Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

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The Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards is a division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responsible for developing national programs, policies, and regulations to control air pollution and protect air quality.

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instanceOf division of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
office
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employer air quality scientist
economist
environmental engineer
environmental protection specialist
policy analyst
statistician
fieldOfWork air pollution control
air quality management
environmental protection
public health protection
goal protect public health from air pollution
protect the environment from air pollution
hasPart Air Quality Assessment Division
Ambient Air Monitoring Group
Emissions Monitoring and Analysis Division
Health and Environmental Impacts Division
Measurement Technology Group
Policy Analysis and Communications Staff
Sector Policies and Programs Division
hasResponsibility assessing health and environmental impacts of air pollution
collecting and analyzing ambient air quality data
conducting cost-benefit analyses of air regulations
developing air quality models and tools
developing air toxics standards
developing emissions standards for mobile sources
developing emissions standards for stationary sources
developing national air quality policies
developing national emissions inventories
developing national programs to control air pollution
developing new source performance standards
developing regulations to protect air quality
developing visibility protection and regional haze programs
engaging with stakeholders on air quality regulations
implementing the Clean Air Act
providing technical guidance to states and local agencies
setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards
supporting state implementation plans
headquartersLocation Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
industry environmental regulation
government administration
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity North Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
partOf Office of Air and Radiation
shortName OAQPS
usesLegalFramework Clean Air Act
website https://www.epa.gov/air-quality-management-process-national-ambient-air-quality-standards

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OAR hasDivision Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
NATA administeredBy Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
this entity surface form: EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards