State Implementation Plans and State Plans

A State Implementation Plan (SIP) is a collection of regulations and documents used by NYS to reduce air pollution in areas that do not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (leaves DEC website). NAAQS are required by the Clean Air Act and are set by EPA for six principle pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. Those pollutants are:

• carbon monoxide (CO)
• lead (Pb)
• nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)
• ozone (O₃)
• particulate matter 2.5 (PM_2.5)
• particulate matter 10 (PM₁₀), and
• sulfur dioxide (SO₂)

DEC also prepares SIPs and/or State Plans for:

• Haze and visibility
• Select regulatory SIP revisions
• Source-specific NO_x and volatile organic compounds (VOC) reasonably available control technology (RACT) determinations
• Large municipal waste combustors
• Existing sewage sludge incineration units
• Municipal solid waste landfills

DEC solicits comments from the public on all proposed SIPs before submitting them to EPA for approval. EPA maintains a status of NY designated areas, status of SIP required elements for NY designated areas, areas of the country that meet or violate NAAQS, and technical air pollution resources (leaves DEC website).

Most recent DEC SIP-related actions are available below. Large appendices are available upon request. Federal Register links leave DEC's website. Please contact us for additional information.

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

NY Metropolitan Area Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan for 2012-2022 (PDF)
Submitted 5/9/2013
EPA Action: Final 79 FR 31045

Lead (Pb)

NYS Implementation Plan for the Infrastructure Assessment for Lead-Supplemental Information
Submitted 2/24/2012
EPA Action: Final (Partial Approval) 81 FR 95047; Final (Partial Approval Delay) 82 FR 8499

NYS Implementation Plan for the Infrastructure Assessment for Lead (PDF)
Submitted 10/13/2011
EPA Action: Final (Partial Approval) 80 FR 30939

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂)

NYS Implementation Plan for the Infrastructure Assessment for Nitrogen Dioxide (PDF)
Submitted 5/8/2013
EPA Action: Final 79 FR 54617

Ozone (O₃)

Proposed Ozone (2008 8-Hour NAAQS) Attainment Demonstration for the NY Metro Area - Serious Classification (PDF) Appendices available upon request

RACT SIP: Ozone (2008)/NYC Metro
RACT SIP: Ozone (2015)/NYC Metro
RACT SIP: Ozone (2015)/Statewide
Emissions Statement Regulations SIP; Ozone (2015)/NYC Metro (PDF)
Submitted 1/28/2021
EPA Action: Received/Action Pending

Proposed 2008 Ozone Infrastructure SIP Supplement (Element D) (PDF)
Submitted 9/25/2018
EPA Action: Pending

Ozone Infrastructure SIP for the 2015 8-Hour NAAQS(PDF)
Submitted 9/25/2018
Amendment (PDF)
Submitted 7/10/2019
EPA Action: Final Rule (Partial Approval); 86 FR 49252 9/2/2021

Section 126(b) Petition on Interstate Pollution Transport
Submitted 3/12/2018
EPA Action: Notice of Final Action (Denial) 84 FR 56058
Related: Court Vacatur/Remand of EPA Denial (PDF) 7/14/2020

Ozone (2008 8-Hour NAAQS) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Demonstration for NY Metro Area (PDF)
Submitted 11/10/2017
EPA Action: Final Rule 85 FR 28490 5/13/2020

Ozone Attainment Demonstration for the NY Metro Area for the 2008 8-Hour NAAQS (PDF)
Submitted 11/10/2017
EPA Action: Final Rule (Partial Approval related to 1997 ozone NAAQS) 86 FR 49249 9/2/2021
EPA Action: Proposed Rule (Partial Approval related to 2011 Periodic Emission Inventory) 86 FR 35030 7/1/2021

Ozone (2008 8-Hour NAAQS) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Demonstration for New York State (PDF)
Submitted 12/22/2014
EPA Action: Final Rule (Partial/Conditional Approval) 82 FR 58342

Part 220, Portland Cement Plants and Glass Plants - RACT Determinations (PDF)
Submitted 12/18/2013
EPA Action: Pending

Ozone Transport Region Expansion Petition
Submitted 12/9/2013
EPA Action: Final (Denial) 82 FR 51238

NYS Implementation Plan for the Infrastructure Assessment for Ozone
Submitted 4/4/2013
EPA Action: Final (Partial Approval) 81 FR 95047; Final (Partial Approval) 84 FR 54502

Ozone (1997 8-Hour NAAQS) Attainment Demonstration for NY Metro Area (PDF); Transmittal letter and other documents (PDF)
Submitted 2/8/2008
EPA Action: Final 78 FR 9596

Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM_2.5)

Infrastructure Assessment for the 2012 Annual PM_2.5 NAAQS Pursuant to Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (PDF)
Submitted 11/30/2016
EPA Action: Final (2019 Partial Approval) 84 FR 54502; Final (2020 Partial Approval) 85 FR 44209

Redesignation Request & Maintenance Plan for the 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour PM_2.5 NAAQS - NY Metropolitan Area (PDF)
Corrections to PM10 Inventory Values for New York State's PM2.5 Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan (PDF)
Submitted 6/27/2013
EPA Action: Final 79 FR 21857

Particulate Matter 10 (PM₁₀)

PM₁₀ SIP Withdrawal and Clean Data Request
Submitted 1/14/2013
EPA Action: Final 78 FR 72032; Final 80 FR 45067 (Technical Amendment Concerning New York Designations for the 1987 PM₁₀ NAAQS)

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂)

40 CFR 51.1205(b) Report - Sulfur Dioxide 2010 Primary NAAQS - July 2020 (PDF)
Submitted 11/10/2020
EPA Action: Received/No Action Expected

Revised Designation Recommendation for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS - EPA Round 4 (PDF)
Submitted 9/25/2020
EPA Action: EPA Letter (12/21/2020); EPA Round 4 NY TSD; EPA Round 4 RTC

Revised Designation Recommendation for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS - EPA Round 3 (PDF)
Submitted 1/4/2017
EPA Action: Final 83 FR 1098

Large Source Air Quality Characterization List - SO₂ DRR
Information 1/6/2016
EPA Action: N/A

Revised Designation Recommendation for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS - EPA Round 2 (PDF)
Submitted 9/18/2015
EPA Action: Final 81 FR 45039

NYS Implementation Plan for the Infrastructure Assessment for Sulfur Dioxide
Submitted 10/3/2013
EPA Action: Final (Partial Approval) 81 FR 95047; Final (Partial Approval) 84 FR 54502

Designation Recommendation for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS - EPA Round 1 (PDF)
Submitted 6/1/2011
EPA Action: EPA Letter (2/6/2013) (PDF)

Haze and Visibility

NYS Implementation Plan Revision for Regional Haze: Second Implementation Period (PDF)
Submitted 5/8/2020
EPA Action: Pending

Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report for 2010-2015 (PDF)
Submitted 6/16/2015
EPA Action: Final 82 FR 45499

NYS Implementation Plan for Regional Haze (PDF); Attachments A through L (PDF); Attachments M through X (PDF)
Submitted 3/15/2010
EPA Action: Final 77 FR 51915

Regulatory SIP Revisions

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 201, Permits and Registrations; and attendant revisions to 6 NYCRR Parts 200 and 212 (PDF)
Submitted 3/23/2021
EPA Action: Received 3/26/2021/Action Pending

SIP Revision Incorporating a Definition Change in 6 NYCRR Part 200 Pursuant to the May 8, 2013 Repeal of 6 NYCRR Part 203 (PDF)
Submitted 7/20/2015
EPA Action: Final 84 FR 38878 8/8/2019

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 205, Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings (PDF)
Submitted 10/14/2020
EPA Action: Received/Action Pending

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 212, Process Operations
Submitted 2/5/2019
EPA Action: Proposed Rule 86 FR 35042 7/2/2021

SIP Revisions Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 218, Emission Standards for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Engines (PDF)
Submitted 12/13/2017
EPA Action: Pending

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 219, Incinerators (PDF)
Submitted 2/3/2021
EPA Action: Received/Action Pending

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 222, Distributed Generation Sources (PDF)
Submitted 10/14/2020
EPA Action: Received/Action Pending

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 225 (Subpart 225-1), Fuel Composition and Use - Sulfur Limitations (PDF)
Submitted 3/2/2021
EPA Action: Received/Action Pending

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Subpart 225-2, Fuel Composition and Use - Waste Oil as a Fuel (PDF)
Submitted 8/26/2020
EPA Action: Received/Action Pending

SIP Revision 6 NYCRR Part 226, Solvent Cleaning Processes and Industrial Cleaning Solvents
Submitted 11/5/2019
EPA Action: Final Rule 85 FR 28490 5/13/2020

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Subpart 227-1, Stationary Combustion Installations; and attendant revisions to 6 NYCRR Part 200 (PDF)
Submitted 3/23/2021
EPA Action: Received 3/26/2021/Action Pending

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Subpart 227-3, Ozone Season Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) Emission Limits for Simple Cycle and Regenerative Combustion Turbines (PDF)
Submitted 5/14/2020
EPA Action: Final Rule (Approval) 86 FR 43956 8/11/2021

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 230, Gasoline Dispensing Sites and Transport Vehicles (PDF)
Submitted 3/2/2021
EPA Action: Received/Action Pending

​SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 231, New Source Review (NSR) for New and Modified Facilities (PDF)
Submitted 3/15/2021
EPA Action: Received 3/16/2021/Action Pending

SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 235, Consumer Products (PDF)
Submitted 3/2/2021
EPA Action: Received/Action Pending

Air Pollution Episode Alert Criteria
Information 12/2018

Source-Specific SIP Revisions

Part 230: Gasoline Dispensing sites and Transportation Vehicles - RACT Variances
Submitted 1/31/2011
Withdrawn and replaced 3/2/2021. See SIP Revision Incorporating 6 NYCRR Part 230, Gasoline Dispensing Sites and Transport Vehicles (PDF)

Single-Source State Implementation Plan Revisions, RACT Determinations (2010)
Submitted 8/30/2010
EPA Action: EPA Letter (9/19/2019); EPA Letter (11/5/2019); DEC Letter (5/7/2020); EPA Letter (5/21/2020) (PDFs)

Single-Source State Implementation Plan Revisions, RACT Determinations (2008)
Submitted 9/16/2008
EPA Action: EPA Letter (9/19/2019); EPA Letter (11/5/2019); DEC Letter (5/7/2020); EPA Letter (5/21/2020) (PDFs)

Large Municipal Waste Combustors

Section 111(d) State Plan for Large Municipal Waste Combustors (PDF)
Submitted 7/12/2013
EPA Action: Final Rule (Approval) 86 FR 49482 9/3/2021

Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units

Proposed State Plan for Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units (PDF)
Submitted 6/2014
EPA Action: Approved 79 FR 33457
Final Withdrawal of the Affirmative Defense Provision
Submitted 10/26/2015
EPA Action: Final 80 FR 65159

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Section 111(d) State Plan for MSW Landfills to incorporate revisions to Title 6 of New York Code, Rules and Regulations (6 NYCRR) Parts 208 and 200 (PDF)
Submitted 12/11/2019
EPA Action: Final Rule (Approval) 86 FR 46989 8/23/2021

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