GENERAL NOTICES/ERRATA

Volume 28, Issue 20 Virginia Register of Regulations June 4, 2012

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GENERAL NOTICES/ERRATA

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Proposed State Implementation Plan Revision

Notice of action: The Department of Environmental Quality 

(DEQ) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a 

proposed plan to assure necessary authorities are contained in 

the state implementation plan (SIP) to allow areas to attain 

and maintain the national ambient air quality standard for 

ozone. The Commonwealth intends to submit the plan as a 

revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP in accordance 

with the requirements of § 110(a) of the federal Clean Air 

Act. The SIP is the plan developed by the Commonwealth in 

order to fulfill its responsibilities under the federal Clean Air 

Act to attain and maintain the ambient air quality standards 

promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) under the Act.

Purpose of notice: DEQ is seeking comment on the issue of 

whether the plan demonstrates the Commonwealth's 

compliance with federal Clean Air Act requirements related 

to general state plan infrastructure for controlling ozone.

Public comment period: June 4, 2012, to July 5, 2012.

Public hearing: A public hearing will be conducted if a 

request is made in writing to the contact listed below. In order 

to be considered, the request must include the full name and 

address of the person requesting the hearing and be received 

by DEQ by the last day of the comment period. Notice of the 

date, time, and location of any requested public hearing will 

be announced in a separate notice and another 30-day 

comment period will be conducted.

Description of proposal: The proposed revision will consist of 

a demonstration of compliance with the general requirements 

of § 110(a)(2) of the federal Clean Air Act for the 2008 ozone 

national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS).

Federal information: This notice is being given to satisfy the 

public participation requirements of federal regulations (40 

CFR 51.102). The proposal will be submitted as a revision to 

the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP under § 110(a) of the 

federal Clean Air Act in accordance with 40 CFR 51.104. It is 

planned to submit all provisions of the proposal as a revision 

to the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP.

How to comment: DEQ accepts written comments by email, 

fax, and postal mail. In order to be considered, comments 

must include the full name, address, and telephone number of 

the person commenting and be received by DEQ by the last 

day of the comment period. All information received is part 

of the public record.

To review proposal: The proposal and any supporting 

documents are available on the DEQ Air Public Notices for 

Plans website (http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Air

/PublicNotices/airplansandprograms.aspx). The documents 

may also be obtained by contacting the DEQ representative 

named below. The public may review the documents between 

8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. of each business day until the close 

of the public comment period at the following DEQ locations: 

1) DEQ Main Street Office, 629 East Main Street, 8th 

Floor, Richmond, VA, telephone (804) 698-4070, 

2) Southwest Regional Office, 355 Deadmore Street, 

Abingdon, VA, telephone (540) 676-4800, 

3) Blue Ridge Regional Office, Roanoke Location, 3019 

Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA, telephone (540) 562-

6700, 

4) Blue Ridge Regional Office, Lynchburg Location, 7705 

Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA, telephone (804) 582-

5120, 

5) Valley Regional Office, 4411 Early Road, Harrisonburg,

VA, telephone (540) 574-7800, 

6) Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen 

Allen, VA, telephone (804) 527-5020, 

7) Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, 

Woodbridge, VA, telephone (703) 583-3800, and 

8) Tidewater Regional Office, 5636 Southern Blvd., 

Virginia Beach, VA, telephone (757) 518-2000.

Contact Information: Doris A. McLeod, Air Quality Planner, 

Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, 

P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-

4197, FAX (804) 698-4510, or email

doris.mcleod@deq.virginia.gov.

Title V Permit Program Funding

Purpose of notice: To announce a public comment 

opportunity on the establishment of fees to fund the Title V 

Permit Program.

Public comment period: May 16, 2012, through May 25, 

2012.

Topic of public comment period: Department of 

Environmental Quality (DEQ) is providing an opportunity for 

the public to comment on draft final amendments to the 

regulations establishing fees for funding the Title V permit 

programs. The 2012-14 biennial budget (Item 365, subsection 

B) includes a requirement that the State Air Pollution Control 

Board adopt regulations adjusting permit program emissions 

fees and establishing permit application processing fees and 

permit maintenance fees sufficient to ensure that revenue 

covers total direct and indirect program costs. All of the fees 

are to be adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index.

Other provisions in the bill require that (i) all emission fees 

are to be collected annually, (ii) the initial adjustment of 

emission fees shall not exceed 30% over current fee rates, (iii) 

permit application fees shall not be credited toward the 

amount of emission fees owed, (iv) regulations adopted to