Florida Department of 

Environmental Protection 

Slarjoy Stmema11 Ik~ugias Cluiiding 

3700 C'ctnintonwfaitii Bot~levard 

Tafl;ilr~\sw. Florid3 12 3%- lW0 

March 7,21109 

hlr, A. Stai11c~ hlciburg 

;Icting licyymid Act minis tra tor 

Un~tcd States Environmental Protcctrot~ hgencv -Region -1 

A tlclntd Federal Center 

(31 Forsybh Street 

A tlartta, Georgia 30303-8%0 

ikar 'fr. Meiburg: 

On hchatf of Governor Charlte Crist, I am rcspondi~ag to your Decembcr 19,3008, letter 

rrgardirlg rrcoxzuntht~~intions tor tlw cfcsignatiotr ctf ",tttainmt~nt," "non,ittdi~-taz~cnt," or

"unclassiti~ble" areas in Flcmcia with respect to tlw 2008 revised national ambient air 

quality standard (Nr2AQS) tor omne. 

The period 2006-2008 serves as the most recent three oonsecuti~e years of qudrtyassured, crrtitied air quality data for rlarida to determine the compliance status with 

rtqxc t to the IIC'M' (WO~IC ~tmilard. R~sc~ on the 3,006-2008 omne data, Flt~ricla 

cnrrciitlv hctc, six couniies exceeding tltc ozone standartl: Escanrbia, Santa Rosa, Bay, 

i iillsborou $IT, hlanatcte L~~~tt Sarasn ta. The cia ta for those ~ncmitors and all ozone 

monitors in Floridc% are proi*icfcci in the enclowd Tal4le 1. 
I rtvliw that, in making sour final tfcttcrrninatitm, thc air iluCtlity data for 2009 may be 

consi~teruti. Florida hLts n number of cctuntics [hat arc bordering on the fevei of the 

ozo~ie ';taticiar~i, both above and below, ;tnd the 2lftB data cntrid clrat-tgc their attainment 

status. I9EP will work closeIy with vour +yncy to assure thcsc data are ti triely 

rc~ieweci and that the appr~priatciesignatiims art. made. 

'rl~a~lk ym.1 CCX i OUT c~ntinu~d support of our efforts to fully implement. the Clean Air 

Act in Fl~ricid. If J-CXI have mv questions regarding this Ictter, please contact Joe Kahn, 

Director of ~~P's'~ivisioii of Air Rcsource Managcmcnt, at (850) 488-0114. 

Secretarv 
Table 1 : Design values based on 2006-2008 data for all ozone monitors in Florida. 

Monitors with 2006-2008 ozone design values above the 2008 standard of 0.075 ppm are 

highlighted in red. 

I Design Value 

I (PP~) 

AlRSlD I Monitor Name I County 1 2006-2008 

001-3011 Paynes Alachua 0.074 

Osceola 

\t \I ,llL,V i 

Melbourne 

Freedom 7 

Sawgrass 

Pompano 

John U Lloyd 

Laurel Oaks 

Veterans 

Sheftield 

Mayo Clm~c 

! lit\> 

I)LII\LIL (ii I 

Archbold 

',nl,97wtP 

Dav~s Island 

i \\I( 

\\ti )LI Jlo id 

Anport 

Lost Lake 

Rotary Park 

Bay Oaks 

TCC 

M~ccosukee 

:'w \id1 ILL 

131 it 1' 41 L 

YMCA 

County Shenff 

Mlam~ U 

Perdue Med~cal 

W megaurd 

Lake Isle 

F~re Street 

Waste Water 

Hospltal 

FL Sugar 

San Anton10 

Hohday 

St Petersburg 

Azalea Park 

East Lake 

S~kes 

Bapt~st Home 

9 1 1 Center 

Ms ciliur 

i ti< 

Paw Park 

Jackson Road 

Semmole CC 

Port Orange 

Blmd Se~ces 

Baker 

3 I\ 

Brevard 

Brevard 

Broward 

Broward 

Broward 

Coll~er 

Columb~a 

Duval 

Duval 

i .< 1,>43 1 

t ..L3 llntd 

H~ghlands 

1 t,l'-,bOf >t 3 1 

Hdlsborough 

I i H 5kel >UL~ 

Illl~,t~~~l~~l~~l1 

Holmes 

Lake 

Lee 

Lee 

Leon 

Leon 

'?I $I> i".e 

1' I1 IILL 

Marlon 

Marlon 

Mlaml-Dade 

M~arm-Dade 

Orange 

Orange 

Oseola 

Palm Beach 

Palm Beach 

Palm Beach 

Pasco 

Pasco 

Pmellas 

Pmellas 

Pmellas 

Polk 

Polk 

St Lucle 

\ 1?1i< \I 

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Sarasota 

Sarasota 

Semmole 

Volusla 

Volus~a 

129-0001 St. Marks Refuge Wakulla 0.072 
.oda Ozone 

~pliarlce Values 

2006-2008 I 

- Omue tl~auitor greater tl~m '15 ppb (exceeds standard) 

A Omue tnouitcx less dlu or equal to 75 ppb (luretr stillldardj 

Cbre Baaed Statistical Areas exceeding staudard 

Figure 1 : EPA presumed boundaries for Florida nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone standard. The bolded bou

shaded in red represent the Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) boundaries for areas with a monitor that is exceed

The numbers in each county represent the highest reported 2006-2008 ozone design value from the monitors in tha

triangles in yellow represent the monitors exceeding the 2008 ozone standard. 
Walter T. Kelley 

Chair 

Brenda Hendricks 

Vice Chair 

Transportation Planning Organization 

P.O. Box 11399 * 32524-1399 Pensacola, FL Street Address: 4081 E. Olive Rd. Suite A 32514 

P: 850.332.7976 1.800,226,8914 F: 850.637.1923 www,wfrpc.org 

Bay County Office: 651 West 14~ Street - Suite E, Panama City, FL 32401 

P: 850.769.4257 F: 850,784.0456 

February 19, 2009 

Mr. Tom Rogers 

Environmental Consultant 

Mobile Source Control Section 

Bureau of Air monitoring and Mobile Sources 

2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5510 

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 

Dear Mr. Rogers, 

RE: Resolution BAY 09-03 

At the February 18,2009 meeting the Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) 

adopted Resolution BAY 09-03 that requests the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 

recommend to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Bay County be designated in 

attainment for the Ozone Standard. 

The Bay County TPO feels that due to the reasons listed below, it is reasonable to believe 

that by the time EPA makes the official designation in March of 2010, Bay County would be 

within the 75 parts per billion regulation. The reasons are: 

Pattern of decline in ozone levels for previous three years 

Increase in ridership of public transportation in Bay County 

w TPO support of "Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008" 

Planned Public Transit Expansion in Bay County 

r Continued efforts in Commuter Assistance to support vanpools and carpools 

Aggressive intelligent Transportation System plan implementation, which 

lowers idling times; therefore lowering vehicle emissions 

fnstaifation of nitrogen scrubbers by Gulf Power at their generating plants 

Please find enclosed a copy of the signed resolution, BAY 09-03, requesting that the DEP 

recommend to the EPA that Bay County be designated as in aHainrnent for the new 

ozone standard, as well as documentation of supporting evidence, 

Staff to TPO ".. planning for the future transporliation needs of Bay County and its municipalities., ." 
February 19,2009 

Letter- Mr. Tom Rogers 

Page 2 

We look forward to further discussions. If there is any additional information we 

can provide, please contact Rhonda Grice at rhonda.~rice@wfrpc.orq or 

(850) 332-7976 ext 21 4. 

Sincerely, 

Mary ~oikobinson 

Director of Transportation Planning 

Enclosures: Resolution BAY 09-03 

Annual Attainment Reports 

Annual Rider-Ship Graphs 

"Saving Energy through Public transportation Act of 2008" 

copies to: Jim DeVries, FOOT 

Bryant Paulk, FDOT 

Stacie Blizzard, FHWA 

Staff fo TPO " planning for the future transportation needs of Bay County and ~ts municipalities " 
RESOLUTION BAY 09- 03 

A RESOLUTION OF THE BAY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION 

PLANNING ORGANIZATION REQUESTING THE FLORIDA 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

RECOMMEND TO THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY BAY COUNTY BE DESIGNATED AS BElNG IN 

ATTAINMENT FOR THE OZONE STANDARD 

WHEREAS, the Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is the organization 

designated by the Governor of Florida as being responsible, together with the State of Florida, for 

carrying out provisions of Title 12. Sections 134(h) and (i)(2)(3), United States Code, Part 23, Sections 

450.324, 326, 328, 330, and 332, Code of Federal Regulations and Subsection 339.175(5) and (7), 

Florida Statutes in the Panama City - FL Urbanized Area; and 

WHEREAS, the TPO has a responsibility under the Clean Air Act and Titles 23 and 49 USC to 

plan a transportation system for the urbanized area which meets air quality standards; and 

WHEREAS, the transportation conformity process establishes a major connection between 

transportation planning and emission reductions from transportation sources and compliance with 

conformity requirements is linked to continued funding of transportation plans, programs, and projects by 

the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration; and 

WHEREAS, in 1997, the US. Environmental Protection Agency changed the standard for 

ground-level ozone from a one-hour standard to an average eight-hour standard of 80 parts per billion, 

and most currently has set the eight-hour standard to 75 parts per billion. 

WHEREAS, the ozone monitor in Bay County has recorded three-year eight-hour ozone 

averages of 78, 77 AND 76 parts per billion for 2004-2006; 2005-2007, AND 2006-2008 respectively, 

which shows an obvious pattern of decline. 

WHEREAS, combined with other efforts of the Bay County TPO mentioned below, it is 

reasonable to expect that in 2009, a 75 parts per billion eight-hour ozone average will be recorded, and 

therefore Bay County will be in attainment. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BAY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION 

PLANNING ORGANIZATION THAT: 

The Bay County Transportation Planning Organization requests that the Florida Department of 

Environmental Protection recommend that Bay County be designated as in attainment for the following 

reasons: 

1. Since implementation of the eight-hour ozone standard in 1997, governmental agencies and 

the private sector have initiated emission control programs to reduce the formation of groundlevel ozone. These programs include the eastern states NOx SIP Call, implementation of 

revised State Implementation Plans, reformulated gasoline, reduced sulfur diesel fuel, 

improved motor vehicle emission standards and fuel efficiency standards, and emissions 

reductions for small engine, off-road equipment. 

2. The pattern of decline in the ozone readings for Bay County 

3. Planned public transit expansion and increased ridership will continue to assist in the 

reduction of NOx in Bay County. 

4. Continued efforts in Commuter Assistance to support carpools and vanpools and other 

means of alternative modes of transportation. 
5. Bay County has an aggressive Intelligent Transportation System Plan, which helps to lower 

idling times; therefore lowering vehicle emissions. 

6. The TPO is in support of the "Saving Energy through Public Transportation Act of 2008", 

which would allow for funding the purchase of clean air vehicles, diesel retrofit programs and 

alternative fuels fbio-diesel and natural gas) to reduce the emissions of the public transit 

system. The TPO is pursuing funds to establish an alternative (clean) fuel facility and begin 

replacing diesel-fueled revenue vehicles with alternative fueled vehicles as they reach the 

end of their useful life. 

Passed and duly adopted by the Bay County Transportation Planning Organization on this 18th 

day of February 2009. 

(Sea!) 

BAY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION 

PLANNING ORGANlZATION 

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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

H.R. 6052, THE "SAVING ENERGY THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 2008" 

Jw~e 12, 2008 

In 2007, Americans took more than 10.3 billion trips on public transportation, the highest 

level in 50 years. Public transportation use is up 32 percent since 1995, a figure that is more than 

double the growth rate of the population and up substantially over the growth rate for vehicle miles 

traveled on our nation's highways for that same period. Public transportation use savcs hel, reduces 

emissions, and saves money. Public transportation use saves the United States the equivalent of 4.2 

billion gallons of gasoline annually, or more than 11 milhon gallons of gasoline pcr day. Public 

transportation use is estimated to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 37 million mettic tons annually. 

A commuter who switches from driving to work alone to public transportation can reduce carbon 

dioxide enlissions by 20 pounds per day, or more than 4,800 pounds in a year. Public transportation 

use provides an affordable alternative to driving, as l~ouseholds that use public transportation save an 

average of $6,251 every gear. As such, increasing public transportation use is a priority of the 

Committee on Transportation and Tnftastructure. 

A primary objective of H.K. 6052, the "Saving Energy 'l'hrough Public Transportation Act of 

2008", is to reduce the United States dependence on foreign oiI by encouraging more people to use 

public transportation. According to a recent study, if Americans used public transit at the same rate as 

Europeans - for roughly 10 percent of their daily travel needs - the United States could reduce its 

dependence on imported oil by more than 40 percent, nearly equal to the 550 million barrels of crude 

oil that we import from Saudi Arabia each pear. 

H.R. 6052. THE "SAVING ENERGY THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 2008" 

To increase public transportation use across the llnited States, I-I.K. 6052, the "Saving Energy 

Through Public Transportation Act of 2008": 

P Azrthorizes $1.7 Billion of Capital and Operating Funds for Transit Agencies to 

Redme Fares and Expand Transit Services. This section authorizes $850 million 

(General Fund) for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to allow public transit agencies to 

reduce transit fares and expand txansit services. These funds will allow transit agencies to 

provide incentives for commuters to choose transit options, thereby reducing our nation's 

transportation-related energy consumption and reliance on foreign oil, as well as decreasing 

its greenhouse gas emissions. These funds wdl be distributed under current law urban and 

rural transit formulas (49 U.S.C. 5307 and 49 U.S.C. 531 1, respectively). 'T'he Federal share 

for these grants is 100 percent and funds will only be available for a two-pcar period. 

Increases the Federal Share for Clean Fzfel and Alternative F~el Transit Bus, Ferry, 

or Locomotive-related Eqivipment and Facilities from 90 percent to 100 percent. 

Under current law, the Federal share of the portion of transit buses, ferries, or locomotives 

that is for clean fuel or alternative fuel-related equipment or facilities for coinpliance with 

the Clean Air Act is 90 percent. Under the Federal Transit Administration's interpretation 
of current law, the total 1:cdcral sllare for alternative fuel buses only ~ncreases from 80 

percent to 83 percent. 'llw blll Increases the Fcderal share for the alternative fuel vehlclcrclated equipment from 90 percent to 100 percent of the net project cost for fiscal years 

2008 and 2009. As a result, the total Federal sllare for such buses will be more than 90 

k Extends Transit Benefits to All Federal Employees. Under current law, all Federal 

agencies within the National Capital Region are required to establish a transit pass benefits 

program and offer transit passes to Federal employees. 'l'he bill establisl~es a nationwide 

Federal transit pass benefits program and requircs all Federal agcncies in the United States to 

offcr transit passes to Federal employees. 'fhc bill also requires that the llepartmcnt of 

'I'ransportation ("DO?'") to establish specific guidance for implementing the nationwide 

transit pass benefits program. 'I'hc guidance will cnsure that Federal agencies havc the 

twcessary administrative proccdurcs to ensure that Federal employees properly use the 

program. 

The current law requirement originated with Executive Ordcr 13150, signed by 

President Clinton on April21,2000. 'Ihe Executive Order required that all 1;ederal agencies 

within the National Capital liegion offcr transit passes to Federal emplopccs. It also required 

the Department of Transportation ("1~0'1'"), the Environmental Protection Agency, and the 

Department of Energy to implement a nationwide thrcc-year pilot transit pass benefit progra~n 

for all qualified Federal cn~plo~rces ofthose agcncies. 

'l'he lJepartrnent of Transportation has determined that both the National Capital 

Region program and the nationwide pilot program arc a success, and recommends that the 

transit pass benefits program be extended to ail Federal employees nationwide. 

i; Establishes a Vanpool Pilot Program. 'The bill establishes a two-year pilot program to 

allow the amount expended by private providcrs of public transportation by vanpool for the 

acquisition of vans to be uscd as the non-l~cderal share for matching Fcderal transit funds in 

five communities. Under currcnt law, only local public funds inap be used as local match, and 

this plot program allows private funds to bc used in limited circumstances. 'Ihc provision 

requires the private providers of vanpool scrviccs to use revenues thcp receive in providing 

public transportation, in excess of its operating costs, for the purposc of acquiring vans, 

cxcluding any amounts the providers may have received in Federal, State, or local government 

assistance for such acqujsidot~, 'l'he Department. of 'Transportation will itnplcment and 

oversee the vanpool pilot projects, and will report back to Congress on the costs, benefits, and 

efficiencies of the vanpool demonstration projects. 

k Increases the Federal Share for Additional Parking Facilities at End-Of-Line F&d 

Glcideway Stations. The bill increases the Fedcral share for additional parking facilities at endof-line fixed guideway stations to increase the total nutnbcr of transit commuters who have 

access to those stations. 'l'he bill increases the b'ederal share from 80 perccnt to 100 percent for 

fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
H.R. 6052, the "Saving Energy Through PubIic Transportation Act of 2008" 

Additional Fundinn for Fiscal Year 2008 and Fiscal Year 2009