🌍EPA Reclassifies Shinnecock Indian Nation as Serious Nonattainment
Finding of Failure To Attain and Reclassification of Area in New York as Serious for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards-Shinnecock Indian Nation
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is determining that Indian country under the jurisdiction of the Shinnecock Indian Nation located within the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island nonattainment area (Shinnecock Indian Nation area) failed to attain the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) by the applicable attainment date. The effect of failing to attain by the applicable attainment date is that the area will be reclassified by operation of law to "Serious" nonattainment for the 2015 ozone NAAQS on September 2, 2025, the effective date of this final rule. This action fulfills the EPA's obligation under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to determine whether ozone nonattainment areas attained the NAAQS by the attainment date and to publish a document in the Federal Register identifying each area that is determined as having failed to attain and identifying the reclassification.
Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency
Business Impact
$$ - Med
The document details the reclassification of the Shinnecock Indian Nation area as "Serious" nonattainment for the 2015 ozone standards, affecting regulatory compliance for businesses in the area. This includes potential new requirements for emissions control and permitting under more stringent regulations mandated by the Clean Air Act.