Document ID: EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1146-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2008-05-02T04:00Z

SIP SUBMITTAL COMPLETENESS CRITERIA CHECKLIST

	(in accordance with 40 CFR Part 51 - App. V)

   SIP Submitted by: West Virginia

     Date Submitted: April 12, 2007

            Subject: West Virginia Transportation Conformity State
Implementation Plan

Completeness Review 

Completed by: Martin Kotsch

     Date Completed: October 30, 2007 

Administrative Materials

	ACCEPTABLE

	EPA REQUIREMENT	

	STATE SUBMITTAL 	

(X)

1. A formal letter of submittal from the Governor or his designee,
requesting EPA approval of the plan or revision thereof.	

1. Letter dated April 12, 2007 from Stephanie R. Timmermeyer, Secretary,
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to Donald Welsh,
EPA Region 3 Regional Administrator, submitting the proposed SIP
revision.	

 Y

2. Evidence that the State has adopted the plan in the State code or
body of regulations; or issued the permit, order, consent agreement in
final form.  That evidence shall include the date of adoption or final
issuance as well as the effective date of the plan, if different from
the adoption/issuance date.	

2. State submitted SIP entitled West Virginia SIP Revision To Address
the Transportation Provisions in SAFETEA-LU and Letter dated April 12,
2007 from Stephanie R. Timmermeyer, Secretary, West Virginia Department
of Environmental Protection to Donald Welsh, EPA Region 3 Regional
Administrator, submitting the proposed SIP revision.

	

 Y

3. Evidence that the State has the necessary legal authority under State
law to adopt and implement the plan.	

3.  Section 10.1308 of the Code of Virginia	

  Y

4. A copy of actual regulation, or document submitted for approval and
incorporation by reference into the plan, including indication of the
changes made to the existing approved plan, where applicable.  The
submittal shall be a copy of the official State regulation/document
signed, stamped, dated by the appropriate State official indicating that
it is fully enforceable by the State.  The effective date of the
regulation/document shall, whenever possible, be indicated in the
document itself.	

4.  State submitted SIP entitled “West Virginia SIP Revision To
Address the Transportation Provisions in SAFETEA-LU”	

 Y

 

5. Evidence that the State followed all of the procedural requirements
of the State's laws and constitution in conducting and completing the
adoption/issuance of the plan.	

5.The state followed the appropriate Federal and State requirements in
adopting the SIP revision certified by letter dated May 7, 2007 from
David Paylor, Director, Virginia Department of the Environmental Quality
to Judith Katz, EPA Region 3 Air Protection Director, submitting the
proposed SIP revision .	

 Y

6. Evidence that public notice was given of the proposed change
consistent with procedures approved by EPA, including the date of
publication of such notice.	

6.Copies of the public notice are included in the SIP submission	

 Y

7. Certification that public hearings were held in accordance with the
information provided in the public notice and the State's laws and
constitution, if applicable.	

7. A public hearing was held on , 2007 in accordance with State laws as
evidenced by hearing transcript and letter dated April 12. 2007 from
Stephanie R. Timmermeyer, Secretary, West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection to Donald Welsh, EPA Region 3 Regional
Administrator , submitting the proposed SIP revision	

 Y

8. Compilation of public comments and the State's response thereto.	

8. No comments were received on the SIP update.	

 Y

1. Identification of all regulated pollutants affected by the plan.	

1.NOx, VOCs, NH3, SOx  CO and PM2.5  are the six identified regulated
pollutants affected by the plan.	

 Y

2. Identification of the locations of affected sources including the EPA
attainment/nonattainment designation of the locations and the status of
the attainment plan for the affected area(s).	

2. SIP affects all non-attainment areas with in the state that are
required to do transportation conformity 	

 Y 

  

3. Quantification of the changes in plan allowable emissions from the
affected sources; estimates of changes in current actual emissions from
affected sources or, where appropriate, quantification of changes in
actual emissions from affected sources through calculations of the
differences between certain baseline levels and allowable emissions
anticipated as a result of the revision.	

3. N/A	

 N/A

4. The State's demonstration that the national ambient air quality
standards, prevention of significant deterioration increments,
reasonable further progress demonstration, and visibility, as
applicable, are protected if the plan is approved and implemented. 	

4.Adhering to the Conformity SIP requirements within each non-attainment
area will continue to ensure that future new proposed transportation
projects will not result in on-road mobile source emissions contributing
to the deterioration or cause the failure to meet an attainment goal for
any pollutant.	

 Y

5. Modeling information required to support the proposed revision,
including input data, output data, models used,  ambient monitoring data
used, meteorological data used, justification for use of offsite data
(where used), modes of models used, assumptions, and other information
relevant to the determination of adequacy of the modeling analysis.	

5.Modeling is not required under this SIP.	

 N/A

6. Evidence, where necessary, that emission limitations are based on
continuous emission reduction technology.	

6.  N/A	

 N/A

7. Evidence that the plan contains emission limitations, work practice
standards and recordkeeping/reporting requirements, where necessary, to
ensure emission levels.	

7. SIP requires non-attainment areas to do conformity analyses when
required under 40 CFR Part 93 and report results to EPA to ensure mobile
source emission budgets are not exceeded by construction of new
transportation projects within the non-attainment area.  	

 Y

8. Compliance/enforcement strategies, including how compliance will be
determined in practice.	

8. Conformity requirements will be met in each non-attainment area as
specified under 40 CFR Part 93 which regulates how new proposed
transportation projects must meet conformity requirements prior to
getting Federal approval and funding.	

 Y

9. Special economic and technological justifications required by any
applicable EPA policies. (If a policy is not appropriate, explain why.)	

9.N/A	

N/A

10. A Section 107 request must be accompanied by a maintenance plan
demonstrating maintenance to the relevant NAAQS for at least 10 years
after redesignation.	

10.N/A	

N/A