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GENERAL NOTICES/ERRATA

STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Proposed Ozone Advance Plan for Caroline County

Notice of action: The Department of Environmental Quality 

(DEQ) is seeking comments and announcing a public hearing 

on a proposed plan to promote continued compliance with the 

national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone in 

Caroline County. This ozone advance action plan is a plan 

developed by the Commonwealth in order to meet its overall 

clean air goals under the federal Clean Air Act by attaining 

and maintaining the ambient air quality standards 

promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) under the Act.

Purpose of notice: DEQ is seeking comments on the overall 

plan.

Public comment period: October 7, 2013, to November 6, 

2013.

Public hearing: November 5, 2013, at 10 a.m. in Conference 

Room A, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East 

Main Street, Richmond, VA 23218.

Description of proposal: On May 21, 2012, EPA designated 

Caroline County as attainment for the 2008 NAAQS. To help 

ensure continued clean air, county leaders have worked 

cooperatively with DEQ and a number of stakeholders to 

create the plan, which details the numerous clean air 

programs that are in place and will be implemented to reduce 

substances that contribute to the formation of ozone. Air 

quality in the area will continue to improve through the 

implementation of these programs. Major stakeholders in this 

process include Caroline County, FAMPO; Virginia 

Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; Virginia 

Department of Transportation; Fort A.P. Hill; Dominion 

Virginia Power; Virginia Clean Cities Coalition; and 

GWRideConnect. Actions taken as part of the plan, and 

various upwind reductions of ozone and particulate matter, 

will continue to improve air quality well into the future.

Federal information: This notice is being given to provide the 

general public with the opportunity to provide input on the 

plan. Ozone advance action plans are voluntary plans 

developed in cooperation with EPA and are intended to 

enable the Commonwealth to meet its general federal 

requirement to attain and maintain the NAAQS; however, 

there is no mandatory requirement for this type of plan to 

undergo public comment.

How to comment: DEQ accepts written comments by email, 

fax, and postal mail. In order to be considered, comments 

must include the full name, address, and telephone number of 

the person commenting and be received by DEQ no later than 

the last day of the comment period. DEQ prefers that 

comments be provided in writing, along with any supporting 

information. Comments on the plan must be submitted to 

Doris A. McLeod, Air Quality Planner, Office of Air Data 

Analysis and Planning, Department of Environmental 

Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, 

VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4197, FAX (804) 698-4510, 

or email doris.mcleod@deq.virginia.gov. All materials 

received are part of the public record.

To review the proposal: The proposal and any supporting 

documents are available on the DEQ Air Public Notices for 

Plans website at 

http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Air/PublicNotices/airpla

nsandprograms.aspx. The documents may also be obtained by 

contacting the DEQ representative named above. The public 

may review the documents between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

of each business day until the close of the public comment 

period at the following DEQ locations: 

1) Main Street Office, 629 East Main Street, 8th Floor, 

Richmond, VA, telephone (804) 698-4070, and 

2) Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, 

Woodbridge, VA, telephone (703) 583-3800.

Contact Information: Doris A. McLeod, Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, 

Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4197, FAX (804) 

698-4510, or email doris.mcleod@deq.virginia.gov.

State Implementation Plan Proposed Revision -

Richmond Air Quality Plan, Stage II

Notice of action: The Department of Environmental Quality 

(DEQ) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a 

proposed plan to attain and maintain the national ambient air 

quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone in the RichmondPetersburg Ozone Attainment/Maintenance Area. The 

Commonwealth intends to submit the plan as a revision to the 

Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

in accordance with the requirements of § 110(a) of the federal 

Clean Air Act. The SIP is the plan developed by the 

Commonwealth in order to fulfill its responsibilities under the 

Act to attain and maintain the ambient air quality standards 

promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA).

Purpose of notice: DEQ is seeking comments on the overall 

plan and on the issue of whether the plan will enable the 

Richmond-Petersburg area to continue to meet the ozone 

NAAQS.

Public comment period: October 7, 2013, to November 6, 

2013.

Public hearing: A public hearing will be conducted on 

November 5, 2013, in Conference Room A, Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, 

Virginia at 1:30 p.m. Directions may be found 

at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Locations/CentralOffice.aspx.

Description of proposal: The proposed revision revises the 

Richmond-Petersburg area's ozone maintenance plans such 
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that Stage II vapor recovery systems on gasoline dispensing 

stations are no longer required beginning on January 1, 2017.

The Richmond-Petersburg area was originally designated as a 

moderate nonattainment area for the 1991 ozone NAAQS of 

0.012 parts per million (ppm). The area's air quality 

improved, and a redesignation request and maintenance plan 

were approved by EPA on November 17, 1997. On April 30, 

2004, EPA designated the area as a moderate nonattainment 

area for the 1997 ozone NAAQS of 0.08 ppm. Again the area 

qualified for attainment status, and EPA approved a 

redesignation request and maintenance plan on June 1, 2007. 

Both maintenance plans contained emission reductions from 

the implementation of Stage II vapor controls. Since the most 

recent maintenance plan was developed and approved, the 

area has been attaining the current, more-protective ozone 

NAAQS of 0.075 ppm. EPA has also determined that Stage 

II, which controls vapors emitted from gasoline pumps, is 

incompatible with and less effective in controlling vapors 

than onboard refueling vapor recovery, which controls vapors 

in individual vehicles. The Commonwealth has determined 

that Stage II is no longer needed in the area's maintenance 

plan, which is approved into the Virginia SIP at 

40 CFR 52.2420(e).

Removing this requirement does not interfere with 

maintenance of any ozone NAAQS. In addition to the 

incompatibility between Stage II controls and vehicles 

equipped with onboard refueling vapor recovery systems, 

volatile organic compound (VOC) reductions from other 

sources of emissions more than compensate for any emissions 

reductions that might be lost from the removal of Stage II 

requirements. Modeling studies also show that reductions in 

nitrogen oxides (NOX) are 10 to 1,000 times more effective 

than VOC reductions in lowering ozone concentrations in the 

Richmond-Petersburg area. Therefore, this SIP revision 

satisfies EPA's requirements regarding the removal of Stage 

II vapor recovery requirements and § 110(l) of the federal 

Clean Air Act.

Federal information: This notice is being given to satisfy the 

public participation requirements of federal regulations (40 

CFR 51.102). The proposal will be submitted as a revision to 

the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP under § 110(a) of the 

federal Clean Air Act in accordance with 40 CFR 51.104. 

DEQ plans to submit all provisions of the proposal as a 

revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP.

How to comment: DEQ accepts written comments by email, 

fax, and postal mail. In order to be considered, comments 

must include the full name, address, and telephone number of 

the person commenting and be received by DEQ on the last 

day of the comment period. All materials received are part of 

the public record.

To review proposal: The proposal and any supporting 

documents are available on the DEQ Air Public Notices for 

Plans website at 

http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Air/PublicNotices/airpla

nsandprograms.aspx. The documents may also be obtained by 

contacting the DEQ representative named below. The public 

may review the documents between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

of each business day until the close of the public comment 

period at the following DEQ locations: 

1) Main Street Office, 629 East Main Street, 8th Floor, 

Richmond, VA, telephone (804) 698-4070, and 

2) Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen 

Allen, VA, telephone (804) 527-5020.

Contact Information: Doris A. McLeod, Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, 

Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4197, FAX (804) 

698-4510, or email doris.mcleod@deq.virginia.gov.

STATE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

Director's Orders

The following Director's Orders of the State Lottery 

Department were filed with the Virginia Registrar of 

Regulations on September 9, 2013. The orders may be 

viewed at the State Lottery Department, 900 East Main Street, 

Richmond, VA, or at the office of the Registrar of 

Regulations, 201 North 9th Street, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA.

Director's Order Number Seventy-Five (13)

Virginia's Instant Game Lottery 1442 "5X the Money" Final 

Rules for Game Operation (effective September 3, 2013)

Director's Order Number Seventy-Six (13)

Virginia's Instant Game Lottery 1461 "7X the Money" Final 

Rules for Game Operation (effective September 3, 2013)

Director's Order Number Seventy-Nine (13)

Virginia's "Megaply It!" Consumer Promotion Final Rules for 

Operation (effective September 3, 2013)

Director's Order Number Eighty (13)

Virginia Lottery's "Mega Millions Subscriptions Giveaway" 

Sweepstakes Final Rules for Operation (effective September 

3, 2013)

Director's Order Number Eighty-Two (13)

"Redskins Game Ticket/Hospitality Tent Chain Account 

Sales Contests Retailer Incentive Promotion" Virginia Lottery 

Retailer Incentive Program Requirements (effective August 

27, 2013)

Director's Order Number Eighty-Three (13)

"Simon Malls Employee Promotion" Virginia Lottery 

Retailer Incentive Program Requirements (effective August 

27, 2013)