Document ID: EPA-R01-OAR-2006-0226-0015
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2006-11-07T05:00Z

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION I

		

MEMORANDUM

DATE: November 2, 2006

SUBJ:  Response to Comments Document-Typographical Errors in the Maine
Redesignation Request NPR (71 FR 60937, October 17, 2006) Docket Number-
EPA-R01-OAR-2006-0226

FROM:  Richard P. Burkhart, Environmental Scientist

	   Air Quality Planning Unit

  TO: 	   Anne E. Arnold, Manager

	   Air Quality Planning Unit

	On October 17, 2006, EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPR) in the Federal Register (71 FR 60937, October 17, 2006).  The
notice is titled:    SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning
Purposes; Maine; Redesignation of the Portland, Maine and the Hancock,
Knox, Lincoln and Waldo Counties, Maine 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment Areas
to Attainment for Ozone [EPA-R01-OAR-2006-0226; FRL-8231-7].   We
received an E-mail from the Maine DEP notifying us of several minor
typographical errors in three of the tables from that NPR.  I also
received a voice mail from the Ohio EPA on the same issue in one of the
tables.

After rereading the NPR and Maine’s submittal, I agree there are minor
typographical errors in the NPR proposing approval of both the Portland,
ME and Midcoast, ME nonattainment areas redesignation requests.  The
typographical errors are in several ozone monitoring concentrations
shown in Table 1 (page 60940) and Table 5 (page 60946).  These minor
errors do not affect the approvability of the redesignation requests. 
The ozone concentrations are correct in the ME SIP submittal (August 3,
2006) and in EPA’s AQS system.  The AQS system is EPA computer storage
and retrieval system for air quality data.  The following “revised”
tables show the corrected values highlighted in green, and the original
tables with the incorrect values highlighted in red.  As stated above,
we received an e-mail notification from the State of Maine on the errors
in Table 1 and Table 5.  I also received a voice mail from a person in
the State of Ohio EPA, on the incorrect values in Table 5.  I called him
back and left him a voice mail, thanking him for noticing the error and
giving him the correct values. To date, no one else has commented.

Revised Table 1, with corrected values shown in green.

Table 1(revised).  8-hour Ozone (parts per million, ppm) For the
Portland Area

Monitor	County	4th High 8-hr ozone average	

3-Year

Average

(Design Value)

2003	2004	2005

	Kittery	York	0.080	0.080	0.072	0.077

Kennebunkport	York	0.076	0.076	0.071	0.074

West Buxton	York	0.069	0.075	0.076	0.073

Cape Elizabeth	Cumberland	0.073	0.068	0.073	0.071

Reid State Park	Sagadahoc	0.074	0.069	0.068	0.070

Area Design Value

	0.077

Original Table 1, with red highlights over incorrect numbers

Table 1.  8-hour Ozone (parts per million, ppm) For the Portland Area

Monitor	County	4th High 8-hr ozone average	

3-Year

Average

(Design Value)

2003	2004	2005

	Kittery	York	0.080	0.080	0.072	0.077

Kennebunkport	York	0.076	0.076	0.072	0.074

West Buxton	York	0.069	0.075	0.076	0.073

Cape Elizabeth	Cumberland	0.073	0.068	0.073	0.072

Reid State Park	Sagadahoc	0.074	0.069	0.068	0.070

Area Design Value

	0.077

Revised Table 5, with corrected values shown in green highlight.

Table 5(revised).  8-hour Ozone (parts per million, ppm) For the
Midcoast Area

Monitor	County	4th High 8-hr ozone average	

3-Year

Average

(Design Value)

2003	2004	2005

	Port Clyde	Knox	0.082	0.074	0.075	0.077

McFarland Hill	Hancock	0.080	0.073	0.074	0.075

Cadillac Mountain	Hancock	0.083	0.082	0.083	0.082

Area Design Value

	0.082

Original Table 5, with red highlights over incorrect numbers

Table 5.  8-hour Ozone (parts per million, ppm) For the Midcoast Area

Monitor	County	4th High 8-hr ozone average	

3-Year

Average

(Design Value)

2003	2004	2005

	Port Clyde	Knox	0.082	0.074	0.075	0.077

McFarland Hill	Hancock	0.080	0.073	0.074	0.075

Cadillac Mountain	Hancock	0.094	0.088	0.082	0.082

Area Design Value

	0.082

There are also two typographical errors in two emission tables.  Table 3
(page 60944) should have read “2016 VOC” for the next to last
column; it is incorrectly labeled as 2016 NOx in the Federal Register.
Table 4 (page 60945) should have read “2016 NOx” for the last column
it is incorrectly labeled as “2016 Ox” in the Federal Register. 
These two errors were caused by someone in Washington reformatting the
tables to fit into the Federal Register format. These typographical
errors are minor and do not effect the approvability of the notice. 
They are mentioned here for thoroughness.  We received an e-mail
notification from the State of Maine on the error in Table 3.

Summary

EPA Region I has decided to treat the e-mail from the ME DEP and the
voice mail from the Ohio EPA as comments on the record for this action.
As explained above, the typographical errors do not change the design
values for the two areas, and therefore do not effect EPA’s conclusion
with regards to the ozone air quality for the three-year period of
2003-2005 for both areas as meeting the ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards.   Since these errors are minor and do not change
EPA’s conclusions, EPA Region I has decided not to repropose the two
Maine Redesignation Requests in the Federal Register, nor publish a
correction notice. This memo serves as the response to comments on these
typographical errors. This response will also be included in EPA’s
final rulemaking on this action.