Federal Register #2026-22548

EPA seeks comment on proposed consent decree for San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 plan

EPA is seeking public comment on a proposed Clean Air Act consent decree concerning California’s San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 plan. - Government buyer / agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including its Region IX Office of Regional Counsel. - What the notice concerns: Claims that EPA did not take final action on a California state implementation plan revision related to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District’s plan for the 2012 annual PM2.5 air-quality standards. - Proposed decree requirements: Set a deadline for EPA to take final action on the District’s 2024 Plan and require EPA to submit the final rulemaking notice to the Office of the Federal Register within 15 business days after the decree is signed. - Named plaintiffs: Little Manila Rising, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air, and Sierra Club. - Procurement: No products, services, quantities, OEMs, or vendors are requested.

Description

The EPA gives notice of a proposed consent decree under the Clean Air Act in Little Manila Rising, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al., concerning EPA’s alleged failure to take final action on a California state implementation plan revision. The revision concerns the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District’s attainment plan for the 2012 annual PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards. The decree would set May 28, 2027, as the deadline for EPA to take final action on the District’s 2024 Plan and would require EPA to send the final rulemaking notice for publication within 15 business days of signature. Written comments are due December 7, 2026.

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