Does conformity apply to an EAC area currently operating under a 1-hour maintenance plan?
RESPONSE: Yes. Under section 176(c)(1)(B) of the CAA, conformity applies to areas designated as nonattainment, as well as areas operating under a maintenance SIP pursuant to section 175A of the CAA. Therefore, all areas (including EAC areas) with a maintenance plan for the 1-hour standard must continue implementing conformity requirements as long as the 1-hour standard is in place. EPA issued, as part of the rule to implement the 8-hour ozone standard, that conformity would not apply for purposes of the 1-hour ozone standard after the 1-hour standard and an area’s 1-hour designation are revoked. EPA has established a process for revoking the 1-hour standard and the timing of that revocation. Under that rule, signed April 15, 2004, the 1-hour standard for all Compact areas would be revoked 1 year after the effective date of the designation of attainment or nonattainment for the 8-hour standard. Therefore, on the 1-year effective date of the determination we make in April 2008, which wil
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