AQ_GEN_PLNG_20221219_SIP_O3-NAAQS_Appendix C

Appendix C
Public Notice and
U.S. EPA No-Comment
Documents
FINAL

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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AL QUALITY
PUBLIC NOTICE
PURPOSE:
COMMENT
PROCEDURES:
REQUESTS
FORA PUBLIC
HEARING:
INFORMATION:
Date:
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (DAQ), hereby
gives notice regarding its pre-hearing draft of the State hnplementation Plan (SIP) revision for
Supplement Ill to the Revised Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina
2008 8-Hour Ozone Marginal Nonattainment Area. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
designated the area attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) effective August 27, 2015 (80 FR 44873). Transportation conformity in the maintenance
area ensures that federal transportation actions do not interfere with maintaining compliance with the
2008 ozone NAAQS. As such, the level of emissions estimated for Transportation Improvement
Programs and Metropolitan Transportation Plans must not exceed the motor vehicle emission budgets
(MVEBs) as defined in the maintenance plan. Historically, the DAQ has allocated no more than 50%
of the total safety margin to the MVEBs for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds
(VOC) to ensure on-going attainment of the NAAQS. In this submittal, North Carolina is proposing to
increase the amount of the total safety margin allocated to the 2026 MVEBs from 9.4% to 21.4% for
NOx and from 37.4% to 49.7% for VOC. The proposed revisions to the 2026 MVEBs will
accommodate updates to the MOtor Vehicle Emissions Simulation (MOVES) model (released January
2021) used to calculate onroad and nonroad emissions ofNOx and VOCs. In addition, the Charlotte-
Gastonia-Salisbury area is currently attaining the 2008 and 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS based on
ambient monitoring data collected through October 31, 2022. Therefore, the DAQ concludes that the
proposed revisions to the MVEBs will not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning the
attainment and maintenance of the NAAQS . Persons wishing to submit comments or request a public
hearing are invited to do so.
Any person wishing to comment may submit a written statement for inclusion in
the record of proceedings regarding the pre-hearing draft of the Supplement Ill to the Revised
Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina 2008 8-Hour Ozone Margi.nal
Nonattainment Area. Written comments should be submitted electronically or postmarked no later than
Monday, December 12, 2022.
Requests for a public hearing must be in writing and include a statement supporting the
need for such a hearing, an indication of your interest in the subject, and a brief summary of the
information intended to be offered. A public hearing will be scheduled if requested. A separate notice
will be announced for the hearing including the date, time, location, and other details. Written requests
for a public hearing should be postmarked or submitted electronically no later than Monday, December
12, 2022.
Copies of the pre-hearing draft of the Supplement Ill to the Revised Maintenance Plan for the
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina 2008 8-Hour Ozone Marginal Nonattainment Area may
be downloaded from the DAQ website at h llp s://deq .nc.gov/about/divisions/air-guality/air-gualitv-
p lanning/state-imp lementation-plans/charlotte-gastonia-salisbury -nc-2008-8-hour-ozone-area.
Comments or requests for a public hearing can be submitted to: dag .publiccomment (@,ncdenr.gov
(Please type "MVEB Revision" in the subject line)
Alternatively, comments or requests for a public hearing can be mailed or faxed to:
Randy Strait Fax: [phone]
NC Division of Air Quality
1641 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1641
Based on the current guidance to minimize the spread of COVID-19, all DAQ office locations are
limiting public access to appointments only. As such, the Pre-Hearing Draft of the demonstration may
only be reviewed in person after making an appointment at the following DAQ offices:
Raleigh Central Office, Planning Section [phone]
Mooresville Regional Office LJ.A [phone]
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Michael A. Abraczinskas, DA

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 4
ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8960

December 9, 2022

Mr. Michael Abraczinskas
Director
Division of Air Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
1641 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1641

Dear Mr. Abraczinskas:

Thank you for your letter dated November 9, 2022, transmitting a prehearing package regarding the
Supplement III to the Revised Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina
2008 8-Hour Ozone Marginal Nonattainment Area. To the extent possible, we have reviewed this
submission and note that because of a delay in transmission, we did not have a full opportunity to review
the associated MOVES files before the close of the public comment period. We do not have any
comments at this time but we may have comments once the MOVES files are fully reviewed.

We look forward to continuing to work with you and your staff. If you have any questions, please
contact Mr. Joel Huey, Chief, Air Regulatory Management Section at [phone], or your staff
contact Mr. Evan Adams at [phone].

Sincerely,

Lynorae Benjamin
Chief
Air Planning and Implementation Branch

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From:Benjamin, Lynorae
To:Adams, Evan; Abraczinskas, Michael
Cc:Leslie Rhodes; Manning, Tammy; Strait, Randy P; Pjetraj, Michael; Manning, Tammy; Blackman, Daniel;
Freeman, Caroline; Hartsfield, Taylor; Myers, Dianna; LaRocca, Sarah; Huey, Joel
Subject:[External] RE: Prehearing Draft of Supplement III to the Revised Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte-Gastonia-
Salisbury, North Carolina 2008 8-hour Ozone Marginal Nonattainment Area
Date:Friday, December 16, 2022 4:10:35 PM
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Good Afternoon,

Just wanted to circle back to let you know that we have had the opportunity to look at the MOVES
files and do not have any additional comments at this time. Thanks so much for your hard work on
this.

Have a great rest of today and weekend.

Lynorae

From: Adams, Evan <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:25 AM
To: [e-mail]
Cc: Leslie Rhodes <[e-mail]>; Manning, Tammy
<[e-mail]>; Randy Strait <[e-mail]>; Michael Pjetraj
<[e-mail]>; Manning, Tammy <[e-mail]>; Blackman, Daniel
<[e-mail]>; Freeman, Caroline <[e-mail]>; Hartsfield, Taylor
<[e-mail]>; Benjamin, Lynorae <[e-mail]>; Myers, Dianna
<[e-mail]>; LaRocca, Sarah <[e-mail]>; Huey, Joel
<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Prehearing Draft of Supplement III to the Revised Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte-
Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina 2008 8-hour Ozone Marginal Nonattainment Area

Good morning Mr. Abraczinskas,

Thank you for the opportunity to review the prehearing submittal for the Supplement III to the
Revised Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina 2008 8-hour Ozone
Marginal Nonattainment Area. EPA has reviewed the files provided and offers the attached
comments.

Thank you,
Evan

Evan Adams (He/Him) | Environmental Engineer | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 4 | Air and Radiation Division | Air Regulatory Management Section
61 Forsyth St. SW | Atlanta, GA 30303
404.562.9009 | [e-mail]

From: Manning, Tammy <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 10:33 AM
To: Blackman, Daniel <[e-mail]>; Freeman, Caroline
<[e-mail]>; [e-mail]; Michael Pjetraj
<[e-mail]>; Hartsfield, Taylor <[e-mail]>; Adams, Evan
<[e-mail]>; Benjamin, Lynorae <[e-mail]>; Spann, Jane
<[e-mail]>; Myers, Dianna <[e-mail]>; LaRocca, Sarah
<[e-mail]>
Cc: Leslie Rhodes <[e-mail]>; Manning, Tammy
<[e-mail]>; Randy Strait <[e-mail]>
Subject: Prehearing Draft of Supplement III to the Revised Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte-
Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina 2008 8-hour Ozone Marginal Nonattainment Area

Dear Mr. Blackman,

This morning, the NC Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) uploaded the prehearing draft of
Supplement III to the Revised Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, North
Carolina 2008 8-hour Ozone Marginal Nonattainment Area to the USEPA’s State Planning
Electronic Collaboration System (SpeCS) for SIPs interface for your review. The transmittal
letter for this submittal is attached.

The NCDAQ team would like to express our gratitude to you and your staff for your help and
support in completing this submission.

Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Tammy

Tammy Manning
Attainment Planning Branch Supervisor, Division of Air Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]