Phone: (304) 926 0440Fax: (304) 926-0446

March2, 2009

Mr. William T. Wisniewski ECE!. V Acting Regional Administrator L

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RE: West Virginia Area Desiña4der

the March 2008 8-hour Ozone Standard

Dear Administrator Wisniewski:

In a letter dated December 18, 2008 from then Administrator Donald Welsh, EPA requested

that DEP provide initial designation recommendations for the most recent 8-hour ozone National

Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), which was effective May 27, 2008 (73 Federal

Register 16436). We are therefore identif’ing areas as attainmentlunclassifiable or nonattain

ment based upon the latest certified data which has been completely uploaded to EPA’s Air

Quality System (AQS). This data includes the 2006-2008 full ozone season. Please see the en

closed area list and accompanying air quality design value summary. The included nonttainment

counties are consistent with existing ozone maintenance area boundaries. Our agency calculated

design values pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations Title 40 Part 50, Appendix I.

EPA has established an ozone designations schedule that allows states to update information

in January 2010.The 2009 ozone season data should be available by that time. Therefore, DEP

reserves the right to revise the designations based upon the latest data then available, which may

include the 2007-2009 period.

If you have any questions regarding this submittal or require additional information, please

contact John A. Benedict, Director ofthe Division of Air Quality at (304) 926-0462.

Qs Sincerely, Randy C. fman

Cabinet Secretary

RCHJwfd jyjjj1 (3APOO)cc: Judith M. Katz (3APOO)

John A. Benedict

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Promoting a healthy environment.
WEST VIRGINIA

NONATTAINMENT AREAS:

Charleston (WV) MSA 1R 0 4 2I9

- including Kanawha and Putnam (WV) Counties

Huntington (WV)-Ashland (KY)-Ironton (OH) MSA FREAN1STR

- including Cabell and Wayne (WV) Counties OFFCEO

Parkersburg (WV)- Marietta (OH) MSA

- including Wood (WV) County

Steubenville (OH)-Weirton (WV) MSA

- including Brooke and Hancock (WV) Counties

Wheeling (OH/WV) MSA

- including Marshall and Ohio (WV) Counties

A’I]’AINMENT AREAS:

Rest of State

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