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Regulatory Actions
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Lead Standards
Proposed Revisions to Lead National Air Quality Standards
May 1, 2008 - The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for lead. The proposed revisions would significantly strengthen the lead standards. EPA will accept comments for 60 days after the publication of the proposal in the Federal Register.
- Proposed Rule (PDF) (451pp, 1.2 MB)
- Fact sheet (PDF) (7pp, 96k)
- Presentation
- Text Slides (5/1/08) (PDF) (19pp, 322k)
- Maps
(5/2/08)
- Counties with Monitors Violating the Current Lead Standard (PDF) (1pg, 201k)
- Counties with Monitors Violating the Proposed Alternative Lead Standards (Maximum Quarterly Mean) (PDF) (1pg, 205k)
- Counties with Monitors Violating the Proposed Alternative Lead Standards (Second Maximum Monthly Mean) (PDF) (1pg, 204k)
- EPA is Proposing to Require Monitors Near Stationary Sources of Lead Emissions (PDF) (1pg, 349k)
- Technical support documents
EPA Announces Public Hearings for Proposed Lead Air Quality Standards
May 1, 2008- EPA will hold public hearings in St. Louis, Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland, on June 12, 2008 to receive comments on the proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards for lead. More information on the hearings is provided in the public hearing notice.
- Public Hearing Notice (PDF) (5pp, 18k)
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Lead National Standards
December 5, 2007- The EPA has released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) as part of its review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead. The purpose of the ANPR is to invite comment from the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and all interested parties on a wide variety of issues, including policy options, related to the agency’s ongoing review of the lead NAAQS before the agency issues its proposal.
- Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF) (58pp, 2.9 MB)
- Fact Sheet
- Technical support documents