Air Quality Plans; Pennsylvania; Lebanon County 2012 Fine Particulate Matter Standard Determination of Attainment
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2018-03-06 · Effective 2018-04-05 · PA · 83 FR 9435
Document
Document number
2018-04424
Federal Register citation
83 FR 9435
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2018-03-06
Effective date
2018-04-05
State
PA
EPA docket
EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0479
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making a final determination that the Lebanon County, Pennsylvania nonattainment area (the Lebanon County Area) has attained the 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). This determination of attainment, also known as a clean data determination, is based on quality assured and certified ambient air quality data for the 2014-2016 monitoring period. The effect of this determination of attainment suspends certain planning requirements for the area, including the requirement to submit an attainment demonstration and associated reasonably available control measures (RACM), a reasonable further progress (RFP) plan, and contingency measures. These requirements would be suspended for as long as the area continues to meet the 2012 annual PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS. This action is not a redesignation to attainment for the area. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).