Cleveland/Akron/Lorain, Ohio

Effective Redesignation Date: 5/7/96 (61 FR 20458, 5/7/96)

Maintenance Plan - Key Features

• 1990 base year; 1993 attainment year; projections through 2006; emissions budget through 2006
• two methods of attainment tracking: (1) air quality monitoring using the existing ozone monitoring network, and (2) inventory updates at a minimum of once every 3 years beginning with 1996
• annual progress reports will summarize available VOC emissions data during years when area and mobile source inventories are not developed
• enhanced I/M in all counties in the area except Ashtabula
• maintenance demonstration which shows that the level of emissions projected out 10 years will not exceed the attainment year inventory

Contingency Plan Triggers

• First trigger: ozone NAAQS is violated
• Second trigger: subsequent violation of ozone NAAQS after implementation of VOC control measures

Contingency Measures

State will conduct analysis to determine level of control measures needed to assure attainment

- First trigger

• lower RVP for gasoline
• reformulated gasoline program
• broader geographic coverage of existing regulations
• application of RACT on sources covered by new CTGs issued in response to CAAA
• application of RACT to smaller existing sources
• implementation of one or more transportation control measures sufficient to achieve at least a 0.5 percent reduction in actual areawide VOC emissions. Measures may include the following: trip reduction programs (e.g., employer-based transportation management programs, areawide rideshare programs, work schedule change, telecommuting); transit improvements; traffic flow improvements; or other measures.
• alternative fuel programs for fleet vehicle operations
• controls on consumer products consistent with those adopted elsewhere in the United States
• VOC offsets for new or modified major sources
• VOC offsets for new or modified minor sources
• increased ratio of VOC offsets required for new sources
• requirement of VOC controls on new minor sources

- Second trigger

• implement NO_x RACT

Schedule

- First trigger

• verify a violation has occurred within 1 month
• identify VOC plan and submit schedule for implementation within 3 months
• implement VOC control program within 12 months

- Second trigger

• verify a violation has occurred within 1 month
• submit schedule for implementation of NO_x RACT within 3 months
• implement NO_x RACT within 18 months

For further information:

William Jones
Air Programs Branch, Regulation Development Section (AR-18J)
U.S. EPA, Region V
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604

Telephone: (312) 886-6058; Email: jones.william@epamail.epa.gov

*Cleveland/Akron/Lorain area includes the following counties: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit.