Federal Register - "Promoting Domestic Manufacturing and Job CreationPolicies and Procedures Relating to Implementation of Air Quality Standards"
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Title: Promoting Domestic Manufacturing and Job CreationPolicies and Procedures Relating to Implementation of Air Quality Standards Source: Federal Register Data/Action: Executive Office of the President (Presidential Document) Date: 4/16/2018 Text Preview: ...Environmental
Protection Agency
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), Public Law 88-206, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for
certain common air pollutants, often referred to as
``criteria pollutants,'' which it must review every 5
years. Over the past four decades, EPA... ...revised NAAQS must submit for approval to the
Administrator of the EPA (Administrator) State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) showing... ...EPA has also established a Regional Haze
Program, which requires States to submit for the
Administrator's approval plans that cover 10-year
implementation periods and to demonstrate ``reasonable
progress'' toward improving and maintaining visibility
in certain national parks and wilderness areas. In
recent years, States have spent significant time and
resources developing Regional Haze Program SIPs. EPA...