Ozone Transport Commission

Objective

The overall goal of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) grant is to facilitate collaboration among the OTC jurisdictions, notably the State Environmental Commissioners/Secretaries, State Air Directors and their staff, to assist them in reducing ozone precursor emissions in their states and in representing their ozone related issues to the EPA. The focus of the OTC is to ensure real results in air quality improvement in the Ozone Transport Region. The OTC brings together the State members to coordinate reductions in air pollution to benefit the entire region. The Ozone Transport Commission (OTC or the Commission) is the single regional multi-state organization created under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAA) responsible for advising the EPA on ground-level ozone and its precursor pollutant transport issues. The Commission is responsible for developing and implementing regional solutions to the ground-level ozone problem in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States. As directed under the CAA, the EPA awards grants to the Commission under the authority of Section 106 of the CAA. Section 184 of the CAA established the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) that, by law, develops and recommends regional strategies for cleaning up air pollution.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government

An agency or commission designated by the Governors of the affected States, which can recommend to those Governors' plans for implementation of national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards and which includes representation from the States and the appropriate political subdivisions within the affected air quality control region.

Who Benefits

• Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
• Interstate Organization
• Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination

Municipalities, intermunicipalities, States, interstate agencies or commissions, and Federally recognized Indian tribes.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

thompson.ashley.m@epa.gov
202-564-3633