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| 98-11475 | Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport | Proposed Rule | In accordance with sections 126 and 110(a)(2)(D) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA plans to take rulemaking action on petitions filed by eight Northeastern States seeking to mitigate what they describe as significant transport of one of the main precursors of ozone smog, nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>), across State boundaries. Each petition specifically requests that EPA make a finding that NO<INF>X</INF> emissions from certain major stationary sources significantly contribute to ozone nonattainment problems in the petitioning State. If EPA makes such a finding, EPA would be authorized to establish Federal emissions limits for the sources. The petitions recommend control levels for EPA to consider. The eight Northeastern States that filed petitions are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. This notice announces the Agency's schedule for rulemaking on the section 126 petitions, provides EPA's preliminary identification of sources named in the petitions that significantly contribute to nonattainment problems in the petitioning States, provides EPA's preliminary assessment of the types of recommended emission limitations and compliance schedules set forth in the petitions, and discusses legal and policy issues raised under section 126. The transport of ozone is important because ozone has long been recognized, in both clinical and epidemiological research, to affect public health. There is a wide range of ozone-induced health effects, including decreased lung function (primarily in children active outdoors), increased respiratory symptoms (particularly in highly sensitive individuals), increased hospital admissions and emergency room visits for respiratory causes (among children and adults with pre- existing respiratory disease such as asthma), increased inflammation of the lung, and possible long-term damage to the lungs. | 1998-04-30 | 1998 | 4 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/04/30/98-11475/findings-of-significant-contribution-and-rulemaking-on-section-126-petitions-for-purposes-of | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-04-30/pdf/98-11475.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | In accordance with sections 126 and 110(a)(2)(D) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA plans to take rulemaking action on petitions filed by eight Northeastern States seeking to mitigate what they describe as significant transport of one of the main... |