EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the South Carolina SIP

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EPA-approved South Carolina non-regulatory provisions.

Provision State Effective Date EPA Approval Date FR Citation Explanation Link to Final Rule Regulations.gov Docket ID
Cherokee County Ozone Attainment Demonstration and Ten-year Maintenance Plan 6/26/1998 12/18/1998  63 FR 70019   63 FR 70019 SC–035–1–9833a
Cherokee County Ozone Ten Year Maintenance Plan 1/31/2002 4/26/2002 67 FR 20647   67 FR 20647 SC–039; 043–200222(a)
Transportation Conformity 10/24/2003 1/29/2004 69 FR 4245   69 FR 4245  SC–50–200405 (a)
Attainment Demonstration for the Appalachian, Catawba, Pee Dee, Waccamaw, Santee Lynches, Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester, Low Country, Lower Savannah, Central Midlands, and Upper Savannah Early Action Compact Areas 6/25/2004 8/26/2005 70 FR 50195   70 FR 50195 R04–OAR–2005–SC–0001,   R04–OAR–2005– GA–0001–200516
South Carolina Transportation Conformity Air Quality Implementation Plan 11/19/2008 7/28/2009 74 FR 37168   74 FR 37168 EPA–R04–OAR–2009–0303(a)
Cherokee County 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard 12/13/2007 6/1/2009  74 FR 26099   74 FR 26099 EPA–R04–OAR–2008–0797–200824(a)
South Carolina 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards 12/13/2007 7/13/2011 76 FR 41111 For the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. 76 FR 41111 EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0721–201126
Applicability of Reasonably Available Control Technology for the Portion of York County, South Carolina 8/31/2007 11/28/2011 76 FR 72844 Demonstration for Bowater Coated Paper Division; for Cytec Carbon Fibers; and for Georgia-Pacific—Catawba Hardboard Plant. 76 FR 72844 EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0017–201014(a) &
EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0018–201001(a)
Negative Declaration for Applicability of Groups I Control Techniques Guidelines for York County, South Carolina 8/31/2007 11/28/2011 76 FR 72844 Applicable to the 1997 8-hour Ozone boundary in York County only (Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization Area). 76 FR 72844 EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0017–201014(a) & EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0018–201001(a
Negative Declaration for Applicability of Group II Control Techniques Guidelines for York County, South Carolina 8/31/2007 11/28/2011 76 FR 72844 Applicable to the 1997 8-hour Ozone boundary in York County only (Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization Area). 76 FR 72844 EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0017–201014(a) & EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0018–201001(a);
Negative Declaration for Applicability of Group III Control Techniques Guidelines for York County, South Carolina 2/23/2009 11/28/2011 76 FR 72844 Applicable to the 1997 8-hour Ozone boundary in York County only (Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization Area). 76 FR 72844 EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0017–201014(a) & EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0018–201001(a)
Negative Declaration for Applicability of Group IV Control Techniques Guidelines for York County, South Carolina 7/7/2009 11/28/2011 76 FR 72844 Applicable to the 1997 8-hour Ozone boundary in York County only (Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization Area). 76 FR 72844 EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0017–201014(a) & EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0018–201001(a)
South Carolina portion of bi-state Charlotte; 1997 8-Hour Ozone 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory 4/29/2010 5/18/2012 77 FR 29540 Applicable to the 1997 8-hour Ozone boundary in York County only (Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization Area). 77 FR 29540 EPA–R04–OAR–2009–0785
Regional haze plan 12/17/2007 6/28/2012 77 FR 38509   77 FR 38509 EPA–R04–OAR–2009–0785
South Carolina portion of bi-state Charlotte; 1997 8-Hour Ozone Emissions Statement 4/29/2010 6/25/2012 77 FR 37812 Applicable to the 1997 8-hour Ozone boundary in York County only (Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization Area). 77 FR 37812 EPA–R04–OAR–2008–0177
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards 4/14/2008 8/1/2012 77 FR 45492   77 FR 45492 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0402
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards 9/18/2009 8/1/2012 77 FR 45492   77 FR 45492 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0402
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards Elements 110(a)(1) and (2) (E)(ii) and (G) 4/3/2012 8/1/2012 77 FR 45492   77 FR 45492 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0402
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS 9/18/2009 10/11/2012 77 FR 61727 EPA partially disapproved this SIP submission to the extent that it relied on the Clean Air Interstate Rule to meet the 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requirements for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. 77 FR 61727 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0553
York County 1997 8-hour ozone reasonable further progress plan 8/31/2007 10/15/2012 77 FR 62454 Original submission. 77 FR 62454 EPA–R04–OAR–2008–0177
Update for York County 1997 8-hour ozone reasonable further progress plan 4/29/2010 10/15/2012 77 FR 62454 Original submission updated to include required 2008 VOC MVEB. 77 FR 62454 EPA–R04–OAR–2008–0177
1997 8-hour ozone Maintenance Plan for the South Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area 6/1/2011 12/26/2012 77 FR 75862 Applicable to the 1997 8-hour ozone boundary in York County only (Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization Area). 77 FR 75862 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0327
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards 4/14/2008 4/12/2013 78 FR 21841 Addressing element 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) prong 3 only 78 FR 21841 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0814
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards 9/18/2009 4/12/2013 78 FR 21841 Addressing element 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) prong 3 only 78 FR 21841 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0814
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards 4/14/2008 5/7/2014 79 FR 26143 Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only. 79 FR 26143 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0327
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards 9/18/2009 5/7/2014 79 FR 26143 Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only. 79 FR 26143 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0327
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards 7/17/2012 3/2/2015 80 FR 11136 With the exception of PSD permitting requirements for major sources of sections 110(a)(2)(C) and (J); interstate transport requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II), and the visibility requirements of section 110(a)(2)(J). 80 FR 11136 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0694
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead NAAQS 9/20/2011 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. 80 FR 14019 EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0610
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS 7/17/2012 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. 80 FR 14019 EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0610
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS 4/30/2014 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. 80 FR 14019 EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0610
2011 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the South Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area 8/22/2014 6/12/2015 80 FR 33413   80 FR 33413 EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0915
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS 7/17/2012 8/12/2015 80 FR 48255 Addressing the visibility requirements of 110(a)(2)(J) only. 80 FR 48255 EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0177
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards 9/20/2011 9/24/2015 80 FR 57540 With the exception of provisions pertaining to PSD permitting requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of D(i) and (J). 80 FR 57540 EPA–R04–OAR–2012–0852
2008 8-hour ozone Maintenance Plan for the York County, South Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area 4/17/2015 12/11/2015 80 FR 76865   80 FR 76865 EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0298
South Carolina Transportation Conformity Air Quality Implementation Plan 10/23/2015 4/5/2016 81 FR 19495   81 FR 19495 EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0696
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS 5/8/2014 5/24/2016 81 FR 32652 With the exception of interstate transport requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4). 81 FR 32652 EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0151
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAAQS 4/30/2014 9/16/2016 81 FR 63704 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). 81 FR 63704 EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0251
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS 12/14/2015 4/7/2017 82 FR 16931 With the exception of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2 and 4). 82 FR 16931 EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0429
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAAQS 12/7/2016 10/3/2017 82 FR 45995 Addressing Prongs 1 and 2 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only. 82 FR 45995 EPA–R04–OAR–2017–0045
December 2012 Regional Haze Progress Report 12/28/2012 10/12/2017 82 FR 47393   82 FR 47393 EPA–R04–OAR–2013–0389
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS 7/17/2012 9/24/2018 83 FR 48239 Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) only. 83 FR 48239 EPA–R04–OAR–2018–0073 EPA–R04– OAR–2018–0187
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour NO2 NAAQS 4/30/2014 9/24/2018 83 FR 48239 Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) only. 83 FR 48239 EPA–R04–OAR–2018–0073 EPA–R04– OAR–2018–0187
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS 5/8/2014 9/24/2018 83 FR 48239 Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) only. 83 FR 48239 EPA–R04–OAR–2018–0073 EPA–R04– OAR–2018–0187
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS 12/18/2015 9/24/2018 83 FR 48239 Addressing prong 4 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) only. 83 FR 48239 EPA–R04–OAR–2018–0073 EPA–R04– OAR–2018–0187
Regional Haze Plan Revision 9/5/2017 9/24/2018 83 FR 48239   83 FR 48239 EPA–R04–OAR–2018–0073 EPA–R04– OAR–2018–0187
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS 12/14/2015 9/25/2018  83 FR 48390 Addressing Prongs 1 and 2 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) only. 83 FR 48390 EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0334
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS 6/25/2018 10/10/2019 84 FR 54502 Addressing Prongs 1 and 2 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) only. 84 FR 54502 EPA–R04–OAR–2018–0665
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS 6/18/2018 12/2/2021 85 FR 7 Addressing prongs 1 and 2 section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (prongs 1 and 2)  85 FR 7 EPA–R04–OAR–2018–0666
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS  9/7/2018 2/6/2020 85 FR 6810 With the exception of 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(l) (prongs 1 and 2) 85 FR 6810 EPA–R04–OAR–2019–0014
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS 9/7/2018 12/2/2021 86 FR 68421 Addressing Prongs 1 and 2 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) only.     86 FR 68421 EPA–R04–OAR–2019–0156
1997 8-hour ozone Maintenance Plan for the Catawba Indian Nation portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area 7/7/2020 1/25/2022 87 FR 3675 Applicable only to the Catawba Indian Nation Reservation portion within the 1997 8-hour ozone boundary in York County, South Carolina (within the Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization Area). 87 FR 3675 EPA-R04-OAR-2020-0677

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