[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION<\/b>
\nENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
\nDIVISION OF AIR QUALITY
\nBUREAU OF AIR QUALITY PLANNING<\/p>\n
Notice of Rule Proposal<\/strong> Public Notice<\/b> Take notice that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is proposing to amend New Jersey\u2019s NOx Budget Program, N.J.A.C. 7:27-31 and its SIP addressing PM2.5, Ozone and Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the Federal Clean Air Act. A statement of the substance of the proposal follows:<\/p>\n The Department is proposing to repeal N.J.A.C. 7:27-31.23, the expiration of the NOx Budget Program.\u00a0 The Clean Air Interstate Rules (CAIR) at N.J.A.C. 7:27-30 is to replace the NOx Budget Program on January 1, 2009.\u00a0 The Federal CAIR program, as established in the Federal rules, was vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on July 11, 2008 (State of North Carolina v. Environmental Protection Agency<\/strong>, 531 F.3d 896 (D.C. Cir. 2008)), along with the Federal Implementation Plan (FIP).\u00a0 Accordingly, the Department proposes to repeal the December 31, 2008 expiration of the NOx Budget Program, in order that the NOx Budget Program remains applicable during the 2009 ozone season, which begins on May 1, 2009.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated November 17, 2008. Copies of the Department\u2019s proposal<\/a>(PDF)<\/span> are available from the Department\u2019s web site, the Department\u2019s Public Information Center at 401 E. State Street in Trenton, the Department\u2019s Regional Enforcement Offices, a number of public libraries throughout the State, and, for a fee, LexisNexis Customer Service at (800)223-1944 or https:\/\/www.lexisnexis.com\/hottopics\/njoal\/<\/a>. \u00a0For more information on obtaining copies, please contact:<\/p>\n
\nN.J.A.C. 7:27-31 NOx Budget Program<\/p>\n
\nProposed Revisions to New Jersey’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) Addressing Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5), Ozone, and Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the Federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. \u00a77410<\/p>\n