## ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

1021 NORTH GRANDAVENUE EAST, P.O. BoX19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILUNOIS62794·9276 • (217)782-2829 PAT QUINN, GOVERNOR JOHNJ. KIM, DIRECTOR 217/782-3397 217/782-9143 (TDD) March 19, 2013

SusanHedman, Regional Administrator Office ofthe Regional Administrator, R-19J U.S. EnvironmentalProtectionAgency, Region 5 77 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507 CERTIFIED MAIL #7008 1830 0001 4714 6624 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Re: R2012-24: In theMatterof: Gasoline Volatility Standards and MotorVehicle Refinishing; Proposed Amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code Parts 211, 215, 218, and 219

DearMs. Hedman: The Illinois Enviromnental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), onbehalfofthe State ofIllinois, hereby submits the enclosed amendments, as described below, to Illinois' State Implementation Plan (SIP) pursuant to Section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 U.S.C. § 7410). This submittal is the result ofamendments to the Illinois Administrative Code repealing the gasoline volatility standards at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215.585, 218.585, and 219.585, including other related revisions to 35 Ill. Adm. Code Parts 211, 215, 218, and 219, revising the motor vehicle refinishing equipment specifications at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218.784 and 219.784, and repealing the motor vehicle refinishing registration requirements at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218.792 and 219.792. These amendments are applicable in the ozone attaimnent areas ofIllinois and the Chicago and Metro-East St. Louis ozone nonattainment areas (NAA). Both the Chicago and Metro-East St. Louis ozone NAAs are classified as marginal NAAs under the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone. On April 2, 2012, the Illinois EPA filed a regulatory proposal entitled: In the Matter of: Gasoline Volatility Standards and Motor Vehicle Refinishing; Proposed Amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code Parts 211, 215, 218, and 219 with the Office ofthe Clerk ofthe Pollution Control Board (Board). The Board docketed this proposed rulemaking as R2012-24, and issued a First Notice Opinion and Order on April 19, 2012. On May II, 2012, a Notice of Proposed Amendments was published in the Illinois Register (36 Ill. Reg. 6913, 6934, 6950, and 6975). The Board issued a Notice ofHearing on July 12, 2012, and caused notices ofhearing to be published in various newspapers. Public hearings were held onAugust 23, 2012, and September 20, 2012. No public cmmnents werereceived. TheBoard issued its Final Opinion and Orderon January 24, 2013. The adopted amendments were effective January 28, 2013. Notice ofthe adopted amendments was published in the Illinois Register on February 8, 2013 (37 Ill. Reg.

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### 1662, 16831, 1699, and 1722). The complete docket for the rulemaking is available on the Board's website at http://www.ipcb.state.il.us/COOL/External/Case View.aspx?case=14366. Inorderto assist with your review ofthis SIP submittal, two paper copies and an electronic disk ofthe following documents are enclosed: Attachment 1: Agency Rulemaking Proposal filed April2, 2012 (certain documents omitted) Attachment 2: Proposed Rule, First Notice, Opinion and Order ofBoard by C.K. Zalewski, dated April19, 2012 Attachment 3: Notice ofProposed Rulemaking, Illinois Registerpublication, 36 Ill. 

### Reg. 6913, 6934, 6950, and 6975, Issue 19, May II, 2012 Attachment 4: Hearing Officer Orderdated July 12, 2012 Attaclnnent 5: Pre-filedTestimony ofMichaelD. Rogers dated July 30, 2012 Attaclnnent 6: Record ofHearing held Angust 23, 2012. This Record ofHearingreferences an Exhibit- the Pre-filed TestimonyofMichael D. Rogers, an exact duplicate of which is contained in Attachment 5hereto. Attachment 7: Record ofHearing held September 20, 2012 Attachment 8: Certificates ofPublication Attachment 9: Proposed Rule, Second Notice, Opinion and Order of the Board by C.K. Zalewski, datedNovember I, 2012 Attachment 10: Joint Cotmnittee on Administrative Rules Certification ofNo Objection and Second Notice Changes, dated January 8, 2013 Attachment 11: Final Adopted Rule, Opinion and Order ofthe BoardbyC.K. Zalewski, dated January24, 2013 Attaclnnent 12: Notice ofAdopted Amendments, Illinois Registerpublication, 37 Ill. 

### Reg. 1662, 1683, 1699, and 1722, Issue 6, February 8, 2013 As discnssed herein, since the adopted rule revisions will not result is any increase in emissions, this amendment to the State ofIllinois' SIP will not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment, reasonable fmiher progress, oranyother applicable CAArequirement. Therefore, approval ofthis amendment will be consistent with Section 110(1) ofthe CAA ( 42 U.S.C. §7410(1)).

1Pleasenote that thetable ofcontents includedwith the amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part215 contains a scrivener's error indicating that 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215.612 was repealed. 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215.612 was not amended in R2012-24, has not been repealed, and is still effective. 2By signing below, I certifY that applicable State requirements pertaining to public notice and hearings were followed, public hearings wereheld in accordance with the publicnotices, and the applicable requirements of40 C.F.R. 51.102 were met. Also, by signingbelow, I certifY that the electronic disk enclosed herewith is an exact duplicate ofthepaper copies. Iffurther information is required or should you have any questions, please feel free to contact ChristopherP. Demeroukasofmystaffat 217/785-7449. Sincerely,

John J. Kim Director Attachments

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