Particulate Matter 

Infrastructure

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Section 110 of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) requires states to develop State

Implementation Plans (SIP) and programs to meet the National Ambient Air Quality

Standards (NAAQS) established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) to protect public health and welfare. Section 110 of the CAA sets forth general

elements for the implementation of SIPs. Section 110(a)(2) ofthe CAA requires states to

submit SIP revisions to the EPA Administrator that provide for implementation,

maintenance and enforcement of the NAAQS.

The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is seeking comment on a SIP

revision that describes the Commonwealth’s compliance with section 11 0(a)(2) of the CAA

(42 U.S.C.A. § 74l0(a)(2)) addressing the NAAQS for fine particulates (PM2.5)

established by EPA in September 2006, and that also describes the Commonwealth’s

compliance with section 1 10(a)(2)(G) addressing the PM2.5 NAAQS promulgated by EPA

in 1997. States are required to submit these SIP revisions 3 years from the date a new or

revised NAAQS is signed by EPA. The proposed SIP revision is available on the

Department’s web site at www.depweb.state.pa.us (choose Air Plans) or through the contact

persons listed.

The Department will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed SIP

revision only if a request for a public hearing is received from a member of the public. Arequest for a public hearing must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2010. If arequest for a public hearing is received by 4 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2010, the publichearing will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the Department’s

Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Susquehanna Room A, Harrisburg,

PA. If no request for public hearing is received by 4 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2010, thehearing will be cancelled and notice ofthe cancellation will be published on Tuesday,

January 26, 2010, by 12 p.m., on the Department’s web site at www. depweb.state.pa.us(DEP Keywords: Air Plans). Interested parties may also call (717) 787-9495 to find out if

the hearing has been cancelled.

Persons wishing to request a public hearing or who wish to present testimony at a

scheduled hearing should contact Yvette House, P. 0. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105,

(717) 787-9495, yhouse@state.pa.us to reserve a time. The Department will consider arequest to present testimony at a scheduled hearing to be a request for a public hearing. If a

public hearing is held, persons who do not reserve a time will be able to testify as time

allows. Witnesses should keep testimony to 10 minutes and should provide two writtencopies of their statement at the hearing.

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ashulman@state. pa.us.

JOHN HANGER,

Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-2381. Filed for public inspection December 24, 2009, 9:00 a.m.I

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