Ms. Heather McTeer Toney Regional Administrator 

US EPA Region 4 

February 26, 2015 

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth St, SW 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960 

Dear Ms. McTeer Toney: 

The Kentucky Division for Air Quality greatly appreciates EPA's consideration of the 

most recent quality-assured, certified data to properly designate areas prior to the effective date 

established in the final rule, Air Quality Designations for the 2012 Primary Annual Fine Particle 

(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), published in the Federal Register on 

January 15, 2015. In the final rule, EPA indicates that fine particulate (PM2.s) nonattainment 

areas will become effective April 15, 2015 (90 days after the Federal Register publication). 

However, EPA also requests states to submit complete, quality-assured, certified 2014 data by February 27, 2015, to properly designate areas for the 2012 PM2.s NAAQS. 

On February 5, 2014, the Division submitted 2014 PM2.s ambient data to 

EPA for certification. As shown in the Table 1, the most current monitoring data for all 

Kentucky counties indicate that the areas are attaining the annual fine particulate National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard. Additionally, Indiana and Ohio have certified and submitted 

ambient air monitoring data for PM2.s for their adjacent areas in their respective, adjoining states. 

The 2012-2014 PM2.s ambient air monitoring data for both Indiana and Ohio demonstrates that 

the 2012-2014 design values in the affected areas are below the 2012 standard (also provided in 

Table 1). 

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Butler 390170003 11.2 11.1 11.3 

Butler 390170016 10.8 10.7 10.7 

Butler 390170019 11.4 11.0 11.2 

Hamilton 390610006 10.3 10.1 10.3 

Hamilton 390610010 10.6 10.5 10.4 

Hamilton 390610014 12.1 11.6 11.3 

Hamilton 390610040 10.5 10.6 10.4 

Hamilton 390610042 11.7 11.5 11.2 

10.4 

3-Yr Design Value 

11.2 

10.7 11.2 10.2 10.5 11.7 10.5 11.5 

In the January 15, 2015 Federal Register, EPA revises 40 CFR 81.318 to designate areas 

as moderate nonattainment for Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties in northern Kentucky, as 

well as Bullitt and Jefferson counties in the Louisville area, for the 2012 PM2.s NAAQS. 

Consistent with EPA's process to evaluate complete, quality-assured, certified 2014 ambient air 

monitoring data, the Division requests that the following counties be removed from the list of 

nonattainment areas and be designated as attainment/unclassifiable, based on the 2012-2014 

design values for PM2_5 ambient air monitoring data: Boone, Bullitt, Campbell, Jefferson and 

Kenton Counties. 

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me, or Ms. 

Melissa Duff, Program Planning and Administration Branch Manager for the Division, at (502) 

564-3999. 

Sincerely, 

- Sean Alteri 

Director 

Enclosure 
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Beverly Banister, Director 

Air, Pesticides and T oxics Management Division 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 

Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303 

Dear Ms. Banister: 

The Kentucky Division for Air Quality is respectfully submitting 2014 intermittent and 

continuous PM2 .s ambient air monitoring data for certification. The data, for which certification 

is requested, is listed on the following attached AQS-generated reports: 

• AMP600: intermittent PM2..s data obtained from FRM-type samplers (parameter code 

88101) 

• AA1P450: continuous PM2 s data obtained from a FEM BAM monitor, granted an 

exclusion from NAAQS comparisons (parameter code 88101, POC 3) 

I hereby certify that the ambient concentration data and the quality assurance data are 

completely submitted to AQS. I also certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the ambient air 

concentration data are accurate, taking into account the qua1ity assurance fmdings. 

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Jennifer Miller, Environmental 

Scientist with our Tecl:mical Services Branch, at (502) 564-3999, extension 4050. 

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Enclosures 

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Sincerely, 

J~~#fo«' 

Sean AJteri, 

Director 

An Equal Opponunity Employer M/F/0 
Ms. Beverly Banister 

February 5, 2015 

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Daniel Garver, USEP A Region 4 

Keith Goff: USEP A Region 4 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTBCTIO~ AGENCY 

User ID : FNX CERTIFICATION EVALUATION AND CONCURRENCE 

Report Request ID: 1293412 Report Code : AMP600 

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS 

Tribal 

Code State county Site Parameter POC City AOCR 

21 

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS AGENCY SELECTIONS 

Par4,.et:er 

Cl4ssification Parl!lmeter Meehod Duration Kentucky Division For Air Quality 

CRITERIA 88101 I SELECTED OPTIONS ~I 

Opt:ion Type Opt:ion Value _ I 

MERGE PDP FILES YES 

AGENCY ROLE CERTIFYING 

DATE CRITERIA 

Start Date End 03tc 

2 0 :.4 2014 

Selection cri teria Page 1 

UI\R CBSA CSA 

EPA 

Region 

Feb. s , 2015 
Data Evaluation and Concurrence Report Summary Feb 5, 2015 

Certification Year: 2014 

Certifying Agency (CA): Kentucky Division For Air Quality (0584) 

Pollutants in Report: Monitors 

Evaluated 

Monitors Recommended for Monitors NOT Recommended 

Parameter Name 

PM2.5 - Local Conditions 

Code 

88101 

Concurrence by AQS for Concurrence by AQS 

18 18 0 

PQAOs in Report: 

PQAO Name PQAO Code TSA Date 

Kentucky Division For Air Quality 0584 06/19/12 

Summary of 'N' flags for all pollutants: AQS Cert. Agency 

Parameter Recommended Recommended 

PQAO Code AQS Site-10 POC Flag ., :r:t Fiag :t!t:u . . , Reason for AQS Recommendation 

Signature of Monitoring Organization Representative: ~ .:..___..._ _ !.. ~~~~~~~~._ _______________________________ _ 

Page 1 o f 1 

Data Evaluation and Concurrence Report for Particulate Matter 

Certifying Year:2014 

Certifying Agency: Kentucky Division For Air Quality (0584) 

PM2.5 - Local Conditions (881 01) 

QAOName: Kentucky Division For Air Quality (0584) 

uality Assurance Project Plan Approval Date: 04/21/2011 

Collocation Summary PEP Summary 

#Sites #Sites •!o cv Criteria # #Audited #PEP #PEP .,. Criteria 

Method # Sites Reg Collocated Collocated Est CV UB Met? Methods Methods Required SubmiHed Complete Bia_s Met? 

118 9 1 2 100 3.46 3.81 y 2 0 8 3 37.5 -5.15 y 

145 10 2 2 100 8.48 9.34 y 

onitors Summaries 

Routine Data (ug/m3) Flow Rate Audit Collocation PEP Concurrence Flag 

Monitor Exceed. Outlier % % % PQAO PQAO QAPP AQS RacCA Rec EPA 

AQS Site 10 POC Method !m,! Mean Min Max Count Count Complete Bias Complete £l! Complete Crlt. Met t rit. Me ~ Flag Flag Concu1 

21-013-0002 1 118 SPM 9.00 2.7 22.6 0 100 -1.39 100 y y y y y s 

21-019-0017 1 118 SLAMS 9.34 2.6 25.9 0 98 ·0.52 100 y y y y y s 

1-037-3002 1 145 SLAMS 9.63 2.5 25.6 0 96 +0.18 100 y y y y y s 

21-043-0500 1 145 SLAMS 7.99 2.3 23.6 0 94 -0.50 100 y y y y y s 

21-047-0006 1 145 SLAMS 10.11 2.4 27.2 0 87 -0.13 100 y y y y y s 

21-059-0005 1 145 SLAMS 11.05 2.0 30.6 0 100 -0.59 100 y y y y y s 

21-067-0012 1 145 SLAMS 9.48 2.3 23.7 0 95 -0.10 100 y y y y y s 

1-093-0006 1 145 SLAMS 10.36 1.7 27.4 0 94 +0.38 100 11 .23 100 y y y y y s 

21-093-0006 2 145 SLAMS 9.50 1-7 22.0 0 100 +0.36 100 y y y y y s 

21-101-0014 1 145 SLAMS 10.85 1.9 27.3 0 96 +0.50 100 y y y y y s 

21-145-1024 1 145 SLAMS 10.43 2.0 24.9 0 97 +0.91 100 y y y y y s 

•21-151-0003 1 118 SLAMS 8.52 2.6 22.4 0 90 -1.09 100 y y y y y s 

121-193-0003 1 118 SPM 8.40 2.1 16.5 0 96 -0.81 100 y y y y y s 

t '·195-0002 1 118 SLAMS 8.56 2.3 24.5 0 97 +0.45 100 3.87 100 y y y y y s 

1-195-0002 2 118 SLAMS 8.11 2.2 18.7 0 100 -0.25 100 y y y y y s 

21 -199-0003 1 145 SPM 9.27 2.1 28.3 0 100 -0.69 100 y y y y y s 

21-227-0009 1 145 SLAMS 9.42 2.8 25.1 0 97 -0.16 100 7.94 100 y y y y y s 

21-227-0009 2 118 SLAMS 8.79 1.7 19.6 0 93 +0.10 100 y y y y y s - - -


UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

User Ill; PNX QUICKLOOK CRlT!!R!A PARJU.IBTERS 

Report Request ID : 1293413 Report Code' AMP~ 50 

GEOGRAPI!IC SELECTIONS 

Tribal 

Code State County Site Parameter POC City AQCR UAR CBSA 

21 195 

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS 

Parameter 

Classification Parameter Method Duration 

QUICK LOOK 

0002 88101 3 

CSA 

EPA 

Re9ion 

I SELECTED OPTIONS II SORT ORDBR I 

Option Type Option Value Order Column 

WORKPILE DELIMITER , 1 PARAMETER_CODe: 

MERGE PDF FILES 

EVENTS PROCESSING 

AGENCY ROLE 

DATE CRITERIA 

Start Date End Date 

2014 2014 

YES 

EXCLUDE RBGIONALLY CONCURRED BVBNTS 

PQAO 

2 

3 

" 

5 

6 

7 

STATP!_CODE 

COUh'TY_CODE 

SITE_ID 

POC 

DATES 

EDT_ID 

APPLICABLE STANDARDS 

Standard Deacrlpt1on 

co 1-hour 1971 

CO 8-hour 1971 

Lead 3-Honth 2009 

Feb. 5 , 2015 

Lead 3-Honth PM10 Surrogate 2009 

N02 1-hour 

selection Criteria Page 1 

N02 Annual 1971 

Ozone 1-hour Daily 2005 

Ozone 8-llour 2008 

PM10 24-hour 2006 

PM25 24-hour 2013 

PM25 Annual 2013 

S02 1-hour 2010 

802 24-hour 1971 

502 3-hour 1971 

502 Annual 1971 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

QUICK LOOK REPORT CAHP4SO) 

EXCEPTIONAL DATA TYPES 

IEDT DESCRIPTION I 

0 NO EVENTS 

1 EVENTS EXCLUDED 

2 EVENTS INCLUDED 

S ~VENTS WITH CONCURRENCE EXCLUDED 

Note. The • indicates th8t the mean does 

not satisfy summary criteria . Page 1 of 2 

Feb 5, 2015 
PH2.5 - Local Cond1tiono (88101) 

24-HOUR 

~ - --- p 

0 

c PQAO ciTY COUNTY 

-- 21-195-0002 3 0584 hkeville Pike 

Note: The • indicates that the mean does 

not satisfy summary criteria. 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AOENCY 

A!R QUALITY SYSTEM 

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AHP4!01 

IUIDRESS 

Kentucky 

truM 

CRI!O 

YKAR HETH DAYS 

KYTC DISTRICT 2014. 170 195 

OFPICB, 109 

LORAINE 

STREET 

Page 2 of 2 

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36 . 6 

Feb 5, 2015 

Micrograms/cubic meter {LCI {105) 

- d 98TH WTO CERT 

2ND 3RD 4TII PERCENTILE ARITH and 

MAX MAX MAX VALUE ~lEAN EVAL I!DT 

28 . 5 28 4 25 . 2 25 2 9 . 35' s 0 
UtiJTED STATES BfNIRONMEilTAL PRafECTlON AGENCY 

AlR QUALITY SYSTEM 

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AHP450) 

Lead ITSPJ LC 

Feb . 5, 2015 

1/ote : These reported values do not reflec t the combinatton of 14129 and 85129 and validation subatLtUI::ion tests utilized tor De!idgn Value Calculations 
PARAMETER 

88101 

METHOD 

CODE 

170 

Note: The • indicates that the mean does 

not satisfy summary criteria. 

UNITED STATES ENVIROHHI!NTAL I!ROTECTION AGI!tiCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTE~t 

QUICK LOOK REPORT (J\HP4SO END) 

METHODS USED IN THIS REPORT 

COLLECTION METHOD ANALYSIS METHOD 

Me t One BAH-1020 Mass MOnitor w/VSCC Beta Attenuation 

Feb. 5, 2015 
UNITED STATES ENVIROtiMEtiTAL PROTECTION JIGEilCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

QUICK LOOK REPORT (AHF450 ENO l 

PQAOS USED IN THIS RE?ORT 

I 'o•o ~·~• o"c" """" I 

0584 Kentucky Division For Air Quality 

Note, The • lndicates that the mean doeo 

not aatiafy summary criteria. 

Feb. S, 2015 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMBNTAL FR07ECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEI-1 

QUICK LOOK REPORT IAMP450 ENDl 

CERTIPICATION EVALUATION AND CONCURRENCE PLAG MEANINGS 

Feb. 5, 2015 

I FLAG MEANING I 

H The monitoring organization has revised data from this mon1tor 5ince the 

moat recent certification letter received from the state. 

N 

s 

u 

X 

y 

The certifying agency has sub~tted the certification letter and requ1red 

summary reports, but the certifying agency and/or EPA haa determined 

that issuea regarding the quality of tho ambienl: concentration data cannot 

be resolved due to data completeness, the lack of performed quality 

assurance checks or the results of uncertainty statist i cs shown in ehe 

AHP2S5 report or the certificat1on and quality assurance report. 

The cer ifying agency has submitted the certificat ion letter and required 

summary reports . A value of •s• conveys no Regional assessment regardi ng 

data quality per se . This flag will remain until the Region provides an "N" or 

•y• concurrence flag . 

Uncertified The certifying agency did not submit a required certification 

letter and summary reports for this 1110nitor oven though t he due date has 

passed, or the state's certification letter specifically d i d not apply the 

certification to this monitor. 

Certification ia not required by 40 CFR 58 15 and no conditi on& apply to be 

the basis for assigning another flag value 

The certifying agency has submitted a certification letter, and EPA has no 

unresolved reservations about data qual l ty (after reviewing the l etter, the 

attached summary reports, the amount of quality assurance data 

submltl:ed to AOS, the quality sLaLisLlcs, aud ~he highe• t reported 

concentration#). 

Note ; Tbe • indicates that the mean does 

not satisfy summary criteria .