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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0035; Notice 2]

McLaren Automotive, Inc. (McLaren), Grant of Petition for
Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Grant of petition.

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SUMMARY: McLaren has determined that certain model year (MY) 2012-2015
MP4 12-C Spider and Coupe passenger cars do not fully comply with
paragraph S4.4(c)(2), of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems. McLaren filed a report dated
February 18, 2014, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and
Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports. McLaren then petitioned NHTSA
under 49 CFR part 556 requesting a decision that the subject

noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.

ADDRESSES: For further information on this decision contact Kerrin
Bressant, Office of Vehicles Safety Compliance, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
facsimile<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Overview: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and the
rule implementing those provisions at 49 CFR part 556, McLaren
submitted a petition for an exemption from the notification and remedy
requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this
noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
    This notice of receipt of McLaren's petition is published under 49
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or
other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
    II. Vehicles Involved: Affected are approximately 1,366 MY 2012-
2015 MP4 12-C Spider and Coupe model passenger cars manufactured from
October 10, 2011 through February 18, 2014.
    III. Noncompliance: McLaren explains that during testing of the
tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) it was noted that the
malfunction indicator telltale illuminated as required by FMVSS No. 138
when a malfunction is first detected with the exception of one
scenario. If the malfunction is caused by an incompatible wheel sensor,
when the vehicle ignition is deactivated and then reactivated to the
``On'' (``Run'') position after a five minute period, there is no
immediate re-illumination of the malfunction indicator telltale as
required if the malfunction still exists. Although the malfunction
indicator telltale does not re-illuminate immediately after the vehicle
ignition is reactivated, it does illuminate within 40 seconds after the
vehicle accelerates to, or above, 23 miles per hour (mph).
    IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S4.4(c)(2) of FMVSS No. 138 requires in
pertinent part:

    S4.4 TPMS Malfunction.
     . . .
    (c) Combination low tire pressure/TPMS malfunction telltale. The
vehicle meets the requirements of S4.4(a) when equipped with a
combined Low Tire Pressure/TPMS malfunction telltale that:
    (2) Flashes for a period of at least 60 seconds but no longer
than 90 seconds upon detection of any condition specified in S4.4(a)
after the ignition locking system is activated to the ``On''
(``Run'') position. After each period of prescribed flashing, the
telltale must remain continuously illuminated as long as a
malfunction exists and the ignition locking system is in the ``On''
(``Run'') position. This flashing and illumination sequence must be
repeated each time the ignition locking system is placed in the
``On'' (``Run'') position until the situation causing the
malfunction has been corrected. . . .

    V. Summary of McLaren's Analyses: McLaren stated its belief that
the subject noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety
for the following reasons:
    (A) McLaren stated that although the TPMS malfunction indicator
telltale will not illuminate immediately after the vehicle is
restarted, it generally will illuminate shortly thereafter and in any
event it will illuminate in no more than 40 seconds after the vehicle
accelerates at or above 23 mph. McLaren submits that this brief pause
before the malfunction indicator illuminates is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety.
    (B) McLaren explained that if the TPMS fails to detect a signal
from a compatible sensor, the TPMS indicator on the instrument cluster
will display no value for the tire pressure at the affected wheel(s). A
display of no value will therefore also alert the driver to the fact
that something is not functioning properly.
    (C) McLaren further states that with the exception of the subject
noncompliance, all other aspects of the Malfunction Indicator and the
TPMS in general are compliant with FMVSS No. 138.
    (D) McLaren noted that it is not aware of any customer complaints
related to this condition.
    (E) McLaren has additionally informed NHTSA that it has corrected
this noncompliance in all vehicles manufactured after February 18,
2014.
    In summation, McLaren believes that the described noncompliance of
the subject vehicles is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, and
that its petition, to exempt McLaren from providing recall notification
of noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30118 and remedying the
recall noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30120 should be granted.

NHTSA Decision

    NHTSA Analysis: McLaren explained that although the malfunction
indicator telltale does not re-illuminate immediately after the vehicle
is restarted, it will illuminate shortly thereafter--within 40 seconds
after the vehicle speed exceeds 23 mph, and will remain illuminated for
the rest of the ignition cycle.
    NHTSA agrees with McLaren that the malfunction indicator telltale
will not illuminate as required only during very short periods of time
when the vehicle is traveling at low speeds and thus poses little risk
to motor vehicle safety. Under normal driving conditions, a driver will
begin a trip by accelerating moderately beyond 23 mph, and as explained
by McLaren, once the vehicle accelerates to or above 23 mph, the
malfunction indicator telltale re-illuminates and then remains
illuminated for the entire ignition cycle, regardless of vehicle speed.
The telltale fails to re-illuminate only in the very rare case when the
driver begins a trip and never exceeds 23 mph (the threshold speed
necessary to re-activate the malfunction indicator telltale). No real
safety risk exists because at such low speeds there is little risk of
the driver losing control of the vehicle due to underinflated tires.
Furthermore, the possibility that the vehicle will experience both a
low inflation pressure condition and a malfunction simultaneously is
highly unlikely.
    McLaren stated that if the TPMS fails to detect a compatible wheel
sensor, the TPMS indicator on the instrument cluster will display no
value for the tire pressure at the affected wheel(s). McLaren explained
that this information will help to alert the driver that some kind of
system malfunction is occurring.
    The agency evaluated the displays McLaren uses in the noncompliant
vehicles. In addition to the combination telltale indicator lamp, the
subject vehicles are equipped with a ``plan view'' icon which displays
the pressures for all four wheels individually. If any wheel has a
malfunctioning pressure sensor the indicator for that wheel displays
several dashes ``---'' indicating the there is a problem with that
respective wheel. The additional information is not required by the
safety standard, but can be used as an aid to the driver to determine
the status of a vehicle's tires.
    McLaren discussed that with the exception of the subject
noncompliance, all other aspects of the TPMS functionality are
compliant with the FMVSS 138 requirements. The primary functions of the
TPMS, the identification of all other required malfunctions as well as
the identification of low tire inflation pressure scenarios, is not
affected.
    The agency agrees with McLaren's reasoning with regards to the
subject noncompliance involving only one aspect of the system's
malfunction functionality. The primary function of the TPMS is to
identify low inflation pressure conditions which McLaren's system
appears to do as required by FMVSS No. 138. Also, there are a

variety of other malfunctions that can occur in addition to the
incompatible tire malfunction identified in this petition. We
understand from McLaren that its TPMS will perform as required during
all other system malfunctions.
    McLaren also mentioned that they have not received or are aware of
any consumer complaints, field communications, incidences or injuries
related to this noncompliance. In addition to the analysis done by
McLaren that looked at customer complaints, field communications,
incidents or injuries related to this condition, the agency conducted
additional checks of its Office of Defects Investigations consumer
complaint database and found no related complaints.
    McLaren stated that they have corrected the noncompliance in all
unsold vehicles manufactured after February 18, 2014, as required by
NHTSA.
    NHTSA'S Decision: In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA finds
that Mclaren has met its burden of persuasion that the subject FMVSS
No. 138 noncompliance in the affected vehicles is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, McLaren's petition is hereby granted
and McLaren is consequently exempted from the obligation of providing
notification of, and a free remedy for, that noncompliance under 49
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120.
    NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a
determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers
only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively,
to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance
and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, this decision
only applies to the subject noncompliant vehicles that McLaren no
longer controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, the granting of this petition does not relieve
vehicle distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer
for sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of the noncompliant vehicles under their control after McLaren
notified them that the subject noncompliance existed.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: Delegations of authority at
49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-02414 Filed 2-8-16; 8:45 am]
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Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Hello Mr. Zeller,
I am writing on behalf of the e-cigarette community in regards to the FDA Proposed Rule Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Family Smoking and Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the "Proposed Rule") published at 79 Fed. Reg. 23,142 and Federal Register No. 2014-09491. It is in my opinion that the comment period should be extended for a total of 180 days. The FDA has provided only a very short period for this comment period, compared to the amount of time the FDA has taken to provide their proposed regulations.
While I believe safety is key to the e-cigarette community, I know first-hand that e-cigarettes have some very good benefits to those who have smoked combustible tobacco for many years. I quit smoking after 28 years thanks to the option to use e-cigarettes. I feel better and my lungs are clearing up. I no longer have issues with apnea, and I can now breathe well enough to play with my children.
The community is doing a very good job of self-regulating and keeping their products out of the hands of those who are not of legal age to purchase tobacco products. I understand the need to prevent marketing to children. The flavors sold today are not meant to market to children. After 28 years of smoking combustible tobacco and not being able to taste anything, these flavors help the newly quitting smoker to remove themselves from the combustible tobacco world. Once the taste buds start to function again, it is delightful for ex-smokers of all ages to be able to enjoy these flavors.
I truly believe that the e-cigarette alternative saved my life, and many doctors have been suggesting them as an alternative to patients. It is certainly better than the combustible tobaccos that I felt doomed to die from for 28 years.
I appreciate your consideration of my request to extend the comment period for further research and response.
Best Regards,
Craig Paiva


[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 3886]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0689; Summary Notice No.-2021-0017]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Orbest,
S.A.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and
participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of
this notice nor the inclusion nor omission of information in the
summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its
final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket
number and must be received on or before February 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number [FAA-2019-0689]
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140,
West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keira Terry,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Timothy R. Adams,
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2019-0689.
    Petitioner: Orbest, S.A.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  91.227(c)(1)(i), and
(iii).
    Description of Relief Sought: Orbest, S.A. (Orbest) seeks limited
relief from the Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Out
performance requirements of Navigation Accuracy Category for Position
(NACP) and Navigation Integrity Category (NIC) as defined in
14 CFR 91.227(c)(1)(i) and 91.227(c)(1)(iii), respectively. The relief
sought is similar to that granted by Exemption No. 12555. Orbest seeks
this relief until it can meet the accuracy requirements for ADS-B Out
in accordance with an impending Service Bulletin.

[FR Doc. 2022-01307 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: February 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 25)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the
Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and
49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad has petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance
or modification of the signal system or relief from the requirements of
49 CFR part 236, as detailed below.

BNSF Railway Company

[Docket Number FRA-2009-0123]

    The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) seeks approval of the proposed
modification to the traffic control signal system over the Fort Madison
Swing Bridge on the Chicago Division, Chillicothe Subdivision, LS 7000
between Milepost (MP) 231.2 and MP 232.6, near Fort Madison, Iowa.
    The proposed modification consist of the removal of the power
derails at MP 231.2 and MP 232.6.
    The reason for proposed changes is to upgrade signal circuitry by
removal of pole line track circuits and replace with coded track
circuits. The project includes removal of derails with replacement
being holding signals used to govern movement over the Fort Madison
Swing Bridge.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the
protest is made, and include a concise statement of the interest of the
party in the proceeding. Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be
furnished to the applicant at the address listed above.
    FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without an oral
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2009-0123) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
    Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above
facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web
site at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, if

submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or at http://
www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-2612 Filed 2-5-10; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4194-4195]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01790]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-47-000]

Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on January 16, 2018, Transwestern Pipeline
Company, LLC (Transwestern), 1300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 7700,
filed a Prior Notice Request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208 and
157.210 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA)
for authorization to: (1) Construct, own, operate and maintain certain
modifications to its existing compressor units at its WT-1 Compressor
Station (WT-1 Station) in Lea County, New Mexico; and (2) increase
capacity on its West Texas Lateral between the WT-1 Station and
Compressor Station 9 up to 130,000 thousand cubic feet per day of
natural gas, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing
may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to Mr.
Kelly Allen, Manager, Regulatory Affairs Department for Transwestern
Pipeline Company, LLC, 1300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, or call
713-989-2606, or by email [email protected].
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest
is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter's will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the

Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the e-Filing link. Persons
unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of
the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: January 24, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01790 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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                EPA Region 2 Technical Support Document for the                                                    Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Jersey,                        Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan                 [Docket No. EPA-R02-OAR-2016-0059; FRL-    ] (Including the Shutdown of the CO Maintenance Area Monitors in Burlington, Freehold, Morristown, Perth Amboy, and East Orange, New Jersey)

                                 February 2016                    US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                                    Region 2                Division of Environmental Planning and Protection                               Air Programs Branch                                Table of Contents                                                                            Page

 Carbon Monoxide Attainment Inventory and Limited          Maintenance Plan (LMP) Requirements for the NJ Portion           of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 5-County          CO Nonattainment Areas ...................................................... 4          New Jersey 2007 CO Base Year Emissions Inventory SIP           for the NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-          Long Island 5-County CO Nonattainment Areas ........................ 9

   CO Maintenance Area Monitor shutdowns .............................. 17           			Attachments ................................................................... 22

			CO Maintenance Area Monitors to be shut down and 			their surrogate sites ......................................................... 23

			All NJ CO Monitor Sites ................................................. 24

			Camden CO site surrogate for Burlington CO site ................. 25 				 			Elizabeth Lab CO site surrogate for Freehold CO site ............ 26

			Elizabeth Lab CO site surrogate for Morristown CO site ........ 27

			Elizabeth Lab CO site surrogate for Perth Amboy CO site ...... 28

            Elizabeth Lab CO site surrogate for East Orange CO site ....... 29

			Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Mobile Sources ................ 30

       Carbon Monoxide Attainment Inventory and Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP) Requirements for the NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 5-County CO Nonattainment Areas

PREFACE

This document is to support EPA's approval of a revision to the New Jersey State Implementation Plan (SIP) which pertains to the following: The Carbon Monoxide Attainment Inventory and Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP) requirements for the NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 5-County CO Nonattainment Areas.

This TSD contains a detailed review of New Jersey CO Attainment Inventory and inventory portion of the LMP submittals.  Among the topics discussed below are the recent history and criteria for approval and EPA's final recommendations.

 Attainment Year Inventory Requirements

2007 CO Attainment Year Inventory Page 3, of the October 6, 1995, memorandum from Joseph W. Paisie, Group Leader, Integrated Policy and Strategies Group to Regional Air Branch Chiefs entitled Limited Maintenance Plan Options for non-classifiable CO Nonattainment Areas, states that for inventory purposes, the State is only required to submit an attainment inventory to EPA that is based on monitoring data which shows attainment.  There is no requirement to project emissions over the maintenance period.  This means if 2007 is a calendar year which has monitoring data which demonstrates attainment, the 2007 base year inventory can be used as the attainment year inventory and no projection inventories are required over the years of the maintenance period.  Only calendar year 2007 summary emissions data (based on winter season day) are required. In addition, this inventory should be consistent with EPA's most recent guidance on emission inventories for nonattainment areas available at the time and should include emissions during the time period associated with the monitoring data showing attainment.

New Jersey submitted a limited maintenance plan (LMP) which included calendar year 2007 emissions inventory.  The 2007 emissions inventory is also classified as the attainment year inventory for the LMP.  New Jersey has elected 2007 because it is the attainment year base year that will be used for LMP and 2007 represents the one of the years of violation-free monitored data in the area.  The inventory included peak wintertime daily emissions from stationary point, stationary area, off-highway mobile, and highway mobile sources of CO.  These emission estimates were prepared in accordance with EPA guidance.

 CO Limited Maintenance Plan Requirements

 Select a calendar year which shows violation-free data and develop an emissions inventory based on that year for the CO nonattainment area.  This is considered as the attainment year inventory.          Yes, NJ selected calendar year 2007.  See Section IV of Final SIP Revisions for the Attainment and Maintenance of the 8-Hour CO NAAQS CO Maintenance and Monitoring Plan, June 2015 hereafter referred to as "NJ SIP 2015."

 Emissions are based on winter season daily emissions for CO.     Yes, See Section IV of NJ SIP 2015.

 Inventory must be reported in the prescribed format as indicated in the most recent inventory guidance. (For details, see Section C.)

 Provide an explanation on how the point, area, nonroad mobile and onroad mobile source inventory are developed.

 See Yes, see Appendix III, Attachment 3, of NJ SIP 2015.

 Essential Summary Tables for Attainment Year Inventory

For clarity, please provide the following emission summary tables for the Attainment and End Year Inventories.                                        Emission Inventory                        Electronic Reporting Documentation                        CO Attainment/Nonattainment Areas     At a minimum, states should ensure that the following is reported to the EPA Regional office.   Unless otherwise noted, in each of the following cases we refer the State to pages in the document entitled, Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year Ozone and Carbon Monoxide State Implementation Plan Emission Inventories, March 1992 located at the following website address: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/publications.html#general          1.          STATIONARY POINT SOURCES           -            Total winter season daily CO emissions from point sources, by county, by nonattainment area (see Table 4-3 on page 4-11)       Yes, see Appendix III, Attachment 4 of NJ SIP 2015..

      -            Summary listing of winter season daily CO point sources emissions by county, by nonattainment area.   This listing should include plant name, address, county, control efficiency, SIC code and annual emissions e (see Table 4-3 on page 4-11)     See Excel file 2007 Point by Faclity.xlsx

2.          STATIONARY AREA SOURCES           -            Summary of winter season daily CO emissions by area source category, by county, by nonattainment area (see pages 5-4 thru 5-9)     Yes, see Appendix III, Attachment 6 of NJ SIP 2015..

   3.          ON-ROAD MOBILE SOURCES           -          Summary of winter season daily CO on-road mobile source emissions by MOVES Source Type (for Source Types, see Table 2 of the document Using MOVES to Prepare Emission Inventories in State Implementation Plans and Transportation Conformity: Technical Guidance for MOVES2010, 2010a and 2010b, April 2012) by county, by nonattainment area (see pages 7-2 and 7-19)               -	MOVES model inputs (as either Excel file(s) or MySQL database(s)) outlining current program parameters              -	MOVES model outputs:          If MOVES is run in "Inventory" mode, supply a copy of the MySQL output database(s)  If MOVES is run in "Emission Rate" mode, supply a copy of the MySQL output database(s) along with post-processing files      Yes, see Appendix III, Attachment 3, page 15, Table 2, Attachment 7, and Attachment 8, NJ SIP 2015.

   4.                   NON-ROAD MOBILE SOURCES           -            Summary of winter season daily CO non-road mobile source emissions by non-road category (for a list of the 14 nonroad categories see Section 5.5.2 of  Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation , dated August 2005), by county, by nonattainment area (see page 5-6)           -            The summary reports mentioned should be submitted in Microsoft Spreadsheet formats.      Yes, see Appendix III, Attachment 3, pages 16-25 and Attachment 9A NJ SIP 2015.

 Provide an explanation on how the point, area, nonroad mobile and onroad mobile source inventory are developed.       Yes, see Appendix III, Attachment 3 of NJ SIP 2015.     IV.		EPA RECOMMENDATIONS

EPA is approving the inventory portion of the CO Limited Maintenance Plan inventory for the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Passaic counties.  A more detailed discussion of how the emission inventory was reviewed and the results are presented in Section II of the technical support document (TSD).

The following table presents a summary of the 2007 CO winter season daily emissions estimates in tons per winter day for the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Passaic counties.  See table below.

                                                               2007 Attainment Inventory for the      NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 5-County                              CO Nonattainment Area                           (Tons/Peak Winter Season Day) County                                  Point Sources                                  Area Sources                              Onroad Mobile Sources                             Nonroad Mobile Sources                                     TO TAL Bergen                                      1.82                                     14 .7 5                                     34 6.29                                     13 9.60                                     50 2.47 Essex                                      5.5 2                                     12 .9 3                                     19 8.99                                      75.20                                     29 2.64 Hudson                                      2.4 6                                     10 .0 5                                     11 1.77                                      35.70                                     15 9.97 Passaic                                      0.3 2                                      6.52                                     14 4.70                                      42.30                                     19 3.84 Un ion                                      4.1 8                                      8.31                                     16 9.18                                      53.60                                     23 5.27 Total                                      14.30                                     52 .5 6                                     97 0.93                                     34 6.50                                    1,38 4.19

II.	New Jersey 2007 CO Base Year Emissions Inventory SIP for the NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 5-County CO Nonattainment Areas  PREFACE

This document is to support EPA's approval of a revision to the New Jersey State Implementation Plan (SIP) which pertains to the following:

Where applicable, 2007 base year inventory winter season daily emissions for CO for the NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island area which includes the following counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Passaic counties.

This TSD contains a detailed review of New Jersey's 2007 CO base year emission inventory submittal. Among the topics discussed below are the recent history and criteria for approval and EPA's final recommendations.

 BACKGROUND

Sections 182(a) (1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act require the periodic submission of base inventory for SIP planning purposes to address the pollutants for the eight hour-ozone, PM2.5 and CO National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS.).  Identifying the base year gives certainty to states that are required to submit of the ozone, PM2.5 and CO emission inventories periodically.  These requirements allow the EPA, based on the states' progress in reducing emissions, to periodically reassess its policies and air quality standards and revise them as necessary.  Most important, the ozone, PM2.5 and CO inventories will be used to develop and assess new control strategies that the states will need to submit in their attainment demonstration SIPs for the new NAAQS for ozone, PM2.5 and for CO.  The base year inventory may also serve as part of statewide inventories for purposes of regional modeling in transport areas.  The base year inventory plays an important role in modeling demonstrations for areas classified as nonattainment and outside transport regions.  For the reasons stated above, ideally EPA would therefore emphasize the importance and benefits of developing a comprehensive, current, and accurate ozone, PM2.5 and CO emission inventory (similar to the 1990 base year inventory effort).  In this case, the 2007 base year has been selected as the inventory that will be used for planning purposes for the NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island CO nonattainment area.

 CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL

There are general and specific components of an acceptable emission inventory.  In general, the State must submit a revision to its SIP and the emission inventory must meet the minimum requirements for reporting by source category.  Specifically, the source requirements are detailed below.

The Level I and II review process is used to determine that all components of the base year inventory are present.  The review also evaluates the level of supporting documentation provided by the State and assesses whether the emissions were developed according to current EPA or acceptable alternative guidance.  The data quality is also evaluated.

The Level III review process is outlined here and consists of points that the inventory must adequately address.  For a base year emission inventory to be acceptable it must pass all of the following acceptance criteria:

 Adequate documentation must be provided that enabled the reviewer to determine the	emission estimation procedures and the data sources used to develop the inventory.

 Evidence that the inventory was quality assured by the state and its implementation documented.

 The point source inventory must be complete.

 Point source emissions must have been prepared or calculated according to the current EPA guidance.

 The area source inventory must be complete.

 The area source emissions must have been prepared or calculated according to the current EPA guidance.

 Non-road mobile emissions were prepared according to current EPA guidance for all of the source categories.

 The method (e.g., HPMS or a network transportation planning model) used to develop VMT estimates must follow EPA guidance.  The VMT development methods must be adequately described and documented in the inventory report.

 The MOVES model must be correctly used to produce the on-road emission inventory.

 DETAILED ACTION AND EVALUATION

This TSD contains a detail discussion and summary of the review conducted by EPA for, where applicable, the 2007 base year inventory winter season daily emissions for CO for the NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island CO nonattainment area.

 Details on How New Jersey Meets Criteria 1 for the Quality Assurance Plan

Quality Assurance Plan Implementation

The Quality Assurance (QA) plan was implemented for all portions of the inventory.  The QA plan included a QA/Quality control (QC) program for assessing data completeness and standard range checking.  Critical data elements relative to the inventory sources were assessed for completeness.  QA checks were performed relative to data collection and analysis, and double counting of emissions from point, area and mobile sources.  QA/QC checks were conducted to ensure accuracy of units, unit conversions, transposition of figures, and calculations. The QA plan for the inventory was performed in accordance with section 6.0 of Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation, dated August 2005 and Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year for ozone and CO SIP Emissions Inventories, March 1992.

See Appendix III, Attachment 3 of Section VI of Final SIP Revisions for the Attainment and Maintenance of the 8-Hour CO NAAQS CO Maintenance and Monitoring Plan, June 2015 hereafter referred to as "NJ SIP 2015."

  Details on How New Jersey Meets Criteria 2 and 3 for the Point Source Inventory

Point Source Inventory New Jersey's inventory includes major point sources based on the following thresholds for each pollutant in tons per year (tpy): 100 tpy or more of CO.  The inventory report describes how point source activity levels and their associated parameters were developed, and how the data were used to calculate emission estimates.  The report provides referenced documents for activity level and emission factors used.  Information on how rule effectiveness and control efficiencies were derived (with the associated sample calculations) is also provided.  Plant summary information on detailed, plant, county and nonattainment area levels, are included in the inventory.  Where applicable, winter season daily emissions are provided for the CO nonattainment area.  The inventory was developed in accordance with section 5.3 of Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation, dated August 2005 and Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year for ozone and CO SIP Emissions Inventories, March 1992,

See Appendix III, Attachment 3 of NJ SIP 2015.

 Details on How New Jersey Meets Criteria 4 and 5 for the Area Source Inventory

Area Source Inventory The inventory lists the source categories that are included in (and excluded from) from the area source inventory.  The inventory documentation includes emissions factors, activity levels, seasonal adjustment factors, and sample calculations.  Referenced information for the input values to equations is included.  Point source contributions have been correctly factored out of the area source category totals where appropriate.  Rule effectiveness, control efficiency and rule penetration were correctly applied for several source categories and a discussion as to the basis for application is provided.  Area source emissions are presented on a source category, county basis.  Where applicable, winter season daily emissions are provided for CO nonattainment areas.  The inventory was developed in accordance with section 5.4 of Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation, dated August 2005 and Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year for ozone and CO SIP Emissions Inventories, March 1992,

See Appendix III, Attachment 3 of NJ SIP 2015.

 Details on How New Jersey Meets Criteria 7 for Non Road Mobile Source Inventory

Nonroad Mobile Source Inventory For the New Jersey, the predominant non-road mobile source categories (i.e., agricultural equipment, construction equipment, industrial equipment, airport service equipment, light commercial equipment, lawn and garden equipment...etc.) were developed by the Nonroad Emissions Equipment Model 2008 (Nonroad2008, July 2009 version) released by EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ).  Nonroad mobile source emissions are presented on a source category, county basis. Where applicable, winter season daily emissions are provided for CO nonattainment areas. The inventory was developed in accordance with section 5.5.2 of Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation, dated August 2005 and Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year for ozone and CO SIP Emissions Inventories, March 1992,

See Appendix III, Attachment 3 and Attachments 9a/9b of NJ SIP 2015.

Aircraft Emissions Aircraft emissions for are provided for CO were calculated based on the number of landing and takeoffs (LTO) cycles generated at each airport.  These values were used as inputs to the Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System, the Federal Aviation Agency modeling tool.  Aircraft source emissions are presented on a source category, county basis. Where applicable, winter season daily emissions are provided for CO nonattainment areas. The inventory was developed in accordance with section 5.5.2 of Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation, dated August 2005 and Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year for ozone and CO SIP Emissions Inventories, March 1992,

See Appendix III, Attachment 3 and Attachments 9a/9b of NJ SIP 2015.

Locomotive Emissions Locomotives emissions for CO were calculated based on the estimated fuel consumption for individual railroad systems operating in New Jersey.  NJDEP received specific fuel use data from Class II and III, yard/switch, freight and commuter locomotive railroads.  An estimation of fuel consumption based on gross ton miles and fuel consumption indexes were prepared for those railroads that did not submit statewide fuel data.  For Class I line haul locomotives, NJ used Class I line haul county level emissions used from the ERTAC 2008 inventory that was developed for the MARAMA States.  Annual emissions were estimated and then divided by 365 days. Locomotive source emissions are presented on a source category, county basis. Where applicable, CO winter season emissions are provided for CO nonattainment areas. The inventory was developed in accordance with section 5.5.2 Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation, dated August 2005 and Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year for ozone and CO SIP Emissions Inventories, March 1992,

See Appendix III, Attachment 3 and Attachments 9a/9b of NJ SIP 2015.

Commercial Marine Vessel Emissions Commercial marine vessel (CMV) emissions for CO for the Northern New Jersey area were taken from the CMV emissions inventory report prepared by Starcrest Consulting Group, LLC.  The inventory report relied on actual operational data and then used local activity parameters to extend emission estimates to those portions of the CMV not directly inventoried.  From this information, emission estimates were prepared based on estimated horsepower demand.  The inventory is based on calendar year 2000.  NJ projected these emissions from 2000 to 2007 using NJ/NJ Port Authority trade statistics.  CMV source emissions are presented on a source category, county basis. Annual emissions were estimated and then divided by 365 days. Where applicable, winter season daily emissions are provided for CO 5 nonattainment areas. The inventory was developed in accordance with section 5.5.2 Emission Inventory Guidance for Implementation of ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze Regulation, dated August 2005 and Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year for ozone and CO SIP Emissions Inventories, March 1992,

See Appendix III, Attachment 3 and Attachments 9a/9b of NJ SIP 2015.

 Details on How New Jersey Meets Criteria 8 and 9 for the Onroad Source Inventory

Onroad Mobile Source Inventory New Jersey's mobile source inventory was developed by first using the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority's North Jersey Regional Transportation Model-Enhanced travel demand model (TDM) as the basis for estimating county level vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and speeds.  New Jersey then used the PPSUITE custom pre-processing software to prepare the VMT and other required inputs, and to run the MOVES2010a model to generate the on-road emission inventory.

This method used to determine on-road emission estimates has been explained in the report. The report describes how the following key MOVES inputs were developed:

 Source type age distribution  Distribution of VMT by road type  Fraction of vehicle hours travelled (VHT) on highway ramps  Source type population  Inspection and maintenance program  NJ Low-emission vehicle program  Distribution of average speeds by source type and road type  Meteorology  Fuel parameters

On-road CO emissions are presented by county and source type. The inventory was developed in accordance with Using MOVES to Prepare Emission Inventories in State Implementation Plans and Transportation Conformity: Technical Guidance for MOVES2010, 2010a and 2010b, dated April 2012 and Example Documentation Report for 1990 Base Year for ozone and CO SIP Emissions Inventories, March 1992. The use of MOVES2010a is appropriate as this SIP was developed prior to the release of MOVES2014.

See Appendix III, Attachment 3, Attachment 7, and Attachment 8 of NJ SIP 2015.

EPA RECOMMENDATION

New Jersey has a SIP that will ensure that the requirements of emission inventory measures and reporting are adequately met.  To comply with the emission inventory requirements, the State submitted a complete inventory containing point, area, on-road, and non-road mobile source data, and accompanying documentation. The SIP submittal does not present any particular issues associated with enforceability.

EPA is approving this SIP submittal as meeting the essential reporting requirements for an Emission Inventory.  The following table presents a summary of the 2007 CO winter season daily emissions estimates in tons per winter day for the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Passaic counties. See table below.

                                                               2007 Attainment Inventory for the      NJ Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 5-County                              CO Nonattainment Area                           (Tons/Peak Winter Season Day) County                                  Point Sources                                  Area Sources                              Onroad Mobile Sources                             Nonroad Mobile Sources                                     TO TAL Bergen                                      1.82                                      14.75                                     346.29                                     139.60                                     502.47 Essex                                      5.52                                      12.93                                     198.99                                      75.20                                     292.64 Hudson                                      2.46                                      10.05                                     111.77                                      35.70                                     159.97 Passaic                                      0.32                                      6.52                                     144.70                                      42.30                                     193.84 Union                                      4.18                                      8.31                                     169.18                                      53.60                                     235.27 Total                                      14.30                                      52.56                                     970.93                                     346.50                                    1,384.19

III.	CO Maintenance Area Monitor shut downs

INTRODUCTION

This Technical Support Document evaluates the State of New Jersey's formal revision to its carbon monoxide (CO) maintenance plan, in which New Jersey proposes to revise its State Implementation Plan (SIP) to permit the shutdown of the Burlington, Freehold, Morristown, Perth Amboy, and East Orange CO monitoring sites.

BACKGROUND

On September 28, 1995, the State of New Jersey submitted a formal CO redesignation request for Camden County and the nine Not-Classified Areas in the State (the City of Atlantic City, the City of Burlington, the Borough of Freehold, the Town of Morristown, the Borough of Penns Grove, the City of Perth Amboy, the Borough of Somerville, the Toms River Area, and the City of Trenton).  On February 5, 1996 the U.S. EPA redesignated these areas to attainment for the CO NAAQS and approved New Jersey's 10 year maintenance plan for these areas (61 FR 33678).  In 2006, New Jersey submitted a second 10 year maintenance plan to show how these areas would continue to attain the CO standard for an additional 10 years.  This maintenance plan was a Limited Maintenance Plan.  This is a less restrictive plan since the areas met the requirement of having a CO design value equal to or less than 85% of the CO standard.  For additional information, the reader is referred to 71 FR 26895 and 71 FR 38770.  Since that time, there have been no violations of the CO NAAQS of 9 ppm (8 hour average) or 35 ppm (1 hour average) in these areas, and CO is trending downward to a level less than 1/3 the NAAQS (see Graph 1.)

In addition, on January 15, 2002, the State of New Jersey submitted a formal CO redesignation request for the New Jersey portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NYNNJLI) CO area.  On October 22, 2002 the U.S. EPA redesignated this area to attainment for the CO NAAQS and approved New Jersey's 10 year maintenance plan for the area.  For additional information, the reader is referred to 67 FR 54601 and 67 FR 54574.  The accompanying Federal Register notice proposes to approve New Jersey's second 10 year maintenance plan showing how this area would continue to attain the CO standard for an additional 10 years.  This maintenance plan is a Limited Maintenance Plan.  This is a less restrictive plan since the areas met the requirement of having a CO design value equal to or less than 85% of the CO standard.  Since that first maintenance plan, there have been no violations of the CO NAAQS of 9 ppm (8 hour average) or 35 ppm (1 hour average) in that area, and CO is trending downward to a level less than 1/3 the NAAQS (see Graph 1).

On August 2, 2010, New Jersey submitted their "New Jersey Ambient Air Monitoring Network Assessment 2010" to EPA.  This document described New Jersey's ambient air monitoring network and also detailed proposed changes and the rationale for them.  In this document, New Jersey provided a site-by-site analysis used in order to perform their network assessment.  A scoring scheme and final network rankings were used to help New Jersey make modifications to their ambient air monitoring network. The reasoning behind these requested CO monitor shutdowns are included in that submittal.  On February 8, 2016, New Jersey submitted an addendum to their 2[nd] CO maintenance plan SIP requesting to also shut down their East Orange CO monitoring site. EVALUATION OF NEW JERSEY'S SUBMITTAL

On June 11, 2015, the State of New Jersey submitted a formal revision to its SIP to shut down the Burlington, Freehold, Morristown, and Perth Amboy CO monitoring sites (see Figure 1).  These are "sole pollutant" sites, monitoring only CO.  The SIP revision consists of a modification to New Jersey's CO maintenance plan for these CO monitoring sites.  On February 8, 2016, the State of New Jersey submitted an addendum to their 2[nd] CO maintenance plan SIP requesting the shutdown of their East Orange CO monitoring site.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection submittal explains that considerable resources are utilized each year to cover the lease agreements with the property owners, maintenance of the monitoring site and equipment, phone, electricity, travel to and from the sites from the main office in Trenton, and staff time to conduct routine and emergency maintenance.  The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection asserts and EPA agrees that all of these resources could better be used elsewhere in the state's monitoring program.

CO levels have been falling in Burlington, Freehold, Morristown, Perth Amboy, and East Orange since the early 1980s (see Figures 2  -  7.)  The NAAQS of 9 ppm (8 hour average) has not been violated since 1986, and current readings of the design value are in the 2 to 3 ppm range, and have been for the past three (3) years. Most of the CO reduction has been due to "fleet turnover," with newer, cleaner motor vehicles making up an increasing share of the fleet, and this trend is likely to continue in the future.

In addition to the downward trend shown by the monitoring data, the state performed mobile source modeling and conformity analyses which predict that winter time CO concentrations in Burlington, Freehold, Morristown, Perth Amboy, and East Orange will remain below the CO Conformity Budget levels out into the future (See Table 1).  The Burlington analysis extends to 2020 while the Freehold, Morristown, and Perth Amboy analysis extends to 2014.  In their addendum on February 8, 2016, New Jersey provided mobile source emission modeling and conformity analyses performed by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority which predicted that CO emissions in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties will remain below the approved CO Conformity Budgets through 2040. (See Table 2).

To use its resources more prudently, and because of the low concentrations and downward CO trend, the state requests permission to cease monitoring for CO in Burlington, Freehold, Morristown, and Perth Amboy.  New Jersey DEP will continue monitoring for CO at the nearby Camden and Elizabeth Lab sites.  New Jersey DEP will use the Camden CO data as a surrogate for Burlington and will use the Elizabeth Lab CO data as a surrogate for Freehold, Morristown, Perth Amboy, and East Orange (See Figures 2  -  7 comparing CO levels in those groups of cities.  EPA notes that the five (5) other CO not classified maintenance areas (Somerville, Trenton, Penns Grove, Toms River, and Atlantic City) currently do not have CO monitoring sites.

In this SIP submittal, NJ is requesting that EPA modify a portion of the federally approved New Jersey CO maintenance plan.  That approved maintenance plan obligates the State to select a contingency threshold or `trigger,' such as a monitored CO exceedance or violation, and commit to implementing the appropriate contingency measure once the threshold is exceeded.  This modification is an additional trigger that will cause NJ to re-establish their shutdown sites in the event that a surrogate site exceeds 75% of either of the CO standards twice in 1 calendar year, as outlined below.

What happens if the modified (75%) contingency trigger is exceeded at a surrogate site?

 In the event the second-highest CO concentration in any calendar year, as monitored at the Camden site, reaches 75 percent of either the federal 1-hour or 8-hour NAAQS for CO, New Jersey will, within 9 months of recording such concentrations, re-establish a CO monitoring site in Burlington consistent with EPA siting criteria, and resume analyzing and reporting those data.

 In the event the second-highest CO concentration in any calendar year, as monitored at the Elizabeth Lab site, reaches 75 percent of either the federal 1-hour or 8-hour NAAQS for CO, New Jersey will, within 9 months of recording such concentrations, re-establish CO monitoring sites in Freehold, Morristown, Perth Amboy, and East Orange consistent with EPA siting criteria, and resume analyzing and reporting those data.

What happens is there is a violation of the CO standard at any site?

In addition to the re-establishing of the shutdown sites:

 New Jersey is proposing to implement its contingency program for Burlington in the event that a CO violation of either the federal 1-hour or 8-hour NAAQS is monitored at the Camden site in any year during the 1996  -  2016 maintenance period and to consider one or more of the other EPA-approved measures if necessary.

 New Jersey is proposing to implement its contingency program for Freehold, Morristown, Perth Amboy, and East Orange in the event that a CO violation of either the federal 1-hour or 8-hour NAAQS is monitored at the Elizabeth Lab site in any year during the 1996  -  2016 maintenance period and to consider one or more of the other EPA-approved measures if necessary.

 New Jersey will also continue to commit to implement its contingency program at the surrogate sites in the event that a CO violation is monitored at any of the re-established monitoring sites at any time during the 1996  -  2016 maintenance period, and to consider one or more of the other EPA-approved measures listed in their contingency plan if necessary to reduce CO levels.

When implementing contingency measures, New Jersey will review and implement the measures necessary to remedy the violation, including transportation control measures (TCM), and other additional vehicle or fuel controls.  These measures will remain in effect until the CO monitors in question show that the areas are in attainment of the CO standards.

 CONCLUSION

The State of New Jersey submitted a formal revision to its SIP to shut down the Burlington, Freehold, Morristown, and Perth Amboy CO monitoring sites.  These sites only monitor CO.  The State also submitted a formal revision to its 2[nd] maintenance plan SIP to shut down the East Orange CO monitoring site.  These SIP revisions consist of a modification to New Jersey's CO maintenance plan for these CO monitoring sites.  EPA concurs that NJDEP's proposal to shutdown CO monitors in certain CO maintenance areas is sufficiently supported by the following reasons:  CO concentrations have continuously decreased over the past 25 years,  Mobile source emissions, the major contributor to ambient concentrations of CO, are projected to continue to decrease as cleaner cars replace older vehicles, and  New Jersey committed to reestablish these monitoring sites if CO concentrations are measured at concentrations over 75% of the existing standard.

EPA agrees that New Jersey DEP's proposal represents a reasonable plan modification and approach for shutting down specific CO monitors that are currently measuring concentrations well below the existing 1- hour and 8- hour CO NAAQS.  The alternative method that New Jersey adopted as a contingency triggering mechanism is an appropriate part of its CO maintenance plan.  Under these revised plans, EPA believes air quality goals will be maintained, and State monitoring resources conserved.

SIP Revision Recommendation:  Approval

                                  ATTACHMENTS

                                   Figure 1.

                                   Figure 2.                                                                     All NJ CO Monitor Sites

                                   Figure 3.                                                         Camden CO site surrogate for Burlington CO site

                                   Figure 4.                                                      Elizabeth Lab CO site surrogate for Freehold CO site

                                   Figure 5.                                                     Elizabeth Lab CO site surrogate for Morristown CO site

                                   Figure 6.                                                     Elizabeth Lab CO site surrogate for Perth Amboy CO site

                                   Figure 7.

                                   Table 1.                                                          Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Mobile Sources                                         The following CO budgets were approved on February 5, 1996 when the U.S. EPA redesignated these areas to attainment for the CO NAAQS and approved New Jersey's 10 year maintenance plan for these areas (61 FR 33678).

                                Burlington City Year VMT CO Emissions (tons/day) CO Budget (tons/day) 2007 12,209,000 154.90 170.43 2010 12,540,100 135.93 170.43 2020 13,788,500 119.12 170.43

Source: Transportation Conformity of the DVRPC FY 2007 Transportation Improvement Programs and the Destination 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan, May 2006

                                  Perth Amboy Year VMT CO Emissions (tons/day) CO Budget (tons/day) 2007 17,485,354 244.59 244.99 2014 19,814,012 203.95 244.99

                                   Freehold Year VMT CO Emissions (tons/day) CO Budget (tons/day) 2007 15,703,237 219.68 231.55 2014 16,418,941 169.52 231.55

                                  Morristown Year VMT CO Emissions (tons/day) CO Budget (tons/day) 2007 14,735,071 209.88 244.05 2014 15,591,325 162.57 244.05

Source: The Northern New Jersey Air Quality Conformity Determination of the 2005 Regional Transportation Plan and the FY 2007-2010 Transportation Improvement Program, June 2006

                                   Table 2.                                               Carbon Monoxide (CO) Budget for Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and                                  Union Counties

YEAR PROJECTED DAILY VMT PROJECTED CO EMISSIONS (tons/day) CO BUDGET (tons/day) 2015 59,953,733 362 899 2025 64,285,191 204 899 2030 66,566,894 160 899 2040 71,376,130 131 899