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Classifications of 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Areas

As of November 13, 2009

On June 8, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals vacated the Subpart 1 portion of the Phase 1 Rule (Court Order). The Subpart 1 areas in the Greenbook are listed as "Former Subpart 1" until reclassification of the areas is finalized. Proposed reclassifications were published on January 16, 2009 (74 FR 2936).

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Category/Classification (Attainment Date)

SEVERE 17 (June 2021)
     Los Angeles South Coast Air Basin, CA [n*]
 
SEVERE 15 (June 2019)
     Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX [n*]
 
SERIOUS (June 2013)
     Riverside Co, (Coachella Valley), CA [n*]
     Sacramento Metro, CA [n*]
     San Joaquin Valley, CA [n*]
     Ventura Co, CA [n*]
 
MODERATE (June 2010)
     Atlanta, GA [m*]
     Baltimore, MD [n*]
     Baton Rouge, LA [n*]
     Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [n*]
     Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA [n*]
     Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth(SE),NH [n*]
     Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC [m*]
     Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN [n*]
     Dallas-Fort Worth, TX [n*]
     Greater Connecticut, CT [n*]
     Imperial Co, CA [n*]
     Jefferson Co, NY [n*]
     Los Angeles-San Bernardino Cos(W Mojave),CA [n*]
     Memphis, TN-AR [m*]
     Milwaukee-Racine, WI [n*]
     New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island,NY-NJ-CT [n*]
     Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE [n*]
     Poughkeepsie, NY [n*]
     Providence (All RI), RI [n*]
     Sheboygan, WI [m*]
     Springfield (Western MA), MA [n*]
     St Louis, MO-IL [m*]
     Washington, DC-MD-VA [n*]
 
MARGINAL (June 2007)
     San Francisco Bay Area, CA [n*]
 
FORMER SUBPART 1 (June 2009)
     Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [n*]
     Allegan Co, MI [m*]
     Amador and Calaveras Cos (Central Mtn), CA
     Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [n*]
     Chico, CA [n*]
     Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN [m*]
     Denver-Boulder-Greeley-Ft Collins-Love., CO [m*]
     Door Co, WI [m*]
     Essex Co (Whiteface Mtn), NY [n*]
     Haywood and Swain Cos (Great Smoky NP), NC
     Jamestown, NY
     Kern Co (Eastern Kern), CA [m*]
     Knoxville, TN [m*]
     Las Vegas, NV [*]
     Manitowoc Co, WI [m*]
     Mariposa and Tuolumne Cos (Southern Mtn),CA
     Nevada Co. (Western Part), CA
     Phoenix-Mesa, AZ [m*]
     Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA [m*]
     Rochester, NY
     San Diego, CA [m*]
     Sutter Co (Sutter Buttes), CA [n*]
 

Notes:
n = area has whole or part county or counties in a previous 1-hr Ozone nonattainment area (as of June 15, 2005) no longer subject to the 1-hour standard
m = area has whole or part county or counties in a previous 1-hr Ozone maintenance area (as of June 15, 2005) no longer subject to the 1-hour standard
* = area has whole or part county or counties in a CO, PM-10, or PM-2.5 nonattainment or maintenance area or previous 1-hr Ozone nonattainment or maintenance area (as of June 15, 2005)
The 1-hour ozone standard, as well as designations and classifications for all 1-hour ozone nonattainment and maintenance areas,have been revoked except for the Greensboro, NC, Nashville, TN, and Denver, CO maintenance areas. See details here.


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