John R. Kasich, Governor 

Mary Taylor, Lt. Governor 

Scott J. Nally, Director 

FEB 2 li 2013 George C'zern1ak 

Director, Air & Radiation Division 

U.S. EPA, Region 5 

77 West Jackson Blvd. R-18J 

Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507 

Re: Close of Comment Period for Ohio Infrastructure SIP for the 2010 Nitrogen 

Dioxide Standard 

Dear Director Czerniak: 

Ohio EPA submitted the above referenced state implementation plan (SIP) on 

February 8, 2013. In that submittal, Ohio EPA indicated we would be holding a 

public hearing for this package on February 19, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio and that 

we would provide you with any additional information at the close of this hearing. 

As noted in the February 8, 2013 submittal, typically packages of this nature 

receive no testimony or public comments, and if that is the case for this submittal, 

Ohio EPA would forward a copy of the hearing transcript for addition to 

Attachment 5 of our original submittal. 

The public hearing was held on February 19, 2013 and there were no attendees, 

nor did Ohio EPA receive any comments on this action. Therefore, there are no 

changes to the February 8, 2013 submittal and attached to this letter is a copy of 

the hearing transcript indicating no testimony was provided. 

I ask that U.S. EPA complete the review of this package and take final action on 

the Infrastructure SIP approval request for the State of Ohio. If you have any 

questions, please feel free to contact Jennifer Dines of the Division of Air 

Pollution Control (614-644-3696). 

Sincerely, 

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Robert F. Hodanbosi 

Chief 

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xc: Jennifer Dines Ohio EPA, DAPC 

50 West Town Street • Suite 700 • P.O. Box 1049 • Columbus, OH 43216-1049 

www.epa.ohio.gov • (614) 644-3020 • (614) 644-3184 (fax) 
Public Hearing Notice

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Infrastructure State Implementation Plan

Notice is hereby given that the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 

(Ohio EPA) is submitting to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. 

EPA) the Infrastructure State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the State of Ohio. 

Specifically, the State of Ohio is submitting this documentation in order to comply with 

the SIP elements required under Section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide standard. Section 110(a)(1) requires States to submit an 

implementation plan to the U.S. EPA Administrator that provides for implementation, 

maintenance, and enforcement of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). 

Section 110(a)(2) lists the elements that are to comprise the implementation plan. 

Several of the elements in Section 110(a)(2) specifically address the need for states to 

demonstrate the ability to implement, maintain and enforce the (NAAQS).

The elements of Section 110(a)(2) are as follows:

- Emission limits and other control measures,

- Ambient air quality monitoring data system,

- Program for enforcement of control measures, prevention of significant 

deterioration (PSD), and new source review (NSR),

- Interstate transport provisions,

- Adequate resources,

- Stationary source monitoring and reporting systems,

- Emergency episodes,

- Future SIP revisions,

- Nonattainment area plan or plan revision,

- Consultation with government officials, public notification, PSD and visibility 

protection,

- Air quality modeling/data,

- Permitting fees, and

- Consultation/participation by affected local entities.

The Ohio EPA is seeking public comment to satisfy the U.S. EPA requirement for public 

involvement in SIP-related activities. Comments should address the requirements of 

Section 110(a)(2)(A) to Section 110(a)(2)(M) of the CAA, which is the above compilation 

of elements. These elements will demonstrate how the NAAQS are being implemented, 

maintained, and enforced by the State of Ohio. The elements of the Infrastructure SIP, 

once approved by U.S. EPA, will provide a federally enforceable written confirmation of 

how the State of Ohio will continue to comply with the Section 110(a)(2) requirements of 

the CAA.
E-mail: jennifer.dines@epa.state.oh.us

Mailing Address: Jennifer Dines

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, DAPC

P.O. Box 1049

Columbus, OH 43215-1045

Pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 40 Section 51.103, a public 

hearing on this package will be conducted on: February 19, 2013 at 2:30 PM at the Ohio 

EPA Central Office, 50 West Town St., Columbus, Ohio. All interested persons are in 

entitled to attend or be represented at the hearing and give written or oral comments on 

this action. All oral comments presented at the hearing and all written statements 

submitted at the hearing or to the above address by the close of business on February 

19, 2013, will be considered by Ohio EPA prior to final action on this submittal. Written 

statements submitted after February 19, 2013, may be considered as time and 

circumstances permit, but will not be part of the official record of the hearing.

The Infrastructure SIP is available on Ohio EPA DAPC’s Web page for electronic 

downloading at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/dapc/SIP/infrastructure.aspx. Questions 

regarding accessing the web site should be directed to Arunee Niamlarb at 614-728-

1342; other questions or comments about this document should be directed to Jennifer 

Dines at (614) 644-3696, Jennifer.Dines@epa.state.oh.us or mailed to Jennifer Dines at 

the above address.
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 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 

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 Public Hearing 

 Regarding 

 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 

 State Implementation Plan 

 Infrastructure Hearing 

 Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 2:30 p.m. 

 Ohio EPA Central Office 

 50 West Town St., Hearing Room B, Columbus, OH 43215 

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 Mary McCarron 

 Public Involvement Manager 

 FRALEY, COOPER & ASSOCIATES 

 222 East Town Street, Second Floor 

 Columbus, Ohio 43215-4620 

 (614) 228-0018 – (800) 852-6163 

 Fax – (614) 224-5724 
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 3 MS. MCCARRON: My name is Mary McCarron. I 

 4 am the public involvement manager for Ohio 

 5 Environmental Protection Agency's Public Interest 

 6 Center. I will be presiding over today's public 

 7 hearing. 

 8 The purpose of the hearing today is to obtain 

 9 comments from any interested person regarding Ohio 

 10 EPA's proposed action. 

 11 The State of Ohio is submitting to U.S. EPA 

 12 the Infrastructure State Implementation Plan for the 

 13 State of Ohio. All interested persons are entitled to 

 14 attend or be represented, and to present oral and/or 

 15 written comments concerning the proposed action. All 

 16 written and oral comments received as part of the 

 17 official record will be considered by the Director of 

 18 Ohio EPA. 

 19 To be included in the official record, 

 20 written comments must be received by Ohio EPA by close 

 21 of business today, February 19, 2013. Comments 

 22 submitted for the record receive the same consideration 

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 1 CERTIFICATE 

 2 State of Ohio : 

 SS: 

 3 County of Franklin: 

 4 I, Robin E. Allen, Notary Public in and for 

 5 the State of Ohio, duly commissioned and qualified, 

 6 certify that the foregoing proceedings were taken down 

 7 by me in stenotypy in the presence of said witnesses 

 8 and parties, afterwards transcribed upon a computer; 

 9 that the foregoing is a true and correct transcript of 

 10 the proceedings taken at the time and place in the 

 11 foregoing caption specified; and that I am in no way 

 12 related to or employed by any attorney or party hereto, 

 13 or financially interested in the action, and I am not, 

 14 nor is the court reporting firm with which I am 

 15 affiliated, under a contract as defined in Civil Rule 

 16 28(D). 

 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and 

 18 affixed my seal of office at Gahanna, Ohio, on 

 19 this 21st day of February, 2013. 

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 Robin E. Allen, RPR, Notary Public 

 23 in and for the State of Ohio 

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