Notice of Proposed SIP Revision via MoA for the Implementation of NJ’s NOx SIP Call

NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AIR, ENERGY, AND MATERIALS SUSTAINABILITY

DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY AND RADIATION PROTECTION

 

Notice of Proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision:

Memorandum of Agreement for the Implementation of New Jersey’s NOx State Implementation Plan (SIP) Call Requirements under 40 CFR 51.121(r)(2) between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2

Take notice that the State of New Jersey is proposing a revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP) by entering into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for the Implementation of New Jersey’s NOx State Implementation Plan (SIP) Call Requirements under 40 CFR 51.121(r)(2).

The purpose of this MoA as a SIP revision is to ensure the continued compliance with the NOx SIP Call under 40 CFR 51.121(r)(2) for the non-Electric Generating Units through the NOx Budget Program. The compliance for the affected Electric Generating Units (EGUs) were subsequently covered by Federal regulations, including but not limited to, the Clean Air Interstate Rule (2009) and Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (2015).

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection intends to submit the final signed MoA to the USEPA as a revision to New Jersey’s SIP in accordance with CAA requirements.

A copy of the Department’s proposed MoA and SIP revision is available on the Department’s website at NJDEP| Air Planning | State Implementation Plan (SIP) Dashboard.

A public hearing concerning the Department’s proposed SIP revision will be conducted only if requested in writing by November 18, 2024, using the same instructions as below for emails, regular mail, and courier service.  If no request for a public hearing is received, the hearing will be cancelled by a notice posted on the Department’s website at NJDEP| Air Planning | State Implementation Plan (SIP) Dashboard.  If a public hearing is requested, it will be held in-person on December 5, 2024, at 10:00am. The location of the in-person public hearing will be held at 401 East State Street, Trenton, NJ, in the 3rd Floor Large Conference Room.  The information for the in-person public hearing will also be posted on the Department’s website at NJDEP| Air Planning | State Implementation Plan (SIP) Dashboard.

Written comments may be submitted by close of business, December 12, 2024.  Please email comment(s) as a document attachment to: aqppls@njdepwptest.net and include a subject line as follows: “SIP Revision for NOx SIP Call MoA” in the subject line of the e-mail. Written comments may also be submitted through regular mail or courier service to the following address:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Stationary Sources
Attn: MoA for NOx SIP Call
401 E. State Street, 2nd floor
P.O. Box 420,
Mail Code 401-02
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420

If you have any questions about this notice, you can email your questions to aqppls@njdepwptest.net  or call the Bureau of Stationary Sources at (609) 292-6722.