State Implementation Plans and State Plans
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are set by EPA, through the Clean Air Act (CAA), for six principle pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. Those pollutants are:
- ozone
- particulate matter
- sulfur dioxide
- nitrogen dioxide
- carbon monoxide, and
- lead
A State Implementation Plan (SIP) is a collection of regulations and documents used by the state to reduce air pollution in areas that do not meet the NAAQS. DEC solicits comments from the public on all proposed SIPs before submitting them to EPA for approval. EPA maintains a Status of SIP Required Elements for New York Designated Areas (leaves DEC website).
Most recent DEC SIP-related actions are available below. Large appendices are available upon request. Please contact us for additional information.
Document | DEC Action | Date | EPA Action (links go to Federal Register website) |
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NY Metropolitan Area Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan for 2012-2022 (PDF) | Submitted | 5/9/2013 | Final: 79 FR 31045 |
Document | DEC Action | Date | EPA Action (links go to Federal Register website) |
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NYS Implementation Plan Revision for Regional Haze: Second Implementation Period (PDF) | Submitted | 5/8/2020 | Pending |
Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report for 2010-2015 (PDF) | Submitted | 6/16/2015 | Final: 82 FR 45499 |
NYS Implementation Plan for Regional Haze (PDF) |
Submitted | 3/15/2010 | Final: 77 FR 51915 |
Document | DEC Action | Date | EPA Action (links go to Federal Register website) |
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NYS Implementation Plan for the Infrastructure Assessment for Nitrogen Dioxide (PDF) | Submitted | 5/8/2013 | Final: 79 FR 54617 |
Document | DEC Action | Date | EPA Action (links go to Federal Register website) |
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NYS Implementation Plan for the Infrastructure Assessment for Lead-Supplemental Information | Submitted | 2/24/2012 | 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 | Final (Partial Approval): 80 FR 30939 |
Document | DEC Action | Date | EPA Action (links go to Federal Register website) |
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PM10 SIP Withdrawal and Clean Data Request | Submitted | 1/14/2013 | Final: 78 FR 72032 Final: 80 FR 45067 (Technical Amendment Concerning New York Designations for the 1987 PM10 NAAQS) |
Document | DEC Action | Date | EPA Action (links go to Federal Register website) |
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Infrastructure Assessment for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS Pursuant to Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (PDF) Appendix A Contributions of 8-hour ozone, annual PM2.5 and 24-hour PM2.5 from each state to each monitoring site (Excel) |
Submitted | 11/30/2016 | 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 PM2.5 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 | Final: 79 FR 21857 |