ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE ALABAMA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP)

Notice is hereby given that the Alabama De partment of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama is providing the opport unity for interested persons to comment on proposed revisions to the Alabama State Implemen tation Plan (SIP). Interested parties may request that a public hearing be held. Such a he aring will be held if justifiable reasons for a hearing are presented.

If the Department holds a hearing, the hearing will be held on September 16, 2009, at
10:00 a.m. in Room 1201 at the ADEM – Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Blvd in Montgomery.

Those requesting a hearing must call (334) 271-7909. The deadline to submit a request for a hearing is 5:00 p.m. on September 1, 20 09. If no hearing will be held a Notice of Cancellation of the hearing will be posted on September 2, 2009, on the Department's website at www.adem.alabama.gov/PubHearings/PubHearings.h

tm . Interested persons may also call (334) 394-43 60 to determine if a public hearing will be
held.

Pursuant to Section 172 of the Clean Air Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management proposes to amend the Alabama State Implementation Plan to incorporate measures to address the Jackson Co unty portion of the Chattanooga, Tennessee Nonattainment Area ("Chattanooga NAA") for the annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The Jackson County portion of the Chattanooga NAA, located in northeast Alabama, is geographically comprised of a single census block group in Jackson County, Alabama.

In accordance with the Clean Air Act, th is attainment demonstration documents the State of Alabama's analysis of various contro l measures and their predicted impact on air quality in the Chattanooga NAA. The analysis results were used to select a practicable and reasonable control strategy, which will result in the attainment of the annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The proposed control strategy will be implemented beginning in 2009, and attainment is projected to be achieved beginning in 200 9

.

In a separate matter, ADEM also proposes to submit to EPA confirmation that the SIP provides the basic program elements specified in Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) necessary to implement the 2006 (24-hour) PM2.5 NAAQS.

Copies of the proposed SIP are available at a cost of 30 cents per page at each of the
ADEM office locations listed below or on the Internet at 

### www.adem.state.al.us/PubHe arings/PubHearings.htm at no cost.

ADEM, Office of General Counsel Attn: Molly Tatum
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (P. O. Box 30l463, Zip code 36l30-l463) Montgomery, AL 36110-2059 (334) 394-4360-2-

ADEM, Birmingham Field Office
Attn: Sheila Vail
110 Vulcan Road Birmingham, AL 35209-4702 (205) 942-6168

ADEM, Decatur Field Office
Attn: Jan Childers 2715 Sandlin Road, SW Decatur, AL 35603-1333 (256) 353-1713

ADEM, Mobile Field Office
Attn: Jenika Monroe
2204 Perimeter Road Mobile, AL 36615-1131 (251) 450-3400

Southeast Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission 462 North Oates, 4th Floor Dothan, AL 36303

Alabama - Tombigbee Rivers Planning & Development Commission
Courthouse Annex
107 Broad Street Camden, AL 36726

East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission 1130 S Quintard Avenue Anniston, AL 36201

If the Department holds a hearing, it will be held to receive data, views, and arguments from interested persons regarding the proposed revisions. Attendance at the hearing is not necessary to present such data, views, argument s, or comments as the same may be submitted in writing, but must be received by the Hearing Officer prior to 5:00 p.m. on September 18,

2009.

Written submissions and other inquires should be directed to: ADEM Hearing Officer, Office of General Counsel, Alabama Departme nt of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463 (street address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2059) or by e-mail at Hearing.officer@adem.state.al.us.

Any person wishing to participate in this hearing who needs special accommodations should contact the Department’s Permits and Services Division at (334) 271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing.

This notice is hereby given this August 2, 2009, by authority of ADEM.

Onis "Trey" Glenn, IIIDirector