## Report on 

## 1 1O(a)(2)(D)ji) liequircn~cnts 

## by 

## The North Carolina 

## Dcparlment ofEnvironment and Natural Resources, Division of Air Quality

Thisreport serves as theNorth Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Air Quality's JNCDAQ) State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal to meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act Section 

### 1 1O(a)(2)(D)(i). NCDAQ submitted to tile United States Ei~vironmcntal Protection Agency (USEPA) a letter dated May 25, 2007 outlining how the Section 11O(a)(2)(D)(i)requirements u7ouId be met. NCDAQ noticed this letter, per USEPA instructions, for public comment on or before October 

### 6,2007, in four newspapers across North Cxolina, including: the Wilmington Star News, the Raleigh News and Observer, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Asheville Citizen Times. NCDAQ alsoposted the letter on their web site. The p~~blic coininenl period ended on Xovernber 6, 2007 and no comments were received by NCIIAQ. 'I'hc May 25: 2007 letter, signed &davits and proofoi'publication arc auached. Pleasc accept this report asNCDAQ's official 

### SIP submittal.

### North Carolina Department 

### of Environment 

### and Natural Resources Division of 

### Air Quality Michael F. Easiey,Governor William G,

### Ross,Jr.,

### Secretary 0.Keith

### Overcash,P.E.,Director

Regional Administrator US.EnvironmentalProtection Agency, Region4 Aflanta 

### Federal Center 61Forsyth Street, SW 

### Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 Subject Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) Requirements Dear Mr. Palmer: This leaer addressestheNorth Carolina Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources, Division of Air 

### Quality's 

### (NCDAQ) efforts to meet the requirements of Section 1



### O(a)(2))(i) In particular, this 

### letter responds tothe guidancememorandum fromWifiam T. Hamett, dated August 15,2006, and EPA's April 25,2005 finding of failureto submt. Nortb Carolinais subject to the Clean Air 

### InterstateRuie, andNCDAQ submittedto EPA 

### a Staterule adoptingthe requirements of CARon August 7,2006. NCDAQ believes this submttal adequately addressesthe "significant contribution" and the "interfere with maintenance" requirements of section 110(a)(2)@)(i). With regard to the "prevention of significant deterioration"requirement of section llO(a)(2)(D)(i),NCDAQ subrmttednonattainment new sourcereview 

### (NNSR) rules to 

### EPA on November 30,2005, and prevention of sigruflcant deterioration (PSD)rules on March 16,2007. During a call with your staff 

### on May 9,2007,it 

### was pointed out that both of these rules referenced the 2003 version of40CFR 51.165 (NNSR) and 40

### CFR 51.166 (PSD). However, the 

### fmal8-hour ozone implementationrule published onNovember 29,2005, mofied 40 CFR 

### 51.165 and40 

### CFR 51.166, and the rules need to be revisedto reflect this 

### latest citation. Following is the schedule on which these rule changes will be implemented: July 2007 Conceptto Air Quality Committee (AQC) September2007 Draft

### rules to AQC November 2007 Request Environmental Management Commission (EMC) forpublichearing January 2008 Publichearing March 2008 Presenthearing 

### record to EMC for action April 2008 Rules Review Commissionreview May 2008 Rule Effective

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### We will 

### work with the AQC 

### and 

### EMC to 

### try and shorten this schedulewherever possible. It shouldbe noted that the rule effective date 

### assumes that the 

### rule change will not need to go through the legislative review process. However, if 

### ten letters of objection are received by 

### the ^ 

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### 2995 after 

### a 1994 study on ozone formatton in Atlanta by 

### me ueorgtit msu~u~i: "1 AGLLU~~~~~ 

### concluded that NOx 

### was the primary ozoneprecursor 

### in Atlanta and much of the Southeast. Also, the rule change will deciarethat PMlO is tobeused as 

### a surrogateto PM2.5. However, again,this 

### has been standard practice in 

### No& Carolina perrnittmg activities since Apnl 1,1999when the 1997PM2.5 standardstook effect in North Carolina. The finalrequirementof Section 1 

### lO(a)(Z)(D)(i)

### is the "protect visibii~ty" requirement Sinceregionalhaze State implementationplans (SIPs)are not due until December 17,2007, NCDAQ doesnot beheve it is possible to assess whether there is 

### any interference w~th 

### measures in the applicable SIP for another State designedto "protect visibility" for the 8-hour ozone and 

### PM2.5 national ambient 

### air quality 

### standardsuntil theregional haze SIPSare submittedand approved. NCDAQ is 

### on schedule 

### to submit 

### the 8-hour ozone SIPS by June 15,2007,the resonal haze SIPsby December 17,2007,and thePM2.5 SrPsby April 5,2008. NCDAQbelieves it has in good faith addressed the 

### requirements of Section 

### I lO(a)(2)(D)(i) through the various SIP submittals discussed in this 

### letter. The changesto thepermitting rules are minor in nature, and will have no practical impact on how the new source review and prevention of significant deteriorationpermitting programs 

### are impiemented in North Carolina. Please contact SheilaHolman of my staff 

### at (919)715-0971if you have questions regarding this 

### letter. 

### I look forward to working with you as we impiementprograms to address the NAAQS andregional haze requirements. Sincerely,

B. ~kth Overcash,P.E Cc: Beverly Banister Kay Prince BrockNichoison SheilaHolman

### ,'ORSYTH COUNTY

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Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly -.. il:,,

hown as Winston-Salem Journal, pubiished, issued and entered as second class mail in the City of Winsron-Salem, in said County and State: that he is authorized to 

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make this affidavit and sworn statemem: thar the no~ice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached herero, was published in Winston-Salem Journai on the foilowing dates: October 3, 2007 and that the said newspaper in 'which such notice, paper document, or legal advenisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication: a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Starutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meanlng of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes ofNorth Cardim. Th~s 3rd day of Ocrober, 2007

Sworn ro and subscribed before me, th~s 3rd day of Ocrober. 2007



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### 1 PUBLIC NOTICE NOllTH CAROUNA OEPfiRTMWT OF ENVIRONMENT A NATURALRESOURCt3

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### THE STAR-NEWS, a corporation orpanized and doing business under the Laws of the North Carolina. and publishing a newspaper known as STAR-NEWS in the City of Wilmln NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOU PUBLIC NOTICE PURPOSE: The North Carolina Department of Environmenl and Fesources, Division qf Air Gap-i NCIDAQ?hereby gives ncfise regarding its May 25, 20 letter to J. I. Palm

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Debra Peebies, Billing'Manager-LegalAdvertising Wake County,North Carolina Pcrbles. whu, hring duiy sworn or affirmed. accordln: lo iw, dutk depuse and say thar sh? IS Bili~ngM;mqrr-L~.gsl Adoenlslng of Thr Sews and Ohs?n,cr a corporariun orpai~ized and doing buslncss undrr tlie Law of thc SUP: ni SohCarolina. and publ~shing s newsp3pfr known ar 'rn? Krws and Obsrrver. in thr Cnv of Raleigh , Wake Count\. and Sutc aiore&id, the said newspaper in which such nonce, pzper. documen!. or k:al advemsernm was pubilshrd was, a1 the nnie of each and evrry such publicanon. u newspaprr meeting all of the requiremenrs and qualiilcauon\ Section ]-59- die General Slan~res of NohCarolins and \\'as o qualliied newspaper within thc meanmg oi Sectlun i 

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Sworn or affirmed to, and subscribedbefore me, this 02 day of OCTOBER 

### , 2007 AD ,by Debra Peebles. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto setmyhand and affixedmy official seal, the day and year aforesaid.

V~anet Scroggs, ~otary~ubk My commission expires 14" of March 2009.ASHEVILLE

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## AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION BUNCOMBE COUNTY SS. NORTH CAROLINA
Before theundersigned, aNotaryPublic of said County and State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorizedby law to administer oaths, personally appeared Cory Grdupei, who, being firs?dujy sworn, deposes and says: that she isthe Legal Billing Clerk ofThe Asheville Citizen-Times, engaged in publication of a newspaper known as The Asheville Citizen-Times,published, issued, 

### and entered as First class mail in the City of Asheville, in said County and State; that she is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal advertisement, atrue copy ofwhich is attached hereto, was published in The Asheville CitizenTimes on the following date: Septembel. 30", 2007. And that the said newspaper in which said notice, paper, document or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every publication, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statues ofNorth Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the ijenerai Sratues ofNorth Carolma. day of October 2097