Air Plan Approval and Air Quality Designation; SC; Redesignation of the Charlotte-Rock Hill 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment

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On April 17, 2015, the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC), submitted a request for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redesignate the South Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (the entire area is hereinafter referred to as the "bi-State Charlotte Area" or "Area" and the South Carolina portion is hereinafter referred to as the "York County Area") to attainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing a maintenance plan for the York County Area. EPA is proposing to determine that the bi-State Charlotte Area is continuing to attain the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS; to approve the State's plan for maintaining attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone standard in the Area, including the motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NO X ) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for the years 2014 and 2026 for the York County Area, into the SIP; and to redesignate the York County Area to attainment for the 2008 8-hour ozon