February 23,2012 

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STATE OF TENNESSEE mzDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION pj$s tJ:b175 

Division of Air Pollution Control 

9' Floor, L & C Annex, 401 Church Street 

Ms. Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming 

Regional Administrator 

US EPA, Region 4 

Atlanta Federal Center, 1 2th Floor 

61 Forsyth Street, SW 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Nashville, Tennessee 37243- 153 1 

Telephone: (615) 532-0554 

Certified Mail 7006 3450 0003 9091 3459 

Returned Receipt Requested 

Re: 201 1 Data Certification and Clean Data Demonstration for the Knoxville 

Annual and 24-Hour PM-2.5 Nonattainment Area 

Dear Ms. Fleming: 

The State of Tennessee certifies to the US. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) its 

ambient PM 2.5 and lead data for calendar year 201 1. The data has been submitted to the Air 

Quality Subsystem (AQS) and is complete. The reported data are true and accurate to the best of 

this agency's knowledge, taking into consideration the quality assurance findings. Copies of the 

AMP450, AMP450NC, and AMP255 reports are enclosed. 

The State of Tennessee would also like to make a request regarding the ~noxville, TN PM-2.5 

nonattainment area. This area is nonattainment for both the annual and 24-hour PM-2.5 

standards and includes Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon Counties in their entirety, as well 

as a portion of Rome County. The area was designated as nonattainment for the annual PM-2.5 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) by EPA on January 5, 2005. Later the EPA 

designated the area nonattainment for the 24-hour PM-2.5 NAAQS on November 13, 2009, 

(74FR 58762-58763), with an effective date of December 14, 2009. Current air quality 

monitoring data show all monitors in the Knoxville nonattainment area have attained both the 

annual PM-2.5 NAAQS of 15 ug/m3 and the 24-hour NAAQS of 35 ug/m3. This determination 

is based upon three years of ambient air monitoring data showing monitored attainment for the 

2009-20 1 1 period. 

The State of Tennessee requests that EPA make a positive determination that the Knoxville, TN 

annual and 24-hour PM-2.5 nonattainment areas have attained the annual and 24-hour PM-2.5 

NAAQS, pursuant to the Agency's Clean Data Policy. If the requested determination is made 
Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming 

February 23,2012 

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final, the requirement for the State of Tennessee to submit attainment demonstrations and 

associated reasonably available control measures (RACM), reasonable further progress (RFP) 

plans, contingency measures, and other required elements related to attainment of the NAAQS 

for the Knoxville, TN annual and 24-hour nonattainment area would be suspended. These 

requirements would remain suspended as long as this area continues to meet the annual and 24- 

hour PM-2.5 NAAQS. 

Your favorable review of this request will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or 

require additional information, please call me at 615-532-0525. 

Since ly, dTl&b 

B&ryu Stephens, P.E. 

Director 

Division of Air Pollution Control 

Enclosures 

Cc: David Lutz 

Darren Palmer 

Stacy Harder 

Lynne Liddington 

Billy Pugh 

Marc Corrigan 

Jackie Waynick 


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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT 

Report Code: AMP255 

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AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT Feb. 

Notes About this Report 

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n a summarized row, this means that more than one occurence exist in the summary. For example, if you have a PQA 

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AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT 

Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audits 

PQAO: 1025 (Tennessee Division Of Air Pollution Control) APP A 

Flow Rate 

Begin End #Q % Criteria Obs / Q Avg Conf. Limits 'A 

ID POC MT # Req w/ Data Complete Met? Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 %d Lower Upper Cl 

0007 1 S 01-JAN-11 31-DEC-11 2 4 1 00 Y 1 1 1 1 -0.8 

0007 2 S 01-JAN-1 1 31-DEC-11 2 4 1 00 Y 1 1 1 1 -1.6 

ARY 28 54 100 93 14 14 12 14 -1.0 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT 

Collocation Detail 

PQAO: 0375 (Exide Corporation) 

Parameter Begin End 

Site ID Code POC MT Date Date #Req 

47-163-3002 14129 1 ID 01 -JAN-1 1 31 -DEC-11 30 

PQAO: 1025 (Tennessee Division Of Air Pollution Control) 

Parameter Begin End 

Site ID Code - POC MT Date # Req 

47-163-3004 14129 1 S 01 -JAN-1 1 31 -DEC-11 30 

PQAO: 1025 (Tennessee Division Of Air Pollution Control) 

Parameter Begin End 

Site ID Code POC KT - Date #Req 

47-113-0006 88101 1 S 03-JAN-1 1 29-DEC-11 30 

47-165-0007 88101 1 S 03-JAN-1 1 29-DEC-11 30 

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# Obs 

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AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT 

Collocation Summary 

PQAO: 0375 (Exide Corporation) 

# Collocated # Actuallv O/O Rea. Sites 

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# Valid O/O 

State # Sites Required collocated ~ollocated -# Req # Obs Obs Complete CV 

TN 3 1 1 100 30 116 116 100 22.96 7N 1 00 it6 100 22.96 

PQAO: 1025 (Tennessee Division Of Air Pollution Control) APP k 

# Collocated # Actually % Req. Sites- # Valid YO 

 State # Sites Required Collocated Collocated # Req # Obs Obs Complete CV 

TN 1 1 1 100 30 55 36 1 00 11.25 tN 1OO 36 100 1 1 .25 

PQAO: 1025 (Tennessee Division Of Air Pollution Control) APP L 

# Collocated # Actually % Req. Sites- # Valid YO 

State # Sites Required Collocated Collocated # Req # Obs Obs Complete 

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7,2012 

Yes 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT 

Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) 

PQAO: 0375 (Exide Corporation) 

#PEP # PEP # Collocated # Collocated % Conf. Limits 

s Required Collected PEP Req PEP Coll. Complete Lower Upper 

1 0 4 0 0 

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PQAO: 1025 (Tennessee Division Of Air Pollution Control) 

#PEP # PEP # Collocated # Collocated Oh Conf. Limits 

s Required Collected PEP Req PEP Coll. Complete 5 Lower Upper 

1 0 4 0 0 

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PQAO: 1025 (Tennessee Division Of Air Pollution Control) 

#PEP # PEP # Collocated # Collocated % Conf. Limits 

s Required Collected PEP Req PEP Coll. Complete 5 Lower Upper 

Feb. 17,2012 

App A I : Yes 

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App A+: Yes 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT 

Audit Strip Analysis 

PQAO: 0375 (Exide Corporation) 

O/O Completeness 

Id Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Bias 

5 100 100 83 100 96 +I- 8.10 

5 100 to0 83 100 96 +I- 8.10 

PQAO: 1025 (Tennessee Division Of Air Pollution Control) 

% Completeness 

 Id Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Bias 

5 100 100 100 100 100 +/- 9.59 

5 $00 1QO 1W I00 100 4- 9.5Q 

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17,201 2 : Yes : Yes