Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Removal of Department of Environmental Protection Gasoline Volatility Requirements for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2018-08-06 · Effective 2018-08-06 · PA · 83 FR 38261
Document
Document number
2018-16604
Federal Register citation
83 FR 38261
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Withdrawal of direct final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2018-08-06
Effective date
2018-08-06
State
PA
EPA docket
EPA-R03-OAR-2018-0277
Abstract
Due to receipt of adverse comment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the direct final rule published on June 15, 2018, to approve a revision to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania state implementation plan (SIP) requesting removal of Pennsylvania requirements limiting summertime gasoline volatility to 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) to address nonattainment under the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) in the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley ozone nonattainment area (hereafter Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area).