PABulletin,Doc.No.09-1472((Page1of2liwI’enosvantNOTICESProposedRevisiontoPennsylvania’sStateImplementationPlanIncorporatingtheDiesel-PoweredMotorVehicleIdlingAct;PublicHearing[39Pa.B.4954][Saturday,August15,2009]ThroughoutthisCommonwealth,thereareareasthatdonotmeetthe8-hourozoneorfineparticulate(PM25)NationalAmbientAirQualityStandard(NAAQS).Concentrationsofground-levelozoneandPM25abovetheFederalhealth-basedNAAQSposeaserioushumanhealththreatandalsocausedamagetocrops,forests,wildlifeandbuildings.CitizensinthisCommonwealthwillbenefitfromreduceddirectexposuretodieselemissionsproducedbyidlingdiesel-poweredmotorvehicles.DieselemissionreductionswillalsoassisttheCommonwealthinachievingandmaintainingthefineparticulateandground-levelozonestandardsOnOctober9,2008,GovernorRendellsignedtheDiesel-PoweredMotorVehicleIdlingAct(Act124of2008;P.L.1511,No.124);theactbecameineffectiveonFebruary6,2009.Act124,codifiedat35S.§§4601--4610,reducesunnecessaryidlingofthemainpropulsionengineindiesel-poweredmotorvehicles,includingtrucksandbusesbyrestrictingidlingofheavy-dutydieselvehiclesto5minutesinanycontinuous60-minuteperiod.Act124isanticipatedtoannuallyreduceidlingemissionsinthisCommonwealthbyapproximately1,622tonsofnitrogenoxides(NO),45tonsofvolatileorganiccompounds(VOC5)and30tonsofparticulatematter(PM).ByincorporatingAct124intothePennsylvaniaSIP,Act124becomesenforceablebytheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),inadditiontocontinuingtobeenforceablebystateandlocalgovernmentalentities.Inaddition,thisCommonwealthwillbeabletotakecreditinsubsequentSIPrevisionsforemissionreductionsresultingfromcompliancewithAct124.ThisproposalisavailableontheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection’s(Department)websiteathttp://www.dep.state.pa.us/(searchAirQualityorCleanAirPlans)orthroughthecontactpersonslisted.NoticeoftheproposedSIPrevisionwillalsobepublishedinatleastsixnewspapersofgeneralcirculationthroughoutthisCommonwealth.TheDepartmentisseekingcommentonlyontheincorporationofAct124intotheCommonwealth’sStateImplementationPlan(SIP).TheDepartmentwillalsoholdthreepublichearingstoreceiveoraltestimonyontheproposedSIPrevision.AhearingwillbeheldinHarrisburgonThursday,September17,2009,at1p.m.attheDepartment’sSouthcentralRegionalOffice,909ElmertonAvenue,Harrisburg,PA17110.ThepublichearinginNorristownwillbeheldonFriday,September18,2009,at1p.m.atDepartment’sSoutheastRegionalOffice,2EastMainStreet,Norristown,PA19401.Inaddition,ahearingwillbeheldinPittsburghonFriday,September18,2009,at1p.m.attheDepartment’sSouthwestRegionalOffice,400WaterfrontDrive,Pittsburgh,PA15222.PersonswhowishtopresenttestimonyatascheduledhearingshouldcontactYvetteHouse,P.0.Box8468,Harrisburg,PA17105,(717)787-9495orbye-mailatyhouse@state.pa.us.PersonswhodonotreserveatimewillbeabletotestifS’astimeallows.Witnessesshouldkeeptestimonyto10minutesandshouldprovidetwowrittencopiesoftheirstatementatthehearing.Personswithadisabilitywhowishtoattendthehearingandrequireanauxiliaryaid,serviceorotheraccommodationtoparticipateintheproceedingshouldcontactYvetteHouseat(717)787-9495orfile://P:\ARM\projects\Trucks\idling\IdlingSIP\Final\PABulletin,DoeNo09-1472.htm1/6/2010PABulletin,Doe.No.09-1472(CPage2of2yhouse@state.pa.us.TDDusersmaycontactthePensylvaniaAT&TRelayServiceat(800)654-5984todiscusshowDepartmentcanbestaccommodatetheirneeds.PersonsinterestedinthisproposedSIPrevisionareinvitedtosubmitwrittencommentsontheproposedSIPrevision.WrittencommentsmustbereceivedbyDeparmentnolaterthanFriday,September25,2009.WrittencommentsshouldbesenttotheattentionofArleenShulman,DivisionofAirResourceManagement,BureauofAirQuality,P.0.Box8468,Harrisburg,PA17105-8468,ashulman@state.pa.us.Use“Act124SIPRevision”inthesubjectline.JOHNHANGER,Secretary[Pa.B.Doe.No.09-1472.FiledforpublicinspectionAugust14,2009,9:00a.m.1Nopartoftheinformationonthissitemaybereproducedforprofitorsoldforprofit.ThismaterialhasbeendrawndirectlyfromtheofficialPennsylvaniaBulletinfulltextdatabase.DuetothelimitationsofHTMLordifferencesindisplaycapabilitiesofdifferentbrowsers,thisversionmaydifferslightlyfromtheofficialprintedversion.ThPtnnwIvrn2BU[LI’If%PREV•NEXT.BULLETIN•SEARCHwebmast[iPaBulletin.comfile://P:\ARM\projects\Trucks\idling\IdlingSIP\Final\PABulletin,DoeNo_09-1472.htm1/6/2010