DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Division of Air Quality
GENERAL NOTICE
REGISTER NOTICE
Delaware 2017 Base Year State Implementation Plan (SIP) Emissions Inventory under the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
1. TITLE OF SIP REVISION:
Delaware 2017 Base Year State Implementation Plan (SIP) Emissions Inventory under the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
2. BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE SUBJECT, SUBSTANCE AND ISSUES:
This document contains Delaware's SIP revision for meeting the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for the 8-hour ozone NAAQS set forth by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2015.
According to Section 182(a)(1) of CAA and EPA's implementation rule for the 2015 ozone standard (Final Rule, December 6, 2018, 83 FR 62998), Delaware is required to submit to EPA in August 2020 a SIP revision which compiles Delaware 2017 emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from four source sectors: stationary point sources, stationary non-point sources, nonroad mobile sources, and onroad mobile sources. The subject document contains Delaware's base year emission inventory SIP revision under the 8-hour ozone NAAQS set forth by EPA in 2015.
3. POSSIBLE TERMS OF THE AGENCY ACTION:
None.
4. STATUTORY BASIS OR LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ACT:
7 Del.C. Ch. 60 Environmental Control, Sections 6010(a) and 6010(c).
5. OTHER REGULATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL:
N/A
6. NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT:
A virtual public hearing (Docket #2020-R-A-0011) on the proposed SIP revision will be held on August 26, 2020 beginning at 6:00PM. For additional information on this proposed regulatory promulgation, visit https://de.gov/dnrechearings. Please note that live comments will not be accepted during the virtual hearing. Persons wishing to comment on the proposed amendment may do so in written form. Written comment may be submitted to the Hearing Officer via the online comment form at https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/public-hearings/comment-form/, via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, or via USPS to Theresa Newman, Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. The Department will accept public comment through the close of business on Thursday, September 10, 2020.
7. PREPARED BY:
Jacquelyn L. Cuneo jacquelyn.cuneo@delaware.gov (302) 739-9402
*Please Note: Due to the size of the SIP, it is not being published here. A PDF version is available at the following location:
DNREC 2017 Base Year SIP Emissions Inventory - Proposal.pdf
