Greetings! We are proud to declare victory in our efforts to get EPA Region #3 administrator Adam Ortiz to engage with our community and see first-hand how the toxic air we breathe is affecting our ability to lead clean, healthy lives. See below for highlights and a link to the full letter. Please follow us @SwpaAirQuality on Twitter and https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086677540641 on Facebook for updates on this and our next town hall where we will discuss the next steps in the process. From Adam Ortiz: Because of your concerns, I want to make sure that you know that EPA is currently accepting public comments during a 60-day public comment period through March 28, 2023. On January 31, 2023, EPA announced via a Federal Register notice that virtual public hearings will be held for the PM NAAQS Reconsideration. For information or questions about the public hearing, please contact EPA’s public hearing team at (919) 541–0505 or via e-mail atHEIDpublichearing@epa.gov. I will forward your letter to the official docket for our proposed PM Reconsideration action, but I encourage you to submit further comments to the record and to participate in the virtual public hearing, if possible. You can find further information on PM NAAQS, including our current reconsideration proposal athttps://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/proposed-decision-reconsideration-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-particulate I welcome the opportunity to discuss fine particulate matter pollution and environmental justice with you. My assistant, Rhonda Purnell, will be in touch to schedule a meeting during which Ms. Cristina Fernandez, the Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region Air and Radiation Division, will join us. In the interest of time, I request that it be a virtual meeting. Thank you again for your interest in this matter and I look forward to visiting the Pittsburgh region in the near future. Sincerely, Adam Ortiz Regional Administrator