Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 21/09/2011

Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA" or the "Act"), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 1:11-0100 (D.D.C.). On January 13, 2011, Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to perform nondiscretionary duties under the CAA as to whether six areas: Houston-Galveston- Brazoria (TX), Baltimore (MD), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, Springfield (Western Massachusetts), Greater Connecticut, and Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (MA-NH) which are designated as nonattainment for ozone attained the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard ("1-Hour ozone standard") by the applicable attainment date. The proposed settlement agreement establishes deadlines for EPA to make these determinations.