of 40 CFR Part 51, the following information regarding public participation activities andcompliance with state administrative procedures is provided.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES

As required by 40 CFR 51.102(a), three hearings to accept public testimony concerning

a proposed revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan were

held (I) at the Northern Virginia Regional Office of Virginia DEQ, 13901 Crown Court,

Woodbridge, Virginia, at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on April24, 2007, and (ii) at George

Mason High School, 7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia at 6:30 p.m. on April

26, 2007.

In the National Capital Interstate Air Quality Control Region, the public was given notice

of the hearings in the Washington Times on March 23, 2007 (copy attached). As

required by Section 2.1(g) ofAppendixV of 40 CFR Part 51, the hearing was held in

accordance with the information found in the public notice, and according to the state’s

laws.

The Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was notified

of the hearings, as was each local air pollution control agency which will be significantly

impacted by the revision and is located in the affected Air Quality Control Region. In

addition, the District of Columbia and Maryland, which share affected interstate AirQuality Control Regions with Virginia, were notified of the hearing. These notifications

follow the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51.102(d).

The complete record of the hearings, along with any testimony received and responses

thereto, is located at the Office of Air Regulatory Development of the Department of

Environmental Quality. The department contact to access this information is theDirector, Office of Air Regulatory Development. A summary of the testimony received

by Virginia and responses thereto is attached as Enclosure 3 to this submittal. A

summary of the testimony received by all of the affected jurisdictions and responses

thereto may be found in Appendix J to Enclosure 1 of this submittal.

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, Falls Church, Virginia, and is within

pose of these hearings

of the West Falls Church Metro Station. The pur posed revision. Using is to accept testimony concerning the pro &so accept written the procedures explained below, the DEQ will comments until 500 p.m., April 27, 2007.

The proposed revision, “State Implementation Hour Ozono Standard Demonstrating Plan (SIP) for the 8- for 2008 and Reasonable Further Progress

a Moderate Area Attainment Demonstration Base Year Inventory and a 2002 Area,” for the Washington DC-MD-VA Nonattainment

2008; (ii)

consists

an attainment

of (i) a Reasonable Further Progress Plan for 2002-

able control measures; plan; (lii) an analysis of reasonably avail (Iv) an attainment demonstration; tingency plans for (v) con quality standard; failure to attain RFP and failure to attain the air consists of the and (vi) mobile source budgets. The revision also

which serves base year 2002 air poiiutant emissions inventory, hour ozone standard as the basis for all planning activities related to the 8- inventory has been for the metropolitan Washington, DC area. This requirements prepared in response to the emissions inventory dance with 40 CFR under § 172(c) of the federal Clean Air Act in accor 51.915.

Air

The

Quality proposedCommittee plan was prepared by the Metropolitan Washington from the affected (MWAQC), which consists of elected officials localities and representatives tion and air quality of state transporta tOe progress being planning made to agencies. The plan is intended to show nonattainment improve air quality in the Washington

essary steps are

area

taken

and the efforts underway to assure that all nec

ground-level ozone to reach the federal health standard for with the Clean Air Act by Amendments 2009. MWAQC prepared the plan to comply cation of 1990; with federal reclassifi

mentatlori requirements; guidance. and with federal Phase I and Phase 2 imple

control

Comments

measures,

are Invited on the entire plan, including the proposed and inventory. Comments contingency measures, mobile source budgets, cedures specified must be submitted according to the pro. mation of the finalinplan; the next paragraph to be considered in the for contact listed below. however, questions may be directed to the

to

All

be

comments

considered.

must be received by DEQ by 5:00 p.m., AprIl 27, 2007,

writing, along withItanyis preferred that all comments be provided in oral comments will supporting documents or exhibits; however, submitted by mail, be accepted at the hearings. Comments may be facsimile transmission, pearance at the hearings, e-mail, or personal ap Air Quality Planner, Officeand must be submitted to Doris McLeod, partment of Environmental ofQuality, Air Data Analysis and Planning, De ginia 23218 (phone 804-698-4197. P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, Vir email dan1cieod’deo.vlrginia.cJQv. cepted fax 804-698-4510). only if followed Comments by facsimile transmission will be ac week. Comments by by receipt of the signed original within one dress, and phone number e-mail will be accepted only if the name, ad

mony, exhibits and of the commenter are included. All testi documents record. received are matters of public

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hearing

The proposal

may be

an ãhy supporting documents subject to this public Office, 8th Floor,examined by the public at (1) the DEQ Main Street 629 E. Main Street, Richmond. Virginia, 4070 and (804) 698-

• Woodbridge, (2) the Virginia DEQ Northern Regional Office. 13901 Crown Court, ‘4:30p.m. of each business (phone 703-583-3800) between 8:30 a.m. and period. day until the close of the public comment

Theweb address: proposed plan is available for review online at the following http:/,hareoolnt.niwcop.prQjlrpupIltv,kiefauft.aspx

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As required by Section 2.1(h) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, below is a summary of

the testimony received and responses thereto. Included is a brief statement of the

subject, the identification of the commenter, the summary of the comment and the

response (analysis and action taken). Each issue is discussed in light of all of the

comments received that affect that issue. All comments have been reviewed and

responses developed based on an evaluation of the issues raised in consideration of

the overall goals and objectives of the air quality program and the intended purpose ofthe document under review.

1. SUBJECT: Coal-fired power plants.

COMMENTER: Julie Crenshaw Van Fleet

TEXT: Old, coal-fired power plants cause health concerns for the region as well

as for local residents affected by the emissions. Large corporations should takeadditional actions to mitigate the risk posed by operating such facilities.

RESPONSE: Virginia agrees that emissions from coal-fired power plants need

to be addressed to improve air quality in the Washington, DC region. The SIP contains

provisions for significant reductions from the facilities located in the region. Virginia’sCAIR rule contains provisions that do not allow trading of NOx and SO2within the

nonattainment areas, thereby requiring facilities within the nonattainment area toreduce their emissions. The Maryland Healthy Air Act sets strict caps on coal-fired

power plants and also restricts trading. Modeling has shown that the NO emission

reductions associated with these local requirements, which are stricter than federal

requirements, will improve air quality. MWAQC and the states continue to work through

the Ozone Transport Commission process to seek additional emission reductions,

either voluntarily or within a regulatory framework, from coal-fired power plants within

our region and nationally.

2. SUBJECT: Non-road emissions, construction equipment.

COMMENTER: Metropolitan Washington Airports AuthorityTEXT: The presentation of non-road emissions in Appendix D of the draft SIP

does not seem to allow a straightforward determination of construction equipmentemissions from areas less than entire counties. For actions such as airport
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controls thereafter. However, the nonroad model guide does not provide information on

whether its assumptions include specific actions such as airport improvement projects

in a particular county.

3. SUBJECT: VOC emissions from asphalt paving.

COMMENTER: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

TEXT: Appendix D of the SIP does not appear to account for VOC emissions

from asphalt paving in Virginia. If the SIP otherwise includes such emissions, the SIP

should include more explicit information on how this is addressed.

RESPONSE: There are two different types of asphalt paving emissions included

in Virginia inventories for future years. Since these emissions are very low (see Virginia

2008 emissions below) and Appendix D only shows emissions using two decimal placesdue to space limitations, these emissions show up only as 0.00.

Asphalt Paving Cutback (2461021000): 0.0004 tpd of VOC

Emulsified Asphalt (2461022000): 0.0019 tpd of VOC

Details on the methodology to calculate the base year 2002 emissions are provided in

the Appendix B (Base Year 2002 Emissions Inventory Document) on pages 3-26 and 3-

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