# Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; 2011 Base Year Emissions Inventories for the Washington DC-MD-VA Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard
> **Rule** · Direct final rule. · Published 2015-07-23 · Effective 2015-09-21 · 80 FR 43625
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-17974
- **Category:** air-emissions
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 43625
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 52
- **Publication date:** 2015-07-23
- **Effective date:** 2015-09-21
- **State:** MD
- **EPA docket:** EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0759
## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve the 2011 base year carbon monoxide (CO) emissions inventories submitted by the District of Columbia, State of Maryland, and Commonwealth of Virginia (collectively, the States) for the Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area (the DC Area or Area) for the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA is approving the 2011 CO base year emissions inventories for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the DC Area in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/23/2015-17974/approval-and-promulgation-of-air-quality-implementation-plans-district-of-columbia-maryland-and)
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