Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 25, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 21, 2024
§ 81.455 - Scope.

This subpart identifies interstate transport regions established for national ambient air quality standards pursuant to section 184 or section 176A of the Clean Air Act.

§ 81.457 - Ozone Transport Region.

Except as provided in paragraph (a), the Ozone Transport Region is comprised of the areas identified by Congress under 42 U.S.C. 7511c(a).

(a) Ozone Transport Region boundary. As of March 14, 2022, the boundary for the Ozone Transport Region consists of the entire States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; portions of Maine identified in this section under Table 1; and the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area that includes the District of Columbia and the following counties and cities in Virginia: Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Strafford County, Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Manassas City, and Manassas Park City.

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)—Maine Towns and Cities in the Ozone Transport Region

Maine towns and cities in the ozone transport region
Androscoggin County (only the following town): Durham.
Cumberland County (only the following towns and cities): Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Casco, Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, Frye Island, Gorham, Gray, Harpswell, Long Island, New Gloucester, North Yarmouth, Portland, Pownal, Raymond, Scarborough, South Portland, Standish, Westbrook, Windham, and Yarmouth.
Hancock County (only the following towns and cities): Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Cranberry Isles, Deer Isle, Frenchboro, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Lamoine, Mount Desert, Sedwick, Sorrento, Southwest Harbor, Stonington, Sullivan, Surry, Swans Island, Tremont, Trenton, and Winter Harbor.
Knox County (only the following towns and cities): Camden, Criehaven, Cushing, Friendship, Isle au Haut, Matinicus Isle, Muscle Ridge Shoals, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockland, Rockport, St. George, South Thomaston, Thomaston, Vinalhaven, and Warren.
Lincoln County (only the following towns and cities): Alna, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Breman, Bristol, Damariscotta, Dresden, Edgecomb, Monhegan, Newcastle, Nobleboro, South Bristol, Southport, Waldoboro, Westport, and Wiscasset.
Sagadahoc County (all towns and cities).
Waldo County (only the following town): Islesboro.
York County (only the following towns and cities): Alfred, Arundel, Berwick, Biddeford, Buxton, Dayton, Eliot, Hollis, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Kittery, Limington, Lyman, North Berwick, Ogunquit, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Sanford, South Berwick, Wells, and York.

(b) Applicability. As of March 14, 2022, the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 7511c will no longer be applicable in the following areas of Maine: The State of Maine, with the exception of the towns and cities listed in this section under table 1 to paragraph (a).

Appendix Appendix A - Appendix A to Part 81—Air Quality Control Regions (AQCR's)
AQCR No.
Alabama:
Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers1
Columbus-Phenix City2
East Alabama3
Metropolitan Birmingham4
Mobile-Pensacola-Panama City-Southern Mississippi (Fla., Miss.)5
Southeast Alabama6
Tennessee River Valley-Cumberland Mountains (Tenn.)7
Alaska:
Cook Inlet8
Northern Alaska9
South Central Alaska10
Southeastern Alaska11
Arizona:
Arizona-New Mexico Southern Border (N. Mex.)12
Clark-Mohave13
Four Corners (Colo., N. Mex., Utah)14
Phoenix-Tucson15
Arkansas:
Central Arkansas16
Metropolitan Fort Smith17
Metropolitan Memphis18
Monroe-El Dorado (La.)19
Northeast Arkansas20
Northwest Arkansas21
Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler (La., Okla., Texas)22
California:
Great Basin Valley23
Metropolitan Los Angeles24
North Central Coast25
North Coast26
Northeast Plateau27
Sacramento Valley28
San Diego29
San Francisco Bay Area30
San Joaquin Valley31
South Central Coast32
Southeast Desert33
Colorado:
Comanche34
Four Corners (Ariz., N. Mex., Utah)14
Grand Mesa35
Metropolitan Denver36
Pawnee37
San Isabel38
San Luis39
Yampa40
Connecticut:
Eastern Connecticut41
Hartford-New Haven-Springfield (Mass.)42
New Jersey-New York-Connecticut (N.J., N.Y.)43
Northwestern Connecticut44
Delaware:
Metropolitan Philadelphia (N.J., Pa.)45
Southern Delaware46
District of Columbia:
National Capital (Md.)47
Florida:
Central Florida48
Jacksonville-Brunswick (Ga.)49
Mobile-Pensacola-Panama City-Southern Mississippi (Ala., Miss.)5
Southeast Florida50
Southwest Florida51
West Central Florida52
Georgia:
Augusta-Aiken (S.C.)53
Central Georgia54
Chattanooga (Tenn.)55
Columbus-Phenix City (Ala.)2
Jacksonville-Brunswick (Fla.)49
Metropolitan Atlanta56
Northeast Georgia57
Savannah-Beaufort (S.C.)58
Southwest Georgia59
Hawaii:
Entire State60
Idaho:
Eastern Idaho61
Eastern Washington-Northern Idaho (Wash.)62
Idaho63
Metropolitan Boise64
Illinois:
Burlington-Keokuk (Iowa)65
East Central Illinois66
Metropolitan Chicago (Ind.)67
Metropolitan Dubuque (Iowa, Wis.)68
Metropolitan Quad Cities (Iowa)69
Metropolitan St. Louis (Mo.)70
North Central Illinois71
Paducah-Cairo (Ky.)72
Rockford-Janesville-Beloit (Wis.)73
Southeast Illinois74
West Central Illinois75
Indiana:
East Central Indiana76
Evansville-Owensboro-Henderson (Ky.)77
Louisville (Ky.)78
Metropolitan Chicago (Ill.)67
Metropolitan Cincinnati (Ky., Ohio)79
Metropolitan Indianapolis80
Northeast Indiana81
South Bend-Elkhart-Benton Harbor (Mich.)82
Southern Indiana83
Wabash Valley84
Iowa:
Burlington-Keokuk (Ill.)65
Metropolitan Dubuque (Ill., Wis.)68
Metropolitan Omaha-Council Bluffs (Nebr.)85
Metropolitan Quad Cities (Ill.)69
Metropolitan Sioux City (Nebr., S. Dak.)86
Metropolitan Sioux Falls (S. Dak.)87
Northeast Iowa88
North Central Iowa89
Northwest Iowa90
Southeast Iowa91
South Central Iowa92
Southwest Iowa93
Kansas:
Metropolitan Kansas City (Mo.)94
Northeast Kansas95
North Central Kansas96
Northwest Kansas97
Southeast Kansas98
South Central Kansas99
Southwest Kansas100
Kentucky:
Appalachian101
Bluegrass102
Evansville-Owensboro-Henderson (Ind.)77
Huntington-Ashland-Portsmouth-Ironton (Ohio, W. Va.)103
Louisville (Ind.)78
Metropolitan Cincinnati (Ind., Ohio)79
North Central Kentucky104
Paducah-Cairo (Ill.)72
South Central Kentucky105
Louisiana:
Monroe-El Dorado (Ark.)19
Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler (Ark., Okla., Tex.)22
Southern Louisiana-Southeast Texas (Tex.)106
Maine:
Androscoggin Valley (N.H.)107
Aroostook108
Down East109
Metropolitan Portland110
Northwest Maine111
Maryland:
Central Maryland112
Cumberland-Keyser (W. Va.)113
Eastern Shore114
Metropolitan Baltimore115
National Capital (D.C.)47
Southern Maryland116
Massachusetts:
Berkshire117
Central Massachusetts118
Hartford-New Haven-Springfield (Conn.)42
Metropolitan Boston119
Metropolitan Providence (R.I.)120
Merrimack Valley-Southern New Hampshire (N.H.)121
Michigan:
Central Michigan122
Metropolitan Detroit-Port Huron123
Metropolitan Toledo (Ohio)124
South Bend-Elkhart-Benton Harbor (Ind.)82
South Central Michigan125
Upper Michigan126
Minnesota:
Central Minnesota127
Southeast Minnesota-La Crosse (Wis.)128
Duluth-Superior (Wis.)129
Metropolitan Fargo-Moorhead (N. Dak.)130
Minneapolis-St. Paul131
Northwest Minnesota132
Southwest Minnesota133
Mississippi:
Metropolitan Memphis (Ark., Tenn.)18
Mississippi Delta134
Mobile-Pensacola-Panama City-Southern Mississippi (Ala., Fla.)5
Northeast Mississippi135
Missouri:
Metropolitan Kansas City (Kans.)94
Metropolitan St. Louis (Ill.)70
Northern Missouri137
Southeast Missouri138
Southwest Missouri139
Montana:
Billings140
Great Falls141
Helena142
Miles City143
Missoula144
Nebraska:
Lincoln-Beatrice-Fairbury145
Metropolitan Omaha-Council Bluffs (Iowa)85
Metropolitan Sioux City (Iowa, S. Dak.)86
Nebraska146
Nevada:
Clark-Mohave (Ariz.)13
Nevada147
Northwest Nevada148
New Hampshire:
Androscoggin Valley (Maine)107
Merrimack Valley-Southern New Hampshire (Mass.)121
New Hampshire149
New Jersey:
Metropolitan Philadelphia (Del., Pa.)45
New Jersey150
New Jersey-New York-Connecticut (N.Y., Conn.)43
Northeast Pennsylvania-Upper Delaware Valley (Pa.)151
New Mexico:
Albuquerque-Mid Rio Grande152
Arizona-New Mexico Southern Border (Ariz.)12
El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamogordo (Tex.)153
Four Corners (Ariz., Colo., Utah)14
Northeastern Plains154
Pecos-Permian Basin155
Southwestern Mountains-Augustine Plains156
Upper Rio Grande Valley157
New York:
Central New York158
Champlain Valley (Vt.)159
Genesee-Finger Lakes160
Hudson Valley161
New Jersey-New York-Connecticut (N.J., Conn.)43
Niagara Frontier162
Southern Tier East163
Southern Tier West164
North Carolina:
Eastern Mountain165
Eastern Piedmont166
Metropolitan Charlotte (S.C.)167
Northern Coastal Plain168
Northern Piedmont136
Sandhills169
Southern Coastal Plain170
Western Mountain171
North Dakota:
Metropolitan Fargo-Moorhead (Minn.)130
North Dakota172
Ohio:
Dayton173
Greater Metropolitan Cleveland174
Huntington-Ashland-Portsmouth-Ironton (Ky., W. Va.)103
Mansfield-Marion175
Metropolitan Cincinnati (Ind., Ky.)79
Metropolitan Columbus176
Metropolitan Toledo (Mich.)124
Northwest Ohio177
Northwest Pennsylvania-Youngstown (Pa.)178
Parkersburg-Marietta (W. Va.)179
Sandusky180
Steubenville-Weirton-Wheeling (W. Va.)181
Wilmington-Chillicothe-Logan182
Zanesville-Cambridge183
Oklahoma:
Central Oklahoma184
Metropolitan Fort Smith (Ark.)17
North Central Oklahoma185
Northeastern Oklahoma186
Northwestern Oklahoma187
Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler (Ark., La., Texas)22
Southeastern Oklahoma188
Southwestern Oklahoma189
Oregon:
Central Oregon190
Eastern Oregon191
Northwest Oregon192
Portland (Wash.)193
Southwest Oregon194
Pennsylvania:
Central Pennsylvania195
Metropolitan Philadelphia (Del., N.J.)45
Northeast Pennsylvania-Upper Delaware Valley (N.J.)151
Northwest Pennsylvania-Youngstown (Ohio)178
South Central Pennsylvania196
Southwest Pennsylvania197
Rhode Island:
Metropolitan Providence (Mass.)120
South Carolina:
Augusta-Aiken (Ga.)53
Camden-Sumter198
Charleston199
Columbia200
Florence201
Greenville-Spartanburg202
Greenwood203
Georgetown204
Metropolitan Charlotte (N.C.)167
Savannah-Beaufort (Ga.)58
South Dakota:
Black Hills-Rapid City205
Metropolitan Sioux City (Iowa, Neb.)86
Metropolitan Sioux Falls (Iowa)87
South Dakota206
Tennessee:
Chattanooga (Ga.)55
Eastern Tennessee-Southwestern Virginia (Va.)207
Metropolitan Memphis (Ark., Miss.)18
Middle Tennessee208
Tennessee River Valley-Cumberland Mountains (Ala.)7
Western Tennessee209
Texas:
Abilene-Wichita Falls210
Amarillo-Lubbock211
Austin-Waco212
Brownsville-Laredo213
Corpus Christi-Victoria214
El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamagordo (N. Mex.)153
Metropolitan Dallas-Ft. Worth215
Metropolitan Houston-Galveston216
Metropolitan San Antonio217
Midland-Odessa-San Angelo218
Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler (Ark., La., Okla.)22
Southern Louisiana-Southeast Texas (La.)106
Utah:
Four Corners (Ariz., Colo., N. Mex.)14
Utah219
Wasatch Front220
Vermont:
Champlain Valley (N.Y.)159
Vermont221
Virginia:
Central Virginia222
Eastern Tennessee-Southwestern Virginia (Tenn.)207
Hampton Roads223
National Capital (D.C., Md.)47
Northeastern Virginia224
State Capital225
Valley of Virginia226
Washington:
Eastern Washington-Northern Idaho (Idaho)62
Northern Washington227
Olympia-Northwest Washington228
Portland (Ore.)193
Puget Sound229
South Central Washington230
West Virginia:
Allegheny231
Central West Virginia232
Cumberland-Keyser (Md.)113
Eastern Panhandle233
Huntington-Ashland-Portsmouth-Iron- ton (Ky., Ohio)103
Kanawha Valley234
North Central West Virginia235
Parkersburg-Marietta (Ohio)179
Southern West Virginia236
Steubenville-Wierton-Wheeling (Ohio)181
Wisconsin:
Duluth-Superior (Minn.)129
Lake Michigan237
Metropolitan Dubuque (Ill., Iowa)68
North Central Wisconsin238
Rockford- Janesville- Beloit (Ill.)73
Southeastern Wisconsin239
Southeast Minnesota- La Crosse (Minn.)128
Southern Wisconsin240
Wyoming:
Casper241
Metropolitan Cheyenne242
Wyoming243
Puerto Rico:
Puerto Rico244
American Samoa:
American Samoa245
Guam:
Guam246
U.S. Virgin Islands:
U.S. Virgin Islands247
authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401,
source: 36 FR 22421, Nov. 25, 1971, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 81.455