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

EPA approved nonregulatory provisions and quasi-regulatory measures.

EPA Approved Louisiana Statutes in the Louisiana SIP

State citation Title/subject State approval/effective date EPA approval date Comments
LA. R.S. of 1992. Title 30 and 36, Subtitle II. Environmental Quality, Chapter 3. Louisiana Air Control Law
30:2060 N.6 Toxic air pollution emission control program 10/22/92 06/23/94, 59 FR 32359 Ref 52.999(c)(63)
30:2061 Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program 10/22/92 06/23/94, 59 FR 32359 Ref 52.999(c)(63)
30:2062 Louisiana Small Business Compliance Advisory panel 10/22/92 06/23/94, 59 FR 32359 Ref 52.999(c)(63)
36:239(H) Transfer of agencies and functions to the Department of Environmental Quality 10/22/92 06/23/94, 59 FR 32359 Ref 52.999(c)(63).
Louisiana Revised Statutes (La. R.S. of 1993). Title 30, Minerals, oil, gas and environmental quality, Subtitle II. Environmental Quality, Chapter 2. Department of Environment Quality; Permit Review; Prohibition
Title 30: Subtitle II, Permit Review, Ch. 2, Permit Review; Prohibition, Section 2014.1(A) and (B) Permit review; Prohibition 06/10/1993 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
Louisiana Revised Statutes (La. R.S. of 1972). Title 42, Public Officers and Employees, Chapter 15 Code of Governmental Ethics Part 1, General Provisions and Part 2 Ethical Standards for Public Servants
Title 42 Part 1, General Provisions Definitions 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
1102(3) Agency Head 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
1102(13) Immediate Family 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
1102(19) Public Servant 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
1102(22)(a) Thing of Economic Value 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
1102(23) Transaction Involving Government Entity 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
Section 1112 Participation in Certain Transactions Involving the Governmental Entity 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
Title 42 Part 2, Ethical Standards for Public Servants Financial disclosure 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
Section 1114(A)(1-4) Financial Disclosures 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  
Section 1114(C) Financial Disclosures 04/01/1980 12/28/2016, 82 FR 95477  

EPA Approved Louisiana Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures

Name of SIP provision Applicable geographic or nonattainment area State submittal date/effective date EPA approval date Explanation
Federal Hydrocarbon Standards Region 106, SE LA-SE TX AQCR 03/30/73 06/22/73 38 FR 16565 Ref 52.999(c)(04)
PM Strategy Region 106, SE LA-SE TX AQCR 01/02/73 07/19/77, 42 FR 37000 Ref 52.999(c)(06)
Air Quality Maintenance Area for PM Shreveport, LA 12/09/77 08/18/78, 43 FR 36628 Ref 52.999(c)(09)
Air Quality Surveillance Network New Orleans, LA 04/03/78 01/29/79, 44 FR 05601 Ref 52.999(c)(10)
Change of sampling site location
Louisiana Ozone SIP Nonattainment areas, AQCR 022 and 106 04/30/79 02/14/80, 45 FR 09909 Ref 52.999(c)(15)
Part D requirement
Evidence of Notice and Public Hearing Statewide 06/20/79 02/10/82, 47 FR 06017 Ref 52.999(c)(16)
Emission Inventory Nonattainment areas 08/28/78 02/14/80, 45 FR 09909 Ref 52.999(c)(17)
Air Quality Surveillance Network Statewide 01/10/80 08/06/81, 46 FR 40006 Ref 52.999(c)(20)
Final Revisions to ambient monitoring
Lead SIP Baton Rouge, LA 10/31/83 05/01/84, 49 FR 18485 Ref 52.999(c)(40)
NSR and Visibility Monitoring Class I Federal Areas in LA 10/14/85 06/10/86, 51 FR 20969 Ref 52.999(c)(44)
Small Business Program Statewide 10/22/92 06/23/94, 59 FR 32359 Ref 52.999(c)(63)
Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Pointe Coupe Parish 12/20/95 01/06/97, 61 FR 00648 Ref 52.999(c)(70)
VOC RACT Negative Declarations Baton Rouge nonattainment area 12/15/95 10/30/96, 61 FR 55894 Ref 52.999(c)(72)
Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Calcasieu Parish 12/20/95 05/02/97, 62 FR 24036 Ref 52.999(c)(73).
Contingency Plan Baton Rouge, LA 12/28/01 09/26/02, 67 FR 60590 Substitute measure to replace the measure approved on 07/02/99, 64 FR 35939
Clean Fuel Fleet Program Substitution Baton Rouge, LA 03/21/99 07/19/99 64 FR 38580 Substituted above RACT VOC emission reductions from storage tank rule LAC 33:III.2103
Attainment Demonstration for the 1-Hour Ozone NAAQS Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
Ozone Attainment Date Extension to 11/15/05 Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
2005 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
Enforceable Transportation Control Measure Appendix F Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
Enforceable commitment to perform a mid-course review and submit a SIP and revision by 05/01/04 Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
Post 1996 Rate of Progress Plan Revisions Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
15% Rate of Progress Plan Revisions Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
1990 VOC Base Year Inventory Revisions Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
Reasonable Available Control Measure Analysis Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/02/02, 67 FR 61786  
Air Quality Improvement Plan, 8-hour ozone standard attainment demonstration and associated control measures for the Shreveport-Bossier City EAC area Bossier, Caddo and Webster Parishes, LA 12/28/04 8/22/05, 70 FR 48880  
Vehicle Miles Traveled Offset Analysis Baton Rouge Nonattainment Area 03/22/05 11/21/06, 71 FR 67308  
Clean Air Interstate Rule Sulfur Dioxide Trading Program Statewide 09/22/06 07/20/07, 72 FR 39741 Acid Rain Program Provisions NOT in SIP.
Clean Air Interstate Rule Nitrogen Oxides Annual and Ozone Season Trading Programs Statewide     09/28/2007; 72 FR 55064 SIP revision also addresses CAA 110(a)(2)(D)(i)—Interstate Transport. The protection of visibility requirement will be re-evaluated after submission of the regional haze SIP.
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Beauregard Parish, LA 8/23/06 11/06/07, 72 FR 62579  
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Grant Parish, LA 8/23/06 11/06/07, 72 FR 62579  
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan St. Mary Parish, LA 9/27/06 11/06/07, 72 FR 62579  
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Lafayette Parish, LA 10/13/06 3/24/08, 73 FR 15411  
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Lafourche Parish, LA 12/19/06 3/24/08, 73 FR 15411  
1997 8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan New Orleans Ozone Maintenance Area (including Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard and St. Charles Parishes), LA 6/29/07 9/16/08.
73 FR 53373
 
1997 8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Calcasieu Parish (Lake Charles Area), LA 7/20/07 10/09/08, 73 FR 59518  
1997 8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan St. James Parish, LA 8/24/07 10/09/08, 73 FR 59518  
2002 Emission Inventory Baton Rouge, LA 7/31/2007 9/3/2009, 74 FR 45561  
Infrastructure for the 1997 Ozone and 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS Statewide 12/11/2007
1/7/2008
3/24/2011
7/19/2011, 76 FR 42549 Approval for CAA sections 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M).
Baton Rouge Ozone Nonattainment Area Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Baton Rouge, LA 8/31/2010 11/30/11, 76 FR 74000.  
1997 8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Pointe Coupee Parish, LA 2/28/2007 5/9/2013
78 FR 27058
 
Interstate transport for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS (contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance) Statewide 5/16/2011
5/21/2013
4/15/2014, 79 FR 21142 SIP submission dated 5/16/2011, technical supplement dated 5/21/2013.
2011 Emissions Inventory for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Baton Rouge Ozone Nonattainment Area 5/2/16 7/5/16, 81 FR 43490  
Infrastructure for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS Statewide 5/16/11 10/4/16, 81 FR 68322 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining to PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2008 Pb NAAQS Statewide 10/10/11 10/4/16, 81 FR 68322 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2008 O3 NAAQS Statewide 6/4/13 10/4/16, 81 FR 68322 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining to PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS Statewide 6/4/13 10/4/16, 81 FR 68322 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portions pertaining to nonattainment, interference with maintenance and PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS Statewide 6/4/13 10/4/16, 81 FR 68322 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS Statewide 12/17/15 10/4/16, 81 FR 68322 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining to PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Baton Rouge Area 5/2/2015 12/27/2016, 82 FR 95051  

[63 FR 63183, Nov. 12, 1998]

Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting §52.970, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.