PABulletin,Doc,No,10-233Page1of2ThPcnaslnsua•4aNOTICESProposedRevisionstotheStateImplementationPlanforthePhiladelphiaWilmington,PA-NJ-BEFineParticulateandPhiladelphia-WilmingtonAtlanticCity,PA-NJ-BE8-HourOzoneNonattainmentAreas;PublicHearing[40Pa.B.756]jSaturday,February6,2010]Particulatematter(PM)includesbothsolidandliquidparticlessuspendedintheair.Fineparticlepollutiondescribesparticulatematterthatislessthanorequalto2.5micrometersindiameter(PM25).PM25concentrationsabovetheFederalhealth-basedstandardposeaserioushumanhealththreat.Healthstudieshaveshownasignificantassociationbetweenexposuretofineparticlesandprematuredeathfromheartorlungdisease.In1997,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)establishedanannualprimary(health-based)andsecondary(welfare-based)PM25standardof15.0microgramspercubicmeter(jag/m3),basedonthe3-yearaverageofannualmeanPM25concentrations.TheEPAalsoestablishedaprimaryandsecondary24-hourstandardof65jig/m3determinedbythe3-yearaverageofthe98thpercentileof24-hourconcentrations.Implementationofthestandardwasdelayedduetolegalchallenges.IntheCommonwealthofPennsylvania,EPAdesignatedeightareascomprisedofallorpartsof21countiesasPM25nonattainmentareasfortheannualstandard.Foreachnonattainmentarea,theCommonwealthisrequiredtodevelopaStateImplementationPlan(SIP)revisionthatdemonstrateshowtheareawillattainthestandardbytheprescribedattainmentdate,April5,2010.TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection(Department)isseekingpubliccommentontheSIPrevisionforthePhiladelphia-Wilmington,PA-NJ-DEPM25NonattainmentArea(PhiladelphiaPM25Area.)TheproposedSIPrevisioncontainsinformationonPM25trendsandemissionstodemonstratethatthePhiladelphiaPM25AreameetsallrequirementsnecessaryforanapprovableSIPrevision.TheproposedSIPrevisiondemonstrateshowtheareawillattainthePM25standardbyApril5,2010,bypresentingevidencefromairqualitymodeling,emissiontrends,regionalpollutanttransportimpactsandemissionreductionsthroughStateandFederalcontrolmeasures.Inaddition,theproposedrevisiontotheSIPcontainsthebase-year2002emissionsinventory,mobilesourceemissionbudgetsforpurposesoftransportationconformityandacontingencyplantobringtheareabackintoattainmentshouldfutureviolationsofthestandardoccur.Afterconsiderationofcommentsreceived,theSIPrevisionwillbefinalizedandsubmittedtotheEPAforapproval.Inaddition,theDepartmentisseekingpubliccommentonaproposedSIPrevisiontocorrecttheStationaryPointSourceAnnualEmissionsincludedinthe2002Base-Yearfile:1/P:\ARM\projects\SIP_1997_PM2.5\OURSIPS\SIPsbyArea\Philly\Philly_Proposed...4/13/2010PABulletin,Doc.No.10-233Page2of2InventorysubmittedtoEPAonAugust29,2007forthePennsylvaniaportionofthePhiladelphia-Wilmington-AtlanticCity,PA-NJ-DE8-HourOzoneNonattainmentArea.TheproposedPM25SIPrevisionforthePhiladelphiaPM25AreaandtheproposedozoneSIPrevisionforthePennsylvaniaportionofthePhiladelphia-Wilmington-AtlanticCity,PA-NJ-DE8-hourOzoneNonattainmentAreaareavailableontheDepartment’swebsiteatwww.depweb.state.pa.usorthroughthecontactpersonslisted.NoticeoftheproposedSIPrevisionswillalsobepublishedinnewspapersofgeneralcirculationintheaffectedarea.TheDepartmentwillholdapublichearingtoreceivecommentsontheproposalsonMarch11,2010,at1p.m.attheDepartment’sSoutheastRegionalOffice,2EastMainStreet,Norristown,PA.PersonswishingtopresenttestimonyatthehearingshouldcontactShaniquaSmith,P.0.Box8468,Harrisburg,PA17105,(717)787-9702orshanismith@state.pa.ustoreserveatime.Personswhodonotreserveatimewillbeabletotestifyastimeallows.Witnessesshouldkeeptestimonyto10minutesandshouldprovidetwowrittencopiesoftheirstatementatthehearing.Personswithadisabilitywhowishtoattendthehearingandrequireanauxiliaryaid,serviceorotheraccommodationtoparticipateintheproceedingshouldcontactShaniquaSmithat(717)787-9702orshanismith@state.pa.us.TDDusersmaycontactthePennsylvaniaAT&TRelayServiceat(800)654-5984todiscusshowtheDepartmentcanbestaccommodatetheirneeds.TheDepartmentmustreceivecommentsnolaterthanMarch12,2010.WrittencommentsshouldbesenttotheattentionofArleenShulman,DivisionofAirResourceManagement,BureauofAirQuality,P.0.Box8468,Harrisburg,PA17105-8468,ashulman@state.pa.us.Use“PhiladelphiaAreaPM25SIP”or“PhiladelphiaAreaOzoneSIP”inthesubjectline.JOHNHANGER,SecretaryIPa.B.Doc.No.10-233.FiledforpublicinspectionFebruary5,2010,9:00a.m.jNopartoftheinformationonthissitemaybereproducedforprofitorsoldforprofit.ThismaterialhasbeendrawndirectlyfromtheofficialPennsylvaniaBulletinfulltextdatabase.DuetothelimitationsofHTMLordifferencesindisplaycapabilitiesofdifferentbrowsers,thisversionmaydifferslightlyfromtheofficialprintedversion.,veb,nasteáPaBul1etin.cornfile:1/P:\ARM\projects\SIP_I997_PM2.5\OURSIPS\SIPsbyArea\Philly\PhillyProposed...4/13/2010