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	UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	REGION III

1650 Arch Street

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103-2029

									September 20, 2013

									

The Honorable Randy C. Huffman					

Secretary, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Air Quality 

601 57th Street, SE 

Charleston, WV 25304-2943

Dear Secretary Huffman:

On August 7, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received a
revision to the West Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) from the
Department of Environmental Protection.  This SIP revision requests
redesignation of the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD 1997 annual fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) nonattainment area to attainment and approval
of the Area’s maintenance plan.  EPA has determined that the submittal
is administratively and technically complete, and is reviewing it to
prepare a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.  

If members of your staff have any questions, they may direct them to Ms.
Rose Quinto, Office of Air Program Planning at (215) 814-2182 or at
quinto.rose@epa.gov.  She is the principal contact for this rulemaking. 
  

	     Sincerely, 

 

        /s/

Diana Esher, Director

                          			            Air Protection Division     

cc:  John Benedict, WVDEP

       Fred Durham, WVDEP

	Customer Service Hotline: 1-800-438-2474

