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EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Kentucky SIP

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EPA—Approved Kentucky Non-regulatory Provisions

Name of non-regulatory SIP provision Applicable geographic or nonattainment area State
submittal date/effective date
EPA approval date Explanations
Air Quality surveillance plan Commonwealth of Kentucky 11/15/79 11/16/81, 46 FR 56198.  
Protection Visibility in Class I Areas Mammoth Cave National Park (Class I area) 08/31/97 07/12/88, 53 FR 26253.  
Small Business Assistance Program Commonwealth of Kentucky 07/15/93 06/19/95, 60 FR 31915.  
Lexington Maintenance Plan Fayette County, Scott County 08/24/04 09/16/04, 69 FR 55751.  
Ashland-Huntington Maintenance Plan Boyd County, Greenup County 05/24/95 06/29/95, 60 FR 33752.  
Maintenance Plan for Owensboro & Edmonson County Area Daviess County, Hancock County, Edmonson County 04/14/98 09/03/98, 63 FR 46898.  
Northern Kentucky 15% Plan & I/M Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties 09/11/98 12/08/98, 63 FR 67591.  
Negative Declarations for the nonattainment portions of Bullitt and Oldham Counties in Louisville 1-hour moderate ozone nonattainment area for CTG rules for aerospace, SOCMI, shipbuilding, and wood furniture manufacturing Jefferson County, Bullitt County, Oldham County 12/14/99 10/23/01, 66 FR 53665.  
Negative Declarations submitted by the Air Pollution Control District of Jefferson County for the Louisville 1-hour moderate ozone nonattainment area for CTG rules for aerospace, shipbuilding, and wood furniture manufacturing Jefferson County, Bullitt County, Oldham County 02/26/01 10/23/01, 66 FR 53665.  
Louisville 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Jefferson County and portions of Bullitt and Oldham Counties 11/1/03 05/18/05, 70 FR 28429.  
Maintenance Plan for Paducah Area Marshall County and a portion of Livingston County 06/14/01 08/20/01, 66 FR 43488.  
Northern Kentucky 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties 02/09/05 10/04/05, 70 FR 57750  
8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Christian County, Kentucky area Christian County 05/20/05 01/25/06, 71 FR 4047  
Kentucky portion of the Ashland-Huntington Sulfur Dioxide Maintenance Plan Boyd County 05/13/05 05/24/06, 71 FR 29786  
Louisville 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Bullitt County, Jefferson County, Oldham County 09/26/2006 07/05/07, 72 FR 36601  
Huntington-Ashland  8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Boyd County 09/29/06 08/03/07, 71 FR 43172  
Northern Kentucky 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance plan Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties in Kentucky 1/29/2010 8/5/2010, 75 FR 47218 For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
Paducah 8-Hour Ozone Attainment/1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Section 110(a)(1) Marshall and Livingston Counties May 27, 2008 8/26/2010, 75 FR 52467  
Huntington—Ashland 8-Hour Ozone Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan A portion of Greenup County May 27, 2008 4/14/11, 76 FR 20853 For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
Lexington 8-Hour Ozone Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan Section 110(a)(1) Fayette and Scott Counties May 27, 2008 4/14/11, 76 FR 20853 For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
Edmonson County 8-Hour Ozone Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan Edmonson County May 27, 2008 4/14/11, 76 FR 20853 For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
Owensboro 8-Hour Ozone Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan Daviess County and a portion of Hancock County May 27, 2008 4/14/11, 76 FR 20853 For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Commonwealth of Kentucky 12/13/2007 7/13/2011, 76 FR 41088 For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Northern Kentucky Area Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties (Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN Area) 1/27/11 12/15/2011, 76 FR 77903 For the 1997 Annual PM2.5NAAQS.
Huntington-Ashland 1997 PM2.5Attainment Plan Boyd County; Portion of Lawrence County 12/03/2008 4/11/2012, 77 FR 21663 For the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.
Regional Haze Plan and Plan Amendment Statewide 06/25/08 and 05/28/10 03/30/12, 77 FR 19098 Source-specific BART requirements are summarized in Table 7.5.3-2 of the Commonwealth's May 28, 2010 submittal.
Louisville; 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory Bullitt and Jefferson Counties 12/03/2008 8/2/12, 77 FR 45956.  
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards Kentucky 8/26/2008 10/3/2012, 77 FR 60307 With the exception of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i), With respect to sections 110(a)(2)(C) related to PSD requirements and 110(a)(2)(J) related to PSD requirements, EPA conditionally approved these requirements.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards Kentucky 7/17/2012 10/3/2012, 77 FR 60307 With the exception of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i), With respect to sections 110(a)(2)(C) related to PSD requirements and 110(a)(2)(J) related to PSD requirements, EPA conditionally approved these requirements.
1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Kentucky portion of the Huntington-Ashland Area Boyd County and Lawrence County (part) (Kentucky portion of the Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH Area) 2/9/12 12/26/12, 77 FR 75865 For the 1997 Annual PM2.5NAAQS.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Commonwealth of Kentucky 7/17/2012 3/7/2013
78 FR 14681
With the exception of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) concerning interstate transport which is being disapproved and, the portions of sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J) related to structural PSD requirements, which are being conditionally approved.
MVEB Update for the 1997 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for Northern Kentucky Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties, KY 8/9/12 6/5/13, 78 FR 33726  
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards Kentucky 8/26/2008 5/7/2014, 79 FR 26143 Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards Kentucky 7/17/2012 5/7/2014, 79 FR 26143 Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead NAAQS Kentucky 7/17/2012 3/18/2015, 80 FR 14019 Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS Kentucky 4/26/2013 3/18/2015, 80 FR 14019 Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards Commonwealth of Kentucky July 17, 2012 10/9/2015, 80 FR 61107 With the exception of provisions pertaining to PSD permitting requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only.
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2NAAQS Kentucky 4/26/2013 11/21/2016, 81 FR 83152 With the exception of the regulation of new minor sources and minor modifications under section 110(a)(2)(C), section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1-4) and the PSD requirements of section 110(a)(2)(J).
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2NAAQS Kentucky 04/26/2013 12/6/2016, 81 FR 87818 With the exception of the minor source program requirements of section 110(a)(2)(C) and the interstate transport requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4).
2010 1-hour SO2 Maintenance Plan for the Kentucky Portion of the Campbell-Clermont, KY-OH Area Campbell County portion of Campbell-Clermont, KY-OH Nonattainment Area 2/22/2016 3/10/2017, 82 FR 13227 This includes the 172(c)(1) RACM determination and the 172(c)(3) base-year emissions inventory.
RACM for the Kentucky portion of Louisville, KY-IN Area for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS Bullitt and Jefferson Counties 08/09/2016 12/27/2016, 82 FR 95041  
1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Kentucky portion of the bi-state Louisville Area Bullitt and Jefferson Counties 3/5/2012 4/7/2017, 82 FR 16943    
2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements for the Kentucky Portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN Area Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties (part) (Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area) 8/26/2016 4/10/2017, 82 FR 17131  
2008 8-hour ozone Maintenance Plan for the Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area Portions of Boone (2000 Census tracts: 702, 703.05, 703.06, 703.07, 703.08, 703.09, 704.01, 704.02, 705.01, 705.02, 706.01, 706.03, 706.04), Campbell (2000 Census tracts: 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 512, 513, 519.01, 519.03, 519.04, 520.01, 520.02, 521, 522, 523.01, 523.02, 524, 525, 526, 528, 529, 530, 531), and Kenton (2000 Census tracts: 603, 607, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 616, 636.03, 636.04, 636.05, 636.06, 638, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655.01, 655.02, 656, 657, 658, 659, 668, 669, 670, 671) Counties, KY 8/26/2016 7/5/2017, 82 FR 30978  
2008 8-hour ozone base year emissions inventory for the Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area Portions of Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties in Kentucky 8/26/2016 7/5/2017, 82 FR 30978 182(a)(1) base-year emissions inventory
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual Fine PM2.5 NAAQS Kentucky 2/8/2016 8/8/2017, 82 FR 37012 With the exception of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2 and 4) and the minor source program requirement of section 110(a)(2)(C).
September 2014 Regional Haze Progress Report Kentucky 9/17/2014 10/12/2017, 82 FR 47378  

[64 FR 28750, May 27, 1999]

Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting §52.920, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.