STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

PO Box 47600 • Olympia, WA 98504-7600 • 360-407-6000

711 for Washington Relay Service • Persons with a speech disability can call 877-833-6341

November 28, 2012

Dennis M. McLerran, Regional Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900

Seattle, WA 98101-3140

RE: Tacoma-Pierce County Nonattainment Area SIP revision

Dear Mr. McLerran:

As the Governor's designee for the State Implementation Plan (SIP), I am submitting this SIP

revision for the Tacoma-Pierce County Nonattainment Area (Nonattainment Area) for your

approval as a part of the Washington SIP. The SIP revision details Washington's plan to

improve air quality in the Nonattainment Area. The Washington State Department of Ecology

(Ecology) adopted the SIP revision effective November 28, 2012.

On September 4, 2012, EPA made a Clean Data Determination for the Nonattainment Area

which suspended most SIP planning requirements. I am submitting the following:

• The required 2008 baseline emissions inventory for the Nonattainment Area (Appendix A

to the SIP revision) for EPA approval.

• Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's (PSCAA) Regulation 1-13 Solid Fuel Burning Devices

(Appendix B) for EPA approval. This rule will improve air quality in the Nonattainment

Area and strengthen the Washington SIP. The PSCAA Board adopted this regulation on

October 25, 2012 in accordance with state law. The rule will be effective December 1,

2012. Ecology's public notice clearly stated that we would submit these rules to EPA for

approval.

Ecology published notice in two Washington State newspapers on September 10, 2012 which

meets the requirement for 31 days advance notice of the hearing. Ecology received oral

testimony and written comments. The SIP revision includes a compilation of public comments

Ecology received and Ecology's responses to those comments (Appendix G). The SIP revision

includes a certification that Ecology held the public hearing in accordance with public notice and

the public hearing requirements of 40 CFR §51.102. Ecology met all state and federal

procedural requirements.
Dennis M. McLerran, Regional Administrator

November 28, 2012

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I am enclosing one electronic and one paper copy of the SIP revision. The electronic copy (on

enclosed CD) contains an exact duplicate of the hard copy as well as additional data files

supporting and referenced in the submittal. Attachment A of this letter includes a list of these

additional materials.

If you have any questions on this submittal, please contact Richelle Perez at (360) 407-7528 or

via email at richelle.perez@ecy.wa.gov or Doug Schneider at (360) 407-6874 or via email at

doug.schneider@ecy.wa.gov .

Sincerely,

Ted Sturdevant

Director

Enclosures

cc: Jeff Hunt, EPA (w/ CD)

Richelle Perez, SIP Planner (w/o enclosures)

Doug Schneider, SIP Planner (w/o enclosures)

Margo Thompson, SIP Planner (w/o enclosures)

Nancy Pritchett, Rules and Planning Unit Supervisor (w/o enclosures)

Julie Oliver, Section Manager, Program Development (w/o enclosures)

Jeff Johnston, Section Manager, Science and Engineering (w/o enclosures)

Stu Clark, Program Manager, Air Quality Program (w/o enclosures)

Records file (w/ enclosures)
Attachment A - Support Materials on Enclosed CD

• PSCAA's Board Resolution NO. 1238

http:1/www.pscleanair.org/announce/hearings/documents/0212 RES 1238.pdf

• Substitute House Bill 2326 Chapter 219, Laws of 2012

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documentslbi 1Idocs120 1 1-1 2/Pdf/B i lls/Session%20Laws/House/23 26-

S.SL.pdf

• Tacoma-Pierce County Clean Air Task Force - Report and Recommendations to Puget Sound

Clean Air Agency

http://www.cleanairpiercecounty.orgltaskforce/CleanAirTaskForceReport Fu1IReport.pdf

+ Clean Air Performance Commitment (CAPC) Memorandum of Understanding

http://wwwl.pscleanair.org/announce/hearings/documents/100420MOUfinal.pdf

• Chapter 36.70A RCW (Revised Code of Washington) Growth management - planning by

selected counties and cities

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=36.70A&fulLtrue

• RCW 70.94.457 Solid fuel burning devices - Emission performance standards

http:/lapps.lee.wa.gov/RC W/default.aspx?cite=70.94.457

• (Washington Administrative Code) WAC 173-433-100 - Solid fuel burning devices

https:1lfortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/publications/wac 173433.pdf

• Summary Technical Report in Support of PM' 5 Clean Air Performance Commitment (CAPC)

Process for Tacoma Washington

http://www1,pseleanair.orgrograms/community/nonattainment/fineparticulatematter/tacorna

.pierce/Tacoma%20PM2.5%20CAPC%20Tech%20Report%20-%20Oct%2014%2020 10.pdf

• Sources of Fine Particles in the Wapato Hills-Puyallup River Valley PM2 5 Nonattainment

Area

http://www.ecv,wa.gov/pubs/1002009.pdf

• 2008 National Emissions Inventory

http://vv-ww.epa.gov/ttnchiellnet/2008inventory.html