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# Air Quality Bureau Regional Haze Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) fi led a motion for continuance of the hearing on Regional Haze and the San Juan Generating Statio n Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Determination. The Environmental Improvement Board granted the motion. The hearing is now scheduled for January 10, 2011.

z PNM Motion for Continuance z NMED Response to PNM Motion z Environmental Improve ment Board Order on Motion for Continuance
The New Mexico Environment Department submitte d a proposed Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) to the Environmental Improvement Bo ard on June 21, 2010. At the Board meeting on July 6, the Board scheduled the hearing for October 4, 2010. The following documents were submitted to the Board:

z Petition and Statement of Reasons z Regional Haze State Implementation Plan z Appendix A

- Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) determination for San Juan Generating Station z Attachment A to Appendix A

- BART Modeling Results z Attachment B to Appendix A

- BART Modeling Receptors z Appendix B

- Four Factor Analysis for the WRAP Region z Appendix C

- Four Factor Analysis for Specific Sources in New Mexico z Appendix D

- 20.2.65 NMAC

- Smoke Management

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...Comments and attachments from the National Park Service and Fish & Wildlife Service on the Proposed SIP

z NPS FWS Comment letter z BART Comments z Appendix A. EGUs less 0.06 lb.mmBtu in 2009.xls z SCR on eastern wall

- fired EGUs.doc z 2006 Wall

- fired Dry

- bottom Eastern EGUs with SCR charts.xls z 2006 wall

- fired EGU Ozone Season summary data sheet.xls z NPS estimate of SJGS #1 SCR.xls z NPS estimate of SJGS #2 SCR.xls z NPS estimate of SJGS #3 SCR.xls z NPS estimate of SJGS #4 SCR.xls z SJGS #1 Dry

- Bottom PC w FGD+FF PM speciation profile.xls z SJGS #2 Dry

- Bottom PC w FGD+FF PM speciation profile.xls z SJGS #3 Dry

- Bottom PC w FGD+FF PM speciation profile.xls z SJGS #4 Dry

- Bottom PC w FGD+FF PM speciation profile.xls
The New Mexico Environment Depar tment reviewed Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) analysis for Best Available Retr ofit Technology for nitrogen oxides (NOx) on its San Juan Generating Station. Following are documents NMED received from PNM on their analysis. PNM San Juan Generating Station BART Analysis

z PNM BART Modeling Protocol z PNM BART Report Appendix E (WRAP Modeling Protocol) z PNM SCR Cost Analysis - received July 11, 2007 z PNM SNCR Hybrid Cost Analysis - received July 11, 2007 z Update Visibility Cost Effectiveness Data - August 23, 2007 z PNM Response to NMED - September 14, 2007 z PNM SCR Schematic z BART Modeling Refinements - received November 5, 2007 z Department Request 12

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- 2007 z Discussion of OAQPS Cost Manual Method - received March 29, 2008 z Final BART Modeling Response with Attachments - received March 31, 2008 z Final BART SNCR Analysis - received May 30, 2008 z Final Discussion of SJGS Coal and Classification z Final Nalco

- MOBOTEC NOx BART Analysis - received August 28, 2008 z Final PM BART Analysis - received August 28, 2008 z PNM SO3 Removal Report- received March 16, 2009
In November 2003, the New Mexico Environmenta l Improvement Board approved NMED's proposed regional haze state implementati on plan (SIP) under Section 309 of the Regional Haze Rule, along with implementin g re g ulations. The approved SIP and re g ulations can be accessed usin g these links. Page 2 of 6 N ew Mexico Air Quality Bureau - Regional Haze

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...Regional Haze SIP (downloa d appendices separately below)

{ Appendix A: Projection of Visibility Improvement { Appendix B: Western Regional Air Partnership Policy on Clean Air Corridors { Appendix C: Stationary Sources  Appendix C

- 1: Western Backstop Emissions and Allowance Tracking System and Analysis  Appendix C

- 2: Stationary Source NOx and PM Emissions in the WRAP Region: An Initial Assessment of Emissions, Controls, and Air Quality Impacts  Appendix C

- 3: SO2 Emission Monitoring Protocols { [Appendix D: Reserved] { Appendix E: Fire Programs  Appendix E

- 1: Comparison of Existing NM Smoke Management Program with RHR Requirements  Appendix E

- 2: Description of Process to Identify and Remove Administrative Barriers to the Use of Non

- burning Alternatives  Appendix E

- 3: Process for Establishing Annual Emission Goals  Appendix E

- 4: Western Regional Air Partnership Policy on Enhanced Smoke Management Programs for Visibility  Appendix E

- 5: Western Regional Air Partnership Policy on Annual Emission Goals for Fire  Appendix E

- 6: Western Regional Air Partnership Fire Tracking System Policy { Appendix F: Paved a nd Unpaved Road Dust { Appendix G: Pollution Prevention { [Appendices H - I: Reserved] { Appendix J: Interstate and Regional Coordination { [Appendices K - L: Reserved] { Appendix M: Monitoring Requirements { Appendix N

- WRAP Technical Support Document (link to WRAP web site)
Updated Visibility Data - received October 16, 2007

 Year 2001  Year 2002  Year 2003

z 20.2.81 NMAC

- Western Backstop Sulfur Dioxide Trading Program Regulation z 20.2.73 NMAC

- Notice of Intent and Emission Inventory Requirements Regulation z 20.2.65 NMAC

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### Regional Haze Issues Regional Haze is haze that reduces long range visibility over a wide region, that is, over a portion of a state or several states. Haze is caus ed by fine particles in the air that are so small they settle out only very slowly. Because of the harm that haze does to visibility in Na tional Parks and wilderness areas, many efforts to control and reduce man-made haze, a nd the air pollutants that cause it, are under way - through national laws and regional collaboration. Such a collaboration, involving states, Indian tribes, industry, and environmental advocates, is the Western Regional Air Partnership ( WRAP ), under the auspices of the Western Governors' Association
. The WRAP develops the technical a nd policy tools needed by the western states and tribes to comply with the EPA's regional haze regul ations. WRAP activities are c onducted by a network of forums and committees composed of members and stakeholders who represent a wide range of viewpoints; public involvement is an integral part of the Partnership. For more information on the WRAP , please visit their web site. Here are more links to sites that work with visibility and regional haze issues:

z National Park Service Visi bility Monitoring Program z National Park Service Air Resources z Visibility and Air Pollution from US EPA z National Park Service Fort Collins Air Resources Division z USDA Forest Service National Air Resource Management Web Site z USDA Forest Service Air Web Site z Introduction to Visibility by William C. Malm, CIRA, Colorado State University
Reasonable Progress 4 Fact or Evaluation Project §308(d)(1) of the Regional Haze Rule requires States to set reasonabl e progress goals to ward meeting a national goal of natural visibility conditions in Class I areas by the year 2064. The first reasonable p rogress goals will be established for the pla nning period 2008 to 2018 and the Regional Haze Rule identifies four factors which should be considered in evaluating potential e mission control measures to meet those visibility goals. As listed in §308(d)(1)(i) these four factors are as follows: 1. Cost of compliance 2. Time necessary for compliance 3. Energy and non-air quality envi ronmental impacts of compliance 4. Remaining useful life of any existi ng source subject to such requirements Several WRAP States requested help in evaluating these four factors for a dditional control measures (beyond BART). These States first requested evalua tion of a series of General Source Categories. In addition, five states (incl uding New Mexico), also identified speci fic Stationary Sources located within their respective states for which they wanted a detailed control evaluation conducted. The Scope of Work for this project, the specific s ource spreadsheet and drafts of the control measure evaluation reports are now pos ted on the Implementation Work g roup “documents” pa g e at: Page 4 of 6 N ew Mexico Air Quality Bureau - Regional Haze

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Final Sulfur Dioxide Milestone Report New Mexico's state implementation plan for regi onal haze, adopted by the Environmental Improvement Board on November 18, 2003, requires that New Mexico cooperate with four other states in producing an annual report to determine if emissions of sulfur dioxide from large industrial sources are less than the emissions milestone set in the plan. The final report for calendar year 2003 is now available at http://www.wrapair.org , or you may contact the New Mexico Air Quality Bureau for a copy of the report at (505) 827-1494 or by mail at the address below. The report shows that total emissions of sulfur dioxide from larg e sources in the five states – New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming and Oregon – were 329,455 tons, while the milestone is 446,908 tons. Therefore, the report demonstr ates that emissions in the five st ates are 72% of the milestone and the states have met the requirements of the plan for 2003. Requests for copies of th e final report may be submitted by electronic mail to Rita Bates at rita.bates@state.nm.us or may be mailed to: Rita Bates Air Quality Bureau New Mexico Environment Department 1301 Siler Rd., Building B Santa Fe, NM 87507 ATTN: SO2 Milestone Report Draft 2007 Regional SO2 Em issions and Milestone Report availabl e for public review and comment - click here The Federal Regional Haze Rule and Fact Sheet (Adobe Acrobat Format) Annex to the Regional Haze Rule and Fact Sheet (Adobe Acrobat Format)
Additional Recommendations Report The Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission (G CVTC) issued in 1996 a set of recommendations for protecting visibility in mandato ry federal Class I areas on the Colo rado Plateau in its report entitled R ecommendations for Improvin g Western Vistas . Many, but not all, of the GCVTC recommendations were included in the Regional Haze Rule. The re port below describes measur es being taken in New Mexico to implement the GCVTC recommendations th at were not in the Regional Haze Rule. Although not a part of New Mexico's SIP, this report was co mpiled in accordance with Section 309(d)(9) of the Regional Haze Rule and will be updated periodically. N ew Mexico's Progress on GCVTC Report Recommendations , December 2003 Page 5 of 6 N ew Mexico Air Quality Bureau - Regional Haze

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