ENCLOSURE 2

CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES

AND COMPLIANCE WITH

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

As required by 40 CFR 51.102 and Section 2.1 of Appendix V of 40 CFR
Part 51, the following information regarding public participation
activities and compliance with state administrative procedures is
provided.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES

As required by 40 CFR 51.102(a), a hearing to accept public testimony
concerning a proposed revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State
Implementation Plan was held at the Department of Environmental Quality,
DEQ Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, Virginia,
at 10:00 a.m. on March 13, 2007.

As required by 40 CFR Part 51.102(d)(1) and (2), the public was given
notice of the hearing in the Washington Times (for the National Capital
Interstate Air Quality Control Region) and the Fredericksburg Free Lance
Star (for the Northeastern Virginia Intrastate Air Quality Control
Region), along with the location of the proposal for public inspection,
on February 8, 2007. The attached copy of the notice provides the
evidence required by Section 2.1(f) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51.  As
required by 40 CFR 51.102(f) and Section 2.1(g) of Appendix V of 40 CFR
Part 51, the hearing was held in accordance with the information found
in the public notice, and according to the state's laws.

The Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
was notified of the hearing, as was each local air pollution control
agency which will be significantly impacted by the revision and is
located in the affected Air Quality Control Regions.  In addition, the
District of Columbia and Maryland, which share affected interstate Air
Quality Control Regions with the National Capital Interstate Air Quality
Control Region, were notified of the hearing.  These notifications
follow the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51.102(d)(3), (4) and (5).

COMPLIANCE WITH STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

As required by Section 2.1(b) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, the
regulation amendments were adopted by the State Air Pollution Control
Board on September 25, 2006 and subsequently filed in final form with
the Registrar of Regulations.  The amendments were published in the
Virginia Register on November 13, 2006, providing the evidence required
by Section 2.1(b) and (e) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51.  As required
by Section 2.1(d) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, a copy of the actual
regulation submitted for approval and incorporation by reference into
the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan is attached,
along with the effective date of December 15, 2006.

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