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January 22, 2013 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

BOB MARTINEZ CENTER 

2600 BLAIRSTONE ROAD 

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-2400 

Ms. Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming 

Regional Administrator 

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Region 4 

61 Forsyth Street, SW 

Atlanta, GA 30303-8909 

Dear Ms. Keyes Fleming: 

RICK SCOTT 

GOVERNOR 

JENNIFER CARROLL 

LT. GOVERNOR 

HERSCHEL T. VINYARD JR . 

SECRETARY 

Re: Air Program: State Implementation Plan Infrastructure Submittal for the 2010 Revised National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide 

On.behalf of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, I hereby confinn that, to the best of my 

knowledge, the requirements of Sections 1l0(a)(I) and 1l0(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act are adequately 

addressed in Florida's existing approved State Implementation Plan (SIP) with respect to the 

implementation of the 2010 revised national ambient air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (N02)' A 

notice of hearing appeared in the Florida Administrative Register on December 14,2012 (enclosed), and a 

hearing, if requested, was to be held January 16,2013. A hearing was not requested and therefore not 

held. EPA was the only entity that submitted comments. These comments have all been addressed in the 

following document, which explicitly demonstrates the correlation between the Section 110(a)(2) 

infrastructure elements and the Florida Statutes and SIP-approved Florida rules that address each such 

element. An exact duplicate of this submittal in a searchable fonnat has been e-mailed to the Air 

Planning Branch. If you have any questions on this submittal or need additional infonnation, please 

contact Chad Stevens at (850) 717-9089. Thank you for your continued support of our efforts to 

implement the Clean Air Act in Florida. 

Sincerely, 

~~ 

Katy L. Fenton, Deputy Director 

Division of Air Resource Management 

CRS/mb 

Enclosure 

cc: Scott Davis, Chief, Air Planning Branch, EPA Region 4 (by electronic mail) 

www.dep.state·fl·us 
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STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

State Implementation Plan Infrastructure Confirmation for the

2010 Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standard for

Nitrogen Dioxide

Introduction

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the national ambient air quality 

standard (NAAQS) for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) on February 9, 2010. See 75 Fed. Reg. 6474 (Feb. 9, 

2010). Within three years of EPA’s promulgation of a revised NAAQS, states must address basic SIP 

“infrastructure” elements listed under section 110(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), including emissions 

inventories, monitoring, and modeling to assure attainment and maintenance of that new NAAQS. See 42 

U.S.C. § 7410(a)(1) & (2). EPA has historically referred to the submittals in which states must address 

these requirements as “infrastructure SIPs.”1

Section 403.061(35), Florida Statues, grants the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 

the broad authority to “[e]xercise the duties, powers and responsibilities required of the state under the 

federal [CAA], 42 U.S.C. ss. 7401 et seq” and “implement the programs required under that act in 

conjunction with its other powers and duties.” By virtue of this statute, DEP has the authority and 

responsibility to act on behalf of the State of Florida to develop and revise a SIP as required by CAA 

section 110(a)(1) and to ensure that the SIP adequately addresses the required infrastructure elements 

prescribed under CAA section 110(a)(2).

DEP hereby confirms that the requirements of sections 110(a)(1) and the infrastructure elements required 

by sections 110(a)(2)(A)-(M) of the CAA are adequately addressed in Florida’s existing approved SIP 

with respect to the implementation of the 2008 revised national ambient air quality standard for NO2. 

Furthermore, DEP confirms that all elements of Florida’s approved SIP have undergone public notice in 

accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 51.102. This document demonstrates the correlation 

between the section 110(a)(2) infrastructure elements and the Florida Statutes and SIP-approved Florida 

rules that address each such element.

Rules and Statutes

Florida’s existing SIP consists largely of Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) rules adopted by DEP and 

approved by EPA through the SIP revision process. The complete list of DEP rules approved and 

incorporated by reference into Florida’s SIP is published by EPA in the United States Code of Federal 

Regulations at 40 CFR 52.520(c). The list includes each F.A.C. rule section number and effective date, 

with a corresponding EPA approval date for each rule section. The F.A.C. rules are available online at 

the Florida Department of State website (https://www.flrules.org/default.asp) and at the DEP Division of 

Air Resource Management website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/rules/current.htm).

 

1 This specific term does not appear in the statute, but EPA uses the term to distinguish this particular type 

of SIP submission designed to address basic structural requirements of a SIP from other types of SIP 

submissions designed to address other different requirements, such as ‘‘nonattainment SIP’’ submissions 

required to address the nonattainment planning requirements of part D, ‘‘regional haze SIP’’ submissions 

required to address the visibility protection requirements of CAA section 169A, NSR permitting program 

submissions required to address the requirements of parts C and D, and a host of other specific types of 

SIP submissions that address other specific matters.
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There are five rule chapters of the F.A.C. that contain SIP-approved rule sections that directly or 

indirectly address implementation of the NO2 NAAQS:

 Chapter 62-204, F.A.C., Air Pollution Control –General Provisions. All EPA regulations 

cited throughout DEP’s air pollution rules are adopted and incorporated by reference in Rule 62-

204.800, F.A.C. The purpose and effect of each such adopted regulation is determined by the 

context in which it is cited. This rule is referenced in the discussion below regarding the 

requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (F), (J), and (K) of the CAA.

 Chapter 62-210, F.A.C., Stationary Sources –General Requirements. This rule chapter 

establishes definitions and the general requirements for major and minor stationary sources of air 

pollutant emissions. It provides criteria for determining the need for an owner or operator to 

obtain DEP authorization by permit to conduct certain activities involving sources of air pollutant 

emissions, and it establishes reporting requirements and requirements relating to estimating 

emissions. This chapter also sets forth special provisions related to compliance monitoring, stack 

heights, circumvention of pollution control equipment, and excess emissions. This rule chapter is 

referenced in the discussion below regarding the requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), 

(D), (F), (J), and (K) of the CAA.

 Chapter 62-212, F.A.C., Stationary Sources –Preconstruction Review. This rule chapter 

establishes the preconstruction review requirements for proposed new emissions units, new 

facilities, and modifications to existing units and facilities. The requirements of this chapter 

apply to those proposed activities for which an air construction permit is required. This chapter 

includes general preconstruction review requirements and specific requirements for emissions 

units subject to both attainment and nonattainment area preconstruction review (i.e., New Source 

Review). This rule chapter is referenced in the discussion below regarding the requirements in 

sections 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (F), (J), and (K) of the CAA.

 Chapter 62-296, F.A.C., Stationary Sources –Emission Standards. This rule chapter 

establishes emission limiting standards and compliance requirements for stationary sources of air

pollutant emissions. It establishes emission limitations for specific categories of facilities and 

emissions units, including reasonably available control technology (RACT). This rule chapter is 

referenced in the discussion below regarding the requirements in section 110(a)(2)(A), (D), and 

(F) of the CAA.

 Chapter 62-297, F.A.C., Stationary Sources –Emissions Monitoring. This rule chapter 

establishes test procedures for determining the compliance of air pollutant emissions units with 

emission limiting standards. This rule chapter is referenced in the discussion below regarding the 

requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(A) and (F) of the CAA.

As mentioned above, many of the current SIP-approved rules have been adopted by DEP under the 

authority of section 403.061(35), Florida Statutes. Beyond the broad authority given to DEP by this 

statute to implement the CAA, DEP relies on other Florida Statutes for authority to conduct various air 

program activities such as permitting, monitoring, fee collection, compliance assurance, enforcement, and 

emergency response. These statutes are essential to Florida’s implementation of the NO2 NAAQS and are 

referenced in the discussion below regarding the requirements of section 110(a)(2) of the CAA. For the 

most part, the Florida Statutes are referenced only to confirm DEP’s legal authority to implement the SIP; 

however, certain statutes have been approved and incorporated into Florida’s SIP and are noted as such. 

The Florida Statutes are available online at http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes.
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Section 110(a)(2) Elements – Implementing Rules and Statutes

110(a)(2)(A) – Emission limits and other control measures: SIPs must include enforceable emission 

limits and other control measures, means, or techniques; schedules for compliance; and other related 

matters.

 Rules: SIP-approved rule chapters 62-204, 62-210, 62-212, 62-296, and 62-297, F.A.C.,

collectively include emission limits and other control measures for pollutant-emitting activities 

that contribute to NO2 concentrations in the ambient air and provide authority for DEP to 

establish such limits and measures as well as schedules for compliance through SIP-approved 

permits.

 Statutes: Section 403.061(9), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[a]dopt a comprehensive 

program for the prevention, control, and abatement of pollution of the air... of the state,”) and 

section 403.8055, Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[a]dopt rules substantively identical to 

regulations adopted in the Federal Register by the United States Environmental Protection

Agency pursuant to federal law....”

110(a)(2)(B) – Ambient air quality monitoring: SIPs must provide for the establishment and operation 

of ambient air quality monitors; the compilation and analysis of ambient air quality data; and the 

submission of these data to EPA upon request.

 Rules: SIP-approved rule chapters 62-204, 62-210, and 62-212, F.A.C., require the use of 

Federal Reference Method or equivalent monitors and also provide authority for DEP to establish 

monitoring requirements through SIP-approved permits.

 Statutes: Section 403.061(1), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[a]pprove and promulgate 

current and long-range plans developed to provide for air and water quality control and pollution 

abatement.” Section 403.061(9), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[a]dopt a comprehensive 

program for the prevention, control, and abatement of pollution of the air and waters of the 

state....” Section 403.061(11), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[e]stablish ambient air 

quality... standards for the state as a whole or for any part thereof.”

 Note: As of the date of this infrastructure submittal the development of the NO2 monitoring 

network is ongoing; therefore Florida’s NO2 monitoring strategy will be established per the 

requirements set forth in the 2012 and any subsequent Annual Monitoring Network plan relevant 

to the development of Florida’s NO2 monitoring network.

110(a)(2)(C) – Program for enforcement of control measures and new source review: SIPs must

include a program that provides for: enforcement of all SIP measures; statewide permitting of minor 

sources; and permitting of the construction of new or modified stationary sources to meet prevention of 

significant deterioration (PSD) and nonattainment new source review (NNSR) requirements.

 Rules: SIP-approved rule chapters 62-204, 62-210, and 62-212, F.A.C., collectively establish a 

preconstruction, new source permitting program that meets the PSD and NNSR requirements

under parts C and D of the CAA for pollutant-emitting activities that contribute to NO2

concentrations in the ambient air and also provide for the enforcement of NOX emission limits 

and control measures. DEP’s EPA-approved preconstruction review program applies to both 

major and minor sources. New major sources and major modifications that are subject to PSD or 

NNSR permitting must demonstrate that the source or modification will not cause or contribute to 

a violation of any NAAQS or PSD increment and provide an analysis of additional impacts of the 

source or modification, including impacts on visibility. All new or modified major sources of 
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NOx emissions will apply the Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to reduce NOX

emissions in accordance with the CAA and EPA PSD permitting requirements. 

 Statutes: Section 403.061(6), Florida Statutes, requires DEP to “[e]xercise general supervision of 

the administration and enforcement of the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to air and water 

pollution.” Section 403.121, Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to seek judicial and administrative 

remedies, including civil penalties, injunctive relief, and criminal prosecution for violations of 

any DEP rule or permit. 

 Note: EPA has promulgated a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for the Florida PSD program to 

address the preconstruction permitting of Greenhouse gases (76 FR 82246). The FIP in 

conjunction with the above referenced SIP approved rules and Florida Statutes meet the 

requirements of Section 110(a)(2)(C).

110(a)(2)(D)(i) – Interstate transport: SIPs must include provisions prohibiting any source or other type 

of emissions activity within the state emitting any air pollutant in amounts which will (i) contribute 

significantly to nonattainment in, or interfere with maintenance by, any other state with respect to any 

such primary or secondary NAAQS or (ii) interfere with measures required to be included any other 

state’s SIP to prevent significant deterioration of air quality or to protect visibility.

 Rules: SIP-approved sections of Chapters 62-204, 62-210, and 62-212, F.A.C., require any new 

major source or major modification to undergo PSD or NNSR permitting and thereby 

demonstrate that it will not cause or contribute to a violation of any NAAQS or PSD increment in 

Florida or any other state and require that the owner or operator provide an analysis of additional

impacts of the source or modification, including impacts on visibility. All new or modified major 

sources of NOx emissions will apply the Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to reduce 

NOX emissions in accordance with the CAA and EPA PSD permitting requirements. The above 

chapters, along with Chapter 62-296, F.A.C., also provide for implementation of the EPA Clean 

Air Interstate Rule (CAIR).

 Statutes: Section 403.061(14), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[e]stablish a permit system 

whereby a permit may be required for the operation, construction or expansion of any installation 

that may be a source of air pollution....” (with the definition of “pollution” provided in section 

403.031(7), Florida Statutes), and section 403.087, Florida Statutes, provides specific 

requirements for implementation of a permit system for operation of reasonably expected sources 

of air pollution.

 Note 1: Florida’s regional haze plan for addressing visibility-impairing pollutants is, as of the 

date of this infrastructure submission, proposed to be fully approved under Florida’s SIP by EPA

(77 FR 73369). This plan ensures that Florida will not interfere with visibility protection in other 

states. 

 Note 2: DEP understands per EPA’s November 2012 memorandum addressing the vacatur of the 

2011 Cross-State Air Pollution Rule,

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that EPA does not expect this SIP infrastructure submission 

to address the requirement for SIPs to prohibit significant contribution to nonattainment in, or 

interfere with maintenance by, any other state with respect to any such primary or secondary 

NAAQS.

110(a)(2)(D)(ii) – Interstate and international transport provisions: SIPs must include provisions 

ensuring compliance with the applicable requirements of sections 115 or 126(b) of the CAA.

 

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 McCarthy, Gina, Assistant EPA Administrator, Memo to Air Division Directors, Regions 1-10, Re: 

Next Steps for Pending Redesignation Requests and Pending State Implementation Plan Actions Affected by 

the Recent Court Decision Vacating the 2011 Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, November 19, 2012.
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 Rules: SIP-approved sections of Chapters 62-204, 62-210, and 62-212, F.A.C., require any new 

major source or major modification to undergo PSD or NNSR permitting and thereby provide

notification to other potentially affected federal, state, and local government agencies. 

 Statutes: Section 403.061(14), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[e]stablish a permit system 

whereby a permit may be required for the operation, construction or expansion of any installation 

that may be a source of air pollution....” (with the definition of pollution provided in section 

403.031(7), Florida Statutes), and section 403.087, Florida Statutes, provides specific 

requirements for implementation of a permit system for operation of reasonably expected sources 

of air pollution.

110(a)(2)(E) – Adequate resources and authority, conflict of interest, and oversight of

local government: States must provide for adequate personnel, funding, and legal authority under state 

law to carry out its SIP and related issues; comply with conflict-of-interest requirements under CAA 

section 128; and ensure adequate oversight of any local government agency responsible for 

implementation of any SIP provision.

 Statutes: Section 403.061(2), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[h]ire only such employees as 

may be necessary to effectuate the responsibilities of the department.” Section 403.061(4), 

Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[s]ecure necessary scientific, technical, research, 

administrative, and operational services by interagency agreement, by contract, or otherwise.” 

Section 403.182, Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to approve local pollution control programs.

Section 320.03(6), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to establish an Air Pollution Control Trust 

Fund and use a $1 fee on every motor vehicle license registration sold in the state for air pollution 

control purposes. Section 112.3143(4) and section 112.3144, Florida Statutes, both of which 

have been adopted and incorporated into Florida’s SIP and, together, require disclosure of 

conflicts of interest by public officials consistent with the requirements of CAA section 128.

 Note: The DEP understands that when EPA does a completeness determination and final 

approval for any SIP submittal, it implicitly determines that the requirements of CAA section 

110(a)(2)(E) are met. Each submittal must provide for adequate personnel, funding, and legal 

authority under state law to carry out the proposed SIP revision. In order for a submittal to be 

deemed complete, any local and regional implementation plans must be submitted through the 

state agency. In Florida’s case, no local or regional areas submit implementation plans; DEP is 

solely responsible for the SIP.

110(a)(2)(F) – Stationary source emissions monitoring: SIPs must provide for the establishment and 

operation of emissions monitoring systems by source owners or operators, and for the submission of 

periodic emissions reports from such sources.

 Rules: SIP-approved sections of Chapters 62-204, 62-210, 62-212, 62-296, and 62-297, F.A.C., 

to the extent such rule sections require emissions monitoring and reporting for pollutant-emitting 

activities that contribute to NO2 concentrations in the ambient air, including requirements for the 

installation, calibration, maintenance, and operation of equipment for continuously monitoring or 

recording emissions, or provide authority for DEP to establish such emissions monitoring and 

reporting requirements through SIP-approved permits; and require reporting of NOX emissions in 

such manner as to allow the state to correlate such data with applicable emission limitations and 

comply with the provisions of the EPA Air Emissions Reporting Rule.

 Statutes: Section 403.061(13), Florida Statutes, which authorizes DEP to “[r]equire persons 

engaged in operations which may result in pollution to file reports which may contain... any 

other such information as the department shall prescribe...”; also, section 403.8055, Florida 

Statutes, which authorizes DEP to “[a]dopt rules substantively identical to regulations adopted in 

the Federal Register by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to federal 

law....”
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110(a)(2)(G) – Emergency powers: States must have authority comparable to that in section 303 of the 

CAA to address activities causing imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and to provide 

contingency plans to implement such authority.

 Statutes: Section 403.131, Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to: seek injunctive relief to enforce 

compliance with this chapter or any rule, regulation or permit certification, or order; to enjoin any 

violation specified in section 403.061(1), Florida Statutes (i.e., the failure to obtain a permit or 

comply with any DEP permit or rule or comply with any Florida Statute administered by the 

DEP); and to seek injunctive relief to prevent irreparable injury to the air, waters, and property, 

including animal, plant, and aquatic life, of the state and to protect human health, safety, and 

welfare caused or threatened by any violation.” Section 120.569(2)(n), Florida Statutes, 

authorizes DEP to issue emergency orders to address immediate dangers to the public health, 

safety, or welfare; both of which have been adopted and incorporated into Florida’s SIP.

110(a)(2)(H) – Future SIP revisions: States must have authority to revise its SIP in response to changes 

in the NAAQS, availability of improved methods for attaining the NAAQS, or any EPA finding that the 

SIP is substantially inadequate.

 Statutes: Section 403.061(35), Florida Statutes, as previously described in the “Introduction”

above, grants DEP the broad authority to implement the CAA. Moreover, section 403.061(9), 

Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[a]dopt a comprehensive program for the prevention, 

control, and abatement of pollution of the air ... of the state, and from time to time review and 

modify such programs as necessary.”

110(a)(2)(I) – Nonattainment areas: States must meet the applicable requirements of part D of the CAA 

relating to nonattainment areas.

 Note: DEP understands that EPA does not expect this SIP infrastructure submission to address 

this element. 

110(a)(2)(J) – Consultation with government officials; public notification of NAAQS violations; and 

compliance with PSD and visibility requirements: States must consult with local governments and 

federal land managers pursuant to the provisions of section 121 of the CAA; notify the public of instances 

or areas exceeding the NAAQS pursuant to section 127 of the CAA; and meet the requirements of part C 

of the CAA (relating to PSD and visibility protection).

 Rules: SIP-approved sections of Chapters 62-204, 62-210, and 62-212, F.A.C. require 

intergovernmental consultation, public notice, and compliance with the requirements of part C

and D of the CAA. SIP-approved rule chapters 62-204, 62-210, and 62-212, F.A.C., collectively 

establish a preconstruction, new source permitting program that meets the PSD requirements 

under part C of the CAA for pollutant-emitting activities that contribute to NO2 concentrations in 

the ambient air. New major sources and major modifications that are subject to PSD permitting 

must demonstrate that the source or modification will not cause or contribute to a violation of any 

NAAQS or PSD increment and provide an analysis of additional impacts of the source or 

modification, including impacts on visibility. All new or modified major sources of NOx

emissions will apply the Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to reduce NOX emissions in 

accordance with the CAA and EPA PSD permitting requirements.

 Statutes: Section 403.061(21), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[a]dvise, consult, cooperate, 

and enter into agreements with other agencies of the state, the Federal Government, other states, 

interstate agencies, groups, political subdivisions, and industries affected by the provisions of this 

act, rules, or policies of the department” and section 403.061(20), Florida Statutes, authorizes 

DEP to “[c]ollect and disseminate information ... relating to pollution.”
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 Note 1: Notification to the public of instances or areas exceeding the NAAQS and associated 

health effects is provided through implementation of the Air Quality Index reporting system in all 

required areas. 

 Note 2: EPA has promulgated a FIP for the Florida PSD program to address the preconstruction 

permitting of Greenhouse gases (76 FR 82246). The FIP in conjunction with the above 

referenced SIP approved new source preconstruction permitting program meet the PSD 

requirements of part C of the CAA.

 Note 3: Florida’s regional haze plan for addressing visibility-impairing pollutants is, as of the 

date of this infrastructure submission, proposed to be fully approved under Florida’s SIP by EPA

(77 FR 73369). This plan ensures that Florida will meet the visibility requirements in part C of 

the CAA.

110(a)(2)(K) – Air quality modeling: States must provide for the performance of air quality modeling as 

required by EPA to predict the effects on air quality of emissions of NAAQS pollutants and for 

submission of such data to EPA.

 Rules: SIP-approved sections of Chapter 62-204, 62-210, and 62-212, F.A.C., require use of 

EPA-approved modeling of pollutant-emitting sources that contribute to NO2 concentrations in 

the ambient air.

 Statutes: Section 403.061(13), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[r]equire persons engaged in 

operations which may result in pollution to file reports which may contain information relating to 

locations, size of outlet, height of outlet, rate and period of emission, and composition and 

concentration of effluent and such other information as the department shall prescribe to be 

filed....” Section 403.061(18), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[e]ncourage and conduct 

studies, investigations, and research relating to pollution and its causes, effects, prevention, 

abatement, and control.”

 Note: DEP has the technical capability to conduct or review all air quality modeling associated 

with the NSR program and all SIP-related modeling, except photochemical grid modeling which 

is performed for DEP under contract. All such modeling is conducted in accordance with the 

provisions of 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W, “Guideline on Air Quality Models.” DEP agrees to 

submit any NSR or SIP modeling files to EPA upon request. 

110(a)(2)(L) – Permitting fees: States must assess permitting fees to cover the costs of reviewing, 

approving, implementing, and enforcing major stationary source permits.

 Statutes: Paragraph 403.087(6)(a), Florida Statutes, directs DEP to “ require a processing fee in 

an amount sufficient, to the greatest extent possible, to cover the costs of reviewing and acting 

upon any application for a permit....”

 Note: The subject costs are covered by the Air Pollution Control Trust Fund, which is made up 

of various funding sources.

110(a)(2)(M) – Consultation and participation by affected local entities: States must provide for 

consultation and participation in SIP development by local political subdivisions affected by the SIP.

 Statutes: Section 403.061(21), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “[a]dvise, consult, cooperate, 

and enter into agreements with other agencies of the state, the Federal Government, other states, 

interstate agencies, groups, political subdivisions, and industries affected by the provisions of this 

act, rules, or policies of the department.”

 Note: DEP has specific operating agreements with eight county air pollution control agencies

(Duval, Orange, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade) that 

delineate the duties and responsibilities of each such county in carrying out Florida’s air program, 

including applicable portions of the SIP.