Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Utah; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2008 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard

Key Points

• 1Utah must update its air quality plans to show how it will meet federal ozone pollution limits set in 2008
• 2The rule recognizes that some of Utah's air pollution comes from other states, so Utah must work with neighboring states to address the problem
• 3This regulation helps protect people from breathing unhealthy ozone, which can cause lung damage, especially in children and people with asthma
• 4States that don't comply with these air quality standards may face penalties and loss of federal highway funding
• 5The rule requires monitoring and reporting to track progress in reducing ground-level ozone pollution over time

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