Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 9.11.2018

Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Attainment Plan for Jefferson County SO2 Nonattainment Area

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, submitted under a cover letter dated June 23, 2017, by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ) on behalf of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District or Jefferson County) to EPA, for attaining the 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) primary national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for the Jefferson County SO 2 nonattainment area (hereafter referred to as the "Jefferson County nonattainment area," "nonattainment Area" or "Area"). The Jefferson County nonattainment area is comprised of a portion of Jefferson County in Kentucky surrounding the Louisville Gas and Electric Mill Creek Electric Generating Station (hereafter referred to as "Mill Creek" or "LG&E"). This plan (hereafter called a "nonattainment plan" or "SIP" or "attainment SIP") includes Kentucky's attainment demonstration and other elements required under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). In addition to an attainment demonstration, the plan addresses the requirement for meeting reasonable further progress (RFP) toward attainment of the NAAQS, reasonably a