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 1 1 0 of the federal Clean Air Act as amended, the State of New 

Hampshire hereby submits for approval five (5) copies of the attached State 

hnplementation Plan (SIP) revision. As Govemor Craig R. Benson's designee, I am 

requesting EPA's prompt approval of this revision, which consists of the adoption or 

amendment of the following rules: 

• Env-A 800 - Testing and Monitoring Procedures 

• Env-A 1204 - Stationary Sources of Volatile 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 of the rules' adoption 

Evidence of legal authority 

A copy of each rule 

Evidence that all of the 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 of public comments and the State's responses 

thereto 

TOO Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 
Mr. Robert W. Varney, Regional Administrator 

SIP Revision Submittal 

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March I 2 2003 

One of the requirements of Appendix V is that the documentation include the date 

of adoption, 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 of Environmental 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 of the Office of Legislative Services. Each attachment 

hereto contains a letter from the DES Commissioner to the Director of the Office of 

Legislative Services, documenting the adoption of each rule, as well as written 

documentation from the Office of Legislative Services as to the filing and effective dates 

of each 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 to justify 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 of the ozone 

standard in New Hampshire. Technical support materials are not included for any other 

changes, since it is not anticipated that any of the other enclosed rules will affect previous 

demonstrations regarding attainment of national 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) 

Veft 

Robert Monaco 

Acting Commissioner