DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Division of Air Quality
GENERAL NOTICE
REGISTER NOTICE
Proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision to Address the Clean Air Act Section 110 Infrastructure Elements For the 2015 Ozone NAAQS
1. TITLE OF THE REGULATIONS:
Proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision to Address the Clean Air Act Section 110 Infrastructure Elements For the 2015 Ozone NAAQS.
2. BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE SUBJECT, SUBSTANCE AND ISSUES:
On October 1, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated a new National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone at a level of 0.070 parts per million (ppm). Pursuant to sections 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), each state is required to submit to the EPA a State Implementation Plan (SIP) to provide for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of a newly promulgated or revised NAAQS. This SIP revision fulfills Delaware's requirement relative to the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
3. POSSIBLE TERMS OF THE AGENCY ACTION:
None
4. STATUTORY BASIS OR LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ACT:
7 Del.C. Ch. 60, Environmental Control
5. OTHER REGULATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL:
None
6. NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT:
Statements and testimony may be presented either orally or in writing at a public hearing to be held on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Division of Air Quality's office located at State Street Commons, 100 W. Water Street, Suite 6A, Dover, DE 19904. Interested parties may submit comments in writing to: Mark A. Prettyman, DNREC - Division of Air Quality, State Street Commons, 100 W. Water Street, Suite 6A, Dover, DE 19904. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, September 6, 2018.
7. PREPARED BY:
Mark A. Prettyman - mark.prettyman@state.de.us - 302-739-9402
*Please Note: Due to the size of the SIP and Appendix A, they are not being published here. PDF versions are available at the following locations:
DNREC Clean Air Act SIP - Proposed.pdf
http://regulations.delaware.gov/register/august2018/general/DNREC Clean Air Act SIP - Proposed.pdf
http://regulations.delaware.gov/register/august2018/general/Appendix A - Proposed.pdf
