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0 WASHOE COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DiVISION

Public Health Pra.ent Frotilote. P,otccL. June2l,2012 Ms. Colleen Cripps, Ph.D. Ad ininistrator Division

of Enviroiiniental Protection 901

S. Stewart

St., Suite 4001 Carson City NV 89701-5249 Dear Ms. cripps: The Washoe County Health District- Air Quality Management Division (WCHD-AQMD)

is in the process

of submitting

a revision

to the Washoe County portion

of Nevada’s PM2.5 Infrastructure

State Implementation

Plan (ISIP).
This revision

will include formal submittal

of the following

five existing Washoe County District Board

of Health Regulations Governing

Air Quality Management: • 030.023 Evaluation

of Registration Application • 030.218 Demonstration

of Compliance • 030,230
Record Keeping • 030.235 Requirements

for Source Sampling

and Testing • 030.970

Part
70 Permit Monitoring

and Compliance In order

to expedite

the approval process

and

In accordance

with
40 CFR 51, Appendix V.2.3, the WCI-ID-AQMD
requests

that the Nevada Division

of Environmental Protection request

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

to initiate parallel processing

of the revision

to the Washoe County portion

of the Nevada’s PM2,5 Infrastructure

State Implementation

Plan (attached). ‘i’he 30-day public comment period

for the revision opened

on May 25, 2012 with the public hearing scheduled

for Juno 28, 2012. Submittal

of this revision

to NDEP will
be no later than July 31, 2012. If you have any questions

or comments,

feel free

to contact

me or Mr. Daniel Inouye

of my staff at (775) 784-7200. Sincerely, 

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(‘ Kevin Dick Division Director cc: Daniel Tuouye, WCHD-AQMD Attachments

P.O. BOX 11130 Reno, NV 89520-0027

• (775) 784-7200

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0030.023EVALUATIONOFREGISTRATIONAPPLICATIONWhenanAuthoritytoConstructapplicationisreceivedbytheControlOfficer,heshallevaluateittodetermineifallnecessaryinformationonthesourceprocesseshasbeenincluded.Whenalltherequiredinformationhasbeenreceived,theControlOfficerwillreviewtheproposalusingstandardengineeringpracticesandmethods,decidewhichlocal,stateorfederalregulationsapplytothesource,determinebyapprovedmodelingorothermethodsIftheproposedcontroltechnologywillmeetregulatoryrequirements,anddeterminewhat1ifany,pre-constructionmonitoringorothertestingwillberequiredbeforetheauthortytoconstructisissued.IfitisdeterminedthattheequipmentproposedintheAuthoritytoConstructapplicationisinsufficienttomeetregulatoryrequirements,theControlOfficerwillnotifytheapplicantofthedeficientitemsInwritingandstatewhatadditionsmaybemadetobringtheprojectintocompliancewithregulatoryrequirements.Innocasemaythereviewoftheprojecttakemorethan180daystocomplete.030.218DEMONSTRATIONOFCOMPLIANCETheControlOfficermayrequiretheoperatorofasourcetoprovideanyapplicabledatatodemonstratecompliancewiththeconditionsofthePermittoOperate.SuchdatasubmissionrequirementsmayInclude,butwouldnotbelimitedto,graphs,chartsorotherrecordsofitemssuchasplantoperationaltemperatures,plantproductionlevels,continuousstackmonitoroutputs,plantoperatinghours,equipmentengineeringanddesignspecificationsorchemicalproductconsumption.RequesteddatamustbeprovidedInatimelymanner,asspecifiedbytheControlOfficer.FailuretoprovidethisdataasrequestedbytheControlOfficerconstitutesaviolationoftheconditionsofthePermittoOperate,andtheaffectedsourcewouldbesubjecttoacitationundertheseregulations,suspensionoftheirPermittoOperateorboth.030.230RECORDKEEPING(Amended9/23/92)TheControlOfficermayrequireanyholderofaPermittoOperatetokeepadequaterecordsconcerningcontaminantemissionsforanyequipmentorprocessforwhichthepermitwasissued.Allpermitteesoperatingadd-onemissionscontrolequipmentwillmaintainrecordssufficienttolegallydemonstratethattheequipmenthasoperatedincompliancewithallapplicableFederal,StateandDistrictregulations.Thepermitteeshallalsorecordanytimesoroccasionswhentheemissionscontrolequipmentisnotinoperationduetoequipmentfailure,maintenanceoranyotherreason.030.235REQUIREMENTSFORSOURCESAMPLINGANDTESTINGTodeterminetheexactquantityandeffectofemissionsproducedbystationarysources,theControlOfficermayrequiresourcestacktesting,orothertypesofsourcetestingincluding,butnotlimitedto,massbalancetypesofanalysis,bemadebytheoperator.Alternatively,andafterconsultationwiththepermittee,theControlOfficermayrequirethattestingbereviewedandoverseenbyanindependentthirdpartyoftheControlOfflcesselectiontoinsurethequalityandaccuracyofthetestresults.TheControlOfficermayalsorequireothertypesofpollutantimpactanalysis,includingbutnotlimitedto,epidemlologicaitestingofpersonswhomaybeaffectedbytheoperationsofthesource,riskassessmentdeterminations,sourceorreceptormodelingandoff-siteambientpollutantlevelmonitoring.CompletionoftestingmayberequiredpriortotheIssuanceorcontinuanceofapermittooperate.TheControlOfficermayrequirethatallcostsofanytestingrequiredunderthissectionbebornebytheoperatororsourceowner,

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0 030.970

PART

70 PERMiT MONITORING

AND COMPLIANCE (Adopted 10120/93, Revised 10/25195) A. Compliance Statements Sources subject

to Part
70 permits shall submit

a statement

of compliance signed

by

a responsible official. The annual compliance statement

shall

be due aach year
on the anniversary

of the date

of issuance

(or more frequently

if required

in an applicable

req irement).

The compliance statement

shall address each term

or condition

of operation

on an item

by em basis.
The compliance statement

shall contain

the following: 1. ldenflcation

of each term

or condiUon

of operation

that

is the basis
for certificaion. 2.

The compliance
status

of the facility with respect

to each term

or condition

of operation

and

a statement

that the operator

will continue

to comply
with such requirements. 3. Whether

the compliance

with each term

or condiUon

of operation

was continuous

or intermittent. 4.

The method(s)

used
for determining

the compliance
status

of the source Including

a descriptIon

of monitoring, record keeping

and reporting requirements,

and test methods. 5.

For any term

or condition

of operation

for which
the source

is not

in compliance,

the source must submit

a compliance schedule

and

a narrative description

of how the source

will achieve compliance

with such requirements

as described

in 030.970

(8) of these regulations. 6.

For any source

for which
the Control Officer
has established requirements

for progress reports

on compliance schedules,

the source must provide these progress reports

In

a timely manner

and address dates milestones

and other activities

that have been specified

by the Control Officer.
The progress report shall also include

the dates

on which
any milestones

were achieved

and
an explanation

of any dates

or milestones

that were not or are not expected

to be met 3 why they were not met and any corrective actions

to be taken

as

a result. 7.
Any other specific information needed

to determine compliance

as required

by the Control Officer. 8.

A certification

of the truth, accuracy

and completeness

of the compliance statement

by

a responsible official. 9.
Any additional requirements

as may
be specified pursuant

to sections 114(a)
and 504(b)

of the Act. All Statements

of compliance

must

be made

in writing

to both the EPA Administrator

as well

as
to the Control Officer. Failure

to submit

a statement

of compliance

in

a timely manner
may result

in citation, penalties, suspension

or revocation

of the Part
70 permit.

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