Particulate Matter (PM) Air Quality Standards - Documents from Review Completed in 2012
Federal Register Notices
-Rulemaking Notices / Public Hearings
- Final Revisions to NAAQS for PM - Jan 15, 2013
- Public Hearings on PM Proposal - July 2, 2012
- Correction Notice for PM NAAQS Proposal; Corrected Table 4 - June 29, 2012
- Proposed Revisions to NAAQS for PM - June 29, 2012
-Pre-Rulemaking Documents / Availability and Opportunities for Public Comment
- Notice of Availability - Policy Assessment for the Review of the PM NAAQS: Final Report April 22, 2011
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Chapter 4 - Second Draft Policy Assessment July 29, 2010
- Notice of Availability - Quantitative Health Risk Assessment and Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment (Final Reports) July 8, 2010
- Notice of Availability and Request for Public Comment - Second Draft Policy Assessment July 8, 2010
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period - First Draft Policy Assessment April 1, 2010
- Notice of Availability and Public Comment Period for Drafts of Quantitative Health Risk Assessment and Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment – Jan 26, 2010
- Notice of Availability - Integrated Science Assessment for PM (Final Report) Dec 15, 2009
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period - Second Draft Integrated Science Assessment Oct 5, 2009
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period - Draft Assessment Documents Oct 5, 2009
- Notice of Availability and Public Comment Period for Draft Assessment Documents Sept 10, 2009
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period - Second Draft Integrated Science Assessment Aug 31, 2009
- Notice of Availability and Public Comment Period for PM ISA - Second External Review Draft July 31, 2009
- Notice of Planning Documents for Public Review and Comment March 18, 2009
- Notice of Public Comment Period for PM ISA - First External Review Draft Dec 19, 2008
- Integrated Science Assessment for PM: Call for Information June 28, 2007
-Public Meetings / Workshops
- Notice of CASAC Teleconference to Discuss Review of Draft Policy Assessment - Aug 6, 2010
- Notice of CASAC Meeting to Discuss Review of Draft Policy Assessment -June 9, 2010
- Notice of CASAC Teleconference to Discuss Review of Draft Policy Assessment - April 16, 2010
- Notice of CASAC Meeting and Upcoming Public Teleconference(s) to discuss Draft Assessments Feb 23, 2010
- Notice of CASAC Ambient Air Methods and Monitoring Subcommittee Meeting; Public Teleconference - Jan 26, 2010
- Notice of CASAC Meeting October 5-6, 2009 and Upcoming Public Teleconference(s) Sept 10, 2009
- Notice of CASAC Meeting - April 1-2, 2009 Feb 19, 2009
- Notice of Workshop to Review Initial Draft Materials for the PM ISA May 27, 2008
- Workshop on Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA’s Integrated Plan for Review of the Primary PM NAAQS June 20, 2007
- Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA’s Integrated Plan for Review of the Secondary PM NAAQS June 20, 2007
Litigation
- US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit Court Decision - May 9, 2014 (PDF)(58.74 KB)
Response to Comments
Planning Documents
- PM NAAQS: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment Feb 2009
- PM NAAQS: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact Assessment Feb 2009
- PM NAAQS Integrated Review Plan - Mar 2008
- PM NAAQS Integrated Review Plan, Draft - Oct 2007
- Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA’s Integrated Plan for the Review of the Secondary PM NAAQS - Final Agenda July 2007
- Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA’s Integrated Plan for the Review of the Primary PM NAAQS - Final Agenda
Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs)\Criteria Documents
- Provisional Assessment of Recent Studies on Health Effects of Particulate Matter Exposure - Dec 2012
- Integrated Science Assessment for PM (Final Report) (Dec 2009)
- Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter, Second External Review Draft (July 2009)
- Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter, First External Review Draft (Dec 2008)
Policy Assessments/Staff Papers
- Policy Assessment for the Review of the PM NAAQS, Final Report (April 2011)
- Policy Assessment for the Review of the PM NAAQS, Second External Review Draft (June 2010)
- Policy Assessment for the Review of the PM NAAQS, First External Review Draft (Mar 2010)
- Policy Assessment for the Review of the PM NAAQS, Preliminary Draft (Sept 2009)
Risk and Exposure Assessment Documents
-Human Health Risk Assessment
- Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter, Final Report (Jun 2010)
- Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particular Matter - Air Quality Data Files (for proportional and locally-focused rollback-based analyses in June 2010 report)
- Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particular Matter - Air Quality Data Files (for hybrid rollback-based analyses in June 2010 report)
- Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter, Second External Review Draft (Feb 2010)
- Risk Assessment to Support the Review of the PM Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards, First External Review Draft (Sept 2009)
-Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment
- PM Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment, Final Document (includes corrected Table 4-4) - Jul 2010
- Corrected Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment Data File (for analyses in July 2010 report)
- Revision to Section 3.3.5 of the Second External Review Draft of the PM Urban Visibility Assessment, Lorang and Schmidt 3/4/10 memo , March 4, 2010 Mar 2010 PDF file 73 KB
- Corrections to Relative Humidity Values Used in the Draft Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment, Availability of Data File Comparing Incorrect RH Data to Corrected RH Data for Atlanta and Birmingham, Lorang Memo, Feb 3, 2010
- Statistical Analysis of Existing Urban Visibility Preference Studies, Deck and Lawson Memo, Feb 3, 2010
- Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment, Second External Review Draft - Jan 2010
- Corrections to Relative Humidity Values Used in the Draft UFVA, Corrected Graphics, Tables, and Availability of Detailed Data File for Current Conditions, Lorang Memo Nov 10, 2009
- Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment Data File Nov 2009 (zip file)
- Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment – External Review Draft Sept 2009 PDF file
Other Technical Documents
- Evaluation of the PM2.5 'Collocated PM10' Data Substitution Routine, 2009-2011. Schmidt memo -Dec 14, 2012
- Evaluation of PM2.5 Seasonal Sampling, 2009-2011. Schmidt Memo -Dec 14, 2012
- Reanalysis of the relationship between 24-hour and 4-hour visibility index levels. Frank and Schmidt Memo - Dec 14, 2012
- Updated comparison of 24-hour PM2.5 design values and visibility index design values. Kelly et al. Memo - Dec 14, 2012
- Differences between maximum and composite monitor annual PM2.5 design values by CBSA. Frank Memo -Dec 13, 2012
- Sensitivity Analysis of Long-term Mean PM2.5 Concentrations for Selected Long-term Exposure Epidemiological Studies. Schmidt Memo -Dec 13, 2012
- Technical Analyses to Support Surrogacy Policy for Proposed Secondary PM2.5 NAAQS under NSR/PSD Programs, Kelly et al. memo - June 15, 2012
- Recommendations to Users of CSN and IMPROVE Speciation Data Regarding Sampling Artifact Correction for PM2.5 Organic Carbon, Frank Memo June 14, 2012
- Documentation of Measurement Uncertainty Estimates of Collocated Chemical Speciation Network and IMPROVE Data for Use in the Secondary PM2.5 Standard for Visibility, Papp Memo June 13, 2012
- Air Quality Analyses and Data Sets used in 2012 PM NAAQS Review
- Investigation of 1-hour PM2.5 Mass Concentration Data from EPA-Approved Continuous Federal Equivalent Method Analyzers, Evangelista Memo - Apr 5, 2011
- Assessment of PM2.5 FEMs Compared to Collocated FRMs, Hanley and Reff Memo - Apr 7, 2011
- PM2.5 Distributional Statistical Analyses, Rajan et al. Memo - Apr 7, 2011
- PM10 and PM10-2.5 Air Quality Analyses, Schmidt Memo - Apr 14, 2011
- PM2.5 Air Quality Analyses - Update, Schmidt Memo - Apr 15, 2011
- Supplemental analysis of PM10 Air Quality from Locations Evaluated by Zanobetti and Schwartz (2009), Jenkins Memo - Feb 3, 2011
- Simplified Approaches for Calculation of Hourly PM2.5 Light Extinction Values From Hourly PM2.5 Mass and Relative Humidity Data and 24-hour PM2.5 Composition Data, Lorang Memo - Nov 17, 2010
- Assessment of the Use of Speciated PM2.5 Mass-Calculated Light Extinction as a Secondary PM NAAQS Indicator of Visibility, Pitchford Memo - Nov 17, 2010
- PM2.5 Air Quality Analyses, Schmidt et al. Memo - July 22, 2010
- Explanation of Error in Table 4-3 of the Final Urban Focused Visibility Assessment, Lorang Memo - July 23, 2010
- SANDWICH-Related Correction to the Urban Focused Visibility Assessment Data File, as Used for the Final Document, Lorang Memo - July 23, 2010
- Particulate Matter Air Quality Data Requested from Epidemiologic Study Authors, Stanek et al. Memo - July 22, 2010
- PM10 and PM10-2.5 Air Quality Analyses, Schmidt and Jenkins Memo - July 22, 2010
- Analyses of PM2.5 Data for the PM NAAQS Review, Hassett-Sipple, et al . Memo - Mar 29, 2010
- Review of Urban Visibility Public Preference Studies (Final Report) Sep 2009
CASAC Documents
Regulatory Impact Analyses