State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment

Notice of Public Hearing

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) proposes revisions to the State of Kansas 

Plan for Implementation, Maintenance and Enforcement of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for Lead. In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated a portion of Saline 

County, Kansas as a Nonattainment Area under provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This action was based 

on air quality monitoring surrounding the Exide Technologies site from 2008 through 2010. CAA provisions 

require states with a designated nonattainment area in 2011 to submit a plan to EPA that demonstrates attainment of the 2008 Lead NAAQS by December 2016.

Any member of the public may request a public hearing or submit comments regarding this proposed 

action. A tentative public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Curtis 

State Office Building, Azure Conference Room (4

th Floor), 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka, Kansas. If no request 

for hearing is received by 12:00 noon on August 29, 2014, the tentatively scheduled hearing will be cancelled 

with announcement posted on the KDHE Bureau of Air (BOA) website at 

http://www.kdheks.gov/bar/planning/pnplanning.html. Inquiries may be made by phone to (785) 291-3278

or e-mail pgibbs@kdheks.gov.

The state of Kansas proposes this revision in accordance with the requirements of Section 172(c), as 

amended in the CAA. The SIP documents identify specific strategies through emissions inventory, modeled 

attainment demonstration, Reasonable Available Control Technology/Reasonably Available Control Measures 

(RACT/RACM) analysis, Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) measures, and adoption of controls.

This proposed SIP revision does not include any rulemaking action. However, a recently public noticed 

and approved federally enforceable construction permit is included with this revised plan to implement control 

strategy improvements. Details concerning this revision can be obtained from Pat Gibbs at (785) 291-3278 or 

pgibbs@kdheks.gov. The proposed plan may be viewed at the KDHE BOA website as well as the following 

locations.
 Department of Air Quality, Unified Government of Wyandotte County - Kansas City, Kansas Health 

Department, 619 Ann Avenue, Kansas City, KS 

 Johnson County Environmental Department, 11811 S. Sunset, Suite 2700, Olathe, KS 

 KDHE Northwest District Office, 2301 E. 13th St., Hays, KS 

 KDHE North Central District Office, 2501 Market Place Ste. D, Salina, KS 

 KDHE Northeast District Office, 800 W. 24th St., Lawrence, KS 

 KDHE Southeast District Office, 1500 W. 7th St., Chanute, KS 

 Wichita-Sedgwick County Dept. of Community Health, 1900 E. 9th St., Wichita, KS 

 KDHE Southwest District Office, 302 W. McArtor Rd., Dodge City, KS 

 Curtis State Office Building, 1000 SW Jackson St., Ste. 310, Topeka, KS 

Comments from interested persons should be addressed to the KDHE, Bureau of Air, ATTN: Pat Gibbs, 

1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366, faxed to 785-296-7455, or e-mailed to

pgibbs@kdheks.gov. Public comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 3, 2014 

to assure consideration. Please note: no comments regarding the recently noticed and approved construction 

permit will be accepted in relation to this public notice comment period for SIP revision with attainment 

demonstration. The construction permit comment period closed on July 14, 2014.

Any individual with a disability may request accommodations in order to participate in the public 

hearing and may request the proposed plan in accessible format. Requests for accommodation should be 

submitted to Pat Gibbs by August 25th; contact information noted above.

Robert Moser, M.D., Secretary

Department of Health and Environment