Nonattainment definition

Nonattainment means designated as not in attainment of a National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) pursuant to Section 107(d) of the federal Clean Air Act or of a State Ambient Air Quality Standard (SAAQS) pursuant to Section 39608 of the California Health and Safety Code, as applicable. For the purposes of these Rules 20.1, 20.2, 20.3 and 20.4, nonattainment of a NAAQS means also designated as nonattainment by EPA in 40 CFR Section 81.305.
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Nonattainment classification means that air quality in a particular region does not meet (or “attain”) a federal air quality standard. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA sets limits on how much pollution can be in the air. These pollution limits are called National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). There are NAAQS for six common air pollutants including ground-level ozone (O3).
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Nonattainment means a region is unable to achieve the federal National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which are health-based limits set by USEPA for the six criteria pollutants named in the federal Clean Air Act.
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Examples of Nonattainment in a sentence

  • Notwithstanding Paragraph 160, nothing in this Compliance Agreement shall be construed to require TVA to apply for or obtain a PSD or Nonattainment NSR permit for physical changes in, or changes in the method of operation of, any TVA System Unit that would give rise to claims resolved by Paragraphs 138 or 139, subject to Paragraphs 140 through 143.

  • The alleged violations primarily pertain to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements under the CAA.

  • Emission reductions that result from actions to be taken by TVA after the Effective Date of this Compliance Agreement to comply with the requirements of this Compliance Agreement shall not be considered as creditable contemporaneous emission decreases for the purpose of netting or offset under the Act=s PSD and Nonattainment NSR programs (including any applicable SIP provisions).

  • Affirmative Proposal for the South Coast Ozone Nonattainment Area.

  • Nonattainment of standards may result in closure of shellfish beds to harvest, as determined by the DOH and LNR Director.

  • At all times relevant to this CAFO, the Colbert Fossil Plant was a “major emitting facility” and a “major stationary source,” and Colbert Unit 5 was an “electric utility steam generating unit,” within the meaning of the Act, its implementing regulations, and the applicable PSD and Nonattainment NSR provisions of the Alabama SIP.

  • Non-attainment of project requirements may result in additional sample collection or field observations in order to achieve project needs.

  • The South Coast is the only area currently classified under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) as an Extreme Ozone Nonattainment Area.

  • Non-attainment Air Pollutants - Any air pollutant which has been shown through monitoring to exceed material ambient air quality standards as set forth under the provisions of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended.

  • Non-attainment of the job description performance responsibilities or annual job targets may result in the Administrator’s loss of an annual salary increase in one year and may result, over the course of two successive years, in a recommendation for dismissal.


More Definitions of Nonattainment

Nonattainment designation means the subject state must prepare an implementation plan with enforceable measures designed to reduce emissions so the state may achieve attainment “as expeditiously as practicable.” 42 U.S.C. § 7502(a)(2). The pollution control requirements for a state plan applicable to a nonattainment area are generally more stringent than the requirements that would apply to sources in an attainment area. Compare Clean Air Act, Subchapter 1, Part D, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7501-7515, with id. Part C, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7470-7492.
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