                            STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
                     DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
                            AIR RESOURCES DIVISION
                            CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
                                       
              NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING

   In accordance with New Hampshire Administrative Rule Env-A 204.01(b) and Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 51.102, notice is hereby given that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Air Resources Division (the Department) has prepared, and intends to submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a certification of the adequacy of New Hampshire's State Implementation Plan (SIP) to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act, section 110 (a) (1) and (2), pertaining to infrastructure elements for implementation of the federal air quality standards for ozone.  These standards that New Hampshire and other states must meet are contained in Title 40: Protection of Environment, section 50.15, National Primary and Secondary Air Quality Standards for Ozone.
   This SIP certification is submitted in response to the revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone as promulgated by EPA final rule on October 26, 2015 [80 FR 65292].  For states such as New Hampshire that are already meeting these air quality standards, EPA expects states to make certification of SIP adequacy within three years after the date of promulgation of the standards.
   The Department hereby solicits comments and has scheduled a public hearing on this SIP certification.  Comments must be submitted in writing or by email or fax to Felice Janelle, Air Resources Division, NH Department of Environmental Services, P.O. Box 95, Concord, NH  03302-0095; email felice.janelle@des.nh.gov; fax (603)271-1381.
   A public hearing at the Department offices has been scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Thursday, August 23, 2018, in Room 114 at 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301.
   All comments on the proposed SIP certification must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2018, to be entered into the record.
   A copy of the SIP certification of adequacy is available for public inspection at the Department's offices at 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH, during regular working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  The main text of the SIP certification may be downloaded at http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/air/do/sip/index.htm under "Ozone." For more information or to make arrangements for anyone wishing to attend the hearing who may need special assistance, please call Felice Janelle at (603)271-4848.
 

                                    Craig A. Wright
                                    Director, Air Resources Division
                                    NH Department of Environmental Services

Dated:	July 20, 2018
