Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Alabama; Infrastructure Requirements or the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2017-01-12 · Effective 2017-02-13 · AL · 82 FR 3637
Document
Document number
2017-00159
Federal Register citation
82 FR 3637
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2017-01-12
Effective date
2017-02-13
State
AL
EPA docket
EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0431
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve in part and disapprove in part portions of the April 23, 2013, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the State of Alabama, through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), for inclusion into the Alabama SIP. This final action pertains to the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The CAA requires that each state adopt and submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance and enforcement of each NAAQS promulgated by EPA, which is commonly referred to as an "infrastructure SIP submission." ADEM certified that the Alabama SIP contains provisions that ensure the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS is implemented, enforced, and maintained in Alabama. EPA has determined that portions of Alabama's infrastructure SIP submission, provided to EPA on April 23, 2013, satisfy certain required infrastructure elements for the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS.