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Clean Air Act Title I - Air Pollution Prevention and Control, Parts A through D

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  • Part A - Air Quality and Emission Limitations
  • Part B - Ozone Protection (replaced by Title VI)
  • Part C - Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
  • Part D - Plan Requirements for Nonattainment Areas 

This page has links to Clean Air Act sections that are part of the U.S. Code Collection maintained by the U. S. Government Publishing Office. EPA does not control the content of that website.

Part A - Air Quality and Emission Limitations 

Clean Air Act SectionU.S. CodeTitle
1017401
Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
1027402Cooperative activities 
1037403Research, investigation, training, and other activities
1047404Research relating to fuels and vehicles
1057405Grants for support of air pollution planning and control programs
1067406Interstate air quality agencies; program cost limitations
1077407Air quality control regions
1087408Air quality criteria and control techniques
1097409National primary and secondary ambient air quality standards
1107410State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards
1117411Standards of performance for new stationary sources
1127412Hazardous air pollutants
1137413Federal enforcement
1147414Recordkeeping, inspections, monitoring, and entry
1157415International air pollution
1167416Retention of State authority
1177417Advisory committees
1187418Control of pollution from Federal facilities
1197419Primary nonferrous smelter orders
1207420Noncompliance penalty
1217421Consultation
1227422Listing of certain unregulated pollutants
1237423Stack heights
1247424Assurance of adequacy of State plans
1257425Measures to prevent economic disruption or unemployment
1267426Interstate pollution abatement
1277427Public notification
1287428State boards
1297429Solid waste combustion
1307430Emission factors
1317431Land use authority

Part B - Ozone Protection

The 1990 Amendments of the Clean Air Act repealed Part B and replaced it with Title VI - Stratospheric Ozone Protection.

Part C - Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality

SubpartClean Air Act SectionU.S. CodeTitle
1 - Clean Air1607470Purposes
1 - Clean Air1617471Plan requirements
1 - Clean Air1627472Initial classifications
1 - Clean Air1637473Increments and ceilings
1 - Clean Air1647474Area redesignation
1 - Clean Air1657475Preconstruction requirements
1 - Clean Air1667476Other pollutants
1 - Clean Air1677477Enforcement
1 - Clean Air1687478Period before plan approval
1 - Clean Air1697479Clean Air Definitions
2 - Visibility Protection169A7491Visibility protection for Federal class I areas
2 - Visibility Protection169B7492Visibility

Part D - Plan Requirements for Nonattainment Areas

SubpartClean Air Act SectionU.S. CodeTitle
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1717501Nonattainment Definitions
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1727502Nonattainment plan provisions
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1737503Permit requirements
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1747504Planning procedures
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1757505Environmental Protection Agency grants
1 - Nonattainment areas in general175A7505aMaintenance Plans
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1767506Limitation on certain Federal assistance
1 - Nonattainment areas in general176A7506aInterstate transport commissions
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1777507New motor vehicle emission standards in nonattainment areas
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1787508Guidance documents
1 - Nonattainment areas in general1797509Sanctions and consequences of failure to attain
1 - Nonattainment areas in general179B7509aInternational border areas
2 - Additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas1817511Ozone classifications and attainment dates
2 - Additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas1827511aOzone plan submissions and requirements
2 - Additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas1837511bFederal ozone measures
2 - Additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas1847511cControl of interstate ozone air pollution
2 - Additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas1857511dEnforcement for Severe and Extreme ozone nonattainment areas for failure to attain
2 - Additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas185A7511eTransitional areas
2 - Additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas185B7511fNOx and VOC study
3 - Additional provisions for carbon monoxide nonattainment areas 1867512CO classification and attainment dates
3 - Additional provisions for carbon monoxide nonattainment areas1877512aCO plan submissions and requirements
4 -Additional provisions for particulate matter nonattainment1887513PM Classification and attainment dates
4 -Additional provisions for particulate matter nonattainment1897513aPlan provisions and schedules for plan submissions
4 -Additional provisions for particulate matter nonattainment1907513bIssuance of RACM and BACM guidance
5 - Additional provisions for designated nonattainment for sulfur oxides, nitrogen dioxide, or lead1917514Plan submission deadlines
5 - Additional provisions for designated nonattainment for sulfur oxides, nitrogen dioxide, or lead1927514aAttainment dates
6 - Savings provisions1937515General savings clause

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Clean Air Act Overview

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Last updated on May 20, 2026
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