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St. James Parish, Louisiana

September 30, 1997

ST. JAMES PARISH, LOUISIANA

Effective Redesignation Date: 11/13/95 (60 FR 47280, 9/12/95)

Maintenance Plan - Key Features

1990 base year; 1990 attainment year; projections to 2005
continue ambient air monitoring site in St. James Parish in accordance with 40 CFR part 58. These data will be quality assured and submitted to AIRS on a monthly basis.
during year 8 of the maintenance period, the LDEQ will submit a revised plan to provide for maintenance of the NAAQS in this parish for the next 10 years.

Contingency Plan Trigger

First trigger - second exceedance of the ozone NAAQS within any consecutive 3 year period
Second trigger - third exceedance of ozone NAAQS recorded during any consecutive 3 year period

Contingency Measures

Schedule

- First trigger - LDEQ will submit VOC offsets rule to EPA within 9 months

- Second trigger

offset rule implementation
LDEQ will submit new CTG and ACT VOC rules to EPA within 9 months
implementation of new CTG and ACT VOC rules will occur if a violation of the ozone NAAQS is recorded during any consecutive 3 year period

For further information:

Tom Diggs
Air Planning Section (6PD-L)
U.S. EPA, Region VI
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733

Telephone: (214) 665-7214; Email: diggs.tom@epa.gov