OAR Policy and Guidance Metarecord

Document Title/Subject: National Air Quality Standards for Fine Particles: Guidance for Designating Areas: Fact Sheet Related Documents: Guidance for Designating Areas for Implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Fine Particles; Chemical Speciation of PM2.5 in Urban and Rural Areas	Signed by: unsigned Signature Date: Contact: Rich Damberg 919-541-5592	Filename(s): http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/fact_sheets/naqsfp_fs.pdf URL(s):
Regulatory Authority: Title 1	Division/Director: Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division (OAQPS) / Lydia Wegman	Submitted By: whitfield.gail	OGC Contact: Kevin McLean OGC Phone#: 202-654-5564	Internet Contact: Jeff Clark
Document Type: Fact Sheets,	EPA Document Number: Federal Register:	Supersedes:
Subject Category: AIR PM	Keywords: Particulate matter designations areas	Terms: Air quality
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance on April 1, 2003 for states and tribes to use in identifying which areas meet EPA's national air quality standards for fine particles, and which areas do not meet those standards. This file is a fact sheet summarizing the guidance.