Appendix G 

Public Notices 

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

REDESIGNATION REQUEST AND MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE 1997 AND 2006 

FINE PARTICULATE MATTER NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; 

CARBON MONOXIDE LIMITED MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE NEW YORK 

METROPOLITAN AREA; AND REPEAL OF 6 NYCRR PART 203, INDIRECT SOURCES 

OF AIR CONTAMINATION

Notice is hereby given that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 

(NYS DEC) will hold a legislative Public Hearing on three separate proposals: 

1. The NYS DEC is submitting to EPA a re-designation request for the 1997 annual and 

2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) NAAQS for the New York Metropolitan 

Area (NYMA) nonattainment area. This 10-county nonattainment area (consisting of 

New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, and Orange counties) first 

showed compliance with both standards in 2009 (based on 2007-2009 monitored PM2.5

concentrations), and more recent monitoring data continue to demonstrate attainment of 

both NAAQS. 

As required by the CAA, the re-designation request includes a maintenance plan, which 

provides for continued attainment of the PM2.5 NAAQS in the NYMA through 2025, 

based on emission inventory projections. Approval of the re-designation request and 

maintenance plan will allow EPA to officially re-designate the NYMA as attainment for 

the annual and 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, and thus alleviate additional program 

requirements faced by states subject to nonattainment designations. 

2. The NYS DEC is proposing a revision to the NYMA carbon monoxide (CO) SIP by 

submitting a limited maintenance plan (LMP) that demonstrates continued attainment of 

the CO NAAQS until at least 2022. The New York State portion of the NYMA CO 

nonattainment area (consisting of New York City and Westchester and Nassau counties) 

was re-designated to attainment of the CO standards effective May 20, 2002. This 

submission satisfies the requirement of CAA Section 175(A)(b) that obligates the State of 

New York to submit an additional revision of the CO SIP that demonstrates continued 

attainment of the CO NAAQS for 10 years after the expiration of the original 10 year 

period post-re-designation. In order to use the limited maintenance plan (LMP) option, 

design values must be at or below 85% of exceedance levels of the CO NAAQS. 

Ambient air quality monitoring data indicates that air quality in the NYMA has met the 

requirements for submittal of a LMP. 

3. The NYS DEC is proposing to repeal 6 NYCRR Part 203 (Part 203), Indirect Sources of 

Air Contamination, and simultaneously revise 6 NYCRR Parts 200, General Provisions, 

and Part 621, Uniform Procedures, to remove all references to Part 203. 

A Public Hearing will be held for these proposals at the following location and time: 

 Date: 
 

 Time: 

 Place: 

The Public Hearing is scheduled in a place that is reasonably accessible to persons with impaired 

mobility. At the hearing, NYS DEC will provide interpreter services for deaf persons at no 

charge. Written requests for such services are required and should be submitted by XXXXXXX, 

to Laura Stevens, NYS DEC, 625 Broadway, Albany NY 12233 3250, Phone: (518) 402-8451, 

E-mail: airregs@gw.dec.state.ny.us. 

Pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations for the State Environmental Quality 

Review Act (SEQRA), NYSDEC has prepared Negative Declarations stating that the proposed 

actions will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment. 

NYS DEC invites all persons, organizations, corporations, and government agencies that may be 

affected by the proposals to attend the hearing and/or to submit oral or written statements for the 

record. A cumulative record will be compiled of both oral and written statements received. It is 

not necessary for persons wishing to make an oral statement to request an appointment in 

advance. Written statements received prior to, during, or after the hearing and oral statements 

made at the hearing will be given equal weight. 

Requests for information related to the PM2.5 redesignation request and maintenance plan may be 

obtained from Mr. Scott L. Griffin, NYS DEC – Division of Air Resources, 625 Broadway, 

Albany, NY, 12233-3251, Phone (518) 402-8396, E-mail airsips@gw.dec.state.ny.us. 

Comments on the PM2.5 redesignation request and maintenance plan may be submitted to Mr. 

Griffin until XXXXXX. 

Requests for information related to the CO LMP may be obtained from Ms. Diana L. 

Rivenburgh, NYS DEC - Division of Air Resources, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-3251, 

Phone (518) 402-8396, E-mail airsips@gw.dec.state.ny.us. Comments on the Carbon Monoxide 

limited maintenance plan may be submitted to Ms. Rivenburgh until XXXXXX. 

Requests for information related to the repeal of Part 203 may be obtained from Mr. Michael P. 

Sheehan, NYS DEC - Division of Air Resources, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-3251, 

Phone (518) 402-8396, E-mail airsips@gw.dec.state.ny.us. Comments on the repeal of Part 203 

may be submitted to Mr. Sheehan until XXXXXX. 

All of the proposals may also be obtained from any of the following NYS DEC offices: 

Region 1 - NYS DEC-Region 1 Office, SUNY @ Stony Brook, 50 Circle Road, Stony Brook, 

NY 11790, Attention: Merlange Genece 

Region 2 - NYS DEC-Region 2 Office, 1 Hunters Point Plaza, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island 

City, NY 11101, Attention: Samuel Lieblich 

Region 3 - NYS DEC-Region 3 Office, 21 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY 12561, 

Attention: Thomas Rudolph 
Region 4 - NYS DEC-Region 4 Office, 1130 North Westcott Road, Schenectady, NY 12306, 

Attention: Donald Spencer 

Region 5 - NYS DEC-Region 5 Office, 232 Golf Course Road, P.O. Box 220, Warrensburg, NY 

12885, Attention: James Coutant 

Region 6 - NYS DEC-Region 6 Office, Watertown State Office Building, 317 Washington 

Street, Watertown, NY 13601, Attention: Thomas Morgan 

Region 7 - NYS DEC-Region 7 Office, 615 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13204-2400, 

Attention: Reginald Parker 

Region 8 - NYS DEC-Region 8 Office, 6274 East Avon-Lima Road, Avon, NY 14414, 

Attention: Thomas Marriott 

Region 9 - NYS DEC-Region 9 Office, 270 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14203, Attention: 

Alfred Carlacci