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### jJerset! DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION JON S. CORZINE Governor P. O. Box 402 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0402 Tel: (609) 292-2885 Fax: (609-292-7695 

### October 15, 2009

The Honorable George Pavlou Acting Regional Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency

- Region 2 290 Broadway- 26th 

### Floor New York, New York 10007-1866 Dear Acting Regional AdministratorPavlou: MARK N. MAURIELLO Acting Commissioner



### The purpose of this letter is to provide you with New Jersey's recommendations for lead designations for the 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter (llg/m3) 

### National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).1 Section 107(d)(1)(A) ofthe CleanAirActprovides that Governors ofeach state submit recommendations for areas to be designated attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable after the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) promulgates a new or revised NAAQS. On September 22, 2009, you sent Governor Jon S. Corzine a letter advising thatNew Jersey make suchrecommendations for therevised lead NAAQS published on October 15, 2008 (Attachment 1). New Jersey recommends the entire statebe designated attainmentbased on the following: 1. Recent ambient airlead monitoring datawithinNew Jersey is below the NAAQS; 2. Historical air leadmonitoring datawithinNew Jersey was significantlybelow the NAAQS at that time; 3. Ambient air monitors inNew York andPennsylvania, which are within our shared Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs), arereporting lead concentrations significantly below the NAAQS; 4. Inventory estimates oflead emissions are below the currentmonitoring threshold requirement; 5. Primary sources ofleadhavebeenphased out; 6. The USEPAhas approvedNew Jersey's monitoring plan for no additional sourceorientedmonitors. New Jersey's ambient air quality data for 2006-2008 meets the revised standard. Lead concentrations in New Jersey in recent years are so low compared to the 1.5 llg/m3 

### NAAQS that many ofthe monitoring sites were discontinued. New Jersey's last lead monitoring location in

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### New Brunswick was discontinued in 2008, after the shutdown ofNew Jersey's primary lead stationary source, Delco Remy, a battery manufacturer, on February 20, 2007. The lead· concentration in the 4th 

### quarterof2006 was 0.051 Ilg/m3 

### beforethe shutdown and 0.008 Ilg/m3 

### in the 2nd 

### quarterof2007 afterthe shutdown. New Jersey submitted its 2009 Annual Monitoring Network Plan with source-oriented lead monitoring informationto the USEPA in June of2009.2 

### On September 8, 2009 in a letter sentto New Jersey, the USEPA approved the fmal network design as outlined in this plan (see Attachment 3).3 

### The USEPA determined that New Jersey's discussion oflead monitoring in its plan satisfied this requirement. New Jersey will follow up this letterwith aTechnical Supplement containing the supporting data for the recommendation. Ifyou have any technical questions regarding New Jersey's recommendations, please contact Bill O'Sullivan, Directorofthe Division ofAir Quality, at (609) 984-6721. Sincerelyyours, '7 

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MarkN. Mauriello Acting Commissioner

Attachments

c: RayWerner, USEPARegion2 Richard Ruvo, USEPA Region 2 Maurice Griffin, New Jersey DAG

2 Ambient Air NetworkMonitoring Plan 2009. New Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection, Bureau ofAir QualityMonitoring, June 2009. http://www.njaqinow.netlDefault.htm 3 Letter dated September 8, 2009 from the USEPA Region 2 Acting Director Kevin Bricke to NancyWittenberg, the AssistantDirector ofEnvironmental Regulations atNJDEP.

### Attachment 1: USEPA Letter to GovernorJon S. Corzine Regarding Lead Designation RecommendationsUNITED STATES ENViRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 2 290 BROADWAY NEWYORK, NY 10007·1866


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Honorable Jon S. Corzine Governor ofthe State ofNew Jersey Office ofthe Governor PO Box 001 Trenton, NJ 

### 08625 Dear Governor Corzine: I am \\lriting you today to provide you with information on the process for designating areas in New Jersey that meet or may not meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) health-related National Ambient Air Quality Standards for lead. In orderto protect the public health and welfare EPA periodically evaluates health studies and where appropriate, revises its National Ambient Air Quality Standards accordingly. On October 15, 2008 EPA promulgated amore stringent air quality standard for lead. This new standard is based on the most recent scientific studies andprovides additional protection against adverse health effects associated with exposure to airborne lead. To provide increased protection against lead-related welfare effects, EPA also revised the welfare-related secondary standard to be identical in all respects to the more stringent health-related standard. The next step in implementing the revised lead National Ambient Air Quality Standard is for each state to recommend to EPA those areas in the statethat meet or may not meet this more stringent air quality standard for lead. The process for designating areas is contained in Section 107(d)(I) ofthe Clean Air Act. This section ofthe Clean Air Act provides aprocess for each governor to recommend "attainment", "nonattainment", or "uncJassifiable" designations, with appropriate boundaries, to the EPA and requires that these recommendations be submitted to EPA within one year ofa promulgation ofarevised National Ambient Air Quality Standard. Therefore, we ask that you provide your recommendations to EPA for all areas in New Jersey by October 15,2009. Once EPA receives and evaluates your recommendation it may propose modifications to the recommended designations and boundaries. EPA will notify states by rio later than 120 days priorto promulgating its final designations, ofany proposed modifications. You would then have the opportunity to commerit on any modification that EPA proposes to New Jersey's original designation recommendation. Ihave enclosed with this letter additional guidance to states, local air pollution control agencies and Indian tribes on the time frame and process for designating areas under the revised lead standard. EPA plans to announce our proposed designations as early as possible, but no laterthan 120 days prior to promulgating initial designations. As previously mentioned

- this 120 day period is established to allow states an opportunity to review and commentupon any changes EPA proposes to make to your original recommendation.
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### will continue to provide them with technical assistance and infonnation as this process unfolds. Under section 107(d)(1 )(B) ofthe Act, EPA is required

### t<vissue final designations within two years ofpromulgation ofthe final National AmbientAir Quality Standard. However, EPA has the discretion to extend the deadline up to one year ifthere is insufficient information to make designations. EPA intends to complete initial designations by no laterthan October 15, 2010, where airquality data from the existing monitoring network is sufficient or where no additional data is expected to be available. EPA will designatethe remaining areas, where additional air quality information is expected from an expanded lead air monitoring network, by no laterthan October 15,2011. States and lndian tribes will have an opportunity to update their recommendations for these remaining areas by October 15,2010. Establishing area designations is a key step in the process of providing the health protection that the Clean Air Act is intended to provide. Areas that are designated as not attaining the lead National Ambient Air Quality Standard will be required to adopt plans to reduce ambient concentrations oflead. We will keep New Jersey informed of any additional guidance and other support activities. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me at 212-637-5000 or have your staff contact Raymond Werner, ChiefAir Programs Branch, at 212-637-3706. Sincerely,

# C\~~~ George Pavlou Acting Regional Administrator Enclosures Cc: Mark N. Mauriello, Acting Commissioner New Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection