Notice of Proposed State Implementation Plan

for Air Quality

The Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) hereby gives notice of intent to revise the State Implementation Plan (SIP) to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s guidance for fulfilling requirements under section 110(A)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), also known as the Good Neighbor Provision, for  the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone.

The authority to adopt this SIP revision is granted by section 22a-174 of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS). This notice is required pursuant to 40 Code of the Federal Regulations 51.102.

A copy of the proposed SIP revision is available for public inspection during normal business hours at DEEP’s Bureau of Air Management, Planning and Standards Division 5th Floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT and may be reviewed by contacting Kathleen Knight at 860-424-3823. The SIP Revision is also available at the link below.

All interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed SIP revision. Comments should be submitted via electronic mail to kathleen.knight@ct.gov or via postal carrier to Kathleen Knight at the DEEP, Bureau of Air Management, 5th Floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-4064. All comments should be received by 4:30 PM on October 18, 2018.

In accordance with 40 CFR 51.102, DEEP will hold a hearing at the time and location set out below only if a request for such a hearing is made on or before  October 12, 2018 at 4:30 PM. 

PUBLIC HEARING
October 18, 2018 at 9:00 AM
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Holcombe Room, 5th Floor
 79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106

A request to hold the hearing identified above may be made by any person by electronic mail to kathleen.knight@ct.gov or by telephone (860-424-3823).  Such a request must be made by 4:30 PM on October 12, 2018.  If no request for a hearing is received on or before that date, the hearing will be cancelled. Information on the status of the hearing will be posted on DEEP’s website at http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/browse.asp?a=2586&deepNav_GID=1511 as of October 15, 2018. Questions concerning the public hearing may be directed to kathleen.knight@ct.gov or (860-424-3823).

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request an accommodation contact us at (860) 418-5910 or deep.accommodations@ct.gov