The New York plans were evaluated on the basis of the following classifications:
| Air quality control region
| Pollutant
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| Particulate matter
| Sulfur oxides
| Nitrogen dioxide
| Carbon monoxide
| Photochemical oxidants (hydrocarbons)
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| Niagara Frontier Intrastate | I | I | III | III | I
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| Champlain Valley Interstate | II | II | III | III | III
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| Central New York Intrastate | I | II | III | I | I
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| Genesee-Finger Lakes Intrastate | II | II | III | III | I
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| Hudson Valley Intrastate | I | II | III | III | III
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| Southern Tier East Intrastate | II | II | III | III | III
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| Southern Tier West Intrastate | II | II | III | III | III
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| New Jersey-New York-Connecticut Interstate | I | I | I | I | I |