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# E. BRANSTAD, GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS,

LT. GOVERNOR 

# May
4, 2015 Mark Hague Deputy Regional Administrator

DEPARTMENT

OF NATURAL RESOURCES CHUCK GIPP, DIRECTOR 

# U

. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region
VII 11201 Renner Blvd Lenexa,

KS 66219 Dear Deputy Regional Administrator Hague: Pursuant

to EPA's request

of February
and March 2015, the Iowa Department

of Natural Resources (DNR) requests revisions

to the Iowa State Implementation

Plan (SIP)

to address implementation

of the 2006 PM2.5 national ambient

air quality standards (NAAQS}, 2008 ozone NAAQS, 2010 nitrogen dioxide NAAQS,
and 2010 sulfur dioxide NAAQS. The attached information provided

is supplemental

to the initial SIP submittal

for ozone made
on January

11, 2013, and for the PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide SIP submittals made
on July 23, 2013. The DNR requests that Article

I, Section

2 of the Iowa Constitution

and the following portions

of the Iowa Code and the Iowa Administrative
Code (lAC)
be adopted
into the SIP: Iowa Code 4.4(5) 7E.4 Chapter 68B

Iowa Administrative
Code 3511AC 6.11 351 lAC 6.14(2) 351 lAC

6

. 19 351 lAC

7

. 1
- 7.2 567 lAC

1 .11

( 1-9) The notice

of public comment period and public hearing
for the supplemental information
was published

in the Legal Notices section

of the Des Moines Register

on April

1, 2015. The public hearing was held on May

1, 2015.
No comments were received during the public comment period

. If you have any questions regarding
this submittal, please contact Jim McGraw

at (515) 725-9543

or Wendy Walker

at (515) 725-9570. Sincerely, 

# @.:~ **~~** Chief, Air Quality Bureau Iowa Department

of Natural Resources Enclosures

7900 Hickman Road, Suite

1


# I Windsor Heights, Iowa 50324 515-725-9500

FAX 515-725-9501

www

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. govSupplementStateImplementationPlanSubmittalforOzone,PM2.5,N02andS02TheIowaDepartmentofNaturalResourcessubmitsthefollowinginformation,alongwiththerelevantIowastatutesandrules,tobeincludedintheIowaStateImplementationPlan.•IowalawpresumesthatpublicinterestisfavoredoverprivateinterestwhenevertheIowaGeneralAssemblyenactsastatute.{IowaCodesection4.4{5)).ThisconceptisrepeatedinandsupportedbyIowaConstitutionArticle1,Section2.IowaCodechapter68Baddressesgovernmentethics.TheseprovisionsofIowalawsupporttherequirementthatamajorityoftheIowaEnvironmentalProtectionCommissionrepresentthe"publicinterest,"asrequiredbyCAAsection128{a){1).•IowaEnvironmentalProtectionCommissionmembersareprecludedfromderivingasignificantportionoftheirincomefromthesalesofgoodsorservicesand/orhonorariafrompersonssubjecttopermitsorenforcementorders.IowaEnvironmentalProtectionCommissionisdefinedinapplicableIowalawasaregulatoryagencyorcommission.{IowaCodesections68B.2and7E.4,3511owaAdministrativeCode6.11,567IowaAdministrativeCode1.11{1)).MembersoftheIowaEnvironmentalProtectionCommissionareofficials.{IowaCodesection68B.2).Thesaleofgoodsorservicesbyanofficialofaregulatoryagencyorcommissiontoindividuals,associationsorcorporationssubjecttotheauthorityoftheofficial'sregulatoryagencyisprohibited,withspecificexceptions.{IowaCodesection68B.4and3511owaAdministrativeCode6.11).Anofficialofaregulatoryagencymaynotaccepthonorariafromrestricteddonors.{IowaCodesection68B.23and3511owaAdministrativeCode6.11).Restricteddonorsincludepersonswho(a)areorseektobepartiestoanysales,purchases,leases,orcontractsto,from,orwiththeagency;(b)willbedirectlyandsubstantiallyaffectedfinanciallybytheagency'sactions;(c)arethesubjectoforpartytoamatterpendingbeforetheagency;or(d)arealobbyistorclientofalobbyistwithrespecttomatterswithintheagency'sjurisdiction.{IowaCodesection68B.2).Anhonorariumisanythingofvaluethatisacceptedorgivenasconsiderationforanappearance,speech,orarticle.{IowaCodesection68B.2).Anhonorariumisagratuitouspayment,andnotapaymentforservicesrenderedwherethepayerhasanylegalobligationtopay.(Black'sLawDictionary).Further,anofficialshallnotsolicit,demandorotherwiserequestanhonorariumfromarestricteddonor.{3511owaAdministrativeCode6.19).{3511owaAdministrativeCode6.14{2)).•ExceptionsrequestedunderIowaCodesection68B.4toethicsprovisionscontainedinIowalawdonotundermineprotectionofthepublicinterest.Everyapplicationforanexceptionmustexplainwhythesaleofgoodsorserviceswouldnotcreateaconflictofinterestorprovidefinancialgainbyvirtueoftheapplicant'spositionwiththedepartment{567lAC1.11{3)),andwouldnotviolateIowaCodechapter68B.{3511owaAdministrativeCode6.11{3)).Inconsideringwhethertograntarequestedexception,theagencyshallconsiderwhethertheofficialseekingconsentis"thepersonwithauthoritytodeterminewhetherconsentshouldbegranted,"andwhetherallowingtheexceptionwillresultinaconflictof

# Supplement
State Implementation

Plan Submittal

for Ozone, PM2.5, N02 and S02 interest. {Iowa Code section 68B.4 and 3511owa Administrative

Code 6.11(4)). When acting pursuant

to an exception that has been granted,
the official must ensure compliance
with all applicable
laws and must avoid both impropriety

and the appearance

of impropriety. (567 Iowa Administrative

Code 1.11{9)). • Finally, the Director

of the Iowa Department

of Natural Resources must publically disclose the existence

of conflicts

of interest

as directed

by Iowa Code section 68B.2A.

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