STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

PROPOSED REVISION TO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

SUBMITTAL NUMBER 2015-02

REGIONAL HAZE PERIODIC PROGRESS REPORT

March 10, 2015
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STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

PROPOSED REVISION STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

SUBMITTAL NUMBER 2015-02

REGIONAL HAZE PERIODIC PROGRESS REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUBJECT PAGE

Letter of Submittal........................................................................................................................ 1

Executive Summary...................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction....................................................................................................................... 3

Background ....................................................................................................................... 3

SIP Development Process................................................................................................. 4

Response to 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix V, Criteria .................................................................. 5

Legal Authority ............................................................................................................................. 8

Materials Proposed to be Incorporated into the SIP............................................................... 10

Public Participation .................................................................................................................... 11

Response to 40 CFR 51.102 Requirements................................................................... 11

Notice of Opportunity to Submit Comments or Participate in Public Hearing........ 13

Requests for Local/District Air Program Offices to Provide Assistance to Public... 14

Notifications to Other States and Federal Land Managers........................................ 16

Public and Federal Land Manager Comments on SIP Notice.................................... 20

DEP Response to Public Comments.............................................................................. 22

DEP Response to Public and Federal Land Managers Comments............................ 23

Pre-Hearing Submittal Letter to EPA ...................................................................................... 24

EPA Comments on Pre-Hearing Submittal.................................................................. 26

DEP Response to EPA Comments................................................................................. 28

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Letter of Submittal

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Executive Summary

Proposed Revision to State Implementation Plan

Submittal Number 2015-02

Regional Haze Periodic Progress Report

Introduction

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is submitting a revision to Florida’s State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). Pursuant to the requirements 

of Sections 169A and 169B of the CAA and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

implementing regulations at 40 CFR 51.308, DEP has developed its first periodic report 

describing progress towards meeting the visibility goals established in Florida’s Regional Haze 

Plan.

In brief, emissions reductions of visibility-impairing pollutants have occurred as presented in the 

regional haze plan; compliance dates with emissions limits imposed through the reasonable 

progress and the best available retrofit technology (BART) requirements have been met or are on 

schedule to be met; and, most importantly, visibility in Florida Class I areas has improved 

consistent with the reasonable progress goals of Florida’s Regional Haze Plan. Therefore, in 

accordance with 40 CFR 51.308(h), Florida provides that, based on the evidence contained in 

this report, DEP has determined that its current strategy is sufficient to achieve the 2018 

reasonable progress goals and further revision of the existing implementation plan is not needed 

at this time.

Background

On August 29, 2013, the EPA published in the Federal Register (78 FR 53250) its final approval 

of Florida’s Regional Haze Plan as a part of Florida’s SIP. The Regional Haze SIP documents 

Florida’s long-term plan for improving visibility in three of the state’s federal Class I wilderness 

areas (Everglades National Park, Chassahowitzka National Wilderness Area, and St. Marks 

National Wilderness Area), as well as assisting with improvement of visibility in Class I areas 

located outside of the state. The SIP includes specific “reasonable progress” goals for visibility 

improvement at milestones that start in 2018. The ultimate goal is to reach background visibility 

levels in the Class I areas by the year 2064.

Subparagraph 40 CFR 51.308(g) of the regional haze rule requires periodic reports describing 

progress towards the reasonable progress goals. The first progress report is due five years from 

the submittal of the initial Regional Haze SIP. Therefore, Florida’s report is due to be submitted 

to EPA not later than March 19, 2015. Specifically, the periodic report addresses the following 

elements as described in Section 308(g).

• status of implementation of the control measures included in the original SIP

• summary of the emissions reductions achieved through the above-referenced 

control measures

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• assessment of visibility conditions and changes for each Class I area located within 

the state

• analysis tracking the change over the past five years in emissions of pollutants 

contributing to visibility impairment from all sources and activities within Florida

• assessment of any significant changes in anthropogenic emissions within the past 

five years that have limited or impeded progress in reducing pollutant emissions 

and improving visibility

• assessment of whether the current SIP is sufficient to enable Florida and other 

states to meet applicable reasonable progress goals

• review of Florida’s visibility monitoring strategy

In this amendment, Florida is proposing to incorporate into Florida’s SIP the “Regional Haze 

Periodic Progress Report for the State of Florida” dated March 10, 2015 (Progress Report). The 

Progress Report, together with associated appendices, is attached to this submittal. The Progress 

Report, in its entirety, is hereby incorporated by reference into this proposed SIP revision. 

SIP Development Process

Section 403.061(35), Florida Statutes, authorizes DEP to “exercise the duties, powers, and 

responsibilities required of the state under the federal Clean Air Act.” These duties and 

responsibilities include the development and periodic updating of Florida’s SIP. Pursuant to this 

authority, DEP has developed this proposed SIP revision.

DEP complied with the public participation requirements of 40 CFR 51.102 by publishing in the 

Florida Administrative Register (FAR) a notice of opportunity to submit comments, request a 

public hearing, or participate in a public hearing, if requested, on the proposed SIP submittal at 

least 30 days before the scheduled hearing date. Specifically, DEP published a notice in the FAR

on December 24, 2014, for a January 27, 2015 hearing, if requested. A copy of this notice is 

included in the “Public Participation” section of this SIP submittal. No hearing was requested, 

therefore no hearing was held.

On or before the date of the public notice, DEP provided a pre-hearing draft SIP submittal to 

EPA Region 4 and posted the pre-hearing draft materials on its website. The Federal Land 

Managers; the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi; and persons on DEP’s Air 

Regulatory Projects list-serve were notified of the availability of the pre-hearing notice and web 

postings. Comments from these states, entities, and members of the public, together with DEP’s 

responses to these comments, are provided in the “Public Participation” section of this SIP 

submittal.

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Response to 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix V, Criteria

Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix V, the following shall be included in SIP submissions for 

review by EPA:

2.1. Administrative Materials

(a) A formal letter of submittal from the Governor or his designee, requesting EPA 

approval of the plan or revision thereof (hereafter “the plan”).

A copy of the “Letter of Submittal,” signed by the Director of the Division of Air Resource 

Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, on behalf of the Governor of the 

State of Florida, is located at the front of this document.

(b) Evidence that the State has adopted the plan in the State code or body of regulations; or 

issued the permit, order, consent agreement (hereafter “document”) in final form. That 

evidence shall include the date of adoption or final issuance as well as the effective date of 

the plan, if different from the adoption/issuance date. 

Not applicable.

(c) Evidence that the State has the necessary legal authority under State law to adopt and 

implement the plan.

DEP has the necessary legal authority to adopt and implement this proposed revision to Florida’s 

SIP. References to the pertinent Florida Statutes and rules of the Florida Administrative Code 

may be found in the “Legal Authority” section of this submittal.

(d) A copy of the actual regulation, or document submitted for approval and incorporation 

by reference into the plan, including indication of the changes made (such as, 

redline/strikethrough) to the existing approved plan, where applicable. The submittal shall 

be a copy of the official State regulation/document signed, stamped and dated by the 

appropriate State official indicating that it is fully enforceable by the State. The effective 

date of the regulation/document shall, whenever possible, be indicated in the document 

itself. If the State submits an electronic copy, it must be an exact duplicate of the hard copy 

with changes indicated, signed documents need to be in portable document format, rules need 

to be in text format and files need to be submitted in manageable amounts (e.g., a file for each 

section or chapter, depending on size, and separate files for each distinct document) unless 

otherwise agreed to by the State and Regional Office.

This proposed SIP revision does not involve any change to state statutes, regulations, or revision 

of any permit that is incorporated into Florida’s SIP. In this amendment, Florida is proposing to 

incorporate into Florida’s SIP the “Regional Haze Periodic Progress Report for the State of 

Florida” dated March 10, 2015 (Progress Report). The Progress Report, together with associated 

appendices, is attached to this submittal.

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(e) Evidence that the State followed all of the procedural requirements of the State's laws 

and constitution in conducting and completing the adoption/issuance of the plan.

State law (Section 120.525, Florida Statutes) requires that DEP provide notice of public 

meetings, hearings, and workshops in the Florida Administrative Register (FAR) not less than 

seven days before the event. DEP has complied with this requirement in the development of this 

proposed SIP revision by publishing in the FAR a notice of opportunity to request a 40 CFR 

51.102 SIP hearing, or participate in such a hearing, if requested, at least 30 days before the 

scheduled date. 

DEP published a notice in the FAR on December 24, 2014, for a public hearing scheduled for

January 27, 2015, if requested. A copy of the December 24, 2014, notice may be found in the 

“Public Participation” section of this SIP submittal. No hearing was requested, therefore no 

hearing was held.

(f) Evidence that public notice was given of the proposed change consistent with procedures 

approved by EPA, including the date of publication of such notice.

DEP has complied with all public notice requirements of 40 CFR 51.102. Copies of the relevant 

notice and notification letters may be found in the “Public Participation” and “Pre-Hearing 

Submittal to EPA” sections of this SIP submittal.

(g) Certification that public hearing(s) were held in accordance with the information 

provided in the public notice and the State's laws and constitution, if applicable and 

consistent with the public hearing requirements in 40 CFR 51.102.

Certification of compliance with all state and federal public notice and hearing requirements is 

provided in the “Letter of Submittal.”

(h) Compilation of public comments and the State's response thereto.

Written comments received during the public notice period on this proposed SIP submittal and 

DEP’s responses thereto are located in the “Public Participation” and “Pre-Hearing Submittal to 

EPA” sections of this submittal.

2.2. Technical Support

(a) Identification of all regulated pollutants affected by the plan.

There are no regulated pollutants affected by this proposed revision to Florida’ SIP. In this 

amendment, Florida is proposing to incorporate into Florida’s SIP the “Regional Haze Periodic 

Progress Report for the State of Florida” dated March 10, 2015.

(b) Identification of the locations of affected sources including the EPA 

attainment/nonattainment designation of the locations and the status of the attainment plan 

for the affected areas(s).

Not applicable.

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(c) Quantification of the changes in plan allowable emissions from the affected sources; 

estimates of changes in current actual emissions from affected sources or, where 

appropriate, quantification of changes in actual emissions from affected sources through 

calculations of the differences between certain baseline levels and allowable emissions 

anticipated as a result of the revision.

These items are addressed in the materials to be incorporated into the SIP.

(d) The State’s demonstration that the national ambient air quality standards, prevention 

of significant deterioration increments, reasonable further progress demonstration, and 

visibility, as applicable, are protected if the plan is approved and implemented. For all 

requests to redesignate an area to attainment for a national primary ambient air quality 

standard, under section 107 of the Act, a revision must be submitted to provide for the 

maintenance of the national primary ambient air quality standards for at least 10 years as 

required by section 175A of the Act.

These items are addressed in the materials to be incorporated into the SIP.

(e) Modeling information required to support the proposed revision, including input data, 

output data, models used, justification of model selections, ambient monitoring data used, 

meteorological data used, justification for use of offsite data (where used), modes of models 

used, assumptions, and other information relevant to the determination of adequacy of the 

modeling analysis.

These items are addressed in the materials to be incorporated into the SIP.

(f) Evidence, where necessary, that emission limitations are based on continuous emission 

reduction technology.

These items are addressed in the materials to be incorporated into the SIP.

(g) Evidence that the plan contains emission limitations, work practice standards and 

recordkeeping/reporting requirements, where necessary, to ensure emission levels.

These items are addressed in the materials to be incorporated into the SIP.

(h) Compliance/enforcement strategies, including how compliance will be determined in 

practice.

These items are addressed in the materials to be incorporated into the SIP.

(i) Special economic and technological justifications required by any applicable EPA 

policies, or an explanation of why such justifications are not necessary.

Not applicable.

2.3. Exceptions

Not applicable.

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Legal Authority

Chapter 403 of the Florida Statutes (F.S.), entitled “Environmental Control,” provides the legal 

framework for most of the activities of the air resource management program within the Florida 

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Except as provided at sections 403.8055 and 

403.201, F.S., for fast-track rulemaking and the granting of variances under Chapter 403, F.S., 

respectively, Chapter 120, F.S., Florida’s “Administrative Procedure Act,” sets forth the 

procedures DEP must follow for rulemaking, variances, and public meetings. The most recent 

version of the Florida Statutes can be found online at http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes.

The principal sections of Chapter 403, F.S., that grant DEP authority to operate its air program 

are listed below. Authority to develop and update Florida’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) and 

111(d) Designated Facilities Plan is expressly provided by subsection 403.061(35), F.S., which 

provides that the department shall have the power and the duty to control and prohibit pollution 

of air and water in accordance with the law and rules adopted and promulgated by it and, for this 

purpose, to “exercise the duties, powers, and responsibilities required of the state under the 

federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 7401 et seq.”

403.031 Definitions, including the definition of “regulated air pollutant” (403.031(19)).

403.061 Authority to promulgate plans to provide for air quality control and pollution 

abatement (403.061(1)); adopt rules for the control of air pollution in the state

(403.061(7)); take enforcement action against violators of air pollution laws, rules 

and permits (403.061(8)); establish and administer an air pollution control 

program (403.061(9)); set ambient air quality standards (403.061(11)); monitor 

air quality (403.061(12)); require reports from air pollutant emission sources

(403.061(13)); require permits for construction, operation, and modification of air 

pollutant emission sources (403.061(14)); and exercise the duties, powers, and 

responsibilities required of the state under the federal Clean Air Act

(403.061(35)).

403.087 Authority to issue, deny, modify and revoke permits. 

403.0872 Authority to establish an air operating permit program as required by Title V of 

the Clean Air Amendments of 1990. 

403.0877 Authority to require engineering certification of permit applications. 

403.121 Authority to seek judicial and administrative remedies for violations. 

403.131 Authority to seek injunctive relief for violations. 

403.141 Authority to find civil liability for violations. 

403.161 Authority to assess civil and criminal penalties for violations.

403.182 Authority for local pollution control programs.

403.201 Authority to grant variances.

403.716 Authority to require training of medical waste incinerator operators. 

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403.8052 Authority to establish a Small Business Assistance Program for small-business 

sources of air pollutant emissions. 

403.8055 Authority to adopt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards by 

reference through a fast-track process.

403.814 Authority to allow use of general permits (permits-by-rule) for minor sources.

Other statutory authorities (outside of Chapter 403, F.S.) for Florida's Air Resource Management 

program are as follows: 

112.3143 Requirement that public officials disclose potential conflicts of interest. 

112.3144 Requirement for disclosure of financial interests by public officials. 

120.569 Authority of agency head to issue an emergency order in response to an 

immediate threat to public health, safety, or welfare.

316.2935 Authority to prohibit the sale and operation of motor vehicles whose emission 

control systems have been tampered with and to prohibit the operation of motor 

vehicles that emit excessive smoke.

320.03 Authority to establish Air Pollution Control Trust Fund and use $1 fee on every 

motor vehicle license registration sold in the state for air pollution control 

purposes, including support of approved local air pollution control programs.

376.60 Authority to establish a fee for asbestos removal projects. 

Rules adopted by DEP under its statutory authority are codified in the Florida Administrative 

Code (F.A.C.). The most recent versions of the F.A.C. rules can be found online at 

https://www.flrules.org. Rule chapters containing SIP or 111(d) State Plan provisions are as 

follows:

62-204 Air Pollution Control – General Provisions

62-210 Stationary Sources – General Requirements

62-212 Stationary Sources – Preconstruction Review

62-243 Tampering with Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Equipment

62-252 Gasoline Vapor Control

62-256 Open Burning

62-296 Stationary Sources – Emission Standards

62-297 Stationary Sources – Emissions Monitoring

Other air-related DEP rule chapters—not part of the SIP or 111(d) State Plan—include:

62-213 Operation Permits for Major Sources of Air Pollution (Title V)

62-214 Requirements for Sources Subject to the Federal Acid Rain Program

62-257 Asbestos Program

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Materials Proposed to be Incorporated into the SIP

The materials proposed to be incorporated into Florida’s SIP consist of the following document, 

together with associated appendices.

“Regional Haze Periodic Progress Report for the State of Florida” dated March 10, 2015

• All documents associated with Florida’s Regional Haze Periodic Progress Report, 

including the Progress Report and technical appendices, are contained on a CD-ROM

included in this submittal package.

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Public Participation

Response to 40 CFR 51.102 Requirements

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this section and within the 30 day 

notification period as required by paragraph (d) of this section, States must provide notice, 

provide the opportunity to submit written comments and allow the public the opportunity 

to request a public hearing. The State must hold a public hearing or provide the public the 

opportunity to request a public hearing. The notice announcing the 30 day notification 

period must include the date, place, and time of the public hearing. If the State provides the 

public the opportunity to request a public hearing and a request is received the State must 

hold the scheduled hearing or schedule a public hearing (as required by paragraph (d) of 

this section). The State may cancel the public hearing through a method it identifies if no 

request for a public hearing is received during the 30 day notification period and the 

original notice announcing the 30 day notification period clearly states: If no request for a 

public hearing is received the hearing will be cancelled; identifies the method and time for 

announcing that the hearing has been cancelled; and provides a contact phone number for 

the public to call to find out if the hearing has been cancelled.

The opportunity to submit written comments, request a public hearing, and participate in a public 

hearing, if requested, on the proposed SIP revision was advertised in the Florida Administrative 

Register (FAR) at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing. Information regarding 

the date, place, and time of the public hearing was included in the notice along with information 

on how to request the hearing or ascertain whether the hearing would be cancelled. A copy of the 

notice is included in this section. No hearing was requested, therefore no hearing was held.

(b) Separate hearings may be held for plans to implement primary and secondary 

standards.

Not applicable.

(c) No hearing will be required for any change to an increment of progress in an approved 

individual compliance schedule unless such change is likely to cause the source to be unable 

to comply with the final compliance date in the schedule. The requirements of §§51.104 and 

51.105 will be applicable to such schedules, however.

Not applicable.

(d) Any hearing required by paragraph (a) of this section will be held only after reasonable 

notice, which will be considered to include, at least 30 days prior to the date of such 

hearing(s):

(1) Notice given to the public by prominent advertisement in the area affected 

announcing the date(s), time(s), and place(s) of such hearing(s);

The opportunity to submit comments, request a public hearing, or participate in a public 

hearing, if requested, on the proposed SIP revision was advertised in the FAR at least 30 days 

prior to the scheduled date of the hearing (see response (a)).

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(2) Availability of each proposed plan or revision for public inspection in at least one 

location in each region to which it will apply, and the availability of each compliance 

schedule for public inspection in at least one location in the region in which the affected 

source is located;

The materials proposed to be incorporated into the SIP were made available for public 

inspection in the offices of the Division of Air Resource Management (DARM) and on the 

DARM website. The materials were also made accessible to the public through each of the 

DEP’s district offices and in the offices of each DEP-approved local air pollution control 

program. The memoranda requesting that such information be made available to the public 

by the district and local offices are included in this section.

(3) Notification to the Administrator (through the appropriate Regional Office);

The Region 4 office of the EPA was notified at least 30 days in advance of the scheduled 

public hearing date and provided with copies of the materials proposed to be incorporated 

into the SIP. The pre-hearing submittal letter is included in this section.

(4) Notification to each local air pollution control agency which will be significantly 

impacted by such plan, schedule, or revision;

Notification to affected local programs occurred with transmittal of the memoranda 

requesting that the materials proposed to be incorporated into the SIP be made available for 

public inspection (see response (d)(2)).

(5) In the case of an interstate region, notification to any other States included, in whole 

or in part, in the regions which are significantly impacted by such plan or schedule or 

revision.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi were notified of the proposed SIP revision 

at least 30 days in advance of the scheduled date of the hearing. The notification letters are 

included in this section.

(e) The State must prepare and retain, for inspection by the Administrator upon request, a 

record of each hearing. The record must contain, as a minimum, a list of witnesses together 

with the text of each presentation.

Not applicable.

(f) The State must submit with the plan, revision, or schedule, a certification that the 

requirements in paragraph (a) and (d) of this section were met. Such certification will 

include the date and place of any public hearing(s) held or that no public hearing was 

requested during the 30 day notification period.

Certification is provided in the letter of submittal that the opportunity to submit comments, 

request a public hearing, or participate in a public hearing on the proposed SIP revision was 

noticed in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 51.102.

(g) [Addressing Administrator approval of State procedures for public hearings]

Not applicable.

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Notice of Opportunity to Submit Comments or Participate in Public Hearing

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Requests for Local/District Air Program Offices to Provide Assistance to Public

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Notifications to Other States and Federal Land Managers

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Public and Federal Land Manager Comments on SIP Notice

No public comments were received.

By letter dated January 8, 2014 (below), the United States Department of the Interior, submitted 

joint comments on behalf of the federal land managers for the National Park Service and the Fish 

and Wildlife Service.

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DEP Response to Public Comments

No public comments were received. DEP did not, therefore, prepare responses to public 

comments.

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DEP Response to Federal Land Managers Comments

Response to U. S. Department of the Interior Comments: September 29, 2014, letter from 

Ms. Pat Brewer, Environmental Protection Specialist, United States Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service, to Mr. Thomas Rogers, Division of Air Resource 

Management 

Comment 1. In Table 2-3 Summary of BART Sources, please clarify the data presented in the 

third column under each pollutant. Are these the estimated emission reductions used in the 2018 

VISTAS modeling?

Response: The column in Table 2-3 representing the estimated emissions reductions by 2018 is 

not based on the 2018 VISTAS modeling values. These values are the estimated reductions 

based on the real (2012 minus 2002) emissions change to date, or, if the controls or other 

emissions reduction strategy have yet to be completed, the estimated reductions based on the 

BART requirements.

Comment 2. In addition to the emissions reductions identified in Tables 2-2 and 2-3, please 

identify any known emission reductions for Florida point sources between 2013 and 2018 under 

the Mercury and Air Toxics Rule, the one-hour SO2 standard, or other reasons (e.g., fuel switch, 

facility closures)?

Response: At this time, DEP cannot estimate the emission reductions that will be directly 

attributable to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard, but some such reductions will certainly 

occur, and they may be significant. DEP notes that there will be significant additional reductions 

of SO2 associated with SO2 nonattainment area SIPs in Nassau and Hillsborough counties. 

These SIPs are in the process of being developed, and the reductions that will be obtained

through the implementation of the attainment plans for both areas were not accounted for in the 

2018 VISTAS modeling. 

Comment 3. In Table 3-1 the interpolated value for predicted visibility in 2013 is confusing. It 

would be clearer to present the 2018 modeled visibility values and to demonstrate that current 

(2009-2013) values are below the 2018 reasonable progress goals. Please update the paragraph 

on page 19 to be consistent with the content of Table 3-1.

Response: Table 3-1 has been modified to delete the column depicting the 2013 predicted 

values. The table shows that the current 5-year visibility (2009-2013) is better than the 2018 

goal. Language reflecting this change has been made to the paragraph leading into this table.

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Pre-Hearing Submittal Letter to EPA

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EPA Comments on Pre-Hearing Submittal

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DEP Response to EPA Comments

I. Response to EPA Comments: January 15, 2015, draft letter to Mr. Preston 

McLane, Division of Air Resource Management, from Mr. R. Scott Davis, Chief, 

Air Planning Branch, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4.

Comment 1. 40 CFR 51.308(g)(1): We recommend that the State include a description of the 

emissions limits for sources subject to reasonable progress and BART control determinations 

that were included in the State’s regional haze SIP and identify whether the compliance dates 

have been met.

Response: DEP has added columns to Tables 2-2 and 2-3 that indicate whether each unit’s 

compliance date has been met. Brief emissions descriptions and limits are summarized in the 

column headed “Status of Controls/Reduction.”

Comment 2. Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR): We recommend to include the status 

of CSAPR along with the Clean Air Interstate Rule in Section 2.1.1 on page 9 similar to the 

approach taken on page iii of the executive summary.

Response: DEP added a footnote in Section 2.1.1 that refers the reader back to the Executive 

Summary for clarification on the transition from the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to the 

Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).

Comment 3. 40 CFR 51.308(i): In Section 7.0, the SIP states that two of the three Federal Land 

Management (FLM) agencies have received copies of a draft version of the progress report 

pursuant to 40 CFR 51.308(i). The U.S. Forest Service is one of the FLMs which must be 

consulted with in accordance with this provision. We recognize that the State has already 

provided a copy to the U.S. Forest Service and suggest that the text be updated to reflect this.

Response: DEP added the U.S. Forest Service to the list of Federal Land Manages in Section 7.0 

that were provided copies of the draft Regional Haze Progress Report for comment.

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