____REC1VEOcJer”DECREGIONHI‘ICEOFREGiONALADMINISTRATORwestvirginia_departmentofenvironmentalprotectionExecutiveOfficeJoeManchinIII,Governor60157StreetSERandyC.Huffman,CabinetSecretaryCharleston,WV25304www.wvdep.orgPhone:(304)926-0440Fax:(304)926-0446December14,2009Mr.ShawnM.GarvinRegionalAdministratorU.S.EPARegionIII(3RAOO)1650ArchStreetPhiladelphia,PA19103-2029RE:WestVirginiaAreaDesignationsUndertheMarch20088-hourOzoneStandardUpdateDearAdministratorGarvin:InaletterdatedMarch2,2009tothenActingRegionalAdministratorWisniewski,DEPprovidedinitialdesignationsforthemostrecent8-hourozoneNationalAmbientAirQualityStandards(NAAQS),whichbecameeffectiveMay27,2008(73FederalRegister16436).Thosedesignationswerebaseduponthelatestcertifieddataavailableatthattimewhichincludedthe2006-2008ozoneseasons.Ouragencyhasnowcertifiedthe2009ozonedata(letterdatedDecember9,2009)andishereinprovidingrevisionstothedesignationsbasedonthe2007-2009ozoneseasons.AirqualityhascontinuedtoimprovesuchthattheentireStateofWestVirginiaisinattainmentofthe2008ozoneNAAQS.Pleaseseetheenclosedarealistandaccompanyingairqualitydesignvaluesummary.OuragencycalculateddesignvaluespursuanttotheCodeofFederalRegulationsTitle40Part50,AppendixI.WerecognizethatEPAhasannounceditsreconsiderationofthe2008ozoneNAAQS.However,webelieveitprudenttocontinuefulfillingourstateroleundertheexistingozonestandardsuntilsuchtimeasEPAfinalizesanyrelatedactions.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthissubmittalorrequireadditionalinformation,pleasecontactJohnA.Benedict,DirectoroftheDivisionofAirQualityat(304)926-0462.Sincerely,RECEIVEDCabinetSecretaryRCH/wfdDEC1620cc:JudithM.Katz(3APOO)3AP3’3JohnA.BenedictAttachments(2)Promotingahealthyenvironment.StateofWestVirginia2008OzoneNationalAmbientAirQualityStandardsPreliminaryAreaDesignations-UpdateDecember2009WESTVIRGINIA-OZONE(20088-HOURSTANDARD)DesignatedareaDesignationTypeStatewideUnclassifiable/Attainment.BarbourBerkeleyBooneBraxtonBrookeCabellCathounClayDoddridgeFayetteGilmerGrantGreenbrierHampshireHancockHardyHarrisonJacksonJeffersonKanawhaLewisLincolnLoganMarionMarshallMasonMcDowellMercerMineralMingoMonongaliaMonroeMorganNicholasOhioPendletonPleasantsPocahaontasPrestonPutnamRaleighRandolphRitchieRomeSummersTaylorTuckerTylerUpshurWayneWebsterWetzelWirtWoodWyomingWestVirginia2008OzoneNAAQSPreliminaryAreaDesignations-UpdateAttachment-AlWestVirginia2008OzoneNAAQSDesignValueSummarybyAreaDecember20098hr03-05Bhr04-068hr05-078hr06-08Shr07-09DATEaverageaverageDATEaverageaverageDATEaverageaverageDATEaverageaverageDATEaverageaverageCHARLESON612505087.0898,244)6089.0868294)7.091.0897/1108080.0864/1809.068.0798/44)5.086.0856/17,06.083.0809,507.091.0867/174)8.078.0848114.09.0680796,2305.083.0818/15,06.082.0788.2807085.0837/184)8077.0815,2109.065.0756,24.05.0790788234)6.077.07551234)7.082.0794t184)8.076.078409)9062.073704)5.077.0765/3006.075.0739/44)7.082.07871294)8.075.0774126,09.061.072GREENBRIERCOUNTY42005.079.0808/17.06.076.0768/18,07.080.0784/37.08.074.0764/1509.069.0744/1805.074.0754,2006.075.0728/07.077.0754/18,08.072.0746,24)9.065.0715/74)5074073412406.072.0709,6.07.076.0745.6,08069.0724,2409.063.0694,505.070.0704,23,06.070.0686.2107.075.0715/74)8.069.0714/18,09.062.0684/184)5.070.0704.254)6.070.0686/154)7.074.0715/108.068.0704,264)9.062.068HUNTINGTON84,05.085.0907/15.06.086.0849.54)7.094.0887/174)8.076.0854t09.067.0796.24.05.084.0827,254)6.085.0798,294)7.091.0864115,08.071.0824/174)9.064.0757/J4)5.083.0797/34)6.081.0778/154)7.090.08471294)8.071.08041264)9.063.074612305.082.0768.24.06.081.07691204)7.089.0847/3108.070.08045.09(181.0736254)5.08107471204)6.078.0755,234)7.088.08271184)8.06707749.09.061.072VIENNA8.205093.09351294)6.087.0846/154)7090.09071294)8082.0864/1809.064.0786,2505.092.0896/18,06.083.0829,607.089.08871608.075.0825224)9.064.0766,24050900818/174)6.083.0815,2307.08408591208.075.08041264)9.061.073612605.084.0787/174)6.080.0776/107.084.0826,254)8.071.0786/74)9.061.0728.24)5.081.077513106.079.07651304)7.0830817/608.071.0776,2509(181.071WEIRTON62605084.0875/3006.085.0828.2807.083.0849/208.084.0846,254)9.072.07961274)5.083.08351294)6.079.0788.207.080.08094,08.082.0804/1809.070.077624,05.0770786/18.06.079.0765/304)7.079.078612.08.0790799/309068.0759/9,05.075.0756/174)6.077.0758294)7.079.07771294)8.077.0775/1509067.07491144)5.075.0736/18.06.077.07452407.077.0768,2108.075.0765,2109.067.073WHEELINGMORGANTOWN62505.090.0855,294)6.084.0816.207.082.0857/1808.068.0785,234)9.069.07362405.082.0818.2506.082.0779.54)7.081.0814/1508.067.0768/1809.065.0718/4.05.082077513006.079.07590.07.079.0807/2908.067.07561254)9.064.0709/1505.081.0746/1806.077.0745/3107.078.0784/174)8.066.0735,2109.063.06981305.079.0726/174)6.077.0736,2607.077.0776/1108.066.07351224)9.063.068MARTINSBURG6,2605.090.0915/30.06.089.08951204)7.088.0897/1808.079.0855/22.09.070.0798/4.05.077.0838/1806.082.0809.54)7078.079822.08.075.0784/1809.069.0746/305075.0788.254)6.081.0779/2507.076.0765/74)8073.0769/34)9.069.07233/34)5.075.0768,2306.077.0746/1807.074.0756/1308.072.0744/1809.065.0704/2005.07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