TITLE 326 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Emergency Rule
LSA Document #13-26(E)
DIGEST
Temporarily amends 326 IAC 1-4 to add the federal designation for part of Dearborn County including Lawrenceburg Township, Lake County, and Porter County to nonattainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone (O 3) standard. Statutory authority: IC 4-22-2-37.1(a)(13). The original emergency document, LSA Document #12-467(E), posted at 20120815-IR-326120467ERA, effective August 9, 2012, expired November 9, 2012. Effective January 15, 2013.
(b) The following attainment status designations are applicable to Dearborn County:
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| Pollutant | Designation |
| SO2 | Cannot be classified. |
| CO | Unclassifiable or attainment effective November 15, 1990. |
| O3 | Nonattainment effective July 20, 2012, for the 8-hour ozone standard.1 |
| PM2.5 | Attainment effective December 23, 2011, for the annual PM2.5 standard for Lawrenceburg Township. |
| PM10 | Unclassifiable effective November 15, 1990. |
| NO2 | Cannot be classified or better than national standards. |
| Pb | Not designated. |
| 1Unclassifiable or attainment effective October 18, 2000, for the 1-hour ozone standard which was revoked effective June 15, 2005. |
(b) The following attainment status designations are applicable to Lake County:
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| Pollutant | Designation |
| SO2 | Better than national standards. |
| CO | Attainment effective February 18, 2000, for the part of the city of East Chicago bounded by Columbus Drive on the north; the Indiana Harbor Canal on the west; 148th Street, if extended, on the south; and Euclid Avenue on the east. Unclassifiable or attainment effective November 15, 1990, for the remainder of East Chicago and Lake County. |
| O3 | 40 CFR 81.315 as amended by 77 FR 34228.1,2 |
| PM2.5 | Attainment effective February 6, 2012, for the annual PM2.5 standard. |
| PM10 | Attainment effective March 11, 2003, for the cities of East Chicago, Hammond, Whiting, and Gary. Unclassifiable effective November 15, 1990, for the remainder of Lake County. |
| NO2 | Cannot be classified or better than national standards. |
| Pb | Not designated. |
| 1Nonattainment Severe 17 effective November 15, 1990, for the Chicago-Gary-Lake County area for the 1-hour ozone standard which was revoked effective June 15, 2005. |
| 2The department is filing a legal challenge to U.S. EPA's designation in 77 FR 34228 and seeking a stay of effectiveness of this designation. |
(b) The following attainment status designations are applicable to Porter County:
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| Pollutant | Designation |
| SO2 | Cannot be classified for the area bounded on the north by Lake Michigan; on the west by the Lake County and Porter County line; on the south by I-80 and I-90; and on the east by the LaPorte County and Porter County line. The remainder of Porter County is better than national standards. |
| CO | Unclassifiable or attainment effective November 15, 1990. |
| O3 | 40 CFR 81.315 as amended by 77 FR 34228.1,2 |
| PM2.5 | Attainment effective February 6, 2012, for the annual PM2.5 standard. |
| PM10 | Unclassifiable effective November 15, 1990. |
| NO2 | Cannot be classified or better than national standards. |
| Pb | Not designated. |
| 1Nonattainment Severe 17 effective November 15, 1990, for the Chicago-Gary-Lake County area, including Porter County, for the 1-hour ozone standard which was revoked effective June 15, 2005. |
| 2The department is filing a legal challenge to U.S. EPA's designation in 77 FR 34228 and seeking a stay of effectiveness of this designation. |
SECTION 4. A variance request from the requirements of this document shall be made in accordance with IC 13-14-8-8.
Filed with Publisher: January 15, 2013, 8:51 a.m.
Posted: 01/23/2013 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20130123-IR-326130026ERA
Composed: Apr 24,2024 12:00:56AM EDT
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