Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.52.1602 Control strategy and regulations:  PM 2.5

(a) Approval—On May 18, 2006, New Jersey submitted an early PM_2.5 implementation plan to set motor vehicle emissions budgets for the New Jersey portion of the New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–CT, PM_2.5 nonattainment area. The budgets were allocated by metropolitan planning organization as follows:  North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority:  1,207 tons per year of direct PM_2.5 and 61,676 tons per year of NO_X;  Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission:  89 tons per year of direct PM_2.5 and 4,328 tons per year of NO_X.

(b) Approval—On February 25, 2008, New Jersey submitted a revision to its early PM_2.5 implementation plan to revise the motor vehicle emissions budgets for the Mercer County, New Jersey portion of the New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–CT, PM_2.5 nonattainment area. The revised budgets, applicable to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, are as follows:  108 tons per year of direct PM_2.5 and 5,056 tons per year of NO_X.

(c) Determination of Attainment. EPA has determined, as of December 15, 2010, that the New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–CT fine particle (PM_2.5) nonattainment area has attained the 1997 PM_2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard. This determination, in accordance with 40 CFR 51.1004(c), suspends the requirements for this area to submit an attainment demonstration, associated reasonably available control measures, a reasonable further progress plan, contingency measures, and other planning SIPs related to attainment of the standard for as long as the area continues to attain the 1997 PM_2.5 NAAQS.

(d) Determination of Attainment. EPA has determined, as of May 16, 2012, that the Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE fine particle (PM_2.5 ) nonattainment area has attained the 1997 PM_2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard. This determination, in accordance with 40 CFR 51.1004(c), suspends the requirements for this area to submit an attainment demonstration, associated reasonably available control measures, a reasonable further progress plan, contingency measures, and other planning SIPs related to attainment of the standard for as long as the area continues to attain the 1997 PM_2.5 NAAQS.

(e) Determination of Attainment. EPA has determined, as of December 31, 2012, that the New York–N. New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–CT fine particle (PM_2.5) nonattainment area has attained the 2006 PM_2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard. This determination suspends the requirements for this area to submit an attainment demonstration, associated reasonably available control measures, a reasonable further progress plan, contingency measures, and other planning SIPs related to attainment of the standard for as long as the area continues to attain the 2006 PM_2.5 NAAQS.

¹(e) Determination of Attainment. EPA has determined, as of January 7, 2013, that based on 2008 to 2010 and 2009 to 2011 ambient air quality data, the Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE fine particulate matter (PM_2.5 ) nonattainment area has attained the 2006 24–hour PM_2.5 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). This determination suspends the requirements for the Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE PM_2.5 nonattainment area, to submit an attainment demonstration, associated reasonably available control measures, a reasonable further progress plan, contingency measures, and other planning SIPs related to attainment of the standard for as long as this area continues to meet the 2006 24–hour PM_2.5 NAAQS.

¹ 78 FR 885 purported to add this subsection, but was without effect

(f) Determination of Attainment. EPA has determined, as of January 7, 2013, that based on 2008 to 2010 and 2009 to 2011 ambient air quality data, the Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE fine particlulate (PM_2.5) nonattainment area has attained the 2006 24–hour PM_2.5 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). This determination suspends the requirements for the Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE PM_2.5 nonattainment area to submit an attainment demonstration, associated reasonably available control measures, a reasonable further progress plan, contingency measures, and other planning SIPs related to attainment of the standard for as long as this area continues to meet the 2006 24–hour PM_2.5 NAAQS.

(g) Approval—The maintenance plan submitted on December 26, 2012, and supplemented on May 3, 2013, for the 1997 PM_2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard and the 2006 PM_2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the New Jersey portion of the New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–CT, PM_2.5 nonattainment area and the New Jersey portion of the Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE, PM_2.5 nonattainment area has been approved.

(h) Approval—The 2007 attainment year emissions inventory for the New Jersey portions of the New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–CT, PM_2.5 nonattainment area and the Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE, PM_2.5 nonattainment area consisting of NO_X, VOC, NH₃, directly emitted PM_2.5, and SO₂ emissions. This inventory satisfies the comprehensive emission inventory requirements of section 172(c)(3).