Air Quality Standards : The Decisionmaking Process.
Examines the process by which the Environmental Protection Agency sets, revises, and promulgates ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Details the steps required in the process and areas that have attracted legislative attention in the past, including the requirement that the EPA ignore considerati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1997.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Examines the process by which the Environmental Protection Agency sets, revises, and promulgates ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Details the steps required in the process and areas that have attracted legislative attention in the past, including the requirement that the EPA ignore consideration of costs in setting NAAQS, the concept of "adequate margin of safety," the process of verifying the scientific underpinning of proposed standards, and the EPA's response to public comments. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |