SusanaMartinez Governor December 6, 2013 

# StateofNewMexico

Mr. Ron Curry, RegionalAdministrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI (6-RA) 1445 RossAvenue, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75202-2733 

### RECEIVED ·· 5PDL AIR PLANNING SEC. 

### 13 DEC 

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SUBJECT: 2012 Revised PrimaryAnnual Fine Particle (PM2
.5) NationalAmbientAir Quality Standard (NAAQS) Area Attainment Designation Recommendation for Bernalillo County, New Mexico Dear Mr. Curry, On December 14, 2012, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signed the revised primary annual fine particle (PM2.5) NAAQS [78 FR 3086, published on January 15, 2013]. In that action, the EPA revised the primary annual PM2.s standard, strengthening it from 15.0 micrograms per cubic meter**(~g/m )**  to 12.0**~g/m ;**  retained the existing 24-hour PM2.5 standard at 35 1Jg/m3; retained the existing 24- hour PM 10 (coarse particle) standard at 150**~g/m ;**  and retained the current suite of secondary PM standards. Section 107(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) stipulates that all 

### state governors must submit initial designation recommendations within one year ofthe promulgation of any new or revised NAAQS. Therefore, this letter fulfills the Governor's requirement to provide the recommendation for initial designation 

### to EPA by December 14, 2013 as itapplies to Bernalillo County. In conjunction with this revised standard, the EPA has finalized a phased schedule for deployment ofthe PM2.5 monitors at near-road stations and required collocation of a minimum of one PM2.5 monitor in each Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) with a population greater than or equal to 2.5 million with a near-road N02 monitoring station by January 1, 2015. PM2.s monitors at near-road stations must be collocated and operational at the remaining CBSAs (i.e., those CBSAs with populations greater than or equal to 1 million, but less than 2.5 million) by January I, 2017. The population of the CBSA encompassing Bernalillo County is approximately 845,913 (2008 Census Bureau estimate). Therefore, the City of Albuquerque's Air Quality Division (AQD) is not required to install any new PM2.s monitors.

State Capitol • Room 400 • Santa Fe, NewMexico 87501 • 505·476·22oo • fax: 505-476·2226

### Mr. Ron Curry 2012 Revised Primary Annual PM,,NAAQS Designation Recommendation 2


### AirAttainmentDesignation Dacambar6, 2013 The AQD evaluated ambient monitoring data from 

### 2010 through 

### 2012 with respect to this revised NAAQS. The design value for the primary annual PM2.s standard, calendar year 

### 2012 (evaluating years 

### 2010-2012) was 6.5 )Jg/m3

, placing Albuquerque
- Bernalillo County at 

### 54.2% of the standard. Hence, all areas of Bernalillo County, New Mexico under the jurisdiction ofthe AQD, as the agent for the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board, comply with the revised NAAQS. Therefore, I recommend attainment status for all areas of Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely,

Susana Martinez Governor

cc: Ryan, Secretary, New Mexico Environment Department Michael Vonderheide, Director, Environmental Protection Division, NMED Richard Goodyear, Acting Chief, Air Quality Bureau, NMED Mayor Richard J. Berry, City ofAlbuquerque Mary Lou Leonard, Director, Albuquerque Environmental Health Department Danny Nevarez, Acting Deputy Director, Albuquerque EHD Margaret Nieto, Control Strategies Section Supervisor, Air Quality Division, EHD Fabian Macias, Air Quality Official, Air QualityAssurance, Monitoring, and Vehicle Pollution Management Divisions Dr. Dona Upson, Chair, Albuquerque- Bernalillo CountyAir Quality Control Board