I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2458 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 8, 2011 Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to change the frequency of review of air quality criteria under section 108 of such Act and national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards under section 109 of such Act from 5-year intervals to 10-year intervals, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Air Quality Review Interval and Dust Act of 2011 or the ARID Act of 2011.

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Frequency of review of air quality criteria and national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards

Paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409(d)) are amended by striking at five-year intervals and inserting at ten-year intervals.

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Temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter

Prior to December 18, 2016, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not finalize, implement, or enforce any regulation revising the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter (generally referred to as PM10) under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409).