPA will
submit a rule report to each House of
the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. 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 August 12, 2024.
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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen oxides, Particulate matter,
Ozone, Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: June 4, 2024.
Jeaneanne Gettle,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42.U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart II—North Carolina
2. In § 52.1770 (e), amend the table by
adding a new entry for ‘‘MVEB Revision
to the 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance
Plan for the North Carolina portion of
the bi-state Charlotte Area’’ at the end
of the table.
The addition reads as follows:
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§ 52.1770
*
Identification of plan.
*
*
(e) * * *
*
*
EPA-APPROVED NORTH CAROLINA NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS
State effective
date
Provision
*
*
*
MVEB Revision to the 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the
North Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area.
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Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; 2006
24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited
Maintenance Plans for the Charleston
Area and the West Virginia Portion of
the Steubenville-Weirton Area
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving state
implementation plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the State of West Virginia
through the West Virginia Department
of Environmental Protection (WVDEP).
The revisions pertain to second 10-year
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limited maintenance plans (LMPs) for
the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS). The LMPs address
the Charleston, West Virginia area
(Charleston Area) and the West Virginia
portion of the Steubenville-Weirton,
Ohio-West Virginia area (West Virginia
portion of the Steubenville-Weirton
Area). EPA is approving the Charleston
Area LMP and the West Virginia portion
of the Steubenville-Weirton Area LMP
because they provide for the
maintenance of the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS through the end of their
respective second 10-year maintenance
periods. In addition, EPA is finalizing
the process to find the LMPs adequate
for transportation conformity purposes.
EPA is approving these revisions to the
West Virginia SIP in accordance with
the requirements of the Clean Air Act
(CAA).
This final rule is effective on July
15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established dockets
for these actions under Docket ID No.
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EPA–R03–OAR–2023–0381 (Charleston
Area) and EPA–R03–OAR–2023–0380
(West Virginia portion of the
Steubenville-Weirton Area). All
documents in the dockets are listed on
the www.regulations.gov website.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., 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 through www.regulations.gov,
or please contact the person identified
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section for additional
availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Schmitt, Planning &
Implementation Branch (3AD30), Air &
Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1600 John
F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia,
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[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12805]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2023-0057; FRL-11847-02-R4]
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revision to Approved Motor
Vehicle Emissions Budgets
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a
revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP),
submitted by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(NCDEQ), Division of Air Quality, on December 19, 2022. The revision
updates the 2026 on-road and nonroad emissions inventories and safety
margins and allocates a portion of the newly available 2026 safety
margins in the 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan to the 2026 nitrogen
oxides (NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) motor
vehicle emissions budgets (``budgets'') for the North Carolina portion
of the Charlotte-Rock Hill, NC-SC bi-state Area (hereinafter referred
to as the ``North Carolina portion of the Charlotte Maintenance Area'')
to accommodate updates from the EPA Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator
(MOVES3) model. The SIP revision also revises the current 2026 budgets
based on the MOVES3 updates and recalculates new available safety
margins. NCDEQ's December 19, 2022, submission supplements the revised
2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan submitted by NCDEQ on July 16, 2020,
and approved by EPA on August 25, 2021. EPA is approving North
Carolina's December 19, 2022, SIP revision pursuant to section
110(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and deeming the budgets adequate
for transportation conformity purposes because they meet the applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements.
DATES: This rule is effective July 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2023-0057. All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the
index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information 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 through www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the Air Regulatory Management 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. 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: Dianna Myers, Air Regulatory
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and
Radiation Division, Region 4, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 61
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is
(404) 562-9207. Ms. Dianna Myers can also be reached via electronic
mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. This Action
EPA is approving NCDEQ's December 19, 2022, SIP revision which
updates the 2026 on-road and nonroad emissions inventories with the
latest (at the time of NCDEQ's submission) approved EPA mobile
emissions model, MOVES3, allocates a portion of the newly available
safety margin, revises the 2026 NOX and VOC budgets, and
recalculates the available safety margins for the North Carolina
portion of Charlotte 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Area \1\ for
transportation conformity purposes.
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\1\ The North Carolina portion of the Charlotte Maintenance Area
for the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS or standards) is comprised of the following counties:
Mecklenburg County in its entirety and portions of Cabarrus, Gaston,
Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, and Union Counties.
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The revised 2026 NOX and VOC budgets from NCDEQ's
December 19, 2022, SIP revision will replace the existing budgets in
the State's 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan approved on August 25,
2021. See 86 FR 47387. When today's action is effective, the newly
revised 2026 budgets must be used in future transportation conformity
analyses for the Area according to the Transportation Conformity Rule.
See 40 CFR 93.118. Therefore, the August 25, 2021, approved budgets
will no longer be applicable for transportation conformity purposes.
This action revises the 2026 on-road and nonroad emissions
inventories and the NOX and VOC safety margins using MOVES3.
The revision also allocates a portion of the revised available safety
margins to the 2026 NOX and VOC budgets and recalculates new
available safety margins. The emissions inventories for point and area
sources from NCDEQ's July 16, 2020, SIP revision remain the same. EPA
is approving North Carolina's December 19, 2022, SIP revision because
it continues to demonstrate maintenance for the Charlotte Maintenance
Area.
II. Background
Effective July 20, 2012, EPA designated the Charlotte-Rock Hill,
NC-SC Area as Marginal nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone national
ambient air quality standard (hereinafter referred to as NAAQS or
standard). The North Carolina portion of the Charlotte 2008 Maintenance
Area includes Mecklenburg in its entirety and portions of Cabarrus,
Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, and Union Counties. The Charlotte
Maintenance Area also includes a portion of York County located in Rock
Hill, South Carolina. See 77 FR 30088 (May 21, 2012). The North
Carolina portion of the Charlotte Maintenance Area is comprised of
three metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs): the Charlotte
Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) which covers
Iredell, Mecklenburg, and Union Counties; the Cabarrus-Rowan
Metropolitan Planning Organization (CRMPO) which covers Cabarrus and
Rowan Counties; and the Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln Metropolitan Planning
Organization (GCLMPO) which covers Gaston, Cleveland, and Lincoln
Counties. Although Cleveland County is included in the GCLMPO planning
boundary, it was not included in the North Carolina portion of the
Charlotte Maintenance Area. Each MPO has its own budget referred to as
a ``sub-area budget.'' The York County, South Carolina, portion of this
maintenance area has a separate MPO and budgets. The South Carolina
portion of the maintenance area implements transportation conformity
independent of the North Carolina portion.
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EPA originally approved NCDEQ's 2008 8-hour ozone redesignation
request and maintenance SIP for the North Carolina portion of the
Charlotte Maintenance Area on July 28, 2015 (80 FR 44873), with base
year NOX and VOC actual emissions inventories for 2014;
projected, future, and interim year inventories for 2015, 2018, and
2022; and projected final year emission inventory for 2026. On August
17, 2015 (80 FR 49164), EPA approved North Carolina's section 110(l)
noninterference demonstration requesting relaxation of the Federal Reid
Vapor Pressure requirement from 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) to 9.0
psi and a revision to the 2026 NOX and VOC sub-area budgets
for Mecklenburg and Gaston Counties only. See 80 FR 44868 (July 28,
2015).
On September 11, 2019 (84 FR 47889), EPA approved NCDEQ's July 25,
2018, SIP revision related to North Carolina's I/M Program. The
September 11, 2019, SIP approval updated the on-road mobile source
inventory and revised the 2026 sub-area VOC and NOX budgets;
these remain the current SIP-approved budgets and inventories. The
revised 2026 budgets became effective on October 11, 2019.
On August 25, 2021, EPA approved NCDEQ's July 16, 2020, SIP
revision which allocated a portion of the available safety margin to
the 2026 sub-area NOX and VOC budgets to accommodate updates
to the travel demand model used to calculate vehicle miles traveled in
the Area. See 86 FR 47387. The revision to the 2026 sub-area budgets
became effective on September 24, 2021.
EPA's analysis of North Carolina's December 19, 2022, SIP submittal
indicates that maintenance will continue to be demonstrated for the
Charlotte Maintenance Area with the revised MOVES3 on-road and nonroad
emissions inventories, revised safety margins and new allocations of
the available safety margins to the 2026 budgets because the total
level of emissions from all source categories remains equal to or less
than the attainment level of emissions.
In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on April 12,
2024 (89 FR 25849), EPA proposed to approve the December 19, 2022, SIP
revision. The details of North Carolina's submittal and the rationale
for EPA's action are explained further in the April 12, 2024, NPRM.
Comments on the NPRM were due on or before May 13, 2024. EPA did not
receive any comments on the April 12, 2024, NPRM.
Tables 1 through 3, below, provide the Revised NOX and
VOC Total Man-Made Emissions and Safety Margins.\2\
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\2\ A safety margin is the difference between the attainment
level of emissions from all source categories (i.e., point, area,
on-road, and nonroad) and the projected level of emissions in the
maintenance year from all source categories.
Table 1--Revised Total Man-Made NOX Emissions for North Carolina Portion of the Charlotte Maintenance Area
[Tons/day]
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County 2014 2015 2018 2022 2026
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Cabarrus *...................... 11.49 10.73 6.78 5.44 4.61
Gaston *........................ 27.89 27.62 12.03 6.41 7.87
Iredell *....................... 6.86 6.49 5.41 4.68 4.42
Lincoln *....................... 4.36 4.71 6.41 4.29 2.48
Mecklenburg..................... 56.71 52.97 39.16 33.52 34.95
Rowan *......................... 11.74 11.31 8.28 7.01 6.02
Union *......................... 11.13 10.36 6.63 5.09 4.40
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Total....................... 130.18 124.19 84.69 66.44 64.75
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* Emissions for the portion of the county included in the maintenance area.
Table 2--Revised Total Man-Made VOC Emissions for North Carolina Portion of the Charlotte Maintenance Area
[Tons/day]
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County 2014 2015 2018 2022 2026
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Cabarrus *...................... 11.50 11.27 9.51 9.23 8.57
Gaston *........................ 12.96 12.74 11.53 10.94 10.42
Iredell *....................... 6.33 6.22 5.29 5.11 4.88
Lincoln *....................... 6.55 6.47 4.81 4.66 4.63
Mecklenburg..................... 50.10 49.16 45.31 44.47 43.72
Rowan *......................... 12.59 12.38 12.47 12.19 11.96
Union *......................... 13.09 12.85 10.91 10.68 10.39
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Total....................... 113.12 111.09 99.82 97.28 94.57
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* Emissions for the portion of the county included in the maintenance area.
Table 3--Revised Safety Margins for the North Carolina Portion of the
Charlotte Maintenance Area
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NOX (tons/day)
Year VOC (tons/day)
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2014.................................... N/A N/A
2015.................................... -5.99 -2.03
2018.................................... -45.49 -13.30
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2022.................................... -63.74 -15.84
2026.................................... -65.43 -18.55
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Table 4 provides the Revised On-road NOX and VOC
Emissions Inventories and Table 5 provides the NOX and VOC
Percentage of the On-Road Emissions Allocated to the Motor Vehicle
Emissions Budget.
Table 4--Revised On-Road Mobile Source NOX and VOC Summer Day Emissions in 2014 and 2026 for the North Carolina Portion of the Charlotte Maintenance
Area
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2014 NOX 2014 VOC 2026 NOX 2026 VOC
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Cabarrus *...................................... 6.60 5,989 4.15 3,765 2.43 2,208 1.76 1,600
Gaston *........................................ 8.11 7,357 4.61 4,179 2.45 2,224 1.68 1,524
Iredell *....................................... 3.36 3,045 1.95 1,768 1.29 1,171 0.86 782
Lincoln *....................................... 3.00 2,723 1.91 1,737 1.06 963 0.76 688
Mecklenburg *................................... 26.99 24,488 14.40 13,060 12.08 10,957 7.14 6,476
Rowan *......................................... 6.42 5,825 3.76 3,408 1.94 1,757 1.37 1,246
Union *......................................... 5.67 5,146 3.54 3,210 2.29 2,074 1.62 1,471
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Total....................................... 60.15 54,572 34.32 31,127 23.54 21,354 15.19 13,787
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* Emissions for the portion of the county included in the maintenance area.
Table 5--Percentage of On-Road Emissions Allocated to the 2026 Motor
Vehicle Emissions Budget
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County NOX (%) VOC (%)
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Cabarrus................................ 65 67
Gaston.................................. 60 62
Iredell................................. 62 62
Lincoln................................. 62 62
Mecklenburg............................. 57 57
Rowan................................... 65 67
Union................................... 60 62
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Based on the on-road emissions inventory revisions in Table 4, the
following tables provide the NOX and VOC sub-area budgets
with the proposed safety margin allocations in kg/day for
transportation conformity purposes for 2026 (2014 is only shown for
illustration because no changes are being made to the budgets for that
year).
Table 6--Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization (CRMPO) Budgets in 2014 and 2026
[kg/day] *
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2014 NOX 2014 VOC 2026 NOX 2026 VOC
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Base On-road Emissions.......................... 11,814 7,173 3,965 2,846
Safety margin allocated to budget............... .............. .............. 2,578 1,907
Conformity budget............................... 11,814 7,173 6,543 4,753
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* Includes the portions of Cabarrus and Rowan Counties in the maintenance area.
Table 7--Gaston-Cleveland-Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (GCLMPO) Budgets in 2014 and 2026
[kg/day] *
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2014 NOX 2014 VOC 2026 NOX 2026 VOC
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Base On-road Emissions.......................... 10,079 5,916 3,187 2,212
Safety margin allocated to budget............... .............. .............. 1,930 1,371
Conformity budget............................... 10,079 5,916 5,117 3,583
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* Includes the portions of Gaston and Lincoln Counties in the maintenance area. Although Cleveland County is
included in the MPO, it is not included in the Charlotte ozone maintenance area.
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Table 8--Proposed Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) Rocky River Rural Planning
Organization (RRRPO) Budgets in 2014 and 2026
[kg/day] *
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2014 NOX 2014 VOC 2026 NOX 2026 VOC
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Base On-road Emissions.......................... 32,679 18,038 14,202 8,729
Safety margin allocated to budget............... .............. .............. 8,215 5,089
Conformity budget............................... 32,679 18,038 22,417 13,818
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* Includes all of Mecklenburg County and a portion of Iredell and Union Counties in the maintenance area.
The remaining new safety margins after the allocation to the 2026
budgets are 51.41 tons/day and 9.33 tons/day for NOX and
VOC, respectively, as shown below in Table 9.
Table 9--New Safety Margins for the North Carolina Portion of the
Charlotte Maintenance Area
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NOX (tons/day)
Year VOC (tons/day)
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2014.................................... N/A N/A
2015.................................... -5.99 -2.03
2018.................................... -45.49 -13.30
2022.................................... -63.74 -15.84
2026.................................... -51.41 -9.33
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III. Final Action
EPA has evaluated North Carolina's submittal and has determined
that it meets the applicable requirements of the CAA and EPA
regulations and is consistent with EPA policy. Therefore, EPA is
approving NCDEQ's December 19, 2022, SIP revision to revise the
Charlotte 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan that updates the 2026 on-
road and nonroad emissions inventories and safety margins with MOVES3
and allocates a portion of the newly available 2026 safety margins to
the budgets. The SIP revision also updates the current 2026 budgets
with MOVES3 and recalculates new available safety margins. The revised
budgets ensure continued attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS
through the maintenance year 2026. In addition, EPA is deeming the
budgets adequate for transportation conformity purposes because the
budgets meet the adequacy criteria in the conformity rule at 40 CFR
93.118(e)(4). Once this action is effective, the newly revised MOVES3
2026 budgets for NOX and VOC identified in Tables 6 through
8 will be used by the MPOs in future transportation conformity
determinations.
Within 24 months from the effective date of this approval, the
transportation partners are required to demonstrate conformity to the
revised NOX and VOC budgets pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e).
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 CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. See 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 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 14094 (88 FR 21879, April 11, 2023);
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 subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997) because it approves a State program;
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and
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.
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).
Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address
``disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects'' of their actions on minority populations and low-income
populations to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law.
EPA defines environmental justice (EJ) as ``the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect to the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws,
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regulations, and policies.'' EPA further defines the term fair
treatment to mean that ``no group of people should bear a
disproportionate burden of environmental harms and risks, including
those resulting from the negative environmental consequences of
industrial, governmental, and commercial operations or programs and
policies.''
NCDEQ did not evaluate EJ considerations as part of its SIP
submittal; the CAA and applicable implementing regulations neither
prohibit nor require such an evaluation. EPA did not perform an EJ
analysis and did not consider EJ in this action. Due to the nature of
the action being taken here, this action is expected to have a neutral
to positive impact on the air quality of the affected area.
Consideration of EJ is not required as part of this action, and there
is no information in the record inconsistent with the stated goal of
E.O. 12898 of achieving EJ for people of color, low-income populations,
and Indigenous peoples.
This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and EPA
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States. 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 August 12, 2024. 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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate
matter, Ozone, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, Sulfur oxides,
Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: June 4, 2024.
Jeaneanne Gettle,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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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 II--North Carolina
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2. In Sec. 52.1770 (e), amend the table by adding a new entry for
``MVEB Revision to the 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the North
Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area'' at the end of the
table.
The addition reads as follows:
Sec. 52.1770 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved North Carolina Non-Regulatory Provisions
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State EPA approval Federal Register
Provision effective date date citation Explanation
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MVEB Revision to the 2008 8-hour Ozone 12/19/2022 6/13/2024 [Insert first page of
Maintenance Plan for the North Federal Register
Carolina portion of the bi-state citation].
Charlotte Area.
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