SUSANA MARTINEZ 

Governor 

JOHN A. SANCHEZ 

Lieutenant Governor 

August 27, 2013 

Mr. Ron Curry 

NEW MEXICO 

ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT 

Office of the Secretary 

Harold Runnels Building 

1190 Saint Francis Dr., Santa Fe, NM 87505 

PO Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502-5469 

Phone (505) 827-2855 Fax (505) 827-2836 

www.nrnenv.state.nm.us 

Regional Administrator (6-A) 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 

1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 

Dallas, TX 75202-2733 

Dear Mr. Curry, 

RYAN FLYNN 

Cabinet Secretary-Designate 

BUTCH TONGATE 

Deputy Secretary 

On behalf of the New Mexico Environment Department, I am pleased to submit to the Environmental 

Protection Agency the enclosed New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision. This SIP 

revision consists of a demonstration that New Mexico's existing SIP satisfies the "Infrastructure SIP" 

requirements for the revised 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. The 

submittal for this SIP revision is attached, which includes the Ozone Infrastructure Certification, 

public notices, and affidavit of publication. The public notice was conducted in accordance with 40 

CFR §51.102. No public comments or hearing requests were received regarding this matter during 

the required 30-day public comment period. Included with the attached hard copy of the SIP revision 

is an electronic copy of the submittal provided on disk which I certify to be an exact duplicate of the 

hard copy. 

This SIP revision is being submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency to fulfill all of New 

Mexico's requirements under 78 FR 2882 and Section IIO(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act for the revised 

2008 ozone NAAQS. The Clean Air Act requires all states to submit plans to provide for the 

implementation, maintenance and enforcement of a new or revised NAAQS within 3 years of 

promulgation. 

Sincerely, 

'\(--'~ RyanFI~ 

Secretary-Designate 

Enclosures 

cc: Mr. Guy Donaldson, EPA Region 6 

Mr. Michael Vonderheide, Director, Environmental Protection Division 

Mr. Richard Goodyear, Chief, Air Quality Bureau 
New Mexico’s Infrastructure Certification for 

The 2008 Ozone NAAQS Revision 

 

Executive Summary 

A State Implementation Plan (SIP) identifies how the state will attain and maintain the primary and 

secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The SIP contains regulations, 

source-specific requirements, non-regulatory items such as plans and inventories, and in some cases 

additional requirements promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 

initial SIPs for states were approved by EPA on May 31, 1972. A state may revise its SIP with EPA 

approval as necessary. The federally enforceable SIP for New Mexico is compiled in 40 CFR Part 

52 Subpart GG. 

The enclosed SIP certification matrix outlines the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(A) through (M) 

of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and addresses how New Mexico will implement, maintain and 

enforce the NAAQS for ozone, which was revised in March, 2008. 73 FR 16,436 (Mar. 27, 2008). 

Legislative authority for New Mexico’s air quality program is codified in Chapter 74 

(Environmental Improvement) of the New Mexico Statutes, which gives the State Environmental 

Improvement Board and the Environment Department the authority to implement the CAA in New 

Mexico. 

The regulatory authority to implement CAA programs is contained in the New Mexico 

Administrative Code (NMAC), specifically Chapter 2 of Title 20 for Air Quality. These regulations 

are part of the approved New Mexico SIP and cited in 40 CFR 52.1620(c) unless otherwise stated. 

Those requirements of CAA § 110(a)(2) that are in the approved SIP or recently submitted SIP 

revisions relate to enforceable emission limits and schedules for compliance; monitoring, source 

testing and emissions reporting; recordkeeping and reporting requirements; and permit fees. Some 

requirements, such as intergovernmental consultation, air quality modeling, and compliance with 

Part D of Title I of the CAA, are fulfilled during the development and submission to EPA as a SIP 

revision of attainment plans. 
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State of New Mexico 

110(a)(2) SIP Requirements for Ozone 

§ 110(a)(2)(A) Requirement Summary

Include enforceable emission limitations and other control measures, 

means, or techniques (including economic incentives such as fees, 

marketable permits, and auctions or emissions rights), as well as 

schedules and timetable for compliance. 

New Mexico’s Requirements

The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Act, found in Chapter 74, Article 1 of the New 

Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (NMSA), created the New Mexico Environment Department 

(NMED) and the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB). The New Mexico Air 

Quality Control Act codified at NMSA 1978, § 74–2 et seq., delegates authority to the EIB to 

adopt, promulgate, publish, amend and repeal regulations consistent with the Air Quality 

Control Act to attain and maintain NAAQS and prevent or abate air pollution. The Air Quality 

Control Act also designates the NMED as the State’s air pollution control agency and the 

Environmental Improvement Act provides NMED with enforcement authority. See NMSA 

1978, §§ 74-2-2.C, 74-2-5.1, 74-2-5.5.2. Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the New Mexico 

Administrative Code (NMAC) establishes NMED as the State’s air pollution control agency and 

its enforcement authority, referencing the NMSA 1978 (44 FR 21019, April 9, 1979; revised 49 

FR 44101, November 2, 1984; recodification approved in 62 FR 50518, September 26, 1997). 

The EIB has promulgated rules to limit and control emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 

volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the precursors of ozone. These rules include emission 

limits, control measures, permits, fees, and compliance schedules and are found in 20.2 NMAC 

parts 3, 5, 7–8, 10–22, 30–34, 40–41, 72–75, and 99. 

§ 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. 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

New Mexico maintains and operates a multi-station ozone network to measure ambient levels. 

All monitoring data is measured using EPA approved methods as either Reference or Equivalent 

monitors. All monitors are subjected to the quality assurance requirements of 40 CFR Part 58, 

Appendix A, and are located at sites that have met the minimum siting requirements of Part 58, 

Appendix E. All data is submitted to EPA’s Air Quality System (AQS) system in accordance 

with the schedule prescribed by 40 CFR Part 58. 

New Mexico’s Statewide Air Quality Surveillance Network was approved by EPA on August 6, 

1981 (46 FR 40005), and consists of stations that measure ambient concentrations of the six 

criteria pollutants, including ozone. The air quality surveillance network undergoes annual 

review by EPA. On July 3, 2012, NMED submitted its 2012 Annual Air Monitoring Network 

Plan (AAMNP) that included the plans for the ozone NAAQS. EPA approved New Mexico’s 

2012 AAMNP on December 19, 2012. The NMED Web site provides the ozone monitor 

locations, and current and historical data. 
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The Department is authorized to conduct monitoring by the Air Quality Control Act at NMSA 

1978, §§ 74-2-5.1 (A) (authority to make investigations and studies) and 74-2-5.2 (A) (authority 

to take all actions necessary to secure the benefits of federal legislation). 

§ 110(a)(2)(C) Include a program to provide for enforcement of the measures in § 

110(a)(2)(A), and regulation of the modification and construction of any 

stationary source within the areas covered by the plan as necessary to 

assure that NAAQS are achieved, including a permit program as required 

in parts C and D of Title I of the CAA (i.e., the Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) 

permit programs). 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

The Air Quality Control Act authorizes NMED to enforce the provisions of the Air Quality 

Control Act, regulations, and permit conditions, through administrative compliance orders or 

commencement of civil actions. See NMSA 1978, § 74-2-12. In addition, the Air Quality 

Control Act designates NMED as the air pollution control agency for the state, see NMSA 1978, 

§ 74-2-2, and the Environmental Improvement Act provides the NMED with authority to 

enforce the state’s environmental quality rules. NMSA 1978, § 74-1-6.F. The EIB established 

rules governing emissions of the criteria pollutants and their precursors throughout the State and 

these rules are in the federally enforceable SIP. The rules in 20.2 NMAC parts 3, 5, 7–8, 10– 22, 

30–34, 40–41, 72–75, and 98–99 include allowable emission rates, compliance, control plan 

requirements, actual and allowable emissions, monitoring and testing requirements, 

recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and control schedules. These rules clarify the 

boundaries beyond which regulated entities in New Mexico can expect enforcement action. 

Preconstruction PSD Permitting of Major Sources: New Mexico’s PSD program was 

conditionally approved into the state’s SIP on February 27, 1987 (52 FR 5964) and fully 

approved on August 15, 2011 (76 FR 41698). In addition, revisions to New Mexico’s PSD 

program were approved into the SIP on August 21, 1990 (55 FR 34013), May 2, 1991 (56 FR 

20137), October 15, 1996 (61 FR 53639), March 10, 2003 (68 FR 11316), December 24, 2003 

(68 FR 74483), September 5, 2007 (72 FR 50879), June 11, 2009 (75 FR 72688), November 26, 

2010 (75 FR 72688), July 20, 2011 (76 FR 43149), June 13, 2012 (77 FR 35273), January 22, 

2013, (78 FR 4339), and March 11, 2013 (78 FR 15296). New Mexico’s Major source PSD 

permitting requirements are found at 20.2.74 NMAC. 

Green House Gases (GHG) PSD Permitting: New Mexico has the authority to issue permits 

under the SIP-approved PSD program to sources of GHG emissions (75 FR 82536, December 

30, 2010). On November 10, 2010, New Mexico adopted revisions to the State’s PSD rules to 

implement the GHG thresholds established in EPA’s GHG Tailoring Rule and submitted the 

corresponding SIP revision to EPA on December 1, 2010. On April 14, 2011, EPA proposed 

approval of New Mexico’s GHG rules submitted on December 1, 2010 (76 FR 20907). On 

August 19, 2011, EPA approved New Mexico’s GHG rules submitted on December 1, 2010 

(see 76 FR 43149 dated July 20, 2011). 

Minor Source Permitting: EPA has determined that New Mexico’s Minor New Source Review 

(NSR) program adopted pursuant to section 110(a)(2)(C) of the CAA regulates emissions of all 
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regulated air contaminants for which there is a NAAQS (20.2.72.200 NMAC) (77 FR 62195). 

New Mexico’s Minor NSR permitting requirements are found at 20.2.72 NMAC and were 

approved into the SIP on May 14, 1973 (38 FR 12702). The most recent revisions to New 

Mexico’s Minor NSR program were approved into the SIP on March 11, 2013 (78 FR 15296). 

§ 110(a)(2)(D) (i)Contain adequate provisions prohibiting any source or other type of 

emissions activity 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. 

(II) Interfere with measures required to be included in the applicable 

implementation plan for any other State under part C to prevent 

significant deterioration of air quality or to protect visibility. 

(ii) Insure compliance with the applicable requirements CAA sections § 

126 and 115 (interstate and international pollution abatement). 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

Based on EPA guidance from the November 19, 2012 EPA Gina McCarthy Memo, “Next Steps 

for Pending Redesignation Requests and State Implementation Plan Actions Affected by the 

Recent Court Decision Vacating the 2011 Cross-State Air Pollution Rule”, the requirements of

§ 110 (a)(2)(D)(i)(I) are not being addressed in this infrastructure SIP submittal. 

With respect to the prevention of significant deterioration element of § 110 (a)(2)(D)(i)(II), as 

stated above in section 110(a)(2)(C) of this Infrastructure SIP, the New Mexico PSD program 

has been approved by EPA into the SIP. New Mexico’s PSD program contains the necessary 

provisions to implement the ozone standard. 

With respect to the visibility element of § 110 (a)(2)(D)(i)(II), several prior SIP submissions are 

relevant. On September 17, 2007 New Mexico submitted a SIP to address the interstate 

transport provisions of CAA 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 1997 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS. In 

this submission, the state indicated that it intended to meet the requirements of section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) with respect to visibility by submission of a Regional Haze SIP revision, 

which was then due on December 17, 2007. EPA had previously approved New Mexico’s 

Visibility Protection Plan and a Long-Term Strategy for Visibility Protection as SIP revisions 

on January 27, 2006 (71 FR 4490). New Mexico had also submitted a Regional Haze SIP to 

EPA on December 1, 2003, and a revised Regional Haze SIP on July 5, 2011. 

On August 22, 2011, EPA finalized disapproval of the visibility portion of the September 2007 

SIP submission. 76 FR 52,388. (EPA approved the 2007 SIP with respect to the PSD element 

of § 110 (a)(2)(D)(i)(II), along with the “interfere with maintenance” element of § 110 

(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), on November 26, 2010 (75 FR 72,688), and approved the 2007 SIP with respect 

to the “significant contribution to non-attainment” element of § 110 (a)(2)(D)(i)(I) on June 11, 

2010 (75 FR 33,174)). In the August 22, 2011 final rule, EPA promulgated a Federal 

Implementation Plan (FIP) imposing limits for NOx on the San Juan Generating Station (SJGS). 

EPA intended these limits to ensure that emissions from New Mexico sources do not interfere 

with other states’ measures to protect visibility in accordance with section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) 
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for the 1997 8-hour ozone and 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, and also to address the requirements under 

the Regional Haze program for Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART). EPA based the 

timing the FIP issuance in part on the existence of a consent decree deadline for action under 

Section 110(a)(2)(D). 76 FR at 52,390. 

On November 27, 2012 (77 FR 70693), EPA approved New Mexico’s 2003 and 2011 Regional 

Haze SIP submittals, but expressly declined to take action on the portion of the 2011 SIP 

making a nitrogen oxides (NOx) BART determination for SJGS, which consisted of selective 

non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) with an emission rate of 0.23 lbs/mmbtu. 

In its August 22, 2011 final rule, EPA determined that a NOx emission limit from the SJGS of 

no greater than 0.27 – 0.28 lb/mmBtu was necessary in order to satisfy the requirements of 

Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), and that no other additional reductions in New Mexico were 

required under that section. 76 FR at 52,424. Although New Mexico’s July 5, 2011 NOx 

BART determination of 0.23 lb/mmBtu represented a lower emission rate than EPA determined 

to be necessary to satisfy Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), EPA promulgated its own NOx BART 

determination of 0.05 lb/mmBtu using selective catalytic reduction (SCR). 

New Mexico has challenged EPA’s NOx BART FIP for the SJGS, and the case remains 

pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. New Mexico, EPA, and Public 

Service Company of New Mexico (the operator of the SJGS) have reached a tentative 

settlement agreement which would require the shutdown of two of the four SJGS units and 

installation of SNCR on the remaining two, with an emission rate of no greater than 0.23 

lb/mmBtu. New Mexico is currently developing a SIP revision pursuant to the terms of the 

agreement for submission to the EPA. 

The requirement for New Mexico under Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) is presently satisfied by the 

FIP; however, the FIP may be replaced by the revised SIP if EPA finds it meets the applicable 

Clean Air Act requirements. Therefore, regardless of which plan is ultimately implemented (the 

SIP, the FIP, or the revised SIP), the NOx emission rate from San Juan will be considerably less 

than 0.27 – 0.28 lb/mmBtu, and will satisfy the visibility element of § 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II). 

Finally, with respect to § 110(a)(2)(D)(ii), as stated above in Section 110(a)(2)(C) of the 

Infrastructure SIP, New Mexico has a SIP-approved PSD program which includes provisions 

that satisfy the requirements of section 126 of the CAA. There are no final findings under 

section 115 of the CAA against New Mexico with respect to any air pollutant. If there are one or 

more final findings under section 115 of the CAA, NMED will consult with EPA Region VI. 

§ 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). 

 
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New Mexico’s Requirements 

The resources to carry out the state implementation plan are provided through State General 

Funds, Permit Fees, and the CAA §§ 103 and 105 grant process. The Air Quality Control Act 

designates the NMED as the State air pollution control agency for all purposes under federal 

legislation relating to air pollution and provides the NMED with the power to accept, receive 

and administer grants or other funds or gifts from public and private agencies, including the 

federal government, or from any person (NMSA 1978, § 74–2–5.1(F)). 

 

New Mexico has adequate personnel to implement the SIP with respect to ozone requirements. 

The Environmental Improvement Act provides that the secretary of the NMED shall employ 

and fix the compensation of those persons necessary to discharge his duties (NMSA 1978, § 9–

7A– 6(B)). NMED is also authorized to receive State appropriations to implement 

environmental programs (NMSA 1978, § 9–7A). Should EPA determine that New Mexico 

lacks adequate personnel to carry out the SIP, EPA may issue a finding with respect to that 

deficiency, which New Mexico would have a legal obligation to correct. 

New Mexico does not anticipate the need for additional resources to implement the plan for the 

ozone NAAQS beyond those which have been utilized for the preparation of the plan and plan 

revisions submitted to EPA and other current programmatic demands. 

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

state boards under section 128, and 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Act requires that at least a majority of the 

membership of the EIB shall be individuals who represent the public interest and do not derive 

any significant portion of their income from persons subject to or who appear before the board 

on issues related to the federal Clean Air Act or the Air Quality Control Act (NMSA 1978, § 

74-1-4). 

On April 20, 1990, NMED submitted a SIP revision to EPA for Board composition and conflict 

of interest disclosure. EPA approved the SIP revision on June 1, 1999 (64 FR 29235). 

§ 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. 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

The Air Quality Control Act delegates authority to the EIB to adopt, promulgate, publish, 

amend and repeal regulations consistent with the Air Quality Control Act to attain and maintain 

national ambient air quality standards and prevent or abate air pollution (NMSA 1978, § 74–2– 

5(B)(1)). The Environmental Improvement Act provides NMED with the power “to enforce the 

rules, regulations and orders promulgated by the board” (NMSA 1978, § 74– 1–6(F)). The Air 

Quality Control Act also gives NMED the duty to develop and present to the EIB a plan for the 

regulation, control, prevention or abatement of air pollution and gives the EIB the authority to 

adopt such a plan. (NMSA 1978, § 74–2–5.1(H) and NMSA 1978, § 74–2– 5(B)(2)). 
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Pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 74-2-4, local authority has been established for AlbuquerqueBernalillo County, New Mexico, through the creation of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air 

Quality Control Board and local administration by the City of Albuquerque Department of 

Environmental Health. Albuquerque-Bernalillo County develops and submits its own SIP 

revisions, and is not covered by this infrastructure SIP. Under NMSA 1978, § 74-2-4.D, the 

NMED and the EIB retain jurisdiction and control for administration of the Air Quality Control 

Act with respect to any failure to act by a local authority. 

§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; 

 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

New Mexico’s regulations at 20.2 NMAC parts 5, 7–8, 10–20, 30–34, 40–41, and 72–74 require 

source monitoring for compliance, recordkeeping and reporting, and provide for enforcement 

with respect to all the NAAQS and their precursors. These source monitoring program 

requirements generate data for ozone. 

Under the New Mexico’s regulations at 20.2.NMAC parts 7-8, 65, 70, 72-74, 79, 81 and 88 

NMED is required to analyze the emissions data from point, area, mobile, and biogenic sources. 

The NMED uses this data to track progress towards maintaining the NAAQS, develop control 

and maintenance strategies, identify sources and general emission levels, and determine 

compliance with New Mexico and EPA requirements. 

The NMED is current with their submittals to the NEI database; the 2012 data for larger sources 

was submitted to EPA in 2013. 

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

contingency plans to implement such authority. 

 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

The Air Quality Control Act provides NMED with authority to address environmental 

emergencies, and NMED has contingency plans to implement emergency episode provisions in 

the SIP. 

Upon a finding that any owner/operator is unreasonably affecting the public health, safety or 

welfare, or the health of animal or plant life, or property, the New Mexico Air Quality Control 

Act authorizes NMED to, after a reasonable attempt to give notice, declare a state of emergency 

and issue without hearing an emergency special order directing the owner/operator to cease such 
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pollution immediately (NMSA 1978, § 74-7-10). 

New Mexico promulgated the “Air Pollution Episode Contingency Plan for New Mexico,” 

which includes contingency measures, and these provisions were approved into the SIP on 

August 21, 1990 (55 FR 34013). 

The 2010–2012 ozone ambient air quality monitoring data for New Mexico does not exceed 195 

μg/m3

. The ozone levels have consistently remained below this level and, furthermore, the 

State has appropriate general emergency powers to address ozone related episodes to protect the 

environment and public health. 

§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 

(ii) 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. 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

New Mexico’s SIP is a compilation of regulations, plans, and submittals that act to improve and 

maintain air quality in accordance with national standards. The Air Quality Control Act 

provides that the EIB shall adopt, promulgate, publish, amend, and repeal regulations consistent 

with the Air Quality Control Act to attain and maintain national ambient air quality standards 

and prevent or abate air pollution (NMSA 1978, § 74–2–5(B)(1)). In addition, the Air Quality 

Control Act requires NMED to advise, consult, contract with and cooperate with local 

authorities, other states, the federal government and other interested persons or groups in regard 

to matters of common interest in the field of air quality control (NMSA 1978, § 74–2–5.2(B)).

New Mexico has the authority to revise its SIP from time to time as may be necessary to take 

into account revisions of primary or secondary NAAQS, or the availability of improved or more 

expeditious methods of attaining such standards. New Mexico also has the authority under the 

above provisions to revise its SIP in the event the EPA, pursuant to the CAA, finds the SIP to be 

substantially inadequate to attain the NAAQS. 

§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); 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

§110 (a)(2)(I) is not being addressed in this infrastructure SIP submittal. According to EPA’s 

interpretation of the CAA, this element does not need to be addressed in the context of an 

infrastructure SIP submission. Moreover, New Mexico presently does not contain any 

nonattainment areas for ozone. 

§110(a)(2)(J) Meet the applicable requirements of § 121 (relating to consultation), 
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section 127 (relating to public notification), and Part C (relating to 

prevention of significant deterioration of air quality and visibility 

protection); 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

All SIP revisions undergo public notice and hearing, which provides for comment by the public, 

including local political subdivisions. 

The Air Quality Control Act, as codified at NMSA 1978, § 74–2–6, provides that, “no 

regulations or emission control requirement shall be adopted until after a public hearing by the 

environmental improvement board or the local board” and provides that, “at the hearing, the 

environmental improvement board or the local board shall allow all interested persons 

reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments orally or in writing and to examine 

witnesses testifying at the hearing” (NMSA 1978, § 74–2– 6(B) and (D)) ). In addition, the Air 

Quality Control Act provides that the NMED shall have the power and duty to advise, consult, 

contract with and cooperate with local authorities, other states, the federal government and other 

interested persons or groups in regard to matters of common interest in the field of air quality 

control (NMSA 1978, § 74–2–5.2(B)). 

New Mexico’s SIP-approved PSD rules mandate that the NMED shall provide for public 

participation and notification regarding permitting applications to any other state or local air 

pollution control agencies, local government officials of the city or county where the source will 

be located, and Federal Land Managers (FLM) whose lands may be affected by emissions from 

the source or modification (20.2.74.400 NMAC). New Mexico’s PSD rules also require NMED 

to consult with FLMs regarding permit applications for sources impacting Class I Federal areas 

(20.2.74.403 NMAC). New Mexico has committed in the SIP to consult continually with the 

FLMs on the review and implementation of the visibility program and to notify the FLM of any 

advance notification or early consultation with a major new or modifying source prior to the 

submission of the permit application. 

New Mexico’s SIP-approved Transportation Conformity rule requires that interagency 

consultation and opportunity for public involvement be provided before making transportation 

conformity determinations and before adopting applicable SIP revisions on transportationrelated SIPs (20.2.99.116 and 20.2.99.124 NMAC). 

New Mexico’s provisions regarding public notification of instances or areas in which any 

primary NAAQS was exceeded were approved into the SIP on August 24, 1983 (48 FR 38466). 

Air quality data from New Mexico’s monitoring network is published in real time on NMED’s 

website. The website also provides information on the health effects of ozone and other criteria 

pollutants. Additionally, as part of the 105 grant process New Mexico is required to submit 

monitoring data to the Air Quality System (AQS) in a timely manner. 

New Mexico’s PSD program was conditionally approved into the SIP on February 27, 1987 (52 

FR 5964) and fully approved effective August 15, 2011 (76 FR 41698). New Mexico’s PSD 

program is in the SIP (52 FR 5964, 53 FR 44191, 55 FR 43013, 56 FR 20137, 61 FR 53639, 68 

FR 11316, 68 FR 74483, 72 FR 50879, and 75 FR 72688). New Mexico’s minor source 

permitting requirements were approved at 38 FR 12702. For more information, refer above to 

Infrastructure SIP element 110(a)(2)(C). 
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EPA approved New Mexico’s Visibility Protection Plan and approved a Long-Term Strategy 

for Visibility Protection into New Mexico’s SIP on January 27, 2006 (71 FR 4490). New 

Mexico submitted a Regional Haze SIP to EPA on December 1, 2003. On July 5, 2011, New 

Mexico submitted a revised Regional Haze (RH) SIP to EPA. EPA approved both submittals, 

except for the submitted nitrogen oxides (NOx) Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) 

determination for the San Juan Generating Station, on November 27, 2012 (77 FR 70693). As 

described above under § 110(a)(2)(D), New Mexico and EPA have reached a tentative 

settlement in a dispute over competing BART determinations for San Juan, under which NMED 

will submit a revised BART determination to the EIB for possible approval and submission to 

EPA. 

§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; 

New Mexico’s Requirements

The Air Quality Control Act authorizes NMED to “develop facts and make investigations and 

studies”; this provides NMED with necessary authority to develop air quality assessments 

(NMSA 1978, § 74– 2–5.2(B)). This section of the Air Quality Control Act also requires that a 

SIP provide for the submission of data related to such air quality modeling to the EPA upon 

request. The Air Quality Control Act authorizes NMED to cooperate with the federal 

government in regard to matters of common interest in the field of air quality control, thereby 

allowing it to make this submission to EPA. 

New Mexico has developed Air Dispersion Modeling Guidelines that follow EPA guidelines for 

air dispersion modeling. The New Mexico Air Dispersion Modeling Guidelines also include 

internal policy language. The Air Quality Bureau within NMED contains a modeling section 

with four qualified modelers, two with Ph.D’s. 

The Air Quality Bureau routinely conducts air dispersion modeling for the purpose of 

determining the impact of air pollutant emissions in relation to the national ambient air quality 

standards. New Mexico’s SIP-approved PSD rules provide NMED with the authority to 

conduct modeling to ensure permitted emissions do not exceed any national ambient air quality 

standard. 

New Mexico’s PSD regulations ensure that all ambient air quality modeling required by those 

regulations is performed in accordance with EPA Guidance. See 20.2.74.305 NMAC. 

Upon request, NMED will submit current and future data relating to modeling to EPA. 

 

§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 
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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 under title V; 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

The Air Quality Control Act provides the EIB with the legal authority for establishing an 

emission fee schedule and a construction permit fee schedule to recover the reasonable costs of 

acting on permit applications, implementing, and enforcing permits (NMSA 1978, § 74–2–7). 

New Mexico’s Permit Fee System was approved by EPA on November 24, 1997 (62 FR 

50514). New Mexico’s Permit Fee System implements a fee system for all preconstruction air 

permits issued by NMED. New Mexico’s regulations for construction permit fees are found at 

20.2.75 NMAC. New Mexico’s Title V program and associated fees legally are not part of the 

SIP, but were approved by EPA on November 26, 1996 (61 FR 60032) as part of the New 

Mexico Title V Program. 

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

affected by the plan. 

New Mexico’s Requirements 

The Air Quality Control Act provides that, “no regulations or emission control requirement 

shall be adopted until after a public hearing by the environmental improvement board or the 

local board” and provides that, “at the hearing, the environmental improvement board or the 

local board shall allow all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or 

arguments orally or in writing and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing” (NMSA 1978, 

§§ 74–2–6(B) and (D)). The Act Quality Control Act also establishes NMED’s power and duty 

to advise; consult; contract with and cooperate with local authorities, other states, the federal 

government and other interested persons or groups in regard to matters of common interest in 

the field of air quality control (NMSA 1978, § 74–2–5.2(B)). 

New Mexico’s SIP-approved regulations for PSD (20.2.74, 20.2.72 and 20.2.79 NMAC) and 

Transportation Conformity (20.2.99 NMAC) also provide for public participation. For more 

information, refer above to Infrastructure SIP element 110(a)(2)(J). 
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received by August 14, 2013. All 

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advertisements within the meaning of Section 3, Chapter 167, Session Laws of 1937, and that payment 

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OFFICIAL SEAL 

David M. Noel 
NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT

Notice of Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment

New Mexico’s Proposed Infrastructure Certification for

the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announces an opportunity to comment and/or 

request a public hearing on a proposed certification that New Mexico has an adequate, federallyapproved State Implementation Plan (SIP) that addresses all elements of a Clean Air Act (CAA) 

Section 110(a)(2) infrastructure plan, as applicable to the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard (NAAQS). The purpose of the proposed certification is to confirm to the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the State of New Mexico has the required 

“infrastructure” in place under the current SIP to implement, maintain and enforce the ozone 

NAAQS. Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA requires states to submit certification letters or revised SIPs 

to the EPA Administrator within three (3) years following the promulgation of a new or revised 

NAAQS. 

Legislative authority for New Mexico’s air quality program is codified in Chapter 74 (Environmental 

Improvement) of the New Mexico Statutes, which gives the New Mexico Environmental 

Improvement Board and the Environment Department the authority to implement the CAA in New 

Mexico. (Albuquerque/Bernalillo County is under the jurisdiction of a local board and agency.) The 

proposed certification was developed by NMED to comply with the requirements contained in 

Section 110 of the CAA and 40 CFR Part 51, Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal 

of Implementation Plans. The proposed certification does not adopt or amend any regulations; 

therefore, it is not subject to the mandatory public hearing requirement of NMSA 1978 § 74-2-6. 

However, a hearing may be requested as described below. 

The proposed certification, New Mexico’s Proposed Infrastructure Certification for the 2008 Ozone 

NAAQS Revision, is available for a 30-day public comment period. Submission of comments on the 

proposed certification may be written or oral. All comments must be received by August 14, 2013. 

All public comments received during the comment period will be evaluated and responded to as 

appropriate by NMED prior to submission of the proposed certification to EPA. If a request for a 

public hearing is received during the 30-day public comment period, a hearing date, time and 

location will be announced at a later date, in accordance with 20.1.1 NMAC – Rulemaking 

Procedures – Environmental Improvement Board, including an additional public comment period. 

For more information, contact Gail Cooke at 505-476-4319 or via email at gail.cooke@state.nm.us. 

Upon completion of the 30-day public comment period and, if requested, the hearing process, all 

documents included in the New Mexico ozone NAAQS certification will be submitted to EPA to be 

included in the New Mexico State Implementation Plan. 

The proposed certification may be reviewed during regular business hours at the NMED Air Quality 

Bureau office, 525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico. A full text of NMED's 

proposed certification is available on NMED’s web site at www.nmenv.state.nm.us, or by contacting 

Gail Cooke at 505-476-4319 or via email at gail.cooke@state.nm.us. 

Written comments and/or a public hearing request regarding the proposed certification should be 

submitted via email to Gail Cooke at gail.cooke@state.nm.us or mailed to: 

New Mexico Environment Department, Air Quality Bureau 

525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1 
Santa Fe, NM 87505-1816 

ATTN: Gail Cooke 

Comments and/or public hearing requests may instead be submitted by fax to the Air Quality Bureau, 

ATTN: Gail Cooke, at 505-476-4375. 
DEPARTAMENTO DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE DE NUEVO MÉXICO

Notificación de Oportunidad de Audiencia Pública y Comentarios

Certificación de Infraestructura Propuesta de Nuevo México para

Las 2008 Ozone Normas Nacionales de Calidad del Aire Ambiental 

El Departamento del Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED) anuncia una oportunidad para 

hacer comentarios sobre y/o solicitar una audiencia pública sobre una certificación propuesta de que 

Nuevo México tiene un Plan Adecuado de Implementación Estatal aprobado federalmente (SIP) que 

trata todos los elementos de un plan de infraestructura de una Ley de Aire Limpio (CAA) Sección 

110(a)(2), según es aplicable a las 2008 ozone Normas Nacionales de Calidad del Aire Ambiental 

(NAAQS). La finalidad de la propuesta certificación es confirmar a la Agencia de Protección 

Ambiental de los EE.UU. (EPA) que el Estado de Nuevo México tiene implementada la 

“infraestructura” requerida bajo el SIP actual para implementar, mantener, y hacer cumplir la 

ozone NAAQS. La Sección 110(a)(1) de la CAA requiere que los estados presenten cartas de 

certificación o SIPs revisados al Administrador de EPA dentro de tres (3) años siguientes a la 

promulgación de una nueva o revisada NAAQS. 

La autoridad legislativa para el programa de calidad del aire de Nuevo México está codificada en el 

Capítulo 74 (Mejora Ambiental) de los Estatutos de Nuevo México, que dan a la Junta de Mejora 

Ambiental de Nuevo México y al Departamento del Medio Ambiente la autoridad para implementar 

la CAA en Nuevo México. (El Condado de Albuquerque/Bernalillo está bajo la jurisdicción de una 

junta y agencia local.) La propuesta certificación fue desarrollada por NMED para cumplir con los 

requisitos contenidos en la Sección 110 de la CAA y 40 CFR Parte 51, Requisitos para la 

Preparación, Adopción y Presentación de Planes de Implementación. La propuesta certificación no 

adopta o enmienda ningunas regulaciones; por lo tanto, no está sujeta al requisito obligatorio de 

audiencia pública de NMSA 1978 § 74-2-6. Sin embargo, puede que se requiera una audiencia según 

se describe a continuación. 

La propuesta certificación, Certificación de infraestructura propuesto de nuevo México para la 

revisión de 2008 ozono NAAQS, está disponible por un período de comentarios públicos de 30 días. 

La presentación de comentarios sobre la propuesta certificación puede ser escrita u oral. Todos los 

comentarios deben recibirse antes de 13de agosto de 2013. Todos los comentarios públicos recibidos 

durante el período de comentarios serán evaluados y contestados según sea apropiado por NMED 

antes de la presentación de la certificación propuesta a la EPA. Si se recibe una solicitud de una 

audiencia pública durante el período de comentarios públicos de 30 días, se anunciará la fecha, hora 

y lugar de la audiencia en una fecha posterior, de acuerdo con 20.1.1 NMAC – Procedimientos de 

Reglamentación – Junta de Mejora Ambiental, incluyendo un período adicional de comentarios 

públicos. Para más información, póngase en contacto con Gail Cooke en 505-476-4319 o via email 

a gail.cooke@state.nm.us. A la terminación del período de comentarios públicos de 30 días y, si se 

solicita, el proceso de audiencia, todos los documentos incluidos en la certificación ozone NAAQS 

de Nuevo México se presentarán a EPA para ser incluidos en el Plan de Implementación del Estado 

de Nuevo México. 

La propuesta certificación puede ser revisada durante horas regulares de oficina en la Oficina del 

Departamento de Calidad del Aire de NMED, 1301 Siler Road, Edificio B, Santa Fe, Nuevo México. 

Un texto completo de la propuesta certificación de NMED está disponible en el sitio web 

www.nmenv.state.nm.us, o poniéndose en contacto con Gail Cooke en 505-476-4319 o via email a 

gail.cooke@state.nm.us. 
Los comentarios escritos y/o la solicitud de una audiencia pública relativa a la propuesta certificación 

debieran enviarse por correo electrónico a Gail Cooke en gail.cooke@state.nm.us o enviarse por 

correo postal a: 

Departamento del Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México, Departamento de Calidad del Aire 

525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1 

Santa Fe, NM 87505-1816 

Atención: Gail Cooke 

Comentarios y/o solicitudes de audiencia pública pueden también enviarse por fax al Departamento 

de Calidad del Aire, Atención: Gail Cooke, al 505-476-4375.