EPA Withdraws Proposed Action for Morongo Reservation Ozone Reclassification

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn a proposed rule to reclassify the Indian country pertaining to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians (Morongo Reservation) from 'severe-17' to 'extreme' for the 1997 eight-hour ozone standard, a move that affects air quality planning in California's San Joaquin Valley, South Coast Air Basin, Coachella Valley, and Sacramento Metro Ozone Nonattainment Areas.