Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§7511f Nox and Voc Study

Title 42 › CHAPTER 85 — AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER I — PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES › Part D — Plan Requirements for Nonattainment Areas › subpart 2 — additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas › § 7511f

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Administrator, with NAS, must study how NOx and VOCs form and control ground‑level ozone. Study covers NOx/VOC reductions; whether NOx cuts help or hinder areas not meeting standards; NOx controls; biogenic VOCs; and model needs. Draft public 30 days within 1 year of Nov 15, 1990; final to Congress within 15 months after Nov 15, 1990.

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Title 42, §7511f

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The Administrator, in conjunction with the National Academy of Sciences, shall conduct a study on the role of ozone precursors in tropospheric ozone formation and control. The study shall examine the roles of NOx and VOC emission reductions, the extent to which NOx reductions may contribute (or be counterproductive) to achievement of attainment in different nonattainment areas, the sensitivity of ozone to the control of NOx, the availability and extent of controls for NOx, the role of biogenic VOC emissions, and the basic information required for air quality models. The study shall be completed and a proposed report made public for 30 days comment within 1 year of November 15, 1990, and a final report shall be submitted to Congress within 15 months after November 15, 1990. The Administrator shall utilize all available information and studies, as well as develop additional information, in conducting the study required by this section.

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42 U.S.C. § 7511f

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102