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	UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	REGION III

1650 Arch Street

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103-2029

January 22, 2015

									

The Honorable John Quigley					

Acting Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Rachel Carson State Office Building

P.O. Box 2063

Harrisburg, PA  17105-2063

Dear Acting Secretary Quigley:

On December 23, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
received a revision to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP)
from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.  The SIP
revision requests redesignation from nonattainment to attainment, and
approval of the maintenance plan of the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 1997
annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 area.  EPA has determined that the
submittal is administratively and technically complete, and is reviewing
it to prepare Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.  

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

	     Sincerely, 

 

							/s/

David L. Arnold, Acting Director

                          			            Air Protection Division     

cc:  Joyce E. Epps, Director, PADEP Bureau of Air Quality

	Customer Service Hotline: 1-800-438-2474

