Citing the importance of "reducing regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty," President Obama took EPA's proposed ozone standard off the table for the time being.
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Download NowIn a statement touting the actions the current EPA has taken under the leadership of Lisa Jackson, the Presidnet said that he cannot support the burden the proposed standard would impose as the economy recovers and requested that Jackosn withdraw the draft ozone standard that would have tightened the ozone standared from the current 75 parts per billion (ppb) to 60 ppb.
In a letter to Jackson, Cass Sunstein, head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, said that the proposed standard is not mandatory and would produce significant uncertainity. Sunstein also pointed out that the ozone standard is up for mandatory review under the Clean air Act in 2013 and that issuing a final rule in late 2011 would be "problematic."