# Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Movement of the Northern Virginia Area From Virginia's Nonattainment Area List to its Maintenance Area List
> **Rule** · Direct final rule. · Published 2015-08-14 · Effective 2015-10-13 · 80 FR 48730
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-20023
- **Category:** air-emissions
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 48730
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 52
- **Publication date:** 2015-08-14
- **Effective date:** 2015-10-13
- **State:** VA
- **EPA docket:** EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0454
## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions move the localities (Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William; Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park) of Northern Virginia from Virginia's list of nonattainment areas to its list of maintenance areas for fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>). EPA is approving these revisions in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/08/14/2015-20023/approval-and-promulgation-of-air-quality-implementation-plans-virginia-movement-of-the-northern)
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