GARY E. JOHNSON GOVERNOR Gregg A. Cooke Regional Administrator (6-A) OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE CAPITOL SAN1A FE, NEW MEXICO 87503 April ll, 2002

U. S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, Region 6 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75202-2733 Dear Mr. Cooke: (505) 827-3000

I ampleased to submit to the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, New Mexico's revised State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision includes amendments to the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act (passed and signed in 1999 and 2001), and amendments to the following New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) regulations: 20.2.72 NMAC- Construction Permits, 20.2.73 NMAC- Notice of Intent andEmission Inventory Requirements, 20.2.74 NMAC- Permits- Prevention of Significant Deterioration, 20.2.75 NMAC- Construction PermitFees, and 20.2.79 NMAC- PermitsNonattainmentAreas. Please note that documents related to the January 12/February9, 2001 hearing for 20.2.72- Construction Permits are provided for informational purposes only; this regulatory change is not being submitted for approval under the SIP. However, all otherregulatory revisions to 20.2.72- Construction Permits and other regulations within this package are being submitted for approval under the SIP. Ifthere are any questions concerning this SIP submittal, please contact Ralph Gruebel, Division Director ofthe New Mexico EnvironmentDepartment at (505) 827-2932.

GEJ/PM:lew(AQB) Enclosures Sincerely,

## -z>'-~e GaryE. Johnson Governor

cc: PeterMaggiore, Secretary, Environment Department Sandra Ely, Chief, Air Quality Bureau**~.** 

# w;-t-o,f"k-;Elements Contained in this State Implementation Plan Submittal 1. Copy oflegislative House Bill203 (as combined with House Bill325 and amended) amending the Air Quality Control Act, passed and signed into law in 1999. 2. Copy oflegislative House Bill 278 amending the Air Quality Control Act, passed and signed into law in 2001. 3. Hearing Record•for the hearing held by the Environmental Improvement Board on November 12, 1999 to consider the regulatory changes to 20.2.72 NMAC- 

### Construction Permits, 20.2.74 NMAC- 

### Permits- Prevention of SignificantDeterioration, and 20.2.79 NMAC- 

### PermitsNonattainmentAreas related to the timeframes during which permits are issued. 4. Hearing Record· for the hearing held by the Environmental Improvement Board on November 9, 2000 to consider the regulatory changes to 20.2.72 NMAC- 

### ConstructionPermits related to public participation procedures for permit issuance. The regulation was also renumbered at that time. 5. Hearing Record' for the hearing held by the Environmental Improvement Board onJanuary 12, 2001, to consider the regulatory changes to 20.2.75 NMAC- 

### Construction PermitFees related to how permit fees are calculated. 6. Hearing Record· for the hearing held by the Environmental Improvement Board on January 12, 2001 and February 9, 2001, to consider the regulatory changes to 20.2.72 NMAC

### Construction Permitsrelated to provisions allowing for the accelerated review ofconstruction permits by use ofoutside contractors. 

### NOTE: Documents relatedto this hearingareprovided for informationalpurposesonly; this regulatory change isnotbeingsubmitted for approval under the SIP. 7. Hearing Record" for the hearing held by the Environmental Improvement Board on January 11, 2002to consider the regulatory changes to 20.2.72 NMAC

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### Construction Permits and 20.2.73 NMAC 

### -Noticeoj/ntentandEmissionInventory Requirements regarding the definition ofthe term "potential emission rate". The latter regulation was also renumbered at that time. 

## * Each hearing record includes: StateRecords Center NMAC Transmittal Forms for each regulatory revision, the text ofeach regulatory revision, Public Notice for the hearing, copies of affidavits ofpublication for the Public Notice, copies ofall public comments and notices ofintent to testify at the hearing, and the transcripts and exhibits for the hearing.