United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-05-19 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fcffb6 D09002ee1c7fd00c4 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This rule establishes initial air quality designations for most areas in the United States, including areas of Indian country, for the 2008 primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The designations for several counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin that the EPA is considering for inclusion in the Chicago nonattainment area will be designated in a subsequent action, no later than May 31, 2012. Areas designated as nonattainment are also being classified by operation of law according to the severity of their air quality problems. The classification categories are Marginal, Moderate, Serious, Severe, and Extreme. The EPA is establishing the air quality thresholds that define the classifications in a separate rule that the EPA is signing and publishing in the Federal Register on the same schedule as these designations. In accordance with that separate rule, six nonattainment areas in California are being reclassified to a higher classification. 77 FR 30088 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-21/2012-11618 2012-11618 fr21my12-28 RIN 2060-AP37 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0476 FRL-9668-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-21/2012-11618 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-21/html/2012-11618.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-21/pdf/2012-11618.pdf Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control National Parks Wilderness Areas 73 p. 30088 30160 77 FR 30088 Title 40 Part 81 40 CFR Part 81 RIN 2060-AP37 Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-11618 III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2012-07-20 EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0476 FRL-9668-2 6560-50-P 2012-11618 Final rule.

This rule establishes initial air quality designations for most areas in the United States, including areas of Indian country, for the 2008 primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The designations for several counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin that the EPA is considering for inclusion in the Chicago nonattainment area will be designated in a subsequent action, no later than May 31, 2012. Areas designated as nonattainment are also being classified by operation of law according to the severity of their air quality problems. The classification categories are Marginal, Moderate, Serious, Severe, and Extreme. The EPA is establishing the air quality thresholds that define the classifications in a separate rule that the EPA is signing and publishing in the Federal Register on the same schedule as these designations. In accordance with that separate rule, six nonattainment areas in California are being reclassified to a higher classification.

The effective date of this rule is July 20, 2012. Carla Oldham, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, phone number (919) 541-3347 or by email at: oldham.carla@epa.gov. Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control National Parks Wilderness Areas Air Quality Designations for 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards , oldham.carla@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/ozonedesignations http://www.epa.gov/ttncaaa1/t1/memoranda/20120117indiancountry.pdf http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 77, no. 98 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-05-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 340 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-21 P0b002ee1826ea02f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21my12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-21/pdf/FR-2012-05-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-21/xml/FR-2012-05-21.xml fdlp 29853 30183 DGPO 2012-05-19 2024-06-03 FR-2012-05-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-05-21 77 98