Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; The 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the Washington DC-MD-VA Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2012-10-04 · Effective 2012-11-05 · VA · 77 FR 60626
Document
Document number
2012-24382
Federal Register citation
77 FR 60626
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2012-10-04
Effective date
2012-11-05
State
VA
EPA docket
EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0151
Abstract
EPA is approving the fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of the Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia, through the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), on April 4, 2008. The emissions inventory is part of the April 4, 2008 SIP revision that was submitted to meet nonattainment requirements related to Virginia's portion of the Washington DC-MD-VA nonattainment area (hereafter referred to as Virginia Area or Area) for the 1997 PM<INF>2.5</INF> National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) SIP. EPA is approving the 2002 base year PM<INF>2.5</INF> emissions inventory in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).