The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will host a series
of meetings around the state to inform the public about, and
receive comment on, potential nonattainment boundaries and
designations for a new ozone standard established by the EPA in
March 2008.
The EPA designates areas as either in attainment or
nonattainment with respect to National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for ozone. A nonattainment designation may require
additional measures be taken to bring an area into compliance.
The meetings start at 1:00 p.m. at each location:
Austin--July 11 TCEQ Headquarters 12100 Park 35
Circle, Building E, Room 201S
El Paso--July 14 TCEQ Region 6 office, State
Office Building, 401 E. Franklin Ave.
Houston, Galveston, Brazoria--July 16
Houston-Galveston Area Council, 3555 Timmons Lane, Houston
San Antonio--July 18 TCEQ Region 13 office,
14250 Judson Road
Dallas-Fort Worth--July 24 TCEQ Region 4
office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth
Tyler, Longview, Marshall--July 25 Council
Chambers at City Hall, 300 West Cotton St.,
Longview
Beaumont, Port Arthur--July 30 South East Texas
Regional Planning Commission, 2210 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont
Each meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to learn
about the process the state will follow as it develops its
recommendation. The state must submit a recommendation to the EPA
no later than March 12, 2009 according to the federal Clean Air
Act.
