11U •• ,,~ VI' rup!.." 

HEARINGS 

AND PUBLIC 

MEETING 

STATE OF NEBRASKA 

DEPARTMENT OF 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY (NDEQ) 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY COUNCIL 

for lakes and 

impounded waters' 

propose revised and new criteria for public drinking water supply Ji!ollutants including the addition of' CAS 

Nos. and table footnotes. Chan!)es to 

Chapter 5 Include 

v"a"y"~ <0 t;napter 6 (PSD) p~ograr:n \'VIm re- amend the grant appli' spect to er:nlsslons of 

cation deadline. ThE ozon~ that Include any EQC will vote to adopt net Increase of. 100 

amend or not apprOVE tons or more of nltrothe NDEQ proposal af. gen oXide •. Changes to 

ter hearing and considi Chapter 20 make minor 

ering all the testimon wordmg cha.nge~ to up- and written submi date and simplify the 

sions chapter. Changes to . Chapter 22 make minor 

4. Amendments to Titl wordm.9 changes. The 

129 - Nebraska A EQC will vote to adopt, 

Quall'ty Reg I t' amend or not approve u a Ion the NDEQ proposal af-

~~~~'a:s t~ev1~:Pte~n ter hearing and considmodify definition enng all the testimony Changes to Chapter ard written submisadd an emission lev slOns. 

of PM 2.5 (fine partic 6. Litter Reductl'on and late matter) at whi an air source must 0 Recycling· Grant Protain a construction pe ~.e.r~~nta2~Oe12 FAunlldocina~ mit, clarify emisslo on which permit 'app tlqn)l. T e NDEQ adcation fees are base mlnl~ters the Litter Reand add annl)al and 2 ductlOn and Recycling hour levels of PM 2.5 Grant Fund in percent- the list of significa age amounts' to 

levels for permitti g~an~ees for projects 

OCT 2 6 2011 

Nebraska Dept of EnvIronmental Quality 

By: OEQ# 059,_---

Proof of publication 

AFFIDAVIT 

Notice is hereby given 

pursuant to Neb. Rev. 

Stats. §81-1505(17), §84-907 and 84-1411, 

the Nebraska Environmental Quality Council 

(EQC) will nold and 

conduct its regular quarterly meeting and 

public hearings on December 1, 2011 beginning at 9:.00 A.M. Central Time (Cn at the 

Corn husker Hotel, 333 

South 13th St., Lincoln, 

Nebraska. Preceding the hearings will be 

business items on the 

agenda. Hearings are scheduled to begin as soon thereafter as can reasonably be heard. 

The PUf{IOSe of the 

hearings IS to take testimony and evidence 

about the amendment 

of NDEQ regulations and the 2012 Funding Percentage Allocations 

for t' • -itter Reduction 

an( cycling Grant 

Pro\,_ ,I, as outlined in 

this notice. 

changing the descrip- tion or location of cer- tain stream segments and correct a reference 

to a species designa- tion for the Snake Riv- er. Changes to Chapter 6 change nutrient classification codes for listed lakes and 

impounded 'waters' 

add four new lakes and 

impounded waters; 

correct spelling and re- . name certain lakes; 

and assign new beneficial uses to certain 

lakes. Changes to 

Chapter 7 reformat and 

correct CAS Nos., propose new water quality criteria, acute and 

chronic; for numerous toxic pollutants appli-: cable to wetlands. The' 

EQC will vote to adopt, amend or not adopt the 

NDEQ proposal after 

hearing and "'considering all the testimony arid written submissions. 

purposes. Changes "Ylt~1n th,ree cate.goChapter 19 update r nes. public educatIOn, State of Nebraska County of Douglas ss· erences to 40 Code I cleanup, and recycling. , , • Federal Regulatio/ Neb .. Rev. Stat. §81-1561 and Federal Regist( requires the EQC to an- add the amount of ~ nually determine the 

2.5 emissions and I percentages for each pril Christenson, being duly sworn, deposes and says that 

trogen oxides cons! H\teg~ry •. A statewide 

ered to be signific" I er ee IS the source. h h ld H Id 1 1 and reformatthe list: A

Of rehyenue ~or the fund. :/she IS an employee of T e Oma a \Vor - era , a ega pollutants consider! ~ t IS hearn19, the EQC 

significant add a le~ will take actIOn on toe '1 

2. Amendments to Title Of allowable incre~ I'!DEQ recommenda-ll y newspaper printed and published in the county of 

195 - Rules and Regula- in pollutant concentj tlOns for percentage tions Pertaining to tion over the basel. amounts. For the Year d fl' I' . Chemigation. The cur- concentration for i! 2012, the NDEQ recom- louglas and State of Nebraska, an 0 genera crrcu atlOn ill 

rent title is proposed to PM 2.5 annual aril mends the following 

be changed to metic mean and for iI percentage allocations: C . f DId S d S fN b k d "Chemigation Regula- PM 2.5 24-hour m~ public education 40%, Ie ountJes 0 oug as, an arpy an tate 0 eras a, an 

rhe meeting agenda and a draft copy of the 

proposed regulations and the 2012 Funding Percentage Allocations 

schedulect for hearing on December 1, 2011 are available at the 

NDEQ's Lincoln office, 

1200 N St., Suite 400, 

Lincoln, NE and on the 

NDEQ website at www .. DEQ.State.NE.US. The· 

meeting agenda and a' 

draft copy of the pro- posed regulations and! 

2012 Funding Percentage Allocation sched. 

uled for hearing are alSo available at the Officeof the Secretary 'of 

State, Regulations DiviSion, Room 1305, State 

Capitol Building, lincoln, NE. The descrip- tion of the fiscal impact ofthe proposed regula- tions on state agen- cies, 'litical subdivisior person regulate.. " available at 

these· locations. 

tions." Chapters 1 -15 mum, add criteria i cl!!anup 5%, and recy- are being amended to exempting PM 25 frl cling 55%. All persons hId ' d" bl' h d' th 'd reflect the current monitoring define s affected by the pro- Jat t e attac le pnnte notIce was pu IS e III e Sal 

name of the depart- nificant impact levi posed allocations are ment in the chapter for PM 2.5 annual aV herelly [lotified that h 25th f 0 t b . 2011 d th t 'd heading and leIJal cita- age and 24-hour av,modlflcatlons may be lewspaper on teo c 0 eI, , an a Sal 

tion. In addition, the age and make otl offered to the profollowing changes are e.ditorial and form pOt~ed percehntage allo- lewSpapel' l'S a le"al newspaper under the statutes of the State also proposed. tlng changes. Chan! ca Ions or t e EQC may IS 

Changes to Chapter 1 to Chapter 27 COrl propose n~ - ,._- .. -;. 

amend and clarity defi- reference~ to Chal tions Th:wEQaClloc?-I-1 f Nebraska. The above facts are within my personal nitions. Changes to 17 consistent ~ t' . WI 

Chapter 2 delete an ob- amendments I vo e on ~he proposal solete date, clarify and posed The EQC atter.hearlng and con- offer alternative appli- vote to adopt, am slderlng all the testication forms, and pro- or not approve m!ln¥ and written subvide an authorization NDEQ proposal a miSSions. 

knowledge. The Omaha W orId-Herald has an average 

by rule to inject chemi- hearing and consil PI . circulation of 153,944 Daily and 188,810 Sunday, in 2011. 

cals for maintenance of ing all the testini' easOeff· .notlfy the Hear-

""h .. , ... da",ukinirrioa-- and written sub. In!) k . Icer at least one tion Systems' unaer sions . wee In advance of the 

specified conditions.' EQC [Ileeting if auxiliChanges to Chapter 4 5. Amendments to ; ary aids or r.easonable 

delete obsolete dates 129 _ Nebraska accommodatIOns or al- ' 

and combine sections. Quality Regulati Ierfla,te forma~s of ma- /. 

Changes to Chapter 7 Changes to Chapti ena s are needed. (S' ill /) / 

provide for semi- add amend, revise ~ontact phone number 19ne~<,-..... ~ annual payment of modify defini'ti IS 402-471-2186. . TDD 

fees. Changes to Chap- Note particularly' users .call 800-833-7352 Executive 

ter 8 eliminate sections the pro'posed am and ask the relay oper- as a result of Legisla- ment to the de~in :n~21t806call us at 402-

tive. Bill 28, enacted. in of "C02 equlvi ____ . • 

Account 

2011, change the annu- emissions" uses the 

al report format, and word "may" with re- require the. natural re- spect to the Director of 

All interested persons sou.rce~ districts. to NDEQ's ability to ex- ma}' attend and testify r[Jamtaln e<l:ch appllca- clude certain carbon 

orally or by written tlOn . or . mformatio!1' dioxide emissions re- submission at the pub- con,talned In the.appll-, suiting from biogenic lic hearings; Any per- c.atlOn for a perlod.of!sources andcombuS- son may provide ad- five ye,ars antl.provlde tion of certain materiSubscribed in my".-presence and sworn to before me this 

cJ6-1'11 day of UtJok#L , 

vance notice of intent such mformatlOn the als. The NDEQ is public- to testify by contacting NDEQ upon request. i Iy noticing thepossibil- Thomas Lamberson, Cha[lges to Chapter 9! ity that an alternative 

Hearing Officer. NDEQ, clarifY. the reference i ameritlment ma}' be 

1200 N St., S.ulte 400, da~e. for definil)g pre- proposed at the hear-' 

P.O. Box 989:22, Lincoln, eXlstmg eqUipment. 109 to consider chang- !liE 68509-8922.. Un- Cha. nges tl.! Chapter 1.1 i ing the word "may" to , scheduled testimony make minor word "shall" which would re- ....,iII be heard following changes. Changes. to quire the Director of 

schedule,d testimony. Chap.ter 12 change sign' NDEQ to exclude these 

Interested· persons posting . language., emissions. Changes to 

may also submit writ- Changes to Chapter 13, Chapter 2 speci!}, that 

ten cQ,T,ments to T~o- qe,lete reference t<;> cer-,' a . major statu}nary nas ICamberson pr:lOr bflcates Issued prior to i source that is major for 

to th!:i hearing, which 1988. Changes to Nitrogen oxides is con- ....,iIIl? .. en,tered mto the i Chapter 15 ctjange a sider.ed major for 

leilrlp9-",record !f re-' referenc;e to Title 118, ozone. Changes to :e~ye .' at. the Lmcoln Appendix A ... Chapters Chapter 4 amend the 

l.ff. I ...... by 5:00 P.M .• CT,' ~6-20 arebem.g deleted ,na. tio.nal ambient air ~ .' rnber30,2011.. m their entirety be- Iluality standard for i . . . .. : cause they are unne~- lead. Changes to Chap- 'PU~lIc heanng Will be' essary. The EQC will ter 6 specifies ;:f hierarleldon the following: 'vote to adopt, amend chy of test methods .. to . [ or not approve the be used.in calculating , Amen.dments to Title NDEQ proposal 'lifter actual emissions for re- 17 • Nebraska Surlace ~eanng and con,slder- porting purposes and 

Vater· Quality Stand- I,:,g all the testlmo[lY add testing. options. rds. . Changes to ard written submls- Changes to Chapter 19 

:hapter 4reforrnat and SlOns. add requirements for 

orrect Chemical Ab- major stationary tract Services Regis- 3. Amendments to Title source or major modifl-

'Y Numbers {CAS N.O')i 133 - lltter Reduction & cation subject to the 

ropose revised ana Recyclmg Grant Pro- Prevention of Signifi- ew water quality cri; gram. Changes to cant Deterioration 

!ria, acute and chron- Chapter 5 amend the [. '- .. '- --- :, for numerous toxic : grant applica.tion dead- I 

ollutants; j:>ropos.e re- , line and re~.Ulre a sepa-I 'rate application for ~;'!trh nr~nt ronll.Ooc:t 

'-.~~....., A GENERAL NOTARY - State of Nebraska I 

Jj MARCIA A, GUSTAFSON J ~~~m, Exp. June 30, 2£!2 

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