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RHODE ISLAND 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 

235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908-5767 TDD 401-222-4462 

30 April 2008 

David Conroy 

EPA - New England, Region I 

1 Congress Street, Suite 1 100 

Boston, MA 02114-2023 

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The Office of Air Resources (OAR) is hereby submitting the "Rhode Island Attainment Plan for 

the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard" (Attainment Plan) and the "Revision 

of the Rhode Island State Implementation Plan to Address Interstate Transport of Pollutants 

Affecting Attainment and Maintenance of the 8-Hour Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter (PMZ 5) 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards" (Transport SIP) as formal revisions to the Rhode Island 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). 

The Attainment Plan demonstrates that Rhode Island will attain the 8-hour National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard (NAAQS) by the end of the 2009 ozone season, as required by the Clean Air 

Act and also includes the following elements required by the Act: 

" The 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory for Rhode Island, 

" A Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) demonstration that VOC and/or NOx emissions in the 

State will be reduced by at least 15% by 2008, 

" An analysis showing that Rhode Island's regulatory requirements will be consistent with 

Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for major sources of VOC and NOx and 

for sources with Control Technique Guidelines by 2009, 

" A Reasonably Available Control Measures (RACM) analysis showing there are no additional 

emissions control requirements for point and nonpoint sources that could be adopted in 

Rhode Island that would advance the State's attainment year, 

" A commitment to adopt additional control measures for the asphalt paving, industrial solvent 

cleaning, flat wood paneling and adhesives source categories before 2009 consistent with 

RACT, 

" Contingency measures to be implemented upon failure to meet RFP or attainment milestones, 

and 

" A mobile source emissions budget for the years 2008 and 2009, which will be used for 

Transportation Conformity purposes . 

The Transport SIP demonstrates that emissions in Rhode Island do not contribute significantly to 

elevated levels of ozone and fine particulate matter in areas in other states that are not in 

attainment of the NAAQS for those pollutants . 

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A public notice announcing a public comment period and hearing on the proposed adoption of 

the amended Narrative was published in the Providence Journal-Bulletin on 14 February 2008. 

The hearing was held on 20 March 2008 . 

The following support documents are included in this submittal package: 

1 . A Notice of Public Hearing, Mailing List, and Affidavit of Publication for the hearing 

notice, which was published on 14 February 2008; 

2 . A transcript of the Public Hearing; 

3 . A copy of the hearing officer's Decision; 

4. A copy of the final Attainment Demonstration, including revisions noted in the Decision ; 

and 

5 . A copy of the final Transport SIP. 

If you have any questions about this submittal, please contact Barbara Morin of my staff at (401) 

222-2808 ext. 7012. 

Stephen Aajkut,~ Chief 

Office of Air Resources