Read Me: New Mexico SIP-Approved Air Quality Control Regulations in this web site.
The New Mexico regulations in this New Mexico directory are what I have determined to be the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved State regulations.
These regulations are to be used as a supplement to, NOT as a replacement for, the regulations promulgated in the Federal Register and codified in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Due to the magnitude of the project, questions may arise on an approved section of the SIP. If such questions arise as to the content of the approved SIP or any portion of the SIP, then the Federal Register approval action and the CFR will serve as the final determination.
Due to the magnitude and complexity of the project, there may be errors in the files. Please notify me at one of the addresses below of any errors you find in the files.
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County and the State of New Mexico have separate SIPs. This directory contains the SIP-approved regulations for both the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board and the New Mexico State Environmental Improvement Board.
I can answer general questions about the regulations.
I WILL NOT attempt to interpret regulations.
Bill Deese
U.S. EPA, Region 6
Air and Radiation Division (AR)
1201 Elm Street, Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75270
Phone: (214) 665-7253 -- Please leave a message and I will return your call.
Email: deese.william@epa.gov
(E-mails with attached files will NOT be opened.)
New mailing address effective June 2019.
New Mexico 40 CFR Part 81 Air Quality Control Regions
The New Mexico State Environmental Improvement Board air regulations were formerly called Air Quality Control Regulations or "AQCRs".
The acronym "AQCR" is also used for Air Quality Control Regions defined in 40 CFR Part 81.
The table below lists the AQCRs (Air Quality Control Regions) in New Mexico.
See the EPA Region 6 Federal Air Quality Control Regions (AQCRs) page (navigated from the Approved Air Quality Implementation Plans in EPA Region 6 page) for more information.
New Mexico Federal Air Quality Control Regions (AQCRs) as Defined in 40 CFR Part 81
| AQCR Number |
40 CFR 81 Section Where Boundaries Defined |
AQCR Name |
|---|---|---|
| 012 | 81.099 | New Mexico Southern Border Intrastate |
| 014 | 81.121 | Four Corners Interstate |
| 152 | 81.083 | Albuquerque-Mid Rio Grande Intrastate |
| 153 | 81.082 | El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamogordo Interstate |
| 154 | 81.240 | Northeastern Plains Intrastate |
| 155 | 81.242 | Pecos-Permian Basin Intrastate |
| 156 | 81.241 | Southwestern Mountains-Augustine Plains Intrastate |
| 157 | 81.239 | Upper Rio Grande Valley Intrastate |
The following New Mexico counties are in more than one AQCR.
McKinley County: AQCRs 014, 156;
Rio Arriba County: AQCRs 014, 157;
Sandoval County: AQCRs 014, 152;
Valencia County: AQCRs 014, 152, 156.
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