Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., Chairman

Buddy Garcia, Commissioner

Carlos Rubinstein, Commissioner 

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Mark R. Vickery, P.G., Executive Director 

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TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Protecting Texas bg Reducing and Preventing Pollution 

## April6,2010

Docket No. 2009-0802-SIP, Project No. 2009-017-SIP-NR**~** 

### Docket No. 2009-0932-RUL, Rule Project No. 2009-006-101-EN

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Docket No. 2009-0867-RUL, Rule Project No. 2009-019-101-EN

A1 Armendariz, PhD, Regional Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Region 6



### 1445 Ross Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733

.

Dear Dr. Armendariz:

On March 10, 2010, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (Commission) adopted revisions to 

### the

State Implementation Plan (SlP) for the control of ozone air pollution for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria

(HGB) 

### area.

The Commission adopted amendments to 

### 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 101, Subchapter A,

General Rules, Section 101.1; and Subchapter H, Emissions Banking and Trading, Division 6, Highly Reactive

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and 

### Trade Program, 

### Sections 101.390

- 101.394, 101.396, and



### 101.399

- 101.401; 30 TAC Chapter 101, Subchapter H, 

### Emissions Banking and Trading, Division 3, Mass

Emissions C and 

### Trade Pro 

### Sections 101.350 101.351 and 

### 101.353 and co · revisions to the

SlP; and 

### GB Attsinment Demonstration SlP Revision for the 1997 Ei t-Hour Ozone Standard. These rule

changes and SIP revisions demonstrate that the HGB area 

### will attain the 

### 1997 eight-hour ozone National

Ambient Air 

### Quality Standard by June 15, 2019.

Enclosed are 

### the proposed revisions to the SlP, a public hearing certification, a 

### complete record of the public

hearings, and the accompanying orders.· I 

### look forward to your expeditious approval of these SlP revisions.

Sincerely, 

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# B~haw,PhD.

Chairman

BWS/jmm

Enclosures

cc: The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor ofTexas

Mr. Toby Baker, Office ofBudget, Planning and Policy, Office of the Governor

Mr. Mark 

### R Vickery, P.G., Executive Director, Texas Cor!unission on Environmental Quality

P.O. Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711-3087 512-239'1000 1ntemet address: www.tceq.state.tx.usTexas Commission on Environmental Quality

Public Hearings

Odober 28-29, 2009

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB)

Attainment Demonstration SIP Revision

for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard

Projed Number 2009-017-SIP-NR

Volume 2 of2REVISION TO THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

FOR THE CONTROL OF OZONE AIR POLLUTION

HOUSTON-GALVESTON-BRAZORIA 1997 EI GHT-HOUR OZONE STANDARD

NONATTAINMENT AREA

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

P.O. BOX 13087

AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711-3087

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Attainment Demonstration

State Implementation Plan Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard

PROJECT NO. 2009-017-SIP-NR

Adopted

March 10, 2010xv LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Appendix Name

Appendix A Meteorological Modeling for the HGB Attainment Demonstration SIP

Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard

Appendix B Emissions Modeling for th e HGB Attainment Demonstration SIP

Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard

Appendix C Photochemical Modeling for the HGB Attainment Demonstration SIP

Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard

Appendix D Reasonably Available Control Technology Analysis

Appendix E Reasonably Available Control Measure Analysis

Appendix F Evaluation of Mobile Sour ce Control Strategies for the HoustonGalveston-Brazoria State Implementation Plan (With Detailed

Strategies), Prepared for Houston-Galveston Area Council, Prepared by

ENVIRON International Corporation

Appendix G Transportation Control Measures for the HGB Attainment

Demonstration SIP Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard

(Excerpt from Evaluation of Mobile Source Control Strategies for the

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria State Implementation Plan), Prepared for

Houston-Galveston Area Council, Prepared by ENVIRON International

Corporation

Appendix H Voluntary Mobile Emission Reduction Program for the HGB Attainment

Demonstration SIP Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard

(Excerpt from Evaluation of Mobile Source Control Strategies for the

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria State Implementation Plan), Prepared for

Houston-Galveston Area Council, Prepared by ENVIRON International

Corporation

Appendix I Corroborative Analysis for th e HGB Attainment Demonstration SIP

Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard

Appendix J Recommendations for Best Ma nagement Practices to Control and

Reduce Inadvertent Cargo Vapor Emissions in the Tank Barge

CommunityAPPENDIX G

TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURES

FOR THE HGB ATTAINMENT DEMONSTRATION SIP REVISION

FOR THE 1997 EIGHT-HOUR OZONE STANDARD

Excerpt from

Evaluation of Mobile Source

Control Strategies for the

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria

State Implementation Plan

Prepared for Houston-Galveston Area Council

Prepared by ENVIRON International CorporationA Transportation Control Measure (TC M) is a transpor tation investment or activity that is designed to

reduce on-road vehicle emissions and improve air quality. Once TCMs are included in the state

implementation plan (SIP), the region is legally bound to implement each of these control measures in a

timely manner or face sanctions such as SIP failure or the loss of transportation funding. TCMs were

reviewed and chosen as part of the work of the TCM/Voluntary Mobile Emission Reduction Programs

(VMEP) Working Group, which consisted of local g overnment representatives. This committee worked

to evaluate projects in the current Transportation Improvement Plan for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria

area for possible designation with TCM status in the SI P. Once projects were singled out for inclusion,

project sponsors were notified and agreed to upgrading their project(s) to TCM status. The Technical

Advisory Committee, an appointed body comprise d of representatives of member governments and

special citizen interest groups with expertise in transportation planning, a nd Houston-Galveston Area

Council staff reviewed the responses to these notifi cations and narrowed the possible candidates to the

following list.

G-1G-2SIP RevisionTable 1PROJECTS WITH APPLICABLE BENEFITSSTATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANHOUSTON-GALVESTON-BRAZORIA AREAProject #SponsorStreetDescriptionProjectLengthNOXEmissionReductions(tons/day)CostEffectiveness($/ton)Acceptanceof BidCompletionDate0912-72-145Greater SoutheastManagementDistrictHolmanPedestrian Improvements.11 Miles0.0001862$253,871.0012/01/200905/01/20100912-72-146Greater SoutheastManagementDistrictElgin, Ennis,AlabamaPedestrian Improvements.19 Miles0.0004562$172,066.0012/01/200905/01/20100912-72-147Uptown HoustonAssociationWestheimerPedestrian/TransitImprovement Program1.75 Miles0.0137628$85,027.0009/01/200706/01/20100912-71-544City of HoustonColumbia Tap Railto TrailConstruct Bikeway3.11 Miles0.0002721$4,376,248.0002/09/2007Complete0912-71-801City of HoustonColumbia TapUnion Station Trail12' Wide ConcreteShared Use Path with 5'Bike Lane1.07 Miles0.0005840$692,274.0006/08/2007Complete0912-71-655City of HoustonTerryHershey ParkWest Houston On-StreetBikeway Network (Phase2)1.16 Miles0.0001653$3,420,128.0012/09/2007CompleteTotal0.0154266TCM Project DescriptionBicycle/Pedestrian ProjectsProjects that create and/or enhance bicycle/pedestrian pathways throughout the region serve to linkindividuals to alternative methods of transportation other than driving a single occupancy vehicle. By doing so, the automobile emissions that would otherwisebe released from the automobile are removed completely.