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Rule2022-212492022-10-05

Finding of Failure To Attain the Primary 2010 One-Hour Sulfur Dioxide Standard for the St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Nonattainment Area

Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making a determination that the St. Bernard Parish sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) nonattainment area ("St. Bernard area" or "area") failed to attain the primary 2010 one-hour SO<INF>2</INF> national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) by the applicable attainment date of October 4, 2018. This determination is based upon consideration of and review of all relevant and available information for the St. Bernard area leading up to the area's attainment date of October 4, 2018, including emissions and monitoring data, compliance records for the area's primary SO<INF>2</INF> source, the Rain CII Carbon, LLC (Rain) facility, and air quality dispersion modeling based on the allowable limits.

Action & Dates

Action
Final rule.
Dates
This rule is effective on November 4, 2022.
Effective Date
2022-11-04

CFR References

Topics

Air pollution controlEnvironmental protectionIncorporation by referenceIntergovernmental relationsReporting and recordkeeping requirements

Document Excerpt

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 Part 52 [EPA-R06-OAR-2017-0558; FRL-9308-02-R6] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making a determination that the St. Bernard Parish sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) nonattainment area (&ldquo;St. Bernard area&rdquo; or &ldquo;area&rdquo;) failed to attain the primary 2010 one-hour SO 2 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) by the applicable attainment date of October 4, 2018. This determination is based upon consideration of and review of all relevant and available information for the St. Bernard area leading up to the area's attainment date of October 4, 2018, including emissions and monitoring data, compliance records for the area's primary SO 2 source, the Rain CII Carbon, LLC (Rain) facility, and air quality dispersion modeling based on the allowable limits. DATES: This rule is effective on November 4, 2022. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-2017-0558. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically

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Full Document

Citation: 87 FR 60273