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RIN: 2060-AP98

Publication ID: Spring 2010

Title: Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Abstract: On March 12, 2008, EPA announced the final decision on the ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Soon after that decision was signed on March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) held an unsolicited public meeting and criticized EPA for setting primary and secondary standards that were not consistent with advice provided by the CASAC during review of the NAAQS. On July 25, 2008, several environmental and industry petitioners, as well as a number of States, sued EPA on the NAAQS decision, and the Court set a briefing schedule for the consolidated cases on December 23, 2008. On March 10, 2009, EPA requested that the Court vacate the briefing schedule and hold the consolidated cases in abeyance for 180 days. This request for extension was made to allow time for appropriate EPA officials appointed by the new Administration to determine whether the standards established in March 2008 should be maintained, modified or otherwise reconsidered. Announcement of reconsideration of the March 2008 NAAQS decision occurred on September 16, 2009. The current rulemaking schedule calls for a NAAQS proposal (including a proposal to stay implementation designations for the March 2008 NAAQS) to be signed by December 15, 2009, with the final rule to be signed by August 31, 2010. Reconsideration of the NAAQS will be limited to information and supporting documentation available to EPA and in the docket at the time of the March 2008 decision.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7409

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/19/2010	75 FR 2938
NPRM Comment Period End	03/22/2010
Final Action	09/00/2010

Additional Information: SAN No. 5405; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a7f618; Related to RIN 2060-AN24; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AN24
Agency Contact: Dave Mckee Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-5288 Fax:919 541-0237 Email: Mckee.Dave@epamail.epa.gov Karen Martin Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation C504-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-5274 Fax:919 541-0237 Email: Martin.Karen@epamail.epa.gov