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RIN: 2060-AR34

Publication ID: 2012

Title: ●Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements
Abstract: This proposed rule will address a range of implementation requirements for the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, including requirements pertaining to attainment demonstrations, reasonable further progress, reasonably available control technology, reasonably available control measures, nonattainment new source review, emission inventories, and the timing of State Implementation Plan submissions and compliance. Other issues also addressed in this proposed rule are the revocation of the 1997 ozone NAAQS for purposes other than transportation conformity; anti-backsliding requirements that would apply when the 1997 NAAQS are revoked; and routes to terminate the section 185 fee program.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 50 40 CFR 51 40 CFR 70 40 CFR 71
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409 42 USC 7410 42 USC 7511 to 7511f 42 USC 7601(a)(1)

Legal Deadline: None

Statement of Need: This rule is needed to establish submission deadlines and requirements for what states must include in their state implementation plans (SIPs) to bring nonattainment areas into compliance with the 2008 ozone NAAQS. There is no court-ordered deadline for this proposed rule. However, the CAA requires the nonattainment area plans addressed by this rule to be developed and submitted within two to three years after the July 20, 2012 date of nonattainment designations.

Summary of the Legal Basis: CAA Section 110

Alternatives: Not yet determined.

Anticipated Costs and Benefits: The annual burden for this information collection averaged over the first 3 years is estimated to be a total of 120,000 labor hours per year at an annual labor cost of $2.4 million (present value) over the 3-year period or approximately $91,000 per state for the 26 state respondents, including the District of Columbia. The average annual reporting burden is 690 hours per response, with approximately 2 responses per state for 58 state respondents. There are no capital or operating and maintenance costs associated with the proposed rule requirements. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).

Risks: Not yet determined.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	04/00/2013

Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0885. Split from RIN 2060-AP24.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Karl Pepple Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:206 553-1778 Fax:919 541-4315 Email: pepple.karl@epa.gov Patrick Lessard Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-5383 Fax:919 541-4028 Email: lessard.patrick@epa.gov