February
27,
2004
Ms.
Kay
Prince,
Chief
Air
Planning
Branch
U.
S.
EPA,
Region
4
Sam
Nunn
Federal
Center
61
Forsyth
Street,
SW
Atlanta,
GA
30303­
8960
Dear
Ms.
Prince:

As
stated
in
our
February
18,
2004
letter,
please
find
enclosed
compelling
evidence
as
to
why
the
South
Carolina
Department
of
Health
and
Environmental
Control
(
Department)
believes
that
partial
and
separate
nonattainment
boundaries
for
Anderson,
Greenville,
and
Spartanburg
Counties
is
appropriate
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Additionally,
the
Department
believes
that
the
combined
partial
counties
of
Lexington
and
Richland
is
the
appropriate
designation
for
the
Columbia
area.

The
Department
hopes
that
EPA
will
review
and
carefully
consider
this
information
regarding
recommended
boundary
areas
and
any
additional
supporting
technical
documentation
regarding
our
application
of
EPA's
eleven
criteria
that
we
may
submit,
including
the
March
2004
Early
Action
Plan
submittals.
With
the
information
provided
and
considering
our
demonstrated
ability
to
attain
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standards,
we
encourage
EPA
to
concur
with
these
recommendations
as
we
have
followed
EPA's
published
guidance
in
establishing
these
recommendations.
We
look
forward
to
continued
discussions
regarding
these
matters
and
expect
EPA
would
provide
us
with
similar
scientific
analyses
of
the
data
should
you
not
concur
with
this
information.
If
there
are
any
questions
concerning
this
information
please
feel
free
to
contact
me
at
(
803)
898­
4299
or
by
e­
mail
at
shealyrg@
dhec.
sc.
gov.

Sincerely,

Renee
G.
Shealy,
Division
Director
Division
of
Air
Planning,
Development
&
Outreach
Bureau
of
Air
Quality
Enclosures
cc:
Henry
Phillips,
Bureau
of
Air
Quality
