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SIP Submissions that EPA has Found Adequate or Inadequate
Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
For more information about adequacy review, return to the main adequacy page.
Contacts: Donald Cooke at 617-918-1668, fax: 617-918-1505, or cooke.donald@epa.gov .
U.S. EPA Region 1, Suite 1100 (CAQ), One Congress St., Boston, MA 02114-2023.
| Connecticut | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| CT portion of the NY - Northern NJ - Long Island, NY - NJ - CT area; CT
AND Greater Connecticut area, CT |
8-hour ozone | reasonable further progress, attainment demonstration, and out-year motor vehicle emissions budgets | Adequate (06/27/08) Letter (PDF), (2 pp, 156K) FR Notice | PDF Version (2 pp, 84K) |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. Note: The 2009 and 2012 budgets for both CT areas were found adequate for SIP strengthening purposes as described in the June 2, 2008 letter to CTDEP. |
| CT portion of the NY - Northern NJ - Long Island area | pm2.5 | early progress SIP | Adequate (06/20/07) Letter (PDF), (2 pp, 127K) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| CT portion of the NY-NJ-CT area (southwest CT) | 1-hour ozone | post-99 rate of progress (2002 and 2005 budgets) | Adequate (12/26/01) Letter (PDF), (2 pp. 138K) FR Notice | PDF Version, (18 pp. 114K) |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| CT portion of the NY-NJ-CT area | 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (02/04/04) Letter (PDF), (2pp. 98K) FR Notice | PDF Version, (2 pp. 39K) |
MOBILE6 revision of budgets that were found adequate on 07/03/00. Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| Greater CT area | Adequate (07/03/00) Letter (PDF), (2 pp. 490K) FR Notice |
Response to Comments (PDF, 46K). Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | ||
| CT portion of the NY-NJ-CT area (southwest CT) | 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Inadequate (12/31/99) Letter (PDF), (5pp. 45K) FR Proposal | PDF Version, (17pp. 188K) |
Inadequacy determination contained in FR proposal. |
| post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (03/10/99) |
Determination made under old process. | ||
| Greater CT area | 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Inadequate (12/31/99) Letter (PDF), (5pp. 45K) FR Proposal | PDF Version, (17pp. 189K) |
Inadequacy determination contained in FR proposal. |
| post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (03/10/99) |
Determination made under old process. | ||
| Maine | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, and Waldo Counties (Midcoast) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate
(10/05/06)
Letter (PDF), (2 pp, 95K) FR Notice | PDF Version, (2 pp, 55K) |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| Portland area | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate
(10/05/06)
Letter (PDF) (2pp. 95K) FR Notice | PDF Version, (2pp 55K) |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| 5% | Adequate (09/14/05) Letter (PDF) (2pp. 136K) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | ||
| 1-hour ozone | 15% | Adequate (04/28/99) |
Determination made under old process | |
| Massachusetts | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Boston - Lawrence - Worcester (E. Mass.) and Springfield (W. Mass.) | 8-hour ozone | further progress and attainment demonstration plan | Adequate (04/02/08) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 111K) FR Notice | PDF Version (2 pp. 54K) |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| Boston - Lawrence - Worcester (E. Mass.) area | 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (02/19/99) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| 15% | Adequate (06/05/97) |
Determination made under old process. | ||
| post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (06/05/97) |
Determination made under old process. | ||
| attainment demonstration (2003 budgets) | Inadequate (01/06/03) FR Notice |
Budgets were initially found adequate on 02/19/99 under old process. | ||
| Springfield (W. Mass.) Area | 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (02/19/99) |
Determination made under old process. |
| New Hampshire | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Boston - Manchester - Portsmouth | 8-hour ozone | attainment plan | Adequate (08/12/08) Letter (PDF) (2pp. 108K) FR Notice | PDF Version, (2pp 51K) |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| Boston - Lawrence - Worcester area | 1-hour ozone | post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (04/29/99) |
Determination made under old process. |
| attainment demonstration | Adequate (08/19/98) |
Determination made under old process. | ||
| Manchester - Nashua | carbon monoxide | maintenance plan | Adequate (03/15/00) Letter (PDF) (1p 19K) |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| Portsmouth - Dover - Rochester area | 1-hour ozone | post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (04/29/99) |
Determination made under old process. |
| attainment demonstration | Adequate (08/19/98) |
Determination made under old process. | ||
| Rhode Island | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Providence (All of Rhode Island) Rhode Island Area | 8-hour ozone | reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration plan budgets | Adequate (07/15/08) Letter (PDF) (2pp. 109K) FR Notice | PDF Version, (2pp. 84K) |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| Statewide | 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (04/07/03) FR Notice | PDF Version, (4pp. 46K) |
Budgets are adequate by virtue of SIP approval. |
| post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (09/29/98) |
Determination made under old process. | ||