Air Quality and the New Ozone NAAQS: The OTAG Process
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The Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) represented a cooperative effort between states, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and numerous stakeholders to address teh complex issue of ozone transport. However, opponents of the new ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) argue that the OTAG recommendations are far too vague and ambiguous to be cited by EPA as a basis for implementation. This report provides background on the effort, and summarizes OTAG's assessment and recommendations.
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The Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) represented a cooperative effort between states, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and numerous stakeholders to address teh complex issue of ozone transport. However, opponents of the new ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) argue that the OTAG recommendations are far too vague and ambiguous to be cited by EPA as a basis for implementation. This report provides background on the effort, and summarizes OTAG's assessment and recommendations.
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Parker, Larry & Blodgett, John E.Air Quality and the New Ozone NAAQS: The OTAG Process,
report,
July 30, 1998;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs522/:
accessed May 29, 2023),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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