NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

Proposed Visibility Stat. Imptementation Plen 

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Environmental Control (DNREC~ Air Quality Manage- .., 0 '0 ~ V;' V;' 0 2. &' '.Zo:~ men! Section will conduct a pu lie hearing on a pr,o- , ;:> .., c ::r ;:> ~r):'::~ '" ::r 5' posed State Imftlementatlon Plan for reducing vislbili- ~ ..., a- ~ )( ~ 

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The Clean Air Act (eAA) mandate's protection of vJsl- tr1 ::r C/l <: 5 ? ~ 0 

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blUty In Class I federal areas, such as national parks, 0' C/l '" ., ~ '0 '0 oM"" 

forests and wilderness areas. Pursuant to federal 0.. ~ S" '0 -3 Q Q '" Q .., 

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rules states are required to develop a series of State " 5' en '" '" '" tr:1 Implementation Plans (SIPs) to reduce visibility 1m, ~ " .., ~ N ~ 

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gallmant with the express Intant that by 2064 the vlsl- ..., 0 0 " 0 '" ility in the Class I areas will be returned to natural '" ;J;- ::r: '" § ...., 0.. "'Ii > conditions. This pr0bij:sed SIP is the fist SIP In this ~ " ;:> ~ 

~ocess , and it esla lishes that Brigantine National ::r -< tr1 3 ~ ::r a- t; ~ '" ildlife Refuge in New Jersey is the onlro Class I area V;' "'rj Z 0 '< 

that Delaware impacts. In addition, De aware will dl· Z '" 0' (1) ..., Z tr:1 

rectly benefit Irom this and similar actions being tal<· ~ tr1 tr1 ;:> 0 .., "'rj 00 ::E ~ C/l ..., tr1 (1) t"'"' en In other states, as the same pollutants that reduce 5' ::E ., ~ 

visibi j~ In these Class I federal areas also impact the ~ 

air qua ity in all portiona of Delaware. 0.. C/l C/l 0' 8 z ::E 3 ~ I;j '" C/) '" ::E 

~ ., '-< :=! tJ This proposad SIP shows that visibili~ impalrment Is '< '-< 0 ~ '-< ~ 

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~ p;- O 0 tn' free, prlma~ particles and other particle precursors. r., 

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ed from broad geographic areas, and are em tied (') 00 ~ 

from many source types, such as point. area, and on- 0: ;J;- (0 5' 

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~ and enforceable State and Federal regulations and 0 ;:> i'd 0: 

control measures meet long term strategies and ·rea- N ;:> 0 0 ;:> 0 

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40 CFR 51.308 requires states to consult wIth the 0: ..., ~ '"d OQ t-< " "' ~ Federal Land Managers (FLMs) at least 60 days be- ""t:I '" '" " 0: 

fore the scheduled public hearing on the-:- draft SIP en n 

and Include (or reference) a summary of the canclu- C '" ~ I 0 .-< 

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requested comments on the draft SIP from FLMs on 0 -.J 0 tJ to '" 0 

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0 ~ SIP.. The FLM comments and DNAEC's responses -< >-<: (') ~, 00 

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A public hearing on this proposed SIP will be held 0 '" Tuesday, September 23, 2008, beginning at 6:00 '" ::E ~ ~, ..., 

~m. In the Priscilla Building, 156 South State Street, :=! Z ." over, DE 19901. The proposed SIP may be insgect. 5' (JQ ::1 , n -l'" 

ed at the Department's offIces located at 156 S. tate Q 0.. ;:> ~ ~; 

Street, Dover and 7t5 Grantham lane, New Castle or ~ zfr 

viewed on the Department's webpage referenced I 0: '" r:/J 0.. ~~ 

above. '"d '< -3 ~ '.Z .., en § Interested parties m~ submit comments in writing on 0 t"'"' ;-~ 

this proposed amen men! prior to the ~ubliC hearing ~ 0.. tr:1 c • 

0 0 ' '- andlor comments may be ~resented eit er orally or in Q Q 

wrltlna at the ~ubllc hear ng. If you are unable to '" a " c " - " atten the pub ie hearing or wish to submit your com· 0.. ~ 

, ments in advance of the public hearing, please ad- "-

dress your comments to: a 

Jack Sipple '" en 

DNAEC Air Qualitt Management Section 

156 Sout State Street DOller, DE 19901 

TIllS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS NOTICE WILL APPEAR 

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