BOBBY JINDAL 

GOVERNOR 

PEGGY M. HATCH 

SECRETARY 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

Certified# 7004 1160 0001 9954 2315 

Mr. Ron Curry, Regional Administrator 

US EPA Region 6 6/RA 

1445 Ross Ave, Suite 1200 

Dallas TX 75202-2733 

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RE: Clean Data Determination for the Batcn Rouge 5-Parish 2008 Ozone Nonattainment Area 

Dear Mr. Curry; 

I am pleased to inform you that the Baton Rouge Ozone Nonattainment Area has monitored 

attainment as of December 31, 2013. Based on this data, I would like to request a clean data 

determination ahead of the formal redesignation. The area was designated as nonattainment and 

classified as marginal in April 2012. 

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) submitted the ambient 

concentration data to your office on January 7, 2014 for certification. Once this data is certified 

by your office, the LDEQ will submit a request for redesignation along with all of the required 

elements. A copy of the data submitted is enclosed for your reference and review. 

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Tegan Blades Treadaway, 

Administrator, Air Permits Division at (225)-219-3408 or at tegan.treadaway@Ja.gov. 

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C: Thomas Diggs 

Guy Donaldson 

Enclosures 

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Post Office Box 4301 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4301 • Phone 225-219-3953 • Fax 225-219-3971 

www.deq.louisiana.gov 

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BoBBY JINDAL 

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January 7, 2014 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUAUIY 

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPliANCE 

Mr. Thomas Diggs 

Associate Director for Air 

USEP A Region 6-6PDQ 

1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733 

Dear Mr. Diggs: 

PEGGY M. HATCH 

SECRETARY 

This letter and the enclosed reports are submitted as certification that the ambient 

concentration data and the quality assurance data for ozone are completely submitted to 

AQS for the calendar year 2013. 

This certifies that the data is complete and accurate to the best of our knowledge, taking 

into consideration the quality assurance findings. The report enclosed is the Data 

Certification Report AMP 600 for ozone including the PIA Quality Indicator Summary. 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at 225-219-3710. 

Cheryl Nolan, Assistant Secretary 

Office of Environmental Compliance 

Enclosures: 2013 AMP 600 (Ozone) 

cc: Ms. Maria Martinez, EP A:6PD-Q; 

Ms. Trisha Curran, EPA: 6PD-Q; 

Ms. Kara Allen, EPA: 6PD-Q; 

Pnst Office Hnx 4:rJ 2. • Baton Houge, Louisiana 70R21-43.L2 • Phone 225-219-3"5'10 • Fax 22'5-219-3708 

W\Vw.deq.louisiana.gov 
User ID: TCG 

Report Request ID: 116:i!731 

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Parameter 

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

POC City 

CERTIFICATION EVALUATION AND CONCURRENCE 

Report code: 

AQCR UAR 

AMP600 

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS 

CBSA CSA 

EPA 

Region 

AGENCY SELECTIONS 

State Of Louisiana 

Method Duration 

Parameter 

Classification Parameter Method Duration 

CRITERIA 44201 

SELECTED OPTIONS 

Option Type Option Value 

MERGE PDF FILES YES 

GLOBAL DATES 

Start Date End Date 

2013 2013 

Selection Criteria Page 1 

Jan. 7, 2014 

Begin Date End Date 
Data Evaluation and Concurrence Report Summary Jan. 7, 2014 

Certification Year: 2013 

Certifying Agency (CA): State Of louisiana (1001) 

Pollutants in Report: Monitors 

Evaluated 

24 

Monitors Recommended for Monitors NOT Recommended 

Parameter Name 

Ozone 

Code 

44201 

Concurrence by AQS for Concurrence by AQS 

24 0 

PQAOs in Report: 

PQAOName PQAO Code TSA Date 

State Of louisiana 1001 09/13/11 

Summary of 'N' flags for all pollutants: AQS Cert. Agency 

Parameter Recommended Recommended 

PQAO Code AQS Site-10 POC Flag /\, fJ ,~ Reason for AQS Recommendation 

Signature of Monitoring Organization Representative: _]~_.&~_::.:__:::::-=======:::...-----------

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Data Evaluation and Concurrence Report for Gaseous Pollutants 

Certifying Year 2013 

Certifying Agency Code State Of louisiana (1001) 

Parameter Ozone (4~201 m i.:;P~QA~O~N;=a"-m-e------;S~t=:;ate Of Louisiana (1 001) 

PP Approval Date 11/21/2012 

NPAP Audit Summary: Number of Valid Audits NPAP Bias Criteria Met 

QS POC Monitor 

HelD Type 

2-005-0004 1 SLAMS 

2-015-0008 2 SLAMS 

2-017-0001 2 SLAMS 

2-019-0002 1 SLAMS 

-019-0008 1 SLAMS 

2-019-0009 1 SPECIAL 

PURPOSE 

2-033-0003 1 SLAMS 

-033-0009 1 SLAMS 

2-033-0013 1 SLAMS 

2-047-0009 1 SLAMS 

2-047-0012 1 SLAMS 

-051-1001 2 SLAMS 

2-055-0007 1 SLAMS 

2-057-0004 1 SLAMS 

2-063-0002 1 SPECIAL 

PURPOSE 

2-071-0012 2 SLAMS 

2-073-0004 1 SLAMS 

2-0n-0001 1 SLAMS 

2-087-0004 1 SPECIAL 

PURPOSE 

2-089-0003 1 SLAMS 

2-093-0002 1 SLAMS 

2-095-0002 1 SLAMS 

2-103-0002 1 SPECIAL 

PURPOSE 

2-121-0001 1 SLAMS 

Routine Data 

Mean Min 

0.042 0.005 

0.049 O.D15 

0.049 0.017 

0.042 0.009 

0.041 0.011 

0.044 0.011 

0.043 0.002 

0.041 0.005 

0.044 0.008 

0.041 0.002 

0.045 0.006 

0.044 0.006 

0.044 0.008 

0.042 0.002 

0.047 0.009 

0.041 0.005 

0.040 0.009 

0.046 0.014 

0.044 

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0.041 

0.045 

0.044 

0.039 

0.016 

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0.080 

0.086 

0.085 

0.089 

0.089 

0.088 

0.103 

0.088 

0.096 

0.104 

0.095 

0.091 

0.083 

0.084 

0.090 

0.089 

0.076 

0.083 

0.079 

0.081 

0.081 

0.081 

0.095 

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TA6\.E 2-BREAKPOINTS FOR THE AQI 

These breakpoints Equal these AQI's 

PMi,• PM,. so2 N02 

o, (ppm) 0 3 (ppm) (pg/m ) 24- (1Jg/m3

) 24- CO(ppm) (ppb)1- (ppb)1-

8-hour 1-hour1 hour hour 8-hour hour hour AQI Category 

0.000- 0.0-12.0 0-54 0.0.4.4 0-35 0-53 0-50 Good. 

0.059 

0.060- 12.1-35.4 55-154 4.5-9.4 36-75 54-100 51 Moderate. 

0.075 100 

0.076- 0.125 35.5-55.4 155-254 9.5-12.4 76-185 101-360 101- Unhealthy for 

lo.095 0.164 150 Sensitive Groups. 

0.096-- 0.165 355.5-150.4 255-354 12.5-15.4 4186-304 361--649 151- Unhealthy. 

0.115 0204 200 

0.116- 0.205 3

150.5-250.4 355.424 15.5-30.4 4305--604 650-1249 201- Very Unhealthy. 

0.374 0.404 300 

eJ 0.405- 3

250.5-350.4 425-504 30.5.40.4 •ao5-804 1250- 301- Hazardous. 

0.504 1649 400 

(2) 0.505- 3

350.5-500.4 505-604 40.5-50.4 •eos- 1650- 401 

0.604 1004 2049 500 

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Areas are generally required to report the AQI based on B-hour ozone values. However. there are a 

small number of areas where an AQI based on 1-hour ozone values would be more precautionary. In 

these cases, in addition to calculating the B-hour ozone index value, the 1-hour ozone index value may be 

calculated, and the maximum of the two values reported. 

2

8-hour 0 3 values do not define higher AQI values (<:301). AQI values of 301 or greater are 

calculated with 1-hour 0 3 concentrations. 

3

11 a different SHL for PM2.s is promulgated, these numbers will change accordingly. 

41-hr S02 values do not define higher AQI values (<aDO). AQI values of 200 or greater are 

calculated with 24-hour S02 concentrations.