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Mr. Karl Brooks Regional Administrator U.S. EPA, Region VII 901 North Fifth Street Kansas City
, KS 66101

Dear Mr. Brooks:

Enclosed please find the state of Missouri's revised boundary recommendations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. This submittal is in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) memo dated September 22
, 2011, from Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator regarding the ability for states to revise previously submitted boundary recommendations in light of more recent quality-assured monitoring data from 2008-2010.

In light of the most recent quality- assured monitoring data from 2008-2010, the state of Missouri is recommending the following boundary designations:

• Nonattainment

- St. Louis City and St. Charles, St. Louis, Franklin and Jefferson counties;

• Attainment

- Lincoln, Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Greene, Cass, Clay and Clinton counties; and

• Attainmentlunclassifiable

- all other counties in the state of Missouri.

This revised area boundary recommendation replaces the previous recommendation submitted on March 11
, 2009. For convenience
, we are also enclosing an electronic copy of the technical support documentation that was submitted along with our original recommendation. Aside from the monitoring data and the county-by-county map of our recommendation which we are now updating, the technical analysis is still valid and supportive of our current recommendation.

Enclosed with this letter is a table listing all 114 counties in Missouri and the City of St. Louis along with their conesponding recommended designations

. The Missouri Air Conservation Commission adopted this revised recommendation at the December 8, 2011
, commission meeting after considering the comments received during the public hearing and
comment process.



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Thank you for the opportunity to revisit these recommendations due to the length of time that has elapsed since their initial submittal. If you have any questions, please contact Kyra Moore at (573) 751-7840.

Sincerely,

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Enclosures

## Missouri Revised 2008 Ozone Area Designation Recommendation September 2011

County Recommended Classification ADAIR Attainment/unclassifiable ANDREW Attainment/unclassifiable ATCHISON Attainment/unclassifiable AUDRAIN Attainment/unclassifiable BARRY Attainment/unclassifiable BARTON Attainment/unclassifiable BATES Attainment/unclassifiable BENTON Attainment/unclassifiable BOLLINGER Attainment/unclassifiable BOONE Attainment/unclassifiable BUCHANAN Attainment/unclassifiable BUTLER Attainment/unclassifiable CALDWELL Attainment/unclassifiable CALLAWAY Attainment/unclassifiable CAMDEN Attainment/unclassifiable CAPE GIRARDEAU Attainment/unclassifiable CARROLL Attainment/unclassifiable CARTER Attainment/unclassifiable CASS Attainment CEDAR Attainment CHARITON Attainment/unclassifiable CHRISTIAN Attainment/unclassifiable CLARK Attainment/unclassifiable CLAY Attainment CLINTON Attainment COLE Attainment/unclassifiable COOPER Attainment/unclassifiable CRAWFORD Attainment/unclassifiable DADE Attainment/unclassifiable DALLAS Attainment/unclassifiable DAVIESS Attainment/unclassifiable DeKALB Attainment/unclassifiable DENT Attainment/unclassifiable DOUGLAS Attainment/unclassifiable DUNKLIN Attainment/unclassifiable FRANKLIN Nonattainment GASCONADE Attainment/unclassifiable GENTRY Attainment/unclassifiable GREENE AttainmentGRUNDY Attainment/unclassifiable HARRISON Attainment/unclassifiable HENRY Attainment/unclassifiable HICKORY Attainment/unclassifiable HOLT Attainment/unclassifiable HOWARD Attainment/unclassifiable HOWELL Attainment/unclassifiable IRON Attainment/unclassifiable JACKSON Attainment/unclassifiable JASPER Attainment/unclassifiable JEFFERSON Nonattainment JOHNSON Attainment/unclassifiable KNOX Attainment/unclassifiable LACLEDE Attainment/unclassifiable LAFAYETTE Attainment/unclassifiable LAWRENCE Attainment/unclassifiable LEWIS Attainment/unclassifiable LINCOLN Attainment LINN Attainment/unclassifiable LIVINGSTON Attainment/unclassifiable McDONALD Attainment/unclassifiable MACON Attainment/unclassifiable MADISON Attainment/unclassifiable MARIES Attainment/unclassifiable MARION Attainment/unclassifiable MERCER Attainment/unclassifiable MILLER Attainment/unclassifiable MISSISSIPPI Attainment/unclassifiable MONITEAU Attainment/unclassifiable MONROE Attainment MONTGOMERY Attainment/unclassifiable MORGAN Attainment/unclassifiable NEW MADRID Attainment/unclassifiable NEWTON Attainment/unclassifiable NODAWAY Attainment/unclassifiable OREGON Attainment/unclassifiable OSAGE Attainment/unclassifiable OZARK Attainment/unclassifiable PEMISCOT Attainment/unclassifiable PERRY Attainment PETTIS Attainment/unclassifiable PHELPS Attainment/unclassifiable PIKE Attainment/unclassifiable PLATTE Attainment POLK Attainment/unclassifiablePULASKI Attainment/unclassifiable PUTNAM Attainment/unclassifiable RALLS Attainment/unclassifiable RANDOLPH Attainment/unclassifiable RAY Attainment/unclassifiable REYNOLDS Attainment/unclassifiable RIPLEY Attainment/unclassifiable ST. CHARLES Nonattainment ST. CLAIR Attainment/unclassifiable ST. FRANCOIS Attainment/unclassifiable STE. GENEVIEVE Attainment ST. LOUIS Nonattainment SALINE Attainment/unclassifiable SCHUYLER Attainment/unclassifiable SCOTLAND Attainment/unclassifiable SCOTT Attainment/unclassifiable SHANNON Attainment/unclassifiable SHELBY Attainment/unclassifiable STODDARD Attainment/unclassifiable STONE Attainment/unclassifiable SULLIVAN Attainment/unclassifiable TANEY Attainment/unclassifiable TEXAS Attainment/unclassifiable VERNON Attainment/unclassifiable WARREN Attainment/unclassifiable WASHINGTON Attainment/unclassifiable WAYNE Attainment/unclassifiable WEBSTER Attainment/unclassifiable WORTH Attainment/unclassifiable WRIGHT Attainment/unclassifiable ST. LOUIS CITY Nonattainment

### 2008-2010 Statewide Validated Ozone Design Values

Site County 4th High 8-hr Average (ppb) Design Value

St. Louis 2008 2009 2010 08-10 Arnold West Jefferson 70 70 77 72 Blair Street St. Louis City 73 65 71 69 Maryland Heights St. Louis 69 70 76 71 Orchard Farm St. Charles 72 73 77 74 Pacific St. Louis 64 64 69 65 West Alton St. Charles 76 71 84 77

St. Genevieve Bonne Terre St. Genevieve 71 69 72 70

South East Farrar Perry 70 71 77 72

Kansas City Liberty Clay 70 72 70 70 RG South Cass 66 64 67 65 Rocky Creek Clay 69 72 76 72 Trimble Clinton 70 75 76 73 Watkins Mill Clay 69 74 73 72

Springfield Fellows Lake Greene 69 66 69 68 Hillcrest H.S. Greene 67 62 66 65

Outstate El Dorado Springs Cedar 67 62 68 65 Mark Twain Monroe 64 61 70 65 Foley Lincoln 72 67 79 72 Red = Violation of the 2008 NAAQS

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. 055 RSMo, the Missouri Air Conservation Commission has determined that this action is needed to have a U.S

. Environmental Protection Agency approved State Implementation Plan.

The Revised 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard Boundary Recommendation is hereby adopted by the Missouri Air Conservation Commission this 8th day of December, 2011

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PROPOSED REVISION TO THE 2008 8-HOUR OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD BOUNDARY DESIGNAT ION RECOMMENDATION

On Sept. 22, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protecti on Agency released a memorandum to clarify for states the status of the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. In this document, EPA explicitly stated that the current standard is 0.075 parts per million, or 75 parts per billion. EPA also announced their intentions to move forward with designations under the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard, starting with th e recommendations made by states in 2009, and then updating them with the most current, certified air quality data from the 2008 – 2010 monitoring period.

Based on the 2008-2010 monitori ng period, Missouri is submitt ing a revised area boundary recommendation as an amendment to the or iginal boundary recommendation and technical support document submitted to EPA in Marc h 2009. This revision will recommend the following:

 Nonattainment – St. Louis City and St. Charles, St. Louis, Franklin and Jefferson counties.

 Attainment – Lincoln, Ste. Genevieve, Perr y, Greene, Cass, Clay and Clinton counties.

 Attainment/unclassifiable – all other counties in the state of Missouri.

The following pages are included in th e briefing document for reference: - Statewide county by county map of the revised boundary designation recommendation - County by county list of recommended area designation - 2008-2010 quality assured air quali ty monitoring data values

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Air Pollution Control Program recommends the commission adopt the boundary recommendation as proposed. If the commission adopts this recommendation, it will be the department’s inte ntion to submit this recommendation to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

SUMMARY OF COMMENTS: The Mi ssouri Department of Natura l Resources received three (3) comments from three (3) different sources: The Empire District Electric Company (Empire District), the Environmental Task Force of Jasper and Newton Counties (Environmental Task Force) and the Southeast Missouri Regional Pl anning Commission Board of Directors (SEMO Board).

COMMENT: Empire District, Environmental Ta sk Force and the SEMO Board all expressed their support of the revised 2008 ozone boundaries as proposed. The SEMO Board formally adopted a Resolution of Support for the revi sed recommendations. Empire District and Environmental Task Force also commended MDNR for their support and encouragement of the development of clean air alli ances across the state.RESPONSE: Support for the revised recommendations as well as the time and effort staff has invested in outreach to affected areas of the state are greatly ap preciated. No changes were made to the recommendations as a result of these comments.