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Area Designations for 1997 Ground-level Ozone Standards

Region 1: Recommendations and EPA Response

EPA originally asked the states and tribes to recommend whether or not areas were in attainment in 2000. Many states and tribes complied, but because of continuing litigation, the Agency deferred designation action.

EPA asked the states and tribes to, by July 15, 2003, either reaffirm or revise their 2000 recommendations or submit new recommendations. EPA will make its final designations based upon these reaffirmed, revised, or new recommendations. State recommendations and EPA response letters are presented here. EPA will make final designations by April 15, 2004.

Tribal information for both 2000 and 2003 is available on the Tribal Recommendations page. 

Correspondence from persons outside the agency is catalogued on the outside correspondence page.

2003 EPA Intended Designations (Not Final)

This table lists counties the EPA intends to designate nonattainment in 2003. EPA will make official designations in 2004.
State & County
CT Fairfield
CT Hartford
CT Litchfield
CT Middlesex
CT New Haven
CT New London
CT Tolland
CT Windham
MA Barnstable
MA Berkshire
MA Bristol
MA Dukes
MA Essex
MA Franklin
MA Hampden
MA Hampshire
MA Middlesex
MA Nantucket
MA Norfolk
MA Plymouth
MA Suffolk
MA Worcester
ME Androscoggin
ME Cumberland
ME Hancock
ME Knox
ME Lincoln
ME Sagadahoc
ME Waldo
ME York
NH Hillsborough
NH Merrimack
NH Rockingham
NH Strafford
RI Bristol
RI Kent
RI Newport
RI Providence
RI Washington
 


Recommendation and Response Documents


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The documents listed below are states' submittals to EPA's request for recommendations on the designations of areas for the 8-hour ozone standard and EPA's responses to those submittals. EPA will make final designations by April 15, 2004.

The quality of these PDF files are quite variable, and are the result of the quality of the documents provided to Ozone Policy and Strategies Group (OPSG) at this time. OPSG will update the quality and completeness of these files as the documents become available.

Region 1: State Recommendations and EPA Response Letters

State 2000 Recommendation 2003 Recommendation EPA Response State Remarks on EPA Response
Connecticut Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf
Maine Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf  
Massachusetts Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf  
New Hampshire Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf  
Rhode Island Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf  
Vermont Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf Download pdf  
Whole region   Download pdf    

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Region 1 tribal information


2003 State Recommendations

This table lists only counties within Region 1 recommended by the states for non-attainment, whether all or part of the county was recommended. EPA will make official designations in 2004.
State & County
CT Fairfield
CT Hartford
CT Litchfield
CT Middlesex
CT New Haven
CT New London
CT Tolland
CT Windham
MA Barnstable
MA Berkshire
MA Bristol
MA Dukes
MA Essex
MA Franklin
MA Hampden
MA Hampshire
MA Middlesex
MA Nantucket
MA Norfolk
MA Plymouth
MA Suffolk
MA Worcester
ME Androscoggin
ME Cumberland
ME Hancock
ME Knox
ME Lincoln
ME Sagadahoc
ME Waldo
ME York
NH Hillsborough
NH Merrimack
NH Rockingham
NH Strafford
RI Bristol
RI Kent
RI Newport
RI Providence
RI Washington

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