Environmental Protection Agency
In today's action, we are finalizing regulations to include Delaware and New Jersey in the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for fine particles (PM<INF>2.5</INF>), based on our assessment that they contribute significantly to a downwind State's nonattainment. In the CAIR, we determined that upwind States that contribute 0.2 [mu]g/ m<SUP>3</SUP> or more to a downwind PM<INF>2.5</INF> nonattainment area are potentially deemed to be contributing significantly to nonattainment in the downwind State. The EPA proposed to augment the analytical approach used in the CAIR by supplementing the air quality step of the contribution analysis. Based on the results of this augmented analytical approach, we proposed that Delaware and New Jersey should be covered by the CAIR for annual sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) and nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) requirements and are finalizing the regulation to include these States in the CAIR for PM<INF>2.5</INF>.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 51 and 96 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0053; FRL-8048-1] RIN 2060-AM95 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In today's action, we are finalizing regulations to include Delaware and New Jersey in the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for fine particles (PM 2.5 ), based on our assessment that they contribute significantly to a downwind State's nonattainment. In the CAIR, we determined that upwind States that contribute 0.2 μg/m 3 or more to a downwind PM 2.5 nonattainment area are potentially deemed to be contributing significantly to nonattainment in the downwind State. The EPA proposed to augment the analytical approach used in the CAIR by supplementing the air quality step of the contribution analysis. Based on the results of this augmented analytical approach, we proposed that Delaware and New Jersey should be covered by the CAIR for annual sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO X ) requirements and are finalizing the regulation to include these States in the CAIR for PM 2.5 . DATES: This final rule is effective on June 27, 2006. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0053. All documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g. , Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. …
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; CAIR To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particle Matter and Ozone (Renewal); Correction
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Clean Air Interstate Rule To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particle Matter and Ozone (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2152.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0570
Clean Air Interstate Rule: Notice of the Filing of Petition for Administrative Review
Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and CAIR Federal Implementation Plans; Corrections
Rule To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Clean Air Interstate Rule): Supplemental Notice of Reconsideration
Citation: 71 FR 25288
