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Search Results: keywords:"nonattainment areas"

  • Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 5651
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule establishing deadlines for states to submit revisions to their air quality plans when a region is reclassified as having worse ozone pollution. This rule specifies the requirements for new deadlines when areas are reclassified under the Clean Air Act, aiming to ensure consistent and timely submission of needed plans to improve air quality. The rule also simplifies the process by removing some past obligations that no longer apply once an area has been reclassified. These changes help to ensure that areas meet national air quality standards effectively.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA made new rules so that states have to work faster to clean the air when it's too polluted. They also made things a bit easier by taking away old rules that aren't needed anymore.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 4736
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend its information collection regarding the implementation of the 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone. This extension is needed to help states manage nonattainment areas for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards by requiring plans that include solutions for improving air quality. Public comments on this proposal are being accepted until February 18, 2025. The proposal notes a reduction in the annual burden because fewer states now need to comply with the older standards.

    Simple Explanation

    The Environmental Protection Agency wants more time to help states clean their air by controlling a stinky gas called ozone, and they are asking people to give their thoughts about this plan until February 18, 2025. They say their work is getting a bit easier, so they won't need as much time to do it as before.