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

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

EPA-Approved Louisiana Statutes in the Louisiana SIP

40 CFR Part 52, Subpart T—Louisiana, § 52.970(e), first table

State citation Title/subject State approval/
effective date		 EPA approval date Comments
LA. R.S. of 1992. Title 30 and 36, Subtitle II. Environmental Quality, Chapter 3. Louisiana Air Control Law
30:2060 N.6 Toxic air pollution emission control program 10/22/1992 6/23/1994,
59 FR 32359		 Ref 52.999(c)(63)
30:2061 Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program 10/22/1992 6/23/1994,
59 FR 32359		 Ref 52.999(c)(63)
30:2062 Louisiana Small Business Compliance Advisory panel 10/22/1992 6/23/1994,
59 FR 32359		 Ref 52.999(c)(63)
36:239(H) Transfer of agencies and functions to the Department of Environmental Quality 10/22/1992 6/23/1994,
59 FR 32359		 Ref 52.999(c)(63).
Louisiana Revised Statutes (La. R.S. of 1993). Title 30, Minerals, oil, gas and environmental quality, Subtitle II. Environmental Quality, Chapter 2. Department of Environment Quality; Permit Review; Prohibition
Title 30: Subtitle II, Permit Review, Ch. 2, Permit Review; Prohibition, Section 2014.1(A) and (B) Permit review; Prohibition 6/10/1993 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
Louisiana Revised Statutes (La. R.S. of 1972). Title 42, Public Officers and Employees, Chapter 15 Code of Governmental Ethics Part 1, General Provisions and Part 2 Ethical Standards for Public Servants
Title 42 Part 1, General Provisions Definitions 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
1102(3) Agency Head 04/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
1102(13) Immediate Family 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
1102(19) Public Servant 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
1102(22)(a) Thing of Economic Value 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
1102(23) Transaction Involving Government Entity 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
Section 1112 Participation in Certain Transactions Involving the Governmental Entity 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
Title 42 Part 2, Ethical Standards for Public Servants Financial disclosure 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
Section 1114(A)(1-4) Financial Disclosures 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  
Section 1114(C) Financial Disclosures 4/01/1980 12/28/2016,
82 FR 95477		  

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

EPA Approved Louisiana Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Louisiana SIP
40 CFR Part 52, Subpart T—Louisiana, § 52.970(e), second table
This table is updated through 9/24/2021, 86 FR 52991.
More recent additions to the table are available in the electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-52/subpart-T, second table in paragraph § 52.970(e)
The link under the Federal Register date is to the text of the Federal Register.
The text of Federal Registers published since 2004-2005 contain the Regulations.gov docket numbers in the right column.

Name of SIP provision Applicable geographic or nonattainment area State submittal
date/effective date		 EPA approval
date		 Explanation

Original Louisiana SIP approved in Federal Register
40 CFR Part 52, Subpart T, §§ 52.970 to 52.979

 Statewide Submitted
1/28/1972		 5/31/1972, 
37 FR 10895 
Louisiana on pages 10869 to 10870		 Ref 52.999(b)
Federal Hydrocarbon Standards Region 106, SE LA-SE TX AQCR 3/30/1973 6/22/1973, 
38 FR 16565		 Ref 52.999(c)(04)
PM Strategy Region 106, SE LA-SE TX AQCR 1/2/1973 7/19/1977, 
42 FR 37000		 Ref 52.999(c)(06)
Air Quality Maintenance Area for PM Shreveport, LA 12/9/1977 8/18/1978, 
43 FR 36628		 Ref 52.999(c)(09)
Air Quality Surveillance Network New Orleans, LA 4/3/1978 1/29/1979, 
44 FR 05601		 Ref 52.999(c)(10)
Change of sampling site location
Louisiana Ozone SIP Nonattainment areas, AQCR 022 and 106 4/30/1979 2/14/1980, 
45 FR 09909		 Ref 52.999(c)(15)
Part D requirement
Evidence of Notice and Public Hearing Statewide 6/20/1979 2/10/1982, 
47 FR 06017		 Ref 52.999(c)(16)
Emission Inventory Nonattainment areas 8/28/1978 2/14/1980, 
45 FR 09909		 Ref 52.999(c)(17)
Air Quality Surveillance Network Statewide 1/10/1980 8/6/1981, 
46 FR 40006		 Ref 52.999(c)(20)
Final Revisions to ambient monitoring
Lead SIP Baton Rouge, LA 10/31/1983 5/1/1984, 
49 FR 18485		 Ref 52.999(c)(40)
NSR and Visibility Monitoring Class I Federal Areas in LA 10/14/1985 6/10/1986, 
51 FR 20969		 Ref 52.999(c)(44)
Small Business Program Statewide 10/22/1992 6/23/1994, 
59 FR 32359		 Ref 52.999(c)(63)
Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Pointe Coupe Parish 12/20/1995 1/6/1997, 
61 FR 00648		 Ref 52.999(c)(70)
VOC RACT Negative Declarations Baton Rouge nonattainment area 12/15/1995 10/30/1996, 
61 FR 55894		 Ref 52.999(c)(72)
Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Calcasieu Parish 12/20/1995 5/2/1997, 
62 FR 24036		 Ref 52.999(c)(73).
Contingency Plan Baton Rouge, LA 12/28/2001 9/26/2002, 
67 FR 60590		 Substitute measure to replace the measure approved on 7/2/1999, 64 FR 35939
Clean Fuel Fleet Program Substitution Baton Rouge, LA 3/21/1999 7/19/1999,
 64 FR 38580		 Substituted above RACT VOC emission reductions from storage tank rule LAC 33:III.2103
Attainment Demonstration for the 1-Hour Ozone NAAQS Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
Ozone Attainment Date Extension to 11/15/2005 Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
2005 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
Enforceable Transportation Control Measure Appendix F Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
Enforceable commitment to perform a mid-course review and submit a SIP and revision by 05/1/2004 Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
Post 1996 Rate of Progress Plan Revisions Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
15% Rate of Progress Plan Revisions Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
1990 VOC Base Year Inventory Revisions Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
Reasonable Available Control Measure Analysis Baton Rouge, LA 12/31/2001 10/2/2002, 
67 FR 61786		  
Air Quality Improvement Plan, 8-hour ozone standard attainment demonstration and associated control measures for the Shreveport-Bossier City EAC area Bossier, Caddo and Webster Parishes, LA 12/28/2004 8/22/2005, 
70 FR 48880		  
Vehicle Miles Traveled Offset Analysis Baton Rouge Nonattainment Area 3/22/2005 11/21/2006, 
71 FR 67308		  
Clean Air Interstate Rule Sulfur Dioxide Trading Program Statewide 9/22/2006 7/20/2007, 
72 FR 39741		 Acid Rain Program Provisions NOT in SIP.
Clean Air Interstate Rule Nitrogen Oxides Annual and Ozone Season Trading Programs Statewide   9/28/2007, 
72 FR 55064		 SIP revision also addresses CAA 110(a)(2)(D)(i)—Interstate Transport. The protection of visibility requirement will be re-evaluated after submission of the regional haze SIP.
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Beauregard Parish, LA 8/23/2006 11/6/2007, 
72 FR 62579		  
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Grant Parish, LA 8/23/2006 11/6/2007, 
72 FR 62579		  
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan St. Mary Parish, LA 9/27/2006 11/6/2007, 
72 FR 62579		  
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Lafayette Parish, LA 10/13/2006 3/24/2008, 
73 FR 15411		  
8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Lafourche Parish, LA 12/19/2006 3/24/2008, 
73 FR 15411		  
1997 8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan New Orleans Ozone Maintenance Area (including Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard and St. Charles Parishes), LA 6/29/2007 9/16/2008, 
73 FR 53373		  
1997 8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Calcasieu Parish (Lake Charles Area), LA 7/20/2007 10/9/2008, 
73 FR 59518		  
1997 8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan St. James Parish, LA 8/24/2007 10/9/2008, 
73 FR 59518		  
2002 Emission Inventory Baton Rouge, LA 7/31/2007 9/3/2009, 
74 FR 45561		  
Infrastructure for the 1997 Ozone and 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS Statewide 12/11/2007
1/7/2008
3/24/2011		 7/19/2011, 
76 FR 42549		 Approval for CAA sections 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M).
Baton Rouge Ozone Nonattainment Area Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Baton Rouge, LA 8/31/2010 11/30/2011, 
76 FR 74000		  
1997 8-Hour Ozone Section 110 Maintenance Plan Pointe Coupee Parish, LA 2/28/2007 5/9/2013, 
78 FR 27058		  
Interstate transport for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS (contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance) Statewide 5/16/2011
5/21/2013		 4/15/2014, 
79 FR 21142		 SIP submission dated 5/16/2011, technical supplement dated 5/21/2013.
2011 Emissions Inventory for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Baton Rouge Ozone Nonattainment Area 5/2/2016 7/5/2016, 
81 FR 43490		  
Infrastructure for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS Statewide 5/16/2011 10/4/2016, 
81 FR 68322		 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining to PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2008 Pb NAAQS Statewide 10/10/2011 10/4/2016, 
81 FR 68322		 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2008 O3 NAAQS Statewide 6/4/2013 10/4/2016, 
81 FR 68322		 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining to PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS Statewide 6/4/2013 10/4/2016, 
81 FR 68322		 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portions pertaining to nonattainment, interference with maintenance and PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS Statewide 6/4/2013 10/4/2016, 
81 FR 68322		 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Infrastructure for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS Statewide 12/17/2015 10/4/2016, 
81 FR 68322		 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i) (portion pertaining to PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Baton Rouge Area 5/2/2015 12/27/2016, 
82 FR 95051		  
Louisiana Regional Haze Statewide 6/13/2008,
8/11/2016,
2/10/2017,
10/26/2017		 12/21/2017, 
82 FR 60520		 Supplemental information provided 10/9/2017 regarding Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Michoud Electric Generating Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, Permit no. 2140-00014-V4, effective 4/28/15.
Interstate transport for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS (contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance) Statewide 12/11/2015,
7/7/2017		 5/3/2018, 
83 FR 19438		 Adequate provisions prohibiting emissions which will contribute significantly to nonattainment in, or interfere with maintenance of the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS in any other State.
2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS Revised Maintenance Plan Baton Rouge Area 1/31/2018 5/25/2018, 
83 FR 24226		  
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Nonattainment Area Plan for the 2010 Primary 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana SO2 Nonattainment Area 11/9/2017,
2/8/2018,
8/24/2018
10/9/2018		 5/29/2019, 
84 FR 24712		 Revised AOC dated 8/2/2018 submitted 8/24/2018. Revised modeling submitted 10/9/2018.
Infrastructure for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS Statewide 2/7/2019, 11/8/2019 6/3/2020, 
85 FR 34106		 Approval for 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(I) (portion pertaining to PSD), D(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L) and (M).
Stage II Vapor Recovery Decommissioning Statewide 5/30/2019 6/3/2020, 
85 FR 34108		  
Visibility Transport SIP for the 2015 ozone, 2012 PM2.5, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, 2008 ozone and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS Statewide 11/4/2020 5/10/2021, 
86 FR 24715		 Adequate provisions prohibiting emissions which interfere with visibility protection measures in any other State with respect to the 2015 ozone, 2012 PM2.5, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, 2008 ozone and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS.
Louisiana Regional Haze Progress Report Statewide 3/25/2021 9/24/2021, 
86 FR 52991

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