2060-AU06 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Air Quality Designations for the 2012 PM2.5 Standard for Deferred Areas in Florida

This action will establish the initial air quality designations for the 2012 PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard for counties in Florida where these designations were deferred. On December 18, 2014, when the EPA established the initial designations for most areas of the country, the EPA deferred taking action on all counties in the state of Florida because it could not determine using available air quality data whether the areas were meeting or were not meeting the NAAQS, but for which forthcoming data would likely result in complete and valid data needed to determine a designation. On August 30, 2016, the EPA designated 62 of 67 counties in Florida based on data from 2013-2015. Following the August 30, 2016, designation action, five counties remained deferred in Florida due to continued air quality data issues. At this time, the EPA has sufficient data to designate certain remaining deferred counties in Florida based upon data from 2015-2017.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 40 CFR 81 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq No Final Rule 07/00/2018 No No None No No No No Carla Oldham 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 919 541-3347 919 541-0824 oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code C539-04, Research Triangle Park NC 27711 Rhea Jones 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 919 541-2940 jones.rhea@epa.gov MD-13, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code C539-04, Research Triangle Park NC 27711