Douglas W. Domenech 

Secretary of Natural Resources 

COMMONWEALTH a/VIRGINIA 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL 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 

DEC 14 ZOll 

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 of Pollutants Subject 

To Regulation, Biomass 

Exemption, Rev. Ell 

Dear Ms. Esher: 

Pursuant to the requirements of § 110 of the Clean Air Act, we are officially requesting 

approval of a revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan approved 

and submitted under the authority of § 10.1-1185 of the Code of Virginia and in accordance with 

the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51 (Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of 

Implementation Plans). 

This revision consists of amendments to Chapter 85 (permits for Stationary Sources of 

Pollutants Subject To Regulation), which implements the greenhouse gas permitting provisions 

of 40 CFR 51.166 as promulgated on July 20,2011 (76 FR 43490). The purpose of the regulatory 

amendments is to defer, for a 3-year period, the application of the Prevention of Significant 

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 of the 

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 of the Code of 

Virginia. 
Enclosed are the following: 

1. A true copy of the official regulation (Revision Ell) which, as required by Section 

2.1 (b) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, was published in the Virginia Register of Regulations 

on October 10, 2011 after being duly adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board on 

September 9, 2011, certified by the Office of the 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 behalf of the Board by the Department of Environmental Quality as a 

true and accurate copy of the duly adopted regulation on September 12, 2011, providing th.e 

evidence required by Section 2.1 (b) and (e) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51. As required by 

Section 2.1 (d) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, the copy of the actual regulation submitted for 

approval and incorporation by reference into the Commonwealth of Virginia State 

Implementation Plan contains the effective date of November 9,2011. 

2. Certification of public participation activities and compliance with state administrative 

procedures. 

3. Public participation record. 

4. An electronic copy (CD) of the complete submittal. This electronic copy is an exact 

duplicate of the hard copy. 

For purposes of this submittal, certain provisions are being included for infonnation 

purposes only and are not to be construed as part ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia State 

Implementation Plan; these provisions are specifically identified in Enclosure 2 ofthls submittal. 

If you have any questions or need additional infonnation, please let us know. 

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Enclosures 

David K. Paylor