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NJ OAL WEBSITE 9443 SPRINGBORO PIKE MIAMISBURG, OH 45342-44251 of 84 DOCUMENTS NEW JERSEY REGISTER Copyright © 2012 by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law VOLUME 44, ISSUE 16 ISSUE DATE: AUGUST 20, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY 44 N.J.R. 2132(a) Notice of SIP Revision Proposal and Public Hearing Proposed Revision of the State of New Jersey, State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Attainment and Maintenance of the Fine Particulate Matter (PM#[2.5]#) National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Take notice that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is proposing a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Attainment and Maintenance of the Fine Particulate Matter (PM#[2.5]#) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). A copy of the proposed SIP revision was forwarded to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) on July 19, 2012. The Department is proposing a revision to the SIP to request that the USEPA redesignate both of the multi-state fine particulate matter (PM#[2.5]#) nonattainment areas associated with New Jersey to attainment in accordance with the Clean Air Act. This SIP revision presents the data and information that the USEPA requires in order to redesignate the areas to attainment. The document contains: (1) air quality monitoring data that shows compliance with the NAAQS and a decreasing trend in PM#[2.5]# concentrations over time; (2) a summary of control measures that New Jersey has implemented to bring the State into attainment; (3) a maintenance plan that demonstrates a projected continuing downward trend in emissions through 2025; (4) a contingency plan that would be implemented should the air quality violate NAAQS in the future; (5) transportation conformity budgets; and (6) other information that supports the request for redesignation. Copies of the Department's proposed SIP revision are available from the Department's web site at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/baqp/sip/siprevs.htm and the Department's Public Information Center at 401 E. State Street in Trenton. Page 1A public hearing concerning the proposed SIP revision will be conducted during the written comment period. The

public hearing is scheduled as follows: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. The NJDEP Building, Large Conference Room (6th Floor) 401 East State Street Trenton, New Jersey Comments may be submitted by close of business, Thursday, September 12, 2012. Please e-mail comment(s) as a document attachment to: NJDEP-BAQP@dep.state.nj.us. Please include a subject line as follows: "PM#[2.5]# SIP Comments." The Department encourages electronic submittal of comments. In the alternative, comments may be submitted on paper to: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Attn: PM#[2.5]# SIP Comments Air Quality Planning 401 East State Street, 7th Floor Mail Code 401-07H P.O. Box 420 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420 Written comments may also be submitted at the public hearing. It is requested (but not required) that anyone providing oral testimony at the public hearing provide a copy of any prepared text to the stenographer at the hearing. Page 2 44 N.J.R. 2132(a)