Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 7.12.1999

Inadequacy Status of Submitted State Implementation Plans for Transportation Conformity Purposes: Houston Attainment Demonstration Plan

In this document, EPA is notifying the public of its finding of inadequacy of the motor vehicle emissions budgets (budgets) in the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on May 19, 1998, for purposes of demonstration of attainment of ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the Houston nonattainment area, because the SIP did not include any budgets for volatile organic compound and nitrogen oxide. On March 2, 1999, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that submitted SIPs cannot be used for transportation conformity determinations until EPA has affirmatively found them adequate. Since the May 19, 1998, submittal does not contain adequate budgets, this attainment demonstration can not be used for future transportation conformity determinations. No comments were received during the public comment period.