2024-16570. Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware; Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reclassification to Serious  

  • Delaware—2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS

    [Primary and Secondary]

    Designated area 1 Designation Classification
    Date 2 Type Date 2 Type
    Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE Nonattainment 7/30/2024 Serious.
    New Castle County
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    3. In § 81.321, the table entitled “Maryland—2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS” is amended by revising the entry for “Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE” to read as follows:

    Maryland.
    * * * * *

    Maryland—2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS

    [Primary and Secondary]

    Designated area 1 Designation Classification
    Date 2 Type Date 2 Type
    *         *         *         *         *         *         *
    Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE Nonattainment 7/30/2024 Serious.
    Cecil County
    *         *         *         *         *         *         *
    * * * * *

    4. In § 81.331, the table entitled “New Jersey—2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS” is amended by revising the entry for “Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE” to read as follows:

    New Jersey.
    * * * * *

    New Jersey—2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS

    [Primary and Secondary]

    Designated area 1 Designation Classification
    Date 2 Type Date 2 Type
    *         *         *         *         *         *         *
    Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE Nonattainment 7/30/2024 Serious.
    Atlantic County
    Burlington County
    Camden County
    Cape May County
    Cumberland County
    Gloucester County
    Mercer County
    Ocean County
    Salem County
    *         *         *         *         *         *         *
    * * * * *

    5. In § 81.339, the table entitled “Pennsylvania—2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS” is amended by revising the entry for “Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE” to read as follows:

    Pennsylvania
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    Pennsylvania—2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS

    [Primary and Secondary]

    Designated area 1 Designation Classification
    Date 2 Type Date 2 Type
    Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE Nonattainment 7/30/2024 Serious.
    Bucks County
    Chester County
    Delaware County
    Montgomery County
    Philadelphia County
    *         *         *         *         *         *         *

Document Information

Effective Date:
7/30/2024
Published:
07/30/2024
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
2024-16570
Dates:
This final rule is effective on July 30, 2024.
Pages:
61025-61029 (5 pages)
Docket Numbers:
EPA-R03-OAR-2024-0351, FRL-12132-01-R3
Topics:
Air pollution control, National parks, Wilderness areas
PDF File:
2024-16570.pdf
Supporting Documents:
» Final Philly Bump Up Letter with CC list
» NJDEP Ozone 70 ppb SNJ NAA Voluntary Reclass 7-18-2024 Signed
» MDE_Philadelphia_Reclassification Request_July 2024
» AQ DE Bump Up Letter