ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: DETERMINATION OF ATTAINMENT BY THE ATTAINMENT DATE BUT FOR INTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS FOR THE 2015 OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; PHOENIX-MESA NONATTAINMENT AREA, ARIZONA

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date but for International Emissions for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Phoenix-Mesa Nonattainment Area, Arizona.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 19 by Michael Martucci, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or "Agency") is proposing to determine that the Phoenix-Mesa nonattainment area ("Phoenix-Mesa area") would have attained the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) by the August 3, 2024 "Moderate" area attainment date, but for emissions emanating from outside the United Sta...