Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Kentucky; Louisville; Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2012-08-02 · Effective 2012-09-04 · KY · 77 FR 45956
Document
Document number
2012-18784
Federal Register citation
77 FR 45956
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2012-08-02
Effective date
2012-09-04
State
KY
EPA docket
EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0336
Abstract
EPA is taking final action to approve the 1997 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on December 3, 2008. The emissions inventory is part of Kentucky's December 3, 2008, attainment demonstration SIP revision that was submitted to meet the nonattainment requirements related to the Commonwealth's portion of the bi-state Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana nonattainment area for the 1997 annual PM<INF>2.5</INF> national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), hereafter referred to as "the bi-state Louisville Area" or "Area." The bi-state Louisville Area is comprised of Clark and Floyd Counties in Indiana, in their entireties; the Madison Township portion of Jefferson County, Indiana; and Bullitt and Jefferson Counties in Kentucky, in their entireties. This final action only relates to the Kentucky portion (i.e., Bullitt and Jefferson Counties) of this Area. This action is being taken pursuant to section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).