Number: RS21611
Title: Ozone and Particulate Air Quality: Should Deadlines for Attainment Be Extended?
Authors: James E. McCarthy, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: Over the next year, Congress and the EPA will consider whether to maintain the Clean Air Acts strict requirements for areas that have not attained air quality standards. The Administration has proposed additional flexibility for nonattainment areas, beyond that provided in the existing Clean Air Act. Whether the Agency has exceeded its authority by extending deadlines for existing nonattainment areas, and whether the statutory requirements should be made more flexible are questions Congress may consider.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated September 4, 2003