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RECTOROFHEALTh CERTIFIED

MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

STATE

OF HAWAII

InreppIeasereferlo: (#7008

1140 0002 7256 4809)

DEPARTMENT

OF HEALTH

file: P.O. Box 3378 HONOLULU,

HAWAII 96801-3378

14-121M&

CAB March

3, 2014 Ms. Meredith Kurpius Manager Technical Support
Office (AIR-7) U.S. EPA, Region

IX 75 Hawthorne

Street San Francsco, California

94105 Dear

Ms. Kurpius: SUBJECT: Documentation

for Natural
Event Excluded

Data

for the 2011-2012 Exceedances

of the Annual

PM 2 . 5 National Ambient

Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) In the calendar

years
2011

and 2012, there were exceedances

of the Annual

PM 2 . 5 NAAQS

at the Kona

air monitoring

station

on the Island

of Hawaii.

A final report demonstrating

that
the exceedances

were caused

by naturally occurring volcanic emissions

was submitted

to EPA

on December 11,2013. Attached

are the affidavits

of the public notice through

the three

(3) local newspapers

to be included

as Attachment

C of the final report.

The report

was placed

on the Department

of Health, Clean

Air Branch (DOH-CAB),

website

and made available

at the DOH-CAB

offices

in Honolulu,

Hilo,

and Kona

for public review

for

a period

of thirty

(30) days beginning December

16, 2013

and ending January

14, 2014.

No comments

were received

from

the public regarding

the report. If there

are any questions concerning

the attached,

please contact

Ms. Lisa Young

of my staff

at (808) 586-4200.

Sincerely, _/4 c_%__ NOLAN

S. HIRAI,

P.E. Manager,

Clean

Air Branch GW:rkb* Attachment c Gwen Yoshimura,

Air Division

Air Quality Analysis

Office (AIR-7),

U

S EPA,

RE Carol Bohnènkamp,

Air Division,

Air Quality Analysis

Office (AIR-7),

I-—— Rynda

Kay,

Air Division,

Rules Office (AIR-4),

U.S. EPA, Region

IXAFFIDAVITOFPUBLICATIONAPPENDIXCINTHEMATTEROFPublicNotice}}}}}}}STATEOFHAWAIICityandCountyofHonoluluDoc.Date:}}SS.INotaryName:CLLEENE.SORANAKA#Pages:1LisaKaukanibeingdulysworn,deposesandsaysthatsheisaclerk,dulyauthorizedtoexecutethisaffidavitofOahuPublications,Inc.publisherofTheHonoluluStar-AdvertiserandMidWeek,thatsaidnewspapersarenewspapersofgeneralcirculationintheStateofHawaii,andthattheattachednoticeistruenoticeaswaspublishedintheaforementionednewspapersasfollows:HonoluluStar-Advertiser12/16/2013MidweekWed.0timeson:_______timeson:Itimeson:Andtiaiitissnutatowayinterestedintheaboveentitledmatter.PUBLiCNOTICETheDepartmentofHealth,StateofHawail,isnotifyingallinterestedpersonsoftirereport,‘DocumentationforNaturalEventExcludedDate,’Pursuantto40CFR50.14,thIsreportdescribestiretreatmentofairqualitymonitoringdatainfluencedbynaturalevente.ThereportIsavallableforpublicreviewduringregularofficehours,MondaythroughFriday,7:45a.m.to4:15p.m.,attirefollowinglocations:Oahu:öCleanAirBranch,DepartmentofHealth919AlaMoanaBlvd.,Roani203,Honolulu,Oahu96814Hawall:.HaWaUDistrictHealthOffice,DepartmentofHealth1582KamehamehaAve.,Hilo,Hawafi•CleanAirBranchKona,KeakealaniBuilding,DepartnrentofHealth79.1020HaukaplleStreet,Room113,Kealakekea,HawaiiTheimportIsalsoavallableantheCleanAirBranch,DepartmentofHealthwebsileat1Lfrealth.hawail.gqt(pLb.InterestedpnrsnnsmaysubmitwrittencommentsaddressedtotheDepartmentofHealthattireaboveaddressonDabs,andmustbepostmarkedorreceivedbyJanuary14,2014.Foradditionallnfàrrnation,contactMs.LisaYoungoftireCleanAIrBranchinHonoluluat(808)5864209.(SA58321112/16/13)Doc.Descrigtion:AffidavitofFirstJit!ci1Circuit i.So’..DateI‘I‘0,LisaKaicaniMycommissionexpires:Jan062016Ad#0000583211LN:_______

# APPENDIX

C State

of Hawaii AFFIDAVIT

OF PUBLICATION ) ) SS: County

of Hawaii

) M.

R. Chavez,

being

first duly sworn, deposes

and says: 1. That

she

is the Classified Accountant

of WEST HAWAII TODAY,

a newspaper published

in the City

of Kailua Kona, State

of Hawaii. 2. That “PUBLIC NOTICE

The Department

of Health,

State

of Hawaii,

is notifying

all interested
persons

of the report, “Documentation

for Natural”

of which

a clipping

from

the newspaper

is attached
hereto,

was published

in said newspaper

on the following date(s) December

1 6, 201

3 (etc.) Subscribed

and sworn

to before

me This

1 6th day

of December,

201

3 Notary Public,
Third Circuit, State

of Hawaii Henriann

P. Kahananui My Commission

expires:

June

6, 201

5 # Page(s):

1PUBLICNOTICETheDepartmentofHealth,StateofHawaii,isnotifljingallinterestedprsonsofthereport,“DocumentationforNaturalEventExcludedData.”Pursuantto40CFR50.14,thisreportdescribesthetreatmentofairqualitymonitoringdatainfluencedbynaturalevents.Thereportisavailableforpublicreviewduringregularofficehours,MondaythroughFriday,7:45a.xn.to4:15p.m.,atthefoflowinglocations:Oahu:CleanAirBranch,DepartmentofHealth919AlaMoanaBlvd.,Room203,Honolulu,Osbu96814Hawaii:•HawaiiDistrictHealthOffice,DepartmentofHealth1582KamehainehaAve.,Hilo,Hawaii•CleanAirBranch—Kona,KeakealaniBuilding,DepartmentofHealth79-1020HaukapilaStreet,Room113,Kealakekua,HawaiiThereportisalsoavailableontheCleanAirBranch,DepartmentofHealthwebsiteathttp//health.hawaii.gov/rab.InterestedpersonsmaysubmitwrittencommentsaddressedtotheDepartmentofHealthattheabov.eaddresson9ahu,andmustbepostmarkedorreceivedbyJanuary14,2014.Foradditionalinformation,contactMs.LisaYoungoftheCleanAirBranchinHonoluluat(808)5864200.(No.84379-WestHawaiiToday:December16,2013)APPENDIXCAFRDAVTOFPUBLiCATIONStateofHawaii)SS:CountyofHawaii)LEILANIK.R.HIGAKI,beingfirstdulysworn,deposesandsays:1.ThatsheistheBUSINESSMANAGERofHAWAIITRIBUNE-HERALD,anewspaperpublishedintheCityofHILOStateofHawaii.2.Thatthe“PUELICNOTICE...“DocumentationforNaturalEventExcludedData.”...forpublicreview...etc.ofwhichaclippingfromthenewspaperaspublishedisattachedhereto,waspublishedinsaidnewspaperonthefollowingdate(s)December16,2013,(etc.).63574r1Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis23rddayofDecember,2013.SHARONH.P.OGATANotaryPublic,ThirdCircuit,StateofHawaiiMycommissionexpiresPage(s):1

# APPENDIX

C PUBLIC NOTICE The Department

of Health

State

of Hawaii,

is notifying

all interested
persons

of the report, “Documentation

for Natural Event Excluded

Data.” Pursuant

to 40 CFR 50.14,

this report describes

the treatment

of air quality monitoring

data influenced

by natural events. The report

is available

for public review during regular
office hours, Monday through Friday,

7:45 a.m.

to 4:15 p.m.,

at the • following locations: • Oahu: Clean

Air Branch, Department

of Health 919 Ala Moana
Blvd., Room

203, Honolulu,

Oahu 96814 Hawaii: Hawaii District Health Office, Department

of Health 1582 Kameliameha

Ave., Hilo, Hawaii • Clean

Air Branch—

Kona, Keakealani Building, Department of Health 79-1020 Haukapila

Street, Room

113, Kealakekua,

Hawaii The report

is also available

on the Clean

Air Branch, Department

of Health website

at htto://health.hawail.gov/ cab. Interested
persons

may submit written comments ressed

to the Department

of Health

at the above address on Oahu,

and must

be postmarked

or received

by January

14, 2014.

For additional information,

contact

Ms. Lisa Young

of the Clean

Air Branch

in Honolulu

at (808) 586-4200. (63574r1

Hawaii Tribune-Herald:

December

16, 2013)