### lANcE 

### R. &.£FLEUR DIRECTOR

BlnNn&l*ft 8fanch 110 Vulcan Road Birmingham. Al 35209-4702 (205) 942-6168 (205) 941-1603 (FAX) 

### November 4, 2011 

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Alabama Department of Environmental**Mana~** adem.alabama.&cw 1400 Coliseum Blvd. 36110-2400 • Post Office Box 301463 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463 (334) 271-7700 • FAX (334) 271-7950



### Ms. Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming Regional Administrator EPA Region4 Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303-8960

Dear Ms. Fleming: 

### ROBERT J. 8IHTUY GOVERNOR



### This letter is to certify that Alabama's existing State Implementation Plan (SIP) meets all Section 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2) provisions ofthe Clean Air Act (CAA) that address the requirements for the 2008 Lead NAAQS. All Section 110(a)(2) SIP elements for the 2008 Lead NAAQS as outlined in Attachment A ofthe October 14,2011, guidance memorandum from Stephen D. Page are addressed in the attached table. This infrastructure SIP was made available for public comment from September 12, 2011, 

### through October 28, 2011. 

### No comments were received. If you need additional information concerning this submittal, please call Ron Gore of my staff at (334)271-7868. Sincerely,

# ~~ Lance R. LeFleur Director 

### LRL/RWG:mmm!bdc

DecaiiM' Brancll 2715 Sandlin Road, s. W. Decatur, AL 35603-1333 (256) 353-1713 (256)**3~9359** (FAX) ....**~** (' 

# .. '*'' \/ ,r- __; '*'.' Mobile Brandl 2204 Perimeter Road Mobile, AL 3661.5-1131 (251) 450-3400 (251) 479-2593 (FAX) iloWJh.COMtal 4171 Commanders Olive Mobile, AL 36615-1421 (251) 432-6533 (251) 432-6598 (FAX)

### ATTACHMENT· SIP SUBMmAL COMPLETENESS CRITERIA CHECKLIST
SIP Submitled by:

Date Subm!Ued: Subject 

### Confirmation of 

### 110(a)(2)(AHM) 

### lead NMOS Requirements in the 

### CuiTent A&ablma 

### SIP 110(aMZKAHII) Requirements 

### Check*t- Alabama Section 110(a) 111ment 

### SUrNnary 

### of 

### -......t How AddNued 

### In SubmltDI l110(a)(Z)(A) include 

### enkltT»ebbe emission 

### IMnitatioM andother These requirements 

## n met through 

### ADEM Admin. Code 

### rs. 335-3-1- controlnJN5Ut8S, 

## means. Oftec:llnique$ {lnt;ludttQ 

### .03 •AmbientAil Quality Stalldardl•. 

### 335-3-1-.06 -sampi!IQ and 

### TeiCing 

### ec:onom;c lno8ntiwfs such 

### as l8es. tnadcelaiMt Methods·. 335-3-1·.06 •Complance Schedule·. and 

### 335-3-14-.03(1)(g) pennlta, and 

### auc:tklna of 

### emissiooa ttgiD), 

### as 

### wei "SSandarda far Granting 

### Pennb•. Further, the following 

### rulel regar\Mr**as~** and 

### timetables forcompliance 

### as may l&8c:k height 

### 335-3-14-.03(2Xd) & 

### {e), 335-3-15-.02(9)(d) & 

### {e), 335-3-

. be ntiCtlaiJry OfapptOpll8te to 

### meet**the~** 

### 16-.02{10)(d) & 

### (e). ADEM Admin. Coders. 335-3-4-.15 

## appa. to tBqUitemenfa 

### of this 

### Act Secondary 

### lead Smelters 

### l110(a)(Z)(8) provide for

### establishment and 

### operation of 

### TheM requirements

..

## mat through 

### ADEM Admin. Code 

### ra. 335-3-1· apptoptlate devX:ea, melhoda, 5yal8ms. and 

### .03 .Ambilnt

### All Quality 

### Staildarda•, and 

### 335-3-1-.04 "'ltoniD'Iilg. fJI'OCIIdutN 

### necesaaty 

### to- R8COfdl. and Reparllng·. 

### F&dw, our 2010 

### network _. ..appnwed (I) 

### moniiDr, compile, and 

### analyze data 

## on ambient

..quality, and by 

### EPA on October 

### 10, 2010. 

### (iJ upon l8qUNt. make such 

### data avaiable 

### to the 

### AdmiJistlator: 

### l110(a)(2)CC) include 

### a

### Pf0f1181J1 

### to provide fol the 

### .morc.ment of 

### ADEM is 

### able 

### to regulate S0U1C81 

### of Lead through 

### ADEM Admin. Code the rnB8BUI8S 

### desctib«J In aubpatagtaph 

### (AJ and ta. 

### 335-3-14-.01 •General 

### PIOVirlions·. 335-3-14-.02 

### •Pefm1Procedunt•, ffiQUialion oflhe 

### modilicaiJon and

### oonstruction of 

### 334-3-14-.03**.Standard~** for Granting 

### Permb·. 335-3-14-.04 

### .Pntvention anylltationaty IIOUIC8 wlhJn the .,..,COWAJd by of 

### Significant Oeteriollltion in Permilling• and 

### a3$-3-14-.05 •All Penni1a the plan 

### as neceasaty

### to 8SSUI8 that 

### national Authorizing 

### Canslruction in or Near 

### Nonaaainment Areas•. 

### ambient

.. quality 

### slandatdl818 achieved, including 

### apenniptOfll8tn 

### as l8qUifed 

### In

## pans 

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### Page 1Section 110(a) element Summary 

### of element 

### How Add......ct 

### In SUbmittal l110(aK2KD) contain adequaleprovisions- 

### lead 

### sources tend 

### to have their 

### maximum inpads in the 

### imrnediaiB vicinity of the source. Alabama hal no l'llglllaled scuces of lead within (i) prohibiting, consistentMh the provisions of close proximity to the 

### SbJta border, 

### therefore. It 

### is unlkely that IOWC8S this tille, 

### any SIOUIC8 Ofother t)lp8 of

### emissions of lead would 

### contribute 

### to nonatlainment, or 

### intllt1ere with 

### air quality 

### in activity within the 

### state from emilting anyak another 

### state. pollutant In amounla 

### which wll- (I) contlibute signilicantly

### to nonattainment

### in, or ADEM is able 

### to regulate 

### sources of Lead through ADEM 

### Admin. Code lnt8dete 

### wilh 

### malnlenance by, 

### any other

### state with rs. 

### 335-3-1

.....01"Genenll 

### Provilionl", 335-3-1

.....02 .Permit 

### Procedure", 

### tupect

### to any such nationalprlmatyorsecondsry 

### 334-3-1

.....03 "Standards tor Granting Pemlb", 

### 335-3-14-.04 

### "Prevention ambient

### air quality standatfl, 

### or of Significant 

### Deterioration In Permilling" and 

### 335-3a14-.05 "/W Pennia {II) 

### inted8re with tn88SUI8S requftd 

### to be Authorizing 

### Construction In or Near NonaUalnment Areas". 

### Included in the applicable implementation plan for anyotherStale underpart C 1o prevent signillcant detetioration of

...quality Of

### to protect**via~J~ly,** l110(aK2)(EKI) piDVide Legal authority ia deriwKI from Ala. Code 

### §22-28-11 {2008 Rpk:. 

### Vol). (i) 

### neoNSIIY 8SSUIBIJC8S 

### that the 

### state {or, 

### except which authortzes the 

### Depctment 

### to adopt 

### emiAian 

### requRmenta whelalhe

### AdministralordNma inappropliate, the 

### ttwough regulation that

..

### nec:eee•y to pnMnt. aballl, or 

### conlrol air generalputpOSelocal {IOWimment Of{ICMWJ'Jmflnta, polkltion, and 

### from Ala. Code 

### §22-28-8 which 

### 8Uihorizea the Depertment or

### a 

### l8f1Jonalagency desi(JnaiiKI by lhe 

### smte or 

### to emploiJ neceaary 

### staff

### to carry 

### out reeponsMtiel. The funding genetal putpOillllocalQOV8tnl'l)8llls forsuch requirements

..met through 

### §105 

### grana and ttvaugh the 

### Tille 

# v... pclfp06e) will**haW~** 

### adequate pensonne/, funding. 

### procesa (ADEM Admin. Coder.**~1-7-.04).** and authotity under

### state {and. 

### aa apptopliate, local) law 

### to catTy

### out such implementation plan (and 

### Is 

## notptO/JIIilad by any 

### provision olfederal or ltalelaw from canying 

### out such implementation plan Of 

### pottion. thereol);

l110(aK2KE)(B) {i) l8qUirements that the 

### state comply Mh the 

### This raquilement is met through Ala.Code§22-22A-6(j) which 

### ensures requirements I8SpfiCiing 

### state boatrls under

### section 

### 128. and 1hat the 

### state comply with section 

### 128 ofthe 

### CM



### Page2s.ctloft 

### 110(a)

......... 

# Sui•••• 'I of element 

### How AddrMNdln Submittal 

### 1110(a)(2)(E)(MI) (liiJ 

### n.c»s:swy 8SSUf'8IJC8S that, 

### wtHn the state has R8quirements dictating the roles of local 

### or regional governments (local 

### telled 

### m a local or**regional~** 

### agency, or PlograM).., 

### derived 

### from**AIL~** §22-28-23 (2008 Rplc. Vol.),**~** forlhelmplemfJntation of anyplan 

### which do not 8flow the local progrwns to be less 

### strict than the Alabama



## ..**..~** ...... .... 

## .. .**~~~** ,.sfafe. has .ntSpMSibllilylot.

### ensuring S1P#nlgutllttoM and allows for oversight from the 

### Alabama • . of

# euch,.,

.L • 

### Envtratrmentat**~** 

### \,;Gfflli--.... f.110(a)(2)(f) 

### .. ,...., .. maybe presct1bedby,.. These requRmenta 

### .a met 1hrough ADEM Admin. Code 335-3-1-.04 Admlnlstnllor- "Monitoring, Records, and Repcwtlng•, .-1d 335-3-12 •Continuous Monitoring Requirements for Existing 

### Sotm:es•. (I) the 

### lnstallslion, malnlensnce, and replacement 

### rA eqopnent, 

### and the implementation 

### d other 

### necrrs.,afiJps byOMJetS 

## or opetaftn 

### d 81atb*Y sourt8S fo monloremissions '""" such SCU'CI8S,

(I} perlodlc ntpOtts 

### m the 

### natute end

### amounts of enlilllons and emlsslons-rel8t data fh:lm 

### such 80IIR»S. and (a) 

### t:OI'IIIIallon 

### d auch tepOffs bythe BIBle 

### agency wM fRY

### emJnton linlllfions 

### orSl8ndMfs


# ....bti!Nd,..,., fo this Act, which repotfs 

### shal 

# be.....,., at 

### tMSOnllble times forpublic 

### l110(at(ZMG) prtMde forIIUihotly**~**

# *' lhet In SfJCtion These requirements are 

### met through Ala. Code §22-28-21 ·Air Pollution 303 

### and 8dequafe confingency plans**to~** 

## emergencies·. such

.... ....::



### Page3S.Ctloft 

### 110(a) • ......_ Sumn...., of eiMMnt 

### How Addreasedln Submittal 

### l111(aM2)(H) prov;de fornwislon of such plan- These requirements are 

### met through ADEM Admin. Code rs. 335-1-1- (I) fmm lime fo lime 8S 

### may be necNS8I)' to .03(1)(b) and 335-3-1-.03 "Ambient Air Quality Standards" take account 

### d nwislons of such natlon8l primary orteCOndaly ambient elrquality standard or the 

### a\'81'abMy of Improved or

### more expedllious mefhods**at~** such 

### standard, and

(II} except 

### as pnNided In paragraph (3)(C), 

### whefNnw the Admitl!tlator

### IJnds on the 

### basis of ilbmeflon 

### awJable lo ,.Admktistralorthat the plan is subslaiJtlalylntJdequale lo attain 

### the national ambient 

### ai'qually 

### alandard

### which It

...,._. orb otllewise OCJnfJiy with any I/Cidllor'Jall'8qUitemenfs established und8r this Act 

### 111ocatc2M1t In lhe 

### ceee of • plan or plen nMsion for., etH Alabama will submit an 

### Attainment Demor!Sbation SIP due by June 30, dlaigrllll rlas • no,allalnment .,.., meet lhe 2012, for the 

### Pike county 

### nonatlainment area which 

### ila 0.8 mile radius

.,.,.,.**~of**

### part D(reltrting fo surrounding the Senders lead facility. EPA's leUer 

### to Alabama dated 

### noneflainment 8t8111S); June 14, 2011' notified the 

### Sate of their pcellmkwy 

### decision to all 

### other""'""'

.. of

### Alabama 

### as unciMslllablefatlainment. l111(aM2JCJt 

### ,..,,.llPf'llcable f8qUirements of

### section 121 This requirement Is 

### met through provisions In sepalale Implementation 

## 5 121 COISI Ufl:atloft) (ffllatlng fo c:omultsllon),

... ptanl, such 

## a the 

### Regional Haze lmplemelilatlon Plan, which provide for continued c:onsultation 

### with goYemment officials. 

## 11ftllaJC2MJt meet fhe.appHcable requirements 

### ol

### section 7 427

### ol These requirements are 

### met through Ala. Code §22-28-21 "Air Pollution 

### cs-••127 public lhls tllle, Emergencies", 335-3-1-4-.01(7) "Public Participation", and 335-3-1-4- M8lll:aiiDft) .05(13) "Pubflc Participation".
f1tt(a)C2MJ) 

# meet,. .,.,.,.l'8qfliwmenfs d

... paff

# c This requirement is met through ADEM Admin. Code chap. 335-3-14 • Air 

# ,.., (

.... IV fo pn1MN1fion atsignlicant

### deterlotation of 

### Pemlils" 

### and ADEM 

### Admin. Coders. 335-3-1-4-.04(15) which 

### requires

...qually and riiNlyplofeetlon); notice 

### to Federal land Managers for 

### PSD permit applications which 

### may
. · affect 

### a class I 

### area. ; ': 

### ·- 

### ' .. 

### l110(a)(2)(K) pmvideb: 

### This requirement is met through ADEM Admin. Coders. 335-3-1-.04 (I} lhe**~** 

### d such akqualty modeling 

### as "Monitoring, 

### Records. and**Reportin~t** and 335-3-1-4-.04 

### "PnM!Jntion of

,.**~may**plfiSCI'f)e for,. 

### purpose of Signfficant Deterkntion Permitting", specifically paragraph (11) .·Air

. yo· .-...... 

### the 

### etrect on ambient airauallty

### d any 

### aUafity Models".

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