Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Elements of the 2008 and 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <CFR>40 CFR Part 52</CFR> <DEPDOC>[EPA-R02-OAR-2022-0647, FRL-12038-01-R2]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Elements of the 2008 and 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Proposed rule. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the demonstration portions of the comprehensive State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by New Jersey that certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for an emission statement program, certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for an ozone nonattainment new source review program, certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for a nonattainment emission inventory, and certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for clean fuels for fleets. The EPA is also proposing to approve New Jersey's reasonable further progress plans and associated motor vehicle emission budgets for both the Moderate and Serious classifications of the 2008 ozone NAAQS. These actions are being taken in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Written comments must be received on or before August 9, 2024. </EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-R02-OAR-2022-0647 at <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov.</E> Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, <E T="03">e.g.,</E> Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) (formally referred to as Confidential Business Information (CBI)) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically through <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov.</E> Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from <E T="03">Regulations.gov.</E> The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be CUI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CUI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit <E T="03">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.</E> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Fausto Taveras, Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866, at (212) 637-3378, or by email at <E T="03">Taveras.Fausto@epa.gov.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> Throughout this document, whenever “we,” “us,” or “our” is used, we mean EPA. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Table of Contents:</HD> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">I. What did New Jersey submit?</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">II. Background</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">III. Summary and Evaluation of New Jersey's Ozone Related SIP Elements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Emission Inventory</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Reasonable Further Progress</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">d. Emission Statement Certification</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">e. Ozone Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">f. Clean Fuels for Fleets</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">IV. EPA's Proposed Action</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">V. Environmental Justice Considerations</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews</FP> </EXTRACT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">I. What did New Jersey submit?</HD> On November 23, 2021, New Jersey submitted a State implementation plan (SIP) revision for purposes of addressing planning elements for the 2008 and 2015 ozone 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for the New Jersey portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT) nonattainment area (also referred to as the New York Metro Area or NYMA) and the New Jersey portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City (PA-NJ-MD-DE) nonattainment area (also referred to as the Philadelphia area). Within this comprehensive SIP, the State included its reasonable further progress plan and motor vehicle emission budgets for New Jersey's portion of the NYMA for the 2008 ozone Serious classification, certification that the State has satisfied the requirements for an ozone nonattainment new source review (NNSR) program for the 2015 ozone NAAQS in both nonattainment areas and statewide pursuant to requirements for States located in the Ozone Transport Region (OTR), certification that the statewide NNSR also satisfies the requirements for the State's Serious classification in the NYMA area for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS, certification that the State has satisfied the requirements for a nonattainment emission inventory for the 2015 ozone NAAQS in both nonattainment areas, certification that the State has satisfied the requirements of an emission statement program for the 2008 ozone Serious classification for the NYMA nonattainment area, and certification that the State has satisfied the requirements for clean fuels for fleet for the NYMA. In addition, New Jersey also submitted a comprehensive SIP revision on January 2, 2018. Within that submittal, New Jersey included the reasonable further progress plan and motor vehicle emission budgets for the 2008 ozone Moderate classification of the State's portion of the NYMA. Planning elements addressed in this proposal from New Jersey's comprehensive January 2, 2018, and November 23, 2021, SIP submissions along with the respective ozone NAAQS classification and nonattainment areas are outlined in Table 1. <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>  In New Jersey's November 23, 2021, SIP Submission, the State also certified its Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Program for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Serious classification. New Jersey's certification for its Enhanced Motor Vehicle I/M Program for the Serious classification for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS will be addressed under a separate future rulemaking and is not addressed within this proposal. </FTNT> <GPOTABLE COLS="4" OPTS="L2,nj,i1" CDEF="s50,r50,r75,xs80"> <TTITLE>Table 1—SIP Elements Addressed in New Jersey's Comprehensive SIP Revision Submitted on January 2, 2018, and November 23, 2021</TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Ozone NAAQS & classification</CHED> <CHED H="1">SIP element</CHED> <CHED H="1">Nonattainment areas</CHED> <CHED H="1">SIP submission date</CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2008 Ozone NAAQS—Moderate Classification</ENT> <ENT>Reasonable Further Progress plan and Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets</ENT> <ENT>New Jersey's portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT)</ENT> <ENT>January 2, 2018.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2008 Ozone NAAQS—Serious Classification</ENT> <ENT>Reasonable Further Progress plan and Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets</ENT> <ENT>New Jersey's portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT)</ENT> <ENT>November 23, 2021.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2008 Ozone NAAQS—Serious Classifications</ENT> <ENT>New Source Review Program (NNSR) certification</ENT> <ENT>New Jersey's portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT)</ENT> <ENT>November 23, 2021.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2008 Ozone NAAQS—Serious Classification</ENT> <ENT>Certification of the State's Emission Statement Program</ENT> <ENT>New Jersey's portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT)</ENT> <ENT>November 23, 2021.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2008 Ozone NAAQS—Serious Classification</ENT> <ENT> Clean Fuels for Fleets  <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>New Jersey's portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT)</ENT> <ENT>November 23, 2021.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2015 Ozone NAAQS—Marginal & Moderate Classifications</ENT> <ENT>New Source Review Program (NNSR)</ENT> <ENT>New Jersey's portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City (PA-NJ-MD-DE) & New Jersey's portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT)</ENT> <ENT>November 23, 2021.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2015 Ozone NAAQS—OTR</ENT> <ENT>New Source Review Program (NNSR)</ENT> <ENT>Statewide</ENT> <ENT>November 23, 2021.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2015 Ozone NAAQS—Marginal & Moderate Classifications</ENT> <ENT>Nonattainment emission inventory under CAA Section 182(a)(1)</ENT> <ENT>New Jersey's portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City (PA-NJ-MD-DE) & New Jersey's portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT)</ENT> <ENT>November 23, 2021.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> New Jersey's comprehensive November 23, 2021, SIP submission also addressed the requirement for Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)  <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> for the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard) in New Jersey's portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT) nonattainment area for the Serious classification. 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