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# BECEIV E AU G0 1 200 8 Mr
. Bharat Mathu r Actin g Regiona l Administrato r U .S . EP AREGIO N5 OFFIC EO FREGIONA LADMINISTRATO R U.S
. EP ARegio n V 7 7 W
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. Chicago , I L 6060 4 Re : Request fo rApprova l o fOhi o Administrative Cod e ("OAC" ) Chapte r3745-3 1 PTI O Implementatio n Rul e Change s an d Update d SI P Revisio n Request Informatio n Relate d to NS R Refor m Dea rMr
. Mathur : O n Jun e 30 , 2008 , Ohi o EP Aamendment s t o OA C Chapte r3745-3 1 becam e effective
. Thes e amendment s finaliz e year s ofproces s improvemen t initiative s leadin g t o an improve d Ohi o EP Amino rsourc e (non-Titl e V ) permittin g program . Historically , Ohio EP A ha s ha d a tw o permi t program : ne wsourc e revie w(NSR ) resultin g i n issuanc e o fapermit to-instal l (PTI ) followe d byissuanc e ofa permit-to-operat e (PTO ) o rfederall yenforceabl e PT O (FESOP)
. Thi s tw o permi t syste m wa s foun d t o b e rathe rredundan t becaus e Ohi o la wrequire s a PT I includ e operatin g requirement s whic h functio n a s a PT O fo ru p t o on e year . Therefore , w e hav e historicall yfoun d that upo n issuanc e ofa PTI , a permitte e make s a secon d applicatio n fo ra PT O withi n th e one-yea rperio d an d the n essentiall yth e sam e requirement s ar e incorporate d int o a secon d documen t whic h i s issue d agai n a s a PT O (o rFESOP)
. Effectiv e Jun e 30 , 2008 , Ohi o EP Awil l n o longe rb e issuin g tw o permi t document s fo rnon Titl e Vsources , bu t rathe ron e permi t documen t tha t function s a s th e NS R PTI , whe n applicable , and a s th e PTO
. Th e PT O portio n woul d continu e t o b e renewable
. Thes e permit s ar e calle d PTIO s (permit-to-instal l an d operate ) o rFEPTIO s (federall yenforceabl e PTIOs)
. Essentiall ythe ywil l functio n and perfor m a s the yhistoricall yhave
. Ohi o EP Ai s not changin g th e applicabl e requirement s whic h ar e incorporate d int o th e permi t document
. Also , thes e change s d o not affect Titl e Vfacilities
. Titl e Vfacilitie s wil l continu e t o b e issue d a PT I followe d b ya Titl e Vpermit , o rrevisio n thereof
. Wit h respec t t o federall y enforceabl e stat e operatin g permit s (FESOP) , th e FEPTI O wil l functio n an d b e writte n i n th e sam e manne ra s a FESO P has i n th e past . Th e regulatoryrequirement s currentl y approve d b yUSEP Afo rFESOP s ar e incorporate d int o th e ne wFEPTI O regulation
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- 1 - Te d Strickland , Governo r Le e Fisher , Lieutenan t Governo r Chri s Korleski , Directo r Ohio EPA is an Equal

OpportunityEmployer -; 7 Printe d o n Recycle d Pape rDurin g thi s process , Ohi o EP Aals o mad e severa l change s that affect ou rpreviousl y

submitte d SI P revisio n reques t relate d t o NS R Reform
. Thes e change s ar e discusse d below
. PTI O Progra m Th e rul e change s neede d to accomplis h implementatio n ofth e PTI O progra m ar e relativel y mino rwit h respec t t o th e progra m itself ; however , the yar e relativel ymajo rwit h respec t t o re-organizatio n an d relocatio n o fexistin g rul e language
. Ohi o EP Aha s take n grea t car e t o ensur e that th e fundamental s ofth e progra m wer e not affecte d a s a resul t ofth e efficienc y improvement s gained
. I n summary , yo u wil l fin d th e followin g regulator ychange s tha t w e ar e requestin g fo rincorporatio n a s a revisio n ofOhio' s SI P (wit h th e exception s identifie d i n th e next sectio n below) : 1 . OA C Chapte r3745-3 5 ha s bee n rescinde d i n its entirety
. Thi s chapter' s rule s containe d th e stat e PT O an d FESO P regulations
. Al l ofth e necessaryrequirement s fro m thi s chapte rwer e move d t o th e relevan t portion s o fOA C Chapte r3745-31 . Attache d yo u wil l fin d a synopsi s o fchange s whic h i s a "roa d map " o fwher e languag e wa s move d betwee n th e chapters
. Se e Appendi xA(afte rth e si xArticles)
. W e ar e requestin g th e previousl yapprove d rule s o fOA C Chapte r3745-3 5 (8 rules ) b e remove d fro m Ohio' s SIP
. 2 . OA C rules 3745-31-0 1 t o 3745-31-10 , OA C rul e 3745-31-29 , an d OA C rul e 3745 - 31-3 1 wer e al l eithe rrescinde d and a ne wrul e create d o ramende d (base d o n Ohio' s rul e draftin g requirements)
. W e ar e requestin g yo u revie weac h o fthes e rules , previousl yapprove d a s par t o fOhio' s SIP , a s a revisio n (se e th e "exception s below")
. Th e changes : a . Predominantl yincorporat e stat e operatin g permi t requirement s fro m OA C Chapte r3745-35 ; b
. Incorporat e ne wfeature s fo rth e PTI O progra m that provid e fo rmor e efficienc yi n implementin g th e mino rsourc e progra m (fo rexample , incorporatin g a reopening provisio n fo rwhe n Ohi o EP Amaynee d t o mak e change s t o a permi t prio rt o renewal) ; and c . Mak e verymino rcros s reference/terminolog ychange s necessar ydu e t o th e combinin g o ftw o regulatorychapters
. 3 . OA C rul e 3745-15-0 3 provide s broa d authorityfo rth e directo rt o requir e emission s reporting , ofte n cite d fo rdeviatio n reportin g i n mino rsourc e permits
. Th e currentl y 1 OA C rul e 3745-31-3 3 wa s als o amende d a s par t o fthi s process ; howeve rat thi s tim e Ohi o EP Ai s not requestin g USEP Arevie wth e change s fo rth e reason s identifie d belo wunde r"exception " numbe r1 . - 2 -approve d versio n ofthi s rul e contain s onl yon e paragraph
. Thi s rul e wa s expande d

upo n and nowth e firs t paragrap h i s outline d (a s (A) ) an d additiona l paragraph s wer e added
. W e ar e not requestin g th e additiona l paragraph s b e incorporate d a s a SI P revision , bu t rathe rw e ar e onl yrequestin g th e SI P b e revise d t o reflect th e ne w outline , (A) , fo rth e firs t paragraph
. Exceptions A t thi s tim e w e ar e requestin g th e followin g specifi csections/paragraph s ofcertai n OA C Chapte r3745-3 1 rule s identifie d abov e no t b e include d fo rincorporatio n int o th e revise d SI P unde rthi s request : 1 . O n Decembe r1 , 2006 , Ohi o EP Acomplete d amendment s t o OA C Chapte r3745-3 1 t o fulfil l th e requirement s o fOR C 119.03 2 fo r5-yea rrul e review
. Additiona l change s wer e mad e t o thi s Chapte ra s a resul t ofrecen t legislation , referre d t o a s SB265
. OR C 3704.03 , amende d b ySB26 5 ofth e 126 t h Genera l Assembly , becam e effectiv e o n Augus t 3 , 2006 . O n Januar y18 , 2008 , Ohi o EP Asubmitte d a reques t fo ra SI P revision
. O n Jun e 5 , 2008 , USEP Aprovide d a respons e that th e submitta l wa s incomplet e base d o n specifi citem s ofconcern . A t thi s time , i n orde rt o expedit e processin g ofthi s SI P revision , Ohi o EP Arequest s th e followin g provision s b e omitte d fro m thi s reques t fo ra SI P revisio n whil e Ohi o EP Acontinue s t o wor k wit h yo u t o addres s th e incompletenes s ofou rJanuar y18 , 200 8 submitta l pe ryou r Jun e 5 , 200 8 letter
. W e wil l as k tha t thes e provision s b e incorporate d a s par t ofth e SI P i n accordanc e wit h ou rpreviou s submitta l and durin g futur e submittals
. a . OA C rul e 3745-3 1 -05(A)(3)(a)(ii ) -formerl y(A)(3)(b ) i n ou rJanuar y18 , 200 8 SI P revisio n request . b
. OA C rul e 3745-31-01(1)
. 2 . OA C rul e 3745-31-0 1 (QQQ)(1)(b)
. 3 . W e ar e als o makin g a specia l reques t wit h respec t t o OA C rul e 3745-31-0 1 (KKK)
. Ohi o EP Asubmitte d thi s paragrap h fo rincorporatio n a s a SI P revisio n o n February 4 , 2008 . W e reques t that yo u either : mov e ahea d t o approv e ou rFebruary4 , 200 8 SI P revisio n submitta l resultin g i n approva l prio rt o approva l ofthi s request ; simultaneousl yproces s ou rFebruary4 , 200 8 SI P submitta l wit h thi s request ; o r omi t (KKK ) fro m thi s SI P revisio n reques t an d proces s ou rFebruary4 , 200 8 SI P revisio n at a late rdate
. W e d o no t desir e t o dela yth e processin g o fthi s reques t du e t o an ypotentia l processin g delay s ofth e change s t o paragrap h (KKK ) requeste d fo rincorporatio n int o th e SI P i n ou rFebruary4 , 200 8 letter
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- 3 -NS R Refor m Updates

Ohi o EP Asubmitte d a reques t fo ra SI P revisio n t o incorporat e NS R Refor m requirement s o n Novembe r3 , 2004 . Subsequentl yw e submitte d change s t o ou rorigina l reques t o n Marc h 2 , 200 5 and Novembe r15 , 2005 . Thes e change s requeste d tha t USEP Awithdra w fro m consideratio n certai n (identifie d withi n thes e letters ) provision s relate d t o Clea n Unit s an d Pollutio n Contro l Projects
. Thes e SI P revisio n request s hav e ye t t o b e processe d b y USEPA
. However , sinc e that time , USEP Aha s mad e change s t o th e Cod e ofFedera l Regulation s regardin g thes e provisions
. Durin g th e PTI O rulemakin g process , Ohi o EP A followe d suite
. Al l reference s t o PCP s an d Clea n Unit s hav e bee n remove d fro m Ohi o EPA' s rule s a s outline d i n ou rNovembe r15 , 200 5 lette r(se e Appendi xB (afte rth e si x Articles)) , includin g th e rescissio n o fOA C rule s 3745-31-30 , Clea n Unit , an d OA C rul e 3745-31-31 , Pollutio n Contro l Project ; wit h th e exceptio n of : 1 . OA C rul e 3745-31-0 1 (JJJ)(2)[Comment ] - refer s t o OA C rul e 3745-31-31 . 2 . OA C rul e 3745-31-05(D)(5 ) - refers t o OA C rule s 3745-31-3 0 t o 3745-31-32 . Ohi o EP Ainadvertentl yoverlooke d thes e citation s whe n amendin g th e rule s an d wil l b e removin g reference s t o th e no wrescinde d OA C rule s 3745-31-3 0 an d 3745-31-3 1 durin g th e next amendments
. However , thes e reference s ar e meaningles s du e t o th e rescissio n o fth e rule s an d shoul d hav e n o affect o n continuin g t o approv e th e NS R Refor m changes
. Als o not e tha t i n ou rNovembe r15 , 200 8 lette rw e identifie d tha t w e fel t Ohio EPA' s requirement s wit h respec t t o th e "reasonabl e possibility " languag e addresse d th e concern s raise d b yth e Jun e 24 , 200 5 D.C
. Circui t Court o fAppeal s decision
. Durin g ou rorigina l adoptio n o fth e NS R Refor m regulations , Ohi o chos e t o incorporat e additiona l requirement s beyon d USEPA' s provisions
. Sinc e tha t time , USEP Aha s update d th e Cod e ofFedera l Regulation s t o addres s th e court s concern s wit h respec t t o reasonabl e possibilit yprovision s (Decembe r21 , 200 7 (Volum e 72 , Numbe r245))
. Ohi o EP Ai s currentl yreviewin g thes e change s t o determin e i fchange s t o th e curren t Ohi o EP A reasonabl e possibilit ylanguag e wil l b e necessary . Thi s langaug e i s containe d i n OA C rul e 3745-31-10(A ) (formerl yparagrap h (C ) unde rth e NS R Refor m request)
. Therefore ; a t thi s tim e w e ar e requestin g tha t yo u omi t th e relocatio n and languag e o fforme rparagraph s (C ) and (D ) fro m revie wunde rthi s SI P revisio n reques t bu t d o revie wth e th e changes/relocatio n o ftext fro m forme rparagraph s (A) , (B ) an d (E ) ofthi s rul e fo r incorporatio n int o th e SI P unde rthi s request . W e reques t tha t yo u continu e t o proces s ou rpreviou s NS R Refor m requests discusse d above , takin g int o consideratio n th e update d change s wit h respec t t o Clea n Unit s an d PCPs
. IfOhi o EP Adetermine s a n amende d SI P revisio n reques t wit h respec t t o "reasonabl e possibility " languag e i s necessary , w e wil l submi t i t at a futur e date
. - 4 -Today' s Submitta l

Thi s lette rshoul d mee t th e requiremen t i n 4 0 CF R Part 51 , Appendi xV , Sectio n 2.1(a) : a "forma l lette ro fsubmitta l fro m th e Governo ro rhi s designee , requestin g EP Aapprova l o f th e pla n o rrevision. " Th e followin g document s ar e attache d fo ryou rconsideratio n pe rth e requirement s o f4 0 CF R Part 51 , Appendi xV : Articl e On e addresse s th e followin g two requirements : 4 0 CF R Part 51 , Appendi xV , Sectio n 2.1(b ) "Evidenc e tha t th e Stat e ha s adopte d th e pla n i n th e Stat e cod e o rbod yof regulations ; o rissue d th e permit , order , consen t agreemen t (hereafte r"document" ) i n fina l form
. Tha t evidenc e shal l includ e th e dat e o fadoptio n o rfina l issuanc e a s wel l a s th e effectiv e dat e o fth e plan , i fdifferen t fro m th e adoption/issuanc e date. " 4 0 CF R Part 51 , Appendi xV , Sectio n 2.1(d )

" Acop yofth e actua l regulation , o rdocumen t submitte d fo rapprova l an d incorporatio n b yreferenc e int o th e plan , includin g indicatio n ofth e change s mad e t o th e existin g approve d plan , wher e applicable
. Th e submitta l shal l b e a cop yofth e officia l Stat e regulatio n /documen t signed , stamped , date d byth e appropriat e Stat e officia l indicatin g that i t i s full yenforceabl e b yth e State
. Th e effectiv e dat e ofth e regulation/documen t shall , wheneve rpossible , b e indicate d i n th e documen t itself. " Acertifie d cop yofeac h ofth e rule s i n redlin e an d strikeou t whic h i s bein g submitte d fo r approva l and incorporatio n byreferenc e int o th e pla n ha s bee n include d a s evidenc e that th e Stat e ha s adopte d th e bod yo fregulation s i n fina l form
. Thi s submitta l i s a cop yofth e officia l Stat e regulation s signed , stamped , an d date d b yth e appropriat e Stat e officia l indicatin g tha t it i s full yenforceabl e byth e State
. Th e effectiv e dat e o fth e regulation/documen t i s indicate d i n th e documen t itself
. Pleas e conside rthat Ohi o ha s a n electroni crul e filin g syste m an d al l certifications/signature s o fregulation s ar e don e electronically
. Articl e Tw o addresse s th e followin g requirement : Acop yo fth e publi cnotic e an d Director' s Finding s & Order s ha s bee n include d a s evidenc e ofth e dat e ofadoptio n a s wel l a s th e effectiv e dat e ofth e regulation s an d evidenc e tha t publi cnotic e wa s give n ofth e propose d chang e consisten t wit h procedure s approve d b yEPA , includin g th e dat e ofpublicatio n o fsuc h notice
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- 5 -Articl e Thre e addresse s th e followin g requirement :

4 0 CF R Par t 51 , Appendi xV , Sectio n 2.1(c ) "Evidenc e that th e Stat e ha s th e necessar ylega l authorityunde rState la wt o adop t an d implemen t th e plan. " Acop yo fOhi o Revise d Cod e ("ORC" ) 3704.02(A)(2 ) an d 3704.03(A) , (E) , (F ) an d (G ) hav e bee n include d a s evidenc e that th e State has th e necessar ylega l authorityunde r Stat e lawt o adop t an d implemen t th e plan
. Articl e Fou raddresse s th e followin g requirements : 4 0 CF R Part 51 , Appendi xV , Sectio n 2.1(e ) "Evidenc e that th e Stat e followe d al l ofth e procedura l requirement s ofth e State' s law s and constitutio n i n conductin g an d completin g th e adoption/issuanc e o fth e plan. " 4 0 CF R Par t 51 , Appendi xV , Sectio n 2.1(f) "Evidenc e that publi cnotic e wa s give n o fth e propose d chang e consisten t wit h procedure s approve d b yEPA , includin g th e dat e o fpublicatio n o fsuc h notice. " Ohi o EP Aha s include d a narrativ e an d severa l attachment s a s evidenc e tha t th e Stat e followe d al l o fth e procedura l requirement s o fth e State' s law s and constitutio n i n conductin g and completin g th e adoption/issuanc e ofth e plan
. Articl e Fiv e 4 0 CF R Par t 51 , Appendi xV , Sectio n 2.1(g ) "Certificatio n tha t publi chearings(s ) wer e hel d i n accordanc e wit h th e informatio n provide d i n th e publi cnotic e an d th e State' s law s an d constitution , i fapplicable. " Acop yo fth e transcrip t fro m th e publi chearin g hel d has bee n provide d a s evidenc e of certificatio n tha t publi chearin g wa s hel d i n accordanc e wit h th e informatio n provide d i n th e publi cnotic e and th e State' s law s an d constitution , i fapplicable
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4 0 CF R Part51 , Appendi xV , Sectio n 2.1(h ) "Compilatio n o fpubli ccomment s an d th e State' s respons e thereto. " Acop yofth e "Respons e t o Comments " documen tha s bee n included
. W e woul d appreciat e i fU S EP Awoul d expedit e th e revie wofthi s material
. Pleas e contact Bo b Hodanbos i i fyo u hav e an yquestion s abou tthi s submittal
. Sincerely , Chri s Korlesk i Directo r cc : Bo b Hodanbosi , Chie fDivisio n o fAi rPollutio n Contro l Joh n Summerhays , USEP ARegio n V Attachmen t CK/jl n

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