Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Emissions Statement Rule Certification for the 2008 Ozone Standard
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2017-07-11 · Effective 2017-09-11 · IL · 82 FR 31913
Document
Document number
2017-14396
Federal Register citation
82 FR 31913
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2017-07-11
Effective date
2017-09-11
State
IL
EPA docket
EPA-R05-OAR-2017-0278
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) dated May 9, 2017. The submission provides IEPA's certification that its existing emission statement program, titled "Annual Emissions Report", remains in effect and satisfies the Clean Air Act (CAA) emissions statement requirement for the Illinois portions of the Chicago-Naperville, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin and St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, Missouri-Illinois nonattainment areas under the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Under the CAA, states' SIPs must require stationary sources in ozone nonattainment areas classified as marginal or above to annually report emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>).