EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Georgia SIP
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EPA-Approved Georgia Non-Regulatory Provisions
| Name of non-regulatory SIP provision | Applicable geographic or nonattainment area | State Submittal or State Effective Date | EPA Approval Date | FR Citation | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on I-85 from Chamblee-Tucker Road to State Road 316. High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lane on I-85 from Chamblee-Tucker Road to State Road 316 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 11/15/93 and amended on 6/17/96 and 2/5/10 | 3/18/1999, 4/26/1999, and 4/24/2012 | 64 FR 13348, 64 FR 20186, 77 FR 24397 | |
| Clean Fuel Vehicles Revolving Loan Program | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| Regional Commute Options Program and HOV Marketing Program | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| HOV lanes on I-75 and I-85 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| Two Park and Ride Lots: Rockdale County-Sigman at I-20 and Douglas County-Chapel Hill at I-20 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| MARTA Express Bus routes (15 buses) | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| Signal preemption for MARTA routes #15 and #23 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| Improve and expand service on MARTA's existing routes in southeast DeKalb County | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| Acquisition of clean fuel buses for MARTA and Cobb County Transit | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| ATMS/Incident Management Program on I-75/I-85 inside I-285 and northern ARC of I-285 between I-75 and I-85 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
| Upgrading, coordination and computerizing intersections | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 6/17/1996 | 12/29/1999 | 64 FR 20186 | |
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| Atlantic Steel Transportation Control Measure | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 3/29/2000 | 8/28/2000 | 65 FR 52028 | |
| Procedures for Testing and Monitoring Sources of Air Pollutants | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 7/31/2000 | 7/10/2001 | 66 FR 35906 | |
| Enhanced Inspection/Maintenance Test Equipment, Procedures and Specifications | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 9/20/2000 | 7/10/2001 | 66 FR 35906 | |
| Preemption Waiver Request for Low-RVP, Low-Sulfur Gasoline Under Air Quality Control Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(bbb) | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 5/31/2000 | 2/22/2002 | 67 FR 8200 | |
| Technical Amendment to the Georgia Fuel Waiver Request of May 31, 2000 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 11/9/2001 | 2/22/2002 | 67 FR 8200 | |
| Georgia's State Implementation Plan for the Atlanta Ozone Nonattainment Area | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 7/17/2001 | 5/7/2002 | 67 FR 30574 | |
| Post-1999 Rate of Progress Plan | Atlanta Metropolitan Area | 12/24/2003 | 7/19/2004 | 69 FR 42880 | |
| Severe Area Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT SIP) for the Atlanta 1-hour severe ozone nonattainment area | Atlanta 1-hour ozone severe nonattainment area | 6/30/2004 | 6/14/2005, | 70 FR 34358 | |
| Atlanta 1-hour ozone attainment area 2015 maintenance plan | Atlanta severe 1-hour ozone maintenance area | 2/1/2005 | 6/15/2005 | 70 FR 34660 | |
| Attainment Demonstration for the Chattanooga Early Action Area | Walker and Catoosa Counties | 12/31/2004 | 8/26/2005 | 70 FR 50199 | |
| Attainment Demonstration for the Lower Savannah-Augusta Early Action Compact Area | Columbia and Richmond Counties | 12/31/2004 | 8/26/2005 | 70 FR 50195 | |
| Alternative Fuel Refueling Station/Park and Ride Transportation Center, Project DO-AR-211 is removed | Douglas County, GA | 9/19/2006 | 11/28/2006 | 71 FR 68740 | |
| Macon 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan | Macon, GA encompassing a portion of Monroe County | 6/15/2007 | 9/19/2007 | 72 FR 53432 | |
| Murray County 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan | Murray County | 6/15/2007 | 10/16/2007 | 72 FR 58538 | |
| Atlanta Early Progress Plan | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties | 1/12/2007 | 2/20/2008 | 73 FR 9206 | |
| Rome; 1997 Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Floyd County | 10/27/2009 | 1/12/2012 | 77 FR 1873 | |
| Chattanooga; Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Catoosa and Walker Counties | 10/27/2009 | 2/8/2012 | 77 FR 6467 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Georgia | 10/13/2007 | 2/6/2012 | 77 FR 5706 | |
| Atlanta 1997 Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton Counties in their entireties and portions of Heard and Putnam Counties | 7/6/2010 | 3/1/2012 | 77 FR 12487 | |
| Macon 1997 Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory | Bibb County and Monroe County | 8/17/2009 | 3/2/2012 | 77 FR 12724 | |
| Atlanta 1997 8-Hour Ozone 2002 Base-Year Emissions Inventory | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton Counties in their entireties | 10/21/2009 | 4/24/2012 | 77 FR 24399 | |
| Regional Haze Plan | Statewide | 2/11/2010 | 6/28/2012 | 77 FR 38501 | |
| Regional Haze Plan Supplement (including BART and Reasonable Progress emissions limits) | Statewide | 11/19/2010 | 6/28/2012 | 77 FR 38501 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Georgia | 7/23/2008 | 10/25/2012 | 77 FR 65125 | With the exception of 110(a)(2)(D)(i). |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Georgia | 10/21/2009 | 10/25/2012 | 77 FR 65125 | With the exception of 110(a)(2)(D)(i). |
| Negative Declaration for Control of VOC Emissions from Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) EPA-450/4-91-031, August 1993 | Atlanta 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area | 10/21/2009 | 9/28/2013 | 78 FR 16783 | |
| Negative Declaration for Control of VOC Emissions from Equipment Leaks from Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants EPA-450/3-83-007, December 1983 | Atlanta 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area | 10/21/2009 | 9/28/2013 | 78 FR 16783 | |
| Negative Declaration for Control of VOC Leaks from Synthetic Organic Chemical Polymer and Resin Manufacturing Equipment EPA-450/3-83-006, March 1984 | Atlanta 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area | 10/21/2009 | 9/28/2013 | 78 FR 16783 | |
| Negative Declaration for Control of VOC Emissions from Air Oxidation Processes in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI), EPA-450/3-84-015, December 1984 | Atlanta 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area | 10/21/2009 | 9/28/2013 | 78 FR 16783 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Georgia | 7/23/2008 | 4/12/2013 | 78 FR 21841 | Addressing element 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) prong 3 only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | 10/21/2009 | 4/12/2013 | 78 FR 21841 | Addressing element 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) prong 3 only. |
| 1997 8-Hour Ozone Reasonable Further Progress Plan for the Atlanta Area | Atlanta 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area | 10/21/2009 | 11/4/2013 | 78 FR 65877 | |
| 1997 8-hour ozone Maintenance Plan for the Atlanta Area | Atlanta 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area | 4/4/2012 | 12/2/2013 | 78 FR 72040 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Georgia | 7/23/2008 | 5/7/2014 | 79 FR 26143 | Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Georgia | 10/21/2009 | 5/7/2014 | 79 FR 26143 | Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only. |
| 1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Macon Area | Bibb County and a portion of Monroe County, Macon, Georgia Nonattainment Area | 6/21/2012 | 5/13/2014 | 79 FR 27193 | |
| 1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Rome Area | Floyd County, Rome, Georgia Area | 6/21/2012 | 5/14/2014 | 79 FR 27496 | |
| 1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Georgia portion of the Chattanooga TN-GA-AL Area | Catoosa and Walker Counties | 9/14/2012 | 12/19/2014 | 79 FR 75748 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead NAAQS | Georgia | 5/14/2012 | 3/18/2015 | 80 FR 14019 | Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS | Georgia | 3/6/2012 | 3/18/2015 | 80 FR 14019 | Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS | Georgia | 3/25/2013 | 3/18/2015 | 80 FR 14019 | Addressing the PSD permitting requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only. |
| Offset measures associated with the repeal of Georgia Rules 391-3-1-.02(2)(aaa) and 391-3-1-.02(2)(bbb) and the revision to Georgia Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(mmm) | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Walton and Upson | 4-May-14 | 9/1/2015 | 80 FR 52627 | Includes the contingency offset measure in the event that the locomotive conversion program cannot be fully completed. |
| Atlanta 2008 8-hour Ozone Marginal Area Requirements | Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, and Rockdale Counties | 2/6/2015 | 8/11/2015 | 80 FR 48041 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Georgia | 3/6/2012 | 10/5/2015 | 80 FR 60045 | With the exception of provisions pertaining to PSD permitting requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3) and 110(a)(2)(J) only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards | Georgia | 5/14/2012 | 10/9/2015 | 80 FR 61109 | With the exception of sections: 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II) prong 3 and (J) concerning PSD permitting requirements and 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4) concerning interstate transport requirements. |
| 1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Atlanta Area | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton Counties in their entireties and portions of Heard and Putnam Counties | 8/30/2012 | 2/24/2016 | 81 FR 9114 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standard | Georgia | 10/22/2013 | 4/28/2016 | 81 FR 25355 | With the exception of interstate transport requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4). |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAASQ | Georgia | 3/25/2013 | 9/14/2016 | 81 FR 63106 | With the exception of sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of D(i), and (J) and sections 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4). |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS | Georgia | 12/14/2015 | 11/21/2016 | 81 FR 83156 | With the exception of sections 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2 and 4). |
| 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements for the Atlanta Area | Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, and Rockdale Counties | 2/6/2015 | 3/22/2017 | 82 FR 14611 | |
| 2008 8-hour ozone Maintenance Plan for the Atlanta Area | Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding and Rockdale Counties | 7/18/2016 | 6/2/2017 | 82 FR 25523 | |
| January 2014 Regional Haze Progress Report | Georgia | 1/8/2014 | 10/4/2017 | 82 FR 46136 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAAQS | Georgia | 3/25/2013 | 5/4/2018 | 83 FR 19637 | Addressing Prong 4 only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS | Georgia | 7/25/2014 | 5/4/2018 | 83 FR 19637 | Addressing Prong 4 only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS | Georgia | 12/14/2015 | 5/4/2018 | 83 FR 19637 | Addressing Prong 4 only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS | Georgia | 5/14/2012 | 5/4/2018 | 83 FR 19637 | Addressing Prong 4 only. |
| Regional Haze Plan Revision | Georgia | 7/26/2017 | 5/4/2018 | 83 FR 19637 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS | Georgia | 12/14/2015 | 9/25/2018 | 83 FR 48387 | Addressing Prongs 1 and 2 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) only. |
| Non-Interference Demonstration and Maintenance Plan Revision for Federal Low-Reid Vapor Pressure Requirement in the Atlanta Area | Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding, and Rockdale counties | 8/15/2018 | 4/23/2019 | 84 FR 16786 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAAQS | Georgia | 7/24/2018 | 5/17/2019 | 84 FR 22374 | Addressing Prongs 1 and 2 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS | Georgia | 8/15/2018 | 9/26/2019 | 84 FR 50758 | Addressing prongs 1 and 2 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) only. |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS | Georgia | 9/24/2018 | 3/11/2020 | 85 FR 14147 | With the exception of 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (prongs 1 and 2) and PSD provisions related to major sources under sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (prong 3), and 110(a)(2)(J). |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS | Georgia | 1/9/2019 | 6/23/2020 | 85 FR 37565 | Addressing Prongs 1 and 2 section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)only |
| Atlanta Area Base Year Emissions Inventory for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS | Bartow, Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry Counties | 7/2/2020 | 3/9/2022 | 87 FR 13179 | |
| 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS | Georgia | 9/1/2020 | 5/9/2022 | 87 FR 27519 | Addressing the PSD provisions related to major sources under sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)( i)(II) (prong 3), and 110(a)(2)(J) only. |
| 2015 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Atlanta Area | Bartow, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry Counties | 2/28/2022 | 10/17/2022 | 87 FR 62733 | |
| 1997 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan (Limited Maintenance Plan) for the Atlanta Area | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties | 12/17/2021 | 2/7/2023 | 88 FR 7883 | |
| 1997 8-hour Ozone 2nd Maintenance Plan (Limited Maintenance Plan) for the Murray County Area | Murray County Area | 10/20/2021 | 2/7/2023 | 88 FR 7888 | |
| 1997 8-hour Ozone 2nd Maintenance Plan (Limited Maintenance Plan) for the Macon Area | Bibb County and a portion of Monroe County | 10/20/2021 | 3/8/2023 | 88 FR 14278 | |
| Regional Haze Plan – Second Planning Period | Georgia | 8/11/2022 | 11/21/2024 | 89 FR 92038 |