WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule called: Determination To Defer Sanctions; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Gasoline Loading.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 11 by Michael Martucci, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim final determination that the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has submitted rules on behalf of the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD or "County") that addresses deficiencies in its Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act") State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from loading of organic liquids and gas...