SIP SUBMITTAL COMPLETENESS CRITERIA CHECKLIST 

(in accordance with 40 CPR Part 51 - App. V) 

y: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (V ADEQ) 

d: June 1, 2015 

t: Regulation Amendments regarding Proposal for redesignation of areas in Northern Virginia from nonattainment to maintenance and attainment 

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y: Maria Pino 

d: 6/23/2015 

rials ACCEPTABLE 

PA REQUIREMENT I STATE SUBMITTAL I oo I 

amped, and dated letter of submittal from 1. Yes, Letter dated June 1, 2015, to Diana Esher, EPA 

esignee, requesting EPA approval of the Region III Air Protection Division Director from V ADEQ 

of. If electing to submit a paper Director David K. Paylor. P' 

py in electronic version, the submittal 

 the electronic copy provided is an exact 

 submission. 

tate has adopted the plan in the State code 2. Yes, the regulation amendments were adopted by the State 

; or issued the permit, order, consent Air Pollution Control Board on December 8, 2014.The 

m. That evidence shall include the date effective date is March 11, 2015. This is stated in the P' 

suance as well as the effective date of the Certification of Public participation Activities and Compliance 

 the adoption/issuance date. with State Administrative Procedures document, and in 

Enclosure 1 of the SIP revision G 14 concerning PM2.5 

Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas, Northern Virginia 

tate has the necessary legal authority 3. Yes, Virginia has the authority under Section 10.1-1185 of p 

opt and implement the plan. the Code ofVirginia, as stated in the June 1, 2015 submittal 

letter. 

gulation, or document submitted for 4. Yes, the revisions to the state regulation have been adopted p 

ration by reference into the plan, including into the state's regulation. This is evidenced in the Virginia 

ges made (such as redline/strikethrough) Register of Regulations, Volume 31, Issue 12, page 1012. 
EPA REQUIREMENT l~o the existing approved plan, where applicable. The 

submission shall include a copy of the official State 

!regulation/document signed, stamped, dated by the appropriate 

State official indicating that it is fully enforceable by the State. 

The effective date of any regulation/document contained in the 

submission shall, whenever possible, be indicated in the 

regulation/document itself; otherwise the State should include a 

letter signed, stamped, and dated by the appropriate State 

:official indicating the effective date. If the 

~egulation/document provided by the State for approval and 

incorporation by reference into the plan is a copy of an existing 

tpublication, the State submission should, whenever possible, 

,include a copy of the publication cover page and table of 

contents. 

5. Evidence that the State followed all of the procedural 

requirements of the State's laws and constitution in conducting 

and completing the adoption/issuance of the plan. 

STATE SUBMITTAL 

5. Yes. The regulation amendments were adopte

2014 and published in the Virginia Register ofR

Feb. 9, 2016. Such documents were certified by 

General within the State Air Pollution Control B

Authority on December 15, 2014, became enfor

state law and submitted to the Virginia Register 

Department of Environmental Quality as a true c

adopted regulation on January 7, 2015. All of th

pursuant with Section 2.l(d) of Appendix V of 40 

6. Evidence that public notice was given of the proposed 6. Yes, a public notice of a 30 day comment per

1change consistent with procedures approved by EPA, including from April 20, 2015 through May 20, 2015 was 

!the date of publication of such notice. [SIP 2] notice was published in the Virginia Register of 

Volume 31, and Issue 17 on page 1012 on April

7. Certification that public hearings were held in accordance 

ilwith the information provided in the public notice and the 

State's laws and constitution, if applicable. 

8. Compilation of public comments and the State's response 

7. N/ A, public notice of the opportunity to requ

hearing was posted on the Virginia Register of R

Volume 31, Issue 17 on page 1012 on April20, 

public didn't request a public hearing regarding 

amendment 

8. N/ A- No public comments were received. 
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regulated pollutants affected by the plan. 1. This SIP pertains to PM2.s attainment and nonattainment P" 

areas 

e locations of affected sources including 2. N/ A. The regulation amendments contained in this SIP P' 

onattainment designation of the locations revision request are administrative in nature, and do not impose 

ttainment plan for the affected area(s). any new requirements. 

e changes in plan allowable emissions 3. N/A The amendments contained in this SIP revision request 

ces; estimates of changes in current are administrative. 

 affected sources or, where appropriate, P" 

ges in actual emissions from affected 

lations of the differences between certain 

owable emissions anticipated as a result 

tration that the national ambient air 4. N/A 

vention of significant deterioration P'' 

e further progress demonstration, and 

e, are protected if the plan is approved 

on required to support the proposed 5. N/A 

put data, output data, models used, 

ata used, meteorological data used, p 

f offsite data (where used), modes of 

ions, and other information relevant to 

dequacy of the modeling analysis. . 

cessary, that emission limitations are 6. N/A P" 

mission reduction technology. 

lan contains emission limitations, work 7. N/A p 

 recordkeeping/reporting requirements, 
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nsure emission levels. 

ement strategies, including how 8. N/A p

etermined in practice. 

and technological justifications required 9.N/A 

A policies. (If a policy is not appropriate, p 

quest must be accompanied by a 10. N/A 

monstrating maintenance to the relevant p 

0 years after redesignation.