### State of New Hampshire DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 6 Hazen Drive, P.O. Box 95, Concord, NH 03302-0095 (603) 271-1370 FAX (603) 271-1381

March 12, 2003 Robert W. Varney, Regional Administrator US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 Boston, MA 02114-2023 

### Re: State Implementation Plan Revision Submittal Adopting Env-A 800, 

### Testing and Monitoring Procedures; Env-A 1204, 

### VOC RACT; 

### and Env-A 1211, 

### NOxRACT Dear Mr. Vamey: Pursuant to section 11 0 ofthe federal Clean Air Act as amended, the State ofNew Hampshire hereby submits for approval five (5) copies ofthe attached State hnplementation Plan (SIP) revision. As Govemor Craig R. Benson's designee, I am requesting EPA's prompt approval ofthis revision, which consists ofthe adoption or amendment ofthe following rules: • Env-A 800 - Testing andMonitoring Procedures • Env-A 1204 - Stationary Sources ofVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) • Env-A 1211 - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) This submittal contains all documentation necessary to satisfy the SIP completeness requirements pursuant to 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix V. The following administrative materials are included for your review:

http://www.state.nh .us 

### a. b. c. d. e. f. g . Evidence ofthe rules' adoption Evidence oflegal authority A copy ofeach rule Evidence that all ofthe State's legal requirements were followed in adopting the rules and submitting the SIP revisions Evidence that public notices were given in accordance with EPA procedures Certification that public hearings were held in accordance with public notices A compilation ofpublic comments and the State's responses thereto

TOO Access: Relay NH 1- 800-735-2964Mr. Robert W. Varney, RegionalAdministrator SIP Revision Submittal Page2 of2 March I2 2003 One ofthe requirements ofAppendix V is that the documentation include the date ofadoption, as well as the effective date, ofthe rule. In accordance with New Hampshire RSA 541-A: 14, an agency may adopt a rule after all procedures have been completed. TI1e New Hampshire Department ofEnvironmental Services (DES) adopts a rule on the day its Commissioner signs a letter advising that he has adopted the rule and files the adopted rule with the Director ofthe Office ofLegislative Services. Each attachment hereto contains a letter from the DES Commissioner to the Director ofthe Office of Legislative Services, documenting the adoption ofeach rule, as well as written documentation from the Office ofLegislative Services as to the filing and effective dates ofeach rule. By letter dated July 23, 2002, David Conroy ofEPA Region I submitted comments on proposed rule Env-A 1211. In these comments, Mr. Conroy stated that DES woulq need tojustify an exemption for certain emergency generators. Thus, the technical support materials in this submittal address why the 1997 amendment to Env-A 1211, which exempted emergency generators that operate Jess than 500 hours per year and emit less than 25 tons ofNOx per year, will not affect the attainment ofthe ozone standard in New Hampshire. Technical support materials are not included for any other changes, since it is not anticipated that any ofthe other enclosed rules will affect previous demonstrations regarding attainment ofnational ambient air quality standards. Thank you for your assistance and, should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Barbara Hoffman at (603) 271-7874.

Enclosures Cc: Susan Studlien, USEPA (w/o enclosures) Michael Kenyon, USEPA (w/enclosures) 

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Robert Monaco Acting Commissioner