# Appendix E

Public Hearing Notices

, Comments

, and Responses

### DDOE Notice

DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

ON AIR QUALITY ISSUES

State Implementation Plan Revision

- 40 C.F.R. Part 52

, Subpart J

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Monday, May 12 , 2014, at 5:45

p.m. in Room 555 at 1200 First Street NE, 5 th Floor, in Washington, D.C. 20002. This hearing

provides interested parties an opportunity to comment on the proposed revision to the District of
Columbia’s (District) State Implementation Plan (SIP), found at 40 C.F.R. Part 52 Subpart J.

The District was designated by the U.S. Environme ntal Protection Agency (EPA) as being in

marginal nonattainment of the 2008 8

- hour ozone national ambient air quality standard

(NAAQS), effective on July 20, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 30088, May 21, 2012). To meet

requirements of Clean Air Act § 172(c)(3) for ma rginal areas, a base year emissions inventory

must be submitted to EPA as a SIP revision no later than two years after designation (42 U.S.

Code § 7511a(a)(1)). Once the District has completed its procedures, the inventory and

supporting documents will be submitted to EPA as a SIP revision.

Copies of the proposed SIP revision are available for public review during normal business

hours at the offices of the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), 1200 First Street

NE, 5 th Floor, Washington, DC 2000 2, and on

- line at http://ddoe.dc.gov/

.

Interested parties wishing to testify at this hearing must submit in writing their names,

addresses, telephone numbers and affiliation, if any, to Mr. William Bolden at the DDOE

ad dress above or at william.bolden@dc.gov by 4:00 p.m. on May 12 , 201 4 . Interested parties

may also submit written comments to Ms. Jessica Daniels, Monitoring and Assessment Branch,

Air Quality Division, DDOE, at the same address or by email at jessica.daniels@dc.gov

. Questions a bout this SIP revision should be directed to Mr. Rama S. Tangirala by phone at 202

-
535

- 2989 or email at rama.tangirala@dc.gov , or Ms. Daniels at 202

- 741

- 0862 or

jess ica.daniels@dc.gov . No comments will be accepted after May 12 , 201 4

.

### VDEQ Notice

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Public Notice

– Air Quality Plan

Notice of action: The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comments and announcing a public hearing on a proposed 2011 base year inventory for precursors to the pollutant ozone, which are carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NO X ), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the Metropolitan Washington,
DC

- MD

- VA 2008 Ozone Nonattainment Area. The Commonwealth intends to submit the inventory as a revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act. The SIP is the plan developed by the Commonwealth in order to fulfill its respon sibilities 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 2011 inventory for the Northern Virginia portion of the Metropolitan Washington, DC

- MD

- VA 2008 Ozone Nonattainment Area, which consists of the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and

Manassas Park.

Public comment perio d: March 24 to April 23, 2014.

Public hearing: A public hearing will be conducted in Conference Room 2, DEQ Northern Region Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, Virginia, at 10:00 am on April 22, 2014. A map and directions maybe found at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Locations/NorthernRegionalOffice.aspx

.

Description of proposal: The proposed 2011 base year inventory was prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality C ommittee (MWAQC), which consists of elected officials from the affected localities and representatives of state transportation and air quality planning agencies.

The proposal consists of a comprehensive inventory of actual emissions from all
sources of relevant pollutants for the base year 2011. This inventory, once finalized, will be the basis for any future planning exercises that have as a goal compliance with the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS).

Federal information: This no tice is being given to satisfy the public participation requirements of federal regulations (40 CFR 51.102). The proposed inventory and supporting technical documents will be submitted as a revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP under § 110(a) of th e federal Clean Air Act in accordance with 40 CFR

51.104.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 a nd be received by DEQ no later than the last day of the comment period. Both oral and written comments are accepted at the public hearing. DEQ prefers that comments be provided in writing, along with any supporting

documents or exhibits

. Comments must b e submitted to Doris A. McLeod, Air Quality Planner, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 E. Main St, PO Box 1105, Richmond, Virginia 23218 (phone 804

- 698

- 4197, fax 804

- 698

- 4510, email doris.mcleod@d eq.virginia.gov ). All materials r eceived 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 web site ( http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Air/PublicNotices/airplansandprograms.aspx ). The documents may also be obtained by contacting the DEQ representative named above. The public may review the documents between 8 :30 am and 4:30 pm of each business day until the close of the public comment period at the following DEQ locations: 1) Main Street Office, 8th Floor, 629 E. Main St, Richmond, VA, 804

- 698

- 4070 and 2) Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge , VA, 703

- 583

- 3800.

SIP \ NONATTN PLANS \ 2014 \ NVA

- INV

- SIP

- notice

### MD E Notice

NEW A public hearing regarding the “Base Year 2011 Emissions Inventory (Washington

DC

- MD

- VA 2008 Ozone NAAQS Nonattainment Area)” will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at the Montgomery County Planning Department, Regional Office at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Sil ver Spring, MD 20910

-- First Floor Media Room

-- 10:00 A.M.

Copies of the document can be viewed at the links following this notice and at the offices of the Maryland Department of the Environment, Air and Radiation Management Administration,

1800 Washi ngton Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland. For more information, contact Molly Berger at (410) 537

- 3234.

Comments may be sent to Molly Berger, Maryland Department of the Environment, Air and Radiation Management Administration, 1800 Washington Boul evard, Suite 730, Baltimore, MD, 21230; emailed Molly.Berger@Maryland.gov

.

For more information, contact Molly Berger at (410) 537

- 3234 (Toll free in Maryland call 1

- (800) 633

- 6101 ext. 3234), or via email at Molly.Berger@Maryland.gov ;

NEW Document Available for Public Comment: Base Year 2011 Emissions Inventory (Washington DC

- MD

- VA 2008 Ozone NAAQS Nonattainment Area)

 Full Inventory Document without Appendices

 Appendices ZIP File . This file contains all the appendices in a 176 MB ZIP file.

o A. Point Source Inventory Files

o B1. Area and Nonroad (Marine Vessels, Airport, Railroad Locomotives) Source Inventory Development Document (Maryland)

o B2. Area and Nonroad (Marine Vessels, Airport, Railroad Locomotives) Source Inventory Development Docume nt (Virginia)

o B3. Area and Nonroad (Marine Vessels, Airport, Railroad Locomotives) Source Inventory Development Document (District of Columbia)

o B4. Area and Nonroad (Marine Vessels, Airport, Railroad Locomotives) Source Inventory Files

o C. NMIM2008 (NONR OAD Model) Input and Output Files

o D1. Onroad Mobile Source Development Document

o D2. MOVES 2010a (Onroad Mobile Model) Input and Output Files

### Public Comments & Responses

Public Comments

No public comments were received by the District Department of the Environment and the Virginia Department of Environmental Qualit y on the base year 2011 emissions inventory

document. Maryland Department of the Environment received a comment letter from US

EPA dated June 12, 2014

. EPA sent a revised version of this comment letter dated June 27,

2014. As required by 40 C.F.R. § 51.102(e), a complete record of th e s e c omment s is located

at the Air Division of the Maryland Department of the Environment

. The dep artment contact
to access this information is : Director, Air and Radiation Management Administration

, Maryland Department of the

Environment

As required by § 2.1(h) of Appendix V of 40 C.F.R. Part 51, below is a summary of the

comment s received and response s thereto. Included is a brief statement of the subject, the

identification of the commenter, the summary of the comment and the response (analysis and action taken).

1. Subject: Use of IM240 program in Base Year 2011 onroad source emissions

invento ry development

Commenter: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region III

Original Text (Comment letter dated June 12, 2014) : With regards to the Onroad portion of the emissions inventory, specifically the vehicle inspection and maintenan ce coverage inputs for MOVES, Maryland cannot use the IM240 emissions test standards as part of the State's emissions inspection and maintenance ( I/ M) program. In August 2009, Maryland removed

the IM240 test from the State's I/ M program. This has been confirmed each year when the state submits to EPA a data analysis report for its I/ M program as required by 40 CFR 51.366. As such, Maryland cannot rely on the additional emission benefits received from an emissions inspection test that is not currently im plemented within the State.

Revised Text (Comment letter dated June 27, 2014): EPA withdrew its comments regarding using emissions benfits from the I/M240 program in the base year 2011 onroad mobile emission inventory. The text in the revised comment let ter is as follows

– “ In August 2009, Maryland removed the IM240 test from the State's I/ M program. This has been confirmed each year when the state submits to EPA a data analysis report for its I/ M program as required by 40 CFR 51.366. ”

Response: Maryland has worked with EPA to fix the technical comments identified in EPA's review of the SIP with relation to the IM240 program. MDE obtained a copy of the I/M input file that generated the EPA comment from Joseph Schulingkamp at EPA and compared it w ith the I/M input file that was part of the draft SIP submittal. MDE's comparison determined that the two files were inconsistent and the comment wasn't accurate. MDE discussed this inconsistency with Mr. Schulingkamp on June 20, 2014 during which he ve rbally agreed that the I/M input file from MDE was correct and that he considered the issue resolved. MDE sent an email confirming resolution of this MOVESI/M input issue to Mr. Schulingkamp on July 1, 2014. Subsequently, EPA sent a revised

comment lette r dated June 27, 2014 conforming this.

2. Subject:

Commenter: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region III

Text (Comment letters dated June 12, 2014 & June 27, 2014): A s required by 40 CFR 51.104, whenever a program is substantially rev ised at the state level, the state should then revise its State Implementation Plan (SIP) to reflect those changes. In general, when SIP approved emission reduction programs are revised at the state level, the state must perform

an anti

- backsliding analysi s as required by Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110(1) and submit that demonstration as part of the SIP revision to remove or amend the relevant SIP measure. This analysis should demonstrate that the revised emission control program will not negatively impact the state's ability of attaining or maintaining the relevant NAAQS. Also,

EPA's I/ M requirements rule adds an additional requirement specific to I/ M programs, that the revised program meet the applicable I/ M program performance standard test set out in 40 CFR 51, Subpart S (using the current emissions factor mobile source model, MOVES).

Upon submittal of an I/ M SIP revision by Maryland, along with the accompanying performance standard analysis and noninterfence demonstration, EPA would review the

revision to ensure that the revised I/ M program will continue to meet Federal requirements of both 40 CFR 51, Subpart S and the CAA.

Response: With respect to the comment regarding 40 CFR 51.104 and the revision of the

IM SIP/ anti

- backsliding analysis

, MDE commi ts to working with EPA to resolve this comment/ submit any necessary SIP revisions or analysis before June 1, 2015.

Technical Corrections

1. Commenter: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Date received: April 23, 2014

Recipient : MWCOG

Comment: The VDEQ would like to request that the following revision be incorporated:

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality would like submit revised 2011 commuter rail emission inventory estimates for northern Virginia for incorporation into the final 2 011 emission inventory to be submitted to the EPA as part of the Base Year 2011 emissions inventory (Washington DC

- MD

- VA 2008 Ozone NAAQS Nonattainment Area submittal). The commuter rail emission estimates for northern Virginia jurisdictions that were inc luded in the revision of the 2011 inventory that were sent out for public review were based on an ERTAC commuter rail study that was grown to CY 2011. Since that time, VDEQ has obtained actual CY 2011 commuter rail activity data and fuel consumption data from the VRE, along with equipment specific engine emission factors and has developed CY 2011 commuter rail emission estimates for northern Virginia which we feel more accurately represent the emissions associated with this source category.Response: MWAQC and the states agree. The changes will be reflected in the final

document

.

2. Commenter: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Date received: June 30, 2014

Recipient : MWCOG

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality requested to submit a minor revis ion to the

2011 point source NOx emission inventory estimate for the Prince William county

. This

revision decreased the average ozone season day NOx emission for the county a nd the northern Virginia from 13.38 tons per day to 12.96 tons per day.

Response: MWAQC and the states agree. The changes will be reflected in the final

document

.