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SIP Submissions that EPA has Found Adequate or Inadequate
Region 3: Delaware, the District of Columbia, (includes MD and VA) Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
For more information about adequacy review, return to the main adequacy page.
This page provides a list of state implementation plans that include motor vehicle emission budgets that EPA Region 3 has found either adequate or inadequate for the purposes of transportation conformity.
Contact: Martin Kotsch (DC, MD & VA areas), at 215-814-3335 or kotsch.martin@epa.gov
Megan Goold (WV) at 215-814-2027, or goold.megan@epa.gov.
U.S. EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.
| Delaware | ||||
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| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Delaware portion of the Philadelphia - Wilmington - Atlantic City area | 8-hour ozone | reasonable further progress | Adequate (01/05/09) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 38K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document (PDF) (5 pp. 85K) Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| Kent & New Castle County | 1-hour ozone | rate of progress SIP, 2000 (amended) and 2005 | Adequate (05/02/01) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 130K) FR Notice (PDF) (2 pp. 164K) |
Technical Support Document (PDF) (5 pp. 267K) Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. |
| attainment demonstration (2005), rate of progress SIP (2002) | Adequate (06/23/00) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 15K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document - includes Response to Comments (PDF) (24 pp. 144K). Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | ||
| attainment demonstration | Inadequate (12/01/99) Letter (PDF) (4 pp. 20K) FR Notice |
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| post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (04/29/99) |
Determination made under old process. | ||
| District of Columbia | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Washington DC-MD-VA | carbon monoxide | maintenance plan | Adequate (06/03/05) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| 8-hour ozone | attainment plan | Adequate (02/22/13) DC Letter (PDF) (6 pp, 314K) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration | Adequate (09/21/09) DC Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 27K) MD Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 27K) VA Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 27K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document (TSD) (PDF) (5 pp. 89K) Budgets were found adequate through the adequacy review process. | ||
| 1-hour ozone | outyear budgets (2015, 2020) | Adequacy finding withdrawn (10/15/04) DC Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 21K) MD Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 21K) VA Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 20K) FR Notice |
In March 2004, DC, MD and VA withdrew their SIP submissions containing 2015 and 2020 outyear motor vehicle emissions budgets for the Washington, DC 1-hour ozone nonattainment area. Since the SIP submissions have been withdrawn, EPA is withdrawing its adequacy finding for the 2015 and 2020 emissions budgets effective immediately. This action does not affect the December 9, 2003 adequacy finding for the VOC and NOx emissions budgets in the 2005 rate of progress and attainment plans. | |
| attainment demonstration and 2002 and 2005 rate of progress |
DC Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 29K) MD Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 29K) VA Letter (PDF) (1 pp. 18K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document (TSD) including Response to Comments (PDF) (36 pp. 4M) and Attachment 1 to the TSD, EPA court brief (PDF) (73 pp. 224K) | ||
| attainment demonstration outyear budgets (2015, 2020) | Adequate (07/18/00) DC Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 573K) MD Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 548K) VA Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 554K) FR Notice (PDF), 2 pp. 122K) |
Technical Support Document including Response to Comments (PDF) (23 pp. 1.5M) | ||
| attainment demonstration | Conditionally Approved (04/17/03) FR Notice |
Budgets now apply under terms of conditional approval. The Court vacated EPA's previous 01/03/01 approval of these budgets on 07/02/02. | ||
| Adequate (06/23/00) DC Letter (PDF) (89K) MD Letter (PDF) (89K) VA Letter (PDF) (89K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document including Response to Comments (PDF) (22 pp. 140K) New comment periods began 08/08/02 and 02/05/03 as a result of a court decision that vacated EPA's previous approval of this SIP. |
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| attainment demonstration | Inadequate (12/01/99) DC Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 121K) MD Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 121K) VA Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 121K) FR Notice |
DC submitted new ozone attainment demonstration (03/01/00) | ||
| post-96 rate of progress | Conditionally Approved (04/17/030) FR Notice |
Budgets now apply under terms of conditional approval. The Court vacated EPA's previous 01/03/01 approval of these budgets on 07/02/02. | ||
| Adequate (08/26/99) DC Letter (PDF) (4 pp. 15K) MD Letter (PDF) (4 pp. 15K) VA Letter (PDF) (4 pp. 15K) FR Notice |
Response to Public Comment (PDF) (1 pp. 31K). New comment period began 02/05/03 as a result of a court decision that vacated EPA's previous approval of this SIP. | |||
| Maryland | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Baltimore | 8-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (04/13/09) Letter (PDF) (6 pp. 153K) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through adequacy review process. |
| carbon monoxide | maintenance plan | Adequate (06/03/05) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. | |
| 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (10/27/03) FR Notice |
Budgets adequate by virtue of SIP approval. | |
| Adequate (07/20/01) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 182K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document (PDF) (34 pp. 96K) Budgets found adequate through adequacy review process. |
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| attainment demonstration and rate of progress SIP | Adequate (03/08/00) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 16K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document (PDF) (12 pp. 46K) Budgets found adequate through adequacy review process. |
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| post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (04/28/99) |
Determination made under old process | ||
| Baltimore region & Cecil County Area | 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Inadequate (12/01/99) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 16K) FR Notice |
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| Cecil County | 8-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (04/13/09) Letter (PDF) (7 pp. 123K) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through adequacy review process. |
| 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (10/27/03) FR Notice |
Budgets adequate by virtue of SIP approval. | |
| attainment demonstration (2005), rate of progress SIP (2005) | Adequate (04/27/01) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 116K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document (PDF) (7 pp. 597K) Budgets found adequate through adequacy review process. |
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| attainment demonstration (2005), rate of progress SIP (2002, 2005) | Adequate (06/23/00) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 79K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document including Response to Comments (PDF) (26 pp. 157K) Budgets found adequate through adequacy review process. | ||
| post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (04/28/99) |
Determination made under old process | ||
| Kent and Queen Anne's County | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/22/06) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Washington DC-MD-VA | 8-hour ozone | attainment plan | Adequate (2/22/13) MD Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 315K) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the adequate review process. |
| Pennsylvania | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Altoona (Blair County) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (08/01/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Erie County | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (10/09/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Franklin County | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (07/25/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (07/25/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Johnstown (Cambria County) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (08/01/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Lancaster County | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (07/06/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| 1-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Inadequate (12/01/99) Letter (PDF) (6 pp. 119K) FR Notice |
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| Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia - Wilmington - Atlantic City area | PM2.5 | attainment plan | Adequate (9/27/2012) FR Notice (PDF) (4 pp, 258K) |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process |
| 8-hour ozone | reasonable further progress | Adequate (01/05/09) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 38K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document (PDF) (5 pp. 91K) Budgets found adequate through the adequacy review process. | |
| Philadelphia | carbon monoxide | maintenance plan | Adequate (06/03/05) FR Notice | Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| 1-hour ozone | attainment demonstration | Adequate (6/12/03) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 90K) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through adequacy review process. | |
| attainment demonstration | Adequate (10/26/01) FR Notice |
Budgets adequate by virtue of SIP approval; revision to 06/23/00 attainment budgets | ||
| attainment demonstration (2005), rate of progress SIP (1999, 2002, 2005) | Adequate (06/23/00) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 86K) FR Notice |
Technical Support Document including Response to Comments (PDF) (25 pp. 159K) Budgets found adequate through adequacy review process. |
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| attainment demonstration | Inadequate (02/04/00) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 17K) FR Notice |
This 12/22/99 letter supercedes the letter of 10/26/99 | ||
| post-96 rate of progress | Adequate (02/04/00) Letter (PDF) (2 pp. 17K) FR Notice |
This 12/22/99 letter supercedes the letter of 10/26/99 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Plan withdrawn. | |
| 1-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (10/19/01) FR Notice |
Budgets adequate by virtue of maintenance plan approval. | |
| attainment demonstration | Inadequate (12/01/99) Letter (PDF) (6 pp. 119K) FR Notice |
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| Reading (Berks County) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (08/24/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Tioga County | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (07/06/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Youngstown - Warren - Sharon (Mercer County, PA portion) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (10/19/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through the SIP approval process. |
| Virginia | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Fredericksburg | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (12/23/05) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Shenandoah National Park | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (01/03/06) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Washington DC-MD-VA | 8-hour ozone | attainment plan | Adequate (2/22/13) VA Letter (PDF) (6 pp, 314K) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through adequate review process. |
| West Virginia | ||||
| Area | Pollutant | SIP Submission |
Finding (date budgets apply) |
Additional Information/ Comments |
| Charleston (Kanawha and Putnam Counties) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (07/11/06) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Huntington (Cabell and Wayne Counties) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (09/15/06) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Parkersburg | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (05/08/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Weirton (Brooke and Hancock County) | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (05/14/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |
| Wheeling | 8-hour ozone | maintenance plan | Adequate (05/15/07) FR Notice |
Budgets found adequate through SIP approval process. |