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EPA/AR | RIN: 2060-AF32 | Publication ID: Fall 1995 |
Title: Regional Haze Protection | |
Abstract: Mandatory Federal Class I areas throughout the United States are being impaired by regional haze. Section 169A of the Clean Air Act requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations to protect these Class I areas from man-made visibility impairment. These regulations would require States to show reasonable progress toward reducing the effects of regional haze on these sensitive areas. Since 1980, technical knowledge of the causes of visibility impairment (i.e., emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, certain organic compounds, and particulate matter) has progressed so that innovative programs can be developed to address regional pollution. This rulemaking will require regional (multi-state) planning to address regional visibility in groupings of Class I areas. Control activities will be balanced with review of cost and visibility/environmental benefits analysis. | |
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.306 | |
Legal Authority: Clean Air Act section 169A |
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Additional Information: SAN No. 3552. ^PRFA: Y | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Bruce Polkowsky Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-5532 |