INDEX TO DOCKET EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0904

Partial Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze 

and Visibility Impacts of Transport, Ozone and Fine Particulates, Proposed Rule

INDEX 

NO.

CATEGORY / DOCUMENT TITLE DOCUMENT 

DATE

REGS.GOV

DOCUMENT ID

EPA-R09-OAR2012-0904-

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A. EPA Guidance Documents, Policies and Rulemakings

A.1. Proposed Rule - Visibility Protection for Federal Class I

Areas, 45 FR 34762

1980-05-22 -0002

A.2. Final Rule - Visibility Protection for Federal Class I Areas, 

45 FR 80084

1980-12-02 -0002

A.3. Proposed Rule - Regional Haze Regulations, 62 FR 41138 1997-07-31 -0002

A.4. IWAQM Phase 2 Summary Report And Recommendations 

For Modeling Long Range Transport Impacts

1998-12 -0002

A.5. Visibility Monitoring Guidance, EPA-454/R-99-003 1999-06 -0002

A.6. Final Rule - Regional Haze Regulations, 64 FR 35714 1999-07-01 -0002

A.7. Proposed Guidelines for BART Determinations Under the 

Regional Haze Regulations, 66 FR 38108

2001-06-20 -0002

A.8. 2002 Base Year Emission Inventory SIP Planning 2002-11-18 -0002

A.9. Guidance for Estimating Natural Visibility Conditions under 

the Regional Haze Rule

2003-09 -0002

A.10. Guidance for Tracking Progress under the Regional Haze 

Rule

2003-09 -0002

A.11. Proposed Rule, Regional Haze Regulations and Guidelines 

for BART Determinations, 69 FR 25184

2004-05-04 -0002

A.12. BART Guidelines Error Correction Memo 2005-06-24 -0002

A.13. Final Rule - Regional Haze Regulations and Guidelines for 

BART Determinations, 70 FR 39104

2005-07-06 -0002

A.14. Emissions Inventory Guidance for Implementation of Ozone 

and Particulate Matter NAAQS and Regional Haze 

Regulations

2005-11 -0002

A.15. Memorandum from Joseph W. Paisie regarding Regional 

Haze Regulations and Guidelines for BART

2006-07-19 -0002

A.16. Guidance for SIP Submissions to Meet Current Outstanding 

Obligations Under Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 8-hour 

Ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS (Memorandum from William T. 

Harnett)

2006-08-15 -0002

A.17. Additional Regional Haze Questions (Guidance) 2006-09-27 -0002

A.18. Final Rule - Revision to Regional Haze Regulations, 71 FR 

60612

2006-10-13 -0002

A.19. Guidance for Setting Reasonable Progress Goals Under the 

Regional Haze Program

2007-06-01 -0002

A.20. Finding of Failure To Submit SIPs Required by the 1999 

Regional Haze Rule, 74 FR 2392

2009-01-15 -0002

A.21. Guidance on SIP Elements Required Under Sections 2009-09-25 -0002
110(a)(1) and (2) for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS 

(Memorandum from William T. Harnett)

A.22. Proposed Rule - Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of 

Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze 

State and Federal Implementation Plans [“Phase 1”], 77 FR 

42834

2012-07-20 -0002

A.23. Final Rule - Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze State 

and Federal Implementation Plans [“Phase 1”], 77 FR 72512

2012-12-05 -0002

A.24. Options to Limit the Potential to Emit (PTE) of a Stationary

Source Under Section 112 and Title V of the

Clean Air Act (Act) – Memorandum from John Seitz, 

Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

1995-01-25 -0030

A.25. Clarification of Methodology for Calculating Potential to 

Emit (PTE) for Batch Chemical Production Operations ) –

Memorandum from John Seitz, Director, Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards

1996-08-29 -0031

A.26. In re Monroe Electric Generating (Petition No. 6-99-2) 1999-06-11 -0032

A.27.

B. State Plans, Rules, Support Documents, and 

Correspondence 

B.1. Revision to the Arizona SIP Under CAA Section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i) – Regional Transport

-0003

B.2. Arizona SIP Revision under CAA Section 110(a)(1) and (2); 

2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, and 1997 8-hour 

Ozone NAAQS

2009-10-14 -0003

B.3. Arizona Regional Haze SIP Under Section 308 of the Federal 

Regional Haze Rule (with appendices)

2011-01 -0003

B.4. Letter from John Shaw, ASARCO to Nancy C. Wrona, 

ADEQ 

2007-10-01 -0003

B.5. Letter from Cosimo DeMasi, TEP, to Nancy Wrona, ADEQ 2007-01-02 -0003

B.6. Regional Haze SIP for the State of Arizona [submitted by

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality under section 

309 of the Regional Haze Rule]

2003-12-23 -0003

B.7. Revision SIP for Regional Haze [submitted by Arizona 

Department of Environmental Quality under section 309 of 

the Regional Haze Rule] 

2003-12-31 -0003

B.8. Letter from Stephen A. Owens, ADEQ, to Wayne Nastri, 

EPA 

2008-12-14 -0003

B.9. Letter dated May 25, 2011, from Arizona Governor Janice K. 

Brewer to Jared Blumenfeld, Designation Recommendations 

for the 2010 Primary Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS

2011-05-25 -0003

B.10. Letter from Jeffrey G. Yockey to Eric Massey, ADEQ 2007-07-03 -0003

B.11.

C. EPA Communications 
C.1. Email from Sue Kidd, APS, to Colleen McKaughan, EPA 

(October 10, 2012, 9:17 AM) and attachments, including 

May 23, 1962, “Operating Notes For May 1962.”

2012-10-10 -0004

C.2. Letter from Jared Blumenfeld, EPA, to Diane Enos, 

President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

(February 28, 2013)

2013-02-28 -0020

C.3. Conference call with EPA and Arizona Department of 

Environmental Quality (ADEQ), January 31, 2013

2013-01-31 -0046

C.4. Ten letters from Jared Blumenfeld to members of Arizona 

congressional delegation (February 14, 2013)

2013-02-14 -0021

C.5. Correspondence with Tom Moore, Western Governors 

Association 

Jan-Feb 

2013

-0033

C.6. Bryan Paris (ADEQ) emails to Kate Hoag and Greg Nudd (2 

files)

2013-03-04 -0034

C.7. Emails (3) between Ryan Templeton (ADEQ) and Kate Hoag 2013-04-03 -0036

C.8. Kate Hoag call log 2013-05-07 -0037

C.9. Correspondence with Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian 

Community and Phoenix Cement (7 files, C.09.a. through 

C.09.g.)

2013 -0038 through 

-0044

C.10. Memo on ADEQ-EPA meetings 2013-05-15 -0047

D. Case Law and Court Filings

D.1. NPCA v. Jackson, Complaint (D.D.C. Case 1:11-cv-01548) 2011-08-29 -0005

D.2. NPCA v. Jackson, Consent Decree (D.D.C. Case 1:11-cv01548) Dkt # 212012-03-30 -0005

D.3. NPCA v. Jackson, D.D.C. Memorandum Opinion and Order 

(D.D.C. Case 1:11-cv-01548) Dkt # 35

2012-05-25 -0005

D.4. NPCA v. Jackson, Docket (D.D.C. Case 1:11-cv-01548) 2012 -0005

D.5. Center for Energy and Economic Development v. EPA, 398 

F.3d 653 (D.C. Circuit 2005)

-0005

D.6. Arizona’s PSD rule (AAC R18-2-304, formerly R9-3-304) -0005

D.7.

E. Executive Orders and Statutes 

E.1. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review (58 

FR 51735)

1993-10-04 -0006

E.2. Executive Order 13132: Federalism (64 FR 43255) 1999-08-10 -0006

E.3. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With 

Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249)

2000-11-09 -0006

E.4. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885)

1997-04-23 -0006

E.5. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use 

(66 FR 28355)

2001-05-22 -0006

E.6. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and LowIncome Populations (59 FR 7629)

1994-02-16 -0006

E.7. Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 2011 -0006
E.8. Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 2011 -0006

E.9. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) 2011 -0006

E.10. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (15 

USC 3701 et seq.)

2011 -0006

E.11. Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 -0006

F. Additional Documents Considered for Proposed 

Rulemaking

F.1. “Natural Haze Levels II: Application of the New IMPROVE 

Algorithm to Natural Species Concentrations Estimates; 

Final Report by the Natural Haze Levels II Committee to the 

RPO Monitoring/Data Analysis Workgroup”, presentation at 

WRAP Attribution of Haze Workgroup Meeting, July 26-27, 

2006, Denver, CO

2006-07-26 -0007

F.2. Revised IMPROVE algorithm for Estimating Light Extinction 

from Particle Speciation Data, IMPROVE, January 2006.

-0007

F.3. “CALMET/CALPUFF Protocol for BART Exemption 

Screening Analysis for Class I Areas in the Western United 

States.”

-0007

F.4. “WRAP 2002 Arizona Point Source Emissions” -0007

F.5. Federal Land Managers’ Air Quality Related Values Work 

Group (FLAG) Phase I Report—Revised (2010), U.S. Forest 

Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish And Wildlife 

Service, October 2010. 

http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/Pubs/pdf/flag/FLAG_2010.pdf

(“FLAG_2010”)

2010-10 -0007

F.6. Federal Reserve of Philadelphia, Leading Index for Arizona 

1980-2015 

2012 -0007

F.7. “Summary of WRAP RMC BART Modeling for Arizona” 

Draft No. 5, May 7, 2005.

-0007

F.8. TEP Sundt Unit I4 BART Eligibility Memo (November 21, 

2012) 

2012-11-21 -0007

F.9. Catalyst Paper press release 

http://catalystpaper.com/media/news/community/catalystpermanently-close-snowflake-recycle-paper-mill

2012-07-30 -0007

F.10. "Springerville FGD costs.xls" -0007

F.11. “Technical Support Document for Technical Products 

Prepared by the Western Regional Air Partnership in Support 

of Western Regional Haze Plans”, Final, February 2011 

(WRAP TSD).

2011-02 -0007

F.12. ERG Technical Memorandum, “WRAP PRP18b Emissions 

Inventory – Revised Point and Area Source Projections”

2009-10-16 -0007

F.13. EPA Analysis of IMPROVE Monitoring Data From 2000-

2010 - including data files

2012-12-06 -0007

F.14. Arizona BART Eligibility TSD 2005-04-04 -0007

F.15. “WRAP Point and Area Source Emissions Projection for the 

2018 Base Case Inventory”, Version 1

2006-01-25 -0007

F.16. Modeling files for Hayden smelter (7 files, not in electronic 2013-05 -0045
docket but available from EPA Region 9. See “F-16 

NPR_ph2_modeling_files.txt” in electronic docket for list of 

available files.)

F.17. EPA Summary and Assessment of ADEQ Visibility Analysis 2013-05-09 -0048

G. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Technical Support 

Document 

G.1. Index to Docket EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0904 (for original 

proposal)

-0008

G.2. Proposed Rule: Partial Approvals and Disapprovals of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans: Arizona; Regional Haze and 

Visibility Impacts of Transport, Ozone and Fine Particulates

2012-12-21 -0001

G.3. Notice; extension of comment period 2013-02-04 -0009

G.4. Index to Docket EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0904 (this document; 

for re-proposal)

2013-05-17

H. Public Comments Received on Proposed Rule and Public 

Hearing Transcripts 

H.1 Comment from Doyle Shamley, Apache County Coordinator 2013-02-03 -0011

H.2 Comment from Arizona Public Service Co (APS), Susan 

Kidd

2013-02-04 -0010

H.3 Comment from Doug Von Gausig, Mayor, Town of 

Clarkdale

2013-01-23 -0012

H.4 Comment from Lhoist North America 2013-03-05 -0013

H.5 Comment from Phoenix Cement Company (3 files) 2013-03-06 -0022

H.6 Comment from Arizona Mining Association (2 files) 2013-03-06 -0023

H.7 Comment from National Park Service (2 files) 2013-03-06 -0024

H.8 Comment from Earthjustice On behalf of National Parks 

Conservation Association; Sierra Club; Physicians for Social 

Responsibility, Arizona Chapter; and San Juan Citizens 

Alliance (8 files)

2013-03-06 -0017

H.9 Comment from ASARCO (4 files) 2013-03-06 -0025

H.10 Comment from Arizona Department of Environmental 

Quality

2013-03-06 -0019

H.11 Comment from CalPortland (2 files) 2013-03-06 -0026

H.12 Comment from Tucson Electric Power (TEP) 2013-03-06 -0014

H.13 Comment from Freeport-McMoran (1 file in original and 

revised versions)

2013-03-06 -0015 

(original) and -

0016 (revised)

H.14 Comment from Salt River Project (SRP) 2013-03-06 -0018

H.15 Comment from A.G. “Chip” Davis, Supervisor, District 3, 

Yavapai County, Arizona

2013-01-28 -0027

H.16 Comment from Competitive Enterprise Institute – LATE 2013-03-07 -0028

[Reserved]

I. Additional Documents Considered for Final Rulemaking 
J. Notice of Final Rulemaking and Response to Comments