ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: AIR PLAN APPROVAL; CONNECTICUT; 2017 BASE YEAR EMISSIONS INVENTORY FOR THE 2015 8-HOUR OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; 2017 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 7 by Karen McGuire, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Connecticut that relate to the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The SIP revisions are for the Greater Connecticut and the Connecticut portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT ozone nonattainment areas...