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Index to Docket EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0266

Redesignation of the Hayden, Arizona Area to Nonattainment 

For the 2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Revised September 25, 2014

CATEGORY I. Proposed Rule

1. “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Pinal County and Gila 

County; Pb; Proposed Rule” signed April 21, 2014 (prepublication version)

2. “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Pinal County and Gila 

County; Pb; Proposed Rule.” 79 FR 25077; May 2, 2014

CATEGORY II. Official Public Comment on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

1. Letter from Krishna Parameswaran, Director, Environmental Services and Compliance 

Assurance, Environmental Affairs Department, ASARCO LLC, to Ginger Vagenas, US EPA Region 

9, dated June 2, 2014

CATEGORY III. Other Documents

1. Letter from Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, to Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional 

Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, dated December 15, 2009 

2. Letter from Benjamin H. Grumbles, Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, to 

Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 

dated December 17, 2009

3. Arizona Air Quality Designations Technical Support Document – Boundary Recommendation for 

the 2008 Revision to the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Lead, December 9, 2009

(“ADEQ 2009 TSD”). Enclosure to December 17, 2009 letter from Benjamin H. Grumbles,

Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, to Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional 

Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9

4. Email exchange between US EPA Region 9 and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

regarding monitor placement, dated April 1, 2010

5. Letter from Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 9, to Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, dated June 14, 2010
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6. EPA 2010 draft technical support document entitled “ARIZONA, Area Designations for the 2008 

Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards”

7. Letter from Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, dated August 12, 2010

8. “State and Public Comment Summary and Response Document on EPA’s Recommended Area 

Designations for the 2008 Lead Deisgnation Recommendations – EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0443” 

dated November 16, 2010

9. Letter from Henry K. Darwin, Acting Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, to 

Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 

dated December 15, 2010

10. Memorandum signed by Scott Mathias, Interim Director, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of 

Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, entitled “2008 Lead 

(Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Implementation Questions and Answers” 

dated July 8, 2011

11. Letter from Henry K. Darwin, Acting Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, to 

Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 

dated August 15, 2011

12. Attachment 1 to letter from Henry K. Darwin, Acting Director, Arizona Department of 

Environmental Quality, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 9, dated August 15, 2011

13. Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Lead (Pb) Ambient Air Monitoring Network, Attachment 

A. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, October 24, 2011 (divided into six parts)

13-a: Part 1

13-b: Part 2

13-c: Part 3

13-d: Part 4

13-e: Part 5

13-f: Part 6

14. Letter from Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to Janice K. 

Brewer, Governor of Arizona, dated November 8, 2011

15. Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Lead (Pb) 

Ambient Air Monitoring Network, December 26, 2012, with transmittal letter dated January 22, 

2013 (divided into three parts)
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15-a: Part 1

15-b: Part 2

15-c: Part 3

16. Memorandum to file from Colleen McKaughan, Associate Director, Air Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 dated June 11, 2013. Subject: Communication with 

San Carlos Apache Tribe Regarding Designation of Hayden, Arizona to Nonattainment for the 

Lead NAAQS

17. Letter from Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 9, to Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, dated June 12, 2013

18. Email from Colleen McKaughan, Associate director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, to Loretta Stone, Director, San Carlos EPA, San Carlos Apache Tribe, dated June 13, 

2013

19. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality System Raw Data Report, 2009 – 2012, dated 

July 2, 2013

20. Letter from Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, dated September 25, 2013

21. Letter (with enclosure) from Eric C. Massey, Director, Air Quality, ADEQ, to Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, dated October 4, 

2013. Enclosure entitled “Technical Support Document – Relationship Between Ambient Sulfur 

Dioxide and Lead Concentrations – Hayden, Arizona,” dated August 23, 2013

22. Memorandum “Review of Laboratory Procedures to Address Accuracy Concerns for InterLaboratory Bias for the Asarco Superfund Site,” from Joe Eidelberg and Mathew Plate, to Gwen 

Yoshimura and John Hillenbrand, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9. March 31, 

2014

23. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality System Raw Data Report, 2010-2014, dated 

March 31, 2014

24. Final Report, Technical System Audit, ASARCO Hayden Plant Site, Ambient Air Monitoring 

Program, January 22 – January 28, 2014. April 2014

25. Asarco monitors – raw data (July 3, 2013 – December 6, 2013), April 10, 2014

26. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality System - 2012 Design Value Report, dated 

April 14, 2014
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27. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 Technical Support Document entitled “Hayden 

Arizona – Redesignation to Nonattainment for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard,” April 2014

CATEGORY IV. Federal Register Notices

1. 57 FR 13498, April 16, 1992

2. 58 FR 67748, December 22, 1993

3. 73 FR 66964, November 12, 2008

4. 75 FR 35520, June 22, 2010

5. 75 FR 39254, July 8, 2010

6. 75 FR 71033, November 22, 2010

7. 76 FR 36042, June 21, 2011

8. 76 FR 72097, November 22, 2011

9. 78 FR 47191, August 5, 2013

CATEGORY V. Additional Materials Considered for the Final Rule

1. 75 FR 81126, December 27, 2010.

2. Final Phase II Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) Work Plan, Part 1 of 2 – Air. 

ASARCO Hayden Plant Site, pages 5-1 and 5-2. March 2012.

3. Addendum, signed by Scott Mathias on August 10, 2012, to memorandum entitled “2008 Lead 

(Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Implementation Questions and Answers” 

dated July 8, 2011” signed by Scott Mathias, Interim Director, Air Quality Policy Division, Office 

of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA.

4. Letter from Eric L. Hiser, Law Offices of Jorden Bischoff & Hiser, P.L.C., Counsel for ASARCO, to 

Balaji Vaidyanathan, Air Permit Section Manager, ADEQ, Re: Proposed Converter Aisle Retrofit 

Project; ASARCO LLC – Hayden Operations – Operating Permit No. 1000042, dated September 

26, 2012.

5. 2013 Converter Aisle Retrofit Project Application; Attachment C - Emissions Analysis
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6. Letter from Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 9, to Janice Brewer, 

Governor of Arizona, dated April 21, 2014.

7. Letter from Eric C. Massey, Air Quality Division Director, ADEQ, to Meredith Kurpius, U.S. EPA, 

dated May 30, 2014. 

8. Letter from Dr. Krishna Parameswaran, Director – Environmental Services & Compliance 

Assurance, Environmental Affairs Department, ASARCO LLC, to Ginger Vagenas, U.S. EPA Region 

9, dated June 2, 2014.

9. Data from ASARCO monitors, June 3, 2014.

10. Letter from Henry R. Darwin, Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, to Jared 

Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region 9, dated June 20, 2014.

11. ADEQ data pulled from AQS on July 3, 2014. 

12. Letter from Deborah Jordan, Air Division Director, U.S. EPA, Region 9, to Henry R. Darwin, 

Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, dated August 20, 2014.

CATEGORY VI. Final Rule

1. “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Pinal County and Gila 

County; Pb; Final Rule” signed August 20, 2014 (prepublication version)

2. “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Pinal County and Gila 

County; Pb; Final Rule.” 79 FR 52205; September 3, 2014.

3. “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Pinal County and Gila 

County; Pb; Correction.” 79 FR 56962; September 24, 2014