EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Tennessee SIP
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EPA-Approved Tennessee Non-Regulatory Provisions
| Name of non-regulatory SIP provision | Applicable geographic or nonattainment area | State effective date | EPA approval date | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revision to Maintenance Plan Update for Knox County, Tennessee | Knox County, TN | July 16, 2003 | 2/4/04, 69 FR 4856 | |
| Attainment Demonstrations for Early Action Compact Areas | Chattanooga, Nashville, and Tri-Cities Early Action Compact Areas | 12/31/04 | 8/26/05, 70 FR 50199 | |
| 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance plan for the Montgomery County, Tennessee area | Montgomery County | 08/10/05 | 09/22/05, 70 FR 55559 | |
| Nashville 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan | Nashville 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Area | 06/11/05 | 01/03/06, 71 FR 21 | |
| Carbon Monoxide Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan for the Memphis/Shelby County Area | Memphis/Shelby | 5/10/06 | 10/25/06, 71 FR 62384 | |
| 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance plan for the Shelby County, Tennessee Area | Memphis, Shelby County | 1/16/09 | 1/4/10, 74 FR 56 | |
| Nashville 8-Hour Ozone 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan | Nashville 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Area | October 13, 2010 | 1/28/11, 76 FR 5078 | Maintenance plan for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. |
| 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Knoxville, Tennessee Area | Anderson, Blount, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, and Sevier Counties, and the portion of Cocke County that falls within the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 7/14/2010 | 3/8/2011, 76 FR 12587 | For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. |
| Chattanooga; Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Hamilton County | 10/15/09 | 2/8/12, 74 FR 6467 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards—Elements 110(a)(1) and (2)(C) and (J) | Tennessee | 12/14/2007 | 3/14/2012, 77 FR 14976 | |
| Regional Haze Plan (excluding Eastman Chemical Company BART determination) | Statewide | April 4, 2008 | 4/24/2012, 77 FR 24392 | BART emissions limits are listed in Section 7.5.3. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Tennessee | 12/14/2007 | 7/23/2012, 77 FR 43000 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Tennessee | 12/14/2007 | 8/2/2012, 77 FR 45961 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Tennessee | 10/19/2009 | 8/2/2012, 77 FR 45961 | |
| Knoxville; 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon Counties, and the portion of Roane County that falls within the census block that includes the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant | 04/04/2008 | 08/21/2012, 77 FR 50381 | |
| Regional Haze Plan—Eastman Chemical Company BART determination | Statewide | May 9, 2012 | 11/27/2012, 77 FR 70692 |
Applicable only to the Eastman Chemical BART determination. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Tennessee | 10/19/2009 | 3/6/2013 78 FR 14456 | With the exception of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) concerning interstate transport; the portions of sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J) related to PSD , which are being conditionally approved; and section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) as it relates to section 128(a)(1), which is being conditionally approved. |
| MVEB Update for the 1-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for Knox County, Tennessee | Knox County, TN | 12/13/2012 | 02/20/13, 78 FR 11757 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Tennessee | 10/19/2009 | 06/18/2013, 78 FR 36443 | With the exception of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) concerning interstate transport; the portions of sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J) related to PSD, which are being conditionally approved; and section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) as it relates to section 128(a)(1), which is being conditionally approved. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Tennessee | 10/19/2009 | 8/12/2013, 78 FR 48806 | This approval is for sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J) only. |
| Bristol, Tennessee Lead 2010 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Bristol | 4/11/2013 | 1/9/2014, 79 FR 1595 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Tennessee | 12/14/2007 | 5/7/2014, 79 FR 26149 | 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 | Tennessee | 10/19/2009 | 5/7/2014, 79 FR 26149 | Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only. |
| Knoxville; 2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter 2008 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon Counties, and the portion of Roane County that falls within the census block that includes the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant | 10/9/2013 | 6/10/2014, 79 FR 33100 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS | Tennessee | 3/13/2014 | 3/18/2015 80 FR 14024 | 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. |
| 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Knoxville Area | Blount County, Knox County, and a portion of Anderson County | 11/14/14 | 7/13/15, 80 FR 39972 | |
| 2008 8-hour Ozone Emissions Inventory for the Knoxville Area | Blount County, Knox County, and a portion of Anderson County | 11/14/14 | 7/13/15, 80 FR 39972 | |
| RACM analysis for the Tennessee portion of the Chattanooga Area for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS | Hamilton County | 10/15/2009 | 11/4/2015, 80 FR 68256 | |
| 1997 Annual PM2.5Maintenance Plan for the Tennessee portion of the Chattanooga TN-GA-AL Area | Hamilton County | 11/13/2014 | 11/4/2015, 80 FR 68256 | |
| XIX. Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) Interstate Transport Requirements for the 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS | 5/21/13 | 3/2/15 | 80 FR 4799, 1/29/15 | |
| Revised 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance plan for the Shelby County, Tennessee Area | Memphis, Shelby County | 5/14/2014 | 4/29/2016, 81 FR 25607 | Revises the maintenance plan approved by EPA on 1/4/10 to include a revised emissions inventory, revised MVEBs, and an emissions reduction measure to offset the termination of the City of Memphis I/M program. |
| 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Memphis TN-MS-AR Area | Shelby County | 01/13/2016 | 6/23/2016, 81 FR 40818 | |
| 2008 8-hour Ozone Emissions Inventory for the Memphis TN-MS-AR Area | Shelby County | 01/13/2016 | 6/23/2016, 81 FR 40818 | |
| 2008 Lead Maintenance Plan for the Bristol Area | Bristol Area | 7/10/2015 | 7/7/2016, 81 FR 44211 | |
| 110 (a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS | Tennessee | 03/13/2014 | 11/28/16, 81 FR 85417 | With the exception of interstate transport requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4). |
| April 2013 Regional Haze Progress Report | Tennessee | 4/19/2013 | 12/21/2016, 81 FR 93623 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAAQS | Tennessee | 03/13/2014 | 1/12/2017, 82 FR 3641 | With the exception of sections: 110(a)(2)(C) and (J) concerning PSD permitting requirements and; 110(a)(2)(D)(i) (prongs 1 through 4) concerning interstate transport requirements. |
| 1997 8-hour ozone maintenance plan update for the Middle Tennessee Area and RVP standard | Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties | 11/21/2016 | 5/1/2017, 82 FR 20261 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS | Tennessee | 11/19/2015 | 5/10/2017, 82 FR 21706 | With the exception of interstate transport requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2 and 4). |
| Non-interference Demonstration for Federal Low-Reid Vapor Pressure Requirement in Shelby County | Shelby County | 4/12/2016 | 7/7/2017, 82 FR 31462 | |
| 1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Knoxville Area | Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon Counties and a portion of Roane County (the area described by U.S. Census 2000 block group identifier 47-145-0307-2.) | 12/20/2016 | 8/29/2017, 82 FR 40953 | |
| RACM determination for the Knoxville Area for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS | Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon Counties and a portion of Roane County (the area described by U.S. Census 2000 block group identifier 47-145-0307-2.) | 12/20/2016 | 8/29/2017, 82 FR 40953 | |
| 2006 24-hour PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Area | Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon Counties and a portion of Roane County (the area described by U.S. Census 2000 block group identifier 47-145-0307-2.) | 12/20/2016 | 8/28/2017, 82 FR 40718 | |
| RACM determination for the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Area for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS | Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon Counties and a portion of Roane County (the area described by U.S. Census 2000 block group identifier 47-145-0307-2.) | 12/20/2016 | 8/28/2017, 82 FR 40718 |
[64 FR 35012, June 30, 1999]
Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting §52.2220, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.