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GAO-10-884R 1 (2010-07-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxbl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-320028 July 6, 2010 The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman The Honorable James M. Inhofe Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman The Honorable Joe Barton Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Environmental Protection Agency. Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide 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 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (RIN: 2060- A048). We received the rule on June 9, 2010. It was published in the Federal Registeras a final rule on June 22, 2010. 75 Fed. Reg. 35,520. The final rule revises the primary national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for oxides of sulfur as measured by sulfur dioxide (SO,). Specifically, in the final rule, EPA is establishing a new 1-hour SO2 standard at a level of 75 parts per billion, based on the 3-year average of the annual 99' percentile of 1-hour daily maximum concentrations. The final rule also revokes both the existing 24-hour and annual primary SO, standards. The final rule is effective on August 23, 2010. In the rule, EPA states that it is revising the primary S0 NAAQS to provide requisite protection of public health with an adequate margin of safety. EPA also states that the Clean Air Act and judicial decisions make clear that the economic and technical feasibility of attaining the national ambient standards cannot be considered in setting or revising NAAQS, although such factors may be considered in the development of state implementation plans to implement the standards. GAO-10-884R

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