STATEOFDELAWAREDEPARTMENTOFNATURALRESOURCESANDENV[RONMENTALCONTROLOFFICEOFTHE89KINGSHIGHWAYPHONE:(302)739-9000SECRETARYDOVER,DELAWARE19901FAX:(302)739-6242Secretary’sOrderNo.2009-A-0031Re:APPROVALOFREVISIONTOSTATEIMPLEMENTATIONPLANFOROZONE,FINEPARTICULATEMATTER(PM2.5),NATIONALAMBIENTAIRQUALITYSTANDARDSANDVISIBILITYDateofIssuance:September1,2009EffectiveDate:September,2009UndertheauthorityvestedintheSecretaryoftheDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentalControl(Department)under29Del.C.§8OO1elseq.and7Del.C.6O]Q(c),thisOrderisenteredtoapprovearevisiontotheStateImplementationPlanrequiredunderthefederalCleanAirActandregulationspromulgatedbytheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA).BackgroundEPAdelegatedauthoritytotheDepartmenttoadministercertainresponsibilitiesinDelawareunderthefederalCleanAirAct,asamended,42U.S.C74O]etseq.(CAA).ThedelegationincludedpreparingDelaware’sStateImplementationPlan(SIP),whichconsistsofregulations,sourcespecificrequirements,plansandemissioninventoriesthattogetheridentifyhowDelawarewillattainandmaintainairqualitythatconformstoprimaryandsecondaryNationalAmbientAirQualityStandards(NAAQS),whichareEPAregulations.Delaware’sSIPisreflectedinEPA’sregulationsat40C.F.R.Part52,SubpartI.TheDelawareSIPissubjecttoongoingrevisions,whichreflectsDelaware’sprogresstowardsthegoalofcleanerairquality.TheSIPprovidesaroadmapVeiacvzeltete,ed4oaoftheregulatoryproceduresundertakentocontrolandreduceairpollutantsundertheDepartment’sauthorityprovidedbyfederalandstatelawsandregulations.EPA’sregulationsrequirethattheDepartmentsubmitDelaware’sSIPrevisionsforEPA’sreviewandapproval.OnDecember13,2007,theDepartmentsubmittedtoEPAareportentitled‘StateImplementationPlanRevisionforOzone,FineParticulateMatter(PM2.5)andVisibility.’EPA’sreviewofthisreportresultedinitsrequesttoclarifyandsupplementcertainlanguage,andtheDepartment’sDivisionofAirandWasteManagement,AirQualityManagementSection(AQMS)preparedtheproposedrevisedreport,datedJuly13,2009toreflectEPA’srequestedchangestothe2007submission.TheDepartmentheldadulynoticedpublichearingontheReportonAugust27,2009intheDepartment’sDoverofficesofAQMS.Atthepublichearing,theDepartment’sexpert,MarkPrettyrnan,presentedtheproposedreportandintroduceddocumentsintotherecordtosupportitsadoptionasafinalPlanrevision.EPAprovidedtheDepartmentwithadditionalwrittencommentsduringthepubliccommentperiodandtheDepartmentmadetheEPArecommendednon-substantivechanges.AQMSassubmittedastheproposedfinalplanatthehearing.TheDepartment’spresidinghearingofficer,RobertP.Haynes,recommendedatthehearingthattheDepartmentapprovetheproposedReport,asrevised,andsubmittoEPAasaSiPrevisiontoshowcompliancewiththefederallawandregulations.TheDepartmentdidnotreceiveanycommentsexceptfromEPA.TheDepartmentreflectedtheEPAsuggestednon-substantivechangesintherevisedReportadmittedintotherecordatthepublichearing,acopyofwhichisattachedheretoasAppendixA.TheDepartment’spresidinghearingofficerindicatedatthepublichearingthatherecommendedapprovaloftheproposedrevisionandthattherecorddevelopedatthehearing,asdescribedinthetranscripts,supportedhisrecommendationandwouldsupportafinaldecision.ReasonsandFindingsIfindthatapprovaloftheReport,asattachedheretoasAppendixAinitsfinalplan,iswell-supportedbytherecorddevelopedatthepublichearingandthattheReportshouldheadoptedasarevisiontotheSIP.TheReportwasthesubjectofpublicnoticesthatprovidedthepublicwiththeopportunitytocommentontheReport.TheDepartmentreceivedonlythecommentsfromEPAdaringthepubliccommentperiodthatendedattheAugust27,2009publichearing.IagreethattheproposedSIPrevisionshouldbeapprovedandthattheDepartmentshouldsubmittheReportinAppendixAtoEPAtoshowDelaware’scompliancewiththeCAAandEPA’sreportingrequirementsundertheCAA.TheSIPrevisionsetsforththeDepartment’sprogressinpromulgatingtheregulationstosignificantlyreduceairemissionofpollutantsandenableDelawaretocomplywiththe8hourozoneandannualfineparticulatematterestablishedintheNAAQSby2010.TheseregulatoryactionswillenableDelawaretomeetthevisibilityrelatedobligationsimposedbytheCAAandEPA’sregulationsandwillresultinhealthierairforDelaware.Inconclusion,thefollowingfindingsandconclusionsareentered:I.TheDepartment,actingthroughthisOrderoftheSecretary,herebyapprovesasreasonabletheJuly13,2009Report,revisedonAugust28,2009inresponse3toEPA’snon-substantivecomments.ThefinalReportandthisOrderwillbesubmittedtoEPAasthelatestDelawareSIPrevision;and2.TheDepartmentshallhavethisOrderpublishedintheDelawareRegisterofRegulationsandinnewspapersinthesamemannerasthenoticeoftheproposedSIPrevision.CollinOMaraSecretary4