Leonard K. Peters Secretary

Commonwealth of Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Department for Environmental Protection Divisionfor Air Quality 200 Fair Oaks Lane, 1" Floor Frankfort, Kentucky40601-1 403 w.air.ky.gov
September 8,2009 Stan Meiburg Acting Regional Administrator U.S. EPA, Region 4 Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30365

Dear Mr. Meiburg:

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) hereby submits to the 

### US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a letter certifying that Kentucky's existing State Implementation Plan (SIP) contains Section 110 provisions that address the 

### requirements for the PM2.5. %hour ozone, and Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

Under section 110(a)(l) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), all states are required to submit plans to provide for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of 

### any new 

### or revised National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Section 110(a)(l) 

### and 

### (2) require states to address basic program elements, including requirements for emissions inventories, monitoring, and modeling, among other things. States are required to submit SIPs to 

### EPA which demonstrate that these basic program elements have been addressed within 3 years of the promulgation of any new or revised NAAQS. Subsections (A) through (M) of section 11 0(a)(2), set forth the elements that a state's program must contain in the SIP. The list of section 1lO(a)(2) NAAQS requirements and Kentucky's provisions are listed below.

Emission limits and other control 

### measures: Section 1I O(a)(2)(A) of the CAA 

### requires SIPs to include enforceable emission limits and other control measures, means or techniques, schedules
or compliance and other related matters. Kentucky Authority: Kentucky Revised Statute Chapter 224 Section 10-1 00 (KRS 224.10- 100) provides the Energy and Environment Cabinet the authority to administer all 

### rules, regulations and orders promulgated under Chapter 224, and to provide for the prevention, abatement, 

### and control of all water, land, and air pollution. Chapter 50 General AdministrativeProcedures.

Pnntcd on K~uycl~d PapaStan Meiburg U.S. EPA, Region 4 Page 

### 2 September 8,2009
Regulation 401 

### KAR 5 1:010Attainment Status Designations, establishes nonattainment areas and timetables for these 

### areas to achieve the standard. The division is 

### in the process ofupdating this regulation to specifyPkf2.5

### as weU 

### as PMlo but, oontinues to 

### use PMlo 

### as the surrogate for 

### PM25 as recommended by 

### U.S.EPA. Regulation 401 KAR 50:055 General Compliance Requirements. Section 1 

### Emissions shutdown and malfunction. Chapter 51Attainment andMaintenance ofthe NationalAmbientAir Quality Standards. Regulation 401 KAR 51:005 Purpose and GeneraI Provisions. Section 

### 3 Notification and Recordkeeping. Section 4 Monitoring Regs. Chapter 52Permits. Registrations,andProhibitory Rules. 401 

### KAR 52:020 Title V Permits establishes requirements for 

### air contruninant sources located 

### in Kentucky that are required to obtain a TitleV permit, 40 1 

### KAR 52:030 Federally-Enforceable Permits for Nonmajor Sources establishes 

### requirements for air contaminant sources located 

### in Kentucky that accept emissions limitatims 

### to avoid the New Source Review requirements under Title 

### I of 

### the Clean Air Act 

### or 

### Ule Operating 

### Pennit Program requirementsunder TitleV of

### Ehe Clean

### Air Act. 40 1

### KAR 52040 State-OriginPermits establishes requirements for minor sourceswhose permits are not required to be federally enforceable. Regulation 401 KAR 53:010, Ambient Air Quality Standards. 

### Serves to establish 

### the requirement for regulations for the prevention, abatement, and control of air pollution.

Ambient air 

### quality monitoring/datar,system: Section 11O(a)(2)(B) of 

### tlre CAA requires SPs to include provisions to provide for establishment

### and operation 

### of ambient

### air quality monitors, collecting 

### and analyzing ambient air quality data, and presatation of these 

### data avdableto 

### EPA upon request. 

### Kentucky Authority: KRS 224.10-100 (22) requires the installation, 

### maintenance, 

### and use of 

### equipment, devices, or test and methodologies to monitor the nature 

### and amount of any 

### substance emitted into the ambient air and to provide the informationto the 

### cabinet. Chapter 50 General Administrative Procedures spells out the rqui~emetltsfor monitoring. Regulation 401 KAR 5l:Ol7 Prevention of Significant Deten'ombion of Air Qdity (PSD)applies to 

### the construction of any new major stationary

### source or any 

### project at 

### an existing major stationary 

### source in 

### an area designated 

### as attainmentor unclassifiable. Re@&on 401 KAR 50:050 authorizethe monitoring of ambient air quality. Regulation 

### 401 KAR 53:010 Ambient Air Quulity Standards 

### sets ambient air 

### quaiity standards necessary for the protection ofthe public 

### heaith, welfare, and pperty. Regulation 

### 401 KAR 50945 Perjormanc Tat establishes 

### the requirements for these tests.Stan Meiburg 

### US. EPA, Region 4 Page 3 September 8,2009
Program for enforcementof 

### control measures I: Section 1IO(a)(2)(C) of the CAA requires States to include a

### program that provides for enforcementof all SIP measures 

### and the regulation of constructionofnew or modified stationary 

### sourcesto meet prevention of significant deterioration 

### (PSD) and nonattainmentnew 

### sourcereview (NSR)requirements,
Kentucky Authority: Chapter 51 Attainment andMainrenance 

### ofthe NAAQS. Regulation 401 KAR 51 :017 Prevention of SipiJcunt Deterioration 

### of Air Quulity applies to the construction of 

### any new major stationary source or 

### any 

### project at 

### an. existing major stationary source in an area designated as attainment or melassifiable. The division is in the process ofupdating this regulation to specify PMz,~ as well 

### as 

### PMto but, continues to use PMlo

### as the surrogate for PM2.5 asrecommended 

### by 

### U.S. EPA. Regulation 401 KAR 50:060 Enforcement, provides for enforcement of 

### the tams and conditions ofpermits 

### and compliance schedules.

Interstate transport: Section 110(a)(2)(D) of the CAA requires SIPS to include provisions prohibiting any 

### source of other type of emissions activity in one state fkom contributing significantly to nonattainment of the NAAQS 

### in another State. States 

### are required to submit 11

O(a)(2)(D)(i)plansto demonstrate compliance with these provisions.
Kentucky Authority: Finding regarding section 1 lO(a)(2)(D)(i) promulgated submitted on l2/lO/O7 for the 1997 8-hour ozone and PM2.5National Ambient 

### Air Quality Standards.. 

### * Kentucky submitted the 110(a)(l) plan on 12/7/07 for the 

### 1997 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS. Kentucky's Clean 

### Air Interstate Rule (CAB) was approved 10/4/07(72 FR 56623) The Fitla1Regional Haze SZP was submitted to U.S. EPA on 6/25/08. The 

### Final &Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration was submitted to 

### U.S. EPA on 1 2/07/07. The Final PM,, Attainment Demonstrationwas submitted to U.S. EPA on 12/03/08.

Adequate resources: Section I lO(a)(2)(E) of the CAA requires states to provide for adequate personnel, funding 

### and legal authority under State 

### law to carry out its SIP and related issues.
Kentucky Authority: KRS 224.10-100 Powers and Duties of the Cabinet, provides for authority under State law 

### to 

### carry out its SIP and related issues.Stan Meiburg 

### U.S. EPA, Region 4 Page 4 September 8,2009



### KRS 2%. 10-100 Powers and Duties 

### of the Cabireet, Section f1 1) 

### provides 

### for the authorityto accept, receive, 

### and administer grants or other 

### funds or gifts 

### &om public private agencies including

### the 

### federal government for 

### the:purpose of carrying out 

### an fo % the functions

### ofthe 

### cabinet.

necessaryto 

### fhdthe state

### TitleV permitprogram. 

# Q

Regulation 401 

### KAR 50:038Air Emissions Fee provides for the rtsses~fnent of fees

Stationary source monitoring system: Section 11 O(aX2XF) of the CAA requires States to establish a system 

### to monitor emissions &omstationary sources 

### and to 

### submitperiodic emissions reports.
Kentucky Authority: Chapter 

### 50 GeneralAdministrativeProcedures. Regulation 401 

### KAR 50:050Monitoring, Section 

### 1 Monitoring 

### Records and 

### Reporting establishes the requirements 

### for the installation, 

### use, and 

### maintenance of stack 

### gas and ambient 

### airmonitoring equipment. Regulation 401 KAR 50:055 General Compliance Requirements, §don 1 Emission During Shut Down Malfimction.

Emergency power: Section 1lqaX2)(G) 

### of the CAA 

### requires States to provide for 

### authority 

### to address 

### activities 

### causing imminent and substantial endagerment to 

### public health, 

### incfuding contingency

### plans to implement the 

### emergencyepisodeprovisions 

### in their SIPs.
KentuckyAuthority: Chapta 

### 55

### Emergency Episodes. Regulation 

### 401 KAR 55:005 Signif;cant

### Hamr Criteria,Section t 

### Purpuse 

### defines 

### those levels 

### of pall&ant concen~on 

### which must 

### be prevated 

### in order 

### to avoid significant 

### harm to 

### thehealth of

### persons. Regulation 401 KAR 55:010 Episodic CritePia defines 

### those levels of pollutant concentrations which justify the proclamation of 

### an air pollution 

### alert, air 

### pollution warning, rtn 

### air pollution 

### emergency. Regulation 401 

### KAR 55:015 Episode Declaration provides for the dhat 

### or reductio~ ofprocesses 

### or operations 

### which emit 

### an 

### air con&?&& or 

### an aircon** precursor whose criteria has 

### been 

### reached and 

### are 

### I&& in 

### the aflFected areas for which


### an episode level has been 

### declared. All of Kentucky is considered a Priority 

### III 

### Area, and therefore MI 

### emergency episode plan for 

### PM2, isrequired. 

### An emergency episode 

### was already included for 

### the 1-hour ozone standad 

### md wdd suffice forthe 8-how ozone standard.Stan Meiburg U.S. EPA, Region 4 Page 5 September 8,2009

Future SIP revisions: Section 1IO(a)(Z)(H) of the CAA requires States to have the authority to revise their SLPs in response to changes in the NAAQS, availability of improved methods for attaining the NAAQS, or in response to 

### an EPA finding that the 

### SIP is substantiallyinadequate,
Kentucky Authority: Chapter 

### 53Ambient 

### Air Quality. Regulation 401 KAR 53:010Ambient Air Quality Standards. Regulation 401 KAR 51:010Attainmat Status Designations contains provisions 

### fur the cabinet to review applicable data and submit to U.S. EPA revisions to 

### he awrunentnonattaitlment list pursuant to 42 USC 7407.

Consultation with government officials: Section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA requires States to provide a process for consultation with local governments and 

### Federal 

### Land 

### Managers canying out NAAQS implementation requirements pursuant to CAA Section 121relatingtocofi&tation.
Kentucky Authority:
Chapter SO GeneralAdministrative Procedures. Regulation 401 KAR 51:017 Prevention of Sigvl$cant Deterioration of Air Qwlity, Section 15 Public Participation. Regulation 401 

### KAR 52:100Public,Aflected State, and 

### US. EPA Review 

### establishes the procedures used by the cabinet to provide for the review 

### of federally-enforcesd,lepermits by the public, affected states, 

### arid the US. EPA. Regulation 401 KAR 50:W Conformity of Transportation 

### Plans, Program5 and Projects establishes criteria

### and prdwesfor 

### the interagency consultation

### process 

### used in demonstratingconformity of federal transportation plans 

### to the SIP.

Public notification: Section 1 1O(a)(2)(J) of the CAA further requires States to notifythe public if NAAQS are exceeded in an area and to enhancepublic awareness ofmeasure that 

### can

### be taken to prevent exceedances.
Kentucky Authority:
Chapter 5 1Attainment and Maintenance ofthe NationalAmbierat

### Air QualityStandards. Regulation 401 KAR 5 I :017 Prevention of Signzjkant Deterioration 

### (PSD) of Air Quality. Section 1 5 Public Participation.Stan Meiburg U.S. EPA, Region 4 Page 6 September 8,2009
Regulation 

### 401 KAR 52: 100Public,Aflected Sute, and 

### US. EPA 

### Review establishes the procedures 

### used by the cabinet to provide for the review of feddly-enforceable permits by the public, affected states, 

### and the U.S. EPA.

PSD and 

### visibility protection: Section 110(a)(Z)(J) of 

### the CAA dso requires States to meet applicable requirements of

### Part C related 

### to PSD and visibility protection.
Kentucky 

### Authority:
Chapter 51.Attainment and Maintenance ofthe NationalAmbientAir QualityStandards. Regulation401 KAR 

### 51:017Prevention ofSign$canb. Deterioration ofAir Qdity. Reguiation 401 KAR 

### 63905 Open Burning estab3ishes 

### requirements for 

### the control of 

### open burning. Regulation 401 KAR 63:010 Fugitive Emiissions 

### provides for the control of fugitive emissions.

Air quality modebgldattl: Section I lO(a)(2)(K) of the CM requires that SIPS provide for performing air quality modeling so 

### that effects on air 

### quality of emissions 

### from NAAQS pollutants canbe predicted and submission of such data to EPA can be made.


### Kentucky Au&ority:
Chapter 50 GeneralAdministrative Procedures. Regulation 401 

### KAR 50~040 Air euQlity Models specifies gendpro\risions for the 

### use of 

### air qualitymodels. Regulation 

### 401 

### KAR 50:050 Monitoring.

Permitting 

### fees: Section 1 1 O(a)(Z)(L) of the CAA requires SIPSto require 

### each major stationary
source to 

### pay permitting fees to cover the costs of reviewing, 

### approving, implementing, and enforcing apermit.


### Kentucky Alrthoritly: 401 

### WAR 50:038Air Emissions Fee provides forthe assessment of 

### feesnecessary to fund the statepermit program.Stan 

### Meiburg 

### US.EPA, 

### Region 4 

### Page 7 September 

### 8,2009
Consa4tation/pa&ipation by affected 

### ksl 

### entities: Section llO(a)(2w 

### of 

### the CAA requires States 

### to 

### provide for 

### consultation

### and participation

### in SIP 

### developmentby 

### local 

### politid subdivision 

### affected by the 

### SIP.
Kentucky Authority:


### Chapter 65 Mobile Source Related Emissions. 

### Regulation 401 

### KAR 50:066 Conformity of Tramportation Plans, Programs, and Projects. 

### Regulation401 KAR 

### 50:035Permits. 

### Section 7 

### Procedures for 

### public participation. KRS 

### Chapter 77LocalAuthority.



### If you 

### have any questions or commts concerning 

### this matter, 

### please contact 

### John Gowins at 

### the

### Divisionfor Air 

### Quality at (502) 564-3999.