EPA Approves Virginia's Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision, Removes National Low Emission Vehicle Program Regulation

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to approve Virginia's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, which removes the state's repealed regulation for the National Low Emission Vehicle (NLEV) program. The revision was submitted in response to the expiration of the NLEV program regulation in December 2011, which was superseded by more stringent federal Tier 2 vehicle emission standards.