How will the 1-hour Ozone Flex program complement or work with whatever strategy EPA develops for implementation of the 8-hour ozone standard?
RESPONSE: The 1-hour Ozone Flex program and the 8-hour EAC program are NOT mutually exclusive. In fact, an area may find benefits from participating in both the 1-hour Ozone Flex program and the 8-hour EAC program, especially if an area in violation of the 8-hour standard also has experienced exceedances of the 1-hour standard and is concerned with possible future violation of the 1-hour standard. In the proposed implementation guidance for the 8-hour standard, EPA discusses incentives for areas that want to take early action for reducing ozone under the 8-hour standard.
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