Notice is hereby given that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama is providing the opportunity for interested persons to request a public hearing and comment on proposed revisions to the Alabama State Implementation Plan (SIP) (corrected version 3-23-09).

If the Department receives a request for a hearing, the hearing will be held on April 22, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room A at the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) located at 1400 Sixth Avenue South in Birmingham.

Pursuant to Section 172 of the Clean Air Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management proposes to amend the Alabama State Implementation Plan to incorporate measures to address the Birmingham Nonattainment Area ("Birmingham NAA") for the annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5).  The Birmingham NAA, located in central Alabama, is geographically comprised of two full counties, Jefferson and Shelby, and one partial county, Walker.

In accordance with the Clean Air Act, this attainment demonstration documents the State of Alabama's analysis of various control measures and their predicted impact on air quality in the Birmingham NAA.  The analysis results were used to select a practicable and reasonable control strategy, which will result in the attainment of the annual PM2.5 NAAQS.  The proposed control strategy will be implemented beginning in 2009, and attainment is projected to be achieved beginning in 2012.

ADEM, Office of General Counsel

Attn: Molly Tatum

1400 Coliseum Boulevard

(P. O. Box 30l463, Zip code 36l30-l463)

Montgomery, AL 36110-2059

(334) 394-4360

ADEM, Birmingham Field Office

Attn: Sheila Vail

110 Vulcan Road

Birmingham, AL 35209-4702

(205) 942-6168

ADEM, Decatur Field Office

Attn: Jan Childers

715 Sandlin Road, SW

Decatur, AL 35603-1333

(256) 353-1713ADEM

Mobile Field Office

Attn: Jenika Monroe

2204 Perimeter Road

Mobile, AL 36615-1131

(251) 450-3400

If requested, a hearing will be held to receive data, views, and arguments from interested persons regarding the proposed revisions. Attendance at the hearing is not necessary to present such data, views, arguments, or comments as the same may be submitted in writing, but must be received by the Hearing Officer prior to 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2009.

Written submissions and other inquires should be directed to: ADEM Hearing Officer, Office of General Counsel, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463 (street address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2059) or by e-mail at Hearing.officer@adem.state.al.us.

Any person wishing to participate in the hearing who needs special accommodations should contact Jason Howanitz in the Air and Radiation Protection Division of JCDH at (205) 930-1284 at least five working days prior to the hearing.

This notice is hereby given this March 8, 2009, by authority of ADEM.