Revision to the Washington State Implementation Plan; Tacoma-Pierce County Nonattainment Area
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2013-05-29 · Effective 2013-06-28 · WA · 78 FR 32131
Document
Document number
2013-12514
Federal Register citation
78 FR 32131
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2013-05-29
Effective date
2013-06-28
State
WA
EPA docket
EPA-R10-OAR-2012-0712
Abstract
The EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) dated November 28, 2012. The EPA's final rulemaking approves two revisions to the SIP. First, the EPA is approving the "2008 Baseline Emissions Inventory and Documentation" included as Appendix A to the SIP revision. The emissions inventory was submitted to meet Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements related to the Tacoma-Pierce County nonattainment area for the 2006 fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Second, the EPA is approving updated rules submitted by Ecology on behalf of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA), contained in Appendix B, "SIP Strengthening Rules." The updated PSCAA rules help implement the recommendations of the Tacoma-Pierce County Clean Air Task Force, an advisory committee of community leaders, citizen representatives, public health advocates, and other affected parties, formed to develop PM<INF>2.5</INF> reduction strategies.