1..INDIANADEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENTWeProtectHoosiersandOur Environment.MitchellE.Daniels Jr.100North SenateAvenueGovernorIndianapolis, Indiana46204(317) 232-8603ThomasW.EasterlyToll Free(800)451-60271Commissionerwww.idem.lN.govBharatMathurActing Regional AdministratorU.S.EPA,Region577WestJacksonBoulevardChicago,Illinois 60604October20, 2009RECEIVEDOCT232009U.S.EPA'AItbbi~ltJOFFICEOFREGIONALADMINISTUWrRe: IndianaInfrastructure (Section11O(a)(l)and(2))StateImplementationPlan SubmittalDear Mr. Mathur:I am writing toconfirm that the State of Indiana continuestoretain the resourcesnecessary toevaluate ambient airquality,develop plans to attainnew andexisting ambient air qualitystandards,runacomplete new source reviewprogram, andeffectively enforce all applicable requirements ofSection1 10of the CleanAirAct.Specifically, the IndianaDepartmentofEnvironmental Management(IDEM)canimplement and satisfactorily complete theSection 1 10requirementslistedbelow.Wesatisfy these requirements for the currentandanyprospectivefuture air qualitystandards, including the2006 24-hour FineParticle(PM2.5)NationalAmbient Air QualityStandards(NAAQS).TheSIPelementslistedbelow arerequired undersection110(a)(l)and (2).Section110(a)(l)provides theproceduraland timing requirements for StateImplementation Plans (SIPs). Section110(a)(2)lists thebasicor"infrastructure"elements that all SIPsmust contain. FollowingeachSection110(a)(2)elementisIDEM'Sdiscussionasto the department's abilitytofulfill therequirement.Section1 1O(aI(2)elementsSection1lO(a)(2)(A)-Emissionlimits and other controlmeasures:Section110(a)(2)(A)requiresSIPs to include enforceable emission limits and othercontrol measures, meansortechniques,andschedules forcompliance.IDEMcontinuesto updateand implementneededrevisions toIndiana'sSIPasnecessaryto meetambientair quality standards. Theauthorityto adopt emissionstandards andcompliance schedules is found at Indiana Code13-14-8,IC13-17-3-4,IC13-17-3-11, andIC13-17-3-14.Section1lO(a)(2)(B)-Ambientairqualitymonitoringtdatasystem:Section110(a)(2)(B)requiresSIPs to includeprovisionstoprovidefor establishmentandoperation of ambient air qualitymonitors,collectingand analyzingambient air quality data,and makingthese data available toEPAuponrequest.Recycled Paper@AnEqualOpportunity EmployerPleaseRecycleInaccordance with its SIP,IDEMoperatesanambientairmonitoring network.ThedataareusedtodeterminecompliancewithU.S.EPA'sNAAQS.Indiana's2010AmbientAirMonitoringAnnualNetwork Plan documentstheframeworkforestablishmentandmaintenanceofIndiana'sairquality surveillancesystemandlistsanychangesthatareproposed totakeplacetothecurrentnetworkduring the2010season.SectionllO(a)(2)(C+Programforenforcementofcontrolmeasures:Section110(a)(2)(C)requiresSIPstoinclude aprogram providingfor enforcementofall SIPmeasures andtheregulationofconstructionofneb'andmodifiedstationary sourcestomeet prevention ofsignificant deterioration(PSD)andnonattainmentNSRrequirements.IDEMmaintainsanenforcementprogramtoensurecompliancewithSIPrequirements.IndianaCode13-14-1-12providesthecommissionerwiththeauthorityto enforce rules"consistentwiththepurposesoftheairpollutioncontrollaws".Thecommissioner alsohastheauthority,underIC13-14-2-7andIC13-17-3-3,toassess civilpenaltiesand obtaincompliancewithanyapplicableruleaboardhas adoptedinorderto enforceairpollutioncontrollaws.Additionally,IC13-14-10-2allowsforanemergencyrestrainingorderthatwillprevent"anyperson causingorcontributingtotheallegedpollutiontostopthe. ..introductionofcontaminants causingorcontributingtothepollution."Section1lO(a)(2)@)-Interstatetransportprovisions:Section 110(a)(2)(D)requiresSIPstoincludeprovisions prohibiting any sourceorother typeofemissions activity inoneStatefromcontributing significantlytononattainment, orinterfering withmaintenance, ortheNAAQsinanotherState, or frominterfering with measuresrequiredtopreventsignificant deteriorationofairqualityor toprotectvisibilityinanother State.IDEMhas adoptedandimplementedthevariousmajorprogramsrelated totheinterstatetransportofpollution.IndianaAdministrative Code(IAC)326IAC1-7(StackHeightProvisions),326IAC21-1 (AcidDepositionControl),and326IAC10-4(Nitrogen OxidesBudgetTradingProgram), all addressCongressionalandU.S.EPAconcerns overthetransportofemissionsofregulated pollutantsthatcould significantlycontributetononattainmentorinterferewith maintenance inanyotherstate. WhentheU.S.EPApromulgatesnewrules concerninginterstatetransport,IDEMwilladdresstheseissuesalso.Indianaalsohasarulethataddressestherequirementsassociatedwiththefederal CleanAirInterstateRule(326IAC24-1,326IAC 24-2,326 IAC24-3). Aswiththefederal CleanAirInterstateRule,Indiana's ruleremainsineffect,hasbeenimplemented,andis beingenforced.Indianawillamend itsruleoncethefederalCleanAirInterstateRuleisamendedorreplaced.Indiana'sSIPapprovedpreventionofsignificantdeterioration(PSD)rulesarefoundin326IAC2-2.Earlynext year,2010,IDEMwillbesubmittingthefinalRegional HazeSIP, includingBestAvailable RetrofitTechnology(BART)requirements, toU.S.EPAtoaddress Indiana's contributiontovisibilityinClass1areas.SectionllO(a)(2)(E)-Adequateresources:Section 110(a)(2)(E)requiresSIPstoprovideforadequate personnel, funding,and legalauthorityunderState lawtocarry outitsSIP,tocontainrequirements addressingpotentialconflictsofinterest,andtoprovide necessaryassurancesthat thestate retains responsibilityforensuring adequate implementationofthe SIPwherethe statereliesonalocalorregionalgovernmentforimplementationofanySIPprovision.IDEM'Sbiennial budgetand thePerformancePartnershipGrant(PPG) agreementdocumentfunding andpersonnel plansfortheagency.Beginningin2009,IDEMnolongerreliesonlocalorregionalgorernmentsforimplementationofSIPprovisions,therefore,thereis nopotentialforconflictsofinterest.SectionllO(a)(2)(F)-Stationarysource monitoringsystem:Section 110(a)(2)(F)requires Statestoestablish a systemtomonitor emissionsfromstationary sources,tosubmit periodic emissionsreports,tocorrelate the emissionsreports withthe corresponding SIP emission limitsandstandards,andtomakeemissions reports availabletothepublic.Indiana'srulesformonitoringrequirementscontained in326IAC 3 include rulesthatspecifythecontinuous monitoringofemissions,minimum performanceandoperatingspecifications,qualityassurancerequirements, record keeping requirements, sourcesampling procedure,andfuel samplingandanalysis procedures. Additionalemissionreportingrequirementsarefoundin326IAC2-6.Currentlythe staterulesat326LAC3arebeingrevisedandwhen completed,therevisedruleswill besubmittedtoU.S.EPAforSIPapproval.Emissionreportsareavailable upon requestbyU.S.EPAorotherinterested parties.Section1lO(a)(2)(G)-Emergencyepisodes:Section 110(a)(2)(G)requiresStates toprovideforauthoritytoaddress activities causing imminentandsubstantialendangermenttopublic healthand toprovideforadequatecontingencyplanstoimplement theemergencyepisode provisionsintheirSIPs.326IAC 1-5 (Episode AlertLevels)establishesairpollutionepisodelevelsbasedonconcentrationsofcriteriapollutants.Therulerequiresthatemergency reduction plans(ERP)besubmittedto thecommissionerbyapplicablemajorairpollutionsources.TheERP9sshallstatethose actionsthatwill betakenwhen each episodelevelisdeclared,toreduceoreliminateemissionsoftheappropriateairpollutants.Therehavebeenno24-hourPM2.Slevelsgreater than140.4pg/m3inIndianasincethestandardwasestablishedin2006,orsinceIndianabegan monitoring in1999.IDEM certifiesthatithasappropriategeneral emergency powers toaddressPMzsrelatedepisodes,butgiventheexisting monitoredlevelsofPM2.s,itshould notbe necessary toimplementtheemergencypowers, whichincludetheauthorityto issue CommissionerOrders.Section1lO(a)(2)(H)-FutureSIPrevisions:Section 110(a)(2)(H)requiresStates tohave theauthoritytorevise theirSIPsin responsetochanges in theNAAQS,availabilityofimproved methodsforattainingtheNAAQS, orinresponsetoanEPA findingthat theSIPissubstantiallyinadequate.IDEM continuestoupdateandimplementneeded revisions toIndiana'sSIPasnecessarytomeetambientairqualitystandards. Authoritytoadoptemissionsstandardsandcomplianceschedules isfoundatIndianaCode13-14-8,IC13-17-3-4,IC13-17-3-11,andIC13-17-3-14.Section1lO(a)(2)(J)-Consultationwith governmentofficials:Section110(a)(2)(J)requiresSIPstoprovide a processforconsultationwithlocal governments and FederalLandManagerscarrying outNAAQSimplementation requirements.IDEMactivelyparticipates intheregional planning effortsthatincludestate ruledevelopers,representatives fromthe FederalLandManagersand otheraffectedstakeholders.Section1lO(a)(2)(J)-Publicnotification:Section110(a)(2)(J)further requires StatestonotifythepublicifNAAQSareexceededinanareaandtoenhancepublic awarenessof measurethatcanbetakentoprevent exceedances.IDEM monitorsairquality dailyandwhennecessaryreports thedailyairqualityindextotheinterested publicandmedia.IDEMparticipatesandsubmits informationtoU.S.EPA'sAIRNOWprogram. Additionally, IDEM maintainsSmogWatchwhichisaninformationaltoolcreatedbyIDEM toshareairquality forecastseach day.SmogWatchprovides daily informationaboutground-levelozone,particulatematterconcentrationlevels,health information,andmonitoringdata forsevenregions in Indiana.SectionllO(a)(2)(J)-PSDandvisibilityprotection:Section110(a)(2)(J)also requiresSIPstomeetapplicable requirementsofpartC relatedtoprevention ofsignificant deteriorationand visibilityprotection.Indiana'sSIP-approved preventionofsignificantdeterioration(PSD)rulesarefoundin326IAC2-2.Earlynext year,2010,IDEMwill besubmittingthefinalRegional HazeSIP, includingBestAvailable RetrofitTechnology(BART)requirements,toU.S.EPAtoaddress Indiana's contributiontovisibilityinClass1areas.Section11O(a)(2)(K)-Airqualitymodelingldata:Section110(a)(2)(K)requiresthat SIPsprovideforperformingairqualitymodelingfor predictingeffects onairqualityofemissionsofanyNAAQSpollutantandsubmissionof suchdatatoEPAupon request.IDEMreviewsthepotential impactofmajorandsomeminornewsources.Indiana'srulesregardingairquality monitoringmodelingarecontainedin 326IAC2-2-4,326IAC2-2-5,326IAC2-2-6,and326IAC2-2-7.Modelingdataareavailable upon requestbyU.S.EPAorotherinterested parties.SectionllO(a)(2)(L)-Permittingfees:Section110(a)(2)(L)requires SIPstorequire eachmajorstationary sourcetopaypermitting feestocover the costofreviewing,actingupon,implementing, andenforcing apermituntilsuchfeerequirementissupersededbyEPAapproval ofafeeprogramunderTitleVofthe CleanAirAct.IDEMcontinues to implementtheapproved TitleVprogram, includingrequiring majorsourcestopaypermitfees.Theauthorityto establish TitleVpermitfeesarefoundatIndianaCode13-17-8.ThefeesforTitleVarefoundat326IAC2-7-19.Additionalfeesthatmayapply to TitleVsourcesarefoundat326IAC2-1.1-7.FeesforFESOPsarefoundat326IAC2-8-16and326IAC2-8-18.IDEMiscurrentlyreorganizing therulestructuresothese citationsareexpectedto changeoncetheworkis completed.Section 1lO(a)(2)(M)-Consultation/participationbyaffectedlocal entities:Section 110(a)(2)(M)requiresSIPStoprovideforconsultationandparticipationinSIPdevelopmentbylocalpoliticalsubdivisionsaffectedbytheSIP.IDEMrulemakingprocedurescontainedin theIndianaCode13-14-9 allowforpublicparticipation in the SIP development process.IDEMalsoensures thatthe requirementsof40CFR51.02aresatisfied during theSIPdevelopmentprocess.I believe that theIDEMmeetsorexceedsall of thenecessary infrastructureneeds, enablingustocontinuetosatisfy these requirementsof theClean AirAct.Ifyou have any questions, please feelfreetocontactMr.ScottDeloney, Chief, AirPrograms Branchat(317)233-5694.OfficeofAQ~uality)cc:Steve RosenthalThomasW.EasterlyDanMurrayScottDeloneyCommissioner SIPfileRulesSLPfile