NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLICIT PUBLIC COMMENT OR REQUEST A 

PUBLIC HEARING 

From July 12, 2010 until August 11, 2010, the Nevada Department of Agriculture is soliciting from all 

interested persons comment, or a request to hold a public hearing, regarding a contingency plan 

included in an update of the Clark County CO Maintenance Plan. In the case of violations to this 

updated plan, the~contingency calls for a reversion to a gasoline standard codified previously in Nevada 

Administrative Code section 590.065. See subsection 2 below for the text of the Contingency Plan to be 

submitted to the EPA. 

1. The need for and the purpose of this notice. 

The Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management (DAQEM) has 

been working with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a revision to a Carbon 

Monoxide Maintenance Plan, as outlined in Section 175A of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The 

existing plan called for a maximum vapor pressure for gasoline of 9.0 pounds per square inch 

(psi) from October 1 through March 31. This maximum was codified in Nevada Administrative 

Code chapter 590. In the revision to the maintenance plan, Clark County DAQEM petitioned the 

Nevada Board of Agriculture to increase the vapor pressure maximum to 13.5 psi. This change 

was approved by the Board of Agriculture in December 2009, and approved by the Legislative 

Commission in January, 201 0. Section 175A(d) of the CAA states that this plan revision must 

include contingency provisions in the event of violations to the new standard. 

As stated in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, $51.102, it is required to provide a 30 

day period for the public to submit written comment or for a request to be made to hold a public 

hearing on this issue. 

2. 'The following is the text of the proposed contingency plan: 

This letter constitutes a commitment by the Nevada Department of Agriculture to implement the following 

contingency plan contained in the Clark County Carbon Monoxide Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan, 

September 2008. Section 175A(d) of the Clean Air Act requires that revisions to State Implementation Plans (SIP) 

for maintenance plans must contain contingency provisions to assure that any violation of National Ambient Air 

Quality (NAAQ) Standards will be promptly corrected. In compliance with that requirement, the contingency 

measure proposed for this SIP revision is as follows: 

Upon approval of an increase to the wintertime Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) maximum for 

gasoline as described in Carbon Monoxide Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan, 

September 2008, and in the event of a carbon monoxide violation of NAAQ Standards, the 

Bureau of Petroleum Technology of the Nevada Department of Agriculture will request that the 

Nevada Board of Agriculture revert to the previous wintertime RVP maximum for gasoline. 

If a violation of the carbon monoxide NAAQ Standards occurs, Clark County Department of Air 

Quality and Environmental Management will notify the Bureau of Petroleum Technology of the 

Nevada Department of Agriculture. As described in Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 233B, 

because a change to the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) will be necessary, the Bureau will 

submit a draft file (amending NAC 590.065 to reflect the previous RVP maximum) to the Nevada 

Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB). Petroleum Technology will then seek approval from the 

Nevada Board of Agriculture to take action. 
The Board of Agriculture meets quarterly (normally in March, June, September and December), 

so this request will be made at the first Board Meeting following notification, notwithstanding 

deadlines for submitting agenda items for the Board Meeting. 

As described in Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 233B, a workshop and hearing will be scheduled 

and held, to provide for public comment and discussion, following approval of the request by the 

Board of Agriculture. 

The comments will be presented to the Board at their next meeting for approval, and the final 

draft file sent back to LCB for processing, and placement on the agenda of the next meeting of 

the Legislative Commission. 

3. If the action is required pursuant to federal law, a citation and description of the federal law. 

As stated in subsection 1 above, Section 175A(d) of the Clean Air Act requires a revision to a 

maintenance plan to include contingency provisions. Likewise, Title 40 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, §51 .I02 requires a 30 day period for the public to submit written comment or for a 

request to be made to hold a public hearing on this issue. 

Persons may address their comments, or request that a public hearing be held, by submission in 

written form, to 

Nevada Department of Agriculture 

2150 Frazer Avenue 

Sparks, NV 89431 

ATTN: William Striejewske 

wstriejewske@agri.state.nv.us 

Written comments or requests for public hearing must be received by the Nevada Department of 

Agriculture on or before the close of business August 11, 2010. 

If there is no request for a public hearing, the Nevada Department of Agriculture will announce that fact 

on the department website, at http://aqri.nv.qov/, following the deadline date given above. Information 

about the public comment period and whether a hearing will be held or not will also be available by 

calling the Nevada Department of Agriculture Weights & Measures office at (775) 688-1 166. 

A copy of this notice and the proposed Contingency Plan will be on file at the State Library, 100 Stewart 

Street, Carson City, Nevada, for inspection by members of the public during business hours. This 

notice can also be viewed on the Department of Agriculture website, http://agri.nv.qov/, as well as at the 

Department of Agriculture offices in Sparks, Elko, and Las Vegas between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 

500 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

Nevada Department of Agriculture Nevada Department of Agriculture 

405 South 2 1' Street 2300 McLeod 

Sparks, NV 8943 1 Las Vegas, NV 8 9 104 

Nevada Department of Agriculture Nevada Department of Agriculture 

4780 E. Idaho Street 2 150 Frazer Street 

Elko, NV 8 980 1 Sparks, NV 8943 1 
and in all counties in which an office of the agency is not maintained, at the main public library, for 

inspection and copying by members of the public during business hours. Copies of this notice and the 

proposed regulation will also be mailed to members of the public upon request. A reasonable fee may 

be charged for copies if it is deemed necessary. 

Elko County Library 

720 Court Street 

Elko, NV 89801 

Humboldt County Library 

85 East 5' Street 

Wimemucca, NV 89445 

Mineral County Library 

P.O. Box 1390 

(First & A Street) 

Hawthorne, NV 8941 5-1 390 

Pershing County Library 

P.O. Box 781 

1 125 Cenhal Avenue 

Lovelock, NV 8941 9-0781 

White Pine County Library 

950 Campton Street 

Ely, NV 89301 

Douglas County Library 

P.O. Box 337 

1625 Library Lane 

Minden, NV 89423-0337 

Las Vegas Review Journal 

Ed Vogel/Capital Bureau 

102 N. Cuny Street 

Carson City, NV 89703 

Churchill County Library 

553 South Maine Street 

Fallon, NV 89406 

Esmeralda County Library 

P.O. Box 430 

Goldfield, NV 8901 3-0430 

Lincoln County Library 

P.O. Box 330 

93 Main Street 

Pioche, NV 89043-0330 

Goldfield Public Library 

P.O. Box 430 

(Forth & Crook Street) 

Goldfield, NV 89013-0430 

Storey County Library 

P.O. Box 14 

95 South R Street 

Virginia City, NV 89440-0014 

Lander County Library 

625 South Broad Street 

Battle Mountain, NV 89820 

State Library 

100 North Stewart Street 

Carson City, NV 89701-4285 

Nevada Farm Bureau Federation 

21 65 Green Vista Drive, Suite 205 

Sparks, NV 8943 1 

Las Vegas - Clark County Library 

833 Las Vegas Boulevard North 

Las Vegas, NV 89 101 

Eureka Branch Library 

P.O. Box 293 

10 190 Monroe Street 

Eureka, NV 893 16-0293 

Lyon County Library 

20 Nevin Way 

Yerington, NV 89447 

Tonopah Public Library 

P.O. Box 449 

17 1 Central Street 

Tonopah, NV 89049-0449 

Washoe County Library 

P.O. Box 2151 

301 South Center 

Reno, NV 89505-2 15 1 

Carson City Library 

900 N. Roop Street 

Carson City, NV 89701 

Smith Valley Library 

22 Day Lane 

Smith, NV 89430 

Battle Mountain Branch Library 

P.O. Box 141 

Battle Mountain, NV 89820-0141