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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Leimarys Delgado Medero <LeimarysDelgado@jca.pr.gov> Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:35 AM Gardella, Anthony Lucia Fernandez Fontan; Luis R. Sierra Torres; Ana Rivera Aponte RE: SSI state plan status SSI PR - Letter to the Department of State 24-march-2014 (translated).pdf; SSI PR - Letter from the Department of State 24-june-2014 (translated).pdf 

### Hi Please find included the translated letters. Leimarys From: Gardella, Anthony [mailto:Gardella.Anthony@epa.gov] Sent: jueves, 04 de junio de 201508:15 a.m. To: Leimarys Delgado Medero Cc: Lucia Fernandez Fontan Subject: RE: 551 state plan status Here a re the two letters n eeding t ranslation. Th ank you fo r taki n g care of this
. Ted From: Leimarys Delgado Medero [ ma i lto:Lei marvsDelgado@jca. pr. gov] Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 2:55 PM To: Gardella, Anthony Cc: Lucia Fernandez Fontan Subject: RE: 551 state plan status 

### Thanks for the information. Luis and Ana have been both on vacation, can you send me copy ofthe e-mail with the request? Lucia is the Acting Manager right now. Leimarys From: Gardella, Anthony [ m ai lto:Ga rdel l a.Anth ony@e pa . gov] Sent: miercoles, 03 de junio de 2015 02:51 p.m. To: Leimarys Delgado Medero Cc: Lucia Fernandez Fontan; Mangels, Karl; Aponte, John Subject: RE: 551 state plan status H i Le imarys , The proposed Federal plan mistakenly categorized EQB ' s 551 p l an submittal as draft - EQB ' s submitted 55 1 plan i s a fi nal pl a n fo r EPA ap p roval. I informed EPA headquarte rs about this mi stake a few weeks ago and so this error wil l be co rrected
. 1I am currently reviewi n g E Q B' s pla n and I hope to at l east h ave a pro posed rul e pub li s h ed th is yea r - it will d e pe nd upon

project priorities and other factors here in Region 2. I requested that 2 pages from EQB's plan be t ra nslated into E ng li sh - J o h n Apo nte from our CEPD offi ce sent the request to Ana Rosa Rivera and Luis S i erra on May 21,2015. I h ave not yet seen th e t ra n s l ated d ocu m e nts . Ted Garde l la Envi ronmenta l Enginee r Air Programs Branch , Air Planni ng Section EPA Region 2 

### NY,NY 212-637-3892 From: Leimarys Delgado Medero [ ma i lto : Leimarys De l gado@jca.pr.gov] Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 11:36 AM To: Gardella, Anthony Cc: Lucia Fernandez Fontan Subject: SSI state plan status 

### Hi Ted: We noted that EQB's SSI state plan status was included as Draft in the Proposed Rule (April 27, 2015) of the Federal Plan. EQB understands a final plan was submitted to EPA (July 30, 2014) and received on August 7, 2014 . Please let us know the status ofthe review of the Puerto Rico SSI state plan submitted. Cordially, Leimarys Delgado Medero, P .E. Chief, Permits & Engineering Division / Jefa, Div. Permisos e Ingenieria Air Quality Areal Area de Calidad de Aire Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board / Junta de Calidad Ambiental P.o. Box 11488 San Juan, P.R. 00910 T: 787-767-8181, Ext. 3270 F : 787-756-5906 

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# PUERTO RICO Environmental Quality Board

March 24,2014

RON. DAVID BERNIER SECRETARY OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SAN JOSE STREET CORNER SAN FRANCISCO SAN JUAN PR 00901 

### Honorable mister Secretary: Re: ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION FOR THE CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION In accordance with Section 2.8 of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Act No. 170 of August 12, 1988, as amended (3 LPRA 2128), original and three copies are attached in Spanish and English of the amended Regulation for submission to the Department of State. Please register the same as required by Law No. 170, supra. This regulation was approved by the Governing Board of the Environmental Quality Board by R-13-17-29 of December 23, 2013. We also include evidence of the publication of public notices in newspapers and the certification about the publication on the website of the agency. Cordially, /s/ Laura M. V elez- Velez, Esq. Chairwoman

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# PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF STATE June 24, 2014

Laura M. Velez Velez, Esq. Chairwoman Environmental Quality Board PO Box 11488 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910 Dear esquire Velez: We wish to inform you that on June 13 ,2014, it was filed in this Department, pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 170 of August 12, 1988 , as amended, the following regulation: Number: 8485 Amendment to the Regulations for the Control of

Atmospheric Pollution (Regulation No. 5300, as amended) (Rules 102 and 405) These amendments have been approved by Resolution R-13-17-29 of December 23,2013, in order to include the Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Existing Sewage Sludge Incinerators, and be consistent with the definitions approved by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EP A) included in the guidelines. These amendments will be submitted to EPA to update the State Implementation Plan for Puerto Rico. According to Law 149 of December 12,2005, the Department of State filed a copy in the Legislative Library. We include a copy of the numbered regulation. Cordially, 

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