Columbus, Ohio Area

COLUMBUS (FRANKLIN COUNTY, DELAWARE COUNTY, AND LICKING COUNTY), OHIO

Effective Redesignation Date: 4/1/96 (61 FR 3591, 2/1/96)

Maintenance Plan - Key Features

• 1990 base year; projections to 2005; emissions budget to 2005
• continue operating monitors in the area (three monitors - two in Franklin County and one in Licking County)
• track the maintenance of the area by regularly updating the emission inventory for the area

Contingency Plan Trigger

• violation of the ozone NAAQS

Contingency Measures

• I/M
• Stage II
• If I/M and Stage II are implemented, the area will choose additional measures

Schedule

• contingency triggered - initiate contingency I/M plan measures. New legislative authority will not be necessary for implementation.
• Month 1/Day 1 - Begin revisions to RFP; coordinate with appropriate agencies; begin drafting rules for I/M program, procedures, and guidelines.
• Month 2/Day 1 - Release RFP for centralized contractor.
• Month 3/Day 1 - File draft rule revisions with Legislative Service Commission.
• Month 4/Day 15 - Public hearing on program rule revisions.
• Month 4/Day 30 - Rules approved by Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review; RFP response for centralized contract due.
• Month 5/Day 1 - Begin evaluation of RFP responses.
• Month 6/Day 15 - Award centralized contract; seek Controlling Board approval of contract(s) by end of month 7.
• Month 6/Day 30 - Program rule revisions become effective.
• Month 7/Day 1 - Draft RFPs for OEPA (BAR90) approved analyzer certification, if necessary, and inspector certification training in the Columbus metropolitan area.
• Month 8/Day 1 - Release RFPs for inspector certification training and analyzer certification services.
• Month 9/Day 15 - Proposals for analyzer certification services (ACS) and inspector certification training (ICT) due.
• Month 9/Day 16 - Begin evaluation of proposals for ACS and ICT.
• Month 10/Day 1 - Award contracts for ACS and ICT.
• Month 11/Day 1 - Begin licensing process for reinspection stations.
• Month 12/Day 1 - New analyzer specifications issued; begin certifying four-gas analyzers.
• Month 14/Day 1 - Inspector certification begins.
• Month 15/Day 1 - Begin final licensing of reinspection stations.
• Month 16/Day 1 - Initiate public relations program including media blitz.
• Month 16/Day 15 - Initiate motorist notification mailings.
• Month 17/Day 1 - Begin limited voluntary inspections at centralized test stations; reinspection stations begin to perform tests.
• Month 18/Day 1 - Begin mandatory testing at centralized test stations.

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