Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

Environmental Protection Division, Air Protection Branch 

4244 International Parkway, Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia 30354 

Phone: 404/363-7000; Fa,~: 404/363-7100 

Mark Williams, Commissioner 

Judson Turner, Director 

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

I do hereby certify that a public hearing was held on April 26, 2012, concerning proposed 

amendments to Georgia's Floyd County PM2.5 Maintenance Plan. 

A public notice posted at air-notices@listserv.dnr.state.ga.us for review and comments on 

March 23, 2012. 

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Notary Public- K. Lynne Collier 

Notary Public, Fayette County, Georgia 

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[Georgia Air Branch public notices & advisories] Revisions to Georgia's State Implementation 

notice. pdf; Part.002 

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 

TO GEORGIAS STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES: 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the authority set forth below, the Environmental Protection Division 

(hereinafter, EPD) of the Georgia Department ofNatural Resources proposes amendments to Georgias State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). The proposed revision is described below: 

The proposed State Implementation Plan revision includes Georgia's request under the Clean Air Act that the Rome, 

Georgia (Floyd County), annual PM2.5 nonattainment area be redesignated to attairnnent with respect to the 1997 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for PM2.5 as well as Georgias plan to maintain attainment of the 

I 997 annual PM2.5 standard in the Rome area. 

This notice is being provided to all persons who have requested in writing that they be placed on a notification list. 

The proposed SIP revision may be viewed at 

http ://www.georgiaair.org/airpermit/html/planningsupport/regdev/sips _and _revisions/sips_ and _revisions.htm 

or during normal business hours of8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m. at the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Air 

Protection Branch, 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. Copies may also be requested 

by contacting the Air Protection Branch at 404/363-7000 or the Environmental Protection Division Directors Office 

at 1-888-373-5947. 

To provide the public an opportunity to comment upon and provide input into the proposed SIP revision, a public 

hearing will be held at 7:00p.m. on April26, 2012, in the Rome Senior Center, 406 Riverside Parkway, Rome, GA 

30161. At the hearing, anyone may present data, make a statement, comment or offer a viewpoint or argument 

either orally or in writing. Lengthy statements or statements of a considerable technical or economic nature, as well 

as previously recorded messages, must be submitted in writing for the official record. Oral statements should be 

concise. 

Written comments are welcomed. To insure their inclusion in EPD1s final submission of the SIP revision to EPA, 

written comments should be received by close of business on May 3, 2012. Written comments may be emailed to 

EPDComments@dnr.state.ga.usor sent via regular mail addressed to: Branch Chief, Air Protection Branch, 4244 

International Parkway, Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia, 30354. 

The proposed SIP revision is proposed pursuant to authority contained in Georgia Air Quality Act (O.C.G.A. 

Section 12-9-1 et. seq.). For further information, contact the Air Protection Branch at 404/363-7000.