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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AQ69 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Response to the Section 126 Petitions From New Jersey 
Abstract: This rule responds to Clean Air Act section 126 petitions filed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). New Jersey has submitted two petitions asking EPA to make a formal, legal finding that a particular power plant in Pennsylvania is polluting the air in New Jersey, making it harder for New Jersey to meet national standards for particulate matter and sulphur dioxide. This rule will either grant or deny the petition. If EPA grants the petition, the power plant could be required to install pollution control equipment to lower emissions. NJDEP submitted its first petition to EPA requesting a finding that the Portland Power Plant in Northampton County, Pennsylvania contributes significantly to NJ's ability to attain and maintain the 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and the 3-hour and 24-hour SO2 NAAQS. NJDEP submitted a second petition requesting a finding that the Portland plant contributes significantly to NJ's ability to attain and maintain the new 75 ppb 1-hour SO2 NAAQS. This action will constitute EPA's response to those petitions. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: sec 126 of the CAA   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Extension  11/16/2010  75 FR 69889   
NPRM  06/00/2011    
Final Action  06/00/2011    
Additional Information: EPA publication information: Notice of Extension - http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0473-0002; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0081
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Todd Hawes
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-5591
Fax:919 685-3190
Email: hawes.todd@epamail.epa.gov

Gobeail McKinley
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code C539-04,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone:919 541-5246
Fax:919 685-3700
Email: mckinley.gobeail@epa.gov