RFG covered areas.

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§ 1090.285 RFG covered areas.

For purposes of this part, the RFG covered areas are as follows:

(a) RFG covered areas specified in 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(10)(D):

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Table 1 to Paragraph (a) - RFG Covered Areas Under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(10)(D)

Area designation State Counties Independent cities
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside California Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino,1 Riverside2
San Diego County California San Diego
Greater Connecticut Connecticut Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, Windham, Fairfield (only the City of Shelton), Litchfield (all except the towns of Bridgewater and New Milford)
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island-Connecticut Connecticut Fairfield (all except the City of Shelton), Litchfield (only the towns of Bridgewater and New Milford)
New Jersey Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union
New York Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Delaware Kent, New Castle
Maryland Cecil
New Jersey Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem
Pennsylvania Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia
Chicago-Gary-Lake County Illinois Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Grundy (only Aux Sable Township and Goose Lake Township), Kendall (only Oswego Township)
Indiana Lake, Porter
Baltimore Maryland Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard Baltimore.
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Texas Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller
Milwaukee-Racine Wisconsin Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, Waukesha

(b) RFG covered areas based on being reclassified as Severe ozone nonattainment areas under 42 U.S.C. 7511(b):

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Table 2 to Paragraph (b) - Additional RFG Covered Areas Under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(10)(D)

Area designation State or district Counties Independent cities
Washington, DC-Maryland-Virginia District of Columbia Washington
Maryland Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's
Virginia Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park.
Sacramento Metro California Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado (except Lake Tahoe and its drainage area), Placer,1 Solano,2 Sutter3
San Joaquin Valley California Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Kern4

(c) RFG covered areas based on being classified ozone nonattainment areas at the time that the state requested to opt into RFG under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(6)(A)(i):

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Table 3 to Paragraph (c) - RFG Covered Areas Under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(6)(A)(i)

Area designation at the time of opt-in State Counties Independent cities
Sussex County Delaware Sussex
St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois Illinois Jersey, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair
Missouri Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Louis St. Louis.
Kentucky portion of Louisville Kentucky Jefferson, Bullitt,1 Oldham2
Kent and Queen Anne's Counties Maryland Kent, Queen Anne's
Statewide Massachusetts All
Strafford, Merrimack, Hillsborough, Rockingham Counties New Hampshire Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford
Atlantic City New Jersey Atlantic, Cape May
New Jersey portion of Allentown- Bethlehem-Easton New Jersey Warren
Dutchess County New York Dutchess
Essex County New York Essex (the portion of Whiteface Mountain above 4,500 feet in elevation)
Statewide Rhode Island All
Dallas-Fort Worth Texas Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Newport News (Hampton Roads) Virginia James City, York Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg.
Richmond Virginia Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Richmond.

(d) RFG covered area that is located in the ozone transport region established by 42 U.S.C. 7511c(a) that a state has requested to opt into RFG under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(6)(B)(i)(I):

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Table 4 to Paragraph (d) - RFG Covered Areas Under 42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(6)(B)(i)(I)

State Counties
Maine Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, York.


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