1 MISSISSIPPI

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL

PROPOSED

STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) REVISION

FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDING STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

REGULATIONS FOR AMBIENT AIR Q UALITY NONATTAINMENT AREAS.

Public comment start date: June 2, 2015

Deadline for commen ts: July 2, 2015

Public hearing date: July 2, 20152 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.59 Introduction: State Implementation Plan (S IP) Revision for purposes of amending state air pollution control regulations for ambient air quality nonattainment areas in Mississippi.

1.60 Notification of Public H earing for the SIP Revision

3.27 Legal Authority for the SIP Revision

5.25 Control Strategy for the SIP Revision

6.29 Control Regulations for the SIP Revision

14.1.24 Health Effects of the SIP Revision

14.3.24 Economic Effects of the SIP Revision

14.5.24 Social Effects of the SIP Revision

14.6.24 Air Quality Effects of the SIP Revision

Appendix U-1 Regulations for Ambient Air Quality Nonattainment Areas

Mississippi Administrative Code, Part 2, Chapter 11

Proposed amendments3 1.59 Introduction: State Implementation Plan (S IP) Revision for purposes of amending state air pollution cont rol regulations for am bient air quality nona ttainment areas in Mississippi.

The purpose of this State Implementation Pl an (SIP) Revision is to amend state air pollution control regulations for areas in Mi ssissippi that have been designated as nonattainment for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The proposed regulation amendments will correct the specif ied source applicability and add clarifying language regarding the Emissions Statemen t requirement for areas designated as nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. The affected stat e regulation is 11 Mississippi Administrative C ode, Part 2, Chapter 11, Regulations for Ambient Air Quality Nonattainment Areas. The regulation amendments will be applicable to sources in DeSoto County, Mississippi as well as any other areas that might be designated nonattainment in the future. The proposed regulation amendments are included in Appendix U-1 of this proposed SIP Revision.4 1.60 Notification of Public Comment Period for the SIP Revision.

Public participation for the above referenced SIP Revision will be achieved by a 30-day public comment period and with a public hearin g to be held on July 2, 2015 in the city of Jackson, Mississippi. The comment period be gins on June 2, 2015 and ends on July 2, 2015. The public notice is to be published cons istent with procedures approved by EPA.

The notice of public comment pe riod is to be published on June 2, June 9, and June 16, 2015 in newspapers in the citie s of Gulfport, Hernando, Jacks on, and Tupelo in the State of Mississippi. The notice of public heari ng, and the proposed SIP Revision will be made available for public review in the main branches of the public libraries in Gulfport, Hernando, and Tupelo, Mississipp i and at the Mississippi Depa rtment of Environmental Quality, 515 E. Amite St., Jackson, Mississipp i, 39201 and will also be available on the Department’s website http://www.deq.state.ms.us.

The public notice follows this page.5 MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC NOTICE STAR T DATE: JUNE 2, 2015 DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: JULY 2, 2015

PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Mississippi Commission on Envi ronmental Quality (“Commission”) is considering adopting a State Implementation Plan Revision for the purpose of amending air pollution control regulations for areas in Mississippi designated as Nonattainment for Federal National Ambient Air Quality Standa rds (NAAQS). The affected regulations are entitled 11 Mississippi Administra tive Code, Part 2, Chapter 11, “Regulations for Ambient Air Quality Non-Attainment Areas”. The SIP Re vision and regulation amendments will be applicable statewide.

I. Substance of the proposed action:

The proposed SIP Revision and proposed regulation amendments concern the correction of a source applicabil ity error in Rule 11.3.A of 11 Miss issippi Administrative Code, Part 2, Chapter 11, “Regulations for Ambient Ai r Quality Non-Attainment Areas” The sources affected by the requirements of Rule 11.3. are all stationary sources of nitrogen oxides or volatile organic compounds which have the potential to em it more than 25 tons per calendar year (instead of the incorrect 100 tons) of either polluta nt and are located in area(s) designated by the U.S. Environmenta l Protection Agency as nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. The regulations are app licable to sources in DeSoto County, Mississippi as well as any other areas in Mississippi that ma y be designated nonattainment for air quality in the future.

II. Manner By Which the Public May Comment.

Copies of the proposed SIP Revision and proposed regulations may be obtained by calling Mr. Keith Head at 601-961-5577 or wr iting to Mississipp i Department of Environmental Quality, Air Division, P.O. Box 2261, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. For persons with internet access, the propos ed SIP Revision and proposed regulation amendments may be found on the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s website at http://www.deq.state.ms.us under Programs/Air Quality/New Information. Also, the proposed SIP Revision and proposed regulations will be available for public review through July 2, 2015, in the main bran ch of the public library in Gulfport, Hernando, and Tupelo, Mississippi. Th e proposed SIP Revision and proposed regulations may also be reviewed in the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 515 E. Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi. Please contact Mr. Lorenzo Boddie at (601) 961-5171 to schedule an appointment.

Members of the public may present verbal or written comments at the public hearing described below. Also, written statements regarding the proposed SIP Revision and/or proposed regulations will be made part of the public hearing record if delivered by 5:00 p.m., July 2, 2015, to the attention of Mr. Dallas Baker at the address shown above.

III. Notice of Public Hearing.

A public hearing to receive comments regard ing the proposed SIP Revision and proposed regulations will be held on T hursday, July 2, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., in Room 104A at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 515 E. Amite St., Jackson, Mississippi 39201.6 IV. Additional Information.

For additional information, please contact Mr. Keith Head at 601-961-5577.7 3.27 Legal Authority for the SIP Revision

No legislative actions are needed concerning this SIP revision. The State of Mississippi Air & Water Pollution Control Law, Secti on 49-17-1 to 49-17-43, Mississippi Code of 1972, gives the Commission on Environmental Qu ality the necessary legal authority to adopt and implement this SIP revision. The State act (as of July 1, 2011) Mississippi Code Annotated, Section 49-17-13(3) design ates the Commission as the State air pollution control agency for all purposes of th e federal pollution control legislation and programs and take all actions necessary theret o. The state air pollution control law as of July 1, 2011, is included in Appendix A-9 of the Mississippi State Implementation Plan.8 5.25 Control Strategy for the SIP Revision

No control strategy is requi red for this SIP Revision.9 6.29 Control Regulations for the SIP Revision

The purpose of this State Implementation Pl an (SIP) Revision is to amend state air pollution control regulations for areas in Mi ssissippi that have been designated as nonattainment for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The proposed regulation amendments will correct the specif ied source applicability and add clarifying language regarding the Emissions Statemen t requirement for areas designated as nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. The affected stat e regulation is 11 Mississippi Administrative C ode, Part 2, Chapter 11, Regulations for Ambient Air Quality Nonattainment Areas. The regulation amendments will be applicable to sources in DeSoto County, Mississippi as well as any other areas that might be designated nonattainment in the future. The proposed regulation amendments are included in Appendix U-1 of this proposed SIP Revision.10 14.1.24 Health Effects of the SIP Revision

No adverse health effects are expected to be caused by this SIP revision.11 14.3.24 Economics Effects of the SIP Revision

No adverse economic effects due to this SIP revision are foreseen.12 14.5.24 Social Effects of the SIP Revision

No adverse social effects are foreseen as a result of this SIP revision.13 14.6.24 Air Quality Effects of the SIP Revision

This SIP revision will not have any adverse air quality effects.14 MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL

PROPOSED

STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) REVISION FOR PURPOSES OF

AMENDING STATE AIR POLLUTION CO NTROL REGULATION S FOR AMBIENT

AIR QUALITY NONATTAINMENT AREAS.

APPENDIX U-1

REGULATIONS FOR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY NONATTAINMENT AREAS 11 Mississippi Administrative Code, Part 2, Chapter 11

Proposed Amendments Public Comment Start Date: June 2, 2015 Public Hearing: July 2, 2015MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

REGULATIONS FOR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY NONATTAINMENT AREAS

11 Mississippi Administrative Code, Part 2, Chapter 11

Adopted November 20, 2014

Proposed Amendments Public Comment Start Date: June 2, 2015 Public Hearing: July 2, 2015Title 11: Mississippi Departme nt of Environmental Quality

Part 2: Air Regulations

Part 2, Chapter 11: Mississippi Commission on Environmenta l Quality, Regulations for Ambient Air Quality Nonattainment Areas (Adopted November 20, 2014)

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS PUBLIC COMMENT START DATE: June 2, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING: July 2, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Rule 11.1 General ............................................................................................................. .... Page 1

Rule 11.2 Definitions ......................................................................................................... ... Page 1

Rule 11.3 Emissions Statement ........................................................................................... Page 2

Rule 11.1 General. The purpose of this regulation is to implement Section 182(a)(3)(B) of the Federal Clean Air Act which sets requirements for areas designated as nonattainment for National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-2-9(1)(b), 49-17-17, 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.

Rule 11.2 Definitions

.The terms used in the regulations shal l, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:

A. “ Commission” means the Mississippi Co mmission on Environmental Quality.

B. “Department” means the Mississippi De partment of Environmental Quality (Department).

C. “NAAQS” means National Ambient Air Qual ity Standards promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

D. “Nonattainment area” means any area, de signated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that does not meet (or that contributes to ambient air quality in a nearby area that does not m eet) the national primary or secondary national ambient air quality standard(s).

E. “Emissions Statement” means the annual em issions statement as required by Rule 11.3 of this regulation.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-2-9(1)(b), 49-17-17, 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.Rule 11.3 Emissions Statement.

A. The requirements of Rule 11.3.A-C of this regulation shall apply to all stationary sources of nitrogen oxides or volatile or ganic compounds which ha ve the potential to

emit more than 100 25 tons or more per calendar year of either pollutant per calendar

year and are located in area(s) designated by the U.S. Environm ental Protection Agency as nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS.

B. Owners and operators of stationary sources of nitrogen oxides or volatile organic compounds shall provide the Department with a statement, in such form as the Department may prescribe, for classes or categories of sources determined by the Department, showing the actual emissions of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds from that source. The statement shall contain a certification that the

information contained in the statement is accurate to the best knowledge of the individual certifying the statement.

C. The Emissions Statement shall be submitted to the Department by July 1 of every year and shall show the actual emissi ons of the previous calendar year.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-2-9(1)(b), 49-17-17, 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.