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GAO-07-810R 1 (2007-05-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwqz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-309401 May 10, 2007 The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman The Honorable James M. Inhofe Ranking Minority Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman The Honorable Joe Barton Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of Title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), entitled Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule (RIN: 2060-AK74). The final rule requires states and tribal governments to develop plans to implement the 1997 fine particle (PM., ) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA). Fine particles and precursor pollutants are emitted by a wide range of sources, including power plants, cars, trucks, and industrial sources. Air quality designations became effective on April 5, 2005, for 39 areas that were not attaining the 1997 PM25 standards. The final rule requires that by April 5, 2008, each state and tribal government having a nonattainment area must submit to EPA an attainment demonstration and have adopted regulations ensuring that the area will attain the standards as expeditiously as practicable, but no later than 2015. This rule was published in the Federal Registeras a final rule on April 25, 2007. 72 Fed. Reg. 20,586. We received the rule on April 3, 2007. The Federal Register notice provides for two different effective dates, May 29, 2007, and June 25, 2007. See 72 Fed. Reg. 20,586 and 20,663. The Congressional Review Act requires major rules to have a 60-day delay in their effective date following publication in the GAO-07-810R

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