INDEX TO DOCKET EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0904

Partial Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze 

and Visibility Impacts of Transport, Ozone and Fine Particulates, Proposed Rule

INDEX 

NO.

CATEGORY / DOCUMENT TITLE DOCUMENT 

DATE

REGS.GOV

DOCUMENT ID

EPA-R09-OAR2012-0904-

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A. EPA Guidance Documents, Policies and Rulemakings

A.1. Proposed Rule - Visibility Protection for Federal Class I

Areas, 45 FR 34762

1980-05-22 -0002

A.2. Final Rule - Visibility Protection for Federal Class I Areas, 

45 FR 80084

1980-12-02 -0002

A.3. Proposed Rule - Regional Haze Regulations, 62 FR 41138 1997-07-31 -0002

A.4. IWAQM Phase 2 Summary Report And Recommendations 

For Modeling Long Range Transport Impacts

1998-12 -0002

A.5. Visibility Monitoring Guidance, EPA-454/R-99-003 1999-06 -0002

A.6. Final Rule - Regional Haze Regulations, 64 FR 35714 1999-07-01 -0002

A.7. Proposed Guidelines for BART Determinations Under the 

Regional Haze Regulations, 66 FR 38108

2001-06-20 -0002

A.8. 2002 Base Year Emission Inventory SIP Planning 2002-11-18 -0002

A.9. Guidance for Estimating Natural Visibility Conditions under 

the Regional Haze Rule

2003-09 -0002

A.10. Guidance for Tracking Progress under the Regional Haze 

Rule

2003-09 -0002

A.11. Proposed Rule, Regional Haze Regulations and Guidelines 

for BART Determinations, 69 FR 25184

2004-05-04 -0002

A.12. BART Guidelines Error Correction Memo 2005-06-24 -0002

A.13. Final Rule - Regional Haze Regulations and Guidelines for 

BART Determinations, 70 FR 39104

2005-07-06 -0002

A.14. Emissions Inventory Guidance for Implementation of Ozone 

and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze 

Regulations

2005-11 -0002

A.15. Memorandum from Joseph W. Paisie regarding Regional 

Haze Regulations and Guidelines for BART

2006-07-19 -0002

A.16. Guidance for SIP Submissions to Meet Current Outstanding 

Obligations Under Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 8-hour 

Ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS (Memorandum from William T. 

Harnett)

2006-08-15 -0002

A.17. Additional Regional Haze Questions (Guidance) 2006-09-27 -0002

A.18. Final Rule - Revision to Regional Haze Regulations, 71 FR 

60612

2006-10-13 -0002

A.19. Guidance for Setting Reasonable Progress Goals Under the 

Regional Haze Program

2007-06-01 -0002

A.20. Finding of Failure To Submit SIPs Required by the 1999 

Regional Haze Rule, 74 FR 2392

2009-01-15 -0002

A.21. Guidance on SIP Elements Required Under Sections 2009-09-25 -0002
110(a)(1) and (2) for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS 

(Memorandum from William T. Harnett)

A.22. Proposed Rule - Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of 

Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze 

State and Federal Implementation Plans [“Phase 1”], 77 FR 

42834

2012-07-20 -0002

A.23. Final Rule - Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze State 

and Federal Implementation Plans [“Phase 1”], 77 FR 72512

2012-12-05 -0002

A.24. Options to Limit the Potential to Emit (PTE) of a Stationary

Source Under Section 112 and Title V of the

Clean Air Act (Act) – Memorandum from John Seitz, 

Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

1995-01-25 -0030

A.25. Clarification of Methodology for Calculating Potential to 

Emit (PTE) for Batch Chemical Production Operations ) –

Memorandum from John Seitz, Director, Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards

1996-08-29 -0031

A.26. In re Monroe Electric Generating (Petition No. 6-99-2) 1999-06-11 -0032

B. State Plans, Rules, Support Documents, and 

Correspondence 

B.1. Revision to the Arizona SIP Under CAA Section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i) – Regional Transport

-0003

B.2. Arizona SIP Revision under CAA Section 110(a)(1) and (2); 

2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, and 1997 8-hour 

Ozone NAAQS

2009-10-14 -0003

B.3. Arizona Regional Haze SIP Under Section 308 of the Federal 

Regional Haze Rule (with appendices)

2011-01 -0003

B.4. Letter from John Shaw, ASARCO to Nancy C. Wrona, 

ADEQ 

2007-10-01 -0003

B.5. Letter from Cosimo DeMasi, TEP, to Nancy Wrona, ADEQ 2007-01-02 -0003

B.6. Regional Haze SIP for the State of Arizona [submitted by

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality under section 

309 of the Regional Haze Rule]

2003-12-23 -0003

B.7. Revision SIP for Regional Haze [submitted by Arizona 

Department of Environmental Quality under section 309 of 

the Regional Haze Rule] 

2003-12-31 -0003

B.8. Letter from Stephen A. Owens, ADEQ, to Wayne Nastri, 

EPA 

2008-12-14 -0003

B.9. Letter dated May 25, 2011, from Arizona Governor Janice K. 

Brewer to Jared Blumenfeld, Designation Recommendations 

for the 2010 Primary Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS

2011-05-25 -0003

B.10. Letter from Jeffrey G. Yockey to Eric Massey, ADEQ 2007-07-03 -0003

B.11. Revision to the Regional Haze SIP for the State of Arizona 

with Technical Support Document, ADEQ1

2013-05-03

B.12. Attachments to the Regional Haze SIP revision12013-05-03

 

1 This item was inadvertently omitted from the docket and index posted on May 20, 2013. It was added on May 22, 2013.
C. EPA Communications 

C.1. Email from Sue Kidd, APS, to Colleen McKaughan, EPA 

(October 10, 2012, 9:17 AM) and attachments, including 

May 23, 1962, “Operating Notes For May 1962.”

2012-10-10 -0004

C.2. Letter from Jared Blumenfeld, EPA, to Diane Enos, 

President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

(February 28, 2013)

2013-02-28 -0020

C.3. Conference call with EPA and Arizona Department of 

Environmental Quality (ADEQ), January 31, 2013

2013-01-31 -0046

C.4. Ten letters from Jared Blumenfeld to members of Arizona 

congressional delegation (February 14, 2013)

2013-02-14 -0021

C.5. Correspondence with Tom Moore, Western Governors 

Association 

Jan-Feb 

2013

-0033

C.6. Bryan Paris (ADEQ) emails to Kate Hoag and Greg Nudd (2 

files)

2013-03-04 -0034

C.7. Emails (3) between Ryan Templeton (ADEQ) and Kate Hoag 2013-04-03 -0036

C.8. Kate Hoag call log 2013-05-07 -0037

C.9. Correspondence with Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian 

Community and Phoenix Cement (7 files, C.09.a. through 

C.09.g.)

2013 -0038 through 

-0044

C.10. Memo on ADEQ-EPA meetings 2013-05-15 -0047

D. Case Law and Court Filings

D.1. NPCA v. Jackson, Complaint (D.D.C. Case 1:11-cv-01548) 2011-08-29 -0005

D.2. NPCA v. Jackson, Consent Decree (D.D.C. Case 1:11-cv01548) Dkt # 212012-03-30 -0005

D.3. NPCA v. Jackson, D.D.C. Memorandum Opinion and Order 

(D.D.C. Case 1:11-cv-01548) Dkt # 35

2012-05-25 -0005

D.4. NPCA v. Jackson, Docket (D.D.C. Case 1:11-cv-01548) 2012 -0005

D.5. Center for Energy and Economic Development v. EPA, 398 

F.3d 653 (D.C. Circuit 2005)

-0005

D.6. Arizona’s PSD rule (AAC R18-2-304, formerly R9-3-304) -0005

D.7.

E. Executive Orders and Statutes 

E.1. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review (58 

FR 51735)

1993-10-04 -0006

E.2. Executive Order 13132: Federalism (64 FR 43255) 1999-08-10 -0006

E.3. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With 

Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249)

2000-11-09 -0006

E.4. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885)

1997-04-23 -0006

E.5. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use 

(66 FR 28355)

2001-05-22 -0006

E.6. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low1994-02-16 -0006
Income Populations (59 FR 7629)

E.7. Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 2011 -0006

E.8. Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 2011 -0006

E.9. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) 2011 -0006

E.10. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (15 

USC 3701 et seq.)

2011 -0006

E.11. Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 -0006

F. Additional Documents Considered for Proposed 

Rulemaking

F.1. “Natural Haze Levels II: Application of the New IMPROVE 

Algorithm to Natural Species Concentrations Estimates; 

Final Report by the Natural Haze Levels II Committee to the 

RPO Monitoring/Data Analysis Workgroup”, presentation at 

WRAP Attribution of Haze Workgroup Meeting, July 26-27, 

2006, Denver, CO

2006-07-26 -0007

F.2. Revised IMPROVE algorithm for Estimating Light Extinction 

from Particle Speciation Data, IMPROVE, January 2006.

-0007

F.3. “CALMET/CALPUFF Protocol for BART Exemption 

Screening Analysis for Class I Areas in the Western United 

States.”

-0007

F.4. “WRAP 2002 Arizona Point Source Emissions” -0007

F.5. Federal Land Managers’ Air Quality Related Values Work 

Group (FLAG) Phase I Report—Revised (2010), U.S. Forest 

Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish And Wildlife 

Service, October 2010. 

http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/Pubs/pdf/flag/FLAG_2010.pdf

(“FLAG_2010”)

2010-10 -0007

F.6. Federal Reserve of Philadelphia, Leading Index for Arizona 

1980-2015 

2012 -0007

F.7. “Summary of WRAP RMC BART Modeling for Arizona” 

Draft No. 5, May 7, 2005.

-0007

F.8. TEP Sundt Unit I4 BART Eligibility Memo (November 21, 

2012) 

2012-11-21 -0007

F.9. Catalyst Paper press release 

http://catalystpaper.com/media/news/community/catalystpermanently-close-snowflake-recycle-paper-mill

2012-07-30 -0007

F.10. "Springerville FGD costs.xls" -0007

F.11. “Technical Support Document for Technical Products 

Prepared by the Western Regional Air Partnership in Support 

of Western Regional Haze Plans”, Final, February 2011 

(WRAP TSD).

2011-02 -0007

F.12. ERG Technical Memorandum, “WRAP PRP18b Emissions 

Inventory – Revised Point and Area Source Projections”

2009-10-16 -0007

F.13. EPA Analysis of IMPROVE Monitoring Data From 2000-

2010 - including data files

2012-12-06 -0007

F.14. Arizona BART Eligibility TSD 2005-04-04 -0007

F.15. “WRAP Point and Area Source Emissions Projection for the 2006-01-25 -0007
2018 Base Case Inventory”, Version 1

F.16. Modeling files for Hayden smelter (7 files, not in electronic 

docket but available from EPA Region 9. See “F-16 

NPR_ph2_modeling_files.txt” in electronic docket for list of 

available files.)

2013-05 -0045

F.17. EPA Summary and Assessment of ADEQ Visibility Analysis 2013-05-09 -0048

G. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Technical Support 

Document 

G.1. Index to Docket EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0904 (for original 

proposal)

-0008

G.2. Proposed Rule: Partial Approvals and Disapprovals of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans: Arizona; Regional Haze and 

Visibility Impacts of Transport, Ozone and Fine Particulates

2012-12-21 -0001

G.3. Notice; extension of comment period 2013-02-04 -0009

G.4. Index to Docket EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0904 2013-05-17 -0049

G.5. Revised Index to Docket EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0904 (this 

document)

2013-05-22

H. Public Comments Received on Proposed Rule and Public 

Hearing Transcripts 

H.1 Comment from Doyle Shamley, Apache County Coordinator 2013-02-03 -0011

H.2 Comment from Arizona Public Service Co (APS), Susan 

Kidd

2013-02-04 -0010

H.3 Comment from Doug Von Gausig, Mayor, Town of 

Clarkdale

2013-01-23 -0012

H.4 Comment from Lhoist North America 2013-03-05 -0013

H.5 Comment from Phoenix Cement Company (3 files) 2013-03-06 -0022

H.6 Comment from Arizona Mining Association (2 files) 2013-03-06 -0023

H.7 Comment from National Park Service (2 files) 2013-03-06 -0024

H.8 Comment from Earthjustice On behalf of National Parks 

Conservation Association; Sierra Club; Physicians for Social 

Responsibility, Arizona Chapter; and San Juan Citizens 

Alliance (8 files)

2013-03-06 -0017

H.9 Comment from ASARCO (4 files) 2013-03-06 -0025

H.10 Comment from Arizona Department of Environmental 

Quality

2013-03-06 -0019

H.11 Comment from CalPortland (2 files) 2013-03-06 -0026

H.12 Comment from Tucson Electric Power (TEP) 2013-03-06 -0014

H.13 Comment from Freeport-McMoran (1 file in original and 

revised versions)

2013-03-06 -0015 

(original) and -

0016 (revised)

H.14 Comment from Salt River Project (SRP) 2013-03-06 -0018

H.15 Comment from A.G. “Chip” Davis, Supervisor, District 3, 

Yavapai County, Arizona

2013-01-28 -0027

H.16 Comment from Competitive Enterprise Institute – LATE 2013-03-07 -0028

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I. Additional Documents Considered for Final Rulemaking 

J. Notice of Final Rulemaking and Response to Comments