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# NOTICES **Pennsylvania's Proposed**  **Infrastructure State**  **ImplementatioD Plan**  **Revision**

**for the**  **2008 Lead**  **National Ambient**  **Air Quality**  **Standard** 

### [42 **Pa.B. 3342]**  **[Saturday, June**  **9,** 

### 2012] **On October**  **28, 2008,**  **the United**  **States Environmental**  **Protection Agency**  **(EPA) promulgated**  **revisions to**  **the primary**  **and secondary**  **lead National**  **Ambient Air**  **Quality Standards**  **(NAAQS). These**  **standards were**  **lowered from**  **1.5 micrograms**  **per cubic**  **meter (J1g1m** **3 )**  **to 0.15**  **J1g1m 3** 

**. Section**  **110 of** **the Federal**  **Clean Air**  **Act (CAA)**  **(42 U.S.C.A.**  **§ 7410)**  **requires states**  **to develop**  **State Implementation**  **Plan (SIP)**  **revisions and**  **programs to**  **meet the** **NAAQS established by**  **the EPA**  **to protect**  **public health**  **and welfare.**  **Section 110**  **of the**  **CAA also**  **prescribes general**  **elements for**  **the implementation**  **of SJPs.**  **Section 110(a)(I)**  **and (2)**  **of the**  **CAA, requires**  **states to**  **submit SIP** **revisions to**  **the EPA**  **Administrator that**  **provide for**  **implementation, maintenance**  **and enforcement**  **of the** **NAAQS. This**  **SIP revision,**  **generally referred**  **to as**  **the ItInfrastructure**  **SIP," describes**  **basic elements**  **including ambient**  **air quality**  **monitoring, emission**  **inventories, enforcement**  **of control**  **measures, modeling,**  **nonattainment new**  **source review,**  **prevention of**  **significant deterioration**  **and stationary**  **source monitoring.**  **These elements**  **of the**  **SIP are**  **designed to**  **assure attainment**  **and maintenance**  **of the**  **2008 lead**  **NAAQS. States are**  **required to**  **submit these**  **SIP revisions**  **to the EPA**  **3 years**  **from the date**  **a new**  **or revised**  **NAAQS is**  **signed by**  **the EPA**  **A dministrator** 

**. This**  **SIP revision**  **was due**  **to the**  **EPA on**  **October 15,**  **2011. However, the**  **EPA released**  **its final**  **guidance on**  **infrastructure SIP**  **revisions on**  **October 14,**  **2011; this**  **SIP revision**  **was delayed** **to ensure**  **consistency with**  **Federal guidance.**  **The Department**  **of Environmental**  **Protection (Department)**  **is seeking**  **comment on**  **the Commonwealth's**  **proposed Lead**  **Infrastructure SIP**  **revision which**  **includes a**  **certification of** **adequacy that**  **the Commonwealth's**  **infrastructure SIP**  **elements satisfy**  **the requirement**  **of section**  **110(a)(1) and**  **(2) of** **the CAA**  **for the**  **2008 1ead** **NAAQS. The**  **proposed SIP**  **revision is**  **available on**  **the Department's**  **web site**  **at www**  **.dep.state.pa.us (choose**  **Air Plans)**  **or through**  **the contact persons** **listed as**  **follows. This**  **"infrastructureU SIP**  **revision does**  **not adopt**  **new control**  **measures. The**  **Department will**  **hold a**  **public hearing to**  **receive comments**  **on the**  **proposed SIP**  **revision on**  **Tuesday, July**  **10, 2012,**  **at 1**  **p.m. at** **the Department's**  **Southcentral Regional**  **Office, 909**  **Elmerton Avenue, Susquehanna**  **Room A,**  **Harrisburg, P** **A. Persons**  **wishing to**  **present testimony at**  **the hearing**  **should contact Sian**  **Rose, P.**  **O. Box**  **8468, Harrisburg,**  **PA 17105,**  **(717) 787-9702,**  **or sirose@pa.gov**  **to reserve**  **a time.**  **Persons who**  **do not**  **reserve a**  **mhtml:file:/IP:\ARM\projects\SIP _infrastructure\2008**  **1ead SIP\final\PA**  **Bu1l 6-9-2012.mht**  **9/14/2012 PA**  **Bulletin, Doc.**  **No. 12-1056**  **Page 2**  **of 2** 

**time will**  **be able**  **to testify**  **as time**  **allows. Witnesses**  **should keep**  **testimony to**  **10 minutes**  **and should**  **provide two**  **written copies**  **of their**  **statement at** **the hearing** 

**. Written**  **comments may**  **also be**  **submitted on**  **the proposed**  **infrastructure SIP**  **revision for**  **the 2008**  **1ead NAAQS.**  **The Department**  **must receive**  **the comments**  **no later** **than July 13,**  **2012. Written**  **comments should**  **be sent**  **to the**  **attention of Arleen**  **Shulman, Division**  **of Air**  **Resource Management,**  **Bureau of** **Air Quality,**  **P.** 

### O. **Box 8468,**  **Harrisburg, PA**  **17105 ...**  **8468, or**  **ashulman@pa.gov. Reference**  **"Lead Infrastructure"**  **in the**  **subject line.**  **Persons with**  **a disability who**  **wish to**  **attend the**  **hearing and**  **require an**  **auxiliary aid,**  **service or**  **other accommodation**  **to participate**  **in the**  **proceeding should**  **contact Sian**  **Rose at**  **(717) 787** **.. 9702**  **or sirose@pa.gov.**  **TDD users**  **may contact**  

### the **Pennsylvania AT&T**  **Relay Service**  **at (800)**  **654 ...** **5984 to** **discuss how**  **the Department**  **can best** **accommodate their needs MICHAEL** **L. KRANCER,** 

**Secretary (pa.B.**  **Doc. No.**  **12-1056. Filed for**  **public inspection**  **June 8,**  **2012, 9:00**  **a.m.)**

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