Douglas W. Domenech Secretary ofNatural Resources 

# COMMONWEALTHa/VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OFENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Street address: 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, Virginia 23218 TDD (804) 698-4021 www.deq.virginia.gov 

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Diana Esher, Director 

### Air Protection Division (3APOO) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 David K. Paylor Director (804) 698-4000 1-800-592-5482

Reference: Permits for Stationary Sources ofPollutants Subject To Regulation, Biomass Exemption, Rev. Ell Dear Ms. Esher: Pursuant to the requirements of § 110 ofthe Clean Air Act, we are officially requesting approval ofa revision to the Commonwealth ofVirginia State Implementation Plan approved and submitted under the authority of § 10.1-1185 ofthe Code ofVirginia and 

### in accordance with the requirements of40 CFR Part 51 (Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of Implementation Plans). This revision consists ofamendments to Chapter 85 (permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject To Regulation), which implements the greenhouse gas permitting provisions of40 CFR 51.166 as promulgated onJuly 20,2011 (76 FR 43490). The purpose ofthe regulatory amendments is to defer, for a 3-year period, the application ofthe Prevention ofSignificant Deterioration (PSD) permitting requirements to carbon dioxide (C02) emissions from bioenergy and other biogenic stationary sources 

### in order for EPA to conduct a detailed examination ofthe science associated with biogenic C02. The regulation amendments were adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board on September 9, 2011 under the authority of § 10.1-1308 ofthe Code of Virginia.Enclosed are the following: 1. A true copy ofthe official regulation (Revision Ell) which, as required by Section 2.1 

### (b) ofAppendix V of40 CFR Part 51, was published in the Virginia Register ofRegulations on October 10, 2011 after being duly adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board on September 9, 2011, certified by the Office ofthe Attorney General as within the board's statutory authority on September 12,2011 and thus fully enforceable under Virginia law, and submitted to the Virginia Registrar on behalfofthe Board by the Department ofEnvironmental Quality as a true and accurate copy ofthe duly adopted regulation on September 12, 2011, providing th

. e evidence required by Section 2.1 (b) and (e) ofAppendix V of40 CFR Part 51. As required by Section 2.1 (d) ofAppendix V of40 CFRPart 51, the copy ofthe actual regulation submitted for approval and incorporation by reference into the Commonwealth ofVirginia State Implementation Plan contains the effective date ofNovember 9,2011. 2. Certification ofpublic participation activities and compliance with state administrative procedures. 3. Public participation record. 4. 

### An electronic copy (CD) ofthe complete submittal. This electronic copy is an exact duplicate ofthe hard copy. For purposes ofthis submittal, certain provisions are being included for infonnation purposes only and are not to be construed as part ofthe Commonwealth ofVirginia State Implementation Plan; these provisions are specifically identified in Enclosure 2 ofthls submittal. Ifyou have any questions or need additional infonnation,please let us know.

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### K. Paylor