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Ambient Standards Group

Contact Information
Group Leader: Karen Martin
Phone: 919-541-5274
Fax: 919-541-0237
Address: Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27711
Mail Drop C504-06
Responsibilities
The ASG is responsible for:
  • Reviewing and revising, as appropriate, existing national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), and/or establishing new NAAQS;
  • Managing the interoffice NAAQS review process, including coordination with ORD’s review and revision of Air Quality Criteria Documents and, when appropriate, with OAQPS implementation strategy and regulatory impacts development;
  • Preparing human exposure and risk assessments and environmental assessments to help inform NAAQS reviews;
  • Preparing Staff Papers that integrate science and policy considerations to form the basis for staff recommendations on the NAAQS for the Administrator’s consideration;
  • Obtaining peer review of health and environmental assessments and Staff Papers through the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee; and
  • Preparing associated proposal and final regulatory packages.
Personnel
Souad Benromdhane e-mail:benromdhane.souad@epa.gov
Doris Couch e-mail:couch.doris@epa.gov
Stephen Graham e-mail:graham.stephen@epa.gov
Beth Hassett-Sipple e-mail:hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov
Jeffrey Herrick e-mail:herrick.jeffrey@epa.gov
Scott Jenkins e-mail:jenkins.scott@epa.gov
Marjorie Jones e-mail:jones.marjorie@epa.gov
John Langstaff e-mail:langstaff.john@epa.gov
Meredith Lassiter e-mail:lassiter.meredith@epa.gov
Karen Martin e-mail:martin.karen@epa.gov
David McKee e-mail:mckee.dave@epa.gov
Deirdre Murphy e-mail:murphy.deirdre@epa.gov
Ines Pagan e-mail:pagan.ines@epa.gov
Zachary Pekar e-mail:pekar.zachary@epa.gov
Harvey Richmond e-mail:richmond.harvey@epa.gov
Vicki Sandiford e-mail:sandiford.vicki@epa.gov
Michael Stewart e-mail:stewart.michael@epa.gov
Susan Stone e-mail:stone.susan@epa.gov
Ginger Tennant e-mail:tennant.ginger@epa.gov
Nellie Thompson e-mail:thompson.nellie@epa.gov
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