Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Attainment Plan for the Philadelphia-Wilmington, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2013-12-17 · Effective 2014-01-16 · DE · 78 FR 76209
Document
Document number
2013-29803
Federal Register citation
78 FR 76209
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2013-12-17
Effective date
2014-01-16
State
DE
EPA docket
EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0141
Abstract
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware. The SIP revision (also referred to herein as "the attainment plan") demonstrates Delaware's attainment of the 1997 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) (the 1997 PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS) for the Philadelphia-Wilmington, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware (PA- NJ-DE) nonattainment area (Philadelphia Area). The SIP revision includes Delaware's attainment demonstration for the Philadelphia Area and motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) used for transportation conformity purposes for New Castle County, Delaware. The attainment plan also includes an analysis of reasonably available control measures (RACM) and reasonably available control technology (RACT), a base year emissions inventory, and contingency measures. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).