2015-02851. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia's Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan of the West Virginia Portion of the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual ...

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION:

Final rule; correcting amendments.

SUMMARY:

This document corrects an error in the rule language of a final rule pertaining to West Virginia's request to redesignate to attainment the West Virginia portion of the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD nonattainment area for the 1997 annual fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS), which was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 (79 FR 70099).

DATES:

This document is effective on February 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rose Quinto, [phone] or by email at quinto.rose@.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On November 25, 2014 (79 FR 70099), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rulemaking action announcing the approval of West Virginia's request to redesignate to attainment the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD nonattainment area for the 1997 annual PM_2.5 NAAQS.

Need for Correction

As published, the final redesignation contains an error. EPA inadvertently added the word “Moderate” in the table for the 1997 annual PM_2.5 NAAQS. The intent of the final rule was to redesignate the Area to attainment. Moderate is a classification for nonattainment areas. This action corrects the table of 40 CFR part 81 for West Virginia's 1997 annual PM_2.5 NAAQS.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81

• Air pollution
• National Parks
• Wilderness areas

Dated: January 28, 2015.

William C. Early,

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.

Accordingly, 40 CFR part 81 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES

1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

2. Section 81.349 is amended by revising the entry for “Martinsburg, WV-Hagerstown, MD: Berkeley County” at the end of the table titled “West Virginia—1997 Annual PM _2.5 NAAQS” to read as follows:

§ 81.349

West Virginia.

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West Virginia—1997 Annual PM_2.5 NAAQS

[Primary and secondary]

Designated Area	Designation a		Classification
	Date 1	Type	Date 2	Type
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Martinsburg, WV-Hagerstown, MD:
Berkeley County	11/25/14	Attainment
*         *         *         *         *         *         *
a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
1 This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
2 This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

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