Connecticut Department of 

ENERGY & 

@L~ ENVIRONMENTAL 

- PROTECTION 

79 Elm Street• Hartford, CT 06106-5127 www.ct.gov/deep Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer 

Attachment B 

Notice of Intent to Adopt and Amend Air Quality Regulations and to 

Revise the State Implementation Plan 

In accordance with the provisions of section 4-168(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS). 

the Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) hereby 

gives notice that it proposes to adopt and amend regulations concerning the sulfur content of fuel 

used in stationary sources of air pollution, under the authority of CGS sections 22a-6 and 22a174. Upon adoption, the amended and adopted regulations will be submitted to the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for 

air quality. 

Description. DEEP is proposing to: 

• Adopt, in new section 22a-l 74-19b of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies 

(RCSA), fuel sulfur content restrictions for distillate, residual, kerosene and aviation fuels 

used in all non-mobile equipment for purposes other than heating; 

• Eliminate the less stringent fuel sulfur content restrictions of RCSA section 22a-17 4-19; 

and 

• Remove outdated provisions in RCSA section 22a-l 7 4-19a, without changing the current 

requirements regulating S02 emissions from large electric generating units and industrial 

boilers. 

The primary purpose of this proposal is to limit the sulfur content of fuel oils burned in 

stationary sources to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide (S02) , an air pollutant and a contributor 

to the formation of the pollutant fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The reduction in S02 emissions 

is important to reduce visibility-impairing emissions that contribute to regional haze and protect 

the public health from the adverse health impacts of S02 and PM2.s pollution. This proposal 

does not regulate the sulfur content of heating oil to which CGS section 16a-21a applies. 

Written comments. Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposal. Comments 

should be submitted no later than October 10, 2013 to Wendy Jacobs, DEEP, Bureau of Air 

Management, Engineering and Enforcement, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5127. 

Comments may be submitted by U.S. Mail or by electronic mail to wendy.jacobs@ct.gov. 

Public hearing. In addition to accepting written comments, DEEP will also hold the public 

hearing described below. Any person giving oral comment at the hearing will be asked to submit 

a written copy of such comments. 
PUBLIC HEARING 

October 9, 2013 

10:30AM 

DEEP, 5th Floor, Holcombe Room 

79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 

The proposal described above, a fiscal impact analysis, a small business impact analysis and a 

statement required by section 22a-6(h) of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) are available 

for public inspection during normal business hours from Wendy Jacobs at the Bureau of Air 

Management, Engineering and Enforcement, 5th Floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT. The same 

documents are posted on DEEP's website. For further information, contact Wendy Jacobs of the 

Bureau of Air Management at (860) 424-4152 or by electronic mail to wendy.jacobs@ct.gov. 

This notice is also required by EPA, pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations 51.102, as a 

procedural requirement necessary to a SIP revision. 

DEEP is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying 

with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person with a disability who 

may need a communication aid or service may contact DEEP's ADA Coordinator at 860-424-

3194 or at deep.hrmed@ct.gov. Any person needing a hearing accommodation may call the 

State of Connecticut relay number - 711 . Any person with limited proficiency in English, who 

may need information in another language, may contact DEEP's Title VI Coordinator at 860-

424-3035 or at deep.aaoffice@ct.gov. ADA or Title VI discrimination complaints may be filed 

with DEEP's EEO Manager at 860-424-3035 or at deep.aaoffice@ct.gov. Requests for 

accommodations must be made at least two weeks prior to any agency hearing, program or 

event. 

August 19, 2013 

Date ls/Daniel C. Esty 

Commissioner