Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

GRAND RAPIDS (KENT COUNTY AND OTTAWA COUNTY), MICHIGAN

Effective Redesignation Date: 6/21/96 (61 FR 31831, 6/21/96)

Maintenance Plan - Key Features

• 1991 base year; 1996 attainment year; projections to 2007
• continue to monitor ozone throughout the Grand Rapids area in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR part 58
• commitment to submit a subsequent maintenance plan revision in 8 years

Contingency Plan Trigger

• a monitored violation of the ozone NAAQS determined not to be attributable to transport

Contingency Measures

• I/M program
• RVP reduction to 7.8 psi
• Stage II
• adopt and implement major non-CTG VOC RACT rules for plastic parts coating, wood furniture coating, and industrial clean-up solvents

Schedule

• State will inform EPA of violation, review data for quality assurance, and conduct technical analysis to determine local capability. In addition, State will afford the public the opportunity for review and comment, as well as solicit and consider technical advice from EPA
• Contingency measure will be selected by the Governor or the Governor's designee within 6 months from triggering event
• Stage II will be implemented: (1) 6 months from decision to employ Stage II or 12 months from triggering event at gasoline dispensing facilities of any size constructed after 11/15/90; (2) 12 months from decision to employ Stage II or 18 months from triggering event at existing gasoline dispensing facilities dispensing 100,000 gallons of gasoline per month; (3) 24 months from decision to employ Stage II or 30 months from triggering event at existing gasoline dispensing facilities dispensing less than 100,000 gallons of gasoline per month

• vehicle emissions testing (I/M program) will be implemented 24 months from decision to employ I/M or 30 months from triggering event
• 7.8 psi RVP gasoline during summer ozone season will be implemented no later than 12 months after decision to employ 7.8 psi RVP or no later than 18 months from triggering event

For further information:

Jacqueline Nwia
Regulation Development Section (AR-18J)
Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division
U.S. EPA, Region V
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604

Telephone: (312) 886-6081; Email: nwia.jacqueline@epamail.epa.gov

A violation has occurred in: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Information as of 6/7/97

Violation occurred on 6/29/96.

Actions

• State certified violation of NAAQS in July 1996.
• State conducted technical analysis (October 1996) to determine local culpability and afforded public opportunity for comment.
• EPA reviewed and provided comments on technical analysis on October 21, 1996.