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Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware; Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reclassification to Serious
The Environmental Protection Agency published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 30, 2024. It took effect on July 30, 2024.
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What the agency says
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the "Act"), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a request from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the States of New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware to reclassify the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE ozone nonattainment area from "Moderate" to "Serious" for the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (2015 ozone NAAQS).
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-16570
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Published
- July 30, 2024
- Takes effect
- July 30, 2024
- Dates
- This final rule is effective on July 30, 2024.
- Docket
- EPA-R03-OAR-2024-0351; FRL-12132-01-R3
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 40 CFR 81
- Topics
- Air pollution control; Wilderness areas
- Pages
- 5
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