PROPOSED RULES
CLEAN AIR AUTHORITY
Original Notice.
Title of Rule: Yakima Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area Limited Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request.
Purpose: To demonstrate to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the future maintenance of the carbon monoxide national ambient air quality standard in the Yakima carbon monoxide nonattainment area and request attainment status.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Federal Clean Air Act Amendments (FCAAA) of 1990, Section 110.
Statute Being Implemented: Federal Clean Air Act Amendments, Part D, subparts 1 and 3.
Summary: See section 1.0, page 7 of the plan for a summary.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: This is a maintenance plan required by the FCAAA which will be recommended by the Department of Ecology for the state to EPA for inclusion in the state implementation plan (SIP).
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Charles M. Stansel, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 574-1410; Implementation: Les Ornelas, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 574-1410; and Enforcement: Gary Pruitt, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 574-1410.
Name of Proponent: Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA 98901, public.
Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal Matters: Appendix K is an adopted city of Yakima resolution.
Rule is necessary because of federal law, FCAAA Section 110. This is the statute requiring SIP submittals.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: This limited maintenance plan describes the maintenance of the carbon monoxide (CO) national ambient air quality standards in the Yakima County nonattainment area and requests EPA to grant attainment status. The plan includes an analysis of weather and CO monitor records, a CO emissions inventory for 1999, a contingency measure to retime the central business district traffic signals to increase the traffic movement on arterial streets during periods with high CO levels, and a mitigation measure to permanently optimize traffic movement in the central business district. The plan includes no additional controls to reduce CO, but does include future commitments for monitoring and plan evaluation.
Proposal does not change existing rules.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Does not apply to local air pollution control authorities.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Does not apply to local air pollution control authorities.
Hearing Location: Room 420, Yakima County Courthouse, 128 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901, on February 14, 2001, at 2:00 p.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Dema Harris by 12:00 noon, (509) 574-2215.
Submit Written Comments to: Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA, fax (509) 574-1411, by February 14, 2001.
Date of Intended Adoption: February 14, 2001, local adoption.
December 1, 2001 [2000]
Gary W. Pruitt
for Les Ornelas
Air Pollution Control Officer
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