Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Air Pollution Control Board
chapter
General Provisions [9 VAC 5 ‑ 20]
Action is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action:
PM2.5 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas (Rev. G14)
Action 4301
 
General Information
Action Summary On October 6, 2014 (79 FR 60081), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a request that localities (Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William; Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park) in the northern Virginia area that were designated as nonattainment for very fine particulate matter (PM2.5) be redesignated to attainment/maintenance. The amendments (i) revise the list of maintenance areas to include northern Virginia for PM2.5 (9VAC5-20-203); and (ii) revise the list of nonattainment areas to remove northern Virginia for PM2.5 (9VAC5-20-204).
Chapters Affected Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act. The normal executive branch review process is not required. As such, it can be submitted directly for publication and is effective upon publication.
Exempt Citation: 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the Code of Virginia
RIS Project Yes  [004183]
New Periodic Review This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
 
Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
Stage ID Stage Type Status
7130 Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 03/11/2015.
 
Contact Information
Name / Title: Karen G. Sabasteanski 
Address: 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Email Address: karen.sabasteanski@deq.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)659-1973    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.