WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Finding of Failure To Attain the 2006 24-Hour PM.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 2 by Michael Martucci, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

Summary: In response to a court decision, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to correct our July 22, 2020 final action erroneously granting a Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act") section 188(e) attainment date extension for the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or "standards") in the San Joaquin Valley from December 31, 2019, to December 31, 2024, and is now proposing to deny California's extension reques...