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 2017_register executive 2018-10-25 article Notices D09002ee1c7f029f4 D09002ee1c7f02b9b United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is denying a Clean Air Act (CAA) petition filed on December 9, 2013, by the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. The petition requested that the EPA expand the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) by adding the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and the areas of Virginia not already in the OTR in order to address the interstate transport of air pollution with respect to the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). As a result of this denial, the geographic scope and requirements of the OTR will remain unchanged. However, the EPA and states will continue to implement programs to address interstate transport of ozone pollution with respect to the 2008 ozone. 82 FR 51238 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-03/2017-23983 2017-23983 fr03no17-47 RIN 2060-AT22 6560-50-P EPA-OAR-2016-0596 FRL-9970-36-OAR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-03/2017-23983 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-03/html/2017-23983.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-03/pdf/2017-23983.pdf 13 p. 51238 51250 82 FR 51238 RIN 2060-AT22 Response to December 9, 2013, Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition From Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue NOTICE 2017-23983 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2017-11-03 EPA-OAR-2016-0596 FRL-9970-36-OAR 6560-50-P 2017-23983 Notice of final action on petition.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is denying a Clean Air Act (CAA) petition filed on December 9, 2013, by the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. The petition requested that the EPA expand the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) by adding the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and the areas of Virginia not already in the OTR in order to address the interstate transport of air pollution with respect to the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). As a result of this denial, the geographic scope and requirements of the OTR will remain unchanged. However, the EPA and states will continue to implement programs to address interstate transport of ozone pollution with respect to the 2008 ozone.

This final action is effective on November 3, 2017. Ms. Gobeail McKinley, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, Mail code C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-5246; email at mckinley.gobeail@epa.gov. Clean Air Act Petitions: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont , mckinley.gobeail@epa.gov http://www.regulations.gov https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/2008-ozone-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-naaqs-section-176a-petitions https://www3.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/datatrends/index.html https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/sipstatus/reports/ozone-8hr__2008__areabynaaqs.html Vol. 82, no. 212 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-11-03 continuing daily deposited born digital 194 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-03 P0b002ee19d7bc85b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr03no17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-03/pdf/FR-2017-11-03.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-03/xml/FR-2017-11-03.xml fdlp 51149 51332 DGPO 2018-10-25 2024-06-01 FR-2017-11-03 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-11-03 82 212