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Added May 2008

Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule: Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources: Early Credit Technology Requirement Revision
Signed: May 2, 2008
SIP Submission for Providence Rhode Island Area, Rhode Island
Posted: May 5, 2008
EPA is currently conducting an adequacy review of the 8-hour ozone reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration plan budgets for the Providence (all of Rhode Island) Rhode Island Area, Rhode Island.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.

Added April 2008

SIP Submission for San Joaquin Valley, California
Posted: April 28, 2008
EPA is currently conducting an adequacy review of the PM10 attainment (2005 budget) and maintenance plan (2020 budgets) for San Joaquin Valley, California.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
April 23, 2008: SmartWay Transport Now Accepting Nominations for 2008 SmartWay Excellence Awards
Contact: Tracie Jackson at 734-214-4871 or jackson.tracie@epa.gov.
April 17, 2008: Direct Final Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Revised Definition of Substantially Similar Rule for Alaska
Contact: Jaimee Dong at 202-343-9672 or dong.jaimee@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for San Joaquin Valley, California
Posted: April 18, 2008
EPA is currently conducting an adequacy review of the 8-hour ozone attainment (2023 budgets) and reasonable further progress plan (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020 budgets) for San Joaquin Valley, California.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
April 16, 2008: Updated Renewable Fuel Standard Questions and Answers are available
Questions about implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard rulemaking are addressed in an updated Question and Answer document. This cumulative document includes questions answered in the prior versions (dated May 2007 and August 2007) and new questions received after August 2007.
Contact: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich at 202-343-9623 or pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for Knoxville, Tennessee
Posted: April 14, 2008
EPA is currently conducting an adequacy review of the PM2.5 attainment plan (2009 PM2.5 and NOx budgets) for Knoxville, Tennessee.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
April 10, 2008: 2008 Model Year Certificates of Conformity for Light-Duty Vehicles and Heavy-Duty Vehicles are now available.
April 4, 2008: Analysis of Particulate Matter (PM) Emissions from Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles in Kansas City
This report summarizes and analyzes the PM data from Kansas City PM Characterization Study conducted in 2004 and 2005. It supplements the Eastern Research Group contractor report to EPA, which describes the details of the study and provides some preliminary research.

Added March 2008

March 31, 2008: SmartWay Truck Emissions Test Protocol Workshop Technical Presentations
The technical presentations given by EPA staff at the public workshop held March 19-20, 2008, “SmartWay Truck Emissions Test Protocol Working Draft," are now available. Comments on the draft test protocol are being sought through April 30, 2008. Contacts: Joseph Bachman at 202-343-9373 or bachman.joseph@epa.gov or Cheryl Bynum at 734-214-4844 or bynum.cheryl@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for South Coast Air Basin, California
Posted: March 27, 2008
EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the 8-hour ozone reasonable further progress and attainment plan for South Coast Air Basin, California.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for South Coast Air Basin, California
Posted: March 27, 2008
EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the PM2.5 reasonable further progress and attainment plan, and out-year budgets for South Coast Air Basin, California.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for Washington, DC-MD-VA, the State of Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland, Cecil County, Maryland, and Philadelphia - Wilmington - Trenton, Pennsylvania
Posted: March 21, 2008
EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the 8-hour ozone reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration plans for Washington, DC-MD-VA, the State of Delaware, Baltimore and Cecil County, MD, and Philadelphia - Wilmington - Trenton, PA.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for El Paso, Texas
Posted: March 19, 2008
EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the carbon monoxide maintenance plan (2020 budgets) for El Paso, Texas.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for New Jersey portions of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT area and Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE
Posted: March 19, 2008
EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the 8-hour ozone nonattainment areas, reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration plans for the New Jersey portions of the New York - Northern New Jersey - Long Island, NY-NJ-CT and Philadelphia - Wilmington - Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
Final Rulemaking: Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Locomotive Engines and Marine Compression-Ignition Engines Less Than 30 Liters per Cylinder
Signed: March 14, 2008
Contact: Assessment and Standards Division (asdinfo@epa.gov) or call the Assessment and Standards Division voicemail at 734-214-4636.
SIP Submission for Phoenix, Arizona
Posted: March 13, 2008
EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the PM10 5% plan for Phoenix, Arizona.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for Connecticut portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area and Greater Connecticut Area, Connecticut
Posted: March 12, 2008
EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the 8-hour ozone reasonable further progress, attainment demonstration plan, and out-year motor vehicle emissions budgets for the Connecticut portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area and for the Greater Connecticut Area, Connecticut.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
March 7, 2008: Workshop Agenda
The agenda is now available for EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership March 19-20, 2008 workshop on its draft SmartWay Truck Emissions Test Protocol.
Contacts: Joseph Bachman at 202-343-9373 or bachman.joseph@epa.gov or Cheryl Bynum at 734-214-4844 or bynum.cheryl@epa.gov.

Added February 2008

February 29, 2008: EPA’s Federal Register Notice Denying California's Request for a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles
EPA sent a letter to California on Dec. 19, 2007, setting forth its intent to deny California’s request for a waiver of pre-emption for its GHG regulations in favor of a national solution for vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions. The Federal Register Notice sets forth EPA’s final agency action and the rationale for its decision.
SIP Submissions for Eastern Kern County, Imperial County, Los Angeles-San Bernardino Counties (Western Mojave Desert), Riverside County (Coachella Valley), and Ventura County, California
Posted: February 14, 2008
EPA is currently conducting an adequacy reviews of the 8-hour ozone early progress plan for Eastern Kern County, Imperial County, Los Angeles-San Bernardino Counties (Western Mojave Desert), Riverside County (Coachella Valley), and Ventura County, California.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
February 8, 2008: Workshop Announcement
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership will hold a two-day workshop on its draft SmartWay Truck Emissions Test Protocol on March 19-20, 2008 at the Hilton Washington Embassy Row.
Contacts: Joseph Bachman at 202-343-9373 or bachman.joseph@epa.gov or
Cheryl Bynum at 734-214-4844 or bynum.cheryl@epa.gov.
February 8, 2008: Renewable Fuel Standard: Notice of 2008 Requirement
On December 19, 2007, President Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, which increased the volume of motor fuel products that must be renewable for 2008. We are announcing a renewable fuel standard of 7.76% for 2008, as required by EISA. Thus, obligated parties must generally ensure that 7.76% of their motor fuel products are renewable in 2008. Note that this standard supersedes the 4.66% standard that was announced on November 27, 2007.
Contact: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich at 202-343-9623 or pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov.
SIP Submission for Boston-Lawrence-Worcester Area and Springfield Area, Massachusetts
Posted: February 5, 2008
EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the 8-hour ozone further progress and attainment demonstration plans for Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (Eastern Massachusetts) Area and Springfield (Western Massachusetts) Area, Massachusetts.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.

Added January 2008

SIP Submission for San Diego, California
Posted: January 31, 2008
EPA is currently conducting an adequacy review of the 8-hour ozone attainment plan for San Diego, California.
Contact: Astrid Larsen at 734-214-4812 or larsen.astrid@epa.gov.
January 17, 2008: EPA has published a Summary and Analysis of the 2007 Nonroad Diesel Fuel Pre-compliance Reports
Contact: Chris McKenna at 202-343-9037 or mckenna.chris@epa.gov.
January 9, 2008: Transportation conformity final rule for SAFETEA-LU is now available.
Contact: Laura Berry at 734-214-4845 or berry.laura@epa.gov.
January 2, 2008: Fuel Trends Report: Gasoline 1995-2005
EPA’s clean-fuel programs have exceeded expectations in reducing ozone pollutants and air toxics. A new report based on data collected from 1995 to 2005 finds emission reductions often far greater than regulatory requirements. The data were largely pulled from EPA’s reformulated gasoline and anti-dumping programs.
Contact: Jaimee Dong at dong.jaimee@epa.gov or 202-343-9672.

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