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EPA/AR | RIN: 2060-AP77 | Publication ID: Fall 2010 |
Title: Revision to Pb Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements | |
Abstract: On November 12, 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead (Pb) and associated monitoring requirements. The finalized monitoring requirements require State and local monitoring agencies to conduct Pb monitoring near Pb sources emitting 1.0 tons per year (tpy) or more and in large urban areas referred to as Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA) with a population of 500,000 people or more. In January 2009, EPA received a petition from the Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, the Coalition to End Childhood Poisoning, and Physicians for Social Responsibility requesting EPA reconsider the 1.0 tpy emission threshold. EPA granted the petition to reconsider on July 22, 2009. This action represents the results of the EPAs reconsideration of the Pb monitoring requirements. A proposed revision was published on December 30, 2009, in which the EPA proposed to lower the emission threshold to 0.50 tpy, and to require Pb monitoring at the approximately 80 NCore sites instead of monitoring Pb in CBSA's with a population greater than 500,000. The EPA also requested comments on an emission threshold greater than 0.50 tpy, alternative approaches for monitoring Pb near airports, and on staggering the monitoring deployment over two years. | |
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 58 | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7403, 7410, 7601(a), 7611, and 7619 |
Legal Deadline:
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Statement of Need: This action is in response to a petition to reconsider that the Agency received and granted on the Pb monitoring requirements contained in the revision to the Pb NAAQS (73 FR 66964). |
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Summary of the Legal Basis: Clean Air Act title I |
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Alternatives: To be determined. |
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Anticipated Costs and Benefits: To be determined. |
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Risks: To be determined. |
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Timetable:
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Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a74184; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/air/lead | |
Sectors Affected: 9241 Administration of Environmental Quality Programs | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Kevin Cavender Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation C304-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-2364 Fax:919 541-1903 Email: cavender.kevin@epamail.epa.gov Lewis Weinstock Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation C304-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-3661 Fax:919 541-1903 Email: weinstock.lewis@epamail.epa.gov |