# Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Update of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Maintenance Area
> **Rule** · Direct final rule. · Published 2014-05-16 · Effective 2014-07-15 · 79 FR 28435
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-10695
- **Category:** air-emissions
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 28435
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 52
- **Publication date:** 2014-05-16
- **Effective date:** 2014-07-15
- **State:** PA
- **EPA docket:** EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0268
## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's (Pennsylvania) State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions consist of an update to the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) SIP for the Allentown-Bethlehem- Easton 1997 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS Maintenance Area (Allentown Maintenance Area). The SIP revision also includes an updated point source inventory for NO<INF>X</INF>. This rulemaking action approves the updated MVEBs and thereby makes them available for transportation conformity purposes. EPA is approving these revisions to the MVEBs and point source inventory in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/05/16/2014-10695/approval-and-promulgation-of-air-quality-implementation-plans-pennsylvania-update-of-the-motor)
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