2011 Area Designations

This page last reviewed July 30, 2013

RULEMAKING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE AREA DESIGNATIONS FOR STATE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS

(June 23, 2011)

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Public Comments

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FINAL APPROVAL / OAL ACTION

OAL approved the rulemaking and filed it with the Secretary of State on September 8, 2011. The effective date is October 8, 2011.

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ADOPTED REGULATIONS AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OAL 

The Final Rulemaking Package was filed with OAL on August 25, 2011.  OAL has until October 7, 2011 to make a determination.

• Executive Order R-11-007 (PDF - 12K)

• Final Regulation Order (PDF - 15K)

• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF - 23K)

• Notice of Decision and Response to Significant Environmental Issues (PDF - 10K)

• Updated Informative Digest (PDF - 18K)

A business or person submitting a comment to a proposed regulation or proposed amendment or repeal of a regulation or any person who specifically request it has the right to request a copy of the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR). Upon its completion, the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) will be available and copies may requested from the agency contact persons, or may be obtained in electronic form from this web page.

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HEARING ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL 15-DAY NOTICES 

Posted July 6, 2011

Resolution 11-21 (PDF - 215K)

Attachment A: Proposed 2011 Amendments (PDF - 39K)

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND RELATED MATERIAL

Posted May 4, 2011

Notice of Public Hearing (PDF - 47K)

Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (PDF - 387K)

• Attachment A: Area Designation Criteria (PDF - 48K) 
• Attachment B: Proposed 2011 Amendments to the Area Designations (PDF - 15K) 
• Attachment C: Maps and Tables of Area Designations for State and National Ambient Air Quality Standards (PDF - 6.03MB) 
• Attachment D: Convention for Rounding Ambient Air Quality Data (PDF - 25K) 
• Attachment E: References (PDF - 19K) 

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INFORMAL REGULATORY ACTIVITY

Rulemaking Activity for 2011