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Revised Air Quality Designations for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

air-emissions · Rule · Published 2021-06-14 · Effective 2021-07-14 · 86 FR 31438

Document

Document number
2021-11454
Federal Register citation
86 FR 31438
CFR reference
40 CFR 81
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2021-06-14
Effective date
2021-07-14
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0548

Abstract

This final action revises or affirms the initial air quality designations for 14 counties associated with seven nonattainment areas for the 2015 primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. In a July 10, 2020, decision, the District of Columbia Circuit Court remanded to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency), but did not vacate, the April 30, 2018, designations for 16 counties associated with nine nonattainment areas located in seven states. In response, the EPA has re-evaluated the designations for the remanded counties by applying a uniform, nationwide analytical approach and interpretation of the designation provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in considering the specific facts and circumstances of the areas using only data and information available at the time of the original designations. In this final action, the EPA is revising the designations and/or boundaries of 13 counties associated with six nonattainment areas in four states (Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin) and is affirming the April 30, 2018, designation of one county associated with a nonattainment area in Michigan. The EPA is addressing the two additional remanded counties associated with two nonattainment areas in a separate Federal Register document.

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