# APPENDIX D

EVIDENCE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND NEVADA’S RESPONSES

# CONTENTS

D.1 EVIDENCE OF PU BLIC PARTICIPATION ......................................................1

D.1.1 Public Notice of Hearing.......................................................................................3

D.1.2 Newspaper Affidavits............................................................................................5

D.1.3 Public Hearing Agenda..........................................................................................9

D.1.4 SIP Approval Authority........................................................................................10



## D.2 PUBLIC COMMENTS AND NEVADA’S RESPONSES ..............................11

D.2.1 Oral Comments at the Public Hearing..................................................................13

D.2.2 Written Comments and Nevada’s Responses.......................................................15

D.2.2.1 Summary.................................................................................................15

D.2.2.2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency..................................................17

2.2.2.1 Comment Letter........................................................................19 2.2.2.2 Nevada’s Response...................................................................23

D.2.2.3 U.S. Department of Inte rior, National Park Service................................27

2.2.3.1 Comment Letter.........................................................................29 2.2.3.2 Nevada’s Response....................................................................59

D.2.2.4 Consortium of C onservation Organizations............................................85

2.2.4.1 Comment Letter.........................................................................85 2.2.4.2 Technical Review by Air Resource Specialists, Inc..................97 2.2.4.3 Nevada’s Response..................................................................133

## SECTION D.1

EVIDENCE OF PUBL IC PARTICIPATION

D-1

### D-2

### D.1.1 PUBLIC NOTI CE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CO MMENT PER I OD BEGINNING APRI L 17, 2009

AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 20

, 20 09

conducted b y the

Nevada Div i sion of Envir o nmental P r otection

Bureau of A i r Quality Pl anning

Pursua nt to the public he aring requirements in Ti tle 40 of the Code of Feder a l Regulations Part 51
section 102, the Nevada Division o f E n vironmenta l Protection (NDEP) is iss u ing the f o llowing

notice.

NDEP has scheduled a p u blic hearin g on Wednes day, May 20, 20 09 fro m 9:30 a.m. to 12:0 0

p.m. The hearing will be held at the Western Nevada College campus loca ted at 2201 West College Park way, Room 103 of the Re ynolds Buildi ng , in Carso n City, Neva da. The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments from all i n terested persons regarding Neva da’s Draft R e gional Haze State Implementa tion Plan (RH SIP).

In 1977, Congress amended the Clean Air Act (CAA) establishing a nation al goal to protect visibility in Class I federal areas – primarily national park s and wilderness areas. The amendment s called for the “prevention of a n y future, a n d the remedyin g of any existing, impairment of vi sibility in mandatory class I Federal areas whic h impairment results fro m manmade air pollution

. ” Nevada has one mandatory Class I area, the Jarbidge Wild er ness Area, in the northeast corner of the state managed by the U.S. For e st Service.

In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen cy adopted th e Regional Haze Rule (RHR; 40 CF R 51.308). The intent of the RHR i s to improve visi bility over the next 56 years in a ll ma ndatory

Class I areas across the country. It requires each affected stat e to develo p and adopt a plan that will improve the haziest days and pr otect the clearest days at each mandatory Class I ar ea in the state with a goal of returning to natur a l visibili ty conditions by the year 2064. Each plan must provide a comprehensive analysis of natural and m a n-made sources of haze for each ma ndatory

Class I area i n the state and contain strategies to control anthr o pogenic emissions th at c o ntribute to haze. The plan must also address the tr ansport of haze acr o ss state boundaries.

NDEP ha s prepared a dra f t RH SIP to mee t the re quirements of the federal RHR. Tho u gh national visibility goa l s are to be achieved by the year 2064, the current plan m eets the requirements of improving visibility for the most impai r ed days an d ensuring no degradation in visibil i ty for the least impaired days for the period en ding in 2 018, the first pla nning period in the federal rule. Nevada’s RH SIP contains strategies and elements re lated to e a ch requirement of the federal rule.

The draft SIP and related materials ar e available on the NDEP websit e at: http://ndep.nv.gov/baqp/planning.h tml . Access to the draft SIP may also be obtaine d by contacting A d ele Malone at NDEP, 901 S. Stewart Street, Suite 4001, Cars on City, NV 89 7 01; (775)

687-9356; or e-mail to amalone@ndep.nv.gov . Persons wishi n g to comment on the proposed SIP during the c o mment period sh ould s u bmit their comments in writing eith er in person or by mail or
fax to Adele Malone at the NDEP address, or by FAX at (775) 68 7-6396. Ora l comments will be received at the Hearing. Writte n comments will be received by ND EP at the above addr ess or at the Hearing from April 1 7 throug h Ma y 20, 2009 a n d will be retained and considered.



### D-3Please br ing the foreg oin g notice t o the attention o f all pers ons yo u know that may be inter e sted in

this matter.

This notic e has b een published in the Las V e gas R e view-J ournal a n d the Re no Ga ze tte J o ur nal news papers. It has been p o sted

at the ND EP offi ces in Cars on City and Las V e gas, at the State Lib r ary in Cars on City and at County librari e s th roug hout N e va da

. Me mb ers of the publ ic wh o a r e d i sabl ed an d re qu ire sp ecial a cco mm odati o n s o r a ssistan ce at th e me etin g ar e req u este d to notify Ade l e Mal o ne or Cathy D o uglas (775-687-9 349) no late r t h a n 3 working days before t h e he a r ing. 4/14/09



### D-4

### D.1.2 NEW S PAPER AFFIDAVI TS

D-5

### D-6

### D-7

### D-8

### D.1.3 PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA



## Public H e aring on

NEVADA’S DRAFT REGIONAL HAZ E STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Western Nevada College

2201 We st College Parkway

Reynolds Bldg, Room 103 Carson City, NV

May 20, 2009

9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon



# AGENDA 1



### I. Welcome; i n troduc tions.

II. Purpose of the Hearing is to:

• Present Nevada’s proposed Regi onal Haze State Impl ementation Plan, and

• Receive comments fr om all interested pers ons regardi n g the Plan.

III. Approval of agenda; Ou tline Hearing Procedure.

IV. SIP timeline

• Response to comments

• Submittal to U.S. EPA

• Action by U.S. EPA

V. Background; 1999 Regional Haze Rule/Clean Air Act.

VI. Presentation of RH SI P findings, plan, c o m m itments.

VII. Public com m ents an d questio n s; discussion . Public co mment ma y be limite d to five minutes per pers on at the discre tion of the chairperson. The chair reserves the right to dispense with repetitiv e comments on a given topic.

VIII. Adjourn.

Members of th e pub lic w ho ar e disa ble d an d requ ire spec ial a cco mmo datio ns or assistanc e at the me etin g are req ueste d to notify Adel e Malo ne at 90 1 S. Stew art St., Ste. 4001, C a rso n City NV 897 0 1 or 775- 68 7-9 349, at le ast 20 hours i n adv ance of the Heari ng.

The pr o p o s ed agenda is also po sted o n the NDE P web s ite at http://ndep.nv.gov/ , as well at the NDE P offices in

Car s o n City and Las Vegas, at the State Libr ar y in Car s o n C i ty and at Co u n ty libr ar ies thr o u g hou t Nevada.

1 There are no action ite m s on the agen da.



### D-9

### D.1.4 SIP APPROVAL AUTHORITY

D-10

## SECTION D.2

PUBLI C COMM ENTS AND NEVADA’S RES P ONSES

D-11

### D-12