COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA 

Molly Joseph Ward 

Secretary of Natural Resources 

Diana Esher, Director 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 

Street address: 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Mailing address: P.O. Box II 05, Richmond, Virginia 23218 

www.deq .virginia.gov 

JUN 0 1 2015 

Air Protection Division (3APOO) 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 

David K. Paylor 

Director 

(804) 698-4020 

1-800-592-5482 

Reference: PM2.s Nonattainment and 

Maintenance Areas, Northern 

Virginia (Revision G 14) 

Dear Ms. Esher: 

Pursuant to the requirements of§ 110 of the Clean Air Act, we are officially requesting 

approval of a revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan approved 

and submitted under the authority of§ 10.1-1185 of the Code ofVirginia and in accordance with 

the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51 (Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of 

Implementation Plans). 

On October 6, 2014 (79 FR 60081 ), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

approved a request that localities (Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William; 

Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park) in the northern Virginia 

area that were designated as nonattainment for very fme particulate matter (PM2.5) be 

redesignated to attainment/maintenance. This revision amends 9V AC5 Chapter 20 by revising 

the list of maintenance areas in 9VAC5-20-203 to include northern Virginia for PM2.5, and 

revising the list of nonattainment areas in 9V ACS-20-204 to remove northern Virginia for PM2.5• 

The regulation amendments were adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board on December 

8, 2014 under the authority of§ 10.1-1308 of the Code ofVirginia. 

Enclosed are the following : 

1. A true copy ofthe official regulation (Revision G14) which was published in the 

Virginia Register of Regulations on February 9, 2015 after being duly adopted by the State Air 
Pollution Control Board on December 8, 2014, certified by the Office of the Attorney General as 

within the board's statutory authority on December 15,2014 and thus fully enforceable under 

Virginia law, and submitted to the Virginia Registrar on behalf of the board by the Department 

of Environmental Quality as a true and accurate copy of the duly adopted regulation on January 

7, 2015. 

2. Certification of public participation activities and compliance with state administrative 

procedures. 

3. Public participation record. 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please let us know. 

David K. Paylor 

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B. The 2014 annual commercial black sea bass bycatch 

fishery quota is 40,000 pounds. When it has been announced 

that the bycatch fishery quota has been projected as reached 

and the bycatch fishery has been closed, it shall be unlawful 

for any bycatch commercial black sea bass fishery permittee 

to possess aboard any vessel or land in Virginia any black sea 

bass. In the event the bycatch fishery quota is exceeded, the 

amount of the quota overage shall be deducted from the 

following year's bycatch fishing quota. 

VA.R. Doc. No. R15-4270; Filed January 28, 2015, 2:17 p.m. 

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TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT

STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Final Regulation

REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The following regulatory action is 

exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in 

accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the Code of Virginia, 

which excludes regulations that are necessary to meet the 

requirements of federal law or regulations provided such 

regulations do not differ materially from those required by 

federal law or regulation. The State Air Pollution Control 

Board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any 

interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration 

or revision.

Title of Regulation: 9VAC5-20. General Provisions 

(Rev. G14) (amending 9VAC5-20-203, 9VAC5-20-204). 

Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; 

§§ 110 and 182 of the federal Clean Air Act; 40 CFR Part 51.

Effective Date: March 11, 2015. 

Agency Contact: Karen G. Sabasteanski, Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, 

Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4426, FAX (804) 

698-4510, or email karen.sabasteanski@deq.virginia.gov.

Summary:

On October 6, 2014 (79 FR 60081), the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency approved a request that 

localities (Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and 

Prince William and Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls 

Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park) in the Northern 

Virginia area designated as nonattainment for very fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5) be redesignated to 

attainment/maintenance. The amendments (i) revise the list 

of maintenance areas to include Northern Virginia for 

PM2.5 (9VAC5-20-203) and (ii) revise the list of 

nonattainment areas to remove Northern Virginia for 

PM2.5 (9VAC5-20-204).

9VAC5-20-203. Maintenance areas.

Maintenance areas are geographically defined below by 

locality for the criteria pollutants indicated. 

1. Ozone. 

Fredericksburg Ozone Maintenance Area.

Spotsylvania County

Stafford County

Fredericksburg City

Hampton Roads Ozone Maintenance Area.

Gloucester County

Isle of Wight County

James City County

York County

Chesapeake City

Hampton City

Newport News City

Norfolk City

Poquoson City

Portsmouth City

Suffolk City

Virginia Beach City

Williamsburg City

Richmond Ozone Maintenance Area. 

Charles City County

Chesterfield County

Hanover County

Henrico County

Prince George County

Colonial Heights City

Hopewell City

Petersburg City

Richmond City

Shenandoah National Park Ozone Maintenance Area. 

Madison County (portions located in Shenandoah 

National Park)

Page County (portions located in Shenandoah 

National Park) 

2. Carbon monoxide. 

Northern Virginia Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Area. 

Arlington County

Alexandria City

3. PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than 

or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers).

Northern Virginia PM2.5 Maintenance Area.

Arlington County

Fairfax County

Loudoun County

Prince William County

Alexandria City

Fairfax City

Falls Church City

Manassas City
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Manassas Park City

4. All other pollutants. 

None. 

9VAC5-20-204. Nonattainment areas. 

A. Nonattainment areas are geographically defined below by 

locality for the criteria pollutants indicated. Following the 

name of each ozone nonattainment area, in parentheses, is the 

classification assigned pursuant to § 181(a) of the federal 

Clean Air Act (42 USC § 7511(a)), 40 CFR 51.903(a), and 40 

CFR 51.1103(a). 

1. Ozone (1-hour). 

Northern Virginia Ozone Nonattainment Area (severe). 

Arlington County

Fairfax County

Loudoun County

Prince William County

Stafford County

Alexandria City

Fairfax City

Falls Church City

Manassas City

Manassas Park City

2. Ozone (8-hour, 0.08 ppm). 

Northern Virginia Ozone Nonattainment Area (moderate). 

Arlington County

Fairfax County

Loudoun County

Prince William County

Alexandria City

Fairfax City

Falls Church City

Manassas City

Manassas Park City

3. Ozone (8-hour, 0.075 ppm).

Northern Virginia Ozone Nonattainment Area (marginal). 

Arlington County

Fairfax County

Loudoun County

Prince William County

Alexandria City

Fairfax City

Falls Church City

Manassas City

Manassas Park City

4. PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than 

or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers).

Northern Virginia PM2.5 Nonattainment Area. 

Arlington County

Fairfax County

Loudoun County

Prince William County

Alexandria City

Fairfax City

Falls Church City

Manassas City

Manassas Park City

5. 4. All other pollutants. 

None. 

B. Subdivision A 1 of this section shall not be effective after 

June 15, 2005. 

VA.R. Doc. No. R15-4183; Filed January 7, 2015, 1:45 p.m. 

Final Regulation

REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The following regulatory action is 

exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in 

accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the Code of Virginia, 

which excludes regulations that are necessary to meet the 

requirements of federal law or regulations provided such 

regulations do not differ materially from those required by 

federal law or regulation. The State Air Pollution Control 

Board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any 

interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration 

or revision.

Titles of Regulations: 9VAC5-50. New and Modified 

Stationary Sources (Rev. H14) (amending 9VAC5-50-400, 

9VAC5-50-410).

9VAC5-60. Hazardous Air Pollutant Sources (Rev. H14)

(amending 9VAC5-60-60, 9VAC5-60-90). 

Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; 

§ 112 of the Clean Air Act; 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63.

Effective Date: March 11, 2015. 

Agency Contact: Karen G. Sabasteanski, Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, 

Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4426, FAX (804) 

698-4510, or email karen.sabasteanski@deq.virginia.gov.

Summary:

The amendments update state regulations that incorporate 

by reference certain federal regulations to reflect the Code 

of Federal Regulations as published on July 1, 2014. The 

new standards that are being incorporated into the 

regulations by reference are:

1. One new NSPS is being added: Subpart BBa, Kraft Pulp 

Mill Affected Sources for which Construction, 

Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced after May 23, 

2013 (40 CFR 60.60.280a through 40 CFR 60.288a). The 

date of the Code of Federal Regulations book being 

incorporated by reference is being updated to the latest 

version.

2. No new NESHAPs are being incorporated. The date of 

the Code of Federal Regulations book being incorporated 

by reference is being updated to the latest version.
ENCLOSURE 1

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF AIR POLLUTION

PROVISIONS AFFECTED

REVISION G14

CONCERNING

PM2.5 NONATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE AREAS, NORTHERN VIRGINIA

(9VAC5 CHAPTER 20)

Adoption Date: December 8, 2014

Effective Date: March 11, 2015

The following table lists the specific provisions of the attached regulations that will be 

used to implement the State Implementation Plan (SIP). A copy of the actual regulation 

submitted for approval and incorporation by reference into the Virginia SIP is included 

in Enclosure 2.

CHAPTER 20 GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART II Air Quality Programs

9VAC5-20-203 Maintenance areas (modified)

9VAC5-20-204 Nonattainment areas (modified)

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9VAC5 CHAPTER 20.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

PART II.

Air Quality Programs.

9VAC5-20-203. Maintenance areas.

Maintenance areas are geographically defined below by locality for the criteria 

pollutants indicated.

1. Ozone.

Fredericksburg Ozone Maintenance Area.

Spotsylvania County Fredericksburg City

Stafford County

Hampton Roads Ozone Maintenance Area.

Gloucester County Norfolk City

Isle of Wight County Poquoson City

James City County Portsmouth City

York County Suffolk City

Chesapeake City Virginia Beach City

Hampton City Williamsburg City

Newport News City

Richmond Ozone Maintenance Area.

Charles City County Colonial Heights City

Chesterfield County Hopewell City

Hanover County Petersburg City

Henrico County Richmond City

Prince George County

Shenandoah National Park Ozone Maintenance Area.

Madison County (portions located in Shenandoah National Park)

Page County (portions located in Shenandoah National Park)

2. Carbon monoxide.
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Northern Virginia Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Area.

Arlington County Alexandria City

3. PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a 

nominal 2.5 micrometers)

Northern Virginia PM2.5 Maintenance Area.

Arlington County Alexandria City

Fairfax County Fairfax City

Loudoun County Falls Church City

Prince William County Manassas City

Manassas Park City

4. All other pollutants.

None.

9VAC5-20-204. Nonattainment areas.

A. Nonattainment areas are geographically defined below by locality for the 

criteria pollutants indicated. Following the name of each ozone nonattainment area, in 

parenthesis, is the classification assigned pursuant to § 181(a) of the federal Clean Air 

Act (42 USC § 7511(a)), 40 CFR 51.903(a), and 40 CFR 51.1103(a).

1. Ozone (1-hour).

Northern Virginia Ozone Nonattainment Area (severe).

Arlington County Alexandria City

Fairfax County Fairfax City

Loudoun County Falls Church City

Prince William County Manassas City

Stafford County Manassas Park City

2. Ozone (8-hour, 0.08 ppm).

Northern Virginia Ozone Nonattainment Area (moderate).

Arlington County Fairfax City
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Fairfax County Falls Church City

Loudoun County Manassas City

Prince William County Manassas Park City

Alexandria City

3. Ozone (8-hour, 0.075 ppm).

Northern Virginia Ozone Nonattainment Area (marginal).

Arlington County Fairfax City

Fairfax County Falls Church City

Loudoun County Manassas City

Prince William County Manassas Park City

Alexandria City

4. PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a 

nominal 2.5 micrometers)

Northern Virginia PM2.5 Nonattainment Area.

Arlington County Alexandria City

Fairfax County Fairfax City

Loudoun County Falls Church City

Prince William County Manassas City

Manassas Park City

5. All other pollutants.

None.

B. Subdivision A 1 of this section shall not be effective after June 15, 2005.

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ENCLOSURE 2

CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES

AND COMPLIANCE WITH

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

As required by 40 CFR 51.102 and Section 2.1 of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, the 

following information regarding public participation activities and compliance with state 

administrative procedures is provided.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES

As required by 40 CFR 51.102(a), a public comment period to provide the opportunity 

to submit written comments concerning a proposed revision to the Commonwealth of 

Virginia State Implementation Plan was held from April 20 to May 20, 2015.

As required by 40 CFR Part 51.102(a) and (d)(1) and (2), the public was given notice of 

the public comment period in the Virginia Register of Regulations, along with the 

location of the proposal for public inspection, on April 20, 2015. The notice included 

procedures to afford the public the opportunity to request that a hearing be held 

pursuant to 40 CFR 51.102(a); no such request was received. The attached copy of the 

notice provides the evidence required by Section 2.1(f) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 

51. 

The Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was notified 

of the public comment period, as was each local air pollution control agency which will 

be significantly affected by the revision and is located in the affected Air Quality Control 

Regions. In addition, the District of Columbia and Maryland, which share affected 

interstate Air Quality Control Regions with Virginia, were notified of the public comment

period. These notifications follow the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51.102(d)(3), (4) 

and (5).

COMPLIANCE WITH STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

As required by Section 2.1(b) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, the regulation 

amendments were published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on February 9, 

2015 after being duly adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board on December 8, 

2014, certified by the Office of the Attorney General as within the Board’s statutory 

authority on December 15, 2014 and thus fully enforceable under Virginia law, and 

submitted to the Virginia Registrar on behalf of the Board by the Department of 

Environmental Quality as a true and accurate copy of the duly adopted regulation on 

January 7, 2015, providing the evidence required by Section 2.1(b) and (e) of Appendix 

V of 40 CFR Part 51. As required by Section 2.1(d) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, a 

copy of the actual regulation submitted for approval and incorporation by reference into 

the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan is attached, along with the 

effective date of March 11, 2015.

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GENERAL NOTICES/ERRATA

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

State Implementation Plan - PM2.5 Nonattainment 

and Maintenance Areas (Rev. G14)

Notice of action: The Department of Environmental Quality 

(DEQ) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a 

proposed revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). The SIP is a plan developed by 

the Commonwealth in order to fulfill its responsibilities under 

the federal Clean Air Act (the Act) to attain and maintain the 

ambient air quality standards promulgated by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Act. The 

Commonwealth intends to submit the regulation to EPA as a 

revision to the SIP in accordance with the requirements of 

§ 110(a) of the Act.

Regulations affected: The regulation provisions of the board 

affected by this action concern PM2.5 nonattainment and 

maintenance areas (Rev. G14) in 9VAC5-20 (General 

Provisions).

Purpose of notice: DEQ is seeking comment on the issue of 

whether the regulation amendments should be submitted as a 

revision to the SIP.

Public comment period: April 20, 2015, through May 20, 

2015.

Public hearing: A public hearing may be conducted if a 

request is made in writing to the contact listed below. In order 

to be considered, the request must include the full name, 

address, and telephone number of the person requesting the 

hearing and be received by DEQ by the last day of the 

comment period. Notice of the date, time, and location of any 

requested public hearing will be announced in a separate 

notice, and another 30-day comment period will be 

conducted.

Public comment stage: The regulation amendments are 

exempt from the state administrative procedures for adoption 

of regulations contained in Article 2 of the Administrative 

Process Act by the provisions of § 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the 

Administrative Process Act because they are necessary to 

meet the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act and do not 

differ materially from the pertinent EPA regulations. Since 

the amendments are exempt from administrative procedures 

for the adoption of regulations, DEQ is accepting comment 

only on the issue cited above under "purpose of notice" and 

not on the content of the regulation amendments.

Description of proposal: The proposed revision will consist of 

amendments to existing regulation provisions concerning 

PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance areas. On October 6, 

2014 (79 FR 60081), EPA approved a request that localities 

(Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince 

William; Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, 

Manassas, and Manassas Park) in the Northern Virginia area

that were designated as nonattainment for very fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5) be redesignated to 

attainment/maintenance. The amendments revise the list of 

maintenance areas to include Northern Virginia for PM2.5

(9VAC5-20-203), and revise the list of nonattainment areas to 

remove Northern Virginia for PM2.5 (9VAC5-20-204).

Federal information: This notice is being given to satisfy the 

public participation requirements of federal regulations (40 

CFR 51.102) and not any provision of state law. The proposal 

will be submitted as a revision to the Commonwealth of 

Virginia SIP under § 110(a) of the federal Clean Air Act in 

accordance with 40 CFR 51.104. It is planned to submit all 

provisions of the proposal as a revision to the Commonwealth 

of Virginia SIP.

How to comment: DEQ accepts written comments by email, 

fax, and postal mail. In order to be considered, comments 

must include the full name, address, and telephone number of 

the person commenting and be received by the contact person 

listed below by the last day of the comment period. All 

materials received are part of the public record.

To review regulation documents: The proposal and any 

supporting documents are available on the DEQ Air Public 

Notices for Plans website at 

http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Air/PublicNotices/airpla

nsandprograms.aspx. The documents may also be obtained by 

contacting the DEQ representative named below. The public 

may review the documents between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

of each business day until the close of the public comment 

period at the following DEQ locations: 

1) Main Street Office, 629 East Main Street, 8th Floor,

Richmond, VA, telephone (804) 698-4070, 

2) Southwest Regional Office, 355 Deadmore Street, 

Abingdon, VA, telephone (276) 676-4800, 

3) Blue Ridge Regional Office, Roanoke Location, 3019 

Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA, telephone (540) 562-

6700, 

4) Blue Ridge Regional Office, Lynchburg Location, 7705 

Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA, (434) 582-5120, 

5) Valley Regional Office, 4411 Early Road, Harrisonburg,

VA, telephone (540) 574-7800, 

6) Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen 

Allen, VA, telephone (804) 527-5020, 

7) Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, 

Woodbridge, VA, telephone (703) 583-3800, and 

8) Tidewater Regional Office, 5636 Southern Boulevard, 

Virginia Beach, VA, telephone (757) 518-2000.

Contact Information: Karen Sabasteanski, Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, 

Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4426, FAX (804) 

698-4510, or email karen.sabasteanski@deq.virginia.gov.
ENCLOSURE 3

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RECORD

The complete record of public participation activities is located at the Air Division of the 

Department of Environmental Quality. The department contact to access this 

information is the Director, Air Division.

The state did not receive comments on this particular revision. 

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