Conformity Adequacy Review: Region 4
State Implementation Plans (SIP) Submissions that EPA has Found Adequate or Inadequate
Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
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Contact: Dianna Myers at 404-562-9207, fax: 404-562-9019 or myers.dianna@epa.gov.
U.S. EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management Division, 61 Forsyth St. S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303.
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Alabama
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| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission | Finding (date budgets apply) | Additional Information/ Comments |
| Birmingham | pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (2/25/2013) FR Notice |
2006 24-hour pm2.5 budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| maintenance plan | Adequate (2/21/2013) FR Notice |
1997 annual pm2.5 budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. | ||
| reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration | Withdrawn (3/01/2013) | |||
| 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (03/10/06) Letter and FR Notice (PDF) (1 pp, 142 K, published February 23, 2006, About PDF) |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| Alabama Portion (Jackson County) of Chattanooga Area, AL-GA-TN | pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/22/2014) FR Notice |
Regional insignificance finding for PM2.5 and NOx made through the SIP approval process. |
| attainment plan | Adequate (7/6/2010) Letter and FR Notice |
Regional insignifcance finding for PM2.5 and NOx made through the adequacy review process. | ||
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Georgia
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| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission | Finding (date budgets apply) | Additional Information/ Comments |
| Atlanta | 1997 pm2.5 | maintenance plan |
Adequate (2/24/16) |
Budgets found adequate through the SP approval process |
| 2008 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan |
Adequate (10/13/15) |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process | |
| 1997 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/2/2013) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. | |
| attainment plan | Withdrawn | |||
| reasonable further progress | Adequate (11/4/2013) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. | ||
| early progress SIP | Adequate (4/24/2007) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | ||
| Chattanooga GA-AL-TN | 1997 pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/19/2014) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Macon | 1997 pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (5/13/2014) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (9/19/2007) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. | |
| Murray County | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (10/16/2007) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Rome | 1997 pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (5/14/2014) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
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Kentucky
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| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission | Finding (date budgets apply) | Additional Information/ Comments |
| Boyd County | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (8/3/2007) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Christian County (Clarksville-Hopkins Area) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (1/25/2006) FR Notice (PDF) (4 pp, 154 K, published January 25, 2006, About PDF) |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Cincinnati - Hamilton (IN - KY - OH) | pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/15/2011) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| attainment plan | Withdrawn (9/30/2011) Letter |
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| 2008 8-hour ozone |
Maintenance plan |
Adequate (7/5/2017) |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. | |
| 1997 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (8/5/2013) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. | |
| maintenance plan | Adequate (8/5/2010) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. | ||
| 8-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (5/13/2008) Letter and FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| Huntington-Ashland | pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/26/2012) FR Notice |
Regional insignificance finding for PM2.5 and NOx made through the SIP approval process. |
| attainment plan | Adequate (7/6/2010) Letter and FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | ||
| Bi-state Louisville | 1997 pm2.5 | maintenance plan |
Adequate (4/7/17) |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| attainment plan | Withdrawn (9/30/2011) Letter |
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| 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (7/5/2007) Letter and FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. | |
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Mississippi
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| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission | Finding (date budgets apply) | Additional Information/ Comments |
| Desoto County | 2008 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (4/8/2016) 81 FR 20543 printed 4/8/16 |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
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North Carolina
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| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission | Finding (date budgets apply) | Additional Information/ Comments |
| Charlotte | 2008 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (7/28/2015) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| 1997 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (8/28/2013) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| reasonable further progress plan | Adequate (3/08/2010) Letter and FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | ||
| Withdrawn | RFP plan (insignifcance) replaced with VOC budgets. New adequacy review started on 12/03/09 | |||
| attainment plan | Withdrawn (2/10/2012) Letter |
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| Withdrawn (12/19/2008) Letter |
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| carbon monoxide | maintenance plan | Adequate (5/23/2005) Letter and FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| Great Smoky Mountain National Park | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/7/2009) FR Notice (PDF) (5 pp, 151 K, published December 7, 2009, About PDF) |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Greensboro - Winston - Salem - Highpoint | pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (5/17/2011) Letter and FR Notice (PDF)(2 pp, 148 K, published May 2, 2011, About PDF) |
Budgets found adequate through the the adequacy review process. |
| attainment plan | Withdrawn Letter |
Replaced by the maintenance plan. | ||
| Hickory | pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (5/17/2011) Letter and FR Notice (PDF)(2 pp, 152 K, published May, 2011, About PDF) |
Regional insignifcance finding for PM2.5 and NOx made through the adequacy review process. |
| attainment plan | Adequate (3/16/2010) Letter and FR Notice FR Notice |
Regional insignifcance finding for PM2.5 and NOx made through the adequacy review process. | ||
| Raleigh - Durham and Chapel Hill | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/26/2007) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Rocky Mount | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plans | Adequate (11/26/2012) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Adequate (1/5/2007) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. | |||
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South Carolina
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| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission | Finding (date budgets apply) | Additional Information/ Comments |
| Charlotte (York County) |
2008 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/11/2015) FR Notice (PDF)(4 pp, 241 K, published December 11, 2015, About PDF) |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| 1997 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (10/9/2012) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| reasonable further progress plan | Adequate (6/21/2012) Letter and FR Notice |
Response to Comments Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
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| Revised | In December 2009 EPA requested additional information regarding the reasonable further progress plan. The revised budgets were provided in the May 5, 2010 SIP submission and posted for adequacy review on May 13, 2010. | |||
| attainment plan | Withdrawn (1/12/2012) Letter |
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| Withdrawn (12/19/2008) Letter |
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Tennessee
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| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission | Finding (date budgets apply) | Additional Information/ Comments |
| Chattanooga Area | 1997 pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (11/4/2015) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Knoxville | ||||
2006 pm2.5 |
maintenance plan | Adequate (3/27/2017) Letter and FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process | |
| 1997 pm2.5 | maintenance plan | Adequate (3/27/2017) Letter and FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| attainment plan | Adequate (4/22/2010) Letter and FR Notice |
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| 2008 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (7/13/2015) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. | |
| 1997 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (9/30/2010) Letter and FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| Withdrawn (2/10/2009) Letter |
Posted for adequacy on 03/06/07. | |||
| Memphis/Shelby County | 2008 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan |
Adequate (6/23/16) |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process |
| 1997 8-hour ozone | maintenance plans | Adequate (11/27/2009) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| carbon monoxide | maintenance plans | Adequate (10/25/2006) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. | |
| Montgomery County | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (11/21/2005) FR Notice (PDF)(10 pp, 184 K, published September 22, 2005, About PDF) |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |