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Clean Air Act Sanctions

Status of Active Sanction Clocks under the Clean Air Act As of June 24, 2021

Note: This table shows the status of sanction "countdown" clocks that have been started and have not yet been officially lifted. The Date of Sanction columns indicate the date by which sanctions would apply if they have not been stayed or deferred. The Stayed or Deferred column shows whether the clock has been suspended.  Additional information is available under the status column.

State Area Required Element(s) Effective Date and Type of Finding Date of 2:1 Offset Sanction Date of Highway Sanction Sanction Clock Stayed or Deferred Status
CA San Francisco Bay Area Ozone Attainment Plan 10/22/01
Limited Disapproval
4/22/03 10/22/03 Yes Offset sanction stayed (and highway sanction deferred) by interim final determination on 07/16/03. Effective on 4/24/2004 the interim final action stayed the offset sanction and deferred the highway sanction for as long as the area continues to attain the 1-hour ozone standard.
NY Jefferson County 8-hr. ozone attainment demonstration, RFP 3/24/08
Failure to Submit
9/24/09 3/24/10 Yes 3/25/08-Sanctions clocks deferred by Clean Data Determination
IL St.Louis 1997 PM2.5attainment demonstration, Contingency Measures,  RACM/RACT, RFP 11/27/09
Failure to Submit
5/27/11 11/27/11 Yes On 5/23/11, EPA published a determination of attainment that suspend this requirement http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-05-23/pdf/2011-12480.pdf
CA Sacramento Metro Area, CA —Yolo/Solano Air Quality Management District portion; Feather River Air Quality Management District portion; Placer County Air Pollution Control District portion; El Dorado County Air
Quality Management District portion
1-hour ozone Section 185 fee program 1/5/10
Failure to Submit
7/5/11 1/5/12 Yes On 05/18/11, interim final determination deferred sanctions (76 FR 28661) that was based on proposed termination determination (76 FR 28696) published the same day.  The interim final determination is effective 05/18/11, although EPA accepted comments on both notices. 
AZ Nogales and West Pinal PM-2.5 (2006)   NNSR 7/22/2016 Limited Disapproval 1/22/18 7/22/18 Yes On January 10, 2018, EPA published a NPRM (83 FR 1212) and Interim Final Determination (83 FR 1195), which stayed the sanctions clock. On May 4, 2018, EPA published a Final Approval (83 FR 19631) that is a conditional approval requiring submittal by March 31, 2019.  The submittal was received on time and sanctions continue to be stayed,
ID Logan PM-2.5 (2006)  Contingency Measures 3/21/17
Partial Disapproval
9/21/18 3/21/19 Yes On 10/19/2018, EPA issued an Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date and Clean Data Determination for the Logan, UT-ID 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 that stays the sanctions imposed since 9/21/18.
ID West Silver Valley PM-2.5 (2012)
Attainment Demonstration (Moderate),
Contingency Measures (Moderate),
Quantitative Milestones (Moderate),
RACM/RACT (Moderate),
RFP (Moderate)
5/7/2018
Failure to Submit
11/7/2019 5/7/2020 Yes On 12/21/2018, EPA issued a Clean Data Determination for the West Silver Valley, ID 2012  PM2.5 area. The CDD action was effective n 1/22/19 that defers the sanctions clocks.
AZ Phoenix-Mesa (Pinal county) Ozone-8Hr (2008)
RACT Non-CTG VOC for Major Sources,
RACT NOX for Major Sources,
RACT VOC CTG Miscellaneous Metal Products Coatings,
RACT VOC CTG Plastic Parts Coatings,
RACT VOC CTG Stage I Vapor Control Systems - Gasoline Service Stations,
RACT VOC CTG Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products, RACT VOC for Cutback Asphalt
9/9/2019
Partial Disapproval
3/9/2021 9/9/2021 Yes On 03/05/21, interim final determination deferred sanctions (86 FR 12827) that was based on proposed approval (86 FR 12889) published the same day. The interim final determination is effective 03/05/21, although EPA accepted comments on both notices.
MI St. Clair SO2 (2010)
Emission Inventory,
SO2 Attainment Demonstration,
SO2 Contingency Measures,
SO2 Nonattainment NSR,
SO2 RACM/RACT,
SO2 RFP
10/21/2019
Failure to Submit
4/21/2021 10/21/2021 No
GU Piti-Cabras SO2 (2010)
Emission Inventory,
SO2 Attainment Demonstration,
SO2 Contingency Measures,
SO2 Nonattainment NSR,
SO2 RACM/RACT,
SO2 RFP
12/3/2020
Failure to Submit
6/3/2022 12/3/2022
LA Evangeline Parish (Partial) SO2 (2010)
Emission Inventory,
SO2 Attainment Demonstration,
SO2 Contingency Measures,
SO2 Nonattainment NSR,
SO2 RACM/RACT,
SO2 RFP
12/3/2020
Failure to Submit
6/3/2022 12/3/2022
IN Huntington SO2 (2010)
Emission Inventory,
SO2 Attainment Demonstration,
SO2 Contingency Measures,
SO2 Nonattainment NSR,
SO2 RACM/RACT,
SO2 RFP
12/3/2020
Failure to Submit
6/3/2022 12/3/2022
PR Guayama-Salinas SO2 (2010)
Emission Inventory,
SO2 Attainment Demonstration,
SO2 Contingency Measures,
SO2 Nonattainment NSR,
SO2 RACM/RACT,
SO2 RFP
12/3/2020
Failure to Submit
6/3/2022 12/3/2022
PR San Juan SO2 (2010)
Emission Inventory,
SO2 Attainment Demonstration,
SO2 Contingency Measures,
SO2 Nonattainment NSR,
SO2 RACM/RACT,
SO2 RFP
12/3/2020
Failure to Submit
6/3/2022 12/3/2022
AZ Hayden SO2 (2010)
SO2 Attainment Demonstration,
SO2 Contingency Measures,
SO2 RACM/RACT,
SO2 RFP
12/5/2020
Limited Disapproval12/10/2020
Partial Disapproval
6/10/2022 12/10/2022
CT Greater Connecticut Ozone-8Hr (2008)
RACT VOC CTG Oil and Natural Gas Industry
12/16/2020
Failure to Submit
6/16/2022 12/16/2022
CT New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Ozone-8Hr (2008)
RACT VOC CTG Oil and Natural Gas Industry
12/16/2020
Failure to Submit
6/16/2022 12/16/2022
NY New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Ozone-8Hr (2008)
RACT VOC CTG Oil and Natural Gas Industry
12/16/2020
Failure to Submit
6/16/2022 12/16/2022
TX Dallas-Fort Worth Ozone-8Hr (2008)
RACT VOC CTG Oil and Natural Gas Industry
12/16/2020
Failure to Submit
6/16/2022 12/16/2022
TX Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone-8Hr (2008)
RACT VOC CTG Oil and Natural Gas Industry
12/16/2020
Failure to Submit
6/16/2022 12/16/2022
CA San Diego County Ozone-8Hr (2008)
RACT SIP
1/4/2021
Partial Disapproval
7/4/2022 1/4/2023
Updated: 6/28/2021
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