DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Division of Air Quality
GENERAL NOTICE
REGISTER NOTICE
DOCKET # 2022-R-A-0006
Proposed Delaware's Second Limited Maintenance Plan Under the 2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision
1. TITLE OF THE REGULATIONS:
Proposed Delaware's Second Limited Maintenance Plan Under the 2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision.
2. BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE SUBJECT, SUBSTANCE AND ISSUES:
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will conduct a public hearing on a proposed revision to Delaware's State Implementation Plan (SIP).
The hearing will address the Delaware second Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan under the 2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). On December 14, 2009, EPA designated the Philadelphia-Wilmington Area as nonattainment for the 2006 24-hour (PM2.5) NAAQS. On September 5, 2014, the EPA redesignated the area as attainment. Redesignated areas are required to submit two ten-year maintenance plans to ensure continued attainment with the NAAQS. This proposed second 10-year Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan ensures that Delaware will continue to maintain the NAAQS through 2035.
3. POSSIBLE TERMS OF THE AGENCY ACTION:
None.
4. STATUTORY BASIS OR LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ACT:
7 Del.C. Ch. 60, Section 6010 (a) and (c).
5. OTHER REGULATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL:
None.
6. NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT:
A virtual public hearing (Docket # 2022-R-A-0006) will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, beginning at 6 p.m. The web link to the virtual hearing can be accessed through the DNREC Public Hearings site at https://de.gov/dnrechearings. If prompted for a password, please use:525367. To access the audio-only portion of the virtual hearing, dial 1-646-931-3860 and enter the Meeting ID 848 3456 0743. Closed captioning in over 20 languages, including English and Spanish, is available to attendees via the Zoom platform utilized for all DNREC Public Hearings.
Those wishing to offer verbal comments during DNREC public hearings must pre-register no later than noon on the date of the virtual hearing at https://de.gov/dnreccomments or by telephone at 302-739-9001.
The proposed SIP may be inspected online starting January 1, 2024 at http://regulations.delaware.gov/services/current_issue.shtml, or in-person, by appointment only, by contacting Kelsey Pangman by phone at 302-323-4542 or by email at Kelsey.Pangman@delaware.gov.
The Department will accept public comment through the close of business on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, or by using the online form at https://de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the following address:
Theresa Newman, Hearing Officer
DNREC - Office of the Secretary
89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901
7. PREPARED BY:
Kelsey Pangman
Division of Air Quality-DNREC
715 Grantham Ln, New Castle, DE 19702
Phone: (302)323-4542; email: Kelsey.Pangman@delaware.gov
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