# Notice of Halting the Sanctions Clocks for the Commonwealth of Virginia's Failure To Submit Required State Implementation Plan for the NOX SIP Call
> **Rule** · Determination regarding state implementation plan; notice of halting the sanctions clocks. · Published 2002-07-23 · 67 FR 48032
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-18581
- **Category:** air-emissions
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 48032
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 51
- **Publication date:** 2002-07-23
- **State:** VA
- **EPA docket:** FRL-7249-5
## Abstract

The EPA is announcing that the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision in response to the Nitrogen Oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) SIP Call submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia) is complete, thereby halting the sanctions clocks. Under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call regulations, Virginia was required to submit SIP measures providing for NO<INF>X</INF> emissions reductions, by October 30, 2000. On December 26, 2000, EPA made a finding that Virginia had failed to submit a SIP in response to the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call, thus starting the 18-month and 24-month clocks, respectively, for the mandatory imposition of sanctions and the obligation for EPA to promulgate a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP). On June 30, 2002, Virginia submitted, as a SIP revision, its NO<INF>X</INF> Budget Trading Program, in response to the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call. On July 16, 2002, EPA found Virginia's SIP submission to be complete. The approval of the Virginia SIP revision in response to the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call will be addressed in a separate rulemaking action.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/07/23/02-18581/notice-of-halting-the-sanctions-clocks-for-the-commonwealth-of-virginias-failure-to-submit-required)
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