EPA Eases Outreach Requirements For States in Final Air Monitoring Rule

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency eased some public outreach requirements for states in a final rule updating the federal air monitoring requirements. The EPA's final rule (RIN 2060-ASOO), released March 18, will require states to respond "as appropriate" to public comments they solicit on annual air monitoring network plans that must be submitted to the agency for review. As proposed, the rule would have required states to respond to all public comments gath- ered during the 30-day public review period, which states said could slow the process and force them to miss the July 1 deadline to submit the plans to the EPA.