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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 3, 2017
Public Input Requested for Crittenden County Ozone Advance Path Forward Plan
NORTH LITTLE ROCK –The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is requesting public input on the development of a plan to enact voluntary measures and actions in Crittenden County to ensure continued maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone. Information received in response to this request for information will inform the state’s Ozone Advance Path Forward plan for Crittenden County. In order to guide comments, ADEQ has included a draft Path Forward plan. The deadline for submitting comments on the request for information is 4:30 p.m. (Central Time) on September 25, 2017.
The Ozone Advance program is a collaborative effort among the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), states, local governments, businesses, and industry. The goal of the program is to reduce ground-level ozone and ozone precursors as a way of helping participating areas continue to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone. This is accomplished by encouraging a proactive approach at the state and local level, with the aid of the Ozone Advance program, to help ensure that local air quality remains healthy. The EPA provides technical assistance and other support to state and local governments administering an Ozone Advance program.
Copies of the Crittenden County Ozone Advance Path Forward plan can be found on our website at https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/air/planning/ozone/crittenden.aspx. Stakeholders and the public can also sign up for updates about the development and implementation of Crittenden County’s Path Forward plan.
Information responsive to this request for information and comments on the draft Path Forward plan should be sent to Tricia Treece, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72118. Electronic mail comments should be sent to the following address: treecep@adeq.state.ar.us.
CONTACT: Kelly Robinson (Robinson@adeq.state.ar.us or 501.682.0916)
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