ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: EXTENSION OF THE ATTAINMENT DATE OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY EXTREME NONATTAINMENT AREA UNDER THE 1997 OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Extension of the Attainment Date of the Coachella Valley Extreme Nonattainment Area Under the 1997 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 17 by Cheree D. Peterson, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant a one-year extension of the "Extreme" attainment date for the 1997 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) to the Riverside County (Coachella Valley) ozone nonattainment area ("Coachella Valley"). This action is based on the EPA's evaluation of air quality monitoring data and the extension re...