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SC's Early Action Plan for the 8-hour Ozone Standard

South Carolina Nonattainment Areas History of EAC's in South Carolina Ozone Modeling/Monitoring

EAC Milestones/Submittals Statewide Activities Resources and Information

DATE	MILESTONE	STATUS
12/31/02	EAC signed by all parties and submitted to EPA	45 counties entered into EAC's with the Department and EPA. Three separate submittals to EPA were made on: December 20, 2002; December 27, 2002; and, December 31, 2002.
12/31/02	Initial modeling emissions inventory completed	This was addressed in correspondence to Mr. J.I. Palmer, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4 on December 20, 2002 .
12/31/02	Base case modeling completed	This was addressed in correspondence to Mr. J.I. Palmer, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4 on December 20, 2002.
06/13/03	Progress report made available to EPA and public	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on June 13, 2003.
06/13/03	Discussion of control measures being considered to EPA	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on June 13, 2003.
10/31/03	Future case modeling	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on December 19, 2003.
12/03	Progress report made available to EPA and public	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on December 19, 2003.
12/31/03	Emission inventory comparison and analysis	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on December 19, 2003.
01/31/04	One or more modeled control cases (initial)	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on March 31, 2004.
01/31/04	Attainment maintenance analysis (initial)	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on March 31, 2004.
03/31/04	2007 future year modeling emissions inventory	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on March 31, 2004.
03/31/04	Final revisions to one or more modeled control cases	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on March 31, 2004.
03/31/04	Final revisions to attainment maintenance analysis	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on March 31, 2004.
03/31/04	Final local early action plan submitted to DHEC; copy to EPA	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on March 31, 2004.
06/30/04	Progress report made available to EPA and public	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J. I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on June 29, 2004.
12/31/04	Progress report made available to EPA and public	This was addressed in correspondence sent to Mr. J.I. Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator on December 22, 2004.
12/31/04	Early Action State Implementation Plan submitted to EPA for incorporation into SIP	EAC SIP submitted to EPA on December 28, 2005.
04/01/05	Local/State control strategies implemented no later than this date	Refer to Progress Reports Submitted every 6 months.
06/30/05	Progress report made available to EPA and public	June Reports submitted to EPA on June 29,2005.
09/30/05	EPA takes final action on SIP submitted December 31, 2004 (pdf)	August 9, 2006 EPA published final deferral in the Federal Register.
12/31/05	Progress report made available to EPA and public	December Reports submitted to EPA on December 22, 2005.
06/30/06	Progress report made available to EPA and public	June Reports submitted to EPA on June 30, 2006.
12/31/06	Progress report made available to EPA and public	December 2006 Progress Reports submitted to EPA on December 18, 2006.
06/30/07	Progress report made available to EPA and public	June 2007 Progress Reports submitted to EPA on June 27, 2007.
12/31/07	Progress report made available to EPA and public	December 2007 Progress Reports submitted to EPA on December 17, 2007.
12/31/07	Attainment of the 8-hour ozone standard	December 2007 South Carolina submitted the EAC Progress Report including documentation showing attainment of the 1997 8-hour Ozone standard.

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