DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REGISTER VOL. 61 - NO. 48 NOVEMBER 21,2014 

DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AIR QUALITY ISSUES 

Second Proposed Rulemaking to Regulate the Interstate Transport of 

Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions from Non-Electric Generating Unit (EGU) 

Sources and Proposed Revision ofthe District's State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on January 5, 2015, at 5:00p.m. 

in Room 555 at 1200 First Street, N.E., 5th Floor, in Washington, D.C. This hearing 

provides interested parties an opportunity to comment on the District's proposed 

rulemaking and proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision. Once finalized, the 

regulation will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a 

SIP Revision in order to meet the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the Clean 

Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7410(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (2010)) in accordance with 40 C.P.R. Part 51. 

Title 20 (Environment) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), 

Subtitle A, Air Quality, Chapter 10 is being repealed in its entirety and replaced with a 

source category NOx emissions cap. The repeal is necessary to remove outdated 

requirements for electric generating units (EGUs) that are currently controlled through 

Federal regulation. Also, a definition and an abbreviation in Chapter 1 are being 

amended. The proposed regulation is necessary to maintain emissions limits for one 

remaining facility that was covered under Chapter 10 but is not an EGU: the United 

States General Services Administration Central Heating and Refrigeration Plant. 

The proposed regulation is available for public review during normal business hours at 

the offices ofthe District Department ofthe Environment (DDOE), 1200 First Street, NE, 

Washington, D.C. 20002, and on-line at http://ddoe.dc.gov/ddoe. Interested parties 

wishing to testify at this hearing must submit in writing their names, addresses, telephone 

numbers, and affiliation, if any, to Mr. William Bolden at DDOE by 4:00 p.m. on January 

5, 2015. Interested parties may also submit written comments to Ms. Jessica Daniels, 

DDOE Air Quality Division, at 1200 First Street, NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20002, 

or by email at jessica.daniels@dc.gov. No written or email comments will be accepted 

after January 5, 2015. For more information or to find out if the public hearing has been 

canceled, contact Ms. Jessica Daniels at 202-741-0862 or by email. 

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Friday, November 21, 2014 

Notice of Second Proposed Rulemaking • Air Quality -

Comment Period and Hearing 

Second Proposed Rulemaklng to Regulate the Interstate Trsnaport of Nitrogen 

Oxide (NO.) Emission• from Non-€1ectrlc Generating Unit (EGU) 

Sources and Proposed Revision of the Dlatrlct'a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing WHI be held on J1nuary 5, 2015, at S 00 

p m m Room 555 It 1200 FIYSI Street, N E., 5" Floor m Washmgton. DC Th11 

heanng proVIdes interested parues In opportumly to comment on the Dtstncra 

proposed rulemak1ng and proposed State lmplementatton Plan (SIP) revts1011. Once 

finaliZed the regulabon will be submitted to the Untied States Envtronmental ProtectiOn 

Agency as a SIP Re111sion in order 10 meet the reqwements of aecliOil 11 O(a)(2)(D)(t) 

(I) of the Clean Air Act (42 U S C § 7410(aX2)(D)(t)(l) (2010)) 111 accordance with 40 

C FR. Part 51 

Tt1le 20 (Envoronment) of the District of Columbta Munoctpal Regulations (DCMR). 

Subld!e A, Atr Ouahty. Chapter 10 IS bemg repealed In tiS enbrety and replaced With a 

source category NO. emissions cap. The repeal Is necessary 10 remove ouldated 

reqwements for electric generaung umts (EGUs) lhlt are currendy controlled through 

Federal regulation Also. a definltoon and an abbreviation in Chapter 1 are being 

amended The proposed regulatiOn is necessary to maintain emlnlona ltmtls tor one 

remamtng faohly that was covered under Chapter 10 but1s not an EGU the Untied 

States General Services AdmtnlstratiOil Central Healing and Refngeratton Plant 

The proposed regulation is available tor public review as an attachment below. 

Interested parties wtshing to tesbty at this hearing must submit In writing their names, 

addresses, telephone numbers. and affiliation, if any, to Mr Wllltam Bolden at DDOE 

by 4 00 p.m on January s. 2015 Interested parties may also aubm1t wntten comments 

to Ms Jessoca Daniels, DOOE AJr Quafity Divis1on, at 1200 First Street, NE. 501 Floor, 

Washington. DC 20002. or by email at jessica danoele@dc gov. No written or email 

comments wtU be accepted after January S, 201 S For more tntormiUon or to find out If 

the public heanng has been canceled. contact Ms Jessoca Dantets 11 202-741-0862 0! 

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