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IV. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 4. Technical and strategic assistance, as appropriate, in the selection and implementation of emission reduction strategies; Technical and planning assistance in developing and implementing processes to address the impact of emissions growth beyond the attainment date; Maintenance of monitors and reporting and analysis of monitoring data; Support for public education efforts; Coordinate communication between local areas and EPA to facilitate continuing EPA review of local work; Expeditious review of the locally developed CAAP, and if deemed adequate, propose modification of the SIP to adopt the CAAP; Adoption of emission reduction strategies into the SIP as expeditiously as possible. The final complete SIP revision must be completed, adopted, and submitted by the state to EPA by 2004. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The Environmental Protection Agency 1. The EPA will provide technical assistance to the state and local area in the development of the early action plan.. The EPA will move quickly to review and approve completed plans by no later than nine months after submission of the SIP revision by the state. When EPA's 8-hour implementation guidelines call for designations, EPA will defer the effective date of nonattainment designation and related requirements for participating areas that fail to meet the 8-hour ozone standard as long as all terms and milestones of the compact are being met, including submission of the early action SIP revision by 2004. Provided that the monitors in the area reflect attainment by December 31,2007, EPA will move expeditiously to designate the area as attainment and impose no additional requirements. If at any time the area does not meet all the terms of this compact, including meeting agreed-upon milestones, then it will forfeit its participation and its designation( or re- designation if necessary) will become effective according to EPA's 8-hour ozone implementation guidelines. The EPA will offer such an area no delays, exemptions or other favorable treatment because of its previous participation in this program. If the area violates the standard as of December 31, 2007, and the area has had the effective date of its nonattainment designation deferred, the area's nonattainment designation will become effective. The state will then submit a revised attainment demonstration SIP revision according to the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's 8-hour implementation rule, unless the 8-hour implementation schedule requires SIPs from 8- hour nonattainment areas before December 31,2008. In that event, a revised attainment demonstration SIP revision for the participating area will be due as soon as possible but no later than December 31,2008. In no event will EPA extend the attainment date for the area beyond that required by the CAA and/or EPA's 8-hour implementation rule. The region will not be allowed to renew this EAC after December 31,2007, or to initiate a new compact if it has previously forfeited its participation. 7. 6