52.2059—Control strategy: Particulate matter.
(a)
Pennsylvania has committed to undertake a comprehensive program to investigate non-traditional sources, industrial process fugitive particulate emissions, alternative control measures, and to develop and implement an effective control program to attain the primary and secondary NAAQS for particulates. The schedule for this study is as follows:
| Task | Completion date |
|---|---|
| Scheduled tasks: | |
| 1. Quantify nontraditional sources | June 1, 1980. |
| 2. Investigate control techniques | Apr. 1, 1982. |
| 3. Investigate source-receptor relationship | June 1, 1980. |
| Analysis and control strategy development: | |
| 1. Analyze Nonattainment Areas | July 1, 1981. |
| 2. Develop Control Strategies | Jan. 1, 1982. |
| 3. Develop, Adopt, Submit SIP | July 1, 1982. |
| 4. Implement SIP | Begin—7/1/82. |
(b)
EPA approves the PM-10 attainment demonstration for the Liberty Borough Area of Allegheny County submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on January 6, 1994.
(c) Determination of Attainment.
EPA has determined, as of August 25, 2008, the Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pennsylvania nonattainment area for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS has attained the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. This determination, in accordance with 40 CFR 52.1004(c), suspends the requirements for this area to submit an attainment demonstration and associated reasonably available measures, a reasonable further progress plan, contingency measures, and other planning SIPs related to attainment of the standard for as long as the area continues to attain the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.
(d)
Determination of Clean Data. EPA has determined, as of September 25, 2009, the Johnstown (Cambria and Indiana Counties), Lancaster (Lancaster County), Reading (Berks County) and York (York County), Pennsylvania nonattainment areas have clean data for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. This determination, in accordance with 40 CFR 52.1004(c), suspends the requirements for these areas to submit an attainment demonstration, associated reasonably available measures, a reasonable further progress plan, contingency measures, and other planning SIPs related to attainment of the standard for as long as these areas continue to meet the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.