Particulate Matter (PM) Nonattainment Area SIP Requirements
SIP Requirements by Classification Level
Moderate Areas
All SIP elements due 18 months after initial designation:
- Attainment Demonstration or Impracticability Demonstration
- Base Year Emissions Inventory
- Attainment Projected Emissions Inventory
- RACM/RACT
- Additional Reasonable Measures
- Reasonable Further Progress
- Quantitative Milestones
- Contingency Measures
- Nonattainment NSR
Serious Areas
- Mandatory reclassification to Serious pursuant to CAA Section 188(b)(1). All SIP elements due 18 months after reclassification:
- Attainment Demonstration
- Base Year Emissions Inventory
- Attainment Projected Emissions Inventory
- BACM/BACT
- Additional Feasible Measures
- Reasonable Further Progress
- Quantitative Milestones
- Contingency Measures
- Nonattainment NSR
- Discretionary reclassification to Serious pursuant to CAA Section 188(b)(2).
- SIP elements due 18 months after reclassification:
- Attainment Demonstration
- Base Year Emissions Inventory
- BACM/BACT
- Nonattainment NSR
- SIP elements due at the earlier of 4 years from the date of reclassification, or the end of the eighth calendar year after designation:
- Attainment Projected Emissions Inventory
- Additional Feasible Measures
- Reasonable Further Progress
- Quantitative Milestones
- Contingency Measures
- SIP elements due 18 months after reclassification:
Serious Areas That Fail to Attain
SIP elements due within 12 months after the missed applicable attainment date:
- Attainment Demonstration
- Base Year Emissions Inventory
- Attainment Projected Emissions Inventory
- MSM
- Reasonable Further Progress
- Quantitative Milestones
- Contingency Measures
See the nonattainment state and national reports for the status of state submissions to meet these requirements, and EPA's actions on the submissions: