Area Designations for 1997 Fine Particle (PM_2.5) Standards

Comparison of State Recommendations on PM_2.5 to EPA Responses

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State	Area Name	State Recommended Nonattainment Counties	EPA Recommended Nonattainment Counties	Final Designations
Alabama	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson	Jefferson Shelby Walker	Jefferson Shelby Walker (P)
	Chattanooga, TN-GA		Jackson	Jackson (P)
	Columbus, GA-AL	Russell	Lee Russell	Russell
California	Los Angeles–South Coast Air Basin, CA	Los Angeles (P) Orange Riverside (P) San Bernardino (P)	Los Angeles (P) Orange Riverside (P) San Bernardino (P)	Los Angeles (P) Orange Riverside (P) San Bernardino(P)
	San Diego, CA	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego
	San Joaquin Valley, CA	Fresno Kern (P) Kings Madera Merced San Joaquin Stanislaus Tulare	Fresno Kern (P) Kings Madera Merced San Joaquin Stanislaus Tulare	Fresno Kern (P) Kings Madera Merced San Joaquin Stanislaus Tulare
Connecticut	New York–N. New Jersey–Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA		Fairfield New Haven	Fairfield New Haven
Delaware	Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE	New Castle	New Castle	New Castle
District of Columbia	Washington, DC-MD-VA	District of Columbia	District of Columbia	District of Columbia
Georgia	Athens, GA	Clarke	Clarke Madison Oconee	Clarke
	Atlanta, GA	Barrow Bartow Carroll Cherokee Clayton Cobb Coweta De Kalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Heard (P) Henry Newton Paulding Rockdale Spalding Walton	Barrow Bartow Carroll Cherokee Clayton Cobb Coweta De Kalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Heard (P) Henry Jasper Newton Paulding Putnam Rockdale Spalding Walton	Barrow Bartow Carroll Cherokee Clayton Cobb Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Heard (P) Henry Newton Paulding Putnam (P) Rockdale Spalding Walton
	Chattanooga, TN-GA	Walker	Catoosa Dade Walker	Catoosa Walker
	Columbus, GA-AL		Harris Muscogee	Muscogee
	Floyd County, GA	Floyd	Floyd	Floyd
	Macon, GA	Bibb	Bibb Monroe (P)	Bibb Monroe (P)
Illinois	Chicago–Gary–Lake County, IL-IN	Cook DuPage Grundy (P) Kane Kendall (P) Lake McHenry Will	Cook DuPage Grundy (P) Kane Kendall (P) Lake McHenry Will	Cook DuPage Grundy (P) Kane Kendall (P) Lake McHenry Will
Illinois	St. Louis, MO-IL	Madison Monroe St. Clair	Madison Monroe Randolph St. Clair	Madison Monroe Randolph (P) St. Clair
Indiana	Chicago–Gary–Lake County, IL-IN	Lake	Lake Porter	Lake Porter
	Cincinnati–Hamilton, OH-KY-IN		Dearborn (P)	Dearborn (P)
	Elkhart, IN	Elkhart	Elkhart St. Joseph	Elkhart St. Joseph
	Evansville, IN-KY	Dubois Vanderburgh	Dubois Gibson Pike Spencer Vanderburgh Warrick	Dubois Gibson (P) Pike (P) Spencer (P) Vanderburgh Warrick
	Indianapolis, IN	Marion	Hamilton Hendricks Johnson Marion Morgan	Hamilton Hendricks Johnson Marion Morgan
	Louisville, KY-IN	Clark	Clark Floyd Jefferson	Clark Floyd Jefferson (P)
Kentucky	Cincinnati–Hamilton, OH-KY-IN		Boone Campbell Kenton	Boone Campbell Kenton
	Huntington–Ashland, WV- KY-OH		Boyd Lawrence	Boyd Lawrence (P)
	Lexington, KY	Fayette	Clark Fayette Madison Mercer Woodford	Fayette Mercer (P)
	Louisville, KY-IN	Jefferson	Bullitt Jefferson	Bullitt Jefferson
Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore	Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore Carroll Harford Howard	Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore Carroll Harford Howard
	Martinsburg–Hagerstown, MD-WV		Washington	Washington
	Washington, DC-MD-VA	Prince George's	Charles Frederick Montgomery Prince George's	Charles Frederick Montgomery Prince George's
Michigan	Detroit–Ann Arbor, MI	Monroe Wayne	Livingston Macomb Monroe Oakland St. Clair Washtenaw Wayne	Livingston Macomb Monroe Oakland St. Clair Washtenaw Wayne
Missouri	St. Louis, MO-IL	Franklin Jefferson St. Charles St. Louis St. Louis City	Franklin Jefferson St. Charles St. Louis St. Louis City	Franklin Jefferson St. Charles St. Louis St. Louis City
Montana	Libby, MT	Lincoln(P)	Lincoln	Lincoln (P)
New Jersey	New York–N. New Jersey–Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA	Bergen Essex Hudson Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Passaic Somerset Union	Bergen Essex Hudson Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Passaic Somerset Union	Bergen Essex Hudson Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Passaic Somerset Union
New Jersey	Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE		Burlington Camden Gloucester	Burlington Camden Gloucester
New York	New York–N. New Jersey–Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA	Bronx Kings New York Queens Richmond	Bronx Kings Nassau New York Orange Queens Richmond Rockland Suffolk Westchester	Bronx Kings Nassau New York Orange Queens Richmond Rockland Suffolk Westchester
North Carolina	Greensboro-Winston Salem–High Point, NC	Davidson	Davidson Forsyth Guilford Randolph Stokes	Davidson Guilford
North Carolina	Hickory–Morganton–Lenoir, NC	Catawba (P)	Burke (P) Caldwell (P) Catawba	Catawba
Ohio	Canton–Masillon, OH	Stark	Stark	Stark
	Cincinnati–Hamilton, OH-KY-IN	Butler Clermont Hamilton Warren	Butler Clermont Hamilton Warren	Butler Clermont Hamilton Warren
	Cleveland–Akron–Lorain, OH	Cuyahoga Lake Lorain Medina Portage Summit	Ashtabula Cuyahoga Geauga Lake Lorain Medina Portage Summit	Ashtabula (P) Cuyahoga Lake Lorain Medina Portage Summit
	Columbus, OH	Delaware Fairfield Franklin Licking	Coshocton Delaware Fairfield Franklin Licking	Coshocton (P) Delaware Fairfield Franklin Licking
	Dayton-Springfield, OH	Clark Greene Montgomery	Clark Greene Montgomery	Clark Greene Montgomery
	Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Lawrence Scioto	Adams Gallia Lawrence Scioto	Adams (P) Gallia (P) Lawrence Scioto
	Parkersburg–Marietta, WV-OH		Washington	Washington
	Steubenville–Weirton, OH-WV	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson
	Toledo, OH	Lucas Wood	Lucas Wood	Lucas Wood
	Wheeling, WV-OH		Belmont	Belmont
	Youngstown–Warren–Sharon, OH-PA	Columbiana Mahoning Trumbull	Columbiana Mahoning Trumbull	Columbiana Mahoning Trumbull
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle, PA	Cumberland Dauphin	Cumberland Dauphin Lebanon	Cumberland Dauphin Lebanon
	Johnstown, PA	Cambria	Cambria Indiana	Cambria Indiana (P)
	Lancaster PA	Lancaster	Lancaster	Lancaster
	Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE	Chester Delaware Philadelphia	Bucks Chester Delaware Montgomery Philadelphia	Bucks Chester Delaware Montgomery Philadelphia
	Pittsburgh, PA	Allegheny Beaver Washington Westmoreland	Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Butler Greene Lawrence Washington Westmoreland	Allegheny (P) Armstrong (P) Beaver Butler Greene (P) Lawrence (P) Washington Westmoreland
	Pittsburgh-Liberty/Clairton, PA			Allegheny (P)
	Reading, PA	Berks	Berks	Berks
	York, PA	York	York	York
	Youngstown–Warren–Sharon, OH-PA		Mercer	Mercer
Tennessee	Chattanooga, TN-GA	Hamilton	Hamilton Marion	Hamilton
Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	Knox	Anderson Blount Knox Loudon McMinn Roane Sevier	Anderson Blount Knox Loudon Roane (P)
Virginia	Washington, DC-MD-VA		Alexandria Arlington Fairfax Loudoun Prince William Falls Church Manassas Manassas Park Fairfax City	Alexandria Arlington Fairfax Loudoun Prince William Falls Church Manassas Manassas Park Fairfax City
West Virginia	Charleston, WV	Kanawha Putnam	Kanawha Mason Putnam	Kanawha Putnam
	Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Cabell Wayne	Cabell Wayne	Cabell Wayne Mason (P)
	Marion County, WV	Marion	Harrison Marion Monongalia	Harrison (P) Marion Monongalia (P)
	Martinsburg–Hagerstown, MD-WV	Berkeley	Berkeley	Berkeley
	Parkersburg–Marietta, WV-OH	Wood	Pleasants Wood	Pleasants (P) Wood
	Steubenville–Weirton, OH-WV	Brooke Hancock	Brooke Hancock	Brooke Hancock
	Wheeling, WV-OH	Marshall Ohio	Marshall Ohio	Marshall Ohio
Wisconsin	Chicago, IL-IN-WI		Kenosha

Unclassifiable Counties

State	Area	Unclassifiable Counties
Tennessee	McMinn County, TN	McMinn
South Carolina	Greenville-Spartanburg, SC	Anderson Greenville Spartanburg
Indiana	Muncie, IN	Delaware
Alabama	Dekalb County, AL	Dekalb
Alabama	Gadsden, AL	Etowah

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