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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AR95 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Air Quality Designations for the 2012 PM2.5 Standards 
Abstract:

This final action established the air quality designations and classifications for most areas of the United States under the revised 2012 annual fine particulate matter national ambient air quality standards. Designations of attainment, nonattainment or unclassifiable are based on air quality monitoring data and other relevant information pertaining to the air quality in the affected area, including whether an area contributes to a violation of the standard in a nearby area.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR part 81     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  01/15/2015  80 FR 2205   
Final Action Effective  04/15/2015 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0918
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: https://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/2012standards  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Wei-An Chang
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-6658
Email: chang.andy@epa.gov

Rhea Jones
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
C539-04,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-2940
Fax:919 541-5315
Email: jones.rhea@epa.gov