Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

2 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, S.E., Suite 1152 East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4100 

Mark Williams, Commissioner 

Environmental Protection Division 

Judson H. Turner, Director 

Phone: 4041656-471 3 FAX: 4041651 -5778 

July 19, 2012 

Ms. Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming 

Regional Administrator 

U.S. EPA, Region 4 

61 Forsyth Street, S.W. 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-31 04 

RE: Proposed Rule Amendments for Georgia's Rules for Air Quality Control 

Request for Parallel Processing of SIP Revision 

Dear Ms. Fleming: 

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is proposing amendments to the Rules for Air 

Quality Control, Chapter 391-3-1 (Air rule amendments). With this letter, the Georgia Environmental 

Protection Division (EPD) is submitting for approval and incorporation, via parallel processing, 

proposed revisions to Georgia's State Implementation Plan and Rules for Air Quality. The proposed 

Air Rule amendments will be presented to the Board of Natural Resources for adoption at its August 

29, 2012 meeting. 

We are enclosing a copy of the following documents for your review and comments: 

1. Notice of Proposed Amendment to Georgia's Rules for Air Quality Control, Chapter 391-3-1 

and of the Public Hearing; 

2. An exact copy of the Proposed Amendments to Georgia's Rules for Air Quality Control, 

Chapter 391-3-1 ; and 

3. A synopsis of and a rationale for the proposed amendments. 

This submittal requests that EPA take action, via parallel processing procedures, to approve and 

incorporate the following rules: 

Rule 391-3-1 -.02(2)(a)6., "General Provisions, VOC Emission Standards, Exemptions, Area 

Designations, Compliance Schedules and Compliance Determinations" - amended to lower the 

applicability threshold for 14 VOC rules from 100 tons per year to 15 pounds per day for sources 

located in Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Hall, Newton, Spalding, and Walton Counties effective January 1, 

201 5. 

Rule 391 -3-1 -.02(2)(kkk), "VOC Emissions from Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework 

Facilities," - amended to lower the applicability threshold from 100 tons per year to 25 tons per year 

for sources located in Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Hall, Newton, Spalding, and Walton Counties 

effective January 1, 201 5. 

The public notice for the proposed rule revisions was advertised using the EPD Air Protection 

Branch listserv mailing list for public notices on July 19,201 2. A public hearing has been scheduled 

for August 20, 201 2. 
Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming 

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One copy of this submittal will be sent to the EPA Region 4 associates noted below. We have 

enclosed the administrative materials and technical support to satisfy the SIP submittal 

completeness criteria checklist as specified in 40 CFR 51 Appendix V, section 2.3.1, pertaining to 

parallel processing. This submittal includes one paper copy of each of the relevant documents and 

a compact disk with an electronic version of the documents. The electronic version is an exact 

duplicate of the paper copy. We look forward to your review and approval of these revisions. 

Should you or your staff have any questions, please feel free to contact Jimmy Johnston at (404) 

363-701 4. 

V Director 

JHT:JJ:klc 

Enclosures 

Scott Davis, EPA Region 4 

Lynorae Benjamin, EPA Region 4 

Sara Waterson, EPA Region 4 

James A Capp, Branch Chief, EPA Air Protection Branch