Comment and Response Document

Lancaster Nonattainment Area

1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan

On March 8, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requested 

written comments and provided notice of the opportunity for a public hearing on the proposed 

Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the Lancaster Nonattainment Area. A public hearing 

was scheduled for April 10, 2014 on the proposed redesignation request and plan revision, but 

the hearing was cancelled because no person requested a hearing. The comment period closed 

on April 11, 2014. 

One commentator provided comments on the proposed SIP revision.

Diana Esher, Director

Air Protection Division

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1650 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029

COMMENTS AND RESPONSES

1. Comment: Redesignation Request Section III.C.1 and Maintenance Plan 

Section III.A.1 - It is recommended that the subsection entitled “Stationary Source 

Permitting Programs,” with the exception of the paragraph related to federal standards for 

hazardous air pollutants, be moved to a separate section, since these are not specific 

permanent and enforceable control measures (the Title V permitting program in particular 

does not create new requirements).

Response: Because a strong permitting program, particularly standards for Best 

Available Technology, underlies the basis for continued decreases in emissions of PM2.5 

and its precursors from stationary sources, DEP has retained the description of 

Pennsylvania’s stationary source permitting programs. DEP moved the description of the 

permitting programs to a background section to address the commentator’s concerns.

2. Comment: On page 19 of the Maintenance Plan, EPA recommends defining the 

acronym LTO in the following sentence: “Actual LTOs are reported for 2007 and 

projected LTOs are provided for all years up to 2030.” It is also recommended to add 

LTO to the list of acronyms and abbreviations on page 40.

Response: DEP appreciates the comment and has addressed EPA’s concern by 

dispensing with the use of the acronym altogether.
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3. Comment: On page 21 of the Maintenance Plan, the following sentence:

“The increase in NH3 emissions is due to anticipated growth reflected by activity factors

(such as population and employment, for instance) in the absence of any anticipated

control requirements to reduce NH3 emissions.”

Should be revised as follows:

“The increase in NH3 emissions is due to anticipated growth reflected by activity factors

(such as population and employment, for instance) in the absence of any anticipated 

controls requirements to reduce NH3 emissions.”

Response: DEP appreciates the comment. In the proposed Maintenance Plan, DEP did 

not use the term “control requirements” in the quoted sentence. Instead, DEP had 

written:

The increase in NH3 emissions is due to anticipated growth reflected by activity 

factors (such as population and employment, for instance) in the absence of any 

anticipated requirements to reduce NH3 emissions.

DEP has retained this wording in the final version.

4. Comment: On page 23 of the Maintenance Plan, the following sentence:

“Because the Lancaster Area is already attaining the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS, those

considerations are not relevant for this maintenance plan.”

Should be revised as follows:

“Because the Lancaster Area is already attaining the 1997 annual and 2006 24-Hour

PM2.5 NAAQS, those considerations are not relevant for this maintenance plan.”

Response: DEP agrees and has made the revision recommended by the commentator.

5. Comment: On page 35 of the Maintenance Plan, Table III-2: Motor Vehicle Emission 

Budgets (Tons per Year), there is a numerical error in the summation of the predicted 

motor vehicle emissions and the safety margin for the 2017 motor vehicle emissions 

budget for PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides (NOx). The 2017 motor vehicle emissions budget 

for PM2.5 should be 250 instead of 249. The 2017 motor vehicle emissions budget for

NOx should be 6,917 instead of 6,916.

Response: DEP agrees that the entries do not sum correctly. The discrepancies were due 

to a rounding issue in the calculation of the safety margin itself. The safety margins have 

been recalculated and corrections made to Table III-2.
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Relies-ignation Requestand 

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arl!'o now meets the 1997 and 201}6 PM2,5 

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to-,redesf9{1.atirtba a(ea, tlrctttain ment. The De:fJ,:ls seeking llV:bfic comment (in Jbe:,redesfSlltqtio)l r-!!que$ and a proPbs&i're\i'lSiprfttdM Stale Imp[ementa- tion Plan (&tPTc:<u:)tdinIngthe :20117 com.~ 

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SectJo:n172(c')(3J oUne federal Clean 

Air Ad {eAA) and,a: maintenance PJ4t1 

demonsfraUrtg fhat1he area can main· 

tain the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 hearth· 

based NAAQS for the next 10 years as required under Section 175A(a) of the CAA (42 U,S.C.A. 915(50). Upon EPA 

approval, the malnfendnce pfan will Of50 

'estabUsh new motor .... ehicle emissIon 

budgets fortransporfation conformity 

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listed below. DEP will hold a public hearing to re- ceive comments on fhe proposal on Thursday, 

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Proposed State 

Implementation Plan 

Revisions 

Redesignation 

Request and 

Maintenance Plan for 

the Lancaster 

Nonattainment Area 

for the 1997 Annual 

and 2006 24-hour 

Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards; 

pubUc Hearing 

Particulate matter 

(PM) includes both 

solid and liquid particles suspended in the 

air. Fine particle pOIJution,Q.escribes particulat¥8tter that is less 

than or equal to 2.5 

micrometers in diameter (PM2.5). PM2.S 

concentrations above 

the federal healthbased standard pose 

a serious human 

health threat. With 

signtficant improvements in air quality in 

Lancaster County, this 

nonattainment area noW meets the 1997 

and Z006 PM2.5 NaContinued 

Next ColUmn 

tional Ambient Air 

Quality Standards 

(NMQS). Therefore, 

the Department of Environmental Protection 

(DEP) intends to submit a request to the 

U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency 

(EPA) to redesignate 

the area to ,attainment. 

The DEP is seeking 

public comment on the 

redesignation request 

and a proposed revi· 

, sion t'o the State 1m· 

plementation Plan i 

I (SIP} containing the 

2007 comprehensive 

, inventory as required 

under Section 

172(c)(3) of the federal 

Clean Air Act (CAA) 

and a maintenance 

ptan demonstrating 

that the area can 

maintain the 1997 and 

2006 PM2.5 healthbased NMOS for the 

next 10 years as required under Section 

17SA(a) of the CAA 

(42 U.S.CA § 7S0Sa). 

Upon EPA approval, 

the maintenance plan 

wJII also establish new 

motor vehicle emis~ 

sian budgets for transportation conformity 

purposes. 

The tequest to redesignate the area to 

attainment and the 

proposed SIP revision 

are available on the 

Department's web::;ite 

a t 

www.dep.state.pa.us 

(choose "Air,n choose 

"Bureau of Air Quality," 

choose "Regs/Plans," 

choose "Clean Air 

Plans") or through the 

contact persons listed 

below. 

DEP wfK hold a pub~ 

lie hearing to receivecomments on the proposal on ihursday, 

April 10, 2014, at 

'10:00 a.m., a1 the 

Rachel Carson state 

Office Building, 400 

Market Street, Room 

105, Harrisburg, PA. 

Persons wishing to 

present testimony at ' 

the hearing should 

contact Alex Haas, 

P,O. Box 8468, HarriShurg, PA 17105, (717) 

787-9495 or alehaas@pa.gov to 

te-serve a time. Witnesses should keep 

testimony to ten minutes and should provide two written copies 

of their statement at 

the hearing. 

If by Monday, April 7 , 

2014, no person has 

expressed an interest 

in testifying at the 

hearing, the hearing 

will be cancelied. DEP 

will provide public no~ 

tice on the Bureau of 

AirQualitywebpage at 

the following link if the 

hearing is cancelled: 

http://www.dep.state.p 

a.us/dep/deputate/air· 

waste/aq/default.htm. 

Persons may also 

contact the DEP to find 

out jf the hearing is 

?ancelled by contactIng Alex Haas at (717) 787~9495 or 

alehaas@pa.gov. 

Persons with a disab!lity who wish to 8t-

, tend the hearing and 

require an auxfliary 

aid, service or other 

accommodation to 

participate in the praceeding should COIl~ 

tact Alex Haas at 

(717) 787-9495 or 

alehaas@pa.gov. 

TOO users may contact the AT&T Relay 

I Service at (800) 654-

5984 to discuss how 

DEP can best accom~ 

moda1e their needs. 

The DEP must receive comments no 

later than April 11, 

2014, Written comments should' be sent 

to the attention of 

Nancy Herb, Bureau 

of Air Quality, PO. Box 

8468, Harrisburg, PA 

17105-8468, or 

nherb@pa,gov. Use 

"Lancaster PM2.S Redesignation" as the 

SUbject line in written 

communication and 

specify which document you are commenting on, 

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Proposed State Implementation Plan Revisions; Redesignation Request and 

Maintenance Plan for the Lancaster Nonattainment Area for the 1997 

Annual and 2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards; Public Hearing

[44 Pa.B. 1398]

[Saturday, March 8, 2014]

Particulate matter (PM) includes both solid and liquid particles suspended in the air. Fine 

particle pollution describes particulate matter that is less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in 

diameter (PM2.5). PM2.5 concentrations above the Federal health-based standard pose 

aserious human health threat. With significant improvements in air quality in Lancaster 

County, this nonattainment area now meets the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS). Therefore, the Department of Environmental Protection 

(Department) intends to submit a request to the United States Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) to redesignate the area to attainment.

The Department is seeking public comment on the redesignation request and a proposed 

revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) containing the 2007 comprehensive 

inventory as required under section 172(c)(3) of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 

U.S.C.A. § 7502(c)(3)) and a maintenance plan demonstrating that the area can maintain 

the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 health-based NAAQS for the next 10 years as required under 

section 175A(a) of the CAA (42 U.S.C.A. § 7505(a)). Upon the EPA approval, the 

maintenance plan will also establish new motor vehicle emission budgets for transportation 

conformity purposes.

The request to redesignate the area to attainment and the proposed SIP revision are 

available on the Department's web site at www.dep.state.pa.us (choose ''Air,'' choose 

''Bureau of Air Quality,'' choose ''Regs/Plan,'' choose ''Clean Air Plans'') or through the 

contact persons listed as follows.

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

Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 

Market Street, Room 105, Harrisburg, PA. Persons wishing to present testimony at the 

hearing should contact Alex Haas, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 787-9495, 

alehaas@pa.gov to reserve a time. Witnesses should keep testimony to 10 minutes and 

should provide two written copies of their statement at the hearing.

If by Monday, April 7, 2014, no person has expressed an interest in testifying at the 

hearing, the hearing will be cancelled. The Department will provide public notice on the 

Bureau of Air Quality web page at 

www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/aq/default.htm if the hearing is cancelled. 

PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-483 Page 1 of 2

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Persons may also contact the Department to find out if the hearing is cancelled by 

contacting Alex Haas.

Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, 

service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact Alex Haas. 

TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss 

how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

The Department must receive comments no later than April 11, 2014. Written comments 

should be sent to the attention of Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, P. O. Box 8468, 

Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, nherb@pa.gov. Use ''Lancaster PM2.5 Redesignation'' as the 

subject line in written communication and specify which document the comments are 

addressing.

E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO,

Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-483. Filed for public inspection March 7, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]

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