Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Atlanta; Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2017-03-22 · Effective 2017-05-22 · GA · 82 FR 14611
Document
Document number
2017-05459
Federal Register citation
82 FR 14611
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2017-03-22
Effective date
2017-05-22
State
GA
EPA docket
EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0248
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve the portion of a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted on February 6, 2015, by the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD), addressing the nonattainment new source review (NNSR) requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the Atlanta, Georgia 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (hereinafter referred to as the "Atlanta Area" or "Area"). The Atlanta Area is comprised of 15 counties in Atlanta (Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, and Rockdale). This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and its implementing regulations.