Federal Implementation Plan Addressing Regional Ozone Transport for the 2015 Primary Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Transport Obligations for non-Electric Generating Units (Final Rule)

"On October 1, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the primary and secondary 8-hour standards for ozone to 70 parts per billion (ppb). States were required to provide ozone infrastructure State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions to fulfill interstate transport obligations for the 2015 ozone NAAQS by October 1, 2018. The interstate transport obligations under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), are referred to as the “good neighbor provision” or the “interstate transport provision” of the Act. This final rule would resolve the interstate transport obligations of 23 states under the “good neighbor provision” for the 2015 ozone NAAQS and is the subject of this clearance request. EPA is establishing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions limitations during ozone season beginning in 2026 for certain non-EGU industry stationary sources in order to eliminate significant contribution to downwind ozone air quality problems in other states. EPA is also proposing that cost-effective controls for NOX emissions reductions are available in certain non-EGU industry sectors that would result in meaningful air quality improvements in downwind receptors. The implementation of the final rule would require affected facilities of certain non-EGU industry stationary sources to conduct new compliance activities. The Paperwork Reduction Act requires the information found in this ICR number 2705.02 to assess the burden (in hours and dollars) of these new compliance activities. In the next three years, owners/operators of certain non-EGU affected facilities, and the EPA will conduct new monitoring, calibrating, recordkeeping, reporting and performance testing activities. This information is being collected to assure compliance with the final rule. The required activities are specific to each non-EGU industry sector and can vary across the range of industry sectors. In general, the final rule will require initial notifications, performance tests and periodic reports by owners/operators. Record keeping shall be maintained and retained for at least five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to delegated state or local authority. Certain reports may be submitted electronically to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). In the event that there is no delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to EPA regional office. Over the next three years, approximately 3,328 industry respondents per year will be subject to the final rule and this estimate is based on the Agency’s non-EGU screening assessment. The screening assessment identified the following non-EGU industry source types: furnaces in Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing; boilers and furnaces in Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing; kilns in Cement and Cement Product Manufacturing; reciprocating internal combustion engines in Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas; high-emitting equipment and large boilers in Basic Chemical Manufacturing, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, Metal Ore Mining and Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mill; and combustors and incinerators in Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators. "

The latest form for Federal Implementation Plan Addressing Regional Ozone Transport for the 2015 Primary Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Transport Obligations for non-Electric Generating Units (Final Rule) expires 2027-10-31 and can be found here.