exceptional event
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “exceptional event” means an event that—
(i) affects air quality;
(ii) is not reasonably controllable or preventable;
(iii) is an event caused by human activity that is unlikely to recur at a particular location or a natural event; and
(iv) is determined by the Administrator through the process established in the regulations promulgated under paragraph (2) to be an exceptional event.
Source
- 2005–present42 U.S.C. § 7619The Public Health and Welfare · Air quality monitoring · in this section