🌫️Clean Data Determination for Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin
Clean Data Determination and Approval of Base Year Emissions Inventory; California; Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin; 189(d) Plan for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making a clean data determination (CDD) for the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin ("South Coast") air quality planning area in California based on our determination that the area is attaining the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). As a result of this CDD, certain Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements that have applied to California will be suspended for so long as the area continues to meet the 2006 24-hour PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS. The EPA is also approving a revision to California's state implementation plan (SIP) consisting of the 2018 base year emissions inventory for the South Coast PM<INF>2.5</INF> nonattainment area, submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on December 29, 2020.
Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency
Business Impact
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This regulation announces the approval of a Clean Data Determination (CDD) for the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin, which suspends certain Clean Air Act compliance requirements for businesses as long as air quality standards are met. This can reduce regulatory burdens and potentially lower operational costs for affected businesses.