Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., Chairman Buddy Garcia, Commissioner Carlos Rubinstein, Commissioner 

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Mark R. Vickery, P.G., ExecutiveDirector 

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### DocketNo. 2009-0932-RUL, Rule ProjectNo. 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
. DearDr. 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

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### Sections 101.350 101.351 and 

### 101.353 and co · revisions to the SlP; and 

### GB AttsinmentDemonstration 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 AmbientAir 

### Quality Standardby June 15, 2019. Enclosed are 

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

### complete record ofthe public hearings, andthe accompanying orders.· I 

### lookforward to your expeditious approval ofthese SlP revisions. Sincerely, 

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cc: The Honorable RickPerry, Governor ofTexas Mr. TobyBaker, Office ofBudget, Planning and Policy, Office ofthe 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 1ntemetaddress: www.tceq.state.tx.usBryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., Chairman Buddy Garcia, Commissioner Carlos Rubinstein, Commissioner Mark R. Vickery, P.G., ExecutiveDirector 

## 10 APR -9 

## Pr·1 1:55 TEXAS CoMMISSION oN ENVIRONMENTAL QuALITY Protecting Texas byReducing andPreventingPollution 

### April 6, 2010

Docket No. 2009-0802-SIP, Project No. 2009-017-SIP-NR Docket No. 2009-0932-RUL, Rule ProjectNo.**2009-00~101-EN** · DocketNo. 2009-0867-RUL, Rule ProjectNo. 2009-019-101-EN
AI Armendariz, Ph.D, Regional Administrator U.S. EnvironmentalProtectionAgency- 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 (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 anHGB 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 AmbientAir Quality StandardbyJune 15, 2019. Enclosed are the proposed revisions to the SIP, a public hearing certification, a complete record ofthe public hearings, and the accompanying orders. I look forward to your expeditious approval ofthese SIP revisions. Sincerely, 

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

Chairman BWS/jmm Enclosures
cc: TheHonorableRickPerry, Governor ofTexas Mr. TobyBaker, Office ofBudget, Planning and Policy, Office ofthe Governor Mr. MarkR. Vickery, P.G., ExecutiveDirector, Texas Commission onEnvironmental Quality

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### TEXAS CoMMISSION oN ENVIRONMENTAL QuALITY

THE STATE OFTEXAS COUNTY OF TRAVIS DocketNo. 2009-0802-SIP 2009-0932-RUL 2009-0867-RUL

Tbis is to certify that the attached are true and correct copies ofdocuments for revisions to the Texas State hnplementation Plan, adopted on March 10, 2010, pursuant to 40 Code ofFederal Regulations (C.F.R.) 

### § 51.104. I amtherecords administrator for the 

### Air Quality Division oftheTexas Commission onEnvironmental Quality (Commission).

# ~,~~ Davidl)'IDef Director, 

### Air QualityDivision Texas Commission onEnvironmental QualityTexas 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 2INTRODUCTION
TheTexas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) held public hearings in Houston on October28, 2009, and in Austin on October29, 2009, to receive testimony regarding the HoustonGalveston-Brazoria (HGB) Attainment Demonstration State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for the 1997eight-hour ozone standard and associated amendments to 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 101, SubchapterA, 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 30TAC Chapter 115, Control ofAir Pollutionfrom 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, aweightofevidence analysis, a reasonable available control technology (RACT) analysis, a reasonably available control measures (RACM) analysis, a motorvehicle emissions budget (MVEB) for2018, and a contingency plan. In addition, the Houston-Galveston Area Council has committed to emissions reductionsthrough the Voluntary Mobile Emission Reduction Program and implementation oftransportation 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 ofthis hearing record are maintained in theTCEQ central office at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753. For further !nformation, please contact Lola Brown at (512) 239-0348.