Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; 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 2012-10-30 · Effective 2012-11-29 · WA · 77 FR 65630
Document
Document number
2012-26530
Federal Register citation
77 FR 65630
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2012-10-30
Effective date
2012-11-29
State
WA
EPA docket
EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0152
Abstract
EPA is approving the fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of the District of Columbia State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of Columbia, through the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), on April 2, 2008. The emissions inventory is part of the April 2, 2008 SIP revision that was submitted to meet nonattainment requirements related to the District of Columbia's portion of the Washington DC-MD-VA nonattainment area (hereafter referred to as DC 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).