# Georclia Departmentof Natural Resources 2 Maltin Luther King, Jr Drive, S.E.,Suite 1152 East,Atlanta. Georgia 30334-4100 Chris Clark, Commissioner Environmental Protection Division F. Allen Barnes, Director Phone: 4041656-4713 FAX: 4041651-5778
Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming RegionalAdministrator US. EPA, Region4 

### 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta; Georgia 30303-3104 Re: Revisionsto Georgia's State Implementation Plan Air Quality Rules 

## -Transportation Conformity Dear Ms. Fleming: Wih this letter, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is submitting for approval and incorporation adopted revisions to certain provisions of Georgia's Rules for Air Quality. These revisions were adopted by the Georgia DNR Board on August 25, 2010, and they became effective October 

### 6, 2010. This submittal requests that EPAtake action to approve revisions to the following rules: Rulesfor Air Qualitv Control, Chapter 391-3-1 Rule 391-3-1-.15, "Transportation Conformity," is being added to implement the requirements of Section 176(c)(4)(E) of the Clean Air Act, with respect to the conformity of transportation plans, programs, and projects developed, funded or approved under Title 23 United States Code or the FederalTransit Laws to the State's air quality implementation plan. As required by the FederalSIP-processing regulations, we have enclosed a certification that the required public notice was provided, that a public hearing was held, and that comments were received and considered on ,these proposed amendments. We have also enclosed the administrative materials and technical support checklists to satisfy the SIP submittal completeness criteria. Georgia EPD is providing one paper copy as well as a compact disc of this submittal to the EPA Region 4 individuals noted below. We look forward to your review and approval of these revisions. Should you or your staff have any questions, please feel free to contact Jimmy Johnston at (404) 363-7014.

F. Allen Barnes Director

c: Dick Schutt, EPA Region4Administrative Materials for SIP Submittal For Air Quality Rules Adopted August 25,2010 391-3-1-.15, Transportation Conformity

1. A formal letter of submittal from the Governoror his designee, requesting

## EPA approval of the plan or revision thereof (hereafter"the plan"). The cover letter transmitting these proposed SIP revisions is the formalletterof submission.
2. Evidence that the State has adopted the plan in the State code or bodv of reaulations: or issued the permit, order, consent agreement (hereafter "document")infinal form. 

## i hat evidence shall include the date of adoption or final issuance as well as the effective date of the plan, if differentfrom the adoptionkuance date. Enclosed, as evidence that Georgia has adopted the rule amendments, is the email verification of receipt of the Certification ofAdministrative Rules filedwith the Secretaryof State's ofice on September 16, 2010, for the Rules forAir Quality Control, Chapter391-3- 1. 3. Evidence that the State has the necessary legal authority under State law to adoptand implement the plan. The GeomiaAir QualityAct Article I: Air Qualify(O.C.G.A. 12-9, et. sea.)provides the necessarylegal authohy under State law to ad& and implement the revisions. The Act, in its entirety, is locatedat 

### htt~://www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopicslaacode/under 77fle 12, Chapter9, ~rficle I.

r. A copy of the actual regulation, or document submitted for approval and incorporation by reference into the plan, including indication of the changes made to the existina ap~roved

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## - .. plan, where applicable. The su6mittal shall

### be a copy of the official State regulation1 document signed, stamped, dated by the appropriate State official indicating that it is fully enforceable by the State. Theeffective date of the regulationldocument shall, whenever possible, be indicated in the document itself. Enclosed is a copy of the revisions to the Rules forAir Quality Control, Chapter391-3-1, effective October6, 2010. This submittal is complete in that it includes all amendments adoptedby the 

### DNR Board onAugust 25, 2010. 5. Evidence that the.State followed all of the procedural requirements of the State's laws. and Constitution in conducting and completing the adoptionlissuanceof the plan and compilation of public comments and the State's response thereto. Enclosed, as evidence that Georgia followed theprocedural requirements in adopting this SIP revision, is the memorandum to the Board ofNatural Resources dated August 13, 2010. Itincludes the memorandum toAAln Barnes datedJuly 8, 2010, addressing the comments received during thepublic comment period and in relation to the public hearing conductedon July 6, 2010.

### 6. Evidence that public notice was given of tire proposed change consistent with pi-ocedures approved by EPA, including tile dale of publicatioir of sucln notice; and Ceiiification that public I?earings(s)wet-e lield in accorda&e with the inforinaiion provided in the public inotice aidthe Slate's laws and co~istitutiotl, if applicable. Ellclosed is a copy of the Notice of Public lieat-iiigand the Ceitificate of Public I-learing and liule Adoption for tire July 6, 

### 2010 public i?eal.ing.



### 391~3-1 

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### 7. Evideijce that the plan contains eiiiission Iiiiiitatioiis, work practice stai?dardsand recoi;dkeepit?g/re~~o~ii~ig reqirirements, where i?ecessal-y, lo ensure emissiot?leveis Noiapplicable.


### 8. Co~iiplia~iceleliioi-celiie~it strategies, including l?owcornpliat?cewill be determined in practice. Not appiical~le.


### 9. Special economic and teciinological justifications required by any applicable EPA policies, or an explaiialioi-I of wily such justificatioi~s 81-e not necessal-)I.

391-3-1-.15,TI-anspoilation Conlot-niily Adoption Date: 

### 08-,2510Plea:ic print for your officiai i-iileinaltiirg file.

illis ,ci,iio~i~~ledges 

# . . , i-eceipi:of your request, dated Septe~iiher 1.6, 2010, \witli wliicli was attaciied aii electroiiic co1)y of tile abovecaptioiied aiiieirdment.

# Georgia Department of

# Natural Resources Environmental ProtectionDivision, 

### Air Protection Branch 4244 international Parkway, Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia 30354 Phone: 4041363-2000; Fax:4041363-7100 Chris Clark, Cornrnissioner I.'. Allen Barnes. Director



### CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND RULE ADOPTION
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### do hereby certify that a public hearing was held on July 

### 6, 2010, concerning proposed amendments to Georgia's Rules for Air Quality, Chapter 391-3-1 

### A public notice was published in The Atlanta Journal/Constitution, a newspaper of statewide circulation, the Albany Herald, the Savannah Morning News, and the Augusta Chronicle, providing at least 30 days for review and comments. I

### do further certify that the proposed rule amendmentswere adopted in accordancewith the Stateof Georgia's procedure'sfor ruleadoption. The proposed ruleamendmentswere adopted by the Board of Natural Resources on August 25, 2010; were filed with the Secretary of State's office on September 16, 

### 2010; and became effective on October 6, 

### 2010. 

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DONNA ROYE personally appeared before me, the undersigned Notary Public, who states that she is anACCOUNT EXECUTIVE for THE ATLANTA JOURNAL AND CONSTITUTIONnewspaper, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City 

### of Atlanta, Georgia, and who further states under oath that the advertisement attached hereto and made part of this affidavit appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 

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