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Ozone Implementation
Rescinding Findings That the 1-Hour Ozone Standard
No Longer Applies in Certain Areas;
Final Rule
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[Federal Register: July 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 140)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Part IV
Environmental Protection Agency
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40 CFR Parts 50 and 81
Rescinding Findings That the 1-Hour Ozone Standard No Longer Applies in
Certain Areas; Final Rule
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 50 and 81
[FRL-6733-3]
RIN 2060-ZA08
Rescinding Findings That the 1-Hour Ozone Standard No Longer
Applies in Certain Areas
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Today, EPA is rescinding its prior findings that the 1-hour
ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) and the
accompanying designations and classifications no longer apply in
certain areas. As part of a transition to a new, more protective 8-hour
ozone standard (promulgated in July 1997), in 1998 and 1999, EPA took
final action determining that the 1-hour standard would no longer apply
in almost 3,000 counties. Now, however, the public health protection
that would be afforded by the 8-hour ozone standard is being delayed
because continued litigation regarding the 8-hour ozone standard has
created uncertainty regarding when and whether EPA may be able to fully
implement that standard. It is important to have a fully enforceable
Federal ozone standard to help protect people from the respiratory and
other harmful effects of ozone pollution. Under this final rule, the
designations and classifications that previously applied in such areas
with respect to the 1-hour standard would also be reinstated. This rule
will become effective in 90 days for most areas, and will become
applicable in 180 days for areas with clean air quality data that had a
nonattainment designation when the 1-hour standard was revoked.
Furthermore, today EPA is taking final action to amend 40 CFR 50.9(b)
to provide by rule that the 1-hour ozone standard will continue to
apply to all areas notwithstanding promulgation of the 8-hour ozone
standard; and that after the 8-hour standard has become fully
enforceable under part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and is
no longer subject to further legal challenge, the 1-hour standard set
forth in section 50.9(a) will no longer apply to an area once EPA
determines that the area has air quality meeting the 1-hour standard.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective on October 18, 2000.
Applicability Dates: This rule applies on October 18, 2000 for all
areas where EPA had revoked the 1-hour ozone standard except for those
nonattainment areas with clean data listed in section III. F., Table 1
of the preamble, and applies on January 16, 2001 for such areas listed
in Table 1 of the preamble.
ADDRESSES: Public Inspection. You may read the final rule (including
paper copies of comments and data submitted electronically, minus
anything claimed as confidential business information) and the Response
to Comments Document at the Docket and Information Center (6102),
Docket No. A-99-22, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street,
SW, Waterside Mall, Room M-1500, Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202)
260-7548. They are available for public inspection from 8:00 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. We may
charge a reasonable fee for copying.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about this final rule should
be addressed to Annie Nikbakht (policy) or Barry Gilbert (air quality
data), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality
Strategies and Standards Division, Ozone Policy and Strategies Group,
MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-5246/5238
or e-mail to nikbakht.annie@epa.gov or gilbert.barry@epa.gov. To ask
about policy matters or monitoring data for a specific geographic area,
call one of these contacts:
Region I--Richard P. Burkhart (617) 918-1664,
Region II--Ray Werner (212) 637-3706,
Region III--Marcia Spink (215) 814-2104,
Region IV--Kay Prince (404) 562-9026,
Region V--Todd Nettesheim (312) 353-9153,
Region VI--Lt. Mick Cote (214) 665-7219,
Region VII--Royan Teter (913) 551-7609,
Region VIII--Tim Russ (303) 312-6479,
Region IX--Morris Goldberg (415) 744-1296,
Region X--William Puckett (206) 553-1702.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. In summary, what action is EPA finalizing today?
III. What major comments were submitted on the proposed rule and
what are EPA's responses to such comments?
A. Reinstatement of the Applicability of the 1-Hour Ozone
Standard and the Designation That Existed for Each Area at the Time
EPA Determined the Standard No Longer Applied
B. Revision to 40 CFR 50.9(b) to Provide That EPA Will Again
Determine the 1-Hour Ozone Standard No Longer Applies to an Area
Once EPA's Authority to Implement and Fully Enforce the 8-Hour
Standard is No Longer in Question
C. Areas Designated as Attainment With No Violations Since
Revocation
D. Areas Designated Attainment (Without Maintenance Plans) With
Violations Since Revocation
E. Areas Designated Attainment (With Maintenance Plans) With
Violations Since revocation
F. Areas Designated Nonattainment With No Violations Since
Revocation
G. Areas Designated Nonattainment With Violations Since
Revocation
H. Effective Date and Applicability Dates of Reinstatement
I. Sanction and FIP Clocks
J. Conformity
K. New Source Review
L. Miscellaneous Comments
IV. What administrative requirements are considered in today's final
rule?
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Impact Analysis
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Unfunded Mandates
D. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
E. Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
G. Executive Order 13084: Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments
H. Paperwork Reduction Act
I. Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice
J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
K. Rule Effective Date and Applicability Dates
L. Petitions for Judicial Review
I. Background
The EPA promulgated a revised 8-hour ozone standard in July 1997
\1\ (62 FR 38856, July 18, 1997). At that time, EPA also promulgated 40
CFR 50.9(b), governing when the previous health-based ozone standard--
the 1-hour standard--would no longer apply to areas. Several parties
challenged EPA's revised ozone standard and EPA's revised particulate
matter standard, which was promulgated on the same day. American
Trucking Assoc. v. EPA, (D.C. Cir., Nos. 97-1440 and 97-1441) (ATA v.
EPA).
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\1\ For both the 1-hour and 8-hour ozone standards, EPA has
promulgated secondary standards that are identical to the primary
standard. Because the primary and secondary standards are identical,
EPA refers to the 1-hour and 8-hour standards in the singular.
However, both EPA's initial rule determining that the 1-hour
standard no longer applied and this rule reinstating the
applicability of that standard apply for purposes of both the
primary and secondary 1-hour ozone standards. Similarly, EPA's
references to the 8-hour standard encompass both the primary and
secondary 8-hour standards.
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On June 5, 1998 (63 FR 31014), July 22, 1998 (63 FR 39432), and
June 9, 1999 (64 FR 30911), in accordance with 40 CFR 50.9(b), we
issued final rules for many areas that were attaining the 1-hour
standard, finding that the 1-hour ozone standard no longer applied to
these areas. \2\ At that time, we amended the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) to remove the designations and classifications that
had applied to those areas for the 1-hour standard under sections 107,
172 and 181 of the CAA. \3\
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\2\ Two of these final actions were challenged and these cases
are currently pending. Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA, (D.C.
Cir., No. 98-1363) (challenge to June 1998 final rule); Appalachian
Mountain Club v. EPA, (1st Cir., No. 99-1880) (challenge to June
1999 rule).
\3\ These rules are commonly referred to as the ``revocation''
rules. Technically, however EPA did not revoke the 1-hour standard
through these rulemakings. The 1-hour standard remains an effective
regulatory standard under EPA's regulations. 40 CFR 50.9(a).
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On May 14, 1999, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit (D.C. Circuit) issued an opinion in the cases challenging EPA's
revised ozone and particulate matter standards. ATA v. EPA, 175 F.3d
1027 (D.C. Cir., 1999). The court questioned the constitutionality of
the CAA authority to review and revise NAAQS, as applied in EPA's
revision to the ozone and particulate matter NAAQS. The Court stopped
short of finding the statutory grant of authority unconstitutional,
instead providing EPA with an opportunity to articulate a determinate
principle for revising the ozone and particulate matter NAAQS under the
statute. 175 F.3d at 1034-40. The court also addressed EPA's authority
to classify areas and to set attainment dates for a revised ozone
standard. 175 F.3d at 1034-40. Based on language in sections 172(a) and
181(a) of the CAA, the court concluded that EPA could only classify and
set attainment dates for areas for purposes of any ozone NAAQS under
the provisions of section 181(a) of the CAA, and that EPA could not
enforce an ozone NAAQS more quickly than contemplated under the
provisions triggered by classifications under section 181(a) nor could
EPA enforce an ozone standard, such as the 8-hour standard, that was
more stringent than the 1-hour standard. \4\ 175 F.3d at 1049-50. The
court also held that EPA must consider the beneficial effects of
tropospheric ozone in protecting against the harmful effects of
ultraviolet rays (UV-B). 175 F.3d at 1051-53. The court remanded, but
did not vacate, the 8-hour standard on the basis that it would not
``engender costly compliance activity'' in light of the court's
decision ``that it cannot be enforced by virtue of CAA Sec. 181(a).''
175 F.3d at 1057. The EPA filed a petition for rehearing with respect
to these three aspects of the court's decision. \5\
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\4\ Sections 172(a) and 181(a) provide EPA with authority to
classify areas that are designated nonattainment and to set
attainment dates for those areas. Section 172(a) applies generally
to any new or revised NAAQS, while section 181(a) is specific to
certain ozone nonattainment areas.
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On October 25, 1999, EPA published the preamble to the proposed
rule, ``Rescinding Findings That the 1-Hour Ozone Standard No Longer
Applies in Certain Areas,'' (64 FR 57424), noting that the proposed
regulatory language for part 81 would be published shortly. On November
5, 1999, EPA published the proposed regulatory language for part 81 (64
FR 60477). As proposed, the 1-hour ozone standard would be reinstated
in areas where it had previously been revoked and the associated
designations and classifications that previously applied in such areas
with respect to the 1-hour NAAQS also would be reinstated. In today's
final rule, EPA is taking final action to reinstate the area
designations and classifications that applied prior to revocation.
Throughout this final rule all references to reinstating designations
refer to reinstating both designations and classifications as well. In
addition, EPA proposed to amend 40 CFR 50.9(b) to provide by rule that
the 1-hour ozone standard would continue to apply in all areas
notwithstanding promulgation of the 8-hour standard, and that after the
8-hour standard has become fully enforceable under part D of title I of
the CAA and subject to no further legal challenge, the 1-hour standard
set forth in section 50.9(a) would no longer apply to an area once EPA
determines that the area has air quality meeting the 1-hour standard.
On October 29, 1999, the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion addressing
EPA's petition for rehearing. ATA v. EPA, 195 F.3d 4 (D.C. Cir. 1999).
The three-judge panel that decided the case granted rehearing on
limited issues regarding EPA's ability to implement a revised ozone
standard. Both the panel and the full court denied all other aspects of
EPA's petition for rehearing.\6\ With respect to EPA's authority to
implement a revised 8-hour standard, the court modified its initial
decision to provide that EPA may enforce a revised ozone NAAQS only in
conformity with the control requirements triggered by a classification
under section 181(a)--i.e., the provisions in subpart 2 of part D of
title I of the CAA. 195 F.3d at 8. Judge Tatel filed a separate
opinion, holding that the court should have deferred to EPA's
reasonable interpretation of the implementation scheme for the revised
NAAQS, but concurring in the majority's decision because it ``leaves
open the possibility that EPA can enforce the new ozone NAAQS without
conflicting with subpart 2's classifications and attainment dates.''
195 F.3d at 11.
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\6\ The full court voted 5-4 in favor of rehearing with two
judges not participating. Since a majority vote of the active
members of the court is needed to grant rehearing, the request for
rehearing was denied.
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At the request of commenters, on December 8, 1999, EPA published a
notice in the Federal Register (64 FR 68659) to reopen the comment
period for the proposed rulemaking from December 1, 1999 until January
3, 2000, thus affording the public a total of 60 days to comment on the
proposed reinstatement action.
On January 27, 2000, EPA filed a petition with the Supreme Court,
seeking review of the court of appeals decision regarding the
constitutionality of the provisions of the CAA for setting NAAQS and
the court's decision regarding implementation of a revised ozone NAAQS.
Other parties also sought review by the Supreme Court.\7\ The court
granted EPA's petition on May 22, 2000.\8\
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\7\ The American Lung Association and the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and State of New Jersey also filed petitions for
certiorari. In addition, groups led by the American Trucking
Associations and Appalachian Power Company filed conditional cross
petitions for certiorari.
\8\ The court also granted the industry cross petitions
regarding the consideration of costs in setting NAAQS on May 30,
2000.
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II. In Summary, What Action Is EPA Finalizing Today?
Today, we are taking final action to rescind the findings that the
1-hour standard no longer applies in those areas where the Agency had
previously determined that the 1-hour standard had been attained. As a
result, the 1-hour standard will again become applicable in nearly
3,000 counties.
Where the 1-hour ozone standard again becomes applicable as a
result of this rulemaking, the attainment and nonattainment
designations and classifications applicable to such areas prior to the
determination of inapplicability will again apply. The designations are
inextricably linked to the applicability of the standard and were
removed solely because the standard no longer applied. See e.g.,
Interim Implementation Policy Statement, 61 FR 65752, 65754 (Dec. 13,
1996) (``the designations would remain
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in effect so long as the current 1-hour ozone NAAQS remains in
effect''). Thus, since the only basis for removing the designations was
the inapplicability of the 1-hour standard, area designations for the
standard must also be reinstated upon reinstatement of the 1-hour
standard.
Given that the previous designations and classifications of these
areas were based upon the 1-hour ozone standard, which will again apply
as a result of this reinstatement action, EPA is amending the tables in
part 81 of the CFR to identify the designation and classification of
the area that applied prior to EPA's determinations that the 1-hour
standard no longer applied. The regulatory language located at the end
of this final rule amends the ozone tables in 40 CFR part 81 for each
State and provides a list of the areas affected by this rule. A copy of
these tables may also be viewed at the following Internet website
address: . In addition, the areas are
identified by air quality designations in the docket for this
rulemaking at Docket No. A-99-22.
The EPA's regulation, 40 CFR 50.9(b), provides that the 1-hour
ozone standard would no longer apply once EPA determined that an area
attained that standard. Today's action revises section 50.9(b) to
indicate that the 1-hour standard remains applicable to all areas
notwithstanding the promulgation of the 8-hour standard. Furthermore,
today's action establishes that after the 8-hour standard has become
fully enforceable under part D of title I of the CAA and subject to no
further legal challenge, the 1-hour standard set forth in section
50.9(a) will no longer apply to an area once EPA determines that the
area has air quality meeting the 1-hour standard.
In light of many areas' needs to quickly develop additional State
Implementation Plan (SIP) programs in response to the actions EPA is
finalizing today, the actions finalized today will become effective 90
days after today's publication for most areas. However, for areas that
were designated nonattainment prior to revocation but that currently
have clean air quality data sufficient to support a redesignation to
attainment, actions will not generally become applicable until 180 days
after today's publication.\9\ This additional time will allow areas to
submit redesignation requests and, if they do so, for EPA to take
appropriate rulemaking action on such requests prior to the
applicability date of this rule for the area.
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\9\ The EPA notes that in the proposal for this action, EPA
proposed to make the final reinstatement effective after 90 days for
all areas, and specifically requested comment on this issue. Certain
commenters requested a longer delay in the effective date of the
rule, and EPA has agreed that for areas with clean data that were
previously designated nonattainment a longer period would be
appropriate. However, ``effective date'' is a term of art relating
to when rules published in the Federal Register will be incorporated
in the Code of Federal Regulations, and Office of Federal Register
requirements do not allow varying effective dates for entries in a
table. Therefore, this action as a whole will become effective for
all areas 90 days after publication. However, EPA will use the term
``applicability date'' in the rule to describe the date on which the
reinstatement of the 1-hour standard will begin to apply to an area.
That date will generally be 180 days after publication for those
areas with clean data previously designated nonattainment, as listed
in Table 1 of the preamble. In addition, if States are able to
submit redesignation requests and EPA is able to process such
requests to the point of final action prior to 180 days from
publication, the final action approving the redesignation may
provide that the applicability date of the reinstatement will be the
same date as the effective date of the redesignation approval, so
that the redesignations may take effect in a timely manner.
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III. What Major Comments Were Submitted on the Proposed Rule and
What Are EPA's Responses to Such Comments?
In our October 25, 1999 proposal, we solicited comment on whether
EPA should rescind findings that the 1-hour ozone standard no longer
applies in certain areas, and if EPA acted to rescind the 1-hour ozone
standard, what the effects of a rescission would be. In section IV of
the proposal, EPA specifically requested comment on the effect of the
rescission for five types of areas: (1) Areas designated as attainment
with no violation since revocation; (2) areas designated attainment
(without maintenance plans) with violations since revocation; (3) areas
designated attainment (with maintenance plans) with violations since
revocation; (4) areas designated nonattainment with no violations since
revocation; and (5) areas designated nonattainment with violations
since revocation. Also, the Agency requested comment on the
programmatic effects of reinstatement, such as the applicability of new
source review (NSR) and conformity, as well as how to deal with
sanction and Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) clocks that were in
effect at the time of the revocations. A total of 72 comment letters
were received on the proposal. Most of the commenters generally
supported reinstating the 1-hour standard; however, they voiced
individual preferences as to how EPA should proceed to carry out this
action with respect to designations, planning obligations and timing.
For each of the relevant issues, the following discussion summarizes
EPA's proposed action, explains the approach EPA is adopting in this
final rule and responds to the major comments received. All comments
are addressed in the separate Response to Comments Document located in
the docket.
A. Reinstatement of the Applicability of the 1-Hour Ozone Standard and
the Designation and Classification That Existed for Each Area at the
Time EPA Determined the Standard No Longer Applied
The EPA generally proposed to reinstate the applicability of the 1-
hour standard in all areas for which EPA had taken action determining
that the standard no longer applied. In addition, EPA proposed that the
designation and classification for each such area would also be
reinstated. The EPA proposed to restore areas to the same position they
were in at the time EPA determined that the 1-hour standard no longer
applied, i.e., that the designation and classification that applied at
the time the 1-hour standard was revoked for an area would once again
apply upon reinstatement.
Comment: Several commenters believe that the Agency has no legal
authority to rescind findings that the 1-hour ozone standard no longer
applies in certain areas. Some commenters claim that EPA cited no
statutory authority for its action and that none exists. At least one
commenter contends that EPA's regulation at 40 CFR 50.9(b) does not
provide a basis for reinstating the 1-hour standard and challenges
EPA's statements that the basis for promulgating 40 CFR 50.9(b) was the
existence of an enforceable 8-hour standard.
Response: The EPA disagrees with the commenters' allegations that
EPA has no authority to rescind its findings that the 1-hour standard
no longer applies in certain areas. The EPA made those findings in
accordance with its rule at 40 CFR 50.9(b), which provided that the 1-
hour standard would no longer apply once an area attained that
standard. The EPA promulgated that regulation using its general
rulemaking authority under section 301(a) of the CAA and thus has
authority to revise that regulation (and to revise or repeal actions
taken pursuant to that regulation) under that same authority. The
changed circumstances regarding the status of the 8-hour standard
provide ample support for EPA to take this regulatory action under
section 301(a).
Sections 108 and 109 of the CAA provide for the promulgation or
revision of NAAQS on a periodic basis. However, those provisions are
silent regarding how areas should transition
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from implementation of one NAAQS for a pollutant to a revised, more
stringent NAAQS for the same pollutant.\10\ Where, as in the rule
promulgating the revised 8-hour NAAQS, EPA determines not to retain the
pre-existing standard as an independent NAAQS, EPA must determine how
areas should transition away from the pre-existing NAAQS. Since the CAA
does not include specific provisions addressing this transition, EPA
relied on its general rulemaking authority under section 301(a) of the
CAA. See 62 FR 38894, July 18, 1997. Section 301(a) provides that the
Agency has authority ``to prescribe such regulations as are necessary
to carry out'' its functions under the CAA. In general, the statutory
authority for promulgating a regulation also provides authority for an
Agency to revise that regulation. The EPA is relying on its general
rulemaking authority under section 301(a) to rescind the findings that
the 1-hour standard no longer applies.
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more stringent NAAQS for a pollutant to a less stringent NAAQS for
the same pollutant.
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The present circumstances provide ample support for EPA to take
this action rescinding its earlier determinations. The EPA promulgated
40 CFR 50.9(b) based on the existence of an implementable 8-hour
standard. In promulgating a revised 8-hour standard, EPA determined
that it did not need to retain a separate 1-hour standard in order to
protect the public health with an adequate margin of safety and to
protect public welfare (62 FR 38863, July 18, 1997). Thus, EPA needed
to consider how to transition away from the existing 1-hour standard to
the revised 8-hour standard. See e.g., Proposed Interim Implementation
Policy, (61 FR 65752, December 13, 1996). In the final rule
promulgating the revised 8-hour standard, EPA concluded that Congress
intended areas to remain subject to the planning requirements of
subpart 2 \11\ of the CAA for as long as they continued to have air
quality not meeting the 1-hour standard. In order to facilitate the
continued applicability of subpart 2 to areas that had not yet met that
standard, EPA determined to delay removal of the 1-hour standard from
its regulations by promulgating 40 CFR 50.9(b). It is clear from the
context of the rule and the statements in the preamble to the final 8-
hour NAAQS rule that the decision to find that the 1-hour standard no
longer applied was based on the existence of an enforceable 8-hour
standard that was protective of public health and welfare, such that
the 1-hour standard would no longer be necessary to protect public
health and welfare. (62 FR 38873, July 18, 1997.)
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\11\ Subpart 2 of part D of title 1 provides detailed
requirements for certain ozone nonattainment areas. These provisions
were enacted in 1990 in response to the States' continued failure to
meet the ozone standard. Rather than providing continued flexibility
and a one-size-fits-all approach, Congress created a tiered planning
scheme that provided more and tougher requirements for areas with
significant ozone problems, but also provided more time for these
areas to meet the standards.
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However, because the court decision has raised doubts about the
enforceability of the 8-hour standard and EPA's ability to implement
the standard fully at this time, the basis for the regulation revoking
the applicability of the 1-hour standard in certain areas no longer
exists. Contrary to what EPA believed would occur at the time it
promulgated 40 CFR 50.9(b), generally areas are not currently moving
forward to implement the 8-hour standard due to the uncertainty created
by the litigation over the ozone NAAQS. Thus, EPA believes that it is
necessary at this time to retain the 1-hour standard in all areas to
protect public health and welfare at least until the status of the 8-
hour standard and any issues concerning its enforceability have been
fully resolved.\12\
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\12\ The fact that EPA's regulation at 40 CFR 50.9(b) does not
reference the 8-hour standard is not controlling for determining the
underlying basis for EPA's promulgation of that regulation. The fact
that 50.9(b) was promulgated simultaneous with the 8-hour standard
and placed in the subchapter of the CFR governing NAAQS is
sufficient evidence that Sec. 50.9(b) was premised on the existence
of the 8-hour ozone standard. Furthermore, it is clear from the
preamble that EPA believed that the 8-hour standard would be
enforceable, (62 FR 38856, July 18, 1997).
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Comment: Some commenters believe that the proposed action to
reinstate the 1-hour ozone standard constitutes promulgation of a new
or revised NAAQS under section 109 of the CAA and that the action is
therefore subject to a public hearing under section 307(d). Other
commenters contend that EPA must or should vacate the 8-hour standard
before EPA can reinstate the applicability of the 1-hour standard.
These and other commenters contend that section 109 contemplates only a
single air quality standard for a particular pollutant in any given
area and, therefore, object to having dual standards apply. They also
claim that the existence of two ozone standards is confusing.
Response: The EPA does not believe that the action to reinstate the
1-hour standard constitutes the promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS
under section 109 of the CAA. The 1-hour standard EPA is reinstating
today is the same 1-hour standard that has been in existence since its
original promulgation on February 8, 1979 and that continues to be a
part of EPA's regulations at 40 CFR 50.10, (44 FR 8202). The EPA is not
revising that standard in any way. The EPA is merely reinstating the
applicability of that standard in certain areas. Unlike a regulatory
action promulgating a new or revised NAAQS, this rulemaking is not
concerned with selecting the appropriate level or form of ozone
standards requisite to protect public health and welfare. The
particular processes specified in sections 108 and 109, requiring the
development of detailed scientific assessments and consultation with
science advisory boards, are not implicated by this action. The EPA
undertook those processes when it promulgated the 1-hour standard in
1979. This action does not purport to revise or re-promulgate that
standard; it only specifies the applicability of the existing 1-hour
standard, which is specified in section 50.10, to certain areas.
Because this action rescinding a previous regulatory determination
and revising the regulation governing the transition from the 1-hour to
a revised 8-hour NAAQS does not constitute either an amendment or
revision to either the 1-hour or the 8-hour ozone NAAQS, EPA disagrees
with the commenters that the procedural provisions in section 307(d)
are triggered by section 307(d)(1)(A) (requiring compliance with
section 307(d) for all rules promulgating or revising any NAAQS). Since
the administrative requirements of section 307(d) do not apply, EPA has
complied with the public notice and comment process specified under the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, which does not require the
Agency to hold a public hearing.
Nor does EPA agree that the proper approach is to vacate the 8-hour
standard. In the ATA decision, the D.C. Circuit did not dispute the
public-health basis for the NAAQS and did not vacate the 8-hour
standard. The EPA sees no reason to take such an action on its own. The
EPA has filed with the Supreme Court a petition for review of the D.C.
Circuit's decision. The EPA sees no need to vacate the 8-hour standard
for the purpose of revising the transition scheme from the 1-hour
standard to the 8-hour standard. Because the CAA does not provide how
EPA must transition from one standard for a pollutant to a revised,
more stringent standard for that same pollutant, EPA continues to
believe it has authority to establish and to revise the appropriate
transition scheme. Due to the uncertainty created
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by the court's opinion, EPA believes it is a reasonable exercise of its
authority to revise the transition scheme by reinstating the
applicability of the 1-hour standard and the associated designations
and classifications. For these reasons, EPA does not agree that it must
vacate the 8-hour standard in order to reinstate the applicability of
the 1-hour standard.
To the extent the commenters are concerned about the existence of
two NAAQS for the same pollutant, EPA made the decision in the 1997
NAAQS rulemaking by determining to retain the 1-hour standard until
areas met that standard. As provided above, EPA is not taking action to
revise or promulgate a revised NAAQS in this rule and is not re-opening
its previous decision that the statute allows the applicability of more
than one NAAQS for a pollutant, such as ozone.
Comment: Some commenters claim that EPA cannot restore the
designation for areas except through one of the designation processes
provided under section 107 of the CAA. Some commenters contend that EPA
should treat these designations as initial designations under section
107(d)(1) and that EPA should provide time for Governors to make
recommendations before EPA may designate areas. Other commenters
contend that EPA must use the redesignation provisions under section
107(d)(3). Under that provision, they contend, EPA must notify the
Governor first of its intent to redesignate and then must rely on
current air quality data.\13\ Some of these commenters agree with EPA
that the designation in place at the time EPA revoked the standard
should be put back into place. Other commenters suggest that EPA cannot
consider air quality data from the period when the standard did not
apply and that EPA should reinstate designations based on air quality
data from the period after the standard is reinstated.
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statutory authority, also claim that EPA should use current air
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Response: The EPA does not believe it needs to go through the
procedures of section 107 of the CAA to reestablish the designations
that were in place prior to revocation of the 1-hour standard. In this
action, EPA is reversing its revocation of the standard because the
recent court decision has called into question the underlying bases for
that action. In the revocation action, EPA did not change an area's
designation for the 1-hour standard, but determined that since the 1-
hour standard no longer applied to an area, the designation associated
with that standard also no longer applied.\14\
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pursuant to section 107 and did not require areas to meet the
redesignation requirements of section 107(d)(3)(E), such as
development of a maintenance plan. In fact, EPA has been challenged
on two of the revocation rules for not following, and not requiring
States to follow, redesignation procedures. Environmental Defense
Fund v. EPA, (D.C. Cir., No. 98-1363); Appalachian Mountain Club v.
EPA, (1st Cir., No. 99-1880).
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As explained above, EPA's action today is not the promulgation of
new or revised NAAQS. Therefore, the initial designation provisions in
section 107(d)(1), which apply only upon promulgation of a new or
revised NAAQS, do not apply.
Nor is EPA redesignating areas for purposes of the 1-hour standard.
These areas currently do not have in place a designation for the 1-hour
standard. The provisions in section 107(d)(3), which apply only to
redesignations from attainment or unclassifiable to nonattainment or
from nonattainment to attainment simply do not apply where, as here,
there is not a current designation in place for a standard.
The EPA's primary action through this action is to reinstate the
applicability of the 1-hour standard. At the time EPA promulgated 40
CFR 50.9(b), it determined that the designations should follow the
applicability of the 1-hour standard and that the current designation
was inextricably linked with the applicability of the 1-hour standard.
Therefore, just as EPA determined that an area's designation no longer
applied once the 1-hour standard on which it was based no longer
applied, the reinstatement of the 1-hour standard necessarily brings
back the applicability of the designation. Similarly, as EPA relied on
its general rulemaking authority to revoke the standard and thus the
area's designation, EPA is relying on that same authority to reverse
the action taken in its earlier rule. Once areas have a designation for
the 1-hour standard in place, EPA may redesignate those areas if they
meet the requirements of section 107(d)(3)(E). As discussed in section
III.F, below, EPA will consider redesignating those areas that have
clean air quality data based on the three most recent years of data and
that submit a redesignation request meeting the requirements of section
107(d)(3)(E).
Finally, some commenters suggest that EPA is prohibited from
considering air quality data that became available after EPA revoked
the standard. The EPA disagrees with this comment. Because EPA is
reinstating the designations that existed at the time EPA revoked the
standard, this rulemaking does not reflect more recent air quality
data. However, in future actions to redesignate areas, EPA intends to
consider all relevant air quality data including data that became
available during the revocation. To the extent these commenters
continue to have concerns about this issue, they can raise them in any
future rulemaking action EPA may take to redesignate an area on the
basis of that data.
Comment: A few commenters stated that we cannot rely on the
argument that the 8-hour standard cannot be enforced as the basis for
revocation since this is not supported by the Court's October 29, 1999,
decision on rehearing. In the October 29 opinion, the Court retracted
its earlier conclusion that ``the 8-hour standard cannot be enforced,''
providing instead that the 8-hour standard ``can be enforced only in
conformity with subpart 2'' of part D of title I of the CAA. Compare
175 F.3d at 1057 with 195 F.3d at 10. Some commenters also suggest that
it is too late for us to reconsider the revocations and to reinstate
the applicability of the 1-hour standard. Most commenters, however,
support reinstatement on the basis of continued uncertainty regarding
the 8-hour standard.
Response: The EPA believes that the uncertainty engendered by the
litigation surrounding the 8-hour standard justifies reinstating the 1-
hour standard. It is true, that on rehearing, the Court revised its
original opinion to indicate that EPA can enforce the 8-hour standard
in conformity with subpart 2 of the CAA. However, in that same
sentence, the Court provided that it was remanding the 8-hour standard.
The Court did not vacate the 8-hour standard because ``the parties have
not shown that the standard is likely to engender costly compliance
activities.'' As the petitions for certiorari before the Supreme Court
demonstrate, there continues to be uncertainty regarding when the
standard could be implemented in light of the ongoing litigation.\15\
Because of the continuing litigation and the differing views of the
many parties to the litigation, EPA is not currently taking any action
that could be construed as inconsistent with the
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EPA's authority to implement the 8-hour standard, EPA believes it is
prudent to reinstate the 1-hour standard to ensure public health
protection from ozone.
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\15\ In addition to EPA, two other parties have requested that
the Supreme Court review portions of the D.C. Circuit's decision
regarding the ozone and particulate matter NAAQS. Other parties have
opposed Supreme Court review of the implementation issues. In their
papers before the Court, several of these parties have suggested
that EPA is barred from enforcing the more stringent 8-hour NAAQS,
while others raise concerns that the Court's opinion is unclear
regarding the enforceability of the 8-hour standard.
\16\ For example, EPA has stayed the applicability of its final
regulatory determinations under section 126 of the CAA to the extent
they were based on the 8-hour NAAQS. (65 FR 2674, January 17, 2000).
Similarly, EPA recently proposed to stay the 8-hour basis of its
NOX SIP call rule, which calls on 22 States and the
District of Columbia to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides that
contribute to ozone problems in other States. (65 FR 11024, March 1,
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Contrary to the suggestions of some commenters, EPA does not
believe it is too late to rescind the revocations of the 1-hour
standard. The commenter does not cite and EPA is unaware of any
limitation on when an Agency may change a regulation based on new
information. The EPA acted quickly in response to the uncertainty
raised by the Court's decision, proposing action only 5 months after
the original decision by the court. During that time, EPA was assessing
the impacts of the opinion on implementation of the 8-hour standard,
determining options for rehearing and appeal, and developing the
proposed rule to rescind the revocations of the 1-hour standard. Based
on requests for an extension of the comment period, EPA provided a
comment period of 60 days on this action. Thus, EPA is acting in a
timely fashion by issuing this rule approximately a year afer the court
issued its original decision.
Comment: A few commenters suggested that EPA was proposing to
reinstate the standard in too many areas. One set of commenters noted
that EPA's goal of providing protection in areas now violating the 1-
hour standard could be accomplished by reinstating the standard only in
those areas that were violating the 1-hour standard. Other commenters
suggested that we not reinstate the 1-hour standard in States that have
adopted the 8-hour standard or where the most recent data for an area
indicate that it would be designated attainment for the 8-hour
standard. These commenters are concerned that resources will be wasted
on meeting the 1-hour standard rather than the more protective 8-hour
standard.
Response: The EPA determined that it is critical to have a fully
enforceable standard for ozone in each area of the country in order to
protect the public health and welfare and to minimize public confusion.
The EPA believes that it is important to have a fully-implementable
ozone standard in place in order to ensure adequate protection of
public health. A fully enforceable 1-hour standard will ensure that
sufficient control measures remain in place to prevent violations in
areas attaining the standard and to continue improvements in air
quality in areas not attaining the standard. The options presented by
the commenters would not result in the applicability of a fully-
enforceable ozone standard and thus could erode public health
protection for people living and working in areas that might violate
the standard in coming ozone seasons.
With respect to those commenters that suggest that EPA not
reinstate the standard in areas that have adopted the 8-hour standard,
EPA is concerned, in light of the ATA decision, that it will be unable
to enforce fully the 8-hour standard in the short term. Without a fully
enforceable, Federal 8-hour standard, EPA does not have the ability to
require States to implement an 8-hour standard. This is true even in
States that may have adopted the 8-hour standard as a State rule. Since
State adoption of the 8-hour standard does not ensure implementation
and enforcement of that standard in conformity with Federal
requirements for clean air, EPA believes it is necessary to reinstate
the 1-hour standard in all areas pending resolution of litigation over
the 8-hour NAAQS. The EPA acknowledges that it may be more efficient to
concentrate resources on planning to implement a more protective 8-hour
standard, but EPA lacks the ability to require States to do so at this
time. For these reasons, EPA believes that the existence of the 8-hour
standard does not provide the same certainty of public health
protection as does the 1-hour standard at this time.
Finally, with respect to the comment that EPA not reinstate for
areas that will be designated attainment for the 8-hour standard, EPA
has not designated any areas for the 8-hour standard. The States have
not recommended boundaries for purposes of the 8-hour standard and EPA
has not yet determined boundaries or designated any 8-hour areas. In
fact, EPA guidance on the determination of boundaries was issued only
recently. (Boundary Guidance on Air Quality Designations for the 8-Hour
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS or Standard), March
28, 2000). The EPA has advised States to consider the guidance and make
recommendations to EPA by June 30, 2000. The EPA must then respond to
those recommendations and give States 4 months comment on its response.
Only after this process could EPA make final designations. Given the
many steps that must occur before EPA promulgates designations for the
8-hour standard, EPA believes it is far too early to presume precisely
which areas would be designated attainment for the 8-hour standard.
B. Revision to 40 CFR 50.9(b) to Provide That EPA Will Again Determine
the 1-Hour Ozone Standard No Longer Applies to an Area Once EPA's
Authority to Implement and Fully Enforce the 8-Hour Standard Is No
Longer in Question
The EPA proposed to revise 40 CFR 50.9(b) to provide that once the
8-hour ozone standard is fully enforceable and no longer subject to
legal challenge, the 1-hour standard will no longer apply to an area if
EPA determines that the area has air quality meeting the 1-hour
standard.\17\ The EPA's final rule adopts this position.
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become enforceable because of Agency action taken in response to any
unappealable decision by the court in the ATA v. EPA litigation,
then the second sentence of 40 CFR 50.9(b) would not have any legal
effect. As appropriate, EPA could reconsider this regulation at the
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Comment: Some commenters disagree with EPA's proposed revision to
Sec. 50.9(b). These commenters feel that the promulgation of an 8-hour
standard should not be the basis for revoking the applicability of the
1-hour standard. Some of the commenters believe that removing the
applicability of a NAAQS and associated control measures based solely
on air quality is inconsistent with the law and that we should consider
both the 1-hour and 8-hour ozone standards. Some commenters believe
that future revocations should not be allowed without first following
the redesignation process as prescribed by the CAA. Other commenters
suggest that once the 8-hour ozone standard is enforceable, we should
revoke the 1-hour standard everywhere regardless of what the air
quality is. Finally, one commenter claims that EPA should not amend
section 50.9(b) now since the 8-hour standard may never be enforceable.
Response: The EPA believes that it has the authority upon issuance
of a new or revised standard to determine the continued validity of the
pre-existing standard and when, if ever, it should no longer apply. In
the final rule promulgating the 8-hour standard, EPA determined that
the 1-hour standard was no longer necessary to protect public health
and welfare in light of the revised 8-hour standard, which States would
be required to implement and enforce. However, EPA also determined that
Congress intended areas that remained nonattainment for the 1-hour
standard to meet the requirements of subpart 2, until the 1-hour
standard is attained. As EPA explained in the
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preamble to the NAAQS rule, section 109 of the CAA clearly authorizes
EPA to promulgate revisions to a standard, which necessarily includes
the authority to revoke previous standards that have been revised (62
FR 38857, July 18, 1997). On the other hand, subpart 2 of the CAA sets
out numerous requirements specifically applicable to areas not
attaining the 1-hour ozone standard. To accommodate both of these
provisions, EPA concluded that after promulgation of the 8-hour
standard, subpart 2 must continue to apply as a matter of law in each
area until the 1-hour standard is attained (62 FR 38873). Thus, to
facilitate continued applicability of the subpart 2 requirements, EPA
established a transition scheme in 40 CFR section 50.9(b) that provided
the 1-hour standard would continue to apply until an area had air
quality meeting the 1-hour standard.
The EPA does not agree that in order to determine a pre-existing
standard no longer applies, EPA must require areas to meet the
requirements for redesignation and formally redesignate an area from
nonattainment to attainment under section 107(d)(3). As a general
matter, Congress has not specified any procedure for determining that a
pre-existing NAAQS no longer applies once EPA promulgates a revised
standard. Moreover, although Congress gave some guidance on how to
transition to a less stringent NAAQS, see CAA section 172(e), it did
not provide clear guidance on how to transition to a more stringent
NAAQS. The EPA believes that in determining how to transition to a
revised NAAQS, it must make common-sense decisions, considering the
intent of Congress in light of the statutory scheme, including how best
to ensure public health protection without imposing unduly burdensome
requirements on States and sources.\18\
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is consistent with the Agency's approach in the one other case where
it promulgated a more stringent NAAQS revision. See 52 FR 24672
(July 1, 1987). When EPA revised the particulate matter standard to
change the indicator from total suspended particulates (TSP) to
particulate matter with a diameter of 10 microns or less (PM-10), it
retained the TSP designations for a limited purpose because the
statutory limitations for certain areas under the Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) program were linked to TSP
designations. See CAA section 163. Congress subsequently codified
EPA's decision in section 107(d)(4)(B) of the CAA. Similarly, EPA
here is retaining the 1-hour standard and associated designations
for purposes of continued application of subpart 2 of the CAA, until
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With respect to the transition from the 1-hour standard to the 8-
hour standard, EPA determined that Congress intended areas to remain
subject to the 1-hour standard until such time as that standard is met.
Since all areas of the country were subject to the revised, more
stringent 8-hour standard, EPA determined that it did not make sense to
require areas that had met the 1-hour standard but remained designated
nonattainment to complete a maintenance plan since generally these
areas would be required to develop an attainment plan for the more
stringent 8-hour standard. The EPA continues to believe that, if a
fully enforceable 8-hour standard were in effect, it would be
unreasonable to require States to demonstrate that an area will
maintain the 1-hour standard for 10 years (with a later update for a
subsequent 10 years) when these areas would be developing attainment
plans and, ultimately, maintenance plans for the more stringent 8-hour
standard.
This interpretation is consistent with the approach Congress
employed in the one area where the statute does address revocation of a
prior standard. Section 172(e) of the CAA provides that where EPA
relaxes a standard, it must require all areas that have not yet
attained the more stringent prior standard to provide for controls that
are at least as stringent as those that applied to areas designated
nonattainment of the prior standard. This provision both clarifies that
Congress intended EPA to revoke standards and associated control
requirements in certain circumstances where they have been revised, and
that an appropriate criterion for determining when a prior standard
should be revoked is whether or not an area has attained that standard.
Congress did not, however, require redesignation of areas with
development of maintenance plans prior to removal of control
obligations. Rather, Congress required only that control measures
continue to apply until an area has attained a prior standard and
implicitly allows for revocation of the prior standard.
The EPA also disagrees with the commenter who suggests that EPA
should not amend Sec. 50.9(b) because it has been struck down by the
court and that the 8-hour standard might never be enforceable. The EPA
disagrees with the claim that the court struck down 40 CFR 50.9(b). The
court did not vacate any aspect of EPA's July 1997 rulemaking, which
included the promulgation of section 50.9(b).\19\ The EPA believes that
its proposed revision to section 50.9(b) addresses the contingency that
the 8-hour standard may never become enforceable. The EPA believes that
it is better to promulgate revisions to section 50.9(b) at this time so
that interested parties are aware of EPA's planned transition approach
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promulgation of 40 CFR 50.9(b) and the court did not address this
regulatory provision in either its May 14, 1999 or its October 29,
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Finally, for the reasons explained above, EPA believes that subpart
2 continues to apply as a matter of law to all areas that have not yet
attained the 1-hour standard. Therefore, EPA does not believe it has
the authority to determine the 1-hour standard inapplicable to any area
that has not yet attained that standard, even after the 8-hour standard
has become fully enforceable.
C. Areas Designated as Attainment With No Violations Since Revocation
The EPA proposed that upon reinstatement of the standard, areas
designated as attainment with no violations after revocation would not
be subject to any new planning requirements under subpart 2 of the CAA,
beyond continuing compliance with any requirements in an approved
maintenance plan. The EPA is adopting this position in today's action.
Comment: Some commenters contend that all areas designated as
attainment should be treated on an equal basis. The EPA should either
require all attainment areas to have maintenance plans, including the
obligation to comply with conformity, or free all areas from the
maintenance plan requirement.
Response: The EPA does not have the authority to require all areas
designated as attainment either to have a maintenance plan or to
relieve them of that obligation. The CAA specifically provides that
areas seeking redesignation from nonattainment to attainment must
develop and submit maintenance plans. Upon redesignation, these areas
are required to continue to implement their maintenance plans,
including complying with the conformity provisions. Areas that were
initially designated as attainment after the 1990 CAA Amendments are
not subject to this requirement. In addition, section 176(c)(5)(B) of
the CAA makes clear that areas with maintenance plans continue to be
subject to conformity and that areas that have historically been
designated as attainment are not subject to conformity.
D. Areas Designated Attainment (Without Maintenance Plans) With
Violations Since Revocation
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maintenance plans, that have had violations since revocation, a
reasonable time to come back into attainment prior to taking action to
designate them as nonattainment. There are only four areas which fall
into this category: Berrien Co., MI; Hamilton Co., IN; Hamilton Co.,
TN; Rowan Co., NC.
Comment: Several commenters asked that we define what is a
``reasonable time frame'' to bring areas back into attainment. Some
commenters reference measures that States have already taken to address
ozone problems.
Response: The CAA does not mandate that EPA redesignate areas from
attainment to nonattainment. Rather, section 107(d)(3)(A) provides the
general criteria that EPA may consider in determining whether to
redesignate an area.\20\ In particular, EPA may consider air quality
data, planning and control considerations or any other air-quality
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The Agency commends areas for any initiatives they may have taken,
such as voluntary emission reduction programs, to help improve air
quality. The EPA will consider this information in determining whether
and when to move forward with a redesignation to nonattainment. States
should work with the appropriate EPA Regional Offices to determine
whether additional measures are necessary to address a recent
violation.
To the extent additional measures are needed, EPA believes that it
is reasonable for States to adopt measures to address any violations
within 6-9 months of the effective date of this final action. The EPA
is recommending 6-9 months as the presumptive period for action,
however, each State should work with the relevant EPA Regional Office
to develop a strategy for specific areas. States have been on notice of
EPA's planned reinstatement of the standard and should have begun an
analysis of measures to address any violation. In addition, since
reinstatement for these areas will not be effective until 90 days after
publication of this final action in the Federal Register, this approach
will allow States 9-12 months from promulgation of this final rule to
adopt any necessary measures and well over a year from the time of
EPA's proposal to reinstate the standard. The EPA believes that this
period is comparable to the 1-year time period provided under section
179(d) for States to adopt measures based on a finding that the State
failed to attain the standard.
E. Areas Designated Attainment (With Maintenance Plans) With Violations
Since Revocation
For areas designated attainment with maintenance plans and with
violations since revocation, EPA proposed that the contingency measures
in the area's approved SIP should be implemented to address any
violations of the 1-hour ozone standard. If a State had removed any
contingency measures after EPA determined the 1-hour standard no longer
applied, EPA proposed the State should place the contingency measure
back into the SIP. There are seven areas which fall into this category:
Charlotte-Gastonia, NC; Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY; Knoxville, TN;
Nashville, TN; Portland-Vancouver Air Quality Management Area, OR-WA;
Richmond, VA; Sheboygan, WI.
Comment: Several commenters question whether it is appropriate to
require States to implement contingency measures and question whether
contingency measures will provide any real air quality benefits. They
disagree that automatic implementation of such measures is the correct
solution to addressing the current air quality problem. Some commenters
believe that since the 1-hour standard did not apply in the areas after
revocation, the areas cannot be considered to be violating the 1-hour
standard based on data from that time; thus in their view, violations
that occurred after revocation but prior to reinstatement cannot
trigger contingency measures. Some commenters argue that even if a
violation occurred during the period in which the standard was revoked,
the most recent 3 years of air quality data should have precedence.
They state that if those data indicate the area is not violating the
standard, the State should not be required to implement contingency
measures.
In addition, some commenters were concerned that the schedule
specified in the SIPs for implementation of contingency measures is
often triggered as of the date of the violation. Thus, under these
SIPs, some portion of the implementation period may already have passed
by the time the reinstatement becomes effective.
Other commenters claim that EPA should use its authority under
section 110(k)(6) to place deleted contingency measures back into the
SIP. Section 110(k)(6) provides that EPA may revise its prior approval
removing the contingency measures if it determines that the approval
action was in error.
Response: Section 175A(d) of the CAA requires that a maintenance
plan include such contingency measures as are necessary to promptly
correct any violation of the NAAQS that occurs after redesignation of
the area. The EPA believes that areas designated as attainment that
have maintenance plans in place and that have had violations of the
NAAQS since revocation, are required by the CAA and by their approved
SIPs to move forward to implement contingency measures. Since the
purpose of these measures is to protect public health, EPA believes it
is appropriate to require areas to implement contingency measures to
ensure that future air quality will meet or be lower than the NAAQS.
The EPA has allowed States a great deal of flexibility with respect
to contingency measures. First, EPA has allowed flexibility in terms of
the selection and adoption of contingency measures for the maintenance
plan. The EPA does not require that contingency measures be fully
adopted in order for the maintenance plan to be approved. The
maintenance plan need only ensure that the contingency measures be
adopted expeditiously once they are triggered. (Procedures for
Processing Requests to Redesignate Areas to Attainment, September 4,
1992, John Calcagni).
In addition, when an area violates the standard, States have
discretion in selecting which of the contingency measures in the
approved maintenance plan should be implemented. In the past, EPA has
allowed States to substitute and implement new, more appropriate and
effective contingency measures. (64 FR 28753 and 64 FR 28757, May 27,
1999). The EPA would allow States with areas violating the standard to
do so here through the SIP process, if substitution of measures would
not unreasonably delay air quality benefits. Therefore, if, as at least
one commenter suggests, existing, approved contingency measures may no
longer be appropriate or effective, the State may seek a substitution.
However, the fact that existing contingency measures may not be
effective or appropriate does not support a decision not to require
implementation of contingency measures to address the air quality
problem.
Finally, although EPA has indicated that it would provide a
reasonable period of time for violating attainment areas without
maintenance plans to correct their air quality problem before
designating them to nonattainment, EPA does not believe it has the
ability to delay the triggering of the States' obligation to select and
adopt contingency measures for areas with maintenance plans that are
experiencing violations. The CAA contemplates that
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contingency measures will be implemented ``promptly'' in such areas. In
addition, the terms of the maintenance plans themselves require
adoption and implementation of contingency measures upon violations.
Thus, the CAA requires areas to adopt appropriate contingency measures
once violations occur. States may submit SIP revisions to substitute
appropriate measures at any time.
The EPA disagrees that violations are not valid if they occurred
during the period when the 1-hour standard did not apply for an area.
The fact that an air quality standard does not apply during a period of
time does not invalidate air quality data gathered at that time or
invalidate the exceedances or violations demonstrated by that data. In
fact, the statutory period for initial designations belies that
interpretation. Under section 107(d)(1), Governors must recommend
designations within 1-year of promulgation of a standard and EPA must
designate areas within 2 years of promulgation. For standards that are
measured over a period of longer than 2 years, such as the 1-hour and
8-hour ozone standards, EPA would necessarily be required to consider
monitoring data that preceded promulgation of the standard in making
designations. In addition, the State and sources are not unreasonably
disadvantaged. The EPA is not requiring that the time for States to
implement contingency measures runs from the time of the violation, but
rather from the effective date of the reinstatement of the standard.
This approach is consistent with the approach EPA is taking
concerning tolling of applicable clocks for conformity obligations and
sanctions. As EPA states elsewhere in this notice (sections III.I and
III.J), EPA believes that clocks related to the timing of conformity
determinations and sanctions should not be considered to have run
during the period that the 1-hour standard was not applicable to an
area. It would be unfair to areas to have such clocks expire during a
time that the area was not subject to the planning obligations
associated with the clocks. Thus, EPA has concluded that any such
clocks would be tolled during the time the standard was not applicable.
When this rule becomes applicable, the clock will begin to run again
based on whatever time remained when EPA revoked the standard for an
area. Similarly, EPA believes that the duty to implement contingency
measures should be triggered on the effective date of this
reinstatement action rather than the date of any past violation.
If an area has a SIP in which the timing for contingency measures
is triggered on the date of the violation, EPA believes that it would
be appropriate to interpret the violation as occurring on the effective
date of the reinstatement. If States still remain concerned about the
approved language in existing SIPS regarding the timing for triggering
contingency measures, they should work with the relevant EPA Regional
Office to determine an appropriate manner to address the issue. Since
the 1-hour standard was not in effect for the area during the
revocation period, EPA does not believe that the area should be subject
to a shorter time than contemplated in the State's adoption and EPA's
approval of the SIP.
With respect to commenters that claim that an area may have had a
violation (during 1996-1998) and once again is attaining (during 1997-
1999), EPA believes that such areas should work with the relevant EPA
Regional Office to determine an appropriate course of action. If there
are additional control measures that applied during 1999, but did not
apply during the period of the violation, it may not be necessary to
implement further contingency measures at this time.
The EPA allowed States to remove contingency measures from approved
SIPs where they were linked to the 1-hour standard or air quality ozone
concentrations and EPA had taken action to determine that the 1-hour
standard no longer applied. See ``Guidance for Implementing the 1-Hour
Ozone and Pre-Existing PM10 NAAQS,'' from Richard D. Wilson, Acting
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, December 29, 1997. The
EPA believed that such revisions would be consistent with section
110(l) of the CAA since EPA was determining that the 1-hour standard no
longer applied and, therefore, removal of the contingency measures
would not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning
attainment and reasonable progress, or any other applicable requirement
of the CAA. Id.
Because EPA believes it is now appropriate and necessary to
reinstate the 1-hour standard, EPA believes it is no longer appropriate
for States not to have those contingency measures in the approved SIP.
States will need to move forward to put contingency measures back into
the SIP. The EPA believes that States should have some discretion in
selecting these contingency measures considering what measures would be
appropriate, and adopting such measures, as necessary. Thus, at this
time, EPA is not moving forward to use section 110(k)(6) to retract its
earlier approval of SIP revisions removing contingency measures. Since
EPA is not now proposing to move forward under section 110(k)(6), EPA
is not addressing whether that provision provides the legal authority
to take the action suggested by the commenters.
F. Areas Designated Nonattainment With No Violations Since Revocation
For areas designated nonattainment with no violations since the
standard was revoked in these areas, EPA proposed that the
nonattainment designation would again apply, but recommended that the
State submit a redesignation request that meets the requirements of
section 107(d)(3)(E). In addition, EPA noted that its May 10, 1995,
``Clean Data Policy'' could provide relief from some subpart 2 measures
for these areas as long as they continued to have clean data. However,
other subpart 2 requirements would apply unless and until an area was
redesignated to attainment. There are 45 areas which fall into this
category. The following table (Table I) lists the areas in this
category:
Table 1.--Areas Designated Nonattainment With No Violations Since
Revocation
Includes 45 areas (96 counties) that are not violating the 1-hour
standard based on 1996-98 data.
Serious Classification:
Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA-NH (12 counties)
Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, NH (1 county)
Providence (All RI), RI (5 counties)
Moderate Classification:
Atlantic City, NJ (2 counties)
Knox & Lincoln Cos., ME (2 counties)
Lewiston-Auburn, ME (2 counties)
Muskegon, MI (1 county)
Portland, ME (3 counties)
Poughkeepsie, NY (3 counties)
Marginal Classification:
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (6 counties)
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (4 counties)
Altoona, PA (1 county)
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (2 counties)
Door Co., WI
Erie, PA (1 county)
Essex Co., NY
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA (4 counties)
Jefferson Co., NY
Johnstown, PA (2 counties)
Manchester, NH (1 county)
Reno, NV (1 county)
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA (5 counties)
Smyth Co., VA (White Top Mtn)
York, PA (2 counties)
Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, OH-PA
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(3 counties)
Section 185A Areas (Section 185A areas, previously called transitional
areas, had 3 complete years of clean data from 1987-89):
Chico, CA (1 county)
Denver-Boulder, CO (6 counties)
Flint, MI (1 county)
Yuba City, CA (2 counties)
Incomplete Data Classification (Incomplete data areas had no data or
less than 3 complete years of data at time of classification):
Allegan Co., MI
Cheshire Co., NH
Crawford Co., PA
Franklin Co., PA
Greene Co, PA
Juniata Co., PA
Lawrence Co., PA
Northumberland Co., PA
Pike Co., PA
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI (3 counties)
Salem, OR (2 counties)
Schuylkill Co., PA
Snyder Co., PA
Susquehanna Co., PA
Warren Co., PA
Wayne Co., PA
Comment: A number of commenters were opposed to reinstating prior
designations and classifications, particularly in the case of areas
that were designated nonattainment at the time of the revocation and
that have remained clean. They want EPA to consider current monitoring
data as the basis of an area's designation. These commenters claim that
EPA's proposed approach creates inequities among the various types of
areas where the standard would be reinstated. For example, they point
to areas that will be designated attainment but that are violating the
1-hour standard. The commenters contend that it is inequitable that
those areas will not be subject to subpart 2 control requirements,
including new source review and conformity, but that certain
nonattainment areas that have remained clean since revocation will be.
One commenter did not seem to object to this approach, but recommended
that EPA approve pending redesignation requests within 1 to 3 months of
the final reinstatement.
Other commenters supported EPA's proposal to restore the
designations and classifications that applied at the time of the
revocation action. Several of these commenters claimed that EPA should
not or could not consider violations that occurred while the standard
was not applicable. Others recommended that EPA designate as
nonattainment all areas that have current violations of the 1-hour
standard.
Specifically, some commenters request that EPA now designate as
attainment areas that were designated as nonattainment and that have
never been approved for redesignation in accordance with the criteria
in section 107(d)(3)(E). Thus, the commenters request EPA to rely on
its revocation action as a justification for avoiding those
requirements.
Response: As provided in section III.A, above, in today's action
EPA is only reversing its earlier determination that the 1-hour
standard no longer applies in these and other areas. Therefore, EPA is
not considering current air quality data in establishing designations
under this action as EPA would do when establishing initial
designations for areas under section 107(d)(1) or redesignating areas
under section 107(d)(3). In promulgating 40 CFR 50.9(b), EPA determined
that the designations and classifications were linked to the
applicability of the 1-hour standard. On that basis, in applying
section 50.9(b), EPA removed not just the applicability of the 1-hour
standard, but also the associated designation and classification for
the 1-hour standard. Because EPA is rescinding its prior findings
concerning the applicability of the 1-hour standard, the designations
and classifications that accompanied that standard at the time of
revocation come back into place with the standard.
The EPA disagrees with the commenters as a matter of law and
policy. It is clear from the CAA, as amended in 1990, that Congress
intended areas to meet specific criteria for redesignation with respect
to an existing, applicable NAAQS. As discussed above in section III.A &
B, EPA believes it was appropriate to transition from the 1-hour ozone
standard to the 8-hour ozone NAAQS by requiring only that areas attain
the 1-hour standard--one of the five criteria \21\ for redesignation.
However, EPA believes it would circumvent Congressional intent to
reinstate the 1-hour standard because of the uncertainty surrounding
the 8-hour standard and permit areas effectively to be redesignated
from nonattainment to attainment without meeting the other four
redesignation criteria. The EPA does not believe that it can rely on
its rule determining the 1-hour standard no longer applies, the basis
for which has been undermined by the ATA decision, as support for
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\21\ Section 107(d)(3)(E) provides that EPA may not redesignate
an area from nonattainment to attainment unless EPA: (1) determines
that the area has attained the relevant NAAQS; (2) has fully
approved the area's SIP; (3) determines that the improvement in air
quality is due to permanent and enforceable reductions in emissions;
(4) has fully approved a maintenance plan for the area; and (5) has
determined that the State has met all of the applicable SIP planning
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Moreover, because EPA cannot be sure how long it will take to
resolve the issues surrounding the 8-hour standard, EPA believes that
it is important to ensure that areas will maintain the 1-hour standard.
The statutory redesignation criteria are designed to accomplish that
goal. Thus, EPA believes it is essential that they be met.
However, EPA believes that it is appropriate to provide additional
time to nonattainment areas with clean air quality data since
revocation in order to complete the redesignation process. Therefore,
EPA is taking final action today to delay the applicability date of the
final rule for up to 180 days for areas that were designated
nonattainment at the time of revocation and continue to have clean
data, in order to allow States to submit redesignation requests and EPA
time to act on them prior to the applicability date. These areas are
identified in Table 1. In the proposed action to reinstate the
standard, EPA recommended that areas begin to develop redesignation
requests (or revise, as necessary, any existing requests) so that EPA
could move forward quickly to approve the requests upon reinstatement.
The EPA understands that some States are now ready, or close to being
ready, to submit these requests to EPA. If requests are submitted
within the next 2 months, EPA believes it can complete action on them
before this rule becomes applicable. The EPA will work with States to
ensure that review of redesignation requests occurs expeditiously. In
addition, if States are able to submit redesignation requests and EPA
is able to process such requests to the point of final action prior to
180 days from publication, the final action approving the redesignation
may provide that the applicability date of the reinstatement will be
the same date as the effective date of the redesignation approval, so
that the redesignations will occur simultaneously with the
reinstatement.
Once EPA approves a redesignation request, an area would be subject
to the requirements of the approved maintenance plans. Redesignation to
attainment does not relieve an area of its conformity obligations.
With respect to all of the areas previously designated
nonattainment which currently have clean air quality data, as listed in
Table 1, EPA concluded at the time of revocation that these areas had
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more recent air quality data indicates that a violation has occurred.
The EPA intends to complete rulemaking prior to the applicability date
of this rule to determine the eligibility of these areas to use EPA's
May 10, 1995 clean data policy. (Reasonable Further Progress,
Attainment Demonstration, and Related Requirements for Ozone
Nonattainment Areas Meeting the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standard, John S. Seitz).
The EPA acknowledges that reinstating the designations as they were
prior to revocation arguably may produce some inequities among areas;
however, these potential inequities are inherent in the redesignation
process set forth in section 107. As provided in section III.D, above,
Congress provided EPA with discretion in determining whether to
redesignate areas from attainment to nonattainment and specified
factors for EPA to consider. In comparison, Congress prohibited EPA
from redesignating an area from nonattainment to attainment unless EPA
determined that the area meets five specific criteria. In addition, any
redesignation must occur through notice-and-comment rulemaking. Thus,
at any point in time, an area can be attaining the standard, yet still
be designated nonattainment, or designated attainment and be violating
the standard, including the period while rulemaking to effect a
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\22\ One court, in an unpublished opinion, upheld EPA's
interpretation of the redesignation provisions of the CAA that an
area must attain the standard and remain in attainment during the
time that a redesignation request is pending in order to qualify for
redesignation. Commonwealth of Kentucky, et al. v. US EPA, No. 96-
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Areas where EPA is today reinstating the applicability of the 1-
hour standard will be placed back into the same position they were in
prior to revocation. The EPA does not believe that this creates any
additional inequities for these areas. It is true that EPA had
previously relieved areas of the obligation to develop a maintenance
plan for the 1-hour standard since they were to begin implementing the
8-hour standard. However, since it is now uncertain when areas will be
required to implement the 8-hour standard, EPA does not believe it is
inequitable to require these areas, as any other area, to develop
maintenance plans prior to redesignating them to attainment.
Comment: A few commenters made requests that specific types of
areas not be designated nonattainment. One commenter suggested that EPA
should designate as attainment areas that were previously designated
marginal or rural transport areas and that are clean without requiring
redesignation. A few commenters suggested that EPA not penalize areas
with violations where the cause of the violations is clearly one of
transport and dislike the ``unfair'' label of nonattainment.
Response: For the reasons provided above, EPA does not see a legal
avenue for changing the designation of marginal or rural nonattainment
areas or areas affected by transport based solely on the reinstatement
of the standard. Nor do the commenters identify a legal mechanism for
treating these areas differently from other nonattainment areas with
clean data.\23\ Some commenters set forth conflicting arguments,
arguing that EPA should generally establish the designations that were
in place at the time of the revocation while simultaneously claiming
that certain types of areas should be designated based on current air
quality. The EPA does not see how it can reconcile these conflicting
positions. As provided above, EPA believes the only proper
interpretation of this reinstatement action is that prior actions are
reversed such that prior designations are put back into place. The EPA
will consider current air quality data in determining whether to
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\23\ One commenter suggests that we could do so as we did in
revoking the standard. However, that was not a case of simply
telling areas that they did not need to submit maintenance plans
notwithstanding their nonattainment designation. It was a case of
telling areas that they were no longer subject to any obligations
with respect to the 1-hour standard based on expected implementation
of the 8-hour standard, which would no longer be the case for
marginal or rural nonattainment areas or areas affected by transport
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In addition, EPA already has provided relief to areas subject to
transport in a number of ways. Such areas may continue to take
advantage of appropriate EPA policy relating to areas affected by
transport.\24\ In addition, EPA has issued final rules requiring States
or sources to address transported NOX and ozone in
accordance with section 110(a)(2)(D) of the CAA. Final NOX
SIP Call Rule (63 FR 57356, October 27, 1998); Final Rule on Section
126 Petitions (64 FR 28250, May 25, 1999). Areas affected by transport
will benefit from these rules.
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\24\ E.g.,``Extension of Attainment Dates for Downwind Transport
Areas,'' from Richard Wilson, Acting Assistant Administrator for Air
and Radiation, dated July 16, 1998, published at 64 FR 14441, March
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Comment: Some commenters were concerned about redesignation
requests and maintenance plans submitted prior to the time that EPA
determined that the 1-hour standard no longer applied. These commenters
thought that it would be unfair for EPA to require the areas to update
the maintenance plan to provide maintenance for 10 years from the time
of EPA's approval.
Response: The EPA appreciates the concerns of those few areas that
may have had pending redesignation requests that demonstrate continued
maintenance for some period shorter than 10 years from the time of
EPA's final action, due to the passage of time. In such areas, EPA will
work with those States and respective transportation agencies to
develop technically sound future budgets. Such future emissions
projections will consider growth for existing and future sources,
forecasting for vehicle miles traveled, other federally mandated
programs, particularly the more recent mobile fuels rules and other
applicable measures; the resulting budgets will undergo normal public
process review. The EPA will work with the affected areas on an
individual basis to determine the extent to which additional
maintenance demonstrations may be needed to support redesignation, and
will take appropriate final action on maintenance demonstrations in
connection with future action on pending redesignation requests.
G. Areas Designated Nonattainment With Violations Since Revocation
For areas designated nonattainment with violations since the
standard was revoked in those areas, EPA proposed that the
nonattainment designation would again apply and that the area would be
subject to the subpart 2 requirements once the reinstatement became
effective. The EPA proposed that these areas have a reasonable time to
meet the applicable planning requirements and that EPA would work with
each area to establish a submittal schedule. This only applies to one
area, Sussex Co., DE., based on 1996-98 data.
Comment: Most commenters did not raise separate issues with respect
to this specific group of areas. A few commenters specifically noted
that they supported reinstating the nonattainment designation for these
areas. Some commenters requested EPA to be clear about what the
implications are for reinstatement. In particular, they were concerned
about what planning and control requirements might apply and what would
be the timing.
Response: The planning and control requirements that will apply for
this area are the applicable planning and control requirements in
subpart 2 of the CAA. The EPA will work with Delaware to determine
appropriate SIP submittal
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H. Effective Date and Applicability Dates of Reinstatement
The EPA proposed to delay the effective date \25\ of any final
reinstatement notice by 90 days in order to provide areas with a short
period of time in which to prepare for the applicability of conformity
and new source requirements which will be triggered by the
reinstatement of the 1-hour standard and the designations for that
standard. In the final rule, EPA has retained the 90-day effective
date. However, for areas that were designated as nonattainment at the
time EPA revoked the 1-hour standard and that have continued to have
clean air quality since revocation, EPA is establishing an
applicability date for the reinstatement of up to 180 days after
publication of the final rule. These areas are listed in Table 1.
During this period, EPA will review any pending redesignation requests
or requests that may be submitted shortly after this final action is
published. If EPA is able to complete final rulemaking action to
redesignate an area to attainment during that 180-day period, EPA will
provide in the final redesignation rule that the area will be
designated attainment as of the applicability date of this rule, so
that by the time reinstatement is applicable for any such area, the
area will receive an attainment designation. In addition, if States are
able to submit redesignation requests and EPA is able to process such
requests to the point of final action prior to 180 days from
publication, the final action approving the redesignation may provide
that the applicability date of the reinstatement will be the same date
as the effective date of the redesignation approval, so that the
redesignations will occur simultaneously with the reinstatement. As
mentioned before, the 45 areas listed in Table 1 may elect to submit
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Comment: Some commenters disagreed with the proposed 90-day delay
in effectiveness, claiming it would be too short a time frame to
complete conformity determinations on transportation improvement plans
(TIPs) or for redesignation to occur. One commenter suggested a 180-day
delay in the effective date. Other commenters believed that the final
action reinstating the standard and the associated designation should
be effective immediately. Finally, some commenters supported EPA's
proposal to make the reinstatement and the associated designations
effective 90 days after publication.
Response: With respect to the effective date of the rule, EPA has
determined, based upon the comments submitted, that a 90-day delayed
effective date is an appropriate time period for most areas. The time
from the October 25th proposal to the end of the 90-day period is
approximately 10 months. The EPA believes this period is sufficient for
States to complete air quality analyses for conformity determinations
on transportation plans prior to the effective date of the final rule.
Thus, areas should not experience any delays in transportation
projects. At the same time, reinstatement of the standard with the
associated public health and welfare protections will not be
significantly delayed. The EPA does not anticipate that areas will
attempt to complete transportation activities inconsistent with
reinstatement of the 1-hour standard prior to the effective date, but
rather that they will use the delay to ensure they are ready to meet
the applicable requirements when the reinstatement becomes effective.
Thus, EPA concludes that a 90-day delayed effective date is a
reasonable accommodation between the competing interests of public
health protection and transportation planning for most areas.
The EPA agrees with commenters to the extent it concludes that up
to a 180-day delay in the applicability of this rule is appropriate for
areas that were designated nonattainment prior to revocation but that
currently have clean air quality data sufficient to support a
redesignation to attainment. Since these areas have continued to have
clean air since revocation, EPA believes it is appropriate to provide
up to an additional 90-day delay in the applicability of the rule to
allow these areas time to quickly complete and submit redesignation
requests and for EPA to act on submitted requests. Where EPA approves
such requests on or before the applicability date of this rule, the
area would be designated attainment at the time the reinstatement of
the 1-hour standard becomes applicable. The EPA notes again that if EPA
is taking final action to approve a redesignation prior to 180 days
from publication of this rule, the final action approving the
redesignation may provide that the applicability date of the
reinstatement will be the same date as the effective date of the
redesignation approval, so that the redesignations will occur
simultaneously with the reinstatement. Where EPA does not approve a
redesignation request or one is not submitted, the area will receive
the nonattainment designation which applied to the area prior to
revocation upon the applicability date of this rule.
The EPA notes that all of these areas will again be subject to
conformity upon the applicability date of the reinstatement of the 1-
hour standard and associated designations, since conformity applies to
both nonattainment and maintenance areas. As indicated above, EPA
anticipates that areas will use the delay to complete modeling efforts
and the consultation process so that they can have a conforming plan
and TIP in place by the applicability date.
I. Sanction and FIP Clocks
The EPA's proposed rule provided that any sanctions and FIP clocks
that were running at the time of the revocation should restart at the
point that they left off. In other words, if there were 6 months
remaining in the 2-year period for promulgation of a FIP, those
remaining 6 months would start to run for that area on the
applicability date of this action. The EPA is retaining this approach
in the final rule.
Comment: Some commenters stated that areas should not be subject to
any penalties or sanctions. Another commenter requested that EPA impose
sanctions immediately not only for those areas for which a clock was
running but also for those areas which may not have submitted a
required SIP but for which EPA never made a finding that started
sanctions and FIP clocks. This commenter suggested that sanctions
should be imposed no later than 90 days after the effective date of the
reinstatement for all such areas. In contrast, a number of commenters
supported EPA's approach. These commenters generally contended that
treating the clocks as if they continued to run during the time when
the standard did not apply would be considered enforcing the standard
when it was not in effect. One commenter seemed to support starting the
clock where it left off at the time of the revocation, but noted that
sanction clocks with time remaining should not allow States to delay
progress. The commenter states that areas violating the 1-hour standard
or contributing to violations in other areas must move forward ``as
expeditiously as practicable.''
Response: The EPA believes that the most equitable approach is to
restart clocks for sanctions or FIPs where they left off at the time of
the revocation. Because States and sources relied on EPA's final rule
determining that the standard no longer applied, States were not
affirmatively moving forward with
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and affected sources to treat those clocks as if they continued to run
during the time that the 1-hour standard no longer applied.
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\26\ One commenter suggests that EPA's actions revoking the 1-
hour standard and related designations were not legally valid at the
time they were taken. Thus, this commenter claims, that rule cannot
support a further delay in sanctions or FIPs. The EPA disagrees. The
EPA revoked the standard in full compliance with its regulation, 40
CFR 50.9(b), which was not challenged at the time it was
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Similarly, EPA does not believe that it has authority, nor would it
be appropriate, to begin these clocks over again upon reinstatement or
to treat these clocks as no longer in effect. The FIP and sanctions
obligations under sections 110 and 179 of the CAA were previously
triggered for a State's failure to make a complete SIP submission or an
approvable submission as required under the CAA. By today's action,
areas will once again be subject to the same requirements to make
submissions. There is no basis for ignoring or discharging the State's
obligation with respect to these submissions. Moreover, EPA agrees that
sanctions clocks should not be treated by States as a ``grace period''
that allows deferral of compliance dates. Where a sanctions clock is in
place, States should submit plans to stop the clock as expeditiously as
practicable and should not delay submission until the last minute
before sanctions are put into place.
Because EPA is taking action to put areas back in the place they
were in prior to the revocation, the most appropriate course of action
is to restart these clocks where they left off. Therefore, upon the
applicability date of today's action, any sanctions or FIP clocks that
were running based on a State's default for a required submission will
restart at the point it was on the effective date of the revocation.
States should work to submit SIPs as expeditiously as practicable. Any
questions regarding the status of a sanction or FIP clock for a
specific area should be directed to the appropriate EPA Regional
Office. Finally EPA has no authority to impose sanctions where EPA has
not made appropriate findings to trigger clocks under section 179.
J. Conformity
The EPA proposed that conformity would apply upon the effective
date of the rule to all areas again designated nonattainment. The EPA
noted that these areas would need to have a conforming transportation
plan and program in place by the effective date of the rule in order to
fund new transportation projects after that date. The EPA also noted
that conformity has continued to apply to all attainment areas with
maintenance plans even after revocation, and that conformity does not
apply at all to attainment areas without maintenance plans. Upon the
applicability date \27\ of this final action, conformity will apply to
all designated nonattainment and maintenance areas as proposed.
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Several commenters expressed concerns about the conformity
requirements that apply to nonattainment and maintenance areas and the
timing of conformity determinations. The specific comments and
responses follow.
Comment: The transportation conformity rule requires conformity to
be determined at least every 3 years. Commenters requested that we not
consider the 3-year clock to have been running in nonattainment areas
where the 1-hour ozone standard was revoked and conformity did not
apply.
Response: We agree that in ozone nonattainment areas where the
ozone standard was revoked and conformity stopped applying, any of the
3-year or 18-month clocks (described in 40 CFR 93.104 \28\) that were
running at the time of the revocation were stayed on the effective date
of the revocation. On the applicability date of this final rule, those
clocks will pick up again at the point where they left off.
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redetermine conformity for all transportation plans and programs
every 3 years. 40 CFR 93.104(b)(3) and (c)(3). The regulations also
require a conformity determination within 18 months of various SIP
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In practice, this means that if an ozone nonattainment area had a
conforming TIP at the time of the revocation and did not amend the plan
and TIP with respect to any non-exempt projects during the time
conformity did not apply, the transportation plan and TIP would
continue to be considered ``currently conforming'' even if more than 3
years have elapsed since the conformity determination.
The area would need to document that the transportation plan and
TIP have not changed since the time of the last conformity
determination in a manner that would have required a new conformity
determination. The area should also clearly identify how much time
remains on the 3-year clock and any 18-month clock that was triggered
by 40 CFR 93.104.
We are not concerned that the temporary halt of the clocks in 40
CFR 93.104 will result in transportation plans and TIPs that are
relying on very old conformity determinations. The Department of
Transportation (DOT) requires transportation plans and TIPs to be
regularly updated, and those planning clocks have been running
regardless of the revocation. The plan and TIP updates require
conformity determinations. Therefore, any plans and TIPs with
conformity determinations from before the revocation will be updated
soon under DOT's planning regulations.
For any plans and TIPs that were amended with respect to non-exempt
projects while the ozone standard was revoked, a new conformity
determination will be required by the time the reinstatement is
applicable. This is because these plans and TIPs will generally not yet
have been found to conform and would have to be found to conform by the
applicability date of reinstatement to enable projects to proceed.
Comment: One commenter asked what process is required for areas
that voluntarily complied with conformity requirements while the ozone
standard was revoked.
Response: If an area amended its plan and TIP while the ozone
standard was revoked, but the amendment(s) fully met the requirements
of the conformity rule (including public participation), the area would
simply need to document this and receive confirmation from the Federal
agencies that the transportation plan and TIP are considered
``currently conforming.''
Comment: Some commenters were concerned that they do not have
enough time to determine conformity before the reinstatement is
applicable, and/or that it is burdensome to determine conformity of the
current plan and TIP when they are updating the plan and TIP very soon
(which will also require a conformity determination).
Response: We understand that this final rule changes the usual
cycle for determining conformity. Counting from the time we proposed to
reinstate the standard, areas will have had at least ten months to
complete the conformity process prior to the applicability date of this
rule. We believe this is a reasonable time frame, although we recognize
that the timing for this conformity process may not be optimal for some
areas.
We must balance the desire for additional time for transportation
planning with the need to protect public health with the 1-hour ozone
standard and statutory requirement for conformity determinations. In
some areas, transportation investments were planned or approved during
the
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revocation without a demonstration that they will not interfere with
attainment of the one-hour ozone standard. It is important to conduct
such a demonstration expeditiously so that areas do not irreversibly
commit to transportation projects that are inconsistent with healthy
air.
Comment: One commenter stated that the proposed criteria for
conformity are not consistent with the March 2, 1999 decision of the
Court of Appeals in EDF v. EPA, 167 F.3d 641,650 (1999) on conformity.
The commenter argues that the court required EPA to develop a test to
ensure conformity consistent with CAA 176(c)(1) and that this must be
done now for all areas where the standard is to be reinstated.
Response: Conformity determinations should comply with the CAA, as
recently interpreted in the EPA and DOT guidance issued in response to
the March 1999 court decision (EPA's May 14, 1999 guidance entitled,
``Conformity Guidance on Implementation of March 2, 1999 Conformity
Court Decision'' and DOT's June 18, 1999 guidance entitled,
``Additional Supplemental Guidance for the Implementation of the
Circuit Court Decision Affecting Transportation Conformity''). We
believe that these guidance documents are consistent with the court's
decision and that conformity determinations performed consistent with
the guidance are legally sound. We will be formally proposing to amend
the transportation conformity rule to incorporate this guidance,
pursuant to CAA section 176(c)(4)(A).
The commenter appears to believe that the court decision required
EPA to develop additional criteria to satisfy the obligations of
section 176(c)(1) of the CAA, which require Federal agencies and
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to determine that Federal
actions will not interfere with timely attainment, in situations where
they are determining conformity to budgets in submitted SIPs. However,
EPA believes that the court in actuality merely remanded EPA's rules,
stating that ``where EPA fails to determine the adequacy of motor
vehicle emissions budgets in a SIP revision within 45 days of
submission, * * * there is no reason to believe that transportation
plans and programs conforming to the submitted budgets will [meet the
statutory tests in section 176(c)(1)(B)].'' The EPA interprets this
aspect of the decision to require it to revise its regulations to
mandate that EPA make affirmative findings of adequacy on all submitted
SIPs before they can be used for conformity purposes. The procedure for
doing this is outlined in the guidance mentioned above. The EPA does
not believe the court addressed any deficiency in EPA's regulations
governing conformity determinations in situations where EPA has made a
positive finding of adequacy. The EPA concludes that the court only
remanded the aspect of EPA's regulations at 40 CFR 93.118(e)(1) which
allows use of submitted SIPs which EPA has not yet found adequate,
since it did not remand either EPA's regulations at 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4)
establishing criteria for finding budgets adequate or 93.118(e)(6)
requiring additional findings by Federal agencies and MPOs where
conformity determinations are made to submitted SIPs. Therefore, EPA
believes that conformity determinations consistent with these two
provisions and our guidance on finding budgets adequate fully satisfy
the requirements of the CAA and we intend to revise our regulations
consistent with that guidance. Of course, commenters will have the
opportunity to comment on those regulatory changes when they are
proposed and to raise any issues associated with EPA's interpretation
of the court opinion at that time. The EPA does not believe that such
comments are directly relevant to this rulemaking and, therefore, is
not making any changes to the conformity rules in connection with this
final action.
Comment: One commenter argued that conformity to adequate SIP
budgets in nonattainment areas, should continue even after any future
revocations until new adequate budgets are submitted for the 8-hour
standard.
Response: Section 176(c)(5) of the CAA clearly provides that
conformity requirements only apply in nonattainment areas and areas
that had been nonattainment and were subsequently redesignated to
attainment and are subject to the requirement to develop a maintenance
plan. Since nonattainment areas where EPA may in the future revoke the
1-hour standard once an 8-hour standard becomes fully enforceable will
no longer be designated nonattainment or subject to the requirement to
submit a maintenance plan, for the reasons explained above, EPA
concludes that it would have no authority under section 176(c) to
require conformity to previously submitted 1-hour budgets after any
future revocations.
K. New Source Review
In the October 25th proposal, EPA solicited comment on what NSR
requirements should apply in areas that had, subsequent to our findings
that the 1-hour standard no longer applied, revoked their nonattainment
NSR programs. Specifically, EPA asked whether 40 CFR part 51, Appendix
S should be followed or the higher offset/major source thresholds in
subpart 2 of the CAA should be followed in nonattainment areas where
the SIP lacks the applicable nonattainment NSR provisions.
Comment: Several commenters wanted flexibility in applying NSR
requirements. There was a mixed reaction for and against using 40 CFR
appendix S. As to the question of whether States must issue permits
consistent with the additional requirements of subpart 2, even in the
absence of an approved NSR SIP, one commenter stated that it was not
supportive of any EPA action that would cause enforcement of NSR on
facilities that were or are under no legal obligation to comply with
NSR requirements. Another commenter urged EPA to require sources to
comply with subpart 2 notwithstanding the lack of an approved SIP,
citing a 1992 EPA policy memorandum as support.
Response: The EPA solicited comment on how to address areas that
were designated nonattainment prior to the findings that the 1-hour
standard no longer applied and which, since revocation, had amended
their SIPs to remove the applicable nonattainment NSR provisions. The
EPA has determined that it is unnecessary to resolve this question in
this rulemaking, as we have determined that no area has amended its SIP
since the nonattainment designations were removed. Thus, the applicable
SIPs in each area will specify the nonattainment NSR responsibilities
of sources in the area, without any action by EPA.
Comment: Sources that have applied for PSD permits during the
period that the 1-hour ozone standard did not apply should not have to
seek part D NSR permits. Allowing sources with complete applications to
avoid more stringent requirements is consistent with EPA policy. Such
an approach is also consistent with how EPA acted following the
adoption of PM10 as the indicator for particulate matter in
1987. At that time, EPA allowed sources with complete PSD permit
applications that did not account for the sources' PM10
emissions to be grandfathered.
Response: Whether or not sources must apply for part D
nonattainment NSR permits upon reinstatement of the 1-hour standard
will be determined by the applicable SIP. The EPA expects that most, if
not all, SIPs already specify that sources in designated nonattainment
areas must obtain part D permits. Accordingly, some sources may have to
revise their permit applications. Even if EPA were to agree that it
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be appropriate to allow such sources to obtain PSD permits rather than
nonattainment NSR permits, EPA cannot override by policy the legal
requirements of a more stringent applicable SIP. Regarding the
PM10 transition policy to which the commenter refers, that
policy is inapplicable in the present situation because it did not deal
with the kind of situation at issue currently--where areas will be
switching from one designation status (no designation) to
nonattainment. The EPA had concluded in that rulemaking that part D,
including part D NSR, did not apply at all to the revised particulate
matter NAAQS, so there was not a question about which NSR program would
apply. See 52 FR 24672, 24678 (July 1, 1987).
L. Miscellaneous Comments
Comment: One commenter noted that EPA should notify the public of
the terms of a stipulation agreement reached between EPA and the
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) wherein EPA agreed to accept comment
on certain items in the reinstatement notice.
Response: In its notice reopening the comment period on Dec. 8,
1999, EPA explicitly provided that it would accept comment on the list
of issues recited in the stipulation filed in EDF v. EPA, (D.C. Cir.,
No. 98-1363). (64 FR 68659, December 8, 1999).
Comment: Several commenters supported applying the reinstatement
retroactively, such that areas would be treated as if the standard and
the associated designations have always applied. Some were not
supportive of retroactively applying the 1-hour standard during the
time it was revoked. With respect to conformity determinations, one
commenter believed that we shouldn't allow ``grandfathering'' of
projects if prior conformity determinations would have lapsed during
the time the standard was not applicable; they believe that in cases
where it is not possible to reverse actions, then they must be subject
to some mitigation procedure to address actions that allowed for
emission increases during that time.
Response: The EPA concludes that it is not appropriate to apply the
reinstatement of the 1-hour standard retroactively. The EPA believes
that it had full authority to revoke the 1-hour standard initially, and
that its actions were legal and proper at the time they were taken.
Although EPA now concludes that it should rescind those actions due to
changed circumstances, it would be unfair to areas that had relied on
the initial revocations (and to sources located in those areas) to
apply the rescissions retroactively. Many areas took actions during the
period of time that the 1-hour standard was not applicable that
properly relied on the inapplicability of that standard. Rules altering
prior actions are generally applied only prospectively and are applied
retroactively only in unusual cases, for instance where an agency did
not have the authority to take a prior action initially. Courts
generally view retroactive application of administrative rules with
disfavor unless such application is specifically sanctioned by statute.
Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital, 488 U.S. 204 (1988). The CAA
does not specifically provide for retroactive application of
regulations under title I. Therefore, although EPA might have authority
to apply the reinstatement retroactively if a court determined that
EPA's action in revoking the standard was illegal, EPA does not believe
it is appropriate to do so here where EPA believes it was fully
authorized to revoke the standard at the time it took such action.
The EPA also concludes for similar reasons that it would not be
appropriate for conformity purposes to treat conformity determinations
as having lapsed during the time that the 1-hour standard was not
applicable to an area. Because the 1-hour standard no longer applied
during that period, areas were not on notice that conformity
determinations were to lapse. It would be equally unfair to areas to
achieve a similar result by denying grandfathering status under the
conformity rules to any project approved during a time period when
conformity status would have lapsed if the standard had been
applicable. The EPA concludes that areas should be allowed to continue
to rely on the inapplicability of the 1-hour standard during the period
between revocation and reinstatement because EPA had the authority to
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notice that revocations were questionable since one action
promulgating revocations was not published in the Federal Register
until after May 14, 1999, the date of the adverse court decision in
ATA (64 FR 30911, June 9, 1999). However, that final action of the
Administrator was taken (final rulemaking notice signed by the
Administrator) on May 12, 1999, prior to the court decision; only
publication occurred after the decision. The EPA did not take any
further actions revoking the 1-hour standard in any areas after the
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For these same reasons, EPA concludes that where highway projects
or new sources have already been constructed, areas should not be
required to immediately implement mitigation measures to remedy any
resulting emissions increases. Areas will effectively have to provide
for mitigation in future transportation and air quality planning once
the 1-hour standard is reinstated. All future air quality planning for
attainment and reasonable further progress as well as conformity
determinations will have to account for emissions from such activities.
However, EPA believes that it would be inequitable to require areas to
immediately institute specific mitigation measures to account for any
emissions increases that may have occurred during the time that the
standard was not applicable to an area.
Comment: Several commenters took the opportunity to comment on the
8-hour ozone standard. Many requested that designations for the 8-hour
standard not be made until legal issues are resolved. Many asked for
guidance to States on meeting the 8-hour standard in the interim.
Several called upon the Agency to revoke the 8-hour standard.
Response: The numerous comments concerning the 8-hour standard,
including those relating to designations under the 8-hour standard,
guidance on implementation of the 8-hour standard, and requests for
revocation of the 8-hour standard, are not relevant to this rulemaking
on reinstatement of the 1-hour standard. The EPA will address issues
relating to the 8-hour standard in separate rulemaking actions or
guidance documents.
Comment: One commenter suggested that we explore the Flexible
Attainment Region (FAR) approach to provide flexibility to States in
determining measures to prevent air quality deterioration and to
improve air quality. The commenter suggests that EPA give these
``voluntary programs'' time to work before triggering nonattainment
designations. The same commenter also requests EPA to extend to ozone
areas the flexibility provided in EPA's draft guidance for PM-10
nonattaiment areas with respect to limited maintenance plans.
Response: The EPA has used the FAR approach in the past with
respect to areas designated attainment but that are violating the ozone
standard. As provided above, EPA has some discretion in deciding
whether to redesignate such areas as nonattainment. In exercising that
discretion, EPA may consider ``planning and control'' activities. Thus,
in the past, EPA has not moved forward to redesignate to nonattainment
attainment areas that were voluntarily adopting and implementing
measures to address violations. The EPA plans to continue this approach
for such areas as explained in sections III.D and E, above.
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However, as also explained above, EPA does not believe it has the
authority to reinstate the standard and not designate as nonattainment
those areas designated as nonattainment at the time of the revocation
action. These areas would be subject to the specific planning
requirements that Congress provided under the CAA until they qualify
for redesignation. The EPA cannot ignore the statutory mandate in favor
of more flexible means of achieving attainment that could be allowed
under the FAR approach. Therefore, designated nonattainment areas
cannot use a FAR because the statutory requirements apply.
With respect to the comment regarding EPA's draft limited
maintenance plan guidance for PM-10 areas seeking redesignation from
nonattainment to attainment, EPA notes that it has an existing limited
maintenance plan policy for ozone (``Limited Maintenance Plan Option
for Nonclassifiable Ozone Nonattainment Areas,'' November 16, 1994,
Sally Shaver) This policy provides some flexibility, e.g., no
requirement to project emissions out into the future, no need for
maintenance demonstration since met by meeting the NAAQS, etc. The
commenter appears not to recognize that such a policy exists and does
not further explain what flexibilities in the draft PM-10 policy they
would like extended to ozone areas.
IV. What Administrative Requirements Are Considered in Today's
Final Rule?
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Impact Analysis
Under Executive Order 12866, [58 FR 51,735 (October 4, 1993)] the
Agency must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant''
and therefore subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review
and the requirements of the Executive Order. The Order defines
``significant regulatory action'' as one that is likely to result in a
rule that may:
(1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or
adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public
health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or
communities;
(2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
(3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients
thereof; or
(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in
the Executive Order.
It has been determined that this final rule is a ``significant
regulatory action'' under the terms of Executive Order 12866;
therefore, it was submitted to OMB for their review.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
EPA must prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis assessing the impact
of any proposed or final rule on small entities (5 U.S.C. 603 and 604),
unless EPA certifies that the rule will not have a significant impact
on a substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small
businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises, and government entities
with jurisdiction over populations of less than 50,000. The EPA is
certifying that this final rule will not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities because the determination that the
1-hour standard again applies does not itself directly impose any new
requirements on small entities. See Mid-Tex Electric Cooperative, Inc.
v. FERC, 773 F.2d 327 (D.C. Cir. 1985) (agency's certification need
only consider the rule's impact on entities subject to the requirements
of the rule). Instead, this rule merely establishes that the 1-hour
standard again applies in certain areas. For the most part, any
requirements applicable to small entities that may indirectly apply as
a result of this action would be imposed independently by the State
under its SIP, not by EPA through this action. Moreover, to the extent
this rule would automatically trigger the applicability of certain SIP
requirements to small entities (e.g., NSR), this rule cannot itself be
tailored to address small entities that would be subject to those
requirements.
One requirement that may apply immediately upon this action to all
designated nonattainment areas is the requirement under CAA section
176(c) and associated regulations to demonstrate conformity of Federal
actions to SIPs. However, those rules only apply directly to Federal
agencies and MPOs, which by definition are designated only for
metropolitan areas with a population of at least 50,000 and thus do not
meet the definition of small entities under the RFA. Therefore, I
certify that this action will not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities within the meaning of those terms
for RFA purposes.
C. Unfunded Mandates
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public
Law 104-4, establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the
effects of their regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal
governments, and the private sector. Under section 202 of UMRA, EPA
generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-benefit
analysis, for proposed and final rules with ``Federal mandates'' that
may result in expenditures by State, local, and tribal governments, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any
one year. Before promulgating an EPA rule for which a written statement
is needed, section 205 of UMRA generally requires EPA to identify and
consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt the
least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative that
achieves the objectives of the rule. The provisions of section 205 do
not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover,
section 205 allows EPA to adopt an alternative other than the least
costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative if the
Administrator publishes with the final rule an explanation why that
alternative was not adopted. Before EPA establishes any regulatory
requirements that may significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, including tribal governments, it mush have developed under
section 203 of UMRA a small government agency plan. The plan must
provide for notifying potentially affected small governments, enabling
officials of affected small governments to have meaningful and timely
input in the development of EPA regulatory proposals with significant
Federal intergovernmental mandates, and informing, educating, and
advising small governments on compliance with the regulatory
requirements.
Today's final action does not include a Federal mandate within the
meaning of UMRA that may result in expenditures of $100 million or more
in any one year by either State, local, or tribal governments in the
aggregate or to the private sector. This rule would reinstate the
applicability of the 1-hour ozone standard and alter the designation
status of areas. The consequences of this action may result in some
additional costs within the affected areas, but these costs would not
exceed $100 million per year in the aggregate.\30\ In view of recent
concerns about increased gas prices in
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any requirements on gasoline and will not affect current gas prices.
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One mandate that may apply as a consequence of this action to all
designated nonattainment areas is the requirement under CAA section
176(c) and associated regulations to demonstrate conformity of Federal
actions to SIPs. These rules apply to Federal agencies and MPOs making
conformity determinations. The EPA concludes that such conformity
determinations will not cost $100 million or more in the aggregate
annually.\31\
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In addition, some areas with recent air quality violations will
have to take the additional steps specified in their maintenance plans
to limit emissions of air pollutants. These measures could, for
example, include revising the threshold for NSR, establishing
reasonable available control technology (RACT) level control for
additional sources, and establishing or enhancing inspection and
maintenance (I/M) programs within the area. These measures vary
substantially in terms of the expected emissions reductions and their
potential cost. Because the affected jurisdictions have some
flexibility to choose among these measures, it is difficult to estimate
the overall cost of these additional controls. The EPA believes that
the affected areas are already carrying out many of the other
obligations associated with this action. For example, most areas that
would have a nonattainment designation reinstated upon reinstatement of
the 1-hour standard already have NSR requirements under their existing
SIP programs. In addition, many of these areas are located in the
Northeast Ozone Transport Region and are already carrying out many of
the requirements associated with the reinstatement of the 1-hour
standard. Therefore, EPA believes that any new controls imposed as a
result of this action will not cost in the aggregate $100 million or
more annually. Thus, this Federal action will not impose mandates that
will require expenditures of $100 million or more in the aggregate in
any one year.
D. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
Executive Order 13045: ``Protection of Children from Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) applies
to any rule that: (1) is determined to be ``economically significant''
as defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an
environmental health or safety risk that EPA has reason to believe may
have a disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action
meets both criteria, the Agency must evaluate the environmental health
or safety effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the
planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and
reasonably feasible alternatives considered by the Agency.
The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
major regulatory actions that are based on health or safety risks, such
that the analysis required under section 5-501 of the Order has the
potential to influence the regulation. This final rule is not subject
to Executive Order 13045 because it does not meet either of the above
criteria. It is not economically significant as defined under Executive
Order 12866, and it implements a previously promulgated health or
safety-based Federal standard and does not itself involve decisions
that affect environmental health or safety risks.
E. Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office
Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), as added by the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, EPA submitted a report
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives and the Comptroller General of the
General Accounting Office prior to publication of the rule in today's
Federal Register. This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
``meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.''
``Policies that have federalism implications'' is defined in the
Executive Order to include regulations that have ``substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government.''
Under Section 6 of Executive Order 13132, EPA may not issue a
regulation that has federalism implications, that imposes substantial
direct compliance costs, and that is not required by statute, unless
the Federal government provides the funds necessary to pay the direct
compliance costs incurred by State and local governments, or EPA
consults with State and local officials early in the process of
developing the proposed regulation. The EPA also may not issue a
regulation that has federalism implications and that preempts State
law, unless the Agency consults with State and local officials early in
the process of developing the proposed regulation.
As indicated in the proposal, EPA does not believe that this final
rule has federalism implications within the meaning of the Executive
Order. EPA has reached this conclusion for several reasons. As
discussed above in connection with UMRA, this action will not impose
substantial direct compliance costs on the States nor will it alter the
relationship between the national government and the States, or the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. As noted previously, this rule simply reinstates the
applicability of the 1-hour ozone standard and the associated air
quality designations for various areas that had applied prior to
revocation. These actions do not preempt any State authority or
otherwise affect State flexibility to comply with the Clean Air Act.
Although reinstatement will alter the number of areas within various
states that are designated under the 1-hour standard, it will not alter
the relationships that currently exist between the States and the
federal government with respect to areas designated under the 1-hour
standard. Thus, EPA concludes that the requirements of section 6 of the
Executive Order do not apply to this rule.
In the spirit of the Executive Order however, the Agency has
consulted extensively with representatives of State and local
governments, including elected officials. As EPA was developing the
proposal and again when EPA issued the proposal, we phoned elected
officials or their staff for many of the areas that could be affected
by the rule to notify them that EPA was considering reinstating the 1-
hour ozone standard and to solicit their advice and concerns. The EPA
also notified national organizations of state and local government
officials and made EPA staff available to discuss the proposed action
with the organization staff and their members. These organizations
included the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), the National Conference
of Black Mayors, the National Governors Association, the National
Council of State Legislators, the National Association of Counties,
ECOS, STAPPA/ALAPCO, the National
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Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals, and the
Ozone Transport Commission. For example, EPA's Assistant Administrator
for Air and Radiation held a conference call with the USCM Energy and
Environment Committee members when the proposal was announced. In
addition, EPA sent letters to the Governors and their environmental
commissioners to ensure that they were aware of the proposal and could
comment on it. It was in response to concerns raised by these contacts
that EPA proposed to delay the effective date of the reinstatement for
90 days so that areas would have adequate time to comply with any
requirements triggered by reinstatement. In addition, based on comments
received from States after publication of the proposal, EPA decided to
provide a 180-day delayed applicability date for areas that were
designated nonattainment but currently have clean air data. EPA also
notes that, while it received no adverse comments regarding the
statements in the proposal concerning the lack of federalism
implications of this rule, it received numerous comments on the rule
from state and local governments. EPA has responded fully to all
comments raised by the various State and local governments, as
explained above in the sections of this notice describing the comments
and EPA's response to them.
G. Executive Order 13084: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
Under Executive Order 13084, EPA may not issue a regulation that is
not required by statute that significantly or uniquely affects the
communities of Indian tribal governments, and that imposes substantial
direct compliance costs on those communities, unless the Federal
government provides the funds necessary to pay the direct compliance
costs incurred by the tribal governments, or EPA consults with those
governments. If EPA complies by consulting, Executive Order 13084
requires EPA to provide to OMB, in a separately identified section of
the preamble to the rule, a description of the extent of EPA's prior
consultation with representatives of affected tribal governments, a
summary of the nature of their concerns, and a statement supporting the
need to issue the regulation. In addition, Executive Order 13084
requires EPA to develop an effective process permitting elected
officials and other representatives of Indian tribal governments ``to
provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory
policies on matters that significantly or uniquely affect their
communities.''
Today's final rule does not significantly or uniquely affect the
communities of Indian tribal governments. This final action does not
involve or impose any requirements that directly affect Indian tribes.
Under EPA's tribal authority rule, tribes are not required to implement
CAA programs but, instead, have the opportunity to do so. Accordingly,
the requirements of section 3(b) of Executive Order 13084 do not apply
to this rule.
H. Paperwork Reduction Act
This final action does not contain any information collection
requirements which require OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
I. Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice
Under Executive Order 12898, each Federal agency must make
achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and
addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human
health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and
activities on minorities and low-income populations. Today's final
action to reinstate the applicability of the 1-hour standard in certain
areas does not have a disproportionate adverse affect on minorities and
low-income populations.
J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12 of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
(NTTAA) of 1995 requires Federal agencies to evaluate existing
technical standards when developing new regulations. To comply with
NTTAA, the EPA must consider and use ``voluntary consensus standards''
(VCS) if available and applicable when developing programs and policies
unless doing so would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise
impractical.
The EPA believes that VCS are inapplicable to this final action.
Today's final action does not require the public to perform activities
conducive to the use of VCS.
K. Rule Effective Date and Applicability Dates
The EPA finds that there is good cause for this final action to
become effective \32\ and applicable either 90 or 180 days after
publication, depending upon type of area, since this would afford areas
time to get programs, such as conformity SIPs or redesignation
requests, in place. The EPA believes these are reasonable periods of
time to accommodate the competing interests of efficient air quality
and transportation planning and prompt public health protection. The
EPA has general administrative authority under section 301(a) of the
CAA and 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to establish the effective date and
applicability dates of a rule provided any delay in effective date or
applicability dates is reasonable. ASG Industries v. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 593 F.2d 1323, 1335 (D.C. Cir. 1979). A 90- or 180-
day delay in effective or applicability date for a rule where areas
will have to develop various SIP emission control programs by the
effective or applicability date of the rule is reasonable. See Small
Refiner Lead Phase-Down Task Force v. EPA, 705 F.2d 506 (D.C. Cir.
1983) (EPA's decision to grant an 8-month period between date of
promulgation and effective date was reasonable where regulated entities
needed time to implement controls). The longer time period for areas
that are not experiencing violations is reasonable because no
violations are occurring in these areas. Moreover, EPA will need
additional time to take final action to redesignate areas as attainment
after States submit their plans to EPA.
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L. Petitions for Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by September 18, 2000. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 50
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Sulfur oxides.
40 CFR Part 81
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks,
Wilderness areas.
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Dated: July 5, 2000.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, Parts 50 and 81 of chapter
I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations are amended as follows:
PART 50--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 50 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
2. Section 50.9 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 50.9 National 1-hour primary and secondary ambient air quality
standards for ozone.
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(b) The 1-hour standards set forth in this section will remain
applicable to all areas notwithstanding the promulgation of 8-hour
ozone standards under Sec. 50.10. In addition, after the 8-hour
standard has become fully enforceable under part D of title I of the
CAA and subject to no further legal challenge, the 1-hour standards set
forth in this section will no longer apply to an area once EPA
determines that the area has air quality meeting the 1-hour standard.
Area designations and classifications with respect to the 1-hour
standards are codified in 40 CFR part 81.
PART 81--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
2. In Sec. 81.301, the table entitled ``Alabama-Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.301 Alabama.
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Alabama-Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Birmingham Area:
Jefferson County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Marginal.
Shelby County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Marginal.
Rest of State ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Autauga County
Baldwin County
Barbour County
Bibb County
Blount County
Bullock County
Butler County
Calhoun County
Chambers County
Cherokee County
Chilton County
Choctaw County
Clarke County
Clay County
Cleburne County
Coffee County
Colbert County
Conecuh County
Coosa County
Covington County
Crenshaw County
Cullman County
Dale County
Dallas County
De Kalb County
Elmore County
Escambia County
Etowah County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Geneva County
Greene County
Hale County
Henry County
Houston County
Jackson County
Lamar County
Lauderdale County
Lawrence County
Lee County
Limestone County
Lowndes County
Macon County
Madison County
Marengo County
Marion County
Marshall County
Mobile County
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Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Perry County
Pickens County
Pike County
Randolph County
Russell County
St. Clair County
Sumter County
Talladega County
Tallapoosa County
Tuscaloosa County
Walker County
Washington County
Wilcox County
Winston County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
3. In Sec. 81.302, the table entitled ``Alaska--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.302 Alaska.
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Alaska--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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AQCR 08 Cook Inlet Intrastate........... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Anchorage Election District
Kenai Penninsula Election District
Matanuska-Susitna Election District
Seward Election District
AQCR 09 Northern Alaska Intrastate...... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Barrow Election District
Denali Borough
Fairbanks Election District
Kobuk Election District
Nome Election District
North Slope Election District
Northwest Arctic Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Election
District
Upper Yukon Election District
Yukon-Koyukuk Election District
AQCR 10 South Central Alaska Intrastate. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Aleutian Islands Election District
Aleutians East Borough
Aleutians West Census
Bethel Election District
Bristol Bay Borough Election
District
Bristol Bay Election District
Cordova-McCarthy Election District
Dillingham Election District
Kodiak Island Election District
Kuskokwim Election District
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Valdez-Cordova Election District
Wade Hampton Election District
AQCR 11 Southeastern Alaska Intrastate.. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Angoon Election District
Haines Election District
Juneau Election District
Ketchikan Election District
Outer Kethcikan Election District
Prince Of Wales Election District
Sitka Election District
Skagway-Yakutat Election District
[[Page 45202]]
Wrangell-Petersburg Election
District
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
4. In Sec. 81.303, the table entitled ``Arizona--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.303 Arizona.
* * * * *
Arizona--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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Phoenix Area:
Maricopa County (part).............. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 2/13/98 Serious.
The Urban Planning Area of the
Maricopa Association of
Governments is bounded as
follows:
1. Commencing at a point
which is at the
intersection of the eastern
line of Range 7 East, Gila
and Salt River Baseline and
Meridian, and the southern
line of Township 2 South,
said point is the
southeastern corner of the
Maricopa Association of
Governments Urban Planning
Area, which is the point of
beginning;
2. Thence, proceed
northerly along the eastern
line of Range 7 East which
is the common boundary
between Maricopa and Pinal
Counties, as described in
Arizona Revised Statute
Section 11-109, to a point
where the eastern line of
Range 7 East intersects the
northern line of Township 1
North, said point is also
the intersection of the
Maricopa County Line and
the Tonto National Forest
Boundary, as established by
Executive Order 869 dated
July 1, 1908, as amended
and showed on the U.S.
Forest Service 1969
Planimetric Maps;
3. Thence, westerly along
the northern line of
Township 1 North to
approximately the southwest
corner of the southeast
quarter of Section 35,
Township 2 North, Range 7
East, said point being the
boundary of the Tonto
National Forest and Usery
Mountain Semi-Regional
Park;
4. Thence, northerly along
the Tonto National Forest
Boundary, which is
generally the western line
of the east half of
Sections 26 and 35 of
Township 2 North, Range 7
East, to a point which is
where the quarter section
line intersects with the
northern line of Section
26, Township 2 North, Range
7 East, said point also
being the northeast corner
of the Usery Mountain Semi-
Regional Park;
5. Thence, westerly along
the Tonto National Forest
Boundary, which is
generally the south line of
Sections 19, 20, 21 and 22
and the southern line of
the west half of Section
23, Township 2 North, Range
7 East, to a point which is
the southwest corner of
Section 19, Township 2
North, Range 7 East;
6. Thence, northerly along
the Tonto National Forest
Boundary to a point where
the Tonto National Forest
Boundary intersects with
the eastern boundary of the
Salt River Indian
Reservation, generally
described as the center
line of the Salt River
Channel;
[[Page 45203]]
7. Thence, northeasterly
and northerly along the
common boundary of the
Tonto National Forest and
the Salt River Indian
Reservation to a point
which is the northeast
corner of the Salt River
Indian Reservation and the
southeast corner of the
Fort McDowell Indian
Reservation, as shown on
the plat dated July 22,
1902, and recorded with the
U.S. Government on June 15,
1902;
8. Thence, northeasterly
along the common boundary
between the Tonto National
Forest and the Fort
McDowell Indian Reservation
to a point which is the
northeast corner of the
Fort McDowell Indian
Reservation;
9. Thence, southwesterly
along the northern boundary
of the Fort McDowell Indian
Reservation, which line is
a common boundary with the
Tonto National Forest, to a
point where the boundary
intersects with the eastern
line of Section 12,
Township 4 North, Range 6
East;
10. Thence, northerly along
the eastern line of Range 6
East to a point where the
eastern line of Range 6
East intersects with the
southern line of Township 5
North, said line is the
boundary between the Tonto
National Forest and the
east boundary of McDowell
Mountain Regional Park;
11. Thence, westerly along
the southern line of
Township 5 North to a point
where the southern line
intersects with the eastern
line of Range 5 East which
line is the boundary of
Tonto National Forest and
the north boundary of
McDowell Mountain Regional
Park;
12. Thence, northerly along
the eastern line of Range 5
East to a point where the
eastern line of Range 5
East intersects with the
northern line of Township 5
North, which line is the
boundary of the Tonto
National Forest;
13. Thence, westerly along
the northern line of
Township 5 North to a point
where the northern line of
Township 5 North intersects
with the easterly line of
Range 4 East, said line is
the boundary of Tonto
National Forest;
14. Thence, northerly along
the eastern line of Range 4
East to a point where the
eastern line of Range 4
East intersects with the
northern line of Township 6
North, which line is the
boundary of the Tonto
National Forest;
15. Thence, westerly along
the northern line of
Township 6 North to a point
of intersection with the
Maricopa-Yavapai County
line, which is generally
described in Arizona
Revised Statute Section 11-
109 as the center line of
the Aqua Fria River (Also
the north end of Lake
Pleasant);
16. Thence, southwesterly
and southerly along the
Maricopa-Yavapai County
line to a point which is
described by Arizona
Revised Statute Section 11-
109 as being on the center
line of the Aqua Fria
River, two miles southerly
and below the mouth of
Humbug Creek;
[[Page 45204]]
17. Thence, southerly along
the center line of Aqua
Fria River to the
intersection of the center
line of the Aqua Fria River
and the center line of
Beardsley Canal, said point
is generally in the
northeast quarter of
Section 17, Township 5
North, Range 1 East, as
shown on the U.S.
Geological Survey's Baldy
Mountain, Arizona
Quadrangle Map, 7.5 Minute
series (Topographic), dated
1964;
18. Thence, southwesterly
and southerly along the
center line of Beardsley
Canal to a point which is
the center line of
Beardsley Canal where it
intersects with the center
line of Indian School Road;
19. Thence, westerly along
the center line of West
Indian School Road to a
point where the center line
of West Indian School Road
intersects with the center
line of North Jackrabbit
Trail;
20. Thence, southerly along
the center line of
Jackrabbit Trail
approximately nine and
three-quarter miles to a
point where the center line
of Jackrabbit Trail
intersects with the Gila
River, said point is
generally on the north-
south quarter section line
of Section 8, Township 1
South, Range 2 West;
21. Thence, northeasterly
and easterly up the Gila
River to a point where the
Gila River intersects with
the northern extension of
the western boundary of
Estrella Mountain Regional
Park, which point is
generally the quarter
corner of the northern line
of Section 31, Township 1
North, Range 1 West;
22. Thence, southerly along
the extension of the
western boundary and along
the western boundary of
Estrella Mountain Regional
Park to a point where the
southern extension of the
western boundary of
Estrella Mountain Regional
Park intersects with the
southern line of Township 1
South;
23. Thence, easterly along
the southern line of
Township 1 South to a point
where the south line of
Township 1 South intersects
with the western line of
Range 1 East, which line is
generally the southern
boundary of Estrella
Mountain Regional Park;
24. Thence, southerly along
the western line of Range 1
East to the southwest
corner of Section 18,
Township 2 South, Range 1
East, said line is the
western boundary of the
Gila River Indian
Reservation;
25. Thence, easterly along
the southern boundary of
the Gila River Indian
Reservation which is the
southern line of Sections
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18,
Township 2 South, Range 1
East, to the boundary
between Maricopa and Pinal
Counties as described in
Arizona Revised Statues
Section 11-109 and 11-113,
which is the eastern line
of Range 1 East;
26. Thence, northerly along
the eastern boundary of
Range 1 East, which is the
common boundary between
Maricopa and Pinal
Counties, to a point where
the eastern line of Range 1
East intersects the Gila
River;
27. Thence, southerly up
the Gila River to a point
where the Gila River
intersects with the
southern line of Township 2
South; and
[[Page 45205]]
28. Thence, easterly along
the southern line of
Township 2 South to the
point of beginning which is
a point where the southern
line of Township 2 South
intersects with the eastern
line Range 7 East
Tucson Area:
Pima County (part)
Tuscon area.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rest of State.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Apache County
Cochise County
Coconino County
Gila County
Graham County
Greenlee County
La Paz County
Maricopa County (part) area outside
of Phoenix
Mohave County
Navajo County
Pima County (part) Remainder of
county
Pinal County
Santa Cruz County
Yavapai County
Yuma County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
5. In Sec. 81.304, the table entitled ``Arkansas--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.304 Arkansas.
* * * * *
Arkansas--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date\1\ Type Date\1\ Type
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AQCR 016 Central Arkansas Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(part) Pulaski County.
AQCR 016 Central Arkansas Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Chicot County
Clark County
Cleveland County
Conway County
Dallas County
Desha County
Drew County
Faulkner County
Garland County
Grant County
Hot Spring County
Jefferson County
Lincoln County
Lonoke County
Perry County
Pope County
Saline County
Yell County
AQCR 017 Metropolitan Fort Smith ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Interstate.
Benton County
Crawford County
Sebastian County
Washington County
AQCR 018 Metropolitan Memphis Interstate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Crittenden County
AQCR 019 Monroe-El Dorado Interstate.... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ashley County
Bradley County
Calhoun County
[[Page 45206]]
Nevada County
Ouachita County
Union County
AQCR 020 Northeast Arkansas Intrastate.. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Arkansas County
Clay County
Craighead County
Cross County
Greene County
Independence County
Jackson County
Lawrence County
Lee County
Mississippi County
Monroe County
Phillips County
Poinsett County
Prairie County
Randolph County
Sharp County
St. Francis County
White County
Woodruff County
AQCR 021 Northwest Arkansas Intrastate.. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Baxter County
Boone County
Carroll County
Cleburne County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Izard County
Johnson County
Logan County
Madison County
Marion County
Montgomery County
Newton County
Pike County
Polk County
Scott County
Searcy County
Stone County
Van Buren County
AQCR 022 Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Interstate.
Columbia County
Hempstead County
Howard County
Lafayette County
Little River County
Miller County
Sevier County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
6. In Sec. 81.305, the table entitled ``California--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.305 California.
* * * * *
California--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Chico Area:
Butte County........................ (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.\2\
Imperial County Area:
Imperial County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Sec. 185A Area.\2\
Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin Area.. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Extreme.
[[Page 45207]]
Los Angeles County (part)--that
portion of Los Angeles County which
lies south and west of a line
described as follows:
1. Beginning at the Los Angeles--
San Bernardino County boundary
and running west along the
Township line common to
Township 3 North and Township 2
North, San Bernardino Base and
Meridian;
2. then north along the range
line common to Range 8 West and
Range 9 West;
3. then west along the Township
line common to Township 4 North
and Township 3 North;
4. then north along the range
line common to Range 12 West
and Range 13 West to the
southeast corner of Section 12,
Township 5 North and Range 13
West;
5. then west along the south
boundaries of Sections 12, 11,
10, 9, 8, and 7, Township 5
North and Range 13 West to the
boundary of the Angeles
National Forest which is
collinear with the range line
common to Range 13 West and
Range 14 West;
6. then north and west along the
Angeles National Forest
boundary to the point of
intersection with the Township
line common to Township 7 North
and Township 6 North (point is
at the northwest corner of
Section 4 in Township 6 North
and Range 14 West);
7. then west along the Township
line common to Township 7 North
and Township 6 North;
8. then north along the range
line common to Range 15 West
and Range 16 West to the
southeast corner of Section 13,
Township 7 North and Range 16
West;
9. then along the south
boundaries of Sections 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, and 18, Township 7
North and Range 16 West;
10. then north along the range
line common to Range 16 West
and Range 17 West to the north
boundary of the Angeles
National Forest (collinear with
the Township line common to
Township 8 North and Township 7
North);
11. then west along the Angeles
National Forest boundary to the
point of intersection with the
south boundary of the Rancho La
Liebre Land Grant;
12. then west and north along
this land grant boundary to the
Los Angeles-Kern County
boundary.
Orange County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Extreme.
Riverside County (part)--that 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Extreme.
portion of Riverside County which
lies to the west of a line
described as follows:
1. Beginning at the Riverside--
San Diego County boundary and
running north along the range
line common to Range 4 East and
Range 3 East, San Bernardino
Base and Meridian;
2. then east along the Township
line common to Township 8 South
and Township 7 South;
3. then north along the range
line common to Range 5 East and
Range 4 East;
4. then west along the Township
line common to Township 6 South
and Township 7 South to the
southwest corner of Section 34,
Township 6 South, Range 4 East;
5. then north along the west
boundaries of Sections 34, 27,
22, 15, 10, and 3, Township 6
South, Range 4 East;
6. then west along the Township
line common to Township 5 South
and Township 6 South;
[[Page 45208]]
7. then north along the range
line common to Range 4 East and
Range 3 East;
8. then west along the south
boundaries of Sections 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, and 18, Township 5
South, Range 3 East;
9. then north along the range
line common to Range 2 East and
Range 3 East;
10. then west along the Township
line common to Township 4 South
and Township 3 South to the
intersection of the southwest
boundary of partial Section 31,
Township 3 South, Range 1 West;
11. then northwest along that
line to the intersection with
the range line common to Range
2 West and Range 1 West;
12. then north to the Riverside-
San Bernardino County line,
San Bernardino County (part)--that 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Extreme.
portion of San Bernardino County
which lies south and west of a line
described as follows:.
1. Beginning at the San
Bernardino--Riverside County
boundary and running north
along the range line common to
Range 3 East and Range 2 East,
San Bernardino Base and
Meridian;
2. then west along the Township
line common to Township 3 North
and Township 2 North to the San
Bernardino--Los Angeles County
boundary;
Monterey Bay Area....................... ........... Attainment ...........
Monterey County
San Benito County
Santa Cruz County
Sacramento Metro Area................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/01/95 Severe-15.
El Dorado County (part):
All portions of the county
except that portion of El
Dorado County within the
drainage area naturally
tributary to Lake Tahoe
including said Lake.
Placer County (part):
All portions of the county 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/01/95 Severe-15.
except that portion of Placer
County within the drainage area
naturally tributary to Lake
Tahoe including said Lake, plus
that area in the vicinity of
the head of the Truckee River
described as follows:
commencing at the point common
to the aforementioned drainage
area crestline and the line
common to Townships 15 North
and 16 North, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian (M.D.B.&M.), and
following that line in a
westerly direction to the
northwest corner of Section 3,
Township 15 North, Range 16
East, M.D.B.&M., thence south
along the west line of Sections
3 and 10, Township 15 North,
Range 16 East, M.D.B.&M., to
the intersection with the said
drainage area crestline, thence
following the said drainage
area boundary in a
southeasterly, then
northeasterly direction to and
along the Lake Tahoe Dam,
thence following the said
drainage area crestline in a
northeasterly, then
northwesterly direction to the
point of beginning.
Sacramento County................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/01/95 Severe-15.
Solano County (part) That portion of 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/01/95 Severe-15.
Solano County which lies north and
east of a line described as
follows:
[[Page 45209]]
Description of boundary in 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/01/95 Severe-15.
Solano county between San
Francisco and Sacramento:
Beginning at the intersection
of the westerly boundary of
Solano County and the \1/4\
section line running east and
west through the center of
Section 34; T. 6 N., R. 2 W.,
M.D.B.&M., thence east along
said \1/4\ section line to the
east boundary of Section 36, T.
6 N., R. 2 W., thence south \1/
2\ mile and east 2.0 miles,
more or less, along the west
and south boundary of Los Putos
Rancho to the northwest corner
of Section 4, T. 5 N., R. 1 W.,
thence east along a line common
to T. 5 N. and T. 6 N. to the
northeast corner of Section 3,
T. 5 N., R. 1 E., thence south
along section lines to the
southeast corner of Section 10,
T. 3 N., R. 1 E., thence east
along section lines to the
south \1/4\ corner of Section
8, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., thence
east to the boundary between
Solano and Sacramento Counties
Sutter County (part--southern 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/01/95 Severe-15.
portion)South of a line connecting
the northern border of Yolo Co. to
the SW tip of Yuba Co. and
continuing along the southern Yuba
County border to Placer County.
Yolo County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/01/95 Severe-15.
San Diego Area:
San Diego County.................... 2/21/95 Nonattainment............................ 2/21/95 Serious.
San Francisco-Bay Area.................. 8/10/98 Nonattainment............................ 8/10/98 Not classified/Moderate under 23 U.S.C.
8/23/99 104(b)(2).
Alameda County...................... 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
Contra Costa County................. 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
Marin County........................ 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
Napa County......................... 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
San Francisco County................ 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
San Mateo County.................... 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
Santa Clara County.................. 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
Solano County (part)................ 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
That portion of the county that
lies south and west of the line
described that follows:
Description of boundary in
Solano County between San
Francisco and Sacramento:
Beginning at the intersection
at the westerly boundary of
Solano County and the \1/4\
section line running east and
west through the center of
Section 34; T.6 N., R. 2 W.,
M.D.B.&M., thence east along
said \1/2\ section line to the
east boundary of Section 36, T.
6 N., R. 2 W., thence south \1/
2\ mile and east 2.0 miles,
more or less, along the west
and south boundary of Los Putos
Rancho to the northwest corner
of Section 4, T. 5 N., R. 1 W,
thence east along a line common
to T. 5 N., and T. 6 N. to the
northeast corner of Section 3,
T. 5 N., R. 1 E., thence south
along section lines to the
southeast corner of Section 10
T. 3 N., R. 1 E., thence east
along section lines to the
south \1/4\ corner of Section 8
T. 3 N., R. 2 E., thence east
to the boundary between Solano
and Sacramento Counties.
Sonoma County (part)................ 8/10/98 ......do................................. 8/23/99 Do.
[[Page 45210]]
That portion of Sonoma county
which lies south and east of a
line described as follows:
Beginning at the south-easterly
corner of the Rancho Estero
Americano, being on the
boundary line between Marin
Sonoma Counties, California;
thence running northerly along
the easterly boundary line of
said Rancho Estero Americano to
the northeasterly corner
thereof, being an angle corner
in the westerly boundary line
of Rancho Canada de Jonive,
thence running along said
boundary of Rancho Canada de
Jonive westerly,; northerly and
easterly to its intersection
with the easterly line of
Granton Road; thence running
along the easterly and
southerly line of Granton Road
northerly and easterly to its
intersection with the easterly
line of Sullivan Road; thence
running northerly along said
easterly line of Sullivan Road
to the southerly line of Green
Valley Road; thence running
easterly along the said
southerly line of Green Valley
Road and easterly along the
southerly line of State Highway
116, to the westerly and
northerly line of Vine Hill
Road; thence running along the
westerly and northerly line of
Vine Hill Road, northerly and
easterly to its intersection
with the westerly line of
Laguna Road; thence running
northerly along the westerly
line of Laguna Road and the
northerly projection thereof to
the northerly line of Trenton
Road; thence running westerly
along the northerly line of
said Trenton Road to the
easterly line of Trenton-
Healdsburg Road to the easterly
line of Eastside Road: thence
running northerly along said
easterly line of Eastside Road
to its intersection with the
southerly line of Ranco
Sotoyome; thence running
easterly along said southerly
line of Rancho Sotoyome to its
intersection with the Township
line common to Townships 8 and
9 north, Mt. Diablo Base and
Meridian; thence running
easterly along said Township
line to its intersection with
the boundary line between
Sonoma and Napa Counties, State
of California.
San Joaquin Valley Area:
Fresno County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Kern County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/98 Serious.
Kings County........................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Madera County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Merced County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
San Joaquin County.................. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Stanislaus County................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Tulare County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc Area:
Santa Barbara County................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 1/09/98 Serious.
Southeast Desert Modified AQMA Area..... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Los Angeles County (part)--that
portion of Los Angeles County which
lies north and east of a line
described as follows:
1. Beginning at the Los Angeles--
San Bernardino County boundary
and running west along the
Township line common to
Township 3 North and Township 2
North, San Bernardino Base and
Meridian;
2. then north along the range
line common to Range 8 West and
Range 9 West;
3. then west along the Township
line common to Township 4 North
and Township 3 North;
4. then north along the range
line common to Range 12 West
and Range 13 West to the
southeast corner of Section 12,
Township 5 North and Range 13
West;
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5. then west along the south
boundaries of Sections 12, 11,
10, 9, 8, and 7, Township 5
North and Range 13 West to the
boundary of the Angeles
National Forest which is
collinear with the range line
common to Range 13 West and
Range 14 West;
6. then north and west along the
Angeles National Forest
boundary to the point of
intersection with the Township
line common to Township 7 North
and Township 6 North (point is
at the northwest corner of
Section 4 in Township 6 North
and Range 14 West);
7. then west along the Township
line common to Township 7 North
and Township 6 North;
8. then north along the range
line common to Range 15 West
and Range 16 West to the
southeast corner of Section 13,
Township 7 North and Range 16
West;
9. then along the south
boundaries of Sections 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, and 18, Township 7
North and Range 16 West;
10. then north along the range
line common to Range 16 West
and Range 17 West to the north
boundary of the Angeles
National Forest (collinear with
the Township line common to
Township 8 North and Township 7
North);
11. then west along the Angeles
National Forest boundary to the
point of intersection with the
south boundary of the Rancho La
Liebre Land Grant;
12. then west and north along
this land grant boundary to the
Los Angeles-Kern County
boundary.
Riverside County (part)--that 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
portion of Riverside County which
lies to the east of a line
described as follows:
1. Beginning at the Riverside--
San Diego County boundary and
running north along the range
line common to Range 4 East and
Range 3 East, San Bernardino
Base and Meridian;
2. then east along the Township
line common to Township 8 South
and Township 7 South;
3. then north along the range
line common to Range 5 East and
Range 4 East;
4. then west along the Township
line common to Township 6 South
and Township 7 South to the
southwest corner of Section 34,
Township 6 South, Range 4 East;
5. then north along the west
boundaries of Sections 34, 27,
22, 15, 10, and 3, Township 6
South, Range 4 East;
6. then west along the Township
line common to Township 5 South
and Township 6 South;
7. then north along the range
line common to Range 4 East and
Range 3 East;
8. then west along the south
boundaries of Sections 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, and 18, Township 5
South, Range 3 East;
9. then north along the range
line common to Range 2 East and
Range 3 East;
10. then west along the Township
line common to Township 4 South
and Township 3 South to the
intersection of the southwest
boundary of partial Section 31,
Township 3 South, Range 1 West;
11. then northwest along that
line to the intersection with
the range line common to Range
2 West and Range 1 West;
12. then north to the Riverside-
San Bernardino County line, and
that portion of Riverside
County which lies to the west
of a line described as follows:
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13. beginning at the northeast
corner of Section 4, Township 2
South, Range 5 East, a point on
the boundary line common to
Riverside and San Bernardino
Counties;
14. then southerly along section
lines to the centerline of the
Colorado River Aquaduct;
15. then southeasterly along the
centerline of said Colorado
River Aquaduct to the southerly
line of Section 36, Township 3
South, Range 7 East;
16. then easterly along the
Township line to the northeast
corner of Section 6, Township 4
South, Range 9 East;
17. then southerly along the
easterly line of Section 6 to
the southeast coner thereof;
18. then easterly along section
lines to the northeast corner
of Section 10, Township 4
South, Range 9 East;
19. then southerly along section
lines to the southeast corner
of Section 15, Township 4
South, Range 9 East;
20. then easterly along the
section lines to the northeast
corner of Section 21, Township
4 South, Range 10 East;
21. then southerly along the
easterly line of Section 21 to
the southeast corner thereof;
22. then easterly along the
northerly line of Section 27 to
the northeast corner thereof;
23. then southerly along section
lines to the southeast corner
of Section 34, Township 4
South, Range 10 East;
24. then easterly along the
Township line to the northeast
corner of Section 2, Township 5
South, Range 10 East;
25. then southerly along the
easterly line of Section 2, to
the southeast corner thereof;
26. then easterly along the
northerly line of Section 12 to
the northeast corner thereof;
27. then southerly along the
range line to the southwest
corner of Section 18, Township
5 South, Range 11 East;
28. then easterly along section
lines to the northeast corner
of Section 24, Township 5
South, Range 11 East;
29. then southerly along the
range line to the southeast
corner of Section 36, Township
8 South, Range 11 East, a point
on the boundary line common to
Riverside and San Diego
Counties.
San Bernadino County (part)--that 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
portion of San Bernardino County
which lies north and east of a line
described as follows:
1. Beginning at the San
Bernardino--Riverside County
boundary and running north
along the range line common to
Range 3 East and Range 2 East,
San Bernardino Base and
Meridian;
2. then west along the Township
line common to Township 3 North
and Township 2 North to the San
Bernardino--Los Angeles County
boundary; and that portion of
San Bernardino County which
lies south and west of a line
described as follows:
3. latitude 35 degrees, 10
minutes north and longitude 115
degrees, 45 minutes west.
Ventura County Area:
Ventura County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Yuba City Area:
Sutter County (part--northern (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.2.
portion).
[[Page 45213]]
North of a line connecting the
northern border of Yolo County to
the SW tip of Yuba County and
continuing along the southern Yuba
County border to Placer County.
Yuba County......................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.2.
Great Basin Valleys Air Basin........... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment ........... .........................................
Alpine County
Inyo County
Mono County
Lake County Air Basin................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lake County
Lake Tahoe Air Basin ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
El Dorado County (part)
Lake Tahoe Area: As described under
40 CFR 81.275.
Placer County (part)
Lake Tahoe Area: As described under
40 CFR 81.275.
Mountain Counties Air Basin (Remainder
of):
Amador County....................... 11/15/90 Unclassifiable/Attainment................ 11/15/90
Calaveras County.................... 11/15/90 Unclassifiable/Attainment................ 11/15/90
Mariposa County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Nevada County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Plumas County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sierra County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Tuolumne County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
North Coast Air Basin................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Del Norte County
Humboldt County
Mendocino County
Sonoma County (part)
Remainder of County
Trinity County
Northeast Plateau Air Basin............. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lassen County
Modoc County
Siskiyou Couny
Sacramento Valley Air Basin (Remainder
of):
Colusa County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Glenn County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Shasta County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Tehama County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
South Central Coast Air Basin (Remainder
of):
Channel Islands..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
San Luis Obispo County.............. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Southeast Desert NON-AQMA:
Riverside County (part)
Remainder of county................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
San Bernadino County (part)
Remainder of county................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000 unless otherwise noted.
\2\ An area designated as an ozone nonattainment area as of the date of enactment of the CAAA of the 1990 that did not violate the ozone NAAQS during
the period of 1987-1989.
\3\ This date is January 16, 2001.
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7. In Sec. 81.306, the table entitled ``Colorado--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.306 Colorado.
* * * * *
Colorado--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Denver--Boulder Area:
Adams County (part)
West of Kiowa Creek............. (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.\2\
Arapahoe County (part)
West of Kiowa Creek............. (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.\2\
[[Page 45214]]
Boulder County (part) excluding (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.\2\
Rocky Mtn. National Park.
Denver County....................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.\2\
Douglas County...................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.\2\
Jefferson County.................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.\2\
State AQCR 01........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Logan County
Morgan County
Phillips County
Sedgwick County
Washington County
Yuma County
State AQCR 02........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Larimer County
Weld County
State AQCR 03 (Remainder of)............ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Adams County (part) East of Kiowa
Creek
Arapahoe County (part) East of Kiowa
Creek
Boulder County (part) Rocky Mtn.
National Park Only
Clear Creek County
Gilpin County
State AQCR 11........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Garfield County
Mesa County
Moffat County
Rio Blanco County
Rest of State........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Alamosa County
Archuleta County
Baca County
Bent County
Chaffee County
Cheyenne County
Conejos County
Costilla County
Crowley County
Custer County
Delta County
Dolores County
Eagle County
El Paso County
Elbert County
Fremont County
Grand County
Gunnison County
Hinsdale County
Huerfano County
Jackson County
Kiowa County
Kit Carson County
La Plata County
Lake County
Las Animas County
Lincoln County
Mineral County
Montezuma County
Montrose County
Otero County
Ouray County
Park County
Pitkin County
Prowers County
Pueblo County
Rio Grande County
Routt County
Saguache County
San Juan County
San Miguel County
Summit County
[[Page 45215]]
Teller County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ An area designated as an ozone nonattainment area as of the date of enactment of the CAAA of the 1990 that did not violate the ozone NAAQS during
the period of 1987-1989.
\3\ This date is January 16, 2001.
8. In Sec. 81.307, the table entitled ``Connecticut--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.307 Connecticut.
* * * * *
Connecticut--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Greater Connecticut Area:
Fairfield County (part)............. ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Shelton City
Hartford County..................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Litchfield County (part)............ ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
all cities and townships except:
Bridgewater Town, New Milford
Town
Middlesex County.................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
New Haven County.................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
New London County................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Tolland County...................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Windham County...................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
New York--N. New Jersey-Long Island
Area:
Fairfield County (part)............. ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Severe-17.
all cities and towns except
Shelton City
Litchfield County (part)............ ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Severe-17.
Bridgewater Town, New Milford Town
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\1\ This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
9. In Sec. 81.308, the table entitled ``Delaware--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.308 Delaware.
* * * * *
Delaware--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area:
Kent County......................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Severe-15.
New Castle County................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Severe-15.
Sussex County Area:
Sussex County....................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
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\1\ This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is October 18, 2000.
* * * * *
10. In Sec. 81.309, the table entitled ``District of Columbia--
Ozone (1-Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.309 District of Columbia.
* * * * *
[[Page 45216]]
District of Columbia--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Washington Area:
Washington Entire Area.............. ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
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\1\ This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
11. In Sec. 81.310, the table entitled ``Florida--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.310 Florida.
* * * * *
Florida--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Alachua County
Baker County
Bay County
Bradford County
Brevard County
Broward County
Calhoun County
Charlotte County
Citrus County
Clay County
Collier County
Columbia County
Dade County
De Soto County
Dixie County
Duval County
Escambia County
Flagler County
Franklin County
Gadsden County
Gilchrist County
Glades County
Gulf County
Hamilton County
Hardee County
Hendry County
Hernando County
Highlands County
Hillsborough County
Holmes County
Indian River County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Lafayette County
Lake County
Lee County
Leon County
Levy County
Liberty County
Madison County
Manatee County
Marion County
Martin County
Monroe County
Nassau County
Okaloosa County
Okeechobee County
Orange County
Osceola County
Palm Beach County
Pasco County
Pinellas County
Polk County
[[Page 45217]]
Putnam County
Santa Rosa County
Sarasota County
Seminole County
St. Johns County
St. Lucie County
Sumter County
Suwannee County
Taylor County
Union County
Volusia County
Wakulla County
Walton County
Washington County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
12. In Sec. 81.311, the table entitled ``Georgia--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.311 Georgia.
* * * * *
Georgia--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Atlanta Area:
Cherokee County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Clayton County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Cobb County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Coweta County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
De Kalb County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Douglas County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Fayette County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Forsyth County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Fulton County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Gwinnett County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Henry County........................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Paulding County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Rockdale County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Spalding County Area:
Spalding County..................... 11/15/90 Unclassifiable/Attainment................ 11/15/90
Rest of State........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Appling County
Atkinson County
Bacon County
Baker County
Baldwin County
Banks County
Barrow County
Bartow County
Ben Hill County
Berrien County
Bibb County
Bleckley County
Brantley County
Brooks County
Bryan County
Bulloch County
Burke County
Butts County
Calhoun County
Camden County
Candler County
Carroll County
Catoosa County
Charlton County
Chatham County
[[Page 45218]]
Chattahoochee County
Chattooga County
Clarke County
Clay County
Clinch County
Coffee County
Colquitt County
Columbia County
Cook County
Crawford County
Crisp County
Dade County
Dawson County
Decatur County
Dodge County
Dooly County
Dougherty County
Early County
Echols County
Effingham County
Elbert County
Emanuel County
Evans County
Fannin County
Floyd County
Franklin County
Gilmer County
Glascock County
Glynn County
Gordon County
Grady County
Greene County
Habersham County
Hall County
Hancock County
Haralson County
Harris County
Hart County
Heard County
Houston County
Irwin County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jeff Davis County
Jefferson County
Jenkins County
Johnson County
Jones County
Lamar County
Lanier County
Laurens County
Lee County
Liberty County
Lincoln County
Long County
Lowndes County
Lumpkin County
Macon County
Madison County
Marion County
McDuffie County
McIntosh County
Meriwether County
Miller County
Mitchell County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Murray County
Muscogee County
[[Page 45219]]
Newton County
Oconee County
Oglethorpe County
Peach County
Pickens County
Pierce County
Pike County
Polk County
Pulaski County
Putnam County
Quitman County
Rabun County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Schley County
Screven County
Seminole County
Stephens County
Stewart County
Sumter County
Talbot County
Taliaferro County
Tattnall County
Taylor County
Telfair County
Terrell County
Thomas County
Tift County
Toombs County
Towns County
Treutlen County
Troup County
Turner County
Twiggs County
Union County
Upson County
Walker County
Walton County
Ware County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wheeler County
White County
Whitfield County
Wilcox County
Wilkes County
Wilkinson County
Worth County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
13. In Sec. 81.312, the table entitled ``Hawaii--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.312 Hawaii.
* * * * *
Hawaii--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date\1\ Type Date\1\ Type
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Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hawaii County
Honolulu County
Kalawao
Kauai County
[[Page 45220]]
Maui County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
14. In Sec. 81.313, the table entitled ``Idaho--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.313 Idaho.
* * * * *
Idaho--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date\1\ Type Date\1\ Type
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AQCR 61 Eastern Idaho Intrastate........ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bannock County
Bear Lake County
Bingham County
Bonneville County
Butte County
Caribou County
Clark County
Franklin County
Fremont County
Jefferson County
Madison County
Oneida County
Power County
Teton County
AQCR 62 E Washington-N Idaho Interstate. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Benewah County
Kootenai County
Latah County
Nez Perce County
Shoshone County
AQCR 63 Idaho Intrastate................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Adams County
Blaine County
Boise County
Bonner County
Boundary County
Camas County
Cassia County
Clearwater County
Custer County
Elmore County
Gem County
Gooding County
Idaho County
Jerome County
Lemhi County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Minidoka County
Owyhee County
Payette County
Twin Falls County
Valley County
Washington County
AQCR 64 Metropolitan Boise Interstate... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ada County
Canyon County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
15. In Sec. 81.314, the table entitled ``Illinois--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.314 Illinois.
* * * * *
[[Page 45221]]
Illinois--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date\1\ Type Date\1\ Type
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Chicago-Gary-Lake County Area:
Cook County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Du Page County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Grundy County (part)
Aux Sable Township.............. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Goose Lake Township............. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Kane County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Kendall County (part)
Oswego Township................. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Lake County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
McHenry County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Will County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Jersey County Area:
Jersey County....................... ........... Attainment \2\...........................
St. Louis Area:
Madison County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.
Monroe County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.
St. Clair County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.
Adams County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Alexander County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bond County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Boone County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Brown County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bureau County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Calhoun County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carroll County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cass County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Champaign County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Christian County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clark County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clay County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clinton County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Coles County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Crawford County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cumberland County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
De Kalb County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
De Witt County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Douglas County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Edgar County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Edwards County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Effingham County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fayette County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ford County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Franklin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fulton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Gallatin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Greene County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Grundy County (part) All townships ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
except Aux Sable and Goose Lake.
Hamilton County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hancock County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hardin County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Henderson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Henry County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Iroquois County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jasper County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jefferson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jo Daviess County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Johnson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kankakee County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kendall County (part) All townships ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
except Oswego.
Knox County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
La Salle County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lawrence County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lee County.............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Livingston County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Logan County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Macon County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Macoupin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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Marion County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marshall County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mason County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Massac County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
McDonough County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
McLean County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Menard County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mercer County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Montgomery County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Morgan County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Moultrie County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ogle County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Peoria County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Perry County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Piatt County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pike County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pope County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pulaski County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Putnam County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Randolph County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Richland County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rock Island County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Saline County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sangamon County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Schuyler County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Scott County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Shelby County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Stark County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Stephenson County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Tazewell County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Union County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Vermilion County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wabash County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Warren County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Washington County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wayne County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
White County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Whiteside County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Williamson County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Winnebago County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Woodford County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ April 13, 1995.
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16. In Sec. 81.315, the table entitled ``Indiana--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.315 Indiana.
* * * * *
Indiana--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Chicago-Gary-Lake County Area:
Lake County......................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17
Porter County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17
Evansville Area:
Vanderburgh County.................. ........... Attainment
Indianapolis Area:
Marion County....................... ........... Attainment
Louisville Area: Clark County 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate \2\
Floyd County........................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate \2\
South Bend-Elkhart Area:
Elkhart County...................... ........... Attainment
St Joseph County.................... ........... Attainment
Allen County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Adams County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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Bartholomew County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Benton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Blackford County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Boone County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Brown County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carroll County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cass County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clay County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clinton County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Crawford County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Daviess County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
De Kalb County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Dearborn County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Decatur County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Delaware County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Dubois County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fayette County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fountain County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Franklin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fulton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Gibson County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Grant County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Greene County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hamilton County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hancock County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Harrison County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hendricks County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Henry County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Howard County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Huntington County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jasper County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jay County.............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jefferson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jennings County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Johnson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Knox County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kosciusko County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
La Porte County......................... 11/15/90 Unclassifiable/Attainment................ 11/15/90
Lagrange County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lawrence County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Madison County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marshall County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Martin County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Miami County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Monroe County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Montgomery County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Morgan County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Newton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Noble County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ohio County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Orange County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Owen County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Parke County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Perry County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pike County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Posey County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pulaski County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Putnam County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Randolph County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ripley County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rush County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Scott County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Shelby County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Spencer County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Starke County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Steuben County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sullivan County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Switzerland County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Tippecanoe County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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Tipton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Union County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Vermillion County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Vigo County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wabash County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Warren County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Warrick County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Washington County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wayne County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wells County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
White County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Whitley County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ Attainment date extended to November 15, 1997.
* * * * *
17. In Sec. 81.316, the table entitled ``Iowa--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.316 Iowa.
* * * * *
Iowa--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date\1\ Type Date\1\ Type
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Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Adair County
Adams County
Allamakee County
Appanoose County
Audubon County
Benton County
Black Hawk County
Boone County
Bremer County
Buchanan County
Buena Vista County
Butler County
Calhoun County
Carroll County
Cass County
Cedar County
Cerro Gordo County
Cherokee County
Chickasaw County
Clarke County
Clay County
Clayton County
Clinton County
Crawford County
Dallas County
Davis County
Decatur County
Delaware County
Des Moines County
Dickinson County
Dubuque County
Emmet County
Fayette County
Floyd County
Franklin County
Fremont County
Greene County
Grundy County
Guthrie County
Hamilton County
Hancock County
Hardin County
Harrison County
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Henry County
Howard County
Humboldt County
Ida County
Iowa County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Jones County
Keokuk County
Kossuth County
Lee County
Linn County
Louisa County
Lucas County
Lyon County
Madison County
Mahaska County
Marion County
Marshall County
Mills County
Mitchell County
Monona County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Muscatine County
O'Brien County
Osceola County
Page County
Palo Alto County
Plymouth County
Pocahontas County
Polk County
Pottawattamie County
Poweshiek County
Ringgold County
Sac County
Scott County
Shelby County
Sioux County
Story County
Tama County
Taylor County
Union County
Van Buren County
Wapello County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Winnebago County
Winneshiek County
Woodbury County
Worth County
Wright County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
18. In Sec. 81.317, the table entitled ``Kansas--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.317 Kansas.
* * * * *
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Kansas--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date\1\ Type Date\1\ Type
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Allen County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Anderson County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Atchison County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Barber County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Barton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bourbon County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Brown County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Butler County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chase County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chautauqua County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cherokee County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cheyenne County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clark County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clay County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cloud County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Coffey County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Comanche County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cowley County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Crawford County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Decatur County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Dickinson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Doniphan County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Douglas County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Edwards County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Elk County.............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ellis County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ellsworth County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Finney County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ford County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Franklin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Geary County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Gove County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Graham County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Grant County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Gray County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Greeley County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Greenwood County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hamilton County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Harper County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Harvey County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Haskell County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hodgeman County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jefferson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jewell County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Johnson County.......................... 7/23/92 Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kearny County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kingman County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kiowa County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Labette County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lane County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Leavenworth County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lincoln County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Linn County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Logan County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lyon County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marion County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marshall County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
McPherson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Meade County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Miami County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mitchell County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Montgomery County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Morris County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Morton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Nemaha County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Neosho County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ness County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Norton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Osage County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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Osborne County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ottawa County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pawnee County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Phillips County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pottawatomie County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pratt County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rawlins County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Reno County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Republic County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rice County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Riley County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rooks County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rush County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Russell County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Saline County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Scott County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sedgwick County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Seward County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Shawnee County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sheridan County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sherman County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Smith County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Stafford County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Stanton County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Stevens County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sumner County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Thomas County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Trego County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wabaunsee County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wallace County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Washington County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wichita County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wilson County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Woodson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wyandotte County........................ 7/23/92 Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
19. In Sec. 81.318, the table entitled ``Kentucky--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.316 Kentucky.
* * * * *
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Kentucky--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Cincinnati-Hamilton Area:
Boone County........................ 7/5/00 Attainment
Campbell County..................... 7/5/00 Attainment
Kenton County....................... 7/5/00 Attainment
Edmonson County Area:
Edmonson County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Louisville Area:
Bullitt County (part): The area 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.\2\
boundary is as follows: Beginning
at the intersection of Ky 1020 and
the Jefferson-Bullitt County Line
proceeding to the east along the
county line to the intersection of
county road 567 and the Jefferson-
Bullitt County Line; proceeding
south on county road 567 to the
junction with Ky 1116 (also known
as Zoneton Road); proceeding to the
south on Ky 1116 to the junction
with Hebron Lane; proceeding to the
south on Hebron Lane to Cedar
Creek; proceeding south on Cedar
Creek to the confluence of Floyds
Fork turning southeast along a
creek that meets Ky 44 at Stallings
Cemetery; proceeding west along Ky
44 to the eastern most point in the
Shepherdsville city limits;
proceeding south along the
Shepherdsville city limits to the
Salt River and west to a point
across the river from Mooney Lane;
proceeding south along Mooney Lane
to the junction of Ky 480;
proceeding west on Ky 480 to the
junction with Ky 2237; proceeding
south on Ky 2237 to the junction
with Ky 61 and proceeding north on
Ky 61 to the junction with Ky 1494;
proceeding south on Ky 1494 to the
junction with the perimeter of the
Fort Knox Military Reservation;
proceeding north along the military
reservation perimeter to Castleman
Branch Road; proceeding north on
Castleman Branch Road to Ky 44;
proceeding a very short distance
west on Ky 44 to a junction with Ky
2723; proceeding north on Ky 2723
to the junction of Chillicoop Road;
proceeding northeast on Chillicoop
Road to the junction of KY 2673;
proceeding north on KY 2673 to the
junction of KY 1020; proceeding
north on KY 1020 to the beginning;
unless a road or intersection of
two or more roads defines the
nonattainment boundary, the area
shall extend outward 750 feet from
the center of the road or
intersection.
Jefferson County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment 11/15/90 Moderate.\2\
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Oldham County (part): The area 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.\2\
boundary is as follows: Beginning
at the intersection of the Oldham-
Jefferson County Line with the
southbound lane of Interstate 71;
proceeding to the northeast along
the southbound lane of Interstate
71 to the intersection of Ky 329
and the southbound lane of
Interstate 71; proceeding to the
northwest on Ky 329 to the
intersection of Zaring Road and Ky
329; proceeding to the east-
northeast on Zaring Road to the
junction of Cedar Point Road and
Zaring Road; proceeding to the
north-northeast on Cedar Point Road
to the junction of Ky 393 and Cedar
Point Road; proceeding to the south-
southeast on Ky 393 to the junction
of (the access road on the north
side of Reformatory Lake and the
Reformatory); proceeding to the
east-northeast on the access road
to the junction with Dawkins Lane
and the access road; proceeding to
follow an electric power line east-
northeast across from the junction
of county road 746 and Dawkins Lane
to the east-northeast across Ky 53
on to the La Grange Water
Filtration Plant; proceeding on to
the east-southeast along the power
line then south across Fort Pickens
Road to a power substation on Ky
146; proceeding along the power
line south across Ky 146 and the
Seaboard System Railroad track to
adjoin the incorporated city limits
of La Grange; then proceeding east
then south along the La Grange city
limits to a point abutting the
north side of Ky 712; proceeding
east-southeast on Ky 712 to the
junction of Massie School Road and
Ky 712; proceeding to the south-
southwest on Massie School Road to
the intersection of Massie School
Road and Zale Smith Road;
proceeding northeast on Zale Smith
Road to the junction of KY 53 and
Zale Smith Road; proceeding on Ky
53 to the north-northwest to the
junction of New Moody Lane and Ky
53; proceeding on New Moody Lane to
the south-southwest until meeting
the city limits of La Grange; then
briefly proceeding north following
the La Grange city limits to the
intersection of the northbound lane
of Interstate 71 and the La Grange
city limits; proceeding southwest
on the north-bound lane of
Interstate 71 until inter-secting
with the North Fork of Currys Fork;
proceeding south-southwest beyond
the con-fluence of Currys Fork to
the south-southwest beyond the
confluence of Floyds Fork
continuing on to the Oldham-
Jefferson County Line; proceeding
northwest along the Oldham-
Jefferson County Line to the
beginning; unless a road or
intersection of two or more roads
defines the nonattainment boundary,
the area shall extend outward 750
feet from the center of the road or
intersection.
Owensboro Area:
Daviess County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hancock County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
The area boundary is as follows:
Beginning at the Intersection
of U.S. 60 and the Hancock-
Daviess County Line; proceeding
east along U.S. 60 to the
intersection of Yellow Creek
and U.S. 60; proceeding north
and west along Yellow Creek to
the confluence of the Ohio
River; proceeding west along
the Ohio River to the
confluence of Blackford Creek;
proceeding south and east along
Blackford Creek to the
beginning.
Adair County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Allen County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Anderson County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ballard County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Barren County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bath County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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Bell County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bourbon County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Boyd County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Boyle County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bracken County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Breathitt County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Breckinridge County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bullitt County (part)
Remainder of county................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Butler County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Caldwell County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Calloway County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carlisle County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carroll County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carter County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Casey County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Christian County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clark County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clay County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clinton County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Crittenden County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cumberland County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Elliott County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Estill County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fayette County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fleming County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Floyd County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Franklin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fulton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Gallatin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Garrard County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Grant County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Graves County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Grayson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Green County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Greenup County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hancock County (part)
Remainder of county................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hardin County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Harlan County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Harrison County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hart County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Henderson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Henry County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hickman County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hopkins County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jessamine County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Johnson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Knott County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Knox County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Larue County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Laurel County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lawrence County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lee County.............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Leslie County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Letcher County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lewis County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lincoln County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Livingston County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Logan County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lyon County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Madison County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Magoffin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marion County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marshall County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Martin County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mason County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
McCracken County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
McCreary County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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McLean County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Meade County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Menifee County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mercer County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Metcalfe County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Monroe County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Montgomery County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Morgan County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Muhlenberg County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Nelson County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Nicholas County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ohio County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Oldham County (part)
Remainder of county................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Owen County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Owsley County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pendleton County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Perry County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pike County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Powell County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pulaski County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Robertson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rockcastle County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rowan County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Russell County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Scott County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Shelby County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Simpson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Spencer County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Taylor County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Todd County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Trigg County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Trimble County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Union County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Warren County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Washington County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wayne County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Webster County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Whitley County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wolfe County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Woodford County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ Attainment date extended to November 15, 1997.
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20. In Sec. 81.319, the table entitled ``Louisiana--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
81.319 Louisiana.
* * * * *
Louisiana--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Baton Rouge Area:
Ascension Parish.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
East Baton Rouge Parish............. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Iberville Parish.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Livingston Parish................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
West Baton Rouge Parish............. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Beauregard Parish Area:
Beauregard Parish................... ........... Attainment...............................
Grant Parish Area:
Grant Parish........................ ........... Attainment...............................
Lafayette Area:
Lafayette Parish.................... ........... Attainment...............................
Lafourche Parish Area:
Lafourche Parish.................... 1/05/98 Nonattainment............................ 1/05/98 Incomplete Data.
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Lake Charles Area:
Calcasieu Parish.................... ........... Attainment...............................
New Orleans Area:
Jefferson Parish.................... ........... Attainment...............................
Orleans Parish...................... ........... Attainment...............................
St. Bernard Parish.................. ........... Attainment...............................
St. Charles Parish.................. ........... Attainment...............................
Pointe Coupee Area:
Pointe Coupee Parish................ ........... Attainment...............................
St. James Parish Area:
St. James Parish.................... ........... Attainment...............................
St. Mary Parish Area:
St. Mary Parish..................... ........... Attainment...............................
AQCR 019 Monroe-El Dorado Interstate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
Caldwell Parish
Catahoula Parish
Concordia Parish
East Carroll Parish
Franklin Parish
La Salle Parish
Madison Parish
Morehouse Parish
Ouachita Parish
Richland Parish
Tensas Parish
Union Parish
West Carroll Parish
AQCR 022 Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Interstate.
Bienville Parish
Bossier Parish
Caddo Parish
Claiborne Parish
De Soto Parish
Jackson Parish
Lincoln Parish
Natchitoches Parish
Red River Parish
Sabine Parish
Webster Parish
Winn Parish
AQCR 106 S. Louisiana-S.E. Texas
Interstate
St. John The Baptist Parish......... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 106 S. Louisiana-S.E. Texas ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Interstate.
Acadia Parish
Allen Parish
Assumption Parish
Avoyelles Parish
Cameron Parish
East Feliciana Parish
Evangeline Parish
Iberia Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish
Plaquemines Parish
Rapides Parish
St. Helena Parish
St. Landry Parish
St. Martin Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Tangipahoa Parish
Terrebonne Parish
Vermilion Parish
Vernon Parish
Washington Parish
West Feliciana Parish
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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21. In Sec. 81.320, the table entitled ``Maine--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.320 Maine.
* * * * *
Maine--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Franklin County Area:
Franklin County (part).............. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hancock County and Waldo County Area:
Hancock County...................... ........... Attainment
Waldo County........................ ........... Attainment
Knox County and Lincoln County Area:
Knox County......................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Moderate.
Lincoln County...................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Moderate.
Lewiston-Auburn Area:
Androscoggin County................. (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Moderate.
Kennebec County..................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Moderate.
Oxford County Area:
Oxford County (part)................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Portland Area:
Cumberland County................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Moderate.\2\
Sagadahoc County.................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Moderate.\2\
York County......................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Moderate.\2\
Somerset County Area:
Somerset County (part).............. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 108 Aroostook Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Aroostook County (part) see 40 CFR
81.179.
AQCR 109 Down East Intrastate........... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Penobscot County (part), as
described under 40 CFR 81.181
Piscataquis County (part) see 40 CFR
81.181
Washington County
AQCR 111 Northwest Maine Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
see 40 CFR 81.182
Aroostook County
Franklin County (part)
Oxford County (part)
Penobscot County (part)
Piscataquis County (part)
Somerset County (part)
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ Attainment date extended to November 15, 1997.
\3\ This date is January 16, 2001.
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22. In Sec. 81.321, the table entitled ``Maryland--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.321 Maryland.
* * * * *
Maryland--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Baltimore Area:
Anne Arundel County................. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Baltimore
City of Baltimore............... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Baltimore County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Carroll County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Harford County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Howard County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Kent County and Queen Anne's County
Area:
Kent County......................... 1/6/92 Nonattainment............................ 1/6/92 Marginal.
Queen Anne's County................. 1/6/92 Nonattainment............................ 1/6/92 Marginal.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area:
Cecil County........................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Washington, DC Area:
Calvert County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Charles County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
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Frederick County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Montgomery County................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Prince George's County.............. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
AQCR 113 Cumberland-Keyser Interstate... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
Allegany County
Garrett County
Washington County
AQCR 114 Eastern Shore Interstate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Caroline County
Dorchester County
Somerset County
Talbot County
Wicomico County
Worcester County
AQCR 116 Southern Maryland Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
St. Mary's County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
23. In Sec. 81.322, the table entitled ``Massachusetts--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.322 Massachusetts.
* * * * *
Massachusetts--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. Mass)
Area:
Barnstable County................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Bristol County...................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Dukes County........................ (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Essex County........................ (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Middlesex County.................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Nantucket County.................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Norfolk County...................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Plymouth County..................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Suffolk County...................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Worcester County.................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Springfield (W. Mass) Area:
Berkshire County.................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Franklin County..................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Hampden County...................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Hampshire County.................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
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\1\ This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is January 16, 2001.
* * * * *
24. 81.323, the table entitled ``Michigan--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.323 Michigan.
* * * * *
Michigan--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Allegan County Area:
Allegan County...................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Incomplete Data.
Barry County Area:
Barry County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Battle Creek Area:
Calhoun County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Benton Harbor Area:
Berrien County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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Branch County Area:
Branch County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cass County Area:
Cass County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Detroit-Ann Arbor Area:
Livingston County................... ........... Attainment
Macomb County....................... ........... Attainment
Monroe County....................... ........... Attainment
Oakland County...................... ........... Attainment
St. Clair County.................... ........... Attainment
Washtenaw County.................... ........... Attainment
Wayne County........................ ........... Attainment
Flint Area:
Genesee County...................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Sec. 185A Area.\2\
Grand Rapids Area:
Kent County......................... ........... Attainment
Ottawa County....................... ........... Attainment
Gratiot County Area:
Gratiot County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hillsdale County Area:
Hillsdale County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Huron County Area:
Huron County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ionia County Area:
Ionia County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson Area:
Jackson County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kalamazoo Area:
Kalamazoo County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lansing-East Lansing Area:
Clinton County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Eaton County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ingham County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lapeer County Area:
Lapeer County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lenawee County Area:
Lenawee County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Montcalm Area:
Montcalm County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Muskegon Area:
Muskegon County..................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Moderate.
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland Area:
Bay County.......................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Incomplete Data.
Midland County...................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Incomplete Data.
Saginaw County...................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Incomplete Data.
Sanilac County Area:
Sanilac County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Shiawassee County Area:
Shiawassee County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
St. Joseph County Area:
St. Joseph County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Tuscola County Area:
Tuscola County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Van Buren County Area:
Van Buren County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 122 Central Michigan Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of):.
Arenac County
Clare County
Gladwin County
Iosco County
Isabella County
Lake County
Mason County
Mecosta County
Newaygo County
Oceana County
Ogemaw County
Osceola County
Roscommon County
AQCR 126 Upper Michigan Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(part) Marquette County.
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AQCR 126 Upper Michigan Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of):.
Alcona County
Alger County
Alpena County
Antrim County
Baraga County
Benzie County
Charlevoix County
Cheboygan County
Chippewa County
Crawford County
Delta County
Dickinson County
Emmet County
Gogebic County
Grand Traverse County
Houghton County
Iron County
Kalkaska County
Keweenaw County
Leelanau County
Luce County
Mackinac County
Manistee County
Menominee County
Missaukee County
Montmorency County
Ontonagon County
Oscoda County
Otsego County
Presque Isle County
Schoolcraft County
Wexford County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ An area designated as an ozone nonattainment area as of the date of enactment of the CAAA of the 1990 that did not violate the ozone NAAQS during
the period of 1987-1989.
\3\ This date is January 16, 2001.
* * * * *
25. In Sec. 81.324, the table entitled ``Minnesota--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.324 Minnesota.
* * * * *
Minnesota--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area:
Anoka County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carver County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Dakota County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hennepin County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ramsey County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Scott County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Washington County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rest of State........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Aitkin County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Becker County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Beltrami County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Benton County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Big Stone County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Blue Earth County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Brown County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carlton County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cass County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chippewa County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chisago County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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Clay County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clearwater County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cook County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cottonwood County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Crowe County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Dodge County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Douglas County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Faribault County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fillmore County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Freeborn County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Goodhue County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Grant County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Houston County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hubbard County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Isanti County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Itasca County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kanabec County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kandiyohi County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Kittson County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Koochiching County.................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lac qui Parle County................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lake County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lake of the Woods County............ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Le Sueur County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lincon County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lyon County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mahnomen County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marshall County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Martin County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
McLeod County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Meeker County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mille Lacs County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Morrison County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mower County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Murray County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Nicollet County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Nobles County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Norman County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Olmsted County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Otter Tail County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pennington County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pine County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pipestone County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Polk County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pope County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Red Lake County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Redwood County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Renville County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rice County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rock County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Roseau County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Saint Louis County.................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sherburne County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sibley County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Stearns County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Steele County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Stevens County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Swift County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Todd County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Traverse County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wabasha County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wadena County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Waseca County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Watonwan County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wilkin County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Winona County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wright County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Yellow Medicine County.............. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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26. In Sec. 81.325, the table entitled ``Mississippi--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.325 Mississippi.
* * * * *
Mississippi--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Memphis:
De Soto County...................... 11/15/90 Unclassifiable/Attainment 11/15/90
Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Adams County
Alcorn County
Amite County
Attala County
Benton County
Bolivar County
Calhoun County
Carroll County
Chickasaw County
Choctaw County
Claiborne County
Clarke County
Clay County
Coahoma County
Copiah County
Covington County
Forrest County
Franklin County
George County
Greene County
Grenada County
Hancock County
Harrison County
Hinds County
Holmes County
Humphreys County
Issaquena County
Itawamba County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Jefferson Davis County
Jones County
Kemper County
Lafayette County
Lamar County
Lauderdale County
Lawrence County
Leake County
Lee County
Leflore County
Lincoln County
Lowndes County
Madison County
Marion County
Marshall County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Neshoba County
Newton County
Noxubee County
Oktibbeha County
Panola County
Pearl River County
Perry County
Pike County
Pontotoc County
Prentiss County
Quitman County
Rankin County
Scott County
Sharkey County
Simpson County
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Smith County
Stone County
Sunflower County
Tallahatchie County
Tate County
Tippah County
Tishomingo County
Tunica County
Union County
Walthall County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wilkinson County
Winston County
Yalobusha County
Yazoo County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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27. In Sec. 81.326, the table entitled ``Missouri--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.326 Missouri.
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Missouri--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Kansas City Area:.......................
Clay County......................... 7/23/92 Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson County...................... 7/23/92 Unclassifiable/Attainment
Platte County....................... 7/23/92 Unclassifiable/Attainment
St. Louis Area:
Franklin County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.
Jefferson County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.
St. Charles County.................. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.
St. Louis........................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.
St. Louis County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate.
AQCR 094 Metro Kansas City Interstate
(Remainder of).
Buchanan County
Cass County
Ray County
AQCR 137 N. Missouri Intrastate (part)
Pike County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ralls County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 137 N. Missouri Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Adair County
Andrew County
Atchison County
Audrain County
Boone County
Caldwell County
Callaway County
Carroll County
Chariton County
Clark County
Clinton County
Cole County
Cooper County
Daviess County
DeKalb County
Gentry County
Grundy County
Harrison County
Holt County
Howard County
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Knox County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Linn County
Livingston County
Macon County
Marion County
Mercer County
Moniteau County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Nodaway County
Osage County
Putnam County
Randolph County
Saline County
Schuyler County
Scotland County
Shelby County
Sullivan County
Warren County
Worth County
Rest of State........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Barry County
Barton County
Bates County
Benton County
Bollinger County
Butler County
Camden County
Cape Girardeau County
Carter County
Cedar County
Christian County
Crawford County
Dade County
Dallas County
Dent County
Douglas County
Dunklin County
Gasconade County
Greene County
Henry County
Hickory County
Howell County
Iron County
Jasper County
Johnson County
Laclede County
Lafayette County
Lawrence County
Madison County
Maries County
McDonald County
Miller County
Mississippi County
Morgan County
New Madrid County
Newton County
Oregon County
Ozark County
Pemiscot County
Perry County
Pettis County
Phelps County
Polk County
Pulaski County
Reynolds County
Ripley County
Scott County
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Shannon County
St.Clair County
St. Francois County
Ste. Genevieve County
Stoddard County
Stone County
Taney County
Texas County
Vernon County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wright County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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28. In Sec. 81327, the table entitled ``Montana--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.327 Montana
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Montana--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Beaverhead County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Big Horn County (part) excluding Crow, ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations.
Blaine County (part) excluding Fort
Belknap Indian Reservation
Broadwater County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carbon County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carter County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cascade County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chouteau County (part) excluding Rocky ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Boy Indian Reservation.
Custer County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Daniels County (part) excluding Fort ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Peck Indian Reservation.
Dawson County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Deer Lodge County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fallon County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fergus County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Flathead County (part) excluding ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Flathead Indian Reservation.
Gallatin County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Garfield County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Glacier County (part) excluding ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Golden Valley County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Granite County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hill County (part) excluding Rocky Boy ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Indian Reservation.
Jefferson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Judith Basin County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lake County (part) excluding Flathead ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Indian Reservation.
Lewis and Clark County.................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Liberty County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lincoln County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Madison County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
McCone County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Meagher County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mineral County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Missoula County (part) excluding ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Flathead Indian Reservation.
Musselshell County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Park County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Petroleum County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Phillips County (part) excluding Fort ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Belknap Indian Reservation.
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Pondera County (part) excluding ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Powder River County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Powell County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Prairie County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ravalli County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Richland County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Roosevelt County (part) excluding Fort ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Peck Indian Reservation.
Rosebud County (part) excluding Northern ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cheyenne Indian Reservation.
Sanders County (part) excluding Flathead ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Indian Reservation.
Sheridan County (part) excluding Fort ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Peck Indian Reservation.
Silver Bow County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Stillwater County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sweet Grass County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Teton County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Toole County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Treasure County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Valley County (part) excluding Fort Peck ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Indian Reservation.
Wheatland County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wibaux County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Yellowstone County (part) excluding Crow ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Indian Reservation.
Yellowstone Natl Park................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Blackfeet Indian Reservation............ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Glacier County (part) area inside
Blackfeet Reservation
Pondera County (part) area inside
Blackfeet Reservation
Crow Indian Reservation................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bighorn County (part) area inside
Crow Reservation
Yellowstone (part) area inside Crow
Reservation
Flathead Indian Reservation............. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Flathead County (part) area inside
Flathead Reservation
Lake County (part) area inside
Flathead Reservation
Missoula County (part) area inside
Flathead Reservation
Sanders County (part) area inside
Flathead Reservation
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation......... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Blaine County (part) area inside
Fort Belknap Reservation
Phillips County (part) area inside
Fort Belknap Reservation
Fort Peck Indian Reservation............ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Daniels County (part) area inside
Fort Peck Reservation
Roosevelt County (part) area inside
Fort Peck Reservation
Sheridan County (part) area inside
Fort Peck Reservation
Valley County (part) area inside
Fort Peck Reservation
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bighorn County (part) area inside
Northern Cheyenne Reservation
Rosebud County (part) area inside
Northern Cheyenne Reservation
Rocky Boy Indian Reservation............ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chouteau County (part) area inside
Rocky Boy Reservation
Hill County (part) area inside Rocky
Boy Reservation
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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29. In Sec. 81328, the table entitled ``Nebraska--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81328 Nebraska
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Nebraska--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Adams County
Antelope County
Arthur County
Banner County
Blaine County
Boone County
Box Butte County
Boyd County
Brown County
Buffalo County
Burt County
Butler County
Cass County
Cedar County
Chase County
Cherry County
Cheyenne County
Clay County
Colfax County
Cuming County
Custer County
Dakota County
Dawes County
Dawson County
Deuel County
Dixon County
Dodge County
Douglas County
Dundy County
Fillmore County
Franklin County
Frontier County
Furnas County
Gage County
Garden County
Garfield County
Gosper County
Grant County
Greeley County
Hall County
Hamilton County
Harlan County
Hayes County
Hitchcock County
Holt County
Hooker County
Howard County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Kearney County
Keith County
Keya Paha County
Kimball County
Knox County
Lancaster County
Lincoln County
Logan County
Loup County
Madison County
McPherson County
Merrick County
Morrill County
Nance County
Nemaha County
Nuckolls County
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Otoe County
Pawnee County
Perkins County
Phelps County
Pierce County
Platte County
Polk County
Red Willow County
Richardson County
Rock County
Saline County
Sarpy County
Saunders County
Scotts Bluff County
Seward County
Sheridan County
Sherman County
Sioux County
Stanton County
Thayer County
Thomas County
Thurston County
Valley County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wheeler County
York County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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30. In Sec. 81.329, the table entitled ``Nevada--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.329 Nevada.
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Nevada--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Reno Area: .......................................
Washoe County....................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Rest of State........................... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
Carson City
Churchill County
Clark County
Douglas County
Elko County
Esmeralda County
Eureka County
Humboldt County
Lander County
Lincoln County
Lyon County
Mineral County
Nye County
Pershing County
Storey County
White Pine County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is January 16, 2000.
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31. In Sec. 81.330, the table entitled ``New Hampshire--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.330 New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Belknap County Area:
Belknap County...................... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
Boston-Lawrence-Worcester Area:
Hillsborough County (part).......... (\1\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Pelham Town, Amherst Town,
Brookline Town, Hollis Town,
Hudson Town, Litchfield Town,
Merrimack Town, Milford Town,
Mont Vernon Town, Nashua City
Wilton Town.
Rockingham County (part)
Atkinson Town, Brentwood Town, (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Danville Town, Derry Town, E.
Kingston Town, Hampstead Town,
Hampton Falls Town, Kensington
Town, Kingston Town,
Londonderry Town, Newton Town,
Plaistow Town, Salem Town,
Sandown Town, Seabrook Town,
South Hampton Town Windham
Town.
Cheshire County Area:
Cheshire County..................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Incomplete Data.
Manchester Area:
Hillsborough County (part).......... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Antrim Town, Bedford Town,
Bennington Town, Deering Town,
Francestown Town, Goffstown
Town, Greenfield Town,
Greenville Town, Hancock Town,
Hillsborough Town, Lyndeborough
Town, Manchester city, Mason
Town, New Boston Town, New
Ipswich Town, Petersborough
Town, Sharon Town, Temple town,
Weare Town, Windsor Town.
Merrimack County.................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Rockingham County (part)............ (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Auburn Town, Candia Town,
Chester Town, Deerfield Town,
Epping Town, Fremont Town,
Northwood Town, Nottingham
Town, Raymond Town.
Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester Area:
Rockingham County (part)............ (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Serious.
Exeter Town, Greenland Town,
Hampton Town, New Castle Town,
Newfields Town, Newington Town,
Newmarket Town, North Hampton
Town, Portsmouth city, Rye
Town, Stratham Town.
Strafford County.................... \(2)\ Nonattainment............................ \(2)\ Serious.
Sullivan County Area:
Sullivan County..................... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
AQCR 107 Androscoggin Valley Interstate:
Coos County......................... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
AQCR 149 Central New Hampshire
Interstate:
Carroll County...................... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
Grafton County...................... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000 unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is January 16, 2001.
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32. In Sec. 81.331, the table entitled ``New Jersey--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.331 New Jersey.
* * * * *
New Jersey--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Allentown-Bethlehem Easton Area:
Warren County....................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Atlantic City Area:
Atlantic County..................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Moderate.
Cape May County..................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Moderate.
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Area:
Bergen County....................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Severe-17.
Essex County........................ Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Hudson County....................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
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Hunterdon County.................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Middlesex County.................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Monmouth County..................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Morris County....................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Ocean County........................ Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Passaic County...................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Somerset County..................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Sussex County....................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Union County........................ Nonattainment............................ Severe-17.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area:
Burlington County................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-15.
Camden County....................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-15.
Cumberland County................... ........... Nonattainment............................ Severe-15.
Gloucester County................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-15.
Mercer County....................... Nonattainment............................ Severe-15.
Salem County........................ Nonattainment............................ Severe-15.
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\1\ This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is January 16, 2001.
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33. In Sec. 81.332, the table entitled ``New Mexico--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.332 New Mexico.
* * * * *
New Mexico--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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AQCR 012 New Mexico-Southern Border Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Grant County
Hidalgo County
Luna County
AQCR 014 Four Corners Interstate........ Unclassifiable/Attainment
see 40 CFR 81.121
McKinley County (part)
Rio Arriba County (part)
San Juan County
Sandoval County (part)
Valencia County (part)
AQCR 152 Albuquerque-Mid Rio Grande Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Bernalillo County (part)
AQCR 152 Albuquerque-Mid Rio Grande..... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sandoval County (part) see 40 CFR
81.83
Valencia County see 40 CFR 81.83....
AQCR 153 El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamogordo.. 7/12/95 Nonattainment............................ 7/12/95 Marginal.
Dona Ana County (part)--(Sunland
Park Area) The Area bounded by the
New Mexico-Texas State line on the
east, the New Mexico-Mexico
international line on the south,
the Range 3E-Range 2E line on the
west, and the N3200 latitude line
on the north.
Remainder of Dona Ana County........ Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lincoln County...................... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Otero County........................ Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sierra County....................... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 154 Northeastern Plains Intrastate. Unclassifiable/Attainment
Colfax County
Guadalupe County
Harding County
Mora County
San Miguel County
Torrance County
Union County
AQCR 155 Pecos-Permian Basin Intrastate. Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chaves County
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Curry County
De Baca County
Eddy County
Lea County
Quay County
Roosevelt County
AQCR 156 SW Mountains-Augustine Plains.. Unclassifiable/Attainment
Catron County
Cibola County
McKinley County (part) see 40 CFR
81.241
Socorro County
Valencia County (part) see 40 CFR
81.241
AQCR 157 Upper Rio Grande Valley Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Los Alamos County
Rio Arriba County (part) see 40 CFR
81.239
Santa Fe County
Taos County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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34. In Sec. 81.333, the table entitled ``New York--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.333 New York.
* * * * *
New York--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Albany-Schenectady-Troy Area:
Albany County....................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Greene County....................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Montgomery County................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Rensselaer County................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Saratoga County..................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Schenectady County.................. (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area:
Erie County......................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Niagara County...................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Marginal.
Essex County Area:
Essex County (part) The portion of (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Rural Transport (Marginal).
Whiteface Mountain above 4500 feet
in elevation in Essex County.
Jefferson County Area:
Jefferson County.................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (2) Marginal.
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
Area:
Bronx County........................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Kings County........................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Nassau County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
New York County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Orange County (part) Blooming Grove, 1/15/92 Nonattainment............................ 1/15/92 Severe-17.
Chester, Highlands, Monroe, Tuxedo,
Warwick, and Woodbury.
Queens County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Richmond County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Rockland County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Suffolk County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Westchester County.................. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Poughkeepsie Area:
Dutchess County..................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Moderate.
Orange County (remainder)........... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Moderate.
Putnam County....................... (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Moderate.
AQCR 158 Central New York Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of)
Cayuga County
Cortland County
Herkimer County
Lewis County
Madison County
Oneida County
Onondaga County
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Oswego County
AQCR 159 Champlain Valley Interstate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of)
Clinton County
Franklin County
Hamilton County
St. Lawrence County
Warren County
Washington County
AQCR 160 Genessee-Finger Lakes ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Genessee County
Livingston County
Monroe County
Ontario County
Orleans County
Seneca County
Wayne County
Wyoming County
Yates County
AQCR 161 Hudson Valley Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Columbia County
Fulton County
Schoharie County
Ulster County
AQCR 163 Southern Tier East Intrastate.. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Broome County
Chenango County
Delaware County
Otsego County
Sullivan County
Tioga County
AQCR 164 Southern Tier West Intrastate.. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Allegany County
Cattaraugus County
Chautauqua County
Chemung County
Schuyler County
Steuben County
Tompkins County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
2 This date is January 16, 2001.
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35. In Sec. 81.334, the table entitled ``North Carolina--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.334 North Carolina.
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North Carolina--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Alamance County
Alexander County
Alleghany County
Anson County
Ashe County
Avery County
Beaufort County
Bertie County
Bladen County
Brunswick County
Buncombe County
Burke County
Cabarrus County
Caldwell County
Camden County
Carteret County
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Caswell County
Catawba County
Chatham County
Cherokee County
Chowan County
Clay County
Cleveland County
Columbus County
Craven County
Cumberland County
Currituck County
Dare County
Davidson County
Davie County
Durham County
Duplin County
Edgecombe County
Forsyth County
Franklin County
Gaston County
Gates County
Graham County
Granville County
Greene County
Guilford County
Halifax County
Harnett County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Hertford County
Hoke County
Hyde County
Iredell County
Jackson County
Johnston County
Jones County
Lee County
Lenoir County
Lincoln County
McDowell County
Macon County
Madison County
Martin County
Mecklenburg County
Mitchell County
Montgomery County
Moore County
Nash County
New Hanover County
Northhampton County
Onslow County
Orange County
Pamlico County
Pasquotank County
Pender County
Perquimans County
Person County
Pitt County
Polk County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Robeson County
Rockingham County
Rowan County
Rutherford County
Sampson County
Scotland County
Stanly County
Stokes County
Surry County
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Swain County
Transylvania County
Tyrrell County
Union County
Vance County
Wake County
Warren County
Washington County
Watauga County
Wayne County
Wilkes County
Wilson County
Yadkin County
Yancey County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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36. In Sec. 81.335, the table entitled ``North Dakota--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.335 North Dakota.
* * * * *
North Dakota--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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AQCR 130 Metropolitan Fargo-Moorhead
Interstate.
Cass County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rest of State, AQCR 172................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Adams County
Barnes County
Benson County
Billings County
Bottineau County
Bowman County
Burke County
Burleigh County
Cavalier County
Dickey County
Divide County
Dunn County
Eddy County
Emmons County
Foster County
Golden Valley County
Grand Forks County
Grant County
Griggs County
Hettinger County
Kidder County
La Moure County
Logan County
McHenry County
McIntosh County
McKenzie County
McLean County
Mercer County
Morton County
Mountrail County
Nelson County
Oliver County
Pembina County
Pierce County
Ramsey County
Ransom County
Renville County
Richland County
Rolette County
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Sargent County
Sheridan County
Sioux County
Slope County
Stark County
Steele County
Stutsman County
Towner County
Traill County
Walsh County
Ward County
Wells County
Williams County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
37. In Sec. 81.336, the table entitled ``Ohio--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.336 Ohio.
* * * * *
Ohio--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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Canton Area:
Stark County........................ ........... Attainment
Cincinnati-Hamilton Area:
Butler County....................... 7/5/00 Attainment
Clermont County..................... 7/5/00 Attainment
Hamilton County..................... 7/5/00 Attainment
Warren County....................... 7/5/00 Attainment
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain Area:............ ........... Attainment
Ashtabula County
Cuyahoga County
Geauga County
Lake County
Lorain County
Medina County
Portage County
Summit County
Clinton County Area:
Clinton County...................... ........... Attainment
Columbiana County Area:
Columbiana County................... ........... Attainment
Columbus Area:
Delaware County..................... ........... Attainment
Franklin County..................... ........... Attainment
Licking County...................... ........... Attainment
Dayton-Springfield Area:
Clark County........................ ........... Attainment
Greene County....................... ........... Attainment
Miami County........................ ........... Attainment
Montgomery County................... ........... Attainment
Preble County Area:
Preble County....................... ........... Attainment
Steubenville Area:
Jefferson County.................... ........... Attainment
Toledo Area:
Lucas County........................ ........... Attainment
Wood County......................... ........... Attainment
Youngstown-Warren-Sharon Area:
Mahoning County..................... ........... Attainment
Trumbull County..................... ........... Attainment
Adams County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Allen County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ashland County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Athens County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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Auglaize County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Belmont County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Brown County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Carroll County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Champaign County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Coshocton County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Crawford County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Darke County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Defiance County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Erie County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fairfield County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fayette County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fulton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Gallia County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Guernsey County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hancock County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hardin County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Harrison County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Henry County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Highland County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Hocking County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Holmes County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Huron County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Knox County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lawrence County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Logan County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Madison County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marion County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Meigs County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mercer County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Monroe County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Morgan County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Morrow County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Muskingum County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Noble County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ottawa County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Paulding County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Perry County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pickaway County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pike County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Putnam County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Richland County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ross County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sandusky County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Scioto County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Seneca County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Shelby County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Tuscarawas County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Union County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Van Wert County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Vinton County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Washington County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wayne County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Williams County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wyandot County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
2 Attainment date extended to November 15, 1998.
* * * * *
38. In Sec. 81.337, the table entitled ``Oklahoma--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.337 Oklahoma.
* * * * *
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Oklahoma--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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AQCR 017 Metropolitan Fort Smith ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Interstate.
Adair County
Cherokee County
Le Flore County
Sequoyah County
AQCR 022 Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
McCurtain County
AQCR 184 Central Oklahoma Intrastate
(part).
Cleveland County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Oklahoma County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 184 Central Oklahoma Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Canadian County
Grady County
Kingfisher County
Lincoln County
Logan County
McClain County
Pottawatomie County
AQCR 185 North Central Oklahoma ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Garfield County
Grant County
Kay County
Noble County
Payne County
AQCR 186 Northeastern Oklahoma ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Craig County
Creek County
Delaware County
Mayes County
Muskogee County
Nowata County
Okmulgee County
Osage County
Ottawa County
Pawnee County
Rogers County
Tulsa County
Wagoner County
Washington County
AQCR 187 Northwestern Oklahoma ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Alfalfa County
Beaver County
Blaine County
Cimarron County
Custer County
Dewey County
Ellis County
Harper County
Major County
Roger Mills County
Texas County
Woods County
Woodward County
AQCR 188 Southeastern Oklahoma ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Atoka County
Bryan County
Carter County
Choctaw County
Coal County
Garvin County
Haskell County
Hughes County
Johnston County
Latimer County
Love County
Marshall County
McIntosh County
Murray County
Okfuskee County
Pittsburg County
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Pontotoc County
Pushmataha County
Seminole County
AQCR 189 Southwestern Oklahoma ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Beckham County
Caddo County
Comanche County
Cotton County
Greer County
Harmon County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Kiowa County
Stephens County
Tillman County
Washita County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
39. In Sec. 81.338, the table entitled ``Oregon--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.338 Oregon.
* * * * *
Oregon--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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Portland-Vancouver AQMA Area: ........... Attainment
Air Quality Maintenance Area
Clackamas County (part)
Multnomah County (part)
Washington County (part)
Salem Area:
Salem Area Transportation Study
Marion County (part) (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Incomplete Data.
Polk County (\2\) Nonattainment............................ (\2\) Incomplete Data.
AQCR 190 Central Oregon Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
(Remainder of).
Crook County
Deschutes County
Hood River County
Jefferson County
Klamath County
Lake County
Sherman County
Wasco County
AQCR 191 Eastern Oregon Intrastate...... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Baker County
Gilliam County
Grant County
Harney County
Malheur County
Morrow County
Umatilla County
Union County
Wallowa County
Wheeler County
AQCR 192 Northwest Oregon Intrastate.... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clatsop County
Lincoln County
Tillamook County
AQCR 193 Portland Interstate (part)..... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lane County (part) Eugene Springfield
Air Quality Maintenance Area
AQCR 193 Portland Interstate (Remainder ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
of).
Benton County
Clackamas County (part) Remainder of
county
Columbia County
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Lane County (part) Remainder of
county
Linn County
Marion County (part) area outside
the Salem Area Transportation Study
Multnomah County (part) Remainder of
county
Polk County (part) area outside the
Salem Area Transportation Study
Washington County (part) Remainder
of county
Yamhill County
AQCR 194 Southwest Oregon Intrastate
(part)
Jackson County (part)
Medford-Ashland Air Quality ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Maintenance Area.
AQCR 194 Southwest Oregon Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Coos County
Curry County
Douglas County
Jackson County (part) Remainder of
county
Josephine County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
2 This date is January 16, 2001.
* * * * *
40. In Sec. 81.339, the table entitled ``Pennsylvania--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.339 Pennsylvania.
* * * * *
Pennsylvania--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Area:
Carbon County....................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Lehigh County....................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Northampton County.................. (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Altoona Area:
Blair County........................ (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Crawford County Area:
Crawford County..................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Erie Area:
Erie County......................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Franklin County Area:
Franklin County..................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Greene County Area:
Greene County....................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle Area:
Cumberland County................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Dauphin County...................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Lebanon County...................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Perry County........................ (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Johnstown Area:
Cambria County...................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Somerset County..................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Juniata County Area:
Juniata County...................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Lancaster Area:
Lancaster County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Marginal.
Lawrence County Area:
Lawrence County..................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Northumberland County Area:
Northumberland County............... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area:
Bucks County........................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Chester County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Delaware County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Montgomery County................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
Philadelphia County................. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-15.
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Pike County Area:
Pike County......................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area:
Allegheny County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate 2.
Armstrong County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate 2.
Beaver County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate 2.
Butler County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate 2.
Fayette County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate 2.
Washington County................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate 2.
Westmoreland County................. 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Moderate 2.
Reading Area:
Berks County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Schuylkill County Area:
Schuylkill County................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Area:
Columbia County..................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Lackawanna County................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Luzerne County...................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Monroe County....................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Wyoming County...................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Snyder County Area:
Snyder County....................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Susquehanna County Area:
Susquehanna County.................. (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Warren County Area:
Warren County....................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
Wayne County Area:
Wayne County........................ (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Incomplete Data.
York Area:
Adams County........................ (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
York County......................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
Youngstown-Warren-Sharon Area:
Mercer County....................... (3) Nonattainment............................ (3) Marginal.
AQCR 151 NE Pennsylvania Intrastate
(Remainder of):
Bradford County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sullivan County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Tioga County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 178 NW Pennsylvania Interstate
(Remainder of):
Cameron County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clarion County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clearfield County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Elk County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Forest County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jefferson County.................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
McKean County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Potter County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Venango County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 195 Central Pennsylvania Intrastate
(Remainder of):
Bedford County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Centre County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clinton County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fulton County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Huntingdon County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lycoming County..................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Mifflin County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Montour County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Union County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 197 SW Pennsylvania Intrastate
(Remainder of):
Indiana County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
2 Attainment date extended to 11/15/97.
3 This date is January 16, 2001.
* * * * *
41. In Sec. 81.340, the table entitled ``Rhode Island--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.340 Rhode Island.
* * * * *
[[Page 45257]]
Rhode Island--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Providence (all of RI) Area:
Bristol County...................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Kent County......................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Newport County...................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Providence County................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
Washington County................... ........... Nonattainment............................ ........... Serious.
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1 This date is January 16, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
42. In Sec. 81.341, the table entitled ``South Carolina--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.341 South Carolina.
* * * * *
South Carolina--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Abbeville County
Aiken County
Allendale County
Anderson County
Bamberg County
Barnwell County
Beaufort County
Berkeley County
Calhoun County
Charleston County
Cherokee County
Chester County
Chesterfield County
Clarendon County
Colleton County
Darlington County
Dillon County
Dorchester County
Edgefield County
Fairfield County
Florence County
Georgetown County
Greenville County
Greenwood County
Hampton County
Horry County
Jasper County
Kershaw County
Lancaster County
Laurens County
Lee County
Lexington County
Marion County
Marlboro County
McCormick County
Newberry County
Oconee County
Orangeburg County
Pickens County
Richland County
Saluda County
Spartanburg County
Sumter County
Union County
Williamsburg County
York County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
[[Page 45258]]
* * * * *
43. In Sec. 81.342, the table entitled ``South Dakota--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.342 South Dakota.
* * * * *
South Dakota--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Aurora County
Beadle County
Bennett County
Bon Homme County
Brookings County
Brown County
Brule County
Buffalo County
Butte County
Campbell County
Charles Mix County
Clark County
Clay County
Codington County
Corson County
Custer County
Davison County
Day County
Deuel County
Dewey County
Douglas County
Edmunds County
Fall River County
Faulk County
Grant County
Gregory County
Haakon County
Hamlin County
Hand County
Hanson County
Harding County
Hughes County
Hutchinson County
Hyde County
Jackson County
Jerauld County
Jones County
Kingsbury County
Lake County
Lawrence County
Lincoln County
Lyman County
Marshall County
McCook County
McPherson County
Meade County
Mellette County
Miner County
Minnehaha County
Moody County
Pennington County
Perkins County
Potter County
Roberts County
Sanborn County
Shannon County
Spink County
Stanley County
Sully County
Todd County
Tripp County
Turner County
Union County
Walworth County
Yankton County
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Ziebach County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
44. In Sec. 81.343, the table entitled ``Tennessee--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.343 Tennessee.
* * * * *
Tennessee--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Jefferson County Area:
Jefferson County.................... 11/15/90 Unclassifiable/Attainment................ 11/15/90
Statewide............................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment................
Anderson County
Bedford County
Benton County
Bledsoe County
Blount County
Bradley County
Campbell County
Cannon County
Carroll County
Carter County
Cheatham County
Chester County
Claiborne County
Clay County
Cocke County
Coffee County
Crockett County
Cumberland County
DeKalb County
Decatur County
Dickson County
Davidson County
Dyer County
Fayette County
Fentress County
Franklin County
Gibson County
Giles County
Grainger County
Greene County
Grundy County
Hamblen County
Hamilton County
Hancock County
Hardeman County
Hardin County
Hawkins County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Henry County
Hickman County
Houston County
Humphreys County
Jackson County
Johnson County
Knox County
Lake County
Lauderdale County
Lawrence County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Loudon County
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Macon County
Madison County
Marion County
Marshall County
Maury County
McMinn County
McNairy County
Meigs County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Moore County
Morgan County
Obion County
Overton County
Perry County
Pickett County
Polk County
Putnam County
Rhea County
Roane County
Robertson County
Rutherford County
Scott County
Sequatchie County
Sevier County
Shelby County
Smith County
Stewart County
Sullivan County
Sumner County
Tipton County
Trousdale County
Unicoi County
Union County
Van Buren County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Weakley County
White County
Williamson County
Wilson County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
45. In Sec. 81.344, the table entitled ``Texas--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.344 Texas.
* * * * *
Texas--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Beaumont/Port Arthur Area:
Hardin County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/03/96 Moderate.
Jefferson County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/03/96 Moderate.
Orange County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 6/03/96 Moderate.
Dallas-Fort Worth Area:
Collin County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 3/20/98 Serious.
Dallas County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 3/20/98 Serious.
Denton County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 3/20/98 Serious.
Tarrant County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 3/20/98 Serious.
El Paso Area:...........................
El Paso County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Serious.
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area:
Brazoria County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Chambers County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
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Fort Bend County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Galveston County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Harris County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Liberty County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Montgomery County................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Waller County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Longview Area:
Gregg County........................ 11/15/90 Unclassifiable/Attainment................ 11/15/90 .........................................
Victoria Area:
Victoria County..................... ........... Attainment
AQCR 022 Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Interstate.
Anderson County
Bowie County
Camp County
Cass County
Cherokee County
Delta County
Franklin County
Gregg County
Harrison County
Henderson County
Hopkins County
Lamar County
Marion County
Morris County
Panola County
Rains County
Red River County
Rusk County
Smith County
Titus County
Upshur County
Van Zandt County
Wood County
AQCR 106 S Louisiana-SE Texas Interstate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Angelina County, Houston County,
Jasper County, Nacogdoches County,
Newton County, Polk County, Sabine
County, San Augustine County, San
Jacinto County, Shelby County,
Trinity County, Tyler County
AQCR 153 El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamogordo ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Interstate.
Brewster County
Culberson County
Hudspeth County
Jeff Davis County
Presidio County
AQCR 210 Abilene-Wichita Falls ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Archer County, Baylor County, Brown
County, Callahan County, Clay
County, Coleman County, Comanche
County, Cottle County, Eastland
County, Fisher County, Foard
County, Hardeman County, Haskell
County, Jack County, Jones County,
Kent County, Knox County, Mitchell
County, Montague County, Nolan
County, Runnels County, Scurry
County, Shackelford County,
Stephens County, Stonewall County,
Taylor County, Throckmorton County,
Wichita County, Wilbarger County,
Young County
AQCR 211 Amarillo-Lubbock Intrastate.... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Armstrong County, Bailey County,
Briscoe County, Carson County,
Castro County, Childress County,
Cochran County, Collingsworth
County, Crosby County, Dallam
County, Deaf Smith County, Dickens
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County, Donley County, Floyd
County, Garza County, Gray County,
Hale County, Hall County, Hansford
County, Hartley County, Hemphill
County, Hockley County, Hutchinson
County, King County, Lamb County,
Lipscomb County, Lubbock County,
Lynn County, Moore County, Motley
County, Ochiltree County, Oldham
County, Parmer County, Potter
County, Randall County, Roberts
County, Sherman County, Swisher
County, Terry County, Wheeler
County, Yoakum County
AQCR 212 Austin-Waco Intrastate......... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bastrop County
Bell County
Blanco County
Bosque County
Brazos County
Burleson County
Burnet County
Caldwell County
Coryell County
Falls County
Fayette County
Freestone County
Grimes County
Hamilton County
Hays County
Hill County
Lampasas County
Lee County
Leon County
Limestone County
Llano County
Madison County
McLennan County
Milam County
Mills County
Robertson County
San Saba County
Travis County
Washington County
Williamson County
AQCR 213 Brownsville-Laredo Intrastate.. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Cameron County
Hidalgo County
Jim Hogg County
Starr County
Webb County
Willacy County
Zapata County
AQCR 214 Corpus Christi-Victoria ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate (Remainder of).
Aransas County, Bee County, Brooks
County, Calhoun County, De Witt
County, Duval County, Goliad
County, Gonzales County, Jackson
County, Jim Wells County, Kenedy
County, Kleberg County, Lavaca
County, Live Oak County, McMullen
County, Refugio County, San
Patricio County,
AQCR 214 Corpus Christi-Victoria ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate (part).
Nueces County
AQCR 215 Metro Dallas-Fort Worth ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate (Remainder of)
Cooke County
Ellis County
Erath County
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Fannin County
Grayson County
Hood County
Hunt County
Johnson County
Kaufman County
Navarro County
Palo Pinto County
Parker County
Rockwall County
Somervell County
Wise County
AQCR 216 Metro Houston-Galveston ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate (Remainder of).
Austin County, Colorado County,
Matagorda County, Walker County,
Wharton County
AQCR 217 Metro San Antonio Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(part).
Bexar County
AQCR 217 Metro San Antonio Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Atascosa County, Bandera County,
Comal County, Dimmit County,
Edwards County, Frio County,
Gillespie County, Guadalupe County,
Karnes County, Kendall County, Kerr
County, Kinney County, La Salle
County, Maverick County, Medina
County, Real County, Uvalde County,
Val Verde County, Wilson County,
Zavala County
AQCR 218 Midland-Odessa-San Angelo ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate (part).
Ector County
AQCR 218 Midland-Odessa-San Angelo ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate (Remainder of).
Andrews County, Borden County, Coke
County, Concho County, Crane
County, Crockett County, Dawson
County, Gaines County, Glasscock
County, Howard County, Irion
County, Kimble County, Loving
County, Martin County, Mason
County, McCulloch County, Menard
County, Midland County, Pecos
County, Reagan County, Reeves
County, Schleicher County, Sterling
County, Sutton County, Terrell
County, Tom Green County, Upton
County, Ward County, Winkler County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
46. In Sec. 81.345, the table entitled ``Utah--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.345 Utah.
* * * * *
Utah--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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Salt Lake City Area:
Davis County....................... ........... Attainment
Salt Lake County................... ........... Attainment
Rest of State.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Beaver County
Box Elder County
Cache County
Carbon County
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Daggett County
Duchesne County
Emery County
Garfield County
Grand County
Iron County
Juab County
Kane County
Millard County
Morgan County
Piute County
Rich County
San Juan County
Sanpete County
Sevier County
Summit County
Tooele County
Uintah County
Utah County
Wasatch County
Washington County
Wayne County
Weber County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
47. In Sec. 81.346, the table entitled ``Vermont--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.346 Vermont.
* * * * *
Vermont--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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AQCR 159 Champlain Calley Interstate
(part)
Addison County Unclassifiable...... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chittenden County.................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 159 Champlain Calley Interstate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Franklin County
Grand Isle County
Rutland County
AQCR 221 Vermont Intrastate (part)..... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Windsor County
AQCR 221 Vermont Intrastate (Remainder ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
of).
Bennington County
Caledonia County
Essex County
Lamoille County
Orange County
Orleans County
Washington County
Windham County
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
48. In Sec. 81.347, the table entitled ``Virginia--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.347 Virginia.
* * * * *
[[Page 45265]]
Virginia--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Norfolk-Virginia-Beach Newport
News (Hampton Roads) Area.
Chesapeake.................. ........... Attainment
Hampton..................... ........... Attainment
James City County........... ........... Attainment
Newport News................ ........... Attainment
Norfolk..................... ........... Attainment
Poquoson.................... ........... Attainment
Portsmouth.................. ........... Attainment
Suffolk..................... ........... Attainment
Virginia Beach.............. ........... Attainment
Williamsburg................ ........... Attainment
York County................. ........... Attainment
Richmond Area:
Charles City County (part) ........... Attainment
Beginning at the
intersection of State Route
156 and the Henrico/Charles
City County Line, proceeding
south along State Route 5/
156 to the intersection with
State Route 106/ 156,
proceeding south along Route
106/156 to the intersection
with the Prince George/
Charles City County line,
proceeding west along the
Prince George/Charles City
County line to the
intersection with the
Chesterfield/Charles City
County line, proceeding
north along the Chesterfield/
Charles City County line to
the intersection with the
Henrico/Charles City County
line, proceeding north along
the Henrico/Charles City
County line to State Route
156..
Chesterfield County......... ........... Attainment
Colonial Heights............ ........... Attainment
Hanover County.............. ........... Attainment
Henrico County.............. ........... Attainment
Hopewell.................... ........... Attainment
Richmond.................... ........... Attainment
Smyth County Area:
Smyth County (part) The (\2\) Nonattainment..................... (\2\) Rural
portion of White Top transport
Mountain above the 4,500 (Marginal).
foot elevation in Smyth
County..
Washington Area:
Alexandria................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Arlington County............. 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Fairfax..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Fairfax County............... 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Falls Church................. 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Loudoun County............... 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Manassas..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Manassas Park................ 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Prince William County........ 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
Stafford County.............. 11/15/90 Nonattainment...................... 11/15/90 Serious.
AQCR 207 Eastern Tennessee--SW ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Virginia Interstate (Remainder
of).
Bland County
Bristol
Buchanan County
Carroll County
Dickenson County
Galax
Grayson County
Lee County
Norton
Russell County
Scott County
Smyth County (part) Remainder
of county
Tazewell County
Washington County
Wise County
Wythe County
AQCR 222 Central Virginia ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Amelia County
Amherst County
Appomattox County
Bedford
Bedford County
Brunswick County
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Buckingham County
Campbell County
Charlotte County
Cumberland County
Danville
Franklin County
Halifax County
Henry County
Lunenburg County
Lynchburg
Martinsville
Mecklenburg County
Nottoway County
Patrick County
Pittsylvania County
Prince Edward County
South Boston
AQCR 223 Hampton Roads ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate (Remainder of)..
Franklin
Isle Of Wight County
Southampton County
AQCR 224 NE Virginia Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of)..
Accomack County
Albemarle County
Caroline County
Charlottesville
Culpeper County
Essex County
Fauquier County
Fluvanna County
Fredericksburg
Gloucester County
Greene County
King and Queen County
King George County
King William County
Lancaster County
Louisa County
Madison County
Mathews County
Middlesex County
Nelson County
Northampton County
Northumberland County
Orange County
Rappahannock County
Richmond County
Spotsylvania County
Westmoreland County
AQCR 225 State Capital
Intrastate (Remainder of)
Charles City County (part)...... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Remainder of County
Dinwiddie County
Emporia
Goochland County
Greensville County
New Kent County
Petersburg
Powhatan County
Prince George County
Surry County
Sussex County
AQCR 226 Valley of Virginia ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Alleghany County
Augusta County
Bath County
Botetourt County
Buena Vista
Clarke County
Clifton Forge
[[Page 45267]]
Covington County
Craig County
Floyd County
Frederick County
Giles County
Harrisonburg
Highland County
Lexington
Montgomery County
Page County
Pulaski County
Radford
Roanoke
Roanoke County
Rockbridge County
Rockingham County
Salem
Shenandoah County
Staunton
Warren County
Waynesboro
Winchester
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1 This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
2 This date is January 16, 2001.
* * * * *
49. In Sec. 81.348, the table entitled ``Washington--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.348 Washington.
* * * * *
Washington--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Portland-Vancouver AQMA Area:
Clark County (part) Air Quality ........... Attainment
Maintenance Area.
[[Page 45268]]
Seattle-Tacoma Area:
The following boundary includes all ........... Attainment
of Pierce County, and all of King
County except a small portion on
the north-east corner and the
western portion of Snohomish
County: Starting at the mouth of
the Nisqually river extend
northwesterly along the Pierce
County line to the southernmost
point of the west county line of
King County; thence northerly along
the county line to the southernmost
point of the west county line of
Snohomish County; thence northerly
along the county line to the
intersection with SR 532; thence
easterly along the north line of SR
532 to the intersection of I-5,
continuing east along the same road
now identified as Henning Rd., to
the intersection with SR 9 at
Bryant; thence continuing easterly
on Bryant East Rd. and Rock Creek
Rd., also identified as Grandview
Rd., approximately 3 miles to the
point at which it is crossed by the
existing BPA electrical
transmission line; thence
southeasterly along the BPA
transmission line approximately 8
miles to point of the crossing of
the south fork of the Stillaguamish
River; thence continuing in a
southeasterly direction in a
meander line following the bed of
the River to Jordan Road; southerly
along Jordan Road to the north city
limits of Granite Falls; thence
following the north and east city
limits to 92nd St. N.E. and Menzel
Lake Rd.; thence south-
southeasterly along the Menzel Lake
Rd. and the Lake Roesiger Rd. a
distance of approximately 6 miles
to the northernmost point of Lake
Roesiger; thence southerly along a
meander line following the middle
of the Lake and Roesiger Creek to
Woods Creek; thence southerly along
a meander line following the bed of
the Creek approximately 6 miles to
the point the Creek is crossed by
the existing BPA electrical
transmission line; thence easterly
along the BPA transmission line
approximately 0.2 miles; thence
southerly along the BPA Chief
Joseph-Covington electrical
transmission line approximately 3
miles to the north line of SR 2;
thence southeasterly along SR 2 to
the intersection with the east
county line of King County; thence
south along the county line to the
northernmost point of the east
county line of Pierce County;
thence along the county line to the
point of beginning at the mouth of
the Nisqually River.
AQCR 062 E Washington-N Idaho Interstate ........... Attainment
(part).
Spokane County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
AQCR 062 E Washington-N Idaho Interstate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
Adams County
Asotin County
Columbia County
Garfield County
Grant County
Lincoln County
Whitman County
AQCR 193 Portland Interstate (Remainder ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
of).
Clark County (part) Remainder of
county
Cowlitz County
Lewis County
Skamania County
Wahkiakum County
AQCR 227 Northern Washington Intrastate. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chelan County
Douglas County
Ferry County
Okanogan County
Pend Oreille County
Stevens County
AQCR 228 Olympic-Northwest Washington ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Clallam County
Grays Harbor County
[[Page 45269]]
Island County
Jefferson County
Mason County
Pacific County
San Juan County
Skagit County
Thurston County
Whatcom County
AQCR 229 Puget Sound Intrastate ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
(Remainder of).
King County (Part) Remainder of
County
Kitsap County
Snohomish County (Part) Remainder of
County
AQCR 230 South Central Washington ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Intrastate.
Benton County
Franklin County
Kittitas County
Klickitat County
Walla Walla County
Yakima County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
50. In Sec. 81.349, the table entitled ``West Virginia--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.349 West Virginia.
* * * * *
West Virginia--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
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Charleston Area:........................
Kanawha County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Putnam County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Greenbrier Area:
Greenbrier County................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Huntington-Ashland Area:
Cabell County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wayne County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Parkersburg-Marietta Area:
Wood County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rest of State........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Barbour County
Berkeley County
Boone County
Braxton County
Brooke County
Calhoun County
Clay County
Doddridge County
Fayette County
Gilmer County
Grant County
Hampshire County
Hancock County
Hardy County
Harrison County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Logan County
Marion County
Marshall County
Mason County
McDowell County
Mercer County
Mineral County
[[Page 45270]]
Mingo County
Monongalia County
Monroe County
Morgan County
Nicholas County
Ohio County
Pendleton County
Pleasants County
Pocahontas County
Preston County
Raleigh County
Randolph County
Ritchie County
Roane County
Summers County
Taylor County
Tucker County
Tyler County
Upshur County
Webster County
Wetzel County
Wirt County
Wyoming County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
51. In Sec. 81.350, the table entitled ``Wisconsin--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.350 Wisconsin.
* * * * *
Wisconsin--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \1\ Type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Door County Area:
Door County......................... (\3\) Nonattainment............................ (\3\) Rural Transport (Marginal).
Kewaunee County Area:
Kewaunee County..................... ........... Attainment...............................
Manitowoc County Area:
Manitowoc County.................... 1/6/92 Nonattainment............................ 8/22/97 Moderate. \2\
Milwaukee-Racine Area:
Kenosha County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Milwaukee County.................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Ozaukee County...................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Racine County....................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Washington County................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Waukesha County..................... 11/15/90 Nonattainment............................ 11/15/90 Severe-17.
Sheboygan County Area:
Sheboygan County.................... ........... Attainment
Walworth County Area:
Walworth County..................... ........... Attainment
Adams County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Ashland County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Barron County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Bayfield County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Brown County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Buffalo County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Burnett County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Calumet County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Chippewa County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Clark County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Columbia County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Crawford County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Dane County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Dodge County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Douglas County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
[[Page 45271]]
Dunn County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Eau Claire County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Florence County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Fond du Lac County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Forest County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Grant County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Green County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Green Lake County....................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Iowa County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Iron County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jackson County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Jefferson County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Juneau County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
La Crosse County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lafayette County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Langlade County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Lincoln County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marathon County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marinette County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Marquette County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Menominee County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Monroe County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Oconto County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Oneida County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Outagamie County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pepin County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Pierce County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Polk County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Portage County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Price County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Richland County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rock County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Rusk County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
St. Croix County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sauk County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Sawyer County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Shawano County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Taylor County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Trempealeau County...................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Vernon County........................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Vilas County............................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Washburn County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Waupaca County.......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Waushara County......................... ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Winnebago County........................ ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Wood County............................. ........... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ Attainment date temporarily delayed until November 15, 2007.
\3\ This date is January 16, 2001.
* * * * *
52. In Sec. 81.351, the table entitled ``Wyoming--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.351 Wyoming.
* * * * *
Wyoming--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statewide............................... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Albany County
Big Horn County
Campbell County
Carbon County
Converse County
Crook County
Fremont County
[[Page 45272]]
Goshen County
Hot Springs County
Johnson County
Laramie County
Lincoln County
Natrona County
Niobrara County
Park County
Platte County
Sheridan County
Sublette County
Sweetwater County
Teton County
Uinta County
Washakie County
Weston County
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
53. In Sec. 81.352, the table entitled ``American Samoa--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.352 American Samoa.
* * * * *
American Samoa--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statewide............................... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
* * * * *
54. In Sec. 81.353, the table entitled ``Guam--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.353 Guam.
* * * * *
Guam--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statewide............................... Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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55. In Sec. 81.354, the table entitled ``Northern Mariana Islands--
Ozone (1-Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.354 Northern Mariana Islands.
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Northern Mariana Islands--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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Whole State............................. Unclassifiable/Attainment
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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56. In Sec. 81.355, the table entitled ``Puerto Rico--Ozone (1-Hour
Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.355 Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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Statewide............................... Unclassifiable/Attainment
Adjuntas Municipio
Aguada Municipio
Aguadilla Municipio
Aguas Buenas Municipio
Aibonito Municipio
Anasco Municipio
Arecibo Municipio
Arroyo Municipio
Barceloneta Municipio
Barranquitas Munic.
Bayamon County
Cabo Rojo Municipio
Caguas Municipio
Camuy Municipio
Canovanas Municipio
Carolina Municipio
Catano County
Cayey Municipio
Ceiba Municipio
Ciales Municipio
Cidra Municipio
Coamo Municipio
Comerio Municipio
Corozal Municipio
Culebra Municipio
Dorado Municipio
Fajardo Municipio
Florida Municipio
Guanica Municipio
Guayama Municipio
Guayanilla Municipio
Guaynabo County
Gurabo Municipio
Hatillo Municipio
Hormigueros Municipio
Humacao Municipio
Isabela Municipio
Jayuya Municipio
Juana Diaz Municipio
Juncos Municipio
Lajas Municipio
Lares Municipio
Las Marias Municipio
Las Piedras Municipio
Loiza Municipio
Luquillo Municipio
Manati Municipio
Maricao Municipio
Maunabo Municipio
Mayaguez Municipio
Moca Municipio
Morovis Municipio
Naguabo Municipio
Naranjito Municipio
Orocovis Municipio
Patillas Minicipio
Penuelas Municipio
Ponce Municipio
Quebradillas Municipio
Rincon Municipio
Rio Grande Municipio
Sabana Grande Municipio
Salinas Municipio
San German Municipio
San Juan Municipio
San Lorenzo Municipio
San Sebastian Municipio
Santa Isabel Municipio
Toa Alta Municipio
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Toa Baja County
Trujillo Alto Municipio
Utuado Municipio
Vega Alta Municipio
Vega Baja Municipio
Vieques Municipio
Villalba Municipio
Yabucoa Municipio
Yauco Municipio
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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57. In Sec. 81.356, the table entitled ``Virgin Islands--Ozone (1-
Hour Standard)'' is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 81.356 Virgin Islands.
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Virgin Islands--Ozone (1-Hour Standard)
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Designation Classification
Designated area ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date 1 Type Date 1 Type
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Statewide............................... Unclassifiable/Attainment
St. Croix
St. John
St. Thomas
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\1\ This date is October 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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[FR Doc. 00-17472 Filed 7-19-00; 8:45 am]
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