rôi-REcEIVED cJ eizI:4AR042009EPA.REGIONHIFREGIONALADMINISTRATOItwestvirginiadepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionExecutiveOfficeJoeManchinIII,Governor60157thStreetSERandyC.Huffrnan,CabinetSecretaryCharleston,WV25304www.wvdep.orgPhone:(304)9260440Fax:(304)926-0446March2,2009Mr.WilliamT.WisniewskiECE!.VActingRegionalAdministratorLU.S.EPARegionIII(3RAOO)r-1650ArchStreetPhiladelphia,PA19103-2029,t8CjDIi‘‘“RE:WestVirginiaAreaDesiña4dertheMarch20088-hourOzoneStandardDearAdministratorWisniewski:InaletterdatedDecember18,2008fromthenAdministratorDonaldWelsh,EPArequestedthatDEPprovideinitialdesignationrecommendationsforthemostrecent8-hourozoneNationalAmbientAirQualityStandard(NAAQS),whichwaseffectiveMay27,2008(73FederalRegister16436).Wearethereforeidentif’ingareasasattainmentlunclassifiableornonattainmentbaseduponthelatestcertifieddatawhichhasbeencompletelyuploadedtoEPA’sAirQualitySystem(AQS).Thisdataincludesthe2006-2008fullozoneseason.Pleaseseetheenclosedarealistandaccompanyingairqualitydesignvaluesummary.Theincludednonttainmentcountiesareconsistentwithexistingozonemaintenanceareaboundaries.OuragencycalculateddesignvaluespursuanttotheCodeofFederalRegulationsTitle40Part50,AppendixI.EPAhasestablishedanozonedesignationsschedulethatallowsstatestoupdateinformationinJanuary2010.The2009ozoneseasondatashouldbeavailablebythattime.Therefore,DEPreservestherighttorevisethedesignationsbaseduponthelatestdatathenavailable,whichmayincludethe2007-2009period.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthissubmittalorrequireadditionalinformation,pleasecontactJohnA.Benedict,DirectoroftheDivisionofAirQualityat(304)926-0462.Sincerely, QsRandyC.fmanCabinetSecretaryRCHJwfdjyjjj1(3APOO)cc:JudithM.Katz(3APOO)JohnA.BenedictAttachments(2)Promotingahealthyenvironment.StateofWestVirginia8-HourOzone(.075ppm)PreliminaryAreaDesignationRecommendationsMarch2009PreliminaryRecommendations:WESTVIRGINIANONATTAINMENTAREAS:Charleston(WV)MSA1R042I9-includingKanawhaandPutnam(WV)CountiesHuntington(WV)-Ashland(KY)-Ironton(OH)MSAFREAN1STR-includingCabellandWayne(WV)CountiesOFFCEOParkersburg(WV)-Marietta(OH)MSA-includingWood(WV)CountySteubenville(OH)-Weirton(WV)MSA-includingBrookeandHancock(WV)CountiesWheeling(OH/WV)MSA-includingMarshallandOhio(WV)CountiesA’I]’AINMENTAREAS:RestofStateWestVirginia8-hourOzone(.075ppm)PreliminaryAreaDesignationRecommendations-AttachmentAI E

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