Ozone Nonattainment
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Public Meetings to Discuss Recommendation of Nonattainment Area Boundary Designations
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality will host meetings to inform the public about and receive comments on potential nonattainment area boundaries and designations for the new 0.075 parts per million ozone standard.
Each meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the information the Department will use to develop its recommendation to Governor Henry. Any comments received will be taken into consideration by the Department.
The new ozone standard was published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2008. A U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) March 2000 memo provides guidance on recommending ozone-area boundaries that are larger or smaller than the Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA)/Combined Statistical Area (CSA). EPA is in the process of revising this guidance and has indicated that the new guidance will be consistent with that used for its recent PM 2.5 designations.
EPA designates areas as either in attainment/unclassifiable or nonattainment with respect to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone. A nonattainment designation may require additional measures be taken to bring an area into compliance.
Oklahoma's recommendation on ozone non-attainment boundaries and designations is due to EPA by March 12, 2009.
Tulsa - November 17, 2008, 3 to 6 p.m.
Tulsa Metropolitan Library, Aaronson Auditorium, 400 Civic Center (5th and Denver), Tulsa, OK 74103
Presentation by DEQ Air Quality Division
Oklahoma City - December 3, 2008, 3 to 6 p.m.
DEQ Multi-Purpose Room, 707 N Robinson, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
For additional information, email Leon Ashford or call him at (405) 702-4100.
Page last updated:
January 14, 2009
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