UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y REGIO N 5 7 7 WES T JACKSO N BOULEVAR D CHICAGO , I L 60604-3590

REPL Y T O TH E ATTENTIO N O F Mr

. Davi dThornto n Assistant Commissione

r Minnesot aPollutio n Contro l Agenc y 520 Lafayett

e Roa dNorth St

. Paul , Minnesot a55155-4194 Dea r Mr

. Thornton : Thi s lette r i s i n respons e t

o you r Jun e 12 , 2014 , submissio n o f th e Clean Ai r

Ac t (CAA ) Sectio n 110(a)(1 ) an

d(2) , "Infrastructure " Stat e Implementation Pla n (SIP ) fo r th e 200 8 8-hou

r Ozone , 201 0 Nitroge n Dioxid e (N0 2 ) , 201 0 Sulfu r Dioxid e (S0 2 ) , an

d201 2 annua

l fin e Particl e Matte

r (PM2.5 ) National Ambient Ai r Qualit y Standards (NAAQS)

. The requeste d submissio n i s intende d t o demonstrat

e tha t th e stat e o f Minnesot aha

s al l necessar

y authority , resources , an d personnel t

o implemen

t an d satisfactoril y complet

e th e air qualit y managemen

t requirements se

t forth i n sectio n 110(a)(1 ) an d (2) ofth e CA A wit

h respec t t o each NAAQS

. Specifically , th

e SI P submissio n i s intendedt o addres s th

e requirements o f

CA A sectio n 110(a)(2)(A) - sectio n 110(a)(2)(M ) fo r eac h NAAQS , with th

e followin g exceptions : sectio n 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) wit

h respec t t o th e 200 8 Ozone , 201 0 S0 2 , and201 2 PM2. 5 NAAQS , i.e., Minnesota' s SIP submissio n intended t o addres s sectio n 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) applie s onl y t o th e 201 0 NO 2 NAAQS ; and , sectio n 110(a)(2)(I ) fo r eac h NAAQS , a

s th e requirement

s containe di n thi s sectio n ar

e no t par t o f th e Infrastructur

e SI P process . The U.S

. Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y ha

s determinedtha

t th e submissio n i s complet

e fo r each o f th e remainin g element

s fo r eac h NAAQS , excep

t fo r narro w portion s relatin g t o th e Preventio n o f

Significan t

Deterioratio n (PSD)

. Minnesot adi dnot submi t acomplet

e SI P t o addres s sectio n 110(a)(2)(C ) an d (J) relate d t

o PS D permittin g program s require dby par t C o f Titl e I o f th e CAA

. Minnesot aals o di dno t submi t acomplet

e SIP t o addres s section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) relate d t o interferenc e with othe

r states ' PS D permittin g programs require db y par t C b y source s i n Minnesota

. Minnesot aals o faile dt o submi t acomplet

e SI P t o addres s sectio n 110(a)(2)(D)(ii ) relate dt o notificatio n t

o othe r states
. However , th

e applicabl e PS D requirements contained i n section s 110(a)(2)(C) , (D)(i)(II) , (D)(ii) , an d(J ) ar e alread y addresse

d fo r Minnesota , a

s EP A ha s delegate dauthorit y t o th e stat e t o administe

r th e Federall y promulgate dPS D regulation s containedi n 4 0 C.F.R

. 52.21

. A findin g o f

completenes s merel

y indicate s tha

t th e submissio n meet

s th e criteri atha

t an y pla n mus t satisf y fo r EP A t o tak e rulemakin g actio n o n it

. A completenes s findin g i s no t afindin g o n th e merit s ofth e pla

n o r whethe r i t meet s EPA' s SI

P approva l requirements

.

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yo u have an

y question s o

r nee d additiona

l informatio n pleas e contac t me , o r And y Chang , o f my staff , a t 312-886-0258

. Sincerely ,
Georg e T Directo r ( Ai r an d Ra c