Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-11169
EPA Finalizes Ozone Nonattainment Area Boundary Revisions and Clean Data Determinations for Cecil County, MD and New Castle County, DE
Posted
June 04, 2026
Identifier
2026-11169
This opportunity involves the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing boundary revisions and clean data determinations for ozone nonattainment areas in Cecil County, MD and New Castle County, DE. - Government Buyer: - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - No OEMs, vendors, or commercial products/services are mentioned - Action details: - EPA is splitting the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City nonattainment area into three separate areas: Cecil County, MD; New Castle County, DE; and a revised Philadelphia-Atlantic City, PA-NJ area - Clean data determinations (CDDs) are issued for Cecil County, MD and New Castle County, DE - CDDs suspend certain attainment plan requirements unless rescinded - Action is pursuant to Clean Air Act sections 107, 110, 172, and 182 - No procurement of products or services is involved - No contract value, product line items, or service line items are present
Description
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving requests from Maryland and Delaware to revise the designation for the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City nonattainment area for the 2008 and 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The EPA is splitting the existing nonattainment area into three distinct areas covering the same geographic region. Clean data determinations (CDDs) are issued for the revised Maryland and Delaware nonattainment areas, suspending certain attainment plan requirements unless rescinded. This final rule is effective July 6, 2026, and is taken pursuant to Clean Air Act sections 107, 110, 172, and 182.