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G Yc݌ (#(# Ќ  Yc  Yc "0    ThecommentersraisedaconcernthatEPAspreferredoptioncouldcreatedinequities  betweenareaswithsimilarairqualityproblemsandthatbothclassificationoptionsinthe   proposedrulewouldresultinclassificationsthatdidnotrepresenttheairqualityproblem  ofareasorthatsuchclassificationswouldnotprovidesuchareaswithsufficienttimeto  attain.Anumberofcommenterssuggestedwaystoaddressoneorbothoftheseissues.Yc  ݌(#(# Ќ  Yc  Yc "0    EPAadaptedseveralofthecommenterssuggestionsandsetsforthtwonewpossible W  approachesforclassifyingareas.Yc ݌C!(#(# Ќ     `     h      p  3(\x3"33"  8  332\3  0`     Underthefirstapproach,EPAwouldtranslate1hourozoneclassification #k  levelsto8hourvaluesinordertoensurethatareaswithsimilarairquality $W! problemsaretreatedinthesamemanner.Areaswithozone design $C " valuesabove0.091partspermillionwouldbesubjecttothemore %/!# stringentclassificationschemeintheCleanAirActandthosewithdesign &"$ valuesbelowthatlevelwouldbesubjecttolessstringentprovisions.For '#% the8hourozonestandard,adesignvalueisthe4thhighest8hourozone (#& concentrationeachyear,averagedoverathreeyearperiod.Additionally, )$'  EPAwouldmodifytheschemeforclassifyingareastoensurethatmore {*%(  _      areashadaclassificationthatrepresentedtheareasairqualityproblem  andprovidedsufficienttimeforattainment.33݌` `    "33"  8  332\3  0`     ThesecondapproachwouldmodifyoneoftheAgencyscurrentproposals t (referredtoas option2"intheMay2003proposedrule)toensurethatall ` areaswithmoresignificantozoneproblemsweresubjecttomorestringent L  classificationprovisions.Inaddition,aswiththefirstapproach,EPA 8  wouldmodifytheschemeforclassifyingareastoensurethatmoreareas $ t hadaclassificationthatrepresentedtheareasairqualityproblemand  ` providedsufficienttimeforattainment.33݌ L ` `  Ќ  Yc  Yc"0    Todownloadacopyofthenoticereopeningthecommentperiod,gotoEPAswebsiteat $  4C  O  5  http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ozone/o3imp8hr/.6u O  7 Yc݌ (#(# Ќ   BACKGROUND    Yc  Yc"0    In1997EPArevisedthenationalambientairqualitystandardforgroundlevelozone, p settingitat0.08partspermillionaveragedoveran8hourtimeframe,tobetterprotect \ publichealth.Yc݌H(#(# Ќ  Yc  Yc+"0    Litigationdelayedimplementationofthisimportanthealthprotectivestandardforseveral  p years.However,inMarch2002,theDCCircuitCourtrejectedallremainingchallengesto  \ the8hourozonestandard,pavingthewaytoforEPAtobeginimplementing H requirements.Yc+F݌4(#(# Ќ  Yc  Yc"0    X XXX Onceimplemented,the8hourstandardwillhelpprotectpeopleatriskfromozone   exposure,especiallychildrenandadultswhoareactiveoutdoors,outdoorworkers,and  individualswithpreexistingrespiratorydisease,suchasasthma.#X XXX I#  Yc݌(#(# Ќ  Yc  Yc"0    InMay2003,EPAissuedaproposedrulethatwouldcreatearoadmapforwhatareas l needtodotoattainthenewstandard.Thisproposalalsoincludedoptionsforhowareas X  wouldtransitionfromattainingandmaintainingthe1hourstandardtoattainingand D! maintainingthe8hourstandard.Theproposedruledoesnotidentify,ordesignate,areas 0"  thatdonotmeetthenewstandard.Yc ݌#l!(#(# Ќ  Yc  YcJ "0     X XXX EPAisrequiredbyconsentdecreetodesignateattainmentandnonattainmentareasby $D # April15,2004.Stateshavesubmittedtheirrecommendationsfornonattainment, %0!$ includingtheboundariesofthoseareas;theAgencyisintheprocessofreviewingthose.YcJ e ݌&"%(#(# Ќ  Yc  Yc""0    Foradditionalinformationonimplementationofthe8hourozonestandard,gotoEPAs (#' Websiteatwww.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ozone/o3imp8hr/proprule.html.Foradditional )$( informationonozonedesignations,goto |*%) www.epa.gov/air/oaqps/glo/designations/index.htm#X XX X #Yc"6"݌h+&*(#(# Ќ     @  @`  @  @  @h  @  @  @p ###