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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Statutory Authority: S.C. Code Section 48-1-10 et seq. 

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department) is publishing this public 

notice to provide interested persons the opportunity to comment on the Department’s response to meet 

obligations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Specifically, the Department 

proposes to address the requirements under sections 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), to 

address basic State Implementation Plan (SIP) requirements, including emission inventories, monitoring, and 

modeling to assure attainment and maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). 

To be considered, comments must be received by August 24, 2009, the close of the drafting comment period. 

The Department is also providing the public with the opportunity to request a public hearing on the issue. If 

requested, a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., in room 3141 of the 

Sims Building, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina. The public is invited to attend. However, 

pursuant to 40 CFR 51.102, if no request for a public hearing is received by the close of the comment period 

(August 24, 2009), the hearing will be cancelled. If the public hearing is cancelled, the Department will 

notify the public at least one week prior to the scheduled hearing via the “Scheduled Public Hearings” link 

on the Air Quality Regulation Development webpage at 

http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/baq/regulatory.aspx. Interested persons may also contact Maeve S. R. 

Mason, Regulatory Development Section, Bureau of Air Quality, at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 

or via phone at (803) 898-2230 for more information or to find out whether the public hearing will be held. 

Synopsis: 

On October 17, 2006, the EPA promulgated new and revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). 

Specifically, the EPA promulgated revisions to the primary and secondary NAAQS for PM. With regard to 

the primary standards for fine particles or PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 

a nominal 2.5 mircometers), the EPA revised the level of the 24-hour PM2.5 standard to 35 micrograms per 

cubic meter (μg/m3) and retained the level of the annual PM2.5 standard at 15μg/m3. With regard to the 

primary standards for particles generally less than or equal to 10 μm in diameter (PM10), the EPA retained the 

24-hour PM10 and revoked the annual PM10 standard. 

Under sections 110(a)(1) and (2) of the CAA, all States are required to submit plans to provide for the 

implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the PM2.5 standard. Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) require 

States to address basic SIP requirements, including emission inventories, monitoring, and modeling to assure 

attainment and maintenance of the standard. By law, States are required to submit SIPs within three (3) years 

after promulgation of a new or revised standard, or September 21, 2009. 

On December 14, 2007, the Department submitted a request to the EPA Region 4 at the request of Governor 

Mark Sanford and on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina, that the entire state of South Carolina be 

designated as “attainment” for the aforementioned PM standards. On August 19, 2008, the EPA Region 4, 

informed the Department that it agreed with the state’s evaluation, and would move forward with a final 

designation in December 2008. 

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Electronic mail correspondence between the Department and Region 4 staff clarified that in light of its 

attainment/unclassifiable status, South Carolina need only provide a formal written letter certifying that the 

aforementioned required elements of the CAA have been addressed within the South Carolina SIP. 

The Department is certifying that the “infrastructure” elements pertaining to the PM2.5

attainment/unclassifiable areas in South Carolina [as required under Section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the CAA] 

have been addressed. Pending any comments received, a letter to this effect will be sent to the EPA. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Section IV of R.61-98, the State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank (SUPERB) Site 

Rehabilitation and Fund Access Regulation, requires that the Department of Health and Environmental 

Control evaluate and certify site rehabilitation contractors to perform site rehabilitation of releases from 

underground storage tanks under the State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank 

(SUPERB) Act. 

Class I Contractors perform work involving the collection and interpretation of investigative data; the 

evaluation of risk; and/or the design and implementation of corrective action plans. Class I applicants must 

satisfy registration requirements for a Professional Engineer or Geologist in South Carolina. Class II 

Contractors perform work involving routine investigative activities (e.g., soil or ground water sampling, well 

installation, aquifer testing) where said activities do not require interpretation of the data and are performed 

in accordance with established regulatory or industry standards. 

Pursuant to Section IV.B.1., the Department is required to place a list of those contractors requesting 

certification on public notice and accept comments from the public for a period of thirty (30) days. If you 

wish to provide comments regarding the companies and/or individuals listed below, please submit your 

comments in writing, no later than August 24, 2009 to: 

Contractor Certification Program 

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 

Bureau of Land and Waste Management - Underground Storage Tank Program 

Attn: Michelle Dennison 

2600 Bull Street 

Columbia, SC 29201 

The following companies and/or individuals have applied for certification as Underground Storage Tank 

Site Rehabilitation Contractors: 

Class I Class II

Ecological Resources, Inc. 

Attn: James L. Cooper 

PO Box 427 

Elgin, SC 29045 

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