North Dakota 2/24/10 Submittal 


Completeness Determination Checklist ­

Completed by Gail Fallon on April 16, 2010 


40 CFR 51 APPENDIX V CRITERIA SUBMITTAL ITEM 

2.1 Administrative Materials 

(a) A formal letter of submittal from 

the Governor or his designee, requesting 

EPA approval of the plan or revision 

thereof (hereafter lithe plan"). 

(b) Evidence that the State has adopted 

the plan in the State code or body of 

regulations; or issued the permit, 

order, consent agreement (hereafter 

"document") in final form. That evidence 

shall include the date of adoption or 

final issuance as well as the effective 

date of the plan, if different from the 

adoption/issuance date. 

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(c) Evidence that the State has the 2/26/10 A.G.'s Opinion (Appendix G) ! 

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necessary legal authority under State law 

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to adopt and implement the plan. 

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(d) A copy of the actual regulation, or 

document submitted for approval and 

incorporation by reference into the plan, 

including indication of the changes made 

to the existing approved plan, where 

applicable. The submittal shall be a 

copy of the official State 

regulation/document signed, stamped, 

dated by the appropriate State official 

indicating that it is fully enforceable 

by the State. The effective date of the 

regulation/document shall, whenever 

possible, be indicated in the document 

itself. 

(e) Evidence that the State followed all 

of the procedural requirements of the 

State's laws and constitution in 

conducting and completing the 

adoption/issuance of the plan. 

(f) Evidence that public notice was 

given of the proposed change consistent 

with procedures approved by EPA, 

including the date of publication of such 

notice. 

(g) Certification that public 

hearings(s) were held in accordance with 

the information provided in the public 

notice and the State's laws and 

constitution, if applicable. 

3/3/10 Governor's letter 

Actual regs with effective dates, 

Section 1 

BART Permits, Appendix D 

2/24/10 Approval Page, pg. ii 

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2/26/10 A.G.'s op~n~on (Appendix G) 

1/7/10 Certification of Public 

Hearing (Appendix F.7) I 

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the State's response thereto. 

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2.2 Technical Support 

(a) Identification of all regulated 

pollutants affected by the plan. 

Sections 6 and 7 

(b) Identification of the locations of 

affected sources including the EPA 

attainment/nonattainment designation of 

the locations and the status of the 

attainment plan for the affected 

areas (s) . 

Section 7; all of ND is attainment. 

(c) Quantification of the changes in 

plan allowable emissions from the 

affected sourceSi estimates of changes 

in current actual emission from affected 

sources or, where appropriate, 

quantification of changes in actual 

emission from affected sources through 

calculations of the differences between 

certain baseline levels and allowable 

emissions anticipated as a result of the 

revision. 

Section 7 

(d) The State's demonstration that the Visibility requirement: 

national ambient air quality standards, 2/23/10 Response to EPA's comments in 

prevention of significant deterioration Hearing Record, Appendix F 

increments, reasonable further progress 

demonstration, and visibility, as 

applicable, are protected if the plan is 

approved and implemented. 

(e) Modeling information required to 

support the proposed revision, including 

input data, output data, models used, 

justification of model selections, 

ambient monitoring data used, 

meteorological data used, justification 

for use of offsite data (where used), 

modes of models used, assumptions, and 

other information relevant to the 

determination of adequacy of the modeling 

analysis. 

Section 8 

(f) Evidence, where necessary, that 

emission limitations are based on 

continuous emission reduction technology. 

BART Permits, Appendix D 

(g) Evidence that the plan contains 

emission limitations, work practice 

standards and recordkeeping/reporting 

requirements, where necessary, to ensure 

emission levels. 

BART Permits, Appendix D 

(h) Compliance/enforcement strategies, 

including how compliance will be 

determined in practice. 

BART Permits, Appendix D 

(i) Special economic and technological 

justifications required by any applicable 

EPA policies. 

BART Determinations, Appendix B