83 FR 38301 - Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets in Submitted State Implementation Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes; District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; Washington, DC-MD-VA 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Nonattainment Area Maintenance Plan 2014, 2025, and 2030 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Nitrogen Oxides and Volatile Organic Compounds
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 151 (August 6, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 38301-38302] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16777] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R03-OAR-2018-0215; FRL-9981-71--Region 3] Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets in Submitted State Implementation Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes; District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; Washington, DC-MD-VA 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Nonattainment Area Maintenance Plan 2014, 2025, and 2030 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Nitrogen Oxides and Volatile Organic Compounds AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this document, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is notifying the public that the Agency has found that the 2014, 2025, and 2030 motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the ozone precursors nitrogen oxides (NOX ) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) contained in the maintenance plan for the Washington, DC-MD-VA 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) nonattainment area (hereafter ``the Washington Area'' or ``the Area'') are adequate for conformity purposes. As a result of EPA's finding, the Washington Area must use the NOX and VOC MVEBs from the submitted maintenance plan for the Washington Area in future conformity determinations. DATES: This finding is effective August 21, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Calcinore, (215) 814-2043, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 12, 2018, January 29, 2018, and January 3, 2018, the District of Columbia (the District), State of Maryland (Maryland), and Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia), respectively, formally submitted, as revisions to their SIPs, a maintenance plan for the Washington Area. The maintenance plan includes NOX and VOC MVEBs for the Washington Area for the years 2014 (the attainment year), 2025, and 2030. Under 40 CFR part 93, a MVEB for an area seeking redesignation to attainment must be established, at minimum, for the last year of the maintenance plan. A state may adopt MVEBs for other years as well. The MVEBs are the amount of emissions allowed in the SIP for on-road motor vehicles and establishes an emissions ceiling for the regional transportation network. The most recently approved MVEBs for the Washington Area originate from the attainment plan for the 1997 ozone NAAQS, which EPA found adequate on February 7, 2013 (78 FR 9044). The maintenance plan includes two sets of NOX and VOC MVEBs, shown in Table 1 and Table 2. The MVEBs shown in Table 1 will be the applicable motor vehicle emissions budgets after the adequacy findings are effective. The MVEBs shown in Table 2 add a twenty percent (20%) transportation buffer to the mobile emissions inventory projections for NOX and VOC in 2025 and 2030. The MVEBs shown in Table 2 that include a transportation buffer will be used only as needed in situations where the conformity analysis must be based on different data, models, or planning assumptions, including, but not limited to, updates to demographic, land use, or project-related assumptions, than were used to create the first set of MVEBs in the maintenance plan (Table 1). The technical analyses used to demonstrate compliance with the MVEBs and the need, if any, to use transportation buffers will be fully documented in the conformity analysis and follow the Transportation Planning Board's (TPB) interagency consultation procedures. Table 1--Washington, DC-MD-VA Maintenance Plan On-Road MVEBs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MVEBs for NOX on-road MVEBs for VOC on-road Year emissions (tons per emissions (tons per day) day) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 (Attainment Year)........................................ 136.8 61.3 2025.......................................................... 40.7 33.2 2030.......................................................... 27.4 24.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 38302]] Table 2--Washington, DC-MD-VA Maintenance Plan On-Road MVEBs With Transportation Buffers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MVEBs for NOX on-road MVEBs for VOC on-road Year emissions (tons per emissions (tons per day) day) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 (Attainment Year)........................................ 136.8 61.3 2025.......................................................... 48.8 39.8 2030.......................................................... 32.9 28.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On May 21, 2018, EPA posted the availability of the 2014, 2025, and 2030 NOX and VOC MVEBs for the Washington Area on EPA's website for the purpose of soliciting public comments as part of the adequacy process. The comment period closed on June 20, 2018 and EPA received no comments. This document is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. EPA Region III sent letters to the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), Maryland Department of the Environment (DOE), and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on July 24, 2018 finding that the 2014, 2025, and 2030 NOX and VOC MVEBs in the maintenance plan for the Washington Area submitted by the District, Maryland, and Virginia on March 12, 2018, January 29, 2018, and January 3, 2018, respectively, are adequate and must be used for transportation conformity determinations in the Washington Area.\1\ The finding and associated letters are available at EPA's conformity website: https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ EPA originally informed the District, Maryland, and Virginia that the 2014, 2025, and 2030 MVEBs were adequate for use in transportation conformity analyses in letters dated July 18, 2018. EPA revised language in these letters and sent the revised letters to the District, Maryland, and Virginia on July 24, 2018. The original and revised letters are available online at http://www.regulations.gov as well as EPA's conformity website: https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act (CAA) section 176(c). EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, and projects conform to state air quality implementation plans (SIPs) and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they do. Conformity to a SIP means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the NAAQS. The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's MVEBs are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). We've described our process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004 preamble starting at 69 FR 40038, and we used the information in these resources in making our adequacy determination. Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA's completeness review and should not be used to prejudge EPA's ultimate approval action for the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. The finding for the 2014, 2025, and 2030 NOX and VOC MVEBs contained in the maintenance plan for the Washington Area and the response to comments are available at EPA's conformity website: https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q. Dated: July 24, 2018. Cosmo Servidio, Regional Administrator, Region III. [FR Doc. 2018-16777 Filed 8-3-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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includes information claimed as CBI, a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia),
copy of the comment that does not AGENCY respectively, formally submitted, as
contain the information claimed as CBI revisions to their SIPs, a maintenance
[EPA–R03–OAR–2018–0215; FRL–9981–
must be submitted for inclusion in the 71—Region 3] plan for the Washington Area. The
public docket. Information so marked maintenance plan includes NOX and
will not be disclosed except in Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle VOC MVEBs for the Washington Area
accordance with procedures set forth in Emission Budgets in Submitted State for the years 2014 (the attainment year),
40 CFR part 2. Implementation Plan for 2025, and 2030. Under 40 CFR part 93,
2. Tips for preparing your comments. Transportation Conformity Purposes; a MVEB for an area seeking
District of Columbia, Maryland, and redesignation to attainment must be
When preparing and submitting your
Virginia; Washington, DC-MD-VA 2008 established, at minimum, for the last
comments, see the commenting tips at 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air year of the maintenance plan. A state
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ Quality Standard Nonattainment Area may adopt MVEBs for other years as
comments.html. Maintenance Plan 2014, 2025, and 2030 well. The MVEBs are the amount of
II. Registration Applications Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for emissions allowed in the SIP for on-road
Nitrogen Oxides and Volatile Organic motor vehicles and establishes an
EPA has received an application to Compounds emissions ceiling for the regional
register a new use for a pesticide transportation network. The most
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
product containing a currently Agency (EPA). recently approved MVEBs for the
registered active ingredient. Pursuant to Washington Area originate from the
ACTION: Notice of adequacy.
the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) attainment plan for the 1997 ozone
(7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby SUMMARY: In this document, the NAAQS, which EPA found adequate on
providing notice of receipt and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA February 7, 2013 (78 FR 9044). The
opportunity to comment on this or Agency) is notifying the public that maintenance plan includes two sets of
application. Notice of receipt does not the Agency has found that the 2014, NOX and VOC MVEBs, shown in Table
imply a decision by the Agency on this 2025, and 2030 motor vehicle emissions 1 and Table 2. The MVEBs shown in
application. budgets (MVEBs) for the ozone Table 1 will be the applicable motor
precursors nitrogen oxides (NOX) and vehicle emissions budgets after the
New Uses volatile organic compounds (VOC) adequacy findings are effective. The
EPA registration numbers: 59639–107, contained in the maintenance plan for MVEBs shown in Table 2 add a twenty
the Washington, DC–MD–VA 2008 percent (20%) transportation buffer to
59639–138, 59639–202. Docket ID
ozone national ambient air quality the mobile emissions inventory
number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0273.
standards (NAAQS) nonattainment area projections for NOX and VOC in 2025
Applicant: The Interregional Research (hereafter ‘‘the Washington Area’’ or
Project No. 4 (IR–4), Rutgers, The State and 2030. The MVEBs shown in Table
‘‘the Area’’) are adequate for conformity 2 that include a transportation buffer
University of New Jersey, 500 College purposes. As a result of EPA’s finding,
Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ will be used only as needed in
the Washington Area must use the NOX situations where the conformity analysis
08540. Active ingredient: etoxazole. and VOC MVEBs from the submitted
Product type: insecticide. Proposed use: must be based on different data, models,
maintenance plan for the Washington or planning assumptions, including, but
sweet corn. Contact: RD. Area in future conformity not limited to, updates to demographic,
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. determinations. land use, or project-related assumptions,
Dated: July 24, 2018. DATES: This finding is effective August than were used to create the first set of
Michael Goodis,
21, 2018. MVEBs in the maintenance plan (Table
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 1). The technical analyses used to
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
Calcinore, (215) 814–2043, or by email demonstrate compliance with the
at calcinore.sara@epa.gov. MVEBs and the need, if any, to use
[FR Doc. 2018–16768 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: transportation buffers will be fully
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On March 12, 2018, January 29, 2018, documented in the conformity analysis
and January 3, 2018, the District of and follow the Transportation Planning
Columbia (the District), State of Board’s (TPB) interagency consultation
Maryland (Maryland), and procedures.
TABLE 1—WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA MAINTENANCE PLAN ON-ROAD MVEBS
MVEBs for NOX MVEBs for VOC
Year on-road emissions on-road emissions
(tons per day) (tons per day)
2014 (Attainment Year) ........................................................................................................... 136.8 61.3
2025 ......................................................................................................................................... 40.7 33.2
2030 ......................................................................................................................................... 27.4 24.1
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TABLE 2—WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA MAINTENANCE PLAN ON-ROAD MVEBS WITH TRANSPORTATION BUFFERS
MVEBs for NOX MVEBs for VOC
Year on-road emissions on-road emissions
(tons per day) (tons per day)
2014 (Attainment Year) ........................................................................................................... 136.8 61.3
2025 ......................................................................................................................................... 48.8 39.8
2030 ......................................................................................................................................... 32.9 28.9
On May 21, 2018, EPA posted the process for determining the adequacy of PFAS. These engagements are the next
availability of the 2014, 2025, and 2030 submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, step in the EPA’s commitment to
NOX and VOC MVEBs for the 2004 preamble starting at 69 FR 40038, address challenges with PFAS. The EPA
Washington Area on EPA’s website for and we used the information in these anticipates that the community
the purpose of soliciting public resources in making our adequacy engagements will provide valuable
comments as part of the adequacy determination. Please note that an insight for the Agency’s efforts moving
process. The comment period closed on adequacy review is separate from EPA’s forward. For more information, go to the
June 20, 2018 and EPA received no completeness review and should not be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
comments. used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate this notice.
This document is simply an approval action for the SIP. Even if we
announcement of a finding that we have find a budget adequate, the SIP could DATES: The event will be held on August
already made. EPA Region III sent later be disapproved. 14, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., eastern
letters to the District of Columbia The finding for the 2014, 2025, and time. The public listening session will
Department of Energy and Environment 2030 NOX and VOC MVEBs contained begin at 3 p.m., eastern time.
(DOEE), Maryland Department of the in the maintenance plan for the ADDRESSES: The event will be held at
Environment (DOE), and the Virginia Washington Area and the response to the Crown Ballroom, 1960 Coliseum
Department of Environmental Quality comments are available at EPA’s Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina
(DEQ) on July 24, 2018 finding that the conformity website: https:// 28306. If you are unable to attend the
2014, 2025, and 2030 NOX and VOC www.epa.gov/state-and-local- North Carolina Community Engagement
MVEBs in the maintenance plan for the transportation.
event, you will be able to submit
Washington Area submitted by the Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. comments at http://
District, Maryland, and Virginia on www.regulations.gov: Enter Docket ID
Dated: July 24, 2018.
March 12, 2018, January 29, 2018, and No. EPA–OW–2018–0270. Citizens,
Cosmo Servidio,
January 3, 2018, respectively, are including those that attend and provide
adequate and must be used for Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2018–16777 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] oral statements, are encouraged to send
transportation conformity
written statements to the public docket.
determinations in the Washington BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Follow the online instructions for
Area.1 The finding and associated letters
submitting comments. Once submitted,
are available at EPA’s conformity
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION comments cannot be edited or
website: https://www.epa.gov/state-and-
AGENCY withdrawn. The EPA may publish any
local-transportation.
comment received to its public docket.
Transportation conformity is required [EPA–OW–2018–0270; FRL–9981–86–OW] Do not submit electronically any
by Clean Air Act (CAA) section 176(c).
Announcement of the Per- and information you consider to be
EPA’s conformity rule requires that
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Confidential Business Information (CBI)
transportation plans, transportation
North Carolina Community or other information whose disclosure is
improvement programs, and projects
Engagement restricted by statute. Multimedia
conform to state air quality
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
implementation plans (SIPs) and AGENCY: Environmental Protection accompanied by a written comment.
establishes the criteria and procedures Agency (EPA). The written comment is considered the
for determining whether or not they do.
ACTION: Notice of an event. official comment and should include
Conformity to a SIP means that
discussion of all points you wish to
transportation activities will not SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection make. The EPA will generally not
produce new air quality violations, Agency (EPA) will host a Per- and consider comments or comment
worsen existing violations, or delay Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contents located outside of the primary
timely attainment of the NAAQS. community engagement in Fayetteville,
The criteria by which we determine submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
North Carolina. The goal of the event is other file sharing system). For
whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for to allow the EPA to hear directly from
conformity purposes are outlined in 40 additional submission methods, the full
North Carolina communities to EPA public comment policy,
CFR 93.118(e)(4). We’ve described our understand ways the Agency can best information about CBI or multimedia
support the work that is being done at submissions, and general guidance on
1 EPA originally informed the District, Maryland,
the state, local, and tribal level. For
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and Virginia that the 2014, 2025, and 2030 MVEBs making effective comments, please visit
more information on the event, visit the
were adequate for use in transportation conformity http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
analyses in letters dated July 18, 2018. EPA revised EPA’s PFAS website: https://
commenting-epa-dockets.
language in these letters and sent the revised letters www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community-
to the District, Maryland, and Virginia on July 24, engagement. During the recent PFAS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2018. The original and revised letters are available
online at http://www.regulations.gov as well as
National Leadership Summit, the EPA Davina Marraccini, USEPA Region 4, 61
EPA’s conformity website: https://www.epa.gov/ announced plans to visit communities Forsyth Street SW (Mail Code 9T24),
state-and-local-transportation. to hear directly from those impacted by Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960; telephone
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