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| 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. |
| Stage ID | Stage Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 7130 | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 03/11/2015. |
| 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: ()- |
