Environmental Protection Agency Docket EPA-HQ-OGC-2022-0969 Notice

2022-27940: Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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Summary

In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. Regan, No. 3:22-cv-00052-WHO (N.D. Cal.). On January 5, 2022, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Environmental Health filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On April 22, 2022, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. Plaintiffs alleged that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties in accordance with the Act to timely determine the attainment status of certain areas with respect to the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to sign notices of final rulemaking.

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