APPENDIX A

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Request ID: 1406197 Report Code: AMP480 Jan. 26, 2016

Selection Criteria Page 1

User ID: GYE

State County City Site Parameter POC AQCR UAR CBSA CSA

EPA

Region

39

39

39

39

39

21

21

017

025

027

061

165

015

037

0003

3002

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS

Parameter

Classification Parameter Method Duration

DESIGN VALUE 44201

SELECTED OPTIONS

SINGLE EVENT PROCESSING

WORKFILE DELIMITER

USER SITE METADATA

MERGE PDF FILES

QUARTERLY DATA IN WORKFILE

AGENCY ROLE

Option Type Option Value

EXCLUDE REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENTS

,

STREET ADDRESS

YES

NO

PQAO

DATE CRITERIA

2012

Start Date End Date

2014

Tribal

Code

APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Standard Description

Ozone 8-Hour 2008
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Jan. 26, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 1 of 7

Pollutant:

Standard Units:

Level:.075

NAAQS Standard: Ozone 8-Hour 2008

Statistic: Annual 4th Maximum

1

1

Poc

245

242

Valid

Days

 100

 99

Percent

Complete

 .074

 .084

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

239

243

Valid

Days

 98

 99

Percent

Complete

 .070

 .080

4th

Max 

Cert&

 Eval

245

238

Valid

Days

 100

 97

Percent

Complete

 .067

 .073

4th

Max 

Cert&

 Eval

 99

 98

Percent

Complete

 .070

 .079

Design

Value

Y

Y

D. V.

Validity

Ozone(44201)

Parts per million(007)

Site ID

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

21-015-0003

21-037-3002

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS.

Design Value Year: 2012

STREET ADDRESS

2011 2010

State: Kentucky

KY 338 & LOWER RIVER ROAD

524A JOHN'S HILL ROAD

2012 3 - Year
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Jan. 26, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 2 of 7

Pollutant:

Standard Units:

Level:.075

NAAQS Standard: Ozone 8-Hour 2008

Statistic: Annual 4th Maximum

1

1

Poc

244

245

Valid

Days

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .059

 .072

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

245

242

Valid

Days

 100

 99

Percent

Complete

 .074

 .084

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

239

243

Valid

Days

 98

 99

Percent

Complete

 .070

 .080

4th

Max 

Cert&

 Eval

 99

 99

Percent

Complete

 .067

 .078

Design

Value

Y

Y

D. V.

Validity

Ozone(44201)

Parts per million(007)

Site ID

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

21-015-0003

21-037-3002

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS.

Design Value Year: 2013

STREET ADDRESS

2012 2011

State: Kentucky

KY 338 & LOWER RIVER ROAD

524A JOHN'S HILL ROAD

2013 3 - Year
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Jan. 26, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 3 of 7

Pollutant:

Standard Units:

Level:.075

NAAQS Standard: Ozone 8-Hour 2008

Statistic: Annual 4th Maximum

1

1

Poc

245

242

Valid

Days

 100

 99

Percent

Complete

 .062

 .071

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

244

245

Valid

Days

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .059

 .072

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

245

242

Valid

Days

 100

 99

Percent

Complete

 .074

 .084

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

 100

 99

Percent

Complete

 .065

 .075

Design

Value

Y

Y

D. V.

Validity

Ozone(44201)

Parts per million(007)

Site ID

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

21-015-0003

21-037-3002

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS.

Design Value Year: 2014

STREET ADDRESS

2013 2012

State: Kentucky

KY 338 & LOWER RIVER ROAD

524A JOHN'S HILL ROAD

2014 3 - Year
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Jan. 26, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 4 of 7

Pollutant:

Standard Units:

Level:.075

NAAQS Standard: Ozone 8-Hour 2008

Statistic: Annual 4th Maximum

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Poc

213

203

198

214

213

206

187

213

213

Valid

Days

 100

 95

 93

 100

 100

 96

 87

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .083

 .084

 .085

 .091

 .086

 .087

 .083

 .082

 .080

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

214

214

164

212

212

209

211

214

213

Valid

Days

 100

 100

 77

 99

 99

 98

 99

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .078

 .082

 .079

 .082

 .084

 .088

 .078

 .085

 .082

4th

Max 

Y

Cert&

 Eval

212

212

211

211

212

210

214

214

Valid

Days

 99

 99

 99

 99

 99

 98

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .077

 .080

 .075

 .076

 .080

 .079

 .075

 .076

4th

Max 

Cert&

 Eval

 100

 98

 56

 99

 99

 98

 95

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .079

 .082

 .082

 .082

 .082

 .085

 .080

 .080

 .079

Design

Value

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

D. V.

Validity

Ozone(44201)

Parts per million(007)

Site ID

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

39-017-0004

39-017-0018

39-017-9991

39-025-0022

39-027-1002

39-061-0006

39-061-0010

39-061-0040

39-165-0007

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS.

Design Value Year: 2012

STREET ADDRESS

2011 2010

State: Ohio

SCHULER AND BENDER

1701 Runway Dr.

Ecology Research Center, 

Miami University, Oxford,

Ohio 45056

2400 CLERMONT CENTER DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

11590 GROOMS RD

6950 RIPPLE RD.

250 WM. HOWARD TAFT

430 SOUTHEAST ST.

2012 3 - Year
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Jan. 26, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 5 of 7

Pollutant:

Standard Units:

Level:.075

NAAQS Standard: Ozone 8-Hour 2008

Statistic: Annual 4th Maximum

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Poc

209

214

201

213

212

204

208

212

212

Valid

Days

 98

 100

 94

 100

 99

 95

 97

 99

 99

Percent

Complete

 .068

 .068

 .069

 .066

 .064

 .069

 .064

 .069

 .067

4th

Max 

Y

Cert&

 Eval

213

203

198

214

213

206

187

213

213

Valid

Days

 100

 95

 93

 100

 100

 96

 87

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .083

 .084

 .085

 .091

 .086

 .087

 .083

 .082

 .080

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

214

214

164

212

212

209

211

214

213

Valid

Days

 100

 100

 77

 99

 99

 98

 99

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .078

 .082

 .079

 .082

 .084

 .088

 .078

 .085

 .082

4th

Max 

Y

Cert&

 Eval

 99

 98

 88

 100

 99

 96

 94

 100

 99

Percent

Complete

 .076

 .078

 .077

 .079

 .078

 .081

 .075

 .078

 .076

Design

Value

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

D. V.

Validity

Ozone(44201)

Parts per million(007)

Site ID

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

39-017-0004

39-017-0018

39-017-9991

39-025-0022

39-027-1002

39-061-0006

39-061-0010

39-061-0040

39-165-0007

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS.

Design Value Year: 2013

STREET ADDRESS

2012 2011

State: Ohio

SCHULER AND BENDER

1701 Runway Dr.

Ecology Research Center, 

Miami University, Oxford,

Ohio 45056

2400 CLERMONT CENTER DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

11590 GROOMS RD

6950 RIPPLE RD.

250 WM. HOWARD TAFT

430 SOUTHEAST ST.

2013 3 - Year
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Jan. 26, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 6 of 7

Pollutant:

Standard Units:

Level:.075

NAAQS Standard: Ozone 8-Hour 2008

Statistic: Annual 4th Maximum

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Poc

212

212

201

210

212

205

213

213

213

Valid

Days

 99

 99

 94

 98

 99

 96

 100

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .070

 .069

 .069

 .068

 .070

 .070

 .073

 .069

 .071

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

209

214

201

213

212

204

208

212

212

Valid

Days

 98

 100

 94

 100

 99

 95

 97

 99

 99

Percent

Complete

 .068

 .068

 .069

 .066

 .064

 .069

 .064

 .069

 .067

4th

Max 

Y

Cert&

 Eval

213

203

198

214

213

206

187

213

213

Valid

Days

 100

 95

 93

 100

 100

 96

 87

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .083

 .084

 .085

 .091

 .086

 .087

 .083

 .082

 .080

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

 99

 98

 93

 99

 99

 96

 95

 99

 99

Percent

Complete

 .073

 .073

 .074

 .075

 .073

 .075

 .073

 .073

 .072

Design

Value

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

D. V.

Validity

Ozone(44201)

Parts per million(007)

Site ID

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

39-017-0004

39-017-0018

39-017-9991

39-025-0022

39-027-1002

39-061-0006

39-061-0010

39-061-0040

39-165-0007

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS.

Design Value Year: 2014

STREET ADDRESS

2013 2012

State: Ohio

SCHULER AND BENDER

1701 Runway Dr.

Ecology Research Center, 

Miami University, Oxford,

Ohio 45056

2400 CLERMONT CENTER DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

11590 GROOMS RD

6950 RIPPLE RD.

250 WM. HOWARD TAFT

430 SOUTHEAST ST.

2014 3 - Year
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Jan. 26, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 7 of 7

M

N

S

U

X

Y

The monitoring organization has revised data from this monitor since the


most recent certification letter received from the state.

The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required


summary reports, but the certifying agency and/or EPA has determined


that issues regarding the quality of the ambient concentration data cannot


be resolved due to data completeness, the lack of performed quality


assurance checks or the results of uncertainty statistics shown in the


AMP255 report or the certification and quality assurance report.

The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required


summary reports. A value of "S" conveys no Regional assessment regarding


data quality per se. This flag will remain until the Region provides an "N" or


"Y" concurrence flag.

Uncertified. The certifying agency did not submit a required certification


letter and summary reports for this monitor even though the due date has


passed, or the state's certification letter specifically did not apply the


certification to this monitor.

Certification is not required by 40 CFR 58.15 and no conditions apply to be


the basis for assigning another flag value

The certifying agency has submitted a certification letter, and EPA has no


unresolved reservations about data quality (after reviewing the letter, the


attached summary reports, the amount of quality assurance data


submitted to AQS, the quality statistics, and the highest reported


concentrations).

MEANING

CERTIFICATION EVALUATION AND CONCURRENCE FLAG MEANINGS

FLAG
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

QUICKLOOK CRITERIA PARAMETERS

Report Request ID: 1406196 Report Code: AMP450 Jan. 26, 2016

Selection Criteria Page 1

User ID: GYE

State County City Site Parameter POC AQCR UAR CBSA CSA

EPA

Region

39

39

39

39

39

21

21

017

025

027

061

165

015

037

0003

3002

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS

Parameter

Classification Parameter Method Duration

QUICK LOOK 44201

SELECTED OPTIONS

WORKFILE DELIMITER

MERGE PDF FILES

EVENTS PROCESSING

AGENCY ROLE

Option Type Option Value

,

YES

EXCLUDE REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENTS

PQAO

SORT ORDER

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Order Column

PARAMETER_CODE

STATE_CODE

COUNTY_CODE

SITE_ID

POC

DATES

EDT_ID

DATE CRITERIA

2012

Start Date End Date

2014

Tribal

Code

APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Standard Description

Ozone 1-hour Daily 2005

Ozone 8-Hour 2008
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 1 of 7

EXCEPTIONAL DATA TYPES

EDT DESCRIPTION

0

1

2

5

NO EVENTS

EVENTS EXCLUDED

EVENTS INCLUDED

EVENTS WITH CONCURRENCE EXCLUDED
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 2 of 7

Ozone (44201) Kentucky Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

1ST

MAX

1-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

21-015-0003

21-015-0003

21-015-0003

21-037-3002

21-037-3002

21-037-3002

1

1

1

1

1

1

0584

0584

0584

0584

0584

0584

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Highland 

Heights

Highland 

Heights

Highland 

Heights

Boone

Boone

Boone

Campbell

Campbell

Campbell

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

087

087

087

087

087

087

245

244

245

243

245

242

.093

.077

.072

.117

.086

.082

.090

.072

.071

.102

.084

.081

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

2ND

MAX

1-HR

1-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

245

245

245

245

245

245

.089

.069

.070

.101

.079

.080

3RD

MAX

1-HR

.089

.069

.070

.098

.077

.077

4TH

MAX

1-HR

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

0

0

0

0

0

EST

DAYS>

STD

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

MISS

DAYS<

STD

0

1

0

0

0

1
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 3 of 7

Ozone (44201) Ohio Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

1ST

MAX

1-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

39-017-0004

39-017-0004

39-017-0004

39-017-0018

39-017-0018

39-017-0018

39-017-9991

39-017-9991

39-017-9991

39-025-0022

39-025-0022

39-025-0022

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1344

1344

1344

1259

1259

1259

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Middletown

Middletown

Middletown

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Batavia

Batavia

Batavia

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Clermont

Clermont

Clermont

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

1701 Runway Dr.

1701 Runway Dr.

1701 Runway Dr.

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

087

087

087

087

087

087

047

047

047

087

087

087

213

211

213

202

214

213

198

203

203

213

213

211

.106

.080

.089

.105

.087

.088

.115

.080

.078

.119

.086

.079

.103

.078

.081

.097

.082

.084

.102

.078

.077

.110

.080

.079

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2ND

MAX

1-HR

1-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

.101

.077

.077

.095

.079

.078

.095

.074

.077

.104

.076

.078

3RD

MAX

1-HR

.095

.077

.077

.094

.078

.078

.093

.074

.076

.101

.075

.077

4TH

MAX

1-HR

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

EST

DAYS>

STD

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

MISS

DAYS<

STD

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

7

0

1

3
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 4 of 7

Ozone (44201) Ohio Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

1ST

MAX

1-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

39-027-1002

39-027-1002

39-027-1002

39-061-0006

39-061-0006

39-061-0006

39-061-0010

39-061-0010

39-061-0010

39-061-0040

39-061-0040

39-061-0040

39-165-0007

39-165-0007

39-165-0007

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0810

0810

0810

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Cleves

Cleves

Cleves

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon

Clinton

Clinton

Clinton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Warren

Warren

Warren

62 LAUREL DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

11590 GROOMS RD

11590 GROOMS RD

11590 GROOMS RD

6950 RIPPLE RD.

6950 RIPPLE RD.

6950 RIPPLE RD.

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

047

047

047

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

213

213

212

206

209

208

187

208

213

213

213

213

213

213

214

.114

.083

.089

.107

.083

.091

.105

.081

.085

.113

.080

.085

.103

.090

.089

.110

.078

.085

.100

.078

.085

.098

.077

.083

.105

.079

.081

.100

.087

.085

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2ND

MAX

1-HR

1-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

.105

.074

.075

.099

.076

.085

.095

.074

.082

.092

.079

.081

.096

.076

.083

3RD

MAX

1-HR

.100

.073

.074

.099

.076

.078

.095

.073

.078

.091

.077

.076

.088

.076

.082

4TH

MAX

1-HR

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

EST

DAYS>

STD

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

MISS

DAYS<

STD

1

1

2

2

3

3

2

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

0
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 5 of 7

Ozone (44201) Kentucky Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

4TH

MAX

8-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

21-015-0003

21-015-0003

21-015-0003

21-037-3002

21-037-3002

21-037-3002

1

1

1

1

1

1

0584

0584

0584

0584

0584

0584

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Highland 

Heights

Highland 

Heights

Highland 

Heights

Boone

Boone

Boone

Campbell

Campbell

Campbell

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

087

087

087

087

087

087

.085

.071

.064

.106

.079

.074

.083

.062

.064

.089

.076

.074

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

8-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

245

245

245

245

245

245

.078

.060

.062

.084

.072

.072

.074

.059

.062

.084

.072

.071

DAY

MAX>

STD

3

0

0

12

2

0

245

244

245

242

245

242

%OBS

100

100

100

99

100

99

1ST

MAX

8-HR

2ND

MAX

8-HR

3RD

MAX

8-HR
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 6 of 7

Ozone (44201) Ohio Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

4TH

MAX

8-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

39-017-0004

39-017-0004

39-017-0004

39-017-0018

39-017-0018

39-017-0018

39-017-9991

39-017-9991

39-017-9991

39-025-0022

39-025-0022

39-025-0022

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1344

1344

1344

1259

1259

1259

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Middletown

Middletown

Middletown

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Batavia

Batavia

Batavia

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Clermont

Clermont

Clermont

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

1701 Runway Dr.

1701 Runway Dr.

1701 Runway Dr.

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

087

087

087

087

087

087

047

047

047

087

087

087

.095

.070

.080

.088

.076

.075

.097

.075

.074

.107

.078

.070

.090

.070

.072

.087

.070

.073

.088

.073

.072

.097

.069

.069

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

.089

.069

.071

.085

.068

.071

.087

.069

.071

.094

.066

.068

.083

.068

.070

.084

.068

.069

.085

.069

.069

.091

.066

.068

DAY

MAX>

STD

15

0

1

12

1

0

11

0

0

13

1

0

213

209

212

203

214

212

198

201

201

214

213

210

%OBS

100

98

99

95

100

99

93

94

94

100

100

98

1ST

MAX

8-HR

2ND

MAX

8-HR

3RD

MAX

8-HR
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 7 of 7

Ozone (44201) Ohio Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

4TH

MAX

8-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

39-027-1002

39-027-1002

39-027-1002

39-061-0006

39-061-0006

39-061-0006

39-061-0010

39-061-0010

39-061-0010

39-061-0040

39-061-0040

39-061-0040

39-165-0007

39-165-0007

39-165-0007

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0810

0810

0810

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Cleves

Cleves

Cleves

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon

Clinton

Clinton

Clinton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Warren

Warren

Warren

62 LAUREL DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

11590 GROOMS RD

11590 GROOMS RD

11590 GROOMS RD

6950 RIPPLE RD.

6950 RIPPLE RD.

6950 RIPPLE RD.

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

047

047

047

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

.100

.077

.077

.098

.074

.083

.090

.073

.076

.096

.074

.078

.092

.074

.074

.091

.069

.071

.096

.070

.072

.085

.071

.075

.083

.073

.074

.089

.072

.073

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

.087

.065

.070

.092

.069

.071

.085

.069

.074

.082

.072

.069

.084

.071

.071

.086

.064

.070

.087

.069

.070

.083

.064

.073

.082

.069

.069

.080

.067

.071

DAY

MAX>

STD

8

1

1

12

0

1

12

0

1

11

0

1

5

0

0

213

212

212

206

204

205

187

208

213

213

212

213

213

212

213

%OBS

100

99

99

96

95

96

87

97

100

100

99

100

100

99

100

1ST

MAX

8-HR

2ND

MAX

8-HR

3RD

MAX

8-HR
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: These reported values do not reflect the combination of 14129 and 85129 and validation substitution tests utilized for Design Value Calculations

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Lead (TSP) LC
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450 END)

44201

44201

047

087

INSTRUMENTAL

INSTRUMENTAL

ULTRA VIOLET

ULTRA VIOLET ABSORPTION

PARAMETER

METHOD

CODE COLLECTION METHOD ANALYSIS METHOD

METHODS USED IN THIS REPORT
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450 END)

PQAOS USED IN THIS REPORT

PQAO AGENCY DESCRIPTION

0584

0810

1259

1344

Kentucky Division For Air Quality

Ohio EPA, Southwest District Office

Hamilton County Department Of Environmental Services

USEPA - Clean Air Markets Division
Jan. 26, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450 END)

M

N

S

U

X

Y

The monitoring organization has revised data from this monitor since the


most recent certification letter received from the state.

The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required


summary reports, but the certifying agency and/or EPA has determined


that issues regarding the quality of the ambient concentration data cannot


be resolved due to data completeness, the lack of performed quality


assurance checks or the results of uncertainty statistics shown in the


AMP255 report or the certification and quality assurance report.

The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required


summary reports. A value of "S" conveys no Regional assessment regarding


data quality per se. This flag will remain until the Region provides an "N" or


"Y" concurrence flag.

Uncertified. The certifying agency did not submit a required certification


letter and summary reports for this monitor even though the due date has


passed, or the state's certification letter specifically did not apply the


certification to this monitor.

Certification is not required by 40 CFR 58.15 and no conditions apply to be


the basis for assigning another flag value

The certifying agency has submitted a certification letter, and EPA has no


unresolved reservations about data quality (after reviewing the letter, the


attached summary reports, the amount of quality assurance data


submitted to AQS, the quality statistics, and the highest reported


concentrations).

MEANING

CERTIFICATION EVALUATION AND CONCURRENCE FLAG MEANINGS

FLAG
1oEPA 

John R. Kasich, Governor 

Mary Taylor, Lt. Governor 

Craig W. Butler, Director 

CERTIFIED MAIL 

April 30, 2015 

George Czerniak, Director 

Attention: Jesse McGrath 

Air and Radiation Division 

U.S.EPA, Region V 

77 West Jackson Boulevard 

Chicago, Illinois 60604 

RE: 2014 SLAMS Data Certification 

Dear Mr. Czerniak: 

At this time we are certifying the remainder of Ohio's ambient monitoring data. Please find enclosed our SLAMS 

Report (AMP-450NC and AMP-600) for calendar year 2014 as required in 40 CFR, Part 58, Section 58.15. The 

ambient concentration and the quality assurance data for these sites have been completely submitted to the 

AQS database. 

The ozone data as well as two lead sites (39-051-0001 and 39-035-0049) and the PM2.5 data for the counties of 

Stark, Summit, Butler, and Hamilton were certified on March 10, 2015. 

I certify that the data in the report are accurate to the best of our knowledge taking into consideration the 

quality assurance findings and only to the extent of the activities performed by Ohio EPA. 

There were no incidents of air pollution that reached or exceeded levels as specified by Section 51.151 which 

could cause significant harm to the health of persons. 

Sincerely, 

;i?~d/7/J~~· 

Robert Hodanbosi 

Chief, Division of Air Pollution Control 

Enclosure 

50 West Town Street • Suite 700 • P.O. Box 1049 • Columbus, OH 43216-1049 

www.epa.ohio.gov • (614) 644-3020 • (614) 644-3184 (fax) 

APPENDIX B

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Request ID: 1409444 Report Code: AMP480 Feb. 4, 2016

Selection Criteria Page 1

User ID: GYE

State County City Site Parameter POC AQCR UAR CBSA CSA

EPA

Region

39

39

39

39

39

18

21

21

21

017

025

027

061

165

029

015

037

117

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS

Parameter

Classification Parameter Method Duration

DESIGN VALUE 44201

SELECTED OPTIONS

SINGLE EVENT PROCESSING

WORKFILE DELIMITER

USER SITE METADATA

MERGE PDF FILES

QUARTERLY DATA IN WORKFILE

AGENCY ROLE

Option Type Option Value

EXCLUDE REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENTS

,

STREET ADDRESS

YES

NO

PQAO

DATE CRITERIA

2015

Start Date End Date

2015

Tribal

Code

APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Standard Description

Ozone 8-Hour 2008
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Feb. 4, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 1 of 3

Pollutant:

Standard Units:

Level:.075

NAAQS Standard: Ozone 8-Hour 2008

Statistic: Annual 4th Maximum

1

1

Poc

214

213

Valid

Days

 87

 87

Percent

Complete

 .062

 .071

4th

Max 

Cert&

 Eval

245

242

Valid

Days

 100

 99

Percent

Complete

 .062

 .071

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

244

245

Valid

Days

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .059

 .072

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

 96

 95

Percent

Complete

 .061

 .071

Design

Value

Y

Y

D. V.

Validity

Ozone(44201)

Parts per million(007)

Site ID

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

21-015-0003

21-037-3002

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS.

Design Value Year: 2015

STREET ADDRESS

2014 2013

State: Kentucky

KY 338 & LOWER RIVER ROAD

524A JOHN'S HILL ROAD

2015 3 - Year
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Feb. 4, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 2 of 3

Pollutant:

Standard Units:

Level:.075

NAAQS Standard: Ozone 8-Hour 2008

Statistic: Annual 4th Maximum

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Poc

202

214

188

212

214

208

214

211

213

Valid

Days

 94

 100

 88

 99

 100

 97

 100

 99

 100

Percent

Complete

 .070

 .070

 .068

 .070

 .070

 .072

 .070

 .071

 .071

4th

Max 

Cert&

 Eval

212

212

201

210

212

205

213

213

213

Valid

Days

 99

 99

 94

 98

 99

 96

 100

 100

 100

Percent

Complete

 .070

 .069

 .069

 .068

 .070

 .070

 .073

 .069

 .071

4th

Max 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cert&

 Eval

209

214

201

213

212

204

208

212

212

Valid

Days

 98

 100

 94

 100

 99

 95

 97

 99

 99

Percent

Complete

 .068

 .068

 .069

 .066

 .064

 .069

 .064

 .069

 .067

4th

Max 

Y

Cert&

 Eval

 97

 100

 92

 99

 99

 96

 99

 99

 99

Percent

Complete

 .069

 .069

 .068

 .068

 .068

 .070

 .069

 .069

 .069

Design

Value

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

D. V.

Validity

Ozone(44201)

Parts per million(007)

Site ID

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

39-017-0004

39-017-0018

39-017-9991

39-025-0022

39-027-1002

39-061-0006

39-061-0010

39-061-0040

39-165-0007

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS.

Design Value Year: 2015

STREET ADDRESS

2014 2013

State: Ohio

SCHULER AND BENDER

1701 Runway Dr.

Ecology Research Center, 

Miami University, Oxford,

Ohio 45056

2400 CLERMONT CENTER DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

11590 GROOMS RD

6950 RIPPLE RD.

250 WM. HOWARD TAFT

430 SOUTHEAST ST.

2015 3 - Year
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT

Report Date: Feb. 4, 2016

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

 2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis.

 3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*').

Page 3 of 3

M

N

S

U

X

Y

The monitoring organization has revised data from this monitor since the


most recent certification letter received from the state.

The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required


summary reports, but the certifying agency and/or EPA has determined


that issues regarding the quality of the ambient concentration data cannot


be resolved due to data completeness, the lack of performed quality


assurance checks or the results of uncertainty statistics shown in the


AMP255 report or the certification and quality assurance report.

The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required


summary reports. A value of "S" conveys no Regional assessment regarding


data quality per se. This flag will remain until the Region provides an "N" or


"Y" concurrence flag.

Uncertified. The certifying agency did not submit a required certification


letter and summary reports for this monitor even though the due date has


passed, or the state's certification letter specifically did not apply the


certification to this monitor.

Certification is not required by 40 CFR 58.15 and no conditions apply to be


the basis for assigning another flag value

The certifying agency has submitted a certification letter, and EPA has no


unresolved reservations about data quality (after reviewing the letter, the


attached summary reports, the amount of quality assurance data


submitted to AQS, the quality statistics, and the highest reported


concentrations).

MEANING

CERTIFICATION EVALUATION AND CONCURRENCE FLAG MEANINGS

FLAG
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

QUICKLOOK CRITERIA PARAMETERS

Report Request ID: 1409443 Report Code: AMP450 Feb. 4, 2016

Selection Criteria Page 1

User ID: GYE

State County City Site Parameter POC AQCR UAR CBSA CSA

EPA

Region

39

39

39

39

39

18

21

21

21

017

025

027

061

165

029

015

037

117

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS

Parameter

Classification Parameter Method Duration

QUICK LOOK 44201

SELECTED OPTIONS

WORKFILE DELIMITER

MERGE PDF FILES

EVENTS PROCESSING

AGENCY ROLE

Option Type Option Value

,

YES

EXCLUDE REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENTS

PQAO

SORT ORDER

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Order Column

PARAMETER_CODE

STATE_CODE

COUNTY_CODE

SITE_ID

POC

DATES

EDT_ID

DATE CRITERIA

2013

Start Date End Date

2015

Tribal

Code

APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Standard Description

Ozone 1-hour Daily 2005

Ozone 8-Hour 2008
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 1 of 7

EXCEPTIONAL DATA TYPES

EDT DESCRIPTION

0

1

2

5

NO EVENTS

EVENTS EXCLUDED

EVENTS INCLUDED

EVENTS WITH CONCURRENCE EXCLUDED
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 2 of 7

Ozone (44201) Kentucky Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

1ST

MAX

1-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

21-015-0003

21-015-0003

21-015-0003

21-037-3002

21-037-3002

21-037-3002

1

1

1

1

1

1

0584

0584

0584

0584

0584

0584

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Highland 

Heights

Highland 

Heights

Highland 

Heights

Boone

Boone

Boone

Campbell

Campbell

Campbell

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

087

087

087

087

087

087

244

245

214

245

242

213

.077

.072

.076

.086

.082

.084

.072

.071

.076

.084

.081

.084

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

2ND

MAX

1-HR

1-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

245

245

245

245

245

245

.069

.070

.073

.079

.080

.083

3RD

MAX

1-HR

.069

.070

.072

.077

.077

.082

4TH

MAX

1-HR

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

0

0

0

0

0

EST

DAYS>

STD

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

MISS

DAYS<

STD

1

0

0

0

1

1
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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Ozone (44201) Ohio Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

1ST

MAX

1-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

39-017-0004

39-017-0004

39-017-0004

39-017-0018

39-017-0018

39-017-0018

39-017-9991

39-017-9991

39-017-9991

39-025-0022

39-025-0022

39-025-0022

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1344

1344

1344

1259

1259

1259

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Middletown

Middletown

Middletown

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Batavia

Batavia

Batavia

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Clermont

Clermont

Clermont

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

1701 Runway Dr.

1701 Runway Dr.

1701 Runway Dr.

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

087

087

087

087

087

087

047

047

047

087

087

087

211

213

203

214

213

214

203

203

188

213

211

213

.080

.089

.085

.087

.088

.082

.080

.078

.079

.086

.079

.087

.078

.081

.077

.082

.084

.082

.078

.077

.079

.080

.079

.083

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2ND

MAX

1-HR

1-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

.077

.077

.076

.079

.078

.081

.074

.077

.077

.076

.078

.080

3RD

MAX

1-HR

.077

.077

.075

.078

.078

.081

.074

.076

.075

.075

.077

.080

4TH

MAX

1-HR

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

EST

DAYS>

STD

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

MISS

DAYS<

STD

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

7

5

1

3

1
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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Ozone (44201) Ohio Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

1ST

MAX

1-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

39-027-1002

39-027-1002

39-027-1002

39-061-0006

39-061-0006

39-061-0006

39-061-0010

39-061-0010

39-061-0010

39-061-0040

39-061-0040

39-061-0040

39-165-0007

39-165-0007

39-165-0007

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0810

0810

0810

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Cleves

Cleves

Cleves

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon

Clinton

Clinton

Clinton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Warren

Warren

Warren

62 LAUREL DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

11590 GROOMS RD

11590 GROOMS RD

11590 GROOMS RD

6950 RIPPLE RD.

6950 RIPPLE RD.

6950 RIPPLE RD.

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

047

047

047

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

213

212

214

209

208

210

208

213

214

213

213

212

213

214

213

.083

.089

.082

.083

.091

.090

.081

.085

.092

.080

.085

.088

.090

.089

.089

.078

.085

.081

.078

.085

.086

.077

.083

.088

.079

.081

.084

.087

.085

.087

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2ND

MAX

1-HR

1-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

.074

.075

.079

.076

.085

.082

.074

.082

.082

.079

.081

.079

.076

.083

.081

3RD

MAX

1-HR

.073

.074

.078

.076

.078

.080

.073

.078

.081

.077

.076

.079

.076

.082

.079

4TH

MAX

1-HR

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

EST

DAYS>

STD

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

MISS

DAYS<

STD

1

2

0

3

3

1

3

1

0

1

1

2

1

0

1
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Page 5 of 7

Ozone (44201) Kentucky Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

4TH

MAX

8-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

21-015-0003

21-015-0003

21-015-0003

21-037-3002

21-037-3002

21-037-3002

1

1

1

1

1

1

0584

0584

0584

0584

0584

0584

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Highland 

Heights

Highland 

Heights

Highland 

Heights

Boone

Boone

Boone

Campbell

Campbell

Campbell

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

KY 338 & LOWER 

RIVER ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

524A JOHN'S 

HILL ROAD

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

087

087

087

087

087

087

.071

.064

.071

.079

.074

.079

.062

.064

.069

.076

.074

.078

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

8-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

245

245

245

245

245

245

.060

.062

.062

.072

.072

.077

.059

.062

.062

.072

.071

.071

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

0

0

2

0

3

244

245

214

245

242

213

%OBS

100

100

87

100

99

87

1ST

MAX

8-HR

2ND

MAX

8-HR

3RD

MAX

8-HR
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

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Ozone (44201) Ohio Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

4TH

MAX

8-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

39-017-0004

39-017-0004

39-017-0004

39-017-0018

39-017-0018

39-017-0018

39-017-9991

39-017-9991

39-017-9991

39-025-0022

39-025-0022

39-025-0022

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1344

1344

1344

1259

1259

1259

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Middletown

Middletown

Middletown

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Batavia

Batavia

Batavia

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Butler

Clermont

Clermont

Clermont

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

SCHULER AND 

BENDER

1701 Runway Dr.

1701 Runway Dr.

1701 Runway Dr.

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

Ecology 

Research 

Center, Miami 

University, 

Oxford, Ohio 

45056

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2400 CLERMONT 

CENTER DR.

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

087

087

087

087

087

087

047

047

047

087

087

087

.070

.080

.074

.076

.075

.071

.075

.074

.073

.078

.070

.081

.070

.072

.071

.070

.073

.070

.073

.072

.072

.069

.069

.075

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

.069

.071

.070

.068

.071

.070

.069

.071

.069

.066

.068

.071

.068

.070

.070

.068

.069

.070

.069

.069

.068

.066

.068

.070

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

209

212

202

214

212

214

201

201

188

213

210

212

%OBS

98

99

94

100

99

100

94

94

88

100

98

99

1ST

MAX

8-HR

2ND

MAX

8-HR

3RD

MAX

8-HR
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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Ozone (44201) Ohio Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

4TH

MAX

8-HR

CERT 

and 

EVAL EDT

39-027-1002

39-027-1002

39-027-1002

39-061-0006

39-061-0006

39-061-0006

39-061-0010

39-061-0010

39-061-0010

39-061-0040

39-061-0040

39-061-0040

39-165-0007

39-165-0007

39-165-0007

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0810

0810

0810

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

1259

Not in a city

Not in a city

Not in a city

Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Cleves

Cleves

Cleves

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon

Clinton

Clinton

Clinton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Warren

Warren

Warren

62 LAUREL DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

62 LAUREL DR.

11590 GROOMS RD

11590 GROOMS RD

11590 GROOMS RD

6950 RIPPLE RD.

6950 RIPPLE RD.

6950 RIPPLE RD.

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

250 WM. HOWARD 

TAFT

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

430 SOUTHEAST 

ST.

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

047

047

047

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

087

.077

.077

.076

.074

.083

.086

.073

.076

.080

.074

.078

.075

.074

.074

.079

.069

.071

.073

.070

.072

.077

.071

.075

.072

.073

.074

.073

.072

.073

.078

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

.065

.070

.071

.069

.071

.074

.069

.074

.071

.072

.069

.072

.071

.071

.072

.064

.070

.070

.069

.070

.072

.064

.073

.070

.069

.069

.071

.067

.071

.071

DAY

MAX>

STD

1

1

1

0

1

2

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

2

212

212

214

204

205

208

208

213

214

212

213

211

212

213

213

%OBS

99

99

100

95

96

97

97

100

100

99

100

99

99

100

100

1ST

MAX

8-HR

2ND

MAX

8-HR

3RD

MAX

8-HR
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: These reported values do not reflect the combination of 14129 and 85129 and validation substitution tests utilized for Design Value Calculations

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450)

Lead (TSP) LC
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450 END)

44201

44201

047

087

INSTRUMENTAL

INSTRUMENTAL

ULTRA VIOLET

ULTRA VIOLET ABSORPTION

PARAMETER

METHOD

CODE COLLECTION METHOD ANALYSIS METHOD

METHODS USED IN THIS REPORT
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450 END)

PQAOS USED IN THIS REPORT

PQAO AGENCY DESCRIPTION

0584

0810

1259

1344

Kentucky Division For Air Quality

Ohio EPA, Southwest District Office

Hamilton County Department Of Environmental Services

USEPA - Clean Air Markets Division
Feb. 4, 2016

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AMP450 END)

M

N

S

U

X

Y

The monitoring organization has revised data from this monitor since the


most recent certification letter received from the state.

The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required


summary reports, but the certifying agency and/or EPA has determined


that issues regarding the quality of the ambient concentration data cannot


be resolved due to data completeness, the lack of performed quality


assurance checks or the results of uncertainty statistics shown in the


AMP255 report or the certification and quality assurance report.

The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required


summary reports. A value of "S" conveys no Regional assessment regarding


data quality per se. This flag will remain until the Region provides an "N" or


"Y" concurrence flag.

Uncertified. The certifying agency did not submit a required certification


letter and summary reports for this monitor even though the due date has


passed, or the state's certification letter specifically did not apply the


certification to this monitor.

Certification is not required by 40 CFR 58.15 and no conditions apply to be


the basis for assigning another flag value

The certifying agency has submitted a certification letter, and EPA has no


unresolved reservations about data quality (after reviewing the letter, the


attached summary reports, the amount of quality assurance data


submitted to AQS, the quality statistics, and the highest reported


concentrations).

MEANING

CERTIFICATION EVALUATION AND CONCURRENCE FLAG MEANINGS

FLAG
APPENDIX C

Ozone Mobile Source Emissions 

Inventory for the Cincinnati Ozone 

Nonattainment Area

Includes the Ohio counties of Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren, the 

Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell and Kenton, and Dearborn County Indiana. 

Emission estimates for the Years 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2030

August 2015

Prepared for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the Kentucky Division for Air Quality 

and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management by 

OKI Regional Council of Governments
2

OKI Ozone Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area, Aug. 2015
3

OKI Ozone Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area, Aug. 2015

Acknowledgments

Title Ozone Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for the Cincinnati Ozone 

Nonattainment Area

Abstract This report was prepared for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the 

Kentucky Department for Air Quality, and the Indiana Department of 

Environmental Management. The Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area 

includes a portion of Dearborn County Indiana, the counties of Boone, 

Campbell, Kenton in Kentucky, and the counties of Butler, Clermont, 

Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren in Ohio. Clinton County is outside of OKI’s 

MPO area, however, the Ohio Department of Transportation prepared 

Clinton emission estimates which are included in this report. This report 

includes emission estimates for years 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2030. EPA’s 

Motor Vehicle Emission Simulation (MOVES) 2014 was used to generate the 

emission inventory. 

Date August 2015

Agency Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments

Mark Policinski, Executive Director

Robert Koehler, P.E., Deputy Director

Project Manager Andrew J. Reser, AICP

Project Staff Larry Buckler

The preparation of this document was financed cooperatively by the Federal Highway Administration, 

the Federal Transit Administration, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the Ohio 

Department of Transportation, and the units of local and county government in the OKI region. The 

opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this document are those of the OKI Regional Council of 

Governments and are not necessarily those of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This report does 

not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.
4

OKI Ozone Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area, Aug. 2015
5

OKI Ozone Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area, Aug. 2015

Mobile Source Ozone Emissions Inventory for 

the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area

This report was prepared for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the Kentucky Department for 

Air Quality, and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The Cincinnati 2008 Ozone 

Nonattainment Area includes a portion of Dearborn County Indiana, the counties of Boone, Campbell, 

Kenton in Kentucky, and the counties of Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren in Ohio. 

Clinton County is outside of OKI’s MPO planning area. The emission estimates for Clinton County were 

developed by the Ohio Department of Transportation and provided to OKI for inclusion in this report. 

This report includes emission estimates for years 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2030. The U.S. EPA’s Motor 

Vehicle Emission Simulation (MOVES) 2014 was used to generate the emission inventory. Details on the 

various county data inputs used to generate the inventory are described in Table 5. Emissions of the 

ozone precursors, volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), are reported. 

Table 1 shows daily mobile source ozone emissions in tons per summer day for the Ohio and Indiana 

portion of the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area. The daily mobile source ozone emissions in tons 

per summer day for the Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area are shown in 

Table 2. The mobile source ozone emissions for the nonattainment portion only of each county is 

provided in Table 3. Mobile source emissions for entire counties are shown in Table 4.

Table 2

Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for the Kentucky Portion of the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment 

Area (tons per day)

2011 2014 2020 2030

VOC 8.47 6.50 3.54 1.99

NOx 17.72 14.04 6.20 2.69

Table 1

Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for the Indiana and Ohio Portions of the Cincinnati Ozone 

Nonattainment Area (tons per day)

2011 2014 2020 2030

VOC 55.90 41.39 26.10 15.84

NOx 68.85 50.03 26.77 14.10
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OKI Ozone Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for the Cincinnati Ozone Nonattainment Area, Aug. 2015

Table 3

Mobile Source Emissions by Nonattainment Portion (tons per summer day)

State 2011 2014 2020 2030

Indiana

Dearborn NonAttainment

VOC 0.86 0.64 0.40 0.24

NOx 1.03 0.74 0.40 0.21

Ohio (entire county is NonAttainment)

Butler

VOC 10.21 7.59 4.79 2.88

NOx 12.24 8.85 4.74 2.44

Clermont

VOC 6.27 4.66 2.94 1.77

NOx 7.52 5.44 2.91 1.50

Clinton

VOC 2.27 1.53 0.93 0.71

NOx 4.53 3.51 1.86 1.28

Hamilton

VOC 28.09 20.88 13.18 7.92

NOx 33.69 24.37 13.05 6.71

Warren

VOC 8.21 6.10 3.85 2.32

NOx 9.84 7.12 3.81 1.96

OH/IN NonAttainment VOC Total 55.90 41.39 26.10 15.84

OH/IN NonAttainment NOx Total 68.85 50.03 26.77 14.10

Kentucky 2011 2014 2020 2030

Boone NA

VOC 3.30 2.53 1.38 0.77

NOx 6.90 5.46 2.41 1.05

Campbell NA

VOC 2.05 1.58 0.86 0.48

NOx 4.30 3.41 1.50 0.65

Kenton NA

VOC 3.12 2.39 1.30 0.73

NOx 6.53 5.17 2.28 0.99

KY NonAttainment Total

VOC 8.47 6.50 3.54 1.99

NOx 17.72 14.04 6.20 2.69
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Table 4

Mobile Source Emissions by County (tons per summer day)

State 2011 2014 2020 2030

Indiana

Dearborn

VOC 1.33 0.99 0.62 0.38

NOx 1.89 1.37 0.74 0.39

Ohio

Butler

VOC 10.21 7.59 4.79 2.88

NOx 12.24 8.85 4.74 2.44

Clermont

VOC 6.27 4.66 2.94 1.77

NOx 7.52 5.44 2.91 1.50

Clinton

VOC 2.27 1.53 0.93 0.71

NOx 4.53 3.51 1.86 1.28

Hamilton

VOC 28.09 20.88 13.18 7.92

NOx 33.69 24.37 13.05 6.71

Warren

VOC 8.21 6.10 3.85 2.32

NOx 9.84 7.12 3.81 1.96

OH VOC Total 55.04 40.75 25.69 15.59

OH NOx Total 67.82 49.29 26.37 13.89

Kentucky 2011 2014 2020 2030

Boone

VOC 3.68 2.82 1.54 0.86

NOx 7.75 6.14 2.71 1.18

Campbell

VOC 2.29 1.76 0.96 0.54

NOx 4.83 3.83 1.69 0.74

Kenton

VOC 3.48 2.67 1.46 0.82

NOx 7.34 5.81 2.57 1.12

KY Total

VOC 9.46 7.26 3.95 2.22

NOx 19.93 15.78 6.97 3.03
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Mobile Source Emission Forecast Process

Emission Factor Model

OKI’s inventory assessment utilized U.S.EPA’s emissions model MOVES 2014 to generate VOC and NOX

emissions. Table 5 summarizes the settings used in the MOVES run specification file. Table 6 lists the 

data used in the MOVES County-Data Manager. Further technical details on the use of MOVES are 

found in the appendix to the OKI report “Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for Cincinnati PM2.5 

Nonattainment Area”, revised December 2010.

Table 5

MOVES RunSpec Parameter Settings

MOVES 2014, default database 20141021

Scale County, Rates

Time Span Time aggregation = Hour

July weekday, July meteorological data

All hours of day selected

Weekdays only 

Geographic Bounds Two Custom Domains 1) 4 Ohio counties and 

Lawrenceburg IN; 2) 3 Kentucky counties

Vehicles/Equipment All vehicle types. All vehicle/fuel type combos 

provided by MOVES except electric. Includes 

gasoline, diesel, ethanol and CNG.

Road Type All road types including off-network

Pollutants and Processes Total gaseous hydrocarbons, non-methane 

hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, and

oxides of nitrogen

Strategies none

General Output Units= U.S. ton, joules and miles

Output Emissions Time = 24-hour day, Location =county, on-road 

emission by road type

Advanced Performance none

Table 6

County Data Manager Data Source

Source Type Population Local and default. Custom domain #1, local data from ODOT (2012)

and InDOT (2011) motor vehicle registration data. Default data used 

for source types 41,51,52,53,54,61 and 62. Custom domain #2, local 

data from KYTC (2014) motor vehicle registration data. Default data 

used for source types 41,42,43,51,52,53,54,61 and 62. Annual growth 

rates used to adjust base year.

Vehicle Type VMT Local and default. HPMSVTypeYear VMT= weekday DVMT from OKI 
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travel demand model 8.0 with EPA’s daily to annual VMT converter 

applied. monthVMTFraction = default. dayVMTFraction=default, 

hourVMTFraction=local.

I/M Programs No I/M programs

Fuel Formulation Default

Fuel Supply Default

Meteorology Data Default

Ramp Fraction Local. OKI travel demand model.

Road Type Distribution Local. OKI travel demand model.

Age Distribution Local and default. Local data from ODOT (2012), InDOT (2011) and 

KYTC (2014) motor vehicle registration data. Default data used for 

source types 41,42,43,51,52,53,54,61 and 62.

Average Speed Distribution Local. OKI travel demand model V8.0.

OKI Travel Demand Model

Vehicle miles traveled, vehicle hours and average speeds were estimated using the OKI Travel Demand 

Model Version 8.0. The OKI Travel Demand Model is composed of a series of CUBE Voyager programs

written by Citilabs and OKI. The model covers the combined planning areas of OKI and the Miami Valley 

Regional Planning Commission. It is a state of the practice model that uses the standard 4 phase 

sequential modeling approach of trip generation, distribution, modal choice and assignment. The model 

uses demographic and land use data and capacity and free-flow speed characteristics for each roadway 

segment in the network to produce a “loaded” highway network with forecasted traffic volumes with 

revised speeds based on specified speed/capacity relationships. 

Travel analysis zones are the basic geographic unit for estimating travel in the OKI model. The region is 

subdivided into 3312 traffic analysis zones to permit detail as well as manageability. A variety of 

socioeconomic data items are used in the OKI transportation planning process. These data are used 

primarily to forecast future travel patterns by serving as independent variables in OKI trip generation 

equations. The following categories of planning data are utilized:

 Population (household and group quarter)

 Households

 Household vehicles

 Employment (by employment category and zone of work)

 Labor force participation (by zone of residence)

 Area type

The principal data requirements of the OKI travel demand forecasting model are population and 

employment. From these variables, other characteristics including households, labor force, and personal 

vehicles may be derived. Chapter 3 of OKI 2040 Regional Transportation Plan 2012 Update provides a 

complete demographic overview of the region. 
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OKI utilizes both base year (2010) and future year data (2020, 2030 and 2040) in the planning process. 

Planning data are maintained at the Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) level, and originate in the 2010 Census of 

Population and Housing. Base year 2010 and future year data for each variable are developed through 

various methods. More detailed explanation of base year and future year data generation for each of 

the above-mentioned categories of planning data follows. All of the variables represent the latest OKI 

planning assumptions.

Population

Base and Future Year Data: Population data for base year 2010 and future years 2020, 2030 and 2040 

originate with the 2010 US Census of Population. Utilizing the geographic information systems software 

ArcMap, population data at the zonal level for 2010 was derived from the area proportion allocation of 

census block level population. 

As a tristate regional planning agency, OKI uses county level population projections prepared by the 

respective state data centers (Ohio Development Services, Kentucky State Data Center and Indiana 

Business Research Center) as control totals. The most current projections (years 2020 to 2040) were 

released by Ohio Development Services in 2013, Indiana Business Research Center in 2012 and the 

Kentucky State Data Center in 2012. Population projections at the zonal level are calculated by 

multiplying the 2010 household size by the projected zonal households. Then, household size is factored 

so that, in each county, the sum of the zonal populations equals the control total. 

Households

Base Year Data: Household data for base year 2010 originates with the 2010 US Census of Population. 

Utilizing ArcMap, household data at the zonal level for 2010 was derived from the area proportion 

allocation of census block level households. Future Year Data: The development of household 

projections was accomplished by calculating the number of households for a projected county 

population using 2010 Census ratios of householders to total population by age specific cohorts for each 

future analysis year. This step results in county-level household control totals for each future analysis 

year. Disaggregation of households to TAZs was determined by historical trends, existing and future land 

use, topography, flood plain information, availability of land, local knowledge and other factors. 

Household Vehicles

Base and Future Year Data: Base and future year household vehicle data were obtained from 2009-2013 

American Community Survey tabulations at the block group level. Average vehicles per household were 

calculated for block groups and then applied to the TAZs associated with each block group. The 2020, 

2030 and 2040 vehicles per household were held at the 2009-2013 level based on the fact that, since 

2002, the number of vehicles per household has exceeded the number of drivers per household. 

Labor Force

Base and Future Year Data: The OKI labor force is a function of the population as determined by a labor 

force participation rate (the number of employed persons in the labor force per persons 16 and over). 
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Household data for base year 2010 is derived from 2009-2013 American Community Survey tabulations. 

Utilizing ArcMap, labor force data at the zonal level for 2009-2013 was derived from the area proportion 

allocation of block group level. Labor force projections for 2020, 2030 and 2040 were based on the most 

recent projections of national labor force participation rates by age and sex cohorts from the U.S. 

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for each of those years. These rates were then applied 

to the projected county age/sex cohorts and adjusted to eliminate the unemployed to arrive at a county 

employed labor force control total. Employed labor force at the zonal level is calculated by multiplying 

the labor force participation rate by the zonal population. The labor force participation rate is adjusted 

so that, in each county, the sum of the zonal labor force counts equals the control total. 

Employment

Base Year Data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data for 2010 was the primary 

tool used to calculate employment at the zonal level for the base year. Individual business records 

containing physical location, number of employees and NAICS code were geocoded in ArcMap and 

aggregated to the TAZ level. This data set was supplemented by other sources to complete the 

commuting employment picture in the OKI region. Each zone’s employment was divided into 13 classes 

based on NAICS codes. NAICS codes assignment to a class was based on the potential for generating 

trips. 

Future Year Data: For future year employment projection, calculation was first made of the 

employment at the regional level. At the regional level, employment is a calculation of the region’s 

employed labor force minus workers who live in the region but commute out to work, plus workers who 

live outside the region but commute in to work. The regional total was disaggregated first to the county 

level based on historic trends and expected changes in the county’s share of the region’s employment 

and then to the TAZ level. Disaggregation to TAZs was determined by historical trends, existing and 

future land use, topography, flood plain information, availability of land, local knowledge and other 

factors.

Area Type

Base and Future Year Data: For each analysis year, each TAZ is assigned an area type designation as 

CBD, Urban, Suburban or Rural based on population and employment densities. 

Model Calibration

OKI’s Travel Demand Model has been validated to observed traffic volumes for the model base year 

2005. The modeling network encompasses the entire ozone Maintenance area with the exception of 

Clinton County, Ohio. The modeling network also includes Greene, Miami and Montgomery counties in 

Ohio and the remainder of Dearborn County Indiana. The difference between estimated vehicle miles 

traveled (VMT) and 2005 observed VMT is less than 1%. A highway screenline analysis compares the 

screenline observed and simulated traffic volume discrepancies with the ODOT standard of maximum 

desirable deviation. The comparison shows that the model performs at a satisfactory level and all the 

errors were under the ODOT curve. Further information can be found in OKI’s 2007 report, “OKI/MVRPC 
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Travel Demand Model Methodology/ Validation Report”. For the calibration, OKI used over 3000 traffic 

counts collected through 2006 by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Kentucky 

Transportation Cabinet, many county and local governments, transportation engineering consultants, 

and OKI. These traffic counts cover nearly 50% percent of the links in the OKI portion of the modeling 

network. The methodology provides consistency with past emission inventory and conformity analysis 

work performed by OKI. 

Local Inputs and Post-Model Processing

OKI incorporates a variety of sources of local data to both improve and confirm the accuracy of VMT, as 

well as other travel-related parameters. Free flow speeds used on the highway and transit networks are 

compared to third party data of actual travel speeds gathered by anonymous cell phones, in-vehicle 

navigation systems and GPS-enabled fleet vehicles. The OKI post-processing program, IMPACT, uses the 

loaded highway network to generate VMT by hour, VMT by speed distribution and VMT by facility type. 

These tables are then combined with MOVES emission factors to generate emissions. Two separate sets 

of VMT tables are generated: one for the four Ohio counties plus Dearborn County Indiana, and a 

second for the three Kentucky counties. The VMT by hour tables utilize hourly traffic distribution and 

directional split factors for different roadway types as developed by OKI. The main source of the data is 

traffic counts from the permanent traffic counting stations located throughout the OKI region for the 

years of 2008-2012. This data was supplemented with data collected at coverage count stations 

(locations with counts taken on only one-two days). The stations were classified by area type: urban and 

rural, and functional classification: freeway, arterial and collector. Speeds representing various “loaded” 

conditions (with traffic volumes) are estimated using techniques from the 2010 Highway Capacity 

Manual. This permits the estimation of speeds as conditions vary from hour to hour on the different 

facility types throughout the region. The IMPACT program performs the appropriate summation by area 

and roadway type as well as regional totals. OKI has also developed seasonal conversion factors to 

adjust traffic volumes to summer conditions. The factors were derived from local data collected at 

permanent traffic counting stations during 2008-2012 utilizing the average daily traffic monthly 

conversion factors for June, July and August. 
APPENDIX D

Updated Ozone CART Analysis, 

2000-2014

AQAST Meeting

St. Louis, MO

June 3-4, 2015
Unadjusted ozone trends

Fourth-High Values 3-year Design Values
Av• Average Maximum Temperature Departure from Mean, June-August 

w.o. p.,..o)' "' ''ei-JCilo. "Y.C:IV\jt: MU.\!IIIUIII I(H I I ... , \ I /• V C:VUI \UIC II V I II I!IIC:UII 

June I, 2012 to August 31, 2012 

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 

Average Temperature (• F): Depart ure from Mean 

June I, 201o to August ol, 2013 

2 5 

Avefoge Mo)(im um Temp. ~ Departure from Me<1n 

June I , 2014 to August 7. 20 14 

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Ozone CART Model

• Incorporates 30+ meteorological variables

• CART is used to categorize each day by ozone 

concentration and associated met conditions

• Results in a decision tree with 10-15 branches, each 

describing the meteorological conditions associated 

with a particular ozone concentration

• Trends are then developed for meteorologically 

similar days to minimize the effects of meteorological 

variability on ozone trends
What is CART analysis? – a quick review

• Classification and Regression Tree, aka binary 

recursive partitioning, decision tree

• Classifies data by yes/no questions -- is temp. < 75, is 

RH < 80; easy to interpret

• Nonparametric, so insensitive to distributions of 

variables

• Insensitive to transformations of variables

• Insensitive to outliers and missing data

• Frequently more accurate than parametric models
Sample Tree 

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M<\XTeiP <= 69.40 . Node3 

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M<\XTeiP <= 77.80 . Node2 

M<\XTeiP <= 69.40 

STD = 0.012 

Avg = 0.034 

W = 14321 

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fi..EA.N_W_WN <= -0.00 

STD = 0.011 

Avg = 0.031 

W = 8448 

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fi..EA.N_W_WN <= -0.00 fi..EA.N_W_WN > -0.00 . . Terrrinal Terrrinal 

Node 1 Node2 

STD = 0.011 STD = 0.011 

Avg = 0.034 Avg = 0.027 

w = 4561.00 W = 3887.00 

N = 4561 N = 3887 

Node 1 

M<\XTeiP<= 77.80 

STD = 0.015 

Avg = 0.041 

W = 24890 

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M<\XTeiP> 69.40 M<\XTeiP <= 85.50 

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Terrrinal 

Node3 

STD = 0.011 

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Terrrinal 

Node4 

STD = 0.011 

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M<\XTBvP > 77.80 . 

Node4 

M<\XTErvP <= 85.50 

STD = 0.014 

Avg = 0.051 

w = 10569 

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M<\XTeiP > 85.50 . Node5 

Avg = 0.038 Avg = 0.047 

WS3DA Y <= 6.38 

STD = 0.014 

Avg = 0.058 

W = 3730 W = 5873.00 W = 6839.00 

N = 5873 N = 6839 

WS3DAY <= 6.38 . Terrrinal 

Node5 

STD = 0.015 

Avg = 0.067 

W = 924.00 

N = 924 

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WS3DA Y > 6.38 . Terrrinal 

Node6 

STD = 0.013 

Avg = 0.055 

W = 2806.00 

N = 2806 

Nodes define a set of days with similar meteorological conditions; looking at 

trends by node eliminates the effect of changes in meteorology on concentration 

trends 
Meteorological variables

• These variables were selected from previous model runs that had many 

more variables included; these are just those that had any influence in 

previous models:

– Daily precipitation

– Cloud cover

– 850 and 700 mb temperatures at 6 am 

– Maximum daily temperature, dew point, relative humidity, pressure

– Average daily wind speed

– Average daily, morning, and afternoon wind direction as N/S and E/W vectors

– Morning, afternoon and evening dewpoint and pressure

– Day of week

– Previous day’s average temperature, pressure, wind speed, wind direction

– Change in temperature and pressure from previous day

– 2- and 3-day average wind speed and temperature

• Met data comes from National Weather Service data collected at airports; 

processing done by LADCO, with thanks to EPA and STI
Example Trend Plot – East St. Louis sites
Portion of East St. Louis CART Tree
Distribution of ozone among nodes
Example Model Performance 

Full data set, 

2000-2014 

How well does 

2014 data fit 

the 00-13 model? 

Lower 

concentrations 

in all nodes, 

but general trend is 

similar. Performance 

is poorer for lowconcentration days. 

Terminal Nodes Sorted ByT.-get V<Yiable Prediction 

Terminal Nodes Sorted ByT.-get V<Yiable Prediction 
Meteorologically adjusted ozone trends, 

Lake Michigan sites 

IL-Lake Cty, WIChiwaukee 

Sheboygan 

Milwaukee 

Western Michigan 

Chicago 
Meteorologically adjusted ozone trends

Cleveland Detroit East St Louis

Cincinnati Indianapolis
Findings

• Significant predictors are daily maximum surface 

temperature, temperature aloft, 2- and 3-day 

temperature, relative humidity, and 2- and 3-day 

wind speeds, transport distance

• 2014 data fit well into the 2000-2013 model, 

especially the high-concentration days

• Trends are slightly to moderately downward in 

the high concentration nodes (those with average 

8-hr concentrations greater than 0.055 ppm)

• Trends are consistent in all 10 areas examined
Meteorological Dataset 

• Hourly surface observations from 693 sites around 

the US collected from National Climatic Data Center’s 

Integrated Surface Database (mostly airports)

• Upper air observations from 85 sites collected from 

NCDC’s Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive

• Each surface site is paired with closest upper air site 

(upper air data can be less spatially representative 

than surface obs)

• Hysplit back trajectories calculated for each site at 

noon every day to provide transport distance and 

u,v,w vectors
Meteorological Dataset (cont’d)

• Data for each year/site is acquired from NCDC, 

processed to calculated derived values (daily 

max/min, mixing heights, e.g.)

• QA flags assigned based on completeness, upper air 

site proximity.

• Lags and deviation from long term means are 

calculated

• Data are combined and formatted into ASCII and SAS 

datasets

• Available on request from LADCO; 
APPENDIX E

Public Notice

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati-,

OH-KY-IN Ozone Nonattainment Area

Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren Counties, Ohio

Notice is hereby given that the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, 

(Ohio EPA) is requesting that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. 

EPA) revise the current air quality designation for the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati, 

OH-KY-IN area; Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio to 

attainment with respect to the 2008 eight-hour ozone national ambient air quality 

standard (NAAQS). This area is also comprised of partial areas in Dearborn county in 

Indiana and Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties in Kentucky. Air quality monitoring 

data collected between 2012 and 2014 in the region demonstrated attainment of the

NAAQS and there was evidence that the improved air quality is due to permanent, 

enforceable emission reductions. In addition, existing requirements are sufficient to 

maintain the 2008 eight-hour ozone standard in this area at least ten years into the 

future. Projected emissions and computer models show that existing state and federal 

emission reduction requirements are sufficient to attain and maintain the NAAQS in the 

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area. Therefore, Ohio EPA proposes to utilize existing emission 

inventory information and projections of future emissions as the demonstration of the 

ability to maintain the NAAQS in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area in the future.

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area is currently designated as nonattainment for the 2008 

ozone standard. As part of an acceptable maintenance plan, Ohio EPA is required to 

develop a contingency plan to provide for additional emission reductions if a violation of 

the NAAQS is monitored after the area has been redesignated. The plan which Ohio 

EPA is proposing to U.S. EPA as part of this redesignation contains reductions which 

will help alleviate the ambient problem until a revised SIP can be developed. 

The State of Ohio proposes to:

1. Request the U.S. EPA redesignate the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area to attainment 

with respect to the 2008 ozone NAAQS and revise the maintenance plan. This 

request will document that existing enforceable control measures are responsible 

for the observed improvement in air quality.

2. Designate existing controls as sufficient to maintain the NAAQS into the future.

3. Commit to the proposed contingency plan.

These actions must be noticed to allow public comment and to satisfy U.S. EPA 

requirements for public involvement in SIP related activities. This notice addresses 

Ohio EPA’s reliance on the emission projections as evidence of attainment and 

maintenance and the commitment to institute contingency measures if ambient 
exceedances or violations trigger the contingency plan requirements. Written comments 

will be received on or before March 3, 2016 at the following address:

E-mail: erica.fettydavis@epa.ohio.gov

Mailing address: Erica Fetty

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, DAPC

Lazarus Government Center

P.O. Box 1049

Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049

Phone: (614) 644-2310

Pursuant to Section 119.03 of the Ohio Revised Code, a public hearing on this 

redesignation request will be conducted as follows: March 3, 2016 at 3:30 P.M.,

Hamilton County Dept. of Environmental Services, First Floor, located at 250 William 

Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. 

All interested persons are entitled to attend or be represented at the hearings and give 

written or oral comments on these changes. All oral comments presented at the 

hearing, and all written statements submitted at the hearing or to the above address by 

the close of business on March 3, 2016 will be considered by Ohio EPA prior to final 

action on this redesignation. Written statements submitted after March 3, 2016 may be 

considered as time and circumstances permit, but will not be part of the official record 

of the hearing.

This redesignation and maintenance request is available on Ohio EPA DAPC’s Web 

page for electronic downloading at: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dapc/SIP/2008.aspx. 

Questions regarding accessing the web site should be directed to Paul Braun at 614-

644-3734; other questions or comments about this document should be directed to 

either Erica Fetty, (614)-644-2310, Erica.FettyDavis@epa.ohio.gov or Jennifer Van 

Vlerah at (614) 644-3696, Jennifer.VanVlerah@epa.ohio.gov or mailed to Erica Fetty or 

Jennifer Van Vlerah at the above address.
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OHIO EPA PUBLIC HEARING

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HAMILTON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

OZONE REDESIGNATION HEARING

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OHIO EPA REPRESENTATIVE:

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MS. PEELLE: My name is Darla

Peelle, I'm a public involvement coordinator for

Ohio Environmental Agency's Public Interest Center.

I will be presiding over today's meeting.

Thank you for taking time to

attend this hearing before Ohio EPA. The purpose of

the hearing today is to obtain comments from any

interested person regarding plans to ask U.S. EPA

to officially recognize that the Cincinnati area

meets the federal air quality standard for

ground-level ozone.

The purpose re-designation request

covers Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and

Warren counties. It does not include the

out-of-state part of the Cincinnati ozone region,

which includes Dearborn County, Indiana and Boone,

Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky.

All interested persons are

entitled to attend or be represented, and to

present oral and/or written comments concerning the

proposed rule. All written and oral comments

received as part of the official record will be

considered by the Director of Ohio EPA before a

final decision is made.

To be included in the official
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record, written comments must be received by the

Ohio EPA by the close of business today, Thursday,

March 3, 2016. These comments may be filed with me

today or emailed to Erica Fetty Davis at

erica.fetty@epa.state.oh.us or Jennifer Van Vlerah

at jennifer.vanvlerah@epa.ohio.gov. All written

comments submitted for the record receive the same

consideration as oral testimony given today.

Written statements submitted after

today may be considered as time and circumstances

permit, but will not be part of the official record

of the hearing.

So generally speaking, if you

wish to present oral testimony, I'm going to read

your name, and if you decide to provide testimony,

just, you can speak from there, you don't have to

get up, but you would state your name for the

record and proceed.

UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I have no

testimony, just observing.

MS. PEELLE: That's fine.

So the time is now 3:33, and we'll

go off the record until 4 p.m.

(WHEREUPON, a recess was taken.)

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is adjourned.

(Hearing concluded.)
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C E R T I F I C A T E

I, Cassandra Hall, a Certified

Professional Reporter and Notary Public do hereby

certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and

correct transcript of my notes taken in the

above-styled case and thereafter transcribed by me.

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Cassandra Hall, RPR
Division of Air Pollution Control

Response to Comments

Ohio’s 8-Hour 2008 Ozone Standard Draft Redesignation Request and 

Maintenance Plan for the Ohio Portion of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 

Nonattainment Area

Agency Contacts for this Project

Erica Fetty, Division of Air Pollution Control, 614-644-2310, 

erica.fettydavis@epa.ohio.gov

Overall Concerns

Comment 1: Below is a summary of comments received from Ohio 

Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association 

(OPMCA). The full comment letter can be found at the end of 

this response to comments document. 

“While the association supports the Director’s redesignation 

request, OPMCA urges the agency exclude from the 

maintenance strategy proposed pursuant to the 

redesignation request the requirement for 7.8 pounds per 

square inch (P.S.I) Reid Vapor Pressure (R.V.P) gasoline 

from June 1 through September 15 in counties subject to the 

gasoline volatility standard.” Furthermore, the commenter 

provided lengthy background and cost estimate information 

for RVP fuels. (Bill Behrendt, OPMCA)

Ohio EPA held a public hearing in Cincinnati, OH on March 3, 2016, regarding the 

2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard Draft Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan 

for the Ohio Portion of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Nonattainment Area. This document 

summarizes the comments and questions received at the public hearing and during 

the associated comment period, which ended on March 3, 2016.

Ohio EPA reviewed and considered all comments received during the public 

comment period. By law, Ohio EPA has authority to consider specific issues related 

to protection of the environment and public health.

In an effort to help you review this document, the questions are grouped by topic and 

organized in a consistent format. The name of the commenter follows the comment. 
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Response 1: Thank you for your comments and support of the 

redesignation of the Cincinnati area to attainment for the 

2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS). Regarding your comments to exclude Reid Vapor 

Pressure (RVP) gasoline from June 1through September 15 

from the maintenance plan, Ohio EPA does not believe this 

mechanism would be the best option for considering removal 

and/or replacement of the RVP program. RVP fuels in this 

area are required under Ohio’s SIP as one of the alternative 

emission reduction programs that replaced the E-Check 

program that was previously required in this area to control 

ozone emissions. In order to remove RVP from the SIP for 

this area, Ohio EPA would be required to address Clean Air 

Act (CAA) Section 110l and Section 193. Section 110l 

requires any revision to the SIP not interfere with any 

applicable requirement, including attainment of all NAAQS. 

Section 193 is the general savings clause, or antibacksliding provisions, that requires any pre-1990 CAA 

requirement to remain in place unless a change ensures 

equivalent or greater reductions. The E-Check program, 

which the RVP program replaced, was such a pre-1990 

requirement. Complying with both of these CAA 

requirements would require significant analyses, such as 

photochemical modeling and investigation of the feasibility 

and cost effectiveness of replacement programs. And until 

the analyses is complete and any replacement measures are 

in place, the RVP program would remain a SIP required 

element. The degree of difficulty for the type of analyses 

that would be required is more complex for areas that are 

currently nonattainment for a standard or are close to the 

level of the NAAQS. Therefore, obtaining a redesignation of 

this area for the 2008 ozone standard would prove to be 

more beneficial at this time in potentially considering removal 

of the RVP program than attempting to do such an analyses 

while the area is still designated nonattainment. 

In addition, this area is currently not attaining the newer 

2015 ozone NAAQS. Designations will occur around 

October 2017. There are serious implications for areas that 

have not been redesignated for an older standard (2008 

Ozone NAAQS) when that older standard is revoked after 

implementation of a newer standard (2015 Ozone NAAQS). 

U.S. EPA has indicated they intend to issue the final 

implementation guidance revoking the 2008 standard at 

about the same time that area designations are finalized, in 

October 2017. EPA expects to complete initial designations 
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by October 1, 2017. One such implication could be a 

required “bump up” to the next classification, which for this 

area would be moderate nonattainment. This in turn would 

trigger additional mandatory requirements (such as an 

inspection and maintenance program) and prohibit 

backsliding of the RVP program. USEPA has 18-months to 

act on any SIP submittal. Provided we submit this document 

to USEPA by May 1, 2016, that would allow 17 months until 

October of 2017. It is in Ohio’s best interest to submit this 

redesignation request and maintenance plan to USEPA as 

soon as possible to ensure the area is redesignated by 

October 2017. It should be noted that USEPA’s 

requirements for addressing CAA Section 110l and 193 

would require an analyses under the assumption that the 

area is designated nonattainment for the 2015 Ozone 

NAAQS even though it has not occurred at this time. 

Basically, an analyses of the potential impacts of not moving 

forward with this redesignation request at this time indicates 

it is in the best interest of Ohio, and the economy of this 

area, to be redesignated for this standard as quickly as 

possible. Redesignating the area would only aide in any 

analyses required to remove the RVP program. And lastly, if 

it chooses to do so, Ohio can prepare the required RVP 

removal/replacement analyses and submit that to USEPA at 

any time for consideration. Therefore, Ohio EPA intends to 

submit our redesignation request and maintenance plan with 

the RVP program intact and will continue to have 

discussions with OPMCA and other interested stakeholders 

regarding the future of the Cincinnati area RVP program 

outside of the scope of this particular action.

Comment 2: “From the third paragraph in Chapter 4 (page 18 of the 

document - p 26 of the file), it sounds as if you are using the 

Ozone NAAQS Emissions Modeling platform (2011v6.1) 

data (generally based on 2011 NEI data) and the 2018 U.S. 

EPA-projected inventory, and then interpolating the data for 

point, area and non-road mobile categories to get the 2014 

attainment inventory. However, on the following page you 

state: “The point source data are taken from Ohio's annual 

emissions reporting program” and “Periodic inventories, 

which include emissions from all sectors - mobile, area, nonroad, and point sources - are prepared every three years.” It 

is unclear what is actually being done.

Because 2014 represents the emission level that supports 

attainment of the standard, you need to be as accurate as 
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possible when characterizing 2014 emissions. While 

interpolation between 2011 and 2018 seems reasonable for 

area and non-road mobile emissions estimates, the point 

source data should not be interpolated. Actual point source 

data form 2014 should be used. I assume this data is 

available through your annual point source reporting 

program.” (Kathleen D’Agostino, U.S. EPA Region 5)

Response 2: Ohio EPA has updated the 2014 point emissions for Ohio 

counties to reflect data from Ohio’s annual emissions 

reporting program instead of interpolated data for the point 

category. However, because USEPA considers airport 

emissions a point category and those emissions are not 

reported directly to any of the States included in this 

nonattainment area, Ohio EPA has created a separate 

category for airport emissions (AIR) and is continuing to 

interpolate this data. As can be seen from the airport 

emissions, they are very minimal compared to other 

emissions in the area. In addition, Ohio EPA has provided 

clarifying language throughout the document to provide a 

clear explanation for the methodology of inventory 

development for each state. And lastly, Ohio EPA did find 

several minor errors in emissions that were included in our 

draft and has updated the data to ensure consistency among 

the three states. None of these updates change the overall 

analyses of attainment and our ability to ensure 

maintenance. 

End of Response to Comments
OHIO ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

DIVISION OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

COMMENTS OF THE OHIO PETROLEUM MARKETERS & CONVENIENCE STORE ASSOCIATION 

ON THE REDESIGNATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE OHIO PORTION OF THE CINCINNATI, OHKY-IN OZONE NONATTAINMENT AREA

March 3, 2016

The Ohio Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association (OPMCA) is the statewide trade 

association in Ohio representing more than 500 independent, small businesses in the petroleum and 

convenience industry. OPMCA members employ more than 103,000 Ohioans and own and operate an 

overwhelming majority of the convenience stores in the state. Members on the wholesale side of the 

industry employ thousands more in commercial fueling facilities, transportation divisions, heating oil 

sales, and home offices. Convenience stores are America’s fueling stations. Convenience stores sell the 

majority of the gasoline purchased in the country— approximately 80 percent of all fuel sold in the 

United States. A total of 6,240 convenience stores sell motor fuels in Ohio, accounting for 6.4 billion 

gallons sold annually. 

OPMCA supports the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) in requesting 

that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) revise the current air quality 

designation for the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area; Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, 

and Warren counties in Ohio to attainment with respect to the 2008 eight-hour ozone National Ambient 

Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Air quality monitoring data collected between 2012 and 2014 in the 

region has demonstrated attainment of the NAAQS and warrants a redesignation to attainment for the 

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area based on the requirements in Section 107(d) (3) (E) of the CAA.

While the association supports the Director’s redesignation request, OPMCA urges the agency exclude

from the maintenance strategy proposed pursuant to the redesignation request the requirement for 7.8 

pounds per square inch (P.S.I.) Reid Vapor Pressure (R.V.P.) gasoline from June 1 through September 15 

in the counties subject to the gasoline volatility standard.

Over a decade ago, Ohio EPA promulgated rules to require Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline from June 

1 through September 15 in the counties in and around the Cincinnati area. Specifically, the 

administrative rules prohibit a refiner, importer, distributor, reseller, carrier, retailer or wholesale 

purchaser-consumer from selling, offering for sale, dispensing, supplying, offering for supply, or 

transporting (for use in a low R.V.P. control area) gasoline that has a R.V.P. exceeding 7.8 P.S.I. during 

the control period, June 1 through September 15. Ohio EPA elected to impose the requirement for Low 

Reid vapor pressure gasoline in southwest Ohio to replace air emission reductions associated with the Echeck program. At that time, both the agency and product manufacturers contended that the Low Reid 

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vapor pressure gasoline required in these counties would cost only $0.01 to $0.03 per gallon more the 

conventional gasoline sold in all other parts of the state. 

When the rules mandating Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline came up for five-year rule review in 2015, 

Ohio EPA once again asserted there was only a nominal price differential between conventional gasoline

and Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline. In fact, Ohio EPA contended in the Business Impact Analysis 

submitted to the Ohio Common Sense Initiative Office in April 2015 that “the price of low Reid vapor 

pressure gasoline will cost approximately $0.01 to $0.03 more per gallon.” Furthermore, the agency 

asserted the increased cost of a gallon of gas would be “reasonably low and the total annual cost would 

be a function of how much gas is purchased.”

While the agency’s assertions about the gasoline price differential may have been accurate when the 

rules were initially promulgated, today they fall far short. Over the course of the last several years, the 

cost of Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline has escalated dramatically. By way of example, a survey of 

convenience retailers in the greater Cincinnati area in July 2015 revealed that the wholesale price for 

Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline peaked at $0.36 per gallon higher than the wholesale price of 

conventional gasoline. According to a leading petroleum analyst, during the 2015 ozone season, the 

average wholesale price for Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline exceeded the average wholesale price for 

conventional gasoline by nearly $0.30 per gallon. Motorists in the greater Cincinnati area, then, paid a 

minimum of $0.20 per gallon more on average for gasoline last summer. Said another way, the air 

emissions reductions derived from the Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline requirement cost Cincinnati 

area motorists tens of millions of dollars in 2015.

Consumers are not the only ones who may suffer. In the hyper-competitive retail fuel market, the 

increased wholesale price may be borne by the retailer. For small businesses who lack the buying power 

and access to pricing discounts enjoyed by larger competitors, this burden can be devastating. As the 

lifeblood of Ohio’s economy, the viability of small business directly affects the viability of the local 

community. 

On multiple occasions over the last several years, OPMCA has voiced its opposition to the requirement 

for Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline with Ohio EPA and the Ohio Common Sense Initiative Office. The 

association has encouraged the examination of other control strategies that would derive comparable 

air emission reductions without overburdening the motoring public or convenience retailers. At the 

same time the association voiced its concerns, the U.S. EPA approved relaxation of the summer gasoline 

RVP standards for a number of states as those areas applied for redesignation, including Grand Parish, 

Louisiana area, Florida, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point area in 

North Carolina, Jefferson and Shelby counties (Birmingham area) Alabama, and Mecklenburg and 

Gaston counties in North Carolina.

Likewise, the association respectfully urges the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Division of Air 

Pollution Control to remove the Low Reid vapor pressure gasoline requirement in its proposed 

maintenance plan and explore alternative, less burdensome control strategies to satisfy the emission 

reductions required for redesignation under the 8-hour ozone NAAQS.

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