81 FR 9793 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Spokane, Washington: Second 10-Year PM10
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 9793-9797] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04081] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R10-OAR-2016-0003; FRL-9942-85-Region 10] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Spokane, Washington: Second 10-Year PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the limited maintenance plan submitted on January 4, 2016, by the State of Washington for the Spokane area, which includes the cities of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Millwood and surrounding unincorporated areas in Spokane County, Washington. This plan addresses the second 10- year maintenance period for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers (PM10 ). A limited maintenance plan is used to meet Clean Air Act requirements for formerly designated nonattainment areas that meet certain qualification criteria. The EPA is proposing to determine Washington's submittal meets the limited maintenance plan criteria. The Spokane area currently has monitored PM10 levels well below the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and levels have not increased since the area was redesignated to attainment in 2005. The EPA is also proposing to approve minor updates to the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) regulations controlling PM10 related to the maintenance plan. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 28, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10- OAR-2016-0003 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt at (206) 553-0256, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we'', ``us'' or ``our'' is used, it is intended to refer to the EPA. Table of Contents I. Background II. The Limited Maintenance Plan Option for PM10 Areas A. Requirements for the Limited Maintenance Plan Option B. Conformity Under the Limited Maintenance Plan Option III. Review of the State's Submittal A. Has the State demonstrated that the maintenance area qualifies for the limited maintenance plan option? B. Does the State have an approved attainment emissions inventory? C. Does the limited maintenance plan include an assurance of continued operation of an appropriate EPA-approved air quality monitoring network, in accordance with 40 CFR part 58? D. Does the plan meet the Clean Air Act requirements for contingency provisions? IV. Proposed Action V. Incorporation by Reference VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. Background The Spokane area was designated as nonattainment for PM10 by operation of law upon enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments in 1990 (56 FR 56694, November 6, 1991). The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and SRCAA worked with the community to establish PM10 pollution control [[Page 9794]] strategies. Primary control strategies include a residential wood smoke control program, paving unpaved streets, requirements for improved sweeping and sanding practices on paved roads, and regulatory orders at the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation Trentwood facility for PM10 . The Spokane area attained the PM10 NAAQS in 1994, with continued attainment ever since. The EPA partially approved the PM10 attainment plan for the Spokane area on January 27, 1997 (62 FR 3800). The EPA then approved the remaining attainment plan elements and a 10-year maintenance plan, redesignating the area from nonattainment to attainment effective August 30, 2005 (70 FR 38029, published July 1, 2005). The purpose of the current limited maintenance plan is to fulfill the second 10-year planning requirement, section 175A(b) of the Clean Air Act, to ensure compliance through 2025. II. The Limited Maintenance Plan Option for PM10 Areas A. Requirements for the Limited Maintenance Plan Option On August 9, 2001, the EPA issued guidance on streamlined maintenance plan provisions for certain moderate PM10 nonattainment areas. See memo from Lydia Wegman, Director, Air Quality Standards and Strategies Division, entitled ``Limited Maintenance Plan Option for Moderate PM10 Nonattainment Areas'' (limited maintenance plan option memo). The limited maintenance plan option memo contains a statistical demonstration that areas meeting certain air quality criteria will, with a high degree of probability, maintain the standard ten years into the future. Thus, the EPA provided the maintenance demonstration for areas meeting the criteria outlined in the memo. It follows that future year emission inventories for these areas, and some of the standard analyses to determine transportation conformity with the State Implementation Plan (SIP) are no longer necessary. To qualify for the limited maintenance plan option the State must demonstrate the area meets the criteria described below. First, the area should have attained the PM10 NAAQS. Second, the most recent five years of air quality data at all monitors in the area, called the 24-hour average design value, should be at or below 98 micrograms per cubic meter ([mu]g/m\3\). Third, the State should expect only limited growth in on-road motor vehicle PM10 emissions and should have passed a motor vehicle regional emissions analysis test. Lastly, the memo identifies core provisions that must be included in all limited maintenance plans. These provisions include an attainment year emissions inventory, assurance of continued operation of an EPA-approved air quality monitoring network, and contingency provisions. B. Conformity Under the Limited Maintenance Plan Option The transportation conformity rule and the general conformity rule (40 CFR parts 51 and 93) apply to nonattainment areas and maintenance areas covered by an approved maintenance plan. Under either conformity rule, an acceptable method of demonstrating a Federal action conforms to the applicable SIP is to demonstrate that expected emissions from the planned action are consistent with the emissions budget for the area. While qualification for the limited maintenance plan option does not exempt an area from the need to affirm conformity, conformity may be demonstrated without submitting an emissions budget. Under the limited maintenance plan option, emissions budgets are treated as essentially not constraining for the length of the maintenance period because it is unreasonable to expect that the qualifying areas would experience so much growth in that period that a violation of the PM10 NAAQS would result. For transportation conformity purposes, the EPA would conclude that emissions in these areas need not be capped for the maintenance period and therefore a regional emissions analysis would not be required. Similarly, Federal actions subject to the general conformity rule could be considered to satisfy the ``budget test'' specified in 40 CFR 93.158 (a)(5)(i)(A) for the same reasons that the budgets are essentially considered to be unlimited. Under the limited maintenance plan option, emissions budgets are treated as essentially not constraining for the maintenance period because it is unreasonable to expect that qualifying areas would experience so much growth in that period that a NAAQS violation would result. While areas with maintenance plans approved under the limited maintenance plan option are not subject to the budget test, the areas remain subject to the other transportation conformity requirements of 40 CFR part 93, subpart A. Thus, the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in the area or the State must document and ensure that:Transportation plans and projects provide for timely implementation of SIP transportation control measures (TCMs) in accordance with 40 CFR 93.113; Transportation plans and projects comply with the fiscal constraint element as set forth in 40 CFR 93.108; The MPO's interagency consultation procedures meet the applicable requirements of 40 CFR 93.105; Conformity of transportation plans is determined no less frequently than every four years, and conformity of plan amendments and transportation projects is demonstrated in accordance with the timing requirements specified in 40 CFR 93.104; The latest planning assumptions and emissions model are used as set forth in 40 CFR 93.110 and 40 CFR 93.111; Projects do not cause or contribute to any new localized carbon monoxide or particulate matter violations, in accordance with procedures specified in 40 CFR 93.123; and Project sponsors and/or operators provide written commitments as specified in 40 CFR 93.125. In approving the 2nd 10-year limited maintenance plan, the Spokane maintenance area will continue to be exempt from performing a regional emissions analysis, but must meet project-level conformity analyses as well as the transportation conformity criteria mentioned above. III. Review of the State's Submittal A. Has the State demonstrated that the maintenance areas qualify for the limited maintenance plan option? As discussed above, the limited maintenance plan option memo outlines the requirements to be met for an area to qualify. First, the area should be attaining the PM 10 NAAQS. Under 40 CFR 50.6, the primary and secondary PM10 NAAQS are attained when the expected number of days per calendar year with a 24-hour average concentration above 150 [mu]g/m\3\ is equal to or less than one. The EPA determined that the Spokane area attained the PM10 NAAQS and formally redesignated the area from nonattainment to attainment, beginning the first 10-year maintenance period effective August 30, 2005 (70 FR 38029, published July 1, 2005). We have evaluated the most recent monitoring data that shows that the Spokane area continues to attain the PM10 NAAQS with the number of annual exceedances equal to 0.3 for the period 2012 through 2014, well below the 1.0 threshold for meeting the NAAQS.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The data evaluated includes a 2013 flagged exceptional event that has not been fully evaluated by the EPA to date. If this flagged data were factored into the analysis, the calculated number of annual exceedances would drop to 0.0. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 9795]] Second, the average design value for the past five years of monitoring data must be at or below the critical design value of 98 [mu]g/m\3\ for the PM10 NAAQS. The critical design value is a margin of safety in which an area has a one in ten probability of exceeding the NAAQS. The 5-year average design value for Spokane based on PM10 monitoring data from 2009 through 2014 is 80 [mu]g/ m\3\. The EPA reviewed the data and methodology provided by the State and finds that the Spokane area 5-year average design value is below the critical design value of 98 [mu]g/m\3\ outlined in the limited maintenance plan option memo and therefore, meets the requirement for the limited maintenance plan option. Third, the area must meet the motor vehicle regional emissions analysis test described in the limited maintenance plan option memo. The State submitted an analysis showing that growth in on-road mobile PM10 emissions sources was minimal and would not threaten the assumption of maintenance that underlies the limited maintenance plan policy. Using the EPA's methodology, the State calculated total growth in on-road motor vehicle PM10 emissions over the ten- year period for the Spokane area. This calculation is derived using Attachment B of the EPA's limited maintenance plan memo, where the projected percentage increase in vehicle miles traveled over the next ten years (VMTpi ) is multiplied by the on-road mobile portion of the attainment year inventory (DVmv ), including both primary and secondary PM10 emissions and re-entrained road dust. The EPA reviewed the calculations in the State's limited maintenance plan submittal and concurs with the determination that the area meets the motor vehicle regional emissions analysis test. This test is met when (VMTpi x DVmv ) plus the design value for the most recent five years of quality assured data is below the limited maintenance plan threshold of 98 [mu]g/m\3\. The result for Spokane is 82 [mu]g/m\3\. As described above, the Spokane maintenance area meets the qualification criteria set forth in the limited maintenance plan option memo. To ensure these requirements continue to be met, the State has committed to evaluate monitoring data annually to ensure the area continues to qualify for the limited maintenance plan option. The State will report this information to the EPA in the annual monitoring network report. B. Does the State have an approved attainment emissions inventory? Pursuant to the limited maintenance plan option memo, the State's submission should include an emissions inventory which can be used to demonstrate attainment of the relevant NAAQS. The inventory should represent emissions during the same five-year period associated with air quality data used to determine whether the area meets the applicability requirements of the limited maintenance plan option. The limited maintenance plan submittal includes an emissions inventory based on the State's 2011 Triennial Emissions Inventory. This inventory is prepared as part of the 2011 National Emissions Inventory under the EPA's Air Emissions Reporting Rule (73 FR 76539, December 17, 2008). The information was supplemented with annual 2011 industrial emissions reported to SRCAA and Ecology. The 2011 base years represent the most recent emissions inventory data available and is consistent with the data used to determine applicability of the limited maintenance plan option (i.e., having no violations of the PM10 NAAQS). The most significant emission source categories for the Spokane area are residential wood combustion and dust from paved and unpaved roads. The 2011 emission inventory results compare favorably to the 2002 emission inventory submitted with the first 10- year limited maintenance plan. Particulate matter from residential wood combustion has declined by almost one half. These emission were 2,052 tons per year (tpy) in 2002 versus 1,062 tpy in 2011. Particulate matter from unpaved roads declined from 5,855 tpy in 2002 to 623 tpy in 2011. The only significant source category from the 2002 emission inventory to increase was particulate matter from paved roads, which increased from 325 tpy in 2002 to 623 tpy in 2011. Emissions from point sources remained relatively stable at 147 tpy in 2002 and 160 tpy in 2011. The EPA reviewed and is proposing to approve the emissions inventory and methodology. The emissions inventory data supports the State's conclusion that the existing control measures in place will continue to protect and maintain the PM10 NAAQS. C. Does the limited maintenance plan include an assurance of continued operation of an appropriate EPA-approved air quality monitoring network, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 58? The limited maintenance plan memo states, ``[t]o verify the attainment status of the area over the maintenance period, the maintenance plan should contain a provision to assure continued operation of an appropriate, EPA-approved air quality monitoring network, in accordance with 40 CFR part 58.'' SRCAA currently operates a Federal Equivalent Method (FEM) Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM) PM10 monitor. SRCAA commits to maintaining a PM10 NAAQS compliance monitor through the limited maintenance plan period to verify the attainment status of the area, confirm continued qualification for the limited maintenance plan option, and to provide a means for triggering contingency measures if needed. The EPA last approved the State's monitoring network in a letter dated October 28, 2015, included in the docket for this action. Table 1 shows 98th percentile PM10 monitored values at the site to provide a sense of trends since the area came into attainment in 2005. Table 1--98th Percentile PM10 Trends in Micrograms per Cubic Meter [[mu]g/m\3\] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 89 72 61 65 48 43 43 67 49 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 9796]] D. Does the plan meet the Clean Air Act requirements for contingency provisions? Clean Air Act section 175A states that a maintenance plan must include contingency provisions, as necessary, to ensure prompt correction of any violation of the relevant NAAQS which may occur after redesignation of the area to attainment. SRCAA Regulation 1 Section 6.15.G contains additional requirements for road paving should the EPA find that the Spokane area has violated the PM10 NAAQS. The EPA approved this provisions into the SIP on April 12, 1999 (64 FR 17545). Similarly, Regulation 1 Sections 8.07.A.5 and 8.09 provide for prohibition of the use of uncertified woodstoves for the sole purpose of meeting Clean Air Act requirements for contingency measures, which the EPA approved into the SIP on January 27, 1997 (62 FR 3800). These contingency provisions remain in effect today. IV. Proposed Action The EPA is proposing to approve the limited maintenance plan submitted by the State of Washington, on January 4, 2016, for the Spokane PM10 area. If finalized, the EPA's approval of this limited maintenance plan will satisfy the section 175A Clean Air Act requirements for the second 10-year period in the Spokane PM10 area. Additionally, Ecology and SRCAA requested that the EPA update the Washington SIP to include minor regulatory changes associated with the limited maintenance plan adopted in 2004 and 2007, since the EPA's last approval (64 FR 17545, April 12, 1999). These regulatory changes update and clarify the general PM10 control measures, including minor revisions to the emission reduction strategies for both paved and unpaved roads. In a prior approval on January 27, 1997, the EPA inadvertently approved SRCAA section 6.05(A) which is a nuisance provision addressing the deposition of particulate and not related to attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS (62 FR 3800). Ecology and SRCAA requested, and the EPA proposes to approve, correcting the SIP to remove this nuisance provision. A full copy of the regulatory changes, in redline/strikeout format, is included in Appendix D of the State submittal. The EPA reviewed these changes and is proposing to approve and incorporate by reference the updated versions of SRCAA Regulation I, sections 6.05, 6.14, and 6.15, shown in the table below. Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) Regulations for Proposed Approval and Incorporation by Reference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State/Local State/Local citation Title/Subject effective date Explanation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation I ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.05.................................. Particulate Matter and 04/10/04 Except 6.05(A). Preventing Particulate Matter from Becoming Airborne. 6.14.................................. Standards for Control of 06/03/07 Particulate Matter on Paved Surfaces. 6.15.................................. Standards for Control of 06/03/07 Particulate Matter on Unpaved Roads. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. Incorporation by Reference In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to revise our incorporation by reference of 40 CFR 52.2470(c)--Table 9 ``Additional Regulations Approved for the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) Jurisdiction'' to reflect the regulations shown in the Proposed Action section. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents generally available electronically through www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office (see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for more information). VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011); Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4); Does not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); Is not subject to the requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because this action does not involve technical standards; and Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. This SIP revision is not approved to apply in Indian reservations in the State or any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has [[Page 9797]] jurisdiction. Consistent with EPA policy, the EPA provided a consultation opportunity to the Spokane Tribe in a letter dated May 21, 2015. The EPA did not receive a request for consultation. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: February 12, 2016. Dennis J. McLerran, Regional Administrator, Region 10. [FR Doc. 2016-04081 Filed 2-25-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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on January 4, 2016, by the State of
(l) Special Flight Permit Washington for the Spokane area, which Table of Contents
Special flight permits, as described in includes the cities of Spokane, Spokane I. Background
Section 21.197 and Section 21.199 of the Valley, Millwood and surrounding II. The Limited Maintenance Plan Option for
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 unincorporated areas in Spokane PM10 Areas
and 21.199), are not allowed. County, Washington. This plan A. Requirements for the Limited
(m) Alternative Methods of Compliance addresses the second 10-year Maintenance Plan Option
(AMOCs) maintenance period for particulate B. Conformity Under the Limited
matter with an aerodynamic diameter Maintenance Plan Option
(1) The Manager, Wichita ACO, ACE– III. Review of the State’s Submittal
118W, FAA, has the authority to approve less than or equal to a nominal 10 A. Has the State demonstrated that the
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the micrometers (PM10). A limited maintenance area qualifies for the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In maintenance plan is used to meet Clean limited maintenance plan option?
accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your Air Act requirements for formerly B. Does the State have an approved
request to your principal inspector or local designated nonattainment areas that attainment emissions inventory?
Flight Standards District Office, as meet certain qualification criteria. The C. Does the limited maintenance plan
appropriate. If sending information directly include an assurance of continued
to the manager of the ACO, send it to the
EPA is proposing to determine
operation of an appropriate EPA-
attention of the person identified in Washington’s submittal meets the approved air quality monitoring
paragraph (n)(1) of this AD. limited maintenance plan criteria. The network, in accordance with 40 CFR part
(2) Before using any approved AMOC, Spokane area currently has monitored 58?
notify your appropriate principal inspector, PM10 levels well below the National D. Does the plan meet the Clean Air Act
or lacking a principal inspector, the manager Ambient Air Quality Standards requirements for contingency
of the local flight standards district office/ (NAAQS) and levels have not increased provisions?
certificate holding district office. since the area was redesignated to IV. Proposed Action
V. Incorporation by Reference
(n) Related Information attainment in 2005. The EPA is also VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
(1) For more information about this AD, proposing to approve minor updates to
contact Paul Kalowski, Aerospace Engineer, the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency I. Background
Airframe Branch, ACE–118W, FAA, Wichita (SRCAA) regulations controlling PM10
Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS
The Spokane area was designated as
ACO, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Dwight related to the maintenance plan. nonattainment for PM10 by operation of
D. Eisenhower Airport, Wichita, KS 67209; DATES: Comments must be received on law upon enactment of the Clean Air
phone: 316–946–4186; fax: 316–946–4107;
or before March 28, 2016. Act Amendments in 1990 (56 FR 56694,
email: paul.kalowski@faa.gov.
(2) For service information identified in ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, November 6, 1991). The Washington
this AD, contact Textron Aviation Inc., P.O. identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– Department of Ecology (Ecology) and
Box 7706, Wichita, KS 67277; telephone: OAR–2016–0003 at http:// SRCAA worked with the community to
316–517–6215; fax: 316–517–5802; email: www.regulations.gov. Follow the online establish PM10 pollution control
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Second, the average design value for qualification criteria set forth in the in 2011. Particulate matter from
the past five years of monitoring data limited maintenance plan option memo. unpaved roads declined from 5,855 tpy
must be at or below the critical design To ensure these requirements continue in 2002 to 623 tpy in 2011. The only
value of 98 mg/m3 for the PM10 NAAQS. to be met, the State has committed to significant source category from the
The critical design value is a margin of evaluate monitoring data annually to 2002 emission inventory to increase was
safety in which an area has a one in ten ensure the area continues to qualify for particulate matter from paved roads,
probability of exceeding the NAAQS. the limited maintenance plan option. which increased from 325 tpy in 2002
The 5-year average design value for The State will report this information to to 623 tpy in 2011. Emissions from
Spokane based on PM10 monitoring data the EPA in the annual monitoring point sources remained relatively stable
from 2009 through 2014 is 80 mg/m3. network report. at 147 tpy in 2002 and 160 tpy in 2011.
The EPA reviewed the data and The EPA reviewed and is proposing to
B. Does the State have an approved
methodology provided by the State and approve the emissions inventory and
attainment emissions inventory?
finds that the Spokane area 5-year methodology. The emissions inventory
average design value is below the Pursuant to the limited maintenance
plan option memo, the State’s data supports the State’s conclusion that
critical design value of 98 mg/m3
submission should include an emissions the existing control measures in place
outlined in the limited maintenance
inventory which can be used to will continue to protect and maintain
plan option memo and therefore, meets
the requirement for the limited demonstrate attainment of the relevant the PM10 NAAQS.
maintenance plan option. NAAQS. The inventory should C. Does the limited maintenance plan
Third, the area must meet the motor represent emissions during the same include an assurance of continued
vehicle regional emissions analysis test five-year period associated with air operation of an appropriate EPA-
described in the limited maintenance quality data used to determine whether approved air quality monitoring
plan option memo. The State submitted the area meets the applicability network, in accordance with 40 CFR
an analysis showing that growth in on- requirements of the limited
Part 58?
road mobile PM10 emissions sources maintenance plan option.
was minimal and would not threaten The limited maintenance plan The limited maintenance plan memo
the assumption of maintenance that submittal includes an emissions states, ‘‘[t]o verify the attainment status
underlies the limited maintenance plan inventory based on the State’s 2011 of the area over the maintenance period,
policy. Using the EPA’s methodology, Triennial Emissions Inventory. This the maintenance plan should contain a
the State calculated total growth in on- inventory is prepared as part of the 2011 provision to assure continued operation
road motor vehicle PM10 emissions over National Emissions Inventory under the of an appropriate, EPA-approved air
the ten-year period for the Spokane area. EPA’s Air Emissions Reporting Rule (73
quality monitoring network, in
This calculation is derived using FR 76539, December 17, 2008). The
accordance with 40 CFR part 58.’’
Attachment B of the EPA’s limited information was supplemented with
SRCAA currently operates a Federal
maintenance plan memo, where the annual 2011 industrial emissions
reported to SRCAA and Ecology. The Equivalent Method (FEM) Tapered
projected percentage increase in vehicle Element Oscillating Microbalance
miles traveled over the next ten years 2011 base years represent the most
recent emissions inventory data (TEOM) PM10 monitor. SRCAA commits
(VMTpi) is multiplied by the on-road
available and is consistent with the data to maintaining a PM10 NAAQS
mobile portion of the attainment year
used to determine applicability of the compliance monitor through the limited
inventory (DVmv), including both
limited maintenance plan option (i.e., maintenance plan period to verify the
primary and secondary PM10 emissions
and re-entrained road dust. The EPA having no violations of the PM10 attainment status of the area, confirm
reviewed the calculations in the State’s NAAQS). The most significant emission continued qualification for the limited
limited maintenance plan submittal and source categories for the Spokane area maintenance plan option, and to
concurs with the determination that the are residential wood combustion and provide a means for triggering
area meets the motor vehicle regional dust from paved and unpaved roads. contingency measures if needed. The
emissions analysis test. This test is met The 2011 emission inventory results EPA last approved the State’s
when (VMTpi × DVmv) plus the design compare favorably to the 2002 emission monitoring network in a letter dated
value for the most recent five years of inventory submitted with the first 10- October 28, 2015, included in the
quality assured data is below the limited year limited maintenance plan. docket for this action. Table 1 shows
maintenance plan threshold of 98 mg/ Particulate matter from residential wood 98th percentile PM10 monitored values
m3. The result for Spokane is 82 mg/m3. combustion has declined by almost one at the site to provide a sense of trends
As described above, the Spokane half. These emission were 2,052 tons since the area came into attainment in
maintenance area meets the per year (tpy) in 2002 versus 1,062 tpy 2005.
TABLE 1—98TH PERCENTILE PM10 TRENDS IN MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER [μG/M3]
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
89 72 61 65 48 43 43 67 49 60
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opportunity to the Spokane Tribe in a Multimedia submissions (audio, video, the general public additional time for
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