Air Plan Approval and Air Quality Designation; Ohio; Attainment Plan and Redesignation of the Canton Area to Attainment of the 2008 Lead Standard
Key claim: The EPA is approving Ohio’s attainment and maintenance plans and redesignating the Canton area from nonattainment to attainment for the 2008 lead NAAQS.
Abstract
(Rule · Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is approving the attainment plan and comprehensive emissions inventory for the Canton Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) submitted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA or Ohio) on September 19, 2024. Additionally, the EPA is determining that the Canton Nonattainment Area has attained the 2008 Pb NAAQS and is approving Ohio’s April 25, 2025, maintenance plan for continued attainment. With these approvals, the EPA is acting in accordance with Ohio’s request to redesignate the Canton Nonattainment Area from nonattainment to attainment of the 2008 Pb NAAQS. The EPA is taking these actions in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Agency’s implementation regulations regarding the 2008 Pb NAAQS. The EPA proposed these actions on March 27, 2026, with publication in the Federal Register on April 10, 2026, and we received no adverse comments.
Why this matters
The EPA is approving Ohio’s attainment and maintenance plans and redesignating the Canton area from nonattainment to attainment for the 2008 lead NAAQS.