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GAO-09-197R 1 (2008-11-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwvp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA0 LV.WX11M§= Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-317494 November 24, 2008 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 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead 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 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead (RIN: 2060-AN83). We received the rule on October 17, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on November 12, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 66,964. The final rule revises the primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards for lead to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare, respectively. The final rule revises various elements of the primary standard to provide increased protection for children and other at-risk populations against an array of adverse health effects, including revising the level to 0.15 pg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter). The final rule retains the current indicator of lead in total suspended particles and revises the averaging time to a rolling 3-month period with a maximum form, evaluated over a 3-year period. The final rule revises the secondary standard to be identical in all respects to the revised primary standard. Lastly, the final rule revises data handling procedures, the treatment of exceptional events and the ambient air monitoring, and reporting requirements for lead. Enclosed is our assessment of EPA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that EPA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-09-197R

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