Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., Chairman 

Buddy Garcia, Commissioner 

Carlos Rubinstein, Commissioner 

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Mark R. Vickery, P.G., Executive Director 10 APR -9 Pii 1:55 

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 

Protecting Texas bg Reducing and Preventing Pollution 

April6,2010 

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

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

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

A1 Armendariz, PhD, Regional Administrator 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Region 6 

1445 Ross Avenue 

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733 . 

Dear Dr. Armendariz: 

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

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

(HGB) area. 

The Commission adopted amendments to 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 101, Subchapter A, 

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

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade Program, Sections 101.390 - 101.394, 101.396, and 

101.399 - 101.401; 30 TAC Chapter 101, Subchapter H, Emissions Banking and Trading, Division 3, Mass 

Emissions C and Trade Pro Sections 101.350 101.351 and 101.353 and co · revisions to the 

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

changes and SIP revisions demonstrate that the HGB area will attain the 1997 eight-hour ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard by June 15, 2019. 

Enclosed are the proposed revisions to the SlP, a public hearing certification, a complete record of the public 

hearings, and the accompanying orders.· I look forward to your expeditious approval of these SlP revisions. 

Sincerely, 

B ~,;ktw.--· B~haw,PhD. Chairman 

BWS/jmm 

Enclosures 

cc: The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor ofTexas 

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

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

P.O. Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711-3087 512-239'1000 1ntemet address: www.tceq.state.tx.us 
Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., Chairman 

Buddy Garcia, Commissioner 

Carlos Rubinstein, Commissioner 

Mark R. Vickery, P.G., Executive Director 10 APR -9 Pr·1 1:55 

TEXAS CoMMISSION oN ENVIRONMENTAL QuALITY 

Protecting Texas by Reducing and Preventing Pollution 

April 6, 2010 

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

Docket No. 2009-0932-RUL, Rule Project No. 2009-00~101-EN · 

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

AI Armendariz, Ph.D, Regional Administrator 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Region 6 

1445 Ross A venue 

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733 

Dear Dr. Armendariz: 

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

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

(HGB) area. 

The Commission adopted amendments to 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 101, Subchapter A, 

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

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade Program, Sections 101.390 - 101.394, 101.396, and 

101.399 - 101.401; 30 TAC Chapter 101, Subchapter H, Emissions Banking and Trading, Division 3, Mass 

Emissions Cap and Trade Program, Sections 101.350, 101.351, and 101.353 and corresponding revisions to the 

SIP; and an HGB Attainment Demonstration SIP Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard. These rule 

changes and SIP revisions demonstrate that the HGB area will attain the 1997 eight-hour ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard by June 15, 2019. 

Enclosed are the proposed revisions to the SIP, a public hearing certification, a complete record of the public 

hearings, and the accompanying orders. I look forward to your expeditious approval of these SIP revisions. 

Sincerely, 

B CtMw,lhaw- Bry~haw. Ph.D. 

Chairman 

BWS/jmm 

Enclosures 

cc: The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor of Texas 

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

Mr. Mark R. Vickery, P.G., Executive Director, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 

P.O. Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711-3087 512-239-1000 Internet address: www. tceq .state. tx. us 

printed OI1 recycled paper using soy-based ink 
TEXAS CoMMISSION oN ENVIRONMENTAL QuALITY 

THE STATE OF TEXAS 

COUNTY OF TRAVIS 

Docket No. 2009-0802-SIP 

2009-0932-RUL 

2009-0867-RUL 

Tbis is to certify that the attached are true and correct copies of documents for revisions to the Texas 

State hnplementation Plan, adopted on March 10, 2010, pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 

51.104. I am the records administrator for the Air Quality Division ofthe Texas Commission on Environmental 

Quality (Commission). 

Davidl)'IDef ~,~~ Director, Air Quality Division 

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 

Public Hearings 

October 28-29, 2009 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) 

Attainment Demonstration SIP Revision 

for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard 

Project Number 2009-017-SIP-NR 

Volume 1 of 2 
INTRODUCTION 

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) held public hearings in Houston on 

October 28, 2009, and in Austin on October 29, 2009, to receive testimony regarding the HoustonGalveston-Brazoria (HGB) Attainment Demonstration State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for 

the 1997 eight-hour ozone standard and associated amendments to 30 Texas Administrative Code 

(TAC) Chapter 101, Subchapter A, General Rules, § 101.1; and Subchapter H, Emissions Banking 

and Trading, Division 3, Mass Emissions Cap and Trade Program, §§1 01.350, 101.351, and 

101.353 and Division 6, Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade 

Program, §§101.390 -101.394, 101.396, and 101.399-101.401; and 30 TAC Chapter 115, Control 

of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic Compounds, Subchapter E, Solvent-Using Processes, Division 

4, Offset Lithographic Printing, §§ 115.440, 115.442, 115.443, 155.445, 115.446, and 115.449 and 

new § 115.441. 

The HGB Attainment Demonstration SIP revision contains Federal Clean Air Act-required SIP 

elements, including a photochemical modeling analysis, a weight of evidence analysis, a reasonable 

available control technology (RACT) analysis, a reasonably available control measures (RACM) 

analysis, a motor vehicle emissions budget (MVEB) for 2018, and a contingency plan. In addition, 

the Houston-Galveston Area Council has committed to emissions reductions through the Voluntary 

Mobile Emission Reduction Program and implementation of transportation control measures. This 

revision includes a commitment that the executive director's staff will perform a 1997 eight-hour 

ozone mid-course review for commission consideration, approval, and submittal to EPA. This 

revision also describes the concurrently adopted rule revisions in Chapters 101 and 115. 
The comment period closed on November 9, 2009. All testimony and comments have been 

reviewed and seriously considered. This hearing record contains a complete record of the public 

hearings and is divided into the following four sections: 

o Public Notification and Proposal 

o Written and Oral Testimony 

o Evaluation of Testimony 

o Staff Recommendations/Order 

Additional copies of this hearing record are maintained in the TCEQ central office at 12100 Park 35 

Circle, Austin, Texas 78753. For further !nformation, please contact Lola Brown at (512) 239-0348.