1997 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Infrastructure Actions

EPA proposes to disapprove seven ozone attainment demonstrations and makes one finding of failure to submit ozone attainment demonstrations.
May 8, 2009 - EPA proposed disapprovals for the ozone attainment demonstration element of the State Implementation Plans (SIPs) for five states and is also making a finding that two states missed the June 15, 2007 Clean Air Act deadline for submitting ozone attainment demonstrations.

Federal Register Notices - May 8, 2009:

• Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Connecticut; Attainment Demonstration for the Connecticut Portion of the New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF)(11pp, 98K)  Docket No. EPA-R01-OAR-2008-0117 contains the notices, public comments, and supporting documents.
• Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey Ozone Attainment Demonstration (PDF)(11pp, 98K) Docket No. EPA-R02-OAR-2008-0497 contains the notices, public comments, and supporting documents.
• Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Attainment Demonstration for the Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City Moderate 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF)(7pp, 77K)  Docket No. EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0928 contains the notices, public comments, and supporting documents.
• Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Attainment Demonstration for the Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City Moderate 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF)(7pp, 121K) Docket No. EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0929 contains the notices, public comments, and supporting documents.
• Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Attainment Demonstration for the Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City Moderate 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF)(6pp, 113K) Docket No. EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0930 contains the notices, public comments, and supporting documents.
• Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Attainment Demonstration for the Baltimore 8-Hour Ozone Moderate Nonattainment Area (PDF)(6pp, 111K) Docket No. EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0931 contains the notices, public comments, and supporting documents.
• Finding of Failure To Submit State Implementation Plans Required for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard; North Carolina and South Carolina (PDF)(5pp, 93K) Docket No. EPA-R04-OAR-2009-0043 contains the notices, public comments, and supporting documents.
• Fact Sheet on Managing Ozone Air Quality

Findings on Meeting Basic Program Requirements for State Implementation Plans - 1997 Ozone Standard
March 27, 2008 - EPA signed a Federal Register notice making "completeness" findings for all states and territories. These findings pertain to the "infrastructure" requirements that all states must have in their regulatory plans to attain, maintain, and enforce the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone.

• Federal Register Notice (PDF)
• Fact Sheet on Findings on Meeting Basic Program Requirements for State Implementation Plans - 1997 Ozone Standard
• Docket No. EPA-R04-OAR-2008-0072 contains the notices, public comments, and supporting documents.