25-CS-0911 

BOARD OF HEALTH 

Paul M. King, Esq., Q.E.P. 

Chair 

Lee Harrison, M.D. 

Vice Chair 

Rev. Ricky V. Burgess 

Donald S. Burke, M.D. 

Joan Cleary, R.N. 

Anthony Ferraro 

James M. Flynn, Jr. 

Ellen C. Stewart, M.D. 

William Youngblood 

DIRECTOR 

Bruce W. Dixon, M.D. 

November 10, 2011 

Mr. Shawn M. Garvin 

Regional Administrator 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Region III, Mid-Atlantic Region 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 

Dear Mr. Garvin: 

We wish to certify all 2011 Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) seasonal ozone 

data as submitted to the Air Quality System (AQS). We are requesting early certification of 

ozone data for the purposes of 8-hour planning. 

All ambient concentration and quality assurance data have been completely submitted to 

AQS. The concentrations are accurate to the best of my knowledge taking into consideration 

the quality assurance findings. 

The supporting AMP450 and AMP255 reports are enclosed. We will request certification of 

all other 2011 criteria pollutant data by May 1, 2012. 

 Sincerely, 

 

 James E. Thompson 

 Manager, Air Quality Program 

cc: Pauline DeVose, EPA Region 3 

 Jason Maranche, ACHD Air Quality 

Enclosures

AIR QUALITY PROGRAM 

301 39th Street – Bldg. #7 

Pittsburgh, PA 15201-1891 

Phone: (412) 578-8115 

Fax: (412) 578-8144 
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QUICKLOOK CRITERIA PARAMETERS

Report Request ID: 926219 Report Code: AMP450 Nov. 8, 2011

Selection Criteria Page 1

User ID: IYY

State County Site Parameter POC City AQCR UAR CBSA CSA

EPA

Region Method Duration Begin Date End Date

42 003 44201

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS

SELECTED OPTIONS

EVENTS PROCESSING

MERGE PDF FILES

WORKFILE DELIMITER

Option Type Option Value

EXCLUDE REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENTS

YES

,

SORT ORDER

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Order Column

PARAMETER_CODE

STATE_CODE

COUNTY_CODE

SITE_ID

POC

DATES

EDT_ID

SCR GROUP SELECTIONS

Allegheny Co, PA

GLOBAL DATES

2011

Start Date End Date

2011

Tribal

Code

APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Standard Description

Ozone 1-hour Daily 2005

Ozone 8-Hour 2008
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Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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EXCEPTIONAL DATA TYPES

EDT DESCRIPTION

0

1

2

5

NO EVENTS

EVENTS EXCLUDED

EVENTS INCLUDED

EVENTS WITH CONCURRENCE EXCLUDED
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Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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Ozone (44201) Pennsylvania Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

1ST

MAX

1-HR CERT EDT

42-003-0008

42-003-0067

42-003-1005

1

1

1

0021

0021

0021

Pittsburgh

Not in a city

Harrison 

Township

Allegheny

Allegheny

Allegheny

BAPC 301 39TH 

STREET BLDG #7

OLD OAKDALE 

ROAD, SOUTH 

FAYETTE

CALIFORNIA & 

11TH, HARRISON 

TWP

2011

2011

2011

047

047

047

214

214

213

.112

.091

.099

.087

.090

.099

0

0

0

2ND

MAX

1-HR

1-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

.086

.089

.098

3RD

MAX

1-HR

.085

.084

.098

4TH

MAX

1-HR

DAY

MAX>

STD

0

0

0

EST

DAYS>

STD

 0.0

 0.0

 0.0

MISS

DAYS<

STD

0

0

1
Nov. 8, 2011

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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Ozone (44201) Pennsylvania Parts per million (007)

SITE ID

P

O

C PQAO CITY COUNTY ADDRESS YEAR METH

VALID

DAYS

MEAS

4TH

MAX

8-HR CERT EDT

42-003-0008

42-003-0067

42-003-1005

1

1

1

0021

0021

0021

Pittsburgh

Not in a city

Harrison 

Township

Allegheny

Allegheny

Allegheny

BAPC 301 39TH 

STREET BLDG #7

OLD OAKDALE 

ROAD, SOUTH 

FAYETTE

CALIFORNIA & 

11TH, HARRISON 

TWP

2011

2011

2011

047

047

047

.095

.086

.085

.079

.084

.084

0

0

0

8-HOUR 

NUM

DAYS

REQ

214

214

214

.077

.082

.082

.074

.078

.080

DAY

MAX>

STD

3

6

10

214

214

213

%OBS

100

100

100

1ST

MAX

8-HR

2ND

MAX

8-HR

3RD

MAX

8-HR
Nov. 8, 2011

Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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44201 047 INSTRUMENTAL ULTRA VIOLET

PARAMETER

METHOD

CODE COLLECTION METHOD ANALYSIS METHOD

METHODS USED IN THIS REPORT
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Note: The * indicates that the mean does

not satisfy summary criteria.

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PQAOS USED IN THIS REPORT

PQAO AGENCY DESCRIPTION

0021 Allegheny County,PA Health Department
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DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT

Report Request ID: 926218 Report Code: AMP255 Nov. 8, 2011

Selection Criteria Page 1

User ID: IYY

State County Site Parameter POC City AQCR UAR CBSA CSA

EPA

Region Method Duration Begin Date End Date

42 003

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS

Parameter

Classification Parameter Method Duration

APP_A_PARAMETERS 44201

SELECTED OPTIONS

INCLUDE ONLY APPENDIX A 

MONITORS

RESTRICT TO MONITORING 

SEASONS

MERGE PDF FILES

Option Type Option Value

NO

YES

YES

SCR GROUP SELECTIONS

Allegheny Co, PA

GLOBAL DATES

2011

Start Date End Date

01 01 2011 12 31

Tribal

Code

Q1 Q4
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Code Listing

The following codes may be seen in the "MT" column throughout this report. Please be advised that not all of the 

codes may appear in the report. They are provided for completeness.

NR S

P T

SP I

NC IX

ID N

NA CN

F O

PN ST

VS QA

X SS

SU SU

TS U

UP W

M

NON-REGULATORY SLAMS

PAMS TRIBAL MONITORS

SPECIAL PURPOSE IMPROVE

NCORE INDEX SITE

INDUSTRIAL NAMS

NATTS CASTNET

NON-EPA FEDERAL OTHER

PROPOSED NCORE SCHOOL AIR TOXICS

VOL SCHOOL AT QA COLLOCATED

SECURED SLAMS SPECIATION

SUPLMNTL SPECIATION SUPPLMNTL SPECIATION

TRENDS SPECIATION UNKNOWN

UNOFFICIAL PAMS WHO

WMO

Code Description Description

Notes About this Report

If you see this value for a column in a summarized row, this means that more than one occurence exist in the summary. For example, if you have a PQAO 

summary that spans multiple States, you would see this value in the States column. 

M

Code

For specific information about the fields appearing within this report, please refer to the README.txt file that is included with the WORKFILE output 

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1-Point Quality Control

Pollutant: O3 PQAO: 0021 (Allegheny County,PA Health Department) App A?: Yes

Year Region State Site ID POC MT

Begin

Date

End

Date # Req # Obs

% 

Complete CV Bias

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

03

03

03

03

03

PA

PA

PA

PA

PA

42-003-0008

42-003-0067

42-003-1005

SUMMARY

1

1

1

S-NC

S

S

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

15

15

15

45

45

17

13

15

45

45

100

87

100

96

96

 3.00

 2.49

 2.55

 2.58

 2.58

 2.97

 2.11

 1.98

 2.14

 2.14

+

-

+/-

+/-

+/-
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Annual Performance Evaluations

Pollutant: O3 PQAO: 0021 (Allegheny County,PA Health Department) Yes

Year Region State Site ID POC MT

Begin

Date

End

Date

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

03

03

03

03

03

PA

PA

PA

PA

PA

42-003-0008

42-003-0067

42-003-1005

SUMMARY

1

1

1

S-NC

S

S

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

App A?:

 2.86

-0.15

 1.92

 1.54

 1.54

0

0

0

0

0

6

6

6

18

18

6

3

6

15

15

3

3

3

9

9

Avg %D / Level

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Obs / Q

Met?

Criteria

N

N

N

0

0

-3.88

-3.88

 4.82

 4.82

Conf. Limits

Lower Upper

88

88

% Btwn

Conf.

1-Point