Mr. Brian Accardo Director UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION4 ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8960 Division of Air Resources Management Florida Department
of Environmental Protection 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 Dear Mr. Accardo: Thank you for submitting the state of Florida's 2013 annual ambient air monitoring network plan (Network Plan) dated May 2013. The Network Plan is required by 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

§ 58.1 0. The Network Plan covers the ambient air monitoring network operated by the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection and its local agencies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency understands that FDEP provided the public

a 30-day review period and received no comments. According

to 40 CFR
§ 58.10(a)(2), since public inspection and comments have already been solicited, the EPA is not required
to offer another comment period. With this letter, the EPA is approving the 2013 Network Plan. We have enclosed comments on the Network Plan and details of our review. Thank you for working with us to monitor air pollution and promote clean air in Florida. If you have any questions
or concerns, please contact Gregg Worley
at (404) 562-9141
or Daniel Garver at (404) 562-9839. Enclosure
Sincerely, **i?~** .(OY" Jeaneanne M. Gettle Acting Director Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division Internet Address (URL)

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• Printed with Vegetable Oil Based Inks on Recycled Paper (Minimum 30% Postconsumer)cc: Ms. Jeffery Halsey Director, Air Quality Division, Broward County Mr. H. Patrick Wong Chief, Air Quality Management Division, Miami Dade County Mr. Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi Chief, Environmental Resource Management Dept., Duval County Mr. Jerry Campbell, PE Director EPC, Air Management, Hillsborough County Mr. Peter A. Hessling Administrator,
Air Quality Division, Pinellas County Mr. James E. Stormer Administrator, Division ofPublic Health, Palm Beach County Ms. Lori Cunniff Manager, Orange County Environmental Protection Division Mr. Ray Smith Director, Collier County Pollution Control

& Prevention Department Mr. Greg Blanchard Air Quality Manager, Manatee County Environmental Management Department Mr. John Hickey,

P .E. Manager, Sarasota County Air & Water QualityFY 2013 State of Florida Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan U.S. EPA Region

4 Comments and Recommendations This document contains U.S. EPA Region

4 comments and recommendations

onthe state ofFlorida's 2013 ambient air monitoring network plan (Network Plan). Ambient air monitoring rules, which include regulatory requirements that address network plans, data certification, and minimum monitoring requirements, amongother requirements,
arefound in 40 CFR Part 58. Minimum monitoring requirements
for criteria pollutants arelisted in 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D. Minimum monitoring requirements
arelisted for ozone (03), particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM 2.5 ), particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (N02), sulfur dioxide (S02), carbon monoxide (CO), and lead (Pb). The minimum monitoring requirements
arebased oncorebased statistical area (CBSA) boundaries

as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, July 1, 2012, population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, and historical ambient air monitoring data. Minimum monitoring requirements
for 03, PM2

.s, PM10, only apply to metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), which areasubset ofCBSAs. OMB currently defines 30 CBSAs in the state of Florida. These CBSAs and the respective July 1, 2012, population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau areshown in Table
1. Table
1: Core Based Statistical Areas and July 1, 2012 Population Estimates CBSAName
CBSAType Population Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5,670,125 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater,

FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2,824,724 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford,

FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2,171,360 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 1,360,251 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota,

FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 709,355 Cape Coral-Fort **Myer~,**FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 631,330 Lakeland- Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 609,492 Palm Bay-Melbourne- Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 543,566 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 494,804 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 453,218 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 427,874 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 369,758 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 332,529 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 328,134 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 266,369 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin,
FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 183,482 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 169,856 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 160,511 Homosassa Springs, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 140,031 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 138,894 Sebring, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 98,630 The Villages, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 97,756 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 97,376 Palatka, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 74,041 KeyWest,FL
Micropolitan Statistical Area 73,873 Lake City, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 67,485

### Okeechobee, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 40,140 Clewiston, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 39,089 Arcadia, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 34,894 Wauchula, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area 27,887 

# 0 3 

# Monitoring Requirements 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, Table D-2 The state of Florida's proposed

0 3 monitoring network meets the minimum requirements found in 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, Table D-2 for all MSAs. Additionally,
the proposed 03 monitoring network described
in the Network Plan meets all of the design criteria of 40 CFR Part 58. 

# 80 2 

# Monitoring Requirements 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, 4.4 Ambient air monitoring network design criteria for 

# SOz are found in Section 4.4 of Appendix

D to 40 CFR Part 58. This section requires that "The population weighted emissions index (PWEI) shall be calculated by states for each core based statistical area (CBSA) ... "The 

# SOz monitoring site(s) required in each CBSA will satisfy minimum monitoring requirements

if the monitor(s)

is sited within the boundaries
of the parent CBSA and is of the following site type(s): population exposure, maximum concentration, source-oriented, general background,

or regional transport. An 

# SOz monitor
at an NCore station may satisfy minimum monitoring requirements

if that monitor
is located within

a CBSA with required monitors under Appendix D, 4.4. To meet the 

# SOz monitoring requirements, FDEP is proposing new S0 2 

## sites in the NorthPortBradenton-Sarasota, Lakeland- Winter Haven, and Homosassa Springs CBS As. The proposed sites in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
(AQS ID: 12-081-3002) and Lakeland-Winter Haven (AQS ID: 12-105- 6005) CBSAs are approved. FDEP is requested

to submit

a full proposal for the site in the Homosassa Springs CBSA once the location and other details are finalized. The 

# SOz monitoring network was required
to be ope!ational beginning January

1, 2013. The 

# SOz monitoring network design proposed
in the Network Plan meets the minimum requirements
of 40 CFR Part 58. N02 

# Monitoring Requirements 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, 4.3 Ambient air monitoring network design criteria for 

# NOz are found in Section 4.3 of Appendix

D to 40 CFR Part 58. Three types 

# ofNOz monitoring are required: near-road, area-wide, and Regional Administrator. These types ofN0

2 

## monitoring are described


# in sections 4.3.2, 4.3.3, and 4.3.4, respectively. Any CBSA with
a population
of 500,000 or more persons
is required
to have
a near-road N0 2 

## station that monitors expected maximum hourly concentrations near
a major road. Any CBSA with
a population of2,500,000

or more persons or that has one or more roadway segments with
a 250,000 or greater annual average daily traffic (AADT) count is required
to have an additional near-road 

# NOz monitoring station. The near-road 

# NOz Monitoring Technical Assistance Document (TAD) provides guidance
to state and local agencies in selecting an appropriate near-road 

# NOz monitoring location. This document can be found on the internet
at http://www.epa.gov/ttnamtillfiles/nearroad/NearRoadTAD.pdfAmbient air monitoring network design criteria for area-wide N02sitesarefoundin Section 4.3.3of Appendix

Dto40CFRPart58. Any CBSA with
apopulation
of 1,000,000
ormorepersons
is required tomonitor

alocation of expected highest N02 concentrations representing the neighborhood

orlarger spatial scales. Ambient air monitoring network design criteria for Regional Administrator required N02 monitoring, often referred
toasRA-40 monitoring, arefoundin Section 4.3.4of Appendix

Dto40CFR Part58.This section statesthat"the Regional Administrators,

in collaboration with States, must require aminimum of forty additional N02 monitoring stations nationwide

in anyarea,insideoroutside of CBSAs, abovethe minimum monitoring requirements, with
aprimary focusonsiting these monitors
in locations
to protect susceptible and vulnerable populations. The Regional Administrators, working with States, mayalso consider additional factorsto require monitors beyond the minimum network requirement." The area-wide N0 2 monitoring network described
in yourNetwork Plan meetstheCFR requirement. The near-road N02 monitors
inthe Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford,

and Jacksonville CBSAsarerequired
to begin operation by January

1,2014. FDEP submitted
anN0 2addendum

toits2012 Network PlantoEPAinMarch 2013.InaMay 10,2013 letter,EPA approved the Sunrise Boulevard site (AQSID: 12-011-0035)

in Broward County andthe JulianB. LaneParksite (AQSID: 12-057-1111)

in Hillsborough Countyasrequired near-road monitoring sitesinthe Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater CBS As, respectively.

Inthis letter,EPAalso approved the selection ofthesitesinTable
2in fulfillment ofthe **area-wideN~**monitoring requirement
forthe Jacksonville, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford,

and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater CBSAs. Table2: Area-wide N0
2Monitoring Sites Approved byEPA CBSA Name County

Site Name Jacksonville
Duval Kooker Park Miami-Fort Lauderdale- Broward

JolmU Lloyd StatePark Miami Beach Orlando-KissimmeeSanford Tampa-St. PetersburgClearwater Orange Winter Park Pinellas Azalea Park AQSID 12-031-0032 12-011-8002 12-095-2002 12-103-0018 Inthe May 10,2013 letter,EPAalso approved the selection ofthe Coral Reefsite (AQSID:12-086- 0031)in Miami-Dade County
asamonitor required under Section 4.3.4of Appendix

Dto40CFRPart 58to protect susceptible and vulnerable populations. Thefulllist ofN02 monitors identified bythe Regional Administrators
canbefoundonEPA's website
at **~ttp://www.epa.gov/ttnamtillsvpop.html.** EPA Region

4also approvesthe Pepsi Place near-road site (AQSID: 12-031-0108)

in Jacksonville and the Interstate

4 near-road sitein Orlando
asfulfilling the near-road N0 2 monitoring requirements
for their respective CBSAsasproposed
inthe2013 Network Plan.Noother CBSAin Florida
is currently required
tohave near-road N02 monitoring. By January,

1 2017, Florida CBSAs with populations over 500,000 willbe required
to operatenear-road N02 monitoring sites. 3

## PMto Monitoring Requirements 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
A, 3.3.1 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, Table D-4 The state of Florida's current PM10 monitoring network meets the minimum requirements found in 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, Table D-4 for all MSAs. Also, all PM 10 

### collocation requirements
for manual methods found in 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix A, Section 3.3.1 are currently being met. Fifteen percent of each network of manual PM10 methods (at least one site) must be collocated. These collocation requirements
are assessed
at the primary quality assurance organization (PQAO) level. The state of Florida and all of its local agencies operate under

a single PQAO (FDEP). The PM10 monitoring network described
in the Network Plan meets all of the design criteria of 40 CFR Part 58. 

## PM2.s Monitoring Requirements 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
A, 3.2.5 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, Table D-5 The state of Florida's current PM2

. s monitoring network meets the minimum requirements found 

## in 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, Table D-5 for all MSAs. Also, all PM2

. s collocation requirements found in 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
A, Section 3.2.5 are currently being met. Fifteen percent of each network of manual PM2.s methods (at least one site) must be collocated. The PM2.s monitoring network described
in the Network Plan meets all of the design criteria of 40 CFR Part 58. 

## PM2.s Continuous Monitoring Requirements 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, 4.7.2 Regulatory requirements
for continuous PM2

. s monitoring require that" ... State, or where appropriate, lo.cal agencies must operate continuous PM2

. s analyzers equal to at least one-half(round
up) the minimum required sites listed in Table D-5 of this appendix. At least one required continuous analyzer in each MSA must be collocated with one of the required FRM/FEM/ARM [federal reference method/federal equivalent method/approved regional method] monitors, unless at least one of the required FRMIFEM/ ARM monitors

is itself

a continuous FEM or ARM monitor in which case no collocation requirement applies." These minimum continuous PM2.s monitoring requirements
are currently met in the all of the MSAs in the state. Also, the continuous PM2

. s collocation requirements
are currently met in all MSAs. Therefore, the continuous PM2.s monitoring network described
in the Network Plan meets all of the design criteria of 40 CFR Part 58. 

## PM2.s Background and Transport Sites 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, 4.7.3 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, 4.7.3 requires that "each state shall install and operate
at least one PM2

. s site to monitor for regional background and at least one PM2.s site to monitor for regional transport." The Network Plan identifies the Interagency Monitoring for Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) PM2.s sites at the St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge (AQS ID: 12-129-0001) and the Everglades National Park (AQS ID: 12-086-0030)

as background sites and the IMPROVE PM 2 . 5 

### site at 

## 4the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge (AQS ID: 12-017-9000)

as a transport site. Therefore, FDEP has satisfied the requirements

of 40 CFR Part 58 for background and transport sites. PM
2 .5Continuous Federal Equivalent Methods 40 CFR
§ 58.10(e) As part of the recent revisions
to the PMz

.s NAAQS, EPA created new procedures for handling data collected using continuous PM 2 .5FEMs. These procedures are found

at 40 CFR
§ 58

.1 0( e). If an agency can demonstrate that the FEM data are not of sufficient comparability

to a collocated FRM, then the monitoring agency may request that the FEM data not be used in comparison

to the NAAQS.
In the network plan, FDEP has demonstrated that the PM
2.s continuous FEMs at the Belle Glade (AQS ID: 12- 099-0008) and Royal Palm sites (AQS ID: 12-099-0009)
are not of sufficient comparability

to a collocated FRM. EPA Region

4 approves Florida's request that these monitors not be considered comparable

to the PM 2 .5 NAAQS. EPA also approves FDEP's proposal
to change the monitor type for these monitors
to non-regulatory. FDEP is requested
to report the data from these monitors
to the AQS parameter code 88502. This approval also includes the historical data collected

at these monitors (approximately four years), so the historical data can be reassigned

to parameter code 88502 as well. Also, the minimum PM 2 .5 monitoring requirements will continue
to be met for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach MSA without counting these continuous monitors. Pb Monitoring Requirements 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, 4.5 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix D, 4.5 requires that "At a minimum, there must be one source-oriented SLAMS [state and local air monitoring station] site located to measure the maximum Pb concentration in ambient air resulting from each non-airport Pb source which emits 0.50 or more tons per year and from each airport which emits 1.0 or more tons per year ..." Monitoring

is ongoing
as required near Envirofocus Technologies lhc. in Tampa, which is the only non-airport source in the state that emits over 0.50 tons

.per year (tpy). 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix
D, 3(b) requires that "NCore sites in CBSA with
a population
of 500,000 people (as determined

in the latest Census) or greater shall also measure Pb either as Pb-TSP or PbPMIO." The Network Plan indicates that Pb-PM10 sampling

is ongoing
at the Tampa NCore site (AQS ID: 12-057-3002) and will begin at the Broward County NCore site (AQS ID: 12-011-0034) when the site begins operation later this year. The Pb monitoring network described
in the Network Plan meets all of the design criteria of 40 CFR Part 58. Operating Schedules 40 CFR
§ 58.12 The monitoring network proposed
in the Network Plan meets the required operating schedules for all continuous analyzers and all manual Pb, PMz.s, PM10, PM10-2

.s, and PMz.s Speciation Trends Network (STN) monitors. FDEP has not proposed any changes
to its operating schedules
in the 2013 Network Plan.

5Air Quality Index (AQI) Reporting 40 CFR
§ 58.50 AQI reporting

is required
in MSAs with populations over 350,000. There are 12 MSAs in the state required
to report an AQI: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Orlando-Kissimmee, Jacksonville, Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice,
Cape Coral-Fort Myers,LakelandWinter Haven, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach,PensacolaFerry Pass-Brent, Port St. Lucie, and Tallahassee. The Network Plan includes

a link on Page
6 to the FDEP website where this information

is available. This satisfies the AQI reporting requirements. Monitoring Network Changes Proposed by FDEP In the Network Plan and in a prior letter dated February

1, 2013, FDEP has proposed
to relocate the 03 site at the A.G. Holley Hospital
in Palm Beach County {AQS ID: 12-099-0020)

to the nearby Florida Department
of Health Lantana Health Clinic. This move was necessitated because the Florida Legislature closed the A.G. Holley Hospital
in July of2012, and FDEP was requested
to vacate the property. EPA approves this relocation

to the proposed SLAMS site adjacent
to the Lantana Health Clinic. In a supplemental letter dated September 11, 2013, FDEP also proposed
to discontinue the continuous PM
2
. 5 SPM in the Apalachicola National Forest (AQS ID: 12-073-1005). EPA approves the discontinuation

of this site. National Core (NCore) Monitoring Network FDEP has designated two NCore sites, AQS ID: 12-057-3002 and AQS ID: 12-011-0034,

in the Network Plan. These sites satisfy the requirement
for NCore monitoring and have been approved by the EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. FDEP
will also run a rural NCore site at the St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge site (AQS ID: 12-129-0001) once EPA purchases and installs the NCore equipment

at the site.

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