Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of Revisions to Georgia State Implementation Plan

摘要

In a December 16, 1999, Federal Register document, EPA proposed to approve the 1-hour ozone attainment demonstration for the Atlanta nonattainment area (Atlanta attainment demonstration) which was submitted by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) on October 28, 1999. EPA's proposed approval was based on the condition that the GAEPD satisfy certain requirements established in the proposal. Subsequently, the GAEPD submitted revisions to the Atlanta attainment demonstration on January 31, 2000, and July 31, 2000. In a letter dated November 23, 1999, the GAEPD agreed to meet the following commitments: To submit rules requiring the implementation of nitrogen oxide (NO X ) and volatile organic compound (VOC) reasonably available control technology (RACT) in the 32 additional counties for sources with emissions in excess of 100 tons per year; to complete an early assessment of attainment prior to 2003; to identify and adopt regulations for sources that will be controlled to achieve the additional emission reductions that are needed for attainment as determined by EPA's Method 1. These revisions address those commitments. EPA is proposing in this document to approve these