Approval of and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana
air-emissions · Rule · Published 1996-02-27 · Effective 1996-02-12 · LA · 61 FR 7218
Document
Document number
96-4289
Federal Register citation
61 FR 7218
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
1996-02-27
Effective date
1996-02-12
State
LA
EPA docket
LA-32-7238
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving Louisiana's request to grant an exemption for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area from the applicable nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X) transportation conformity requirements. On July 25, 1995, Louisiana submitted to the EPA a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision request for an exemption (under section 182(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (Act)) from the transportation conformity requirements for NO<INF>X for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area, which is classified as serious. The State of Louisiana bases its request for Baton Rouge upon a modeling demonstration that additional NO<INF>X reductions would not contribute to attainment in the nonattainment area.