2020 DEC Proposed Regulations & SIP - Fairbanks North Star Borough Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 2020 Amendment
Portions of the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) have been designated as a Serious nonattainment area for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Due to the area failing to meet federal air quality standards by December 2019, an amendment to the Serious State Implementation Plan is required. The proposed regulations and draft amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) have been developed to meet the EPA requirements to show that the plan can meet a five percent annual reduction in emissions of direct PM2.5 or PM2.5 plan precursor in the FNSB nonattainment area.
The public review period lasted approximately 47 days and included one virtual hearing in Fairbanks that was held telephonically. The review period ended on October 29, 2020. DEC considered all comments received during the comment period when choosing to adopt the final regulations and SIP amendments. The adopted and proposed regulations and SIP amendments are effective December 25, 2020.
Adopted Regulation and SIP Amendment Documents
- 18 AAC 50, as amended through 12/25/20
- Filed Regulations eff. 12/25/2020
- Filing Certification Memo 11/25/20
- Final Adoption Order 11/25/20
- Serious State Implementation (SIP) final documents (webpage)
- Volume III: Appendices to Volume II, Section II 11/18/20
- Response To Comments 11/18/20
Proposed Regulation and SIP Amendment Documents
- Public Notice
- Supplemental Public Notice (10/02/20)
- Proposed Regulation Amendments
- Proposed Amendments to the Serious State Implementation (SIP) web page
- Volume III: Appendices to Volume II, Section II
- Comments Received During the Public Comment Period (comments will be added as they are submitted) web page
- Questions and Answers web page
Help Documents
- Summary of Proposed Amendment to Serious State Implementation Plan (SIP)
- Summary of Emergency Episode Plan Proposed Amendments
- Monitored Design Values and Modeled Attainment Projection
- How to Comment
Briefings to the FNSB Assembly and Other Presentations
Briefings given during the public notice comment period will be added below.
One formal public hearing was held at the time and location below during the public comment period.
| Date | Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2020 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Telephonically via the Legislative Information Office; statewide except for Anchorage or Juneau residents, call 1-844-586-9085. If you are in Anchorage, call 907-563-9085; if you are in Juneau, call 907-586-9085. If you are only interested in listening to the hearing, you may also do so via the Legislative Information Office's Live Streaming page at www.akl.tv | Public Hearing |
Important Points
- No new control measures
- One proposed contingency measure
- Technical edits:
- Updated design value
- Updated base year
- New date for attainment
- Amendment models attainment by 2024
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