SUSANA MARTINEZ 

Governor 

JOHN A SANCHEZ 

Lieutenant Governor 

October 2, 2015 

Mr. Ron Curry 

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ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENt[~L/'J(;,'! 

Harold Runnels Building 

1190 Saint Francis Drive (87505) 

PO Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502-5469 

Phone (505) 827-2990 Fax (505) 827-1628 

www.nmenv.state.nm.us 

Region 6 Regional Administrator 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 

1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 

Dallas, TX 75202-2733 

RYAN FLYNN 

Cabinet Secretary 

BUTCH TONGA IE 

Deputy Secretary 

Subject: Proposed revision to the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Air 

Quality to address transport requirements of Section 11 0( a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) in implementing the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide (N02) National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) 

Dear Mr. Curry: 

I am writing on behalf of Governor Susana Martinez to request that materials withdrawn from an 

earlier SIP submittal to EPA now be considered for approval along with the rest of that 

submittal. Specifically, I am requesting approval of materials submitted to EPA on July 26, 2013 

as they apply to CAA Section 11 0( a)(2)(D)(i)(l), the "Good Neighbor" provision. These Good 

Neighbor provision materials were originally submitted as part of a larger proposed revision to 

the New Mexico SIP, addressing overall infrastructure requirements ofthe 2010 N02 NAAQS, 

pursuant to Title I of the CAA Amendments of 1990. However, the Good Neighbor materials 

were withdrawn from consideration as part of that SIP submittal, which is now under EPA 

review. In this letter, we request that the earlier withdrawal be treated as no longer effective and 

the previously submitted Good Neighbor materials reviewed for EPA approval into the New 

Mexico SIP. 

The Good Neighbor materials in the July 26, 2013 N02 infrastructure SIP submittal appear on 

pages 11-14 of Attachment A, in the portion of the infrastructure SIP document specifically 

addressing CAA Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(l) on interstate transport requirements. This Good 

Neighbor provision language, on the indicated pages, is the subject of my request in this letter for 

EPA consideration and approval. 

The proposed Good Neighbor provision language and larger N02 infrastructure SIP apply 

exclusively to Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, New Mexico. 
The Good Neighbor provision language, like the N02 infrastructure SIP of which it is part, was 

adopted locally in accordance with applicable law governing notice and procedure. The 

Albuquerque- Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board adopted the infrastructure SIP and 

its Good Neighbor language at the Board's regular monthly meeting on June 12, 2013, following 

a public hearing held the same evening. The public hearing was held in accordance with the prior 

public notice and with the public hearing requirements of 40 CFR § 51.102, the New Mexico 

constitution, and other applicable state and local laws. 

Your favorable consideration of this request is appreciated. If you have any questions, please 

contact Mary Lou Leonard, Director of the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department 

(EHD), at (505) 768-2631. 

Sincerely, 

Ryan Flynn 

Cabinet Secretary 

NM Environment Department 

cc: Honorable Susana Martinez, Governor, State of New Mexico 

Jeffrey Kendall, General Counsel, NMED 

Michael Vonderheide, Director, Environmental Protection Division, NMED 

Richard Goodyear, Chief, Air Quality Bureau, NMED 

Kelsey Curran, Chair, Albuquerque - Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board 

Danny Nevarez, Deputy Director, Albuquerque EHD