Attachment B: SIP Submittal Completeness Criteria Checklist 

ATTACHMENT - SIP SUBMITTAL COMPLETENESS CRITERIA CHECKLIST 

SIP Submitted by: South Carolina Date Submitted: September 2009 Subject: Confirmation of 110(a)(2)(A)-(M) PM2.5 Infrastructure Elements of South Carolina SIP 

110(a)(2)(A)-(M) Requirements Checklist – South Carolina 

Section 110(a) element Summary of element How Addressed in Submittal §110(a)(2)(A) include enforceable emission limitations and other control 

measures, means, or techniques (including economic incentives such as fees, marketable permits, and auctions of emissions rights), as well as schedules and timetables for compliance as may be necessary or appropriate to meet the applicable 

requirements of this Act.

Regulation 61-62.1, Definitions and GeneraRegulation 61-62.2, Prohibition of Open BuRegulation 61-62.5 

• Standard No. 1, Emissions form Fue• Standard No. 2, Ambient Air Quality 

Requirements 

• Standard No. 4, Emission from Proce

Regulation 61-62.6, Control of Fugitive ParState only Regulation 61-30, Environmental 

§110(a)(2)(B) provide for establishment and operation of appropriate devices, 

methods, systems, and procedures necessary to monitor, compile, and analyze data on ambient air quality, and upon request, make such data available to the Administrator; 

Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, PrevenDeterioration, and along with the South Car

§110(a)(2)(C) include a program to provide for the enforcement of the 

measures described in subparagraph (A) and regulation of the modification and construction of any stationary source within the areas covered by the plan as necessary to assure that national ambient air quality standards are achieved, including a permit program as required in parts C and D; 

Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, PrevenDeterioration, and Regulation 61-62.5, StanNontattainment New Source Review

§110(a)(2)(D) contain adequate provisions— 

 (i) prohibiting, consistent with the provisions of this title, any source or other type of emissions activity within the state from emitting any air pollutant in amounts which will--  (I) contribute significantly to nonattainment in, or interfere with maintenance by, any other state with respect to any such national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard, or  (II) interfere with measures required to be included in the 

Regulation 61-62.96, Nitrogen Oxides (NOXProgram {SC CAIR RULE} Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, PrevenDeterioration and Standard No. 7.1, NonattReview -The state submitted the Regional Haze Impincorporation into the SIP on December 17, 
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applicable implementation plan for any other State under part C to prevent significant deterioration of air quality or to protect visibility,  (ii) insuring compliance with the applicable requirements of sections 126 and 115 (relating to interstate and international pollution abatement); 

§110(a)(2)(E)(i) provide 

 (i) necessary assurances that the state (or, except where the Administrator deems inappropriate, the general purpose local government or governments, or a regional agency designated by the state or general purpose local governments for such purpose) will have adequate personnel, funding, and authority under state (and, as appropriate, local) law to carry out such implementation plan (and is not prohibited by any provision of federal or state law from carrying out such implementation plan or portion thereof);

§110(a)(2)(E)(ii) (ii) requirements that the state comply with the requirements 

respecting state boards under section 128, and 

§110(a)(2)(E)(iii) (iii) necessary assurances that, where the state has relied on a 

local or regional government, agency, or instrumentality for the implementation of any plan provision, the state has responsibility for ensuring adequate implementation of such plan provision; 

These elements, 110(a)(2)(E)(i-iii), are met completeness determination for each SIP suprovides for adequate personnel, funding, anState Law to carry out their SIPs and related This information is understood and containefinal SIP submittal packages in the historicaSC does not have any local agencies that worequirements. State only Regulation 61-30, Environmental 

§110(a)(2)(F) require, as may be prescribed by the Administrator— 

 (i) the installation, maintenance, and replacement of equipment, and the implementation of other necessary steps by owners or operators of stationary sources to monitor emissions from such sources,  (ii) periodic reports on the nature and amounts of emissions and emissions-related data from such sources, and  (iii) correlation of such reports by the state agency with any emission limitations or standards established pursuant to this Act, which reports shall be available at reasonable times for public inspection; 

Regulation 61-62.1, Definitions and Genera

§110(a)(2)(G) provide for authority comparable to that in section 303 and 

adequate contingency plans to implement such authority; Regulation 61-62.3, Air Pollution Episodes S.C. Code Ann. §48-1-290 and 1-23-130 

§110(a)(2)(H) provide for revision of such plan— 

 (i) from time to time as may be necessary to take account of revisions of such national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard or the availability of improved or more expeditious methods of attaining such standard, and 

This information typically comes in the covesubmission and is verified under the complesubmittals. 
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 (iii) except as provided in paragraph (3)(C), whenever the Administrator finds on the basis of information available to the Administrator that the plan is substantially inadequate to attain the national ambient air quality standard which it implements, or to otherwise comply with any additional requirements established under this Act; 

§110(a)(2)(I) in the case of a plan or plan revision for an area designated as 

a nonattainment area, meet the applicable requirements of part 

D (relating to nonattainment areas); 

The State Implementation Plan(s) meet this accomplished through (1) the SIP submittals of those plans redesignating areas to attainmmaintenance plans; these are collectively coNonregulatory Provisions of the SIP. 

§110(a)(2)(J) (§ 121 consultation) 

meet the applicable requirements of section 121 (relating to consultation), ... Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Preven

Deterioration The SC Regional Haze Implementation Plan

§110(a)(2)(J) (§ 127 public notification)

meet the applicable requirements of section 7427 of this title, Regulation 61-62.3, Air Pollution Episodes 

§110(a)(2)(J) (PSD)

meet the applicable requirements of ... part C (relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality and visibility protection); 

Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, PrevenDeterioration The SC Regional Haze Implementation Plan

§110(a)(2)(K) provide for: 

 (i) the performance of such air quality modeling as the Administrator may prescribe for the purpose of predicting the effect on ambient air quality of any emissions of any air pollutant for which the Administrator has established a national ambient air quality standard, and  (ii) the submission, upon request, of data related to such air 

quality modeling to the Administrator; 

Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 2, AmbienRegulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, PrevenDeterioration 

§110(a)(2)(L) require the owner or operator of each major stationary source 

to pay to the permitting authority, as a condition of any permit required under this Act, a fee sufficient to cover—  (i) the reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon any application for such a permit, and 

 (ii) if the owner or operator receives a permit for such source, the reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the terms and conditions of any such permit (not including any court costs or other costs associated with any enforcement action), until such fee requirement is superseded with respect to such sources by the Administrator's approval of a fee program 

State only Regulation 61-30, Environmental 
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under title V; 

§110(a)(2)(M) provide for consultation and participation by local political 

subdivisions affected by the plan. Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Preven

Deterioration SIP Items contained in or to be contained in Provisions -Transportation Conformity SIP (updated N-Early Action Compacts and Attainment Dem-The Regional Haze Implementation Plan (s2007) -Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC (YorMetrolina Area) Attainment Demonstration November 30, 2009) -Cherokee County 110 (a) (1) Maintenance 

§§110(a)(2)(C) & 110(a)(2)(J) 

Part C Permit program: §110(a)(2)(J) meet the applicable requirements of ... part C (relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality and visibility protection); §110(a)(2)(C) ... regulation of the modification and construction of any stationary source within the areas covered by the plan as necessary to assure that national ambient air quality standards are achieved, including a permit program as required in parts C and D; 40 CFR 51.166: Amend PSD regulations as required by the November 29, 2005 final rule (70 FR 71612 at 71699-71700). See also 70 FR 71671-71684. 

Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, PrevenDeterioration Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1 NonatReview (NSR) Regulation 61-62.3, Air Pollution Episodes The SC Regional Haze Implementation Plan