66.001: Air Pollution Control Program Support

66.001

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sept. 14, 2022

Sept. 14, 2022

The objectives of the §105 program are to assist state, tribal, municipal, intermunicipal, and interstate air pollution control agencies in planning, developing, establishing, improving, and maintaining adequate programs for the continuing prevention and control of air pollution, and/or in the implementation of national primary and secondary air quality standards. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2021: Much of the work occurring in FY 2020, including the implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), monitoring industry compliance with EPA stationary source regulations, developing emission inventories, characterizing air toxics problems, and meeting NAAQS ambient monitoring requirements, will continue into FY 2021. Section 105 of the CAA provides EPA with the authority to award grants to state and local air pollution control agencies to develop and implement continuing environmental and public health programs for the prevention and control of air pollution, implementation of the NAAQS and improving visibility in our national parks and wilderness areas (Class I areas). The continuing activities funded under Section 105 include: analysis and planning for attainment and maintenance of NAAQS; emission reduction measures; development and operation of air quality monitoring networks, and other air program activities. Specific expectations and deliverables are established through negotiations in grant agreements between regions and air pollution control agencies. OAR encourages air pollution control agencies to engage EPA on activities where there may be opportunities for flexibility. The Office of Air and Radiation's National Program Guidance identifies key priorities and activities expected to be undertaken by EPA Headquarters and Regional offices and implementing air agencies in national areas of focus. OAR’s current NP Guidance can be found at https://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/national-program-guidances. The monitoring guidance outlines monitoring priorities, quality assurance programs, and funding projections. The monitoring appendix may be accessed at https://www.epa.gov/amtic/national-program-manager-npm-guidance-monitoring-appendix.

A - Formula Grants

Municipal, Intermunicipal, State, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, or Interstate or Intertribal with legal responsibility for appropriate air pollution planning, development, establishment, implementation, and maintenance of Clean Air Act air pollution control activities, including management of grant support for those activities, provided such organization furnishes funds for the current year that are equal to or in excess of its recurrent expenditures for the previous year for its approved section 105 air pollution control program. The determination of expenditures is subject to decisions based on provisions of the Clean Air Act and applicable grant regulations. This program is available to each state, territory and possession of the U.S., including the District of Columbia.

Municipalities (local governments), Intermunicipalities, States, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, and Interstate and Intertribal agencies.

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