Florida Pre-Hearing Regional Haze SIP Submittal for the Second Implementation Period (2019 – 2028)

Pursuant to 40 CFR 51.102, DEP accepted comments and held a public hearing on a proposed revision of Florida’s regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the second implementation period of the U. S. Environmental Protection's (EPA’s) Regional Haze Rule.   Written comments had to have been received on or before July 9, 2021 at the following address: Email: Ashley.Kung@floridadep.gov.  A public hearing was requested and was held at the Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 176, Tallahassee, Florida, on July 15, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  The public hearing could also have been attended by teleconference by calling +1 850-629-7330, conference ID: 187328377#; or attended on-line through a Microsoft Teams meeting.  Note: To provide comments through Teams, you would have needed a microphone to comment, as Teams chat was not available. For further information regarding the public hearing, contact Terri Long at (850)717-9023 or Terri.Long@floridadep.gov. Click here for the hearing's Regional Haze Introduction presentation.

Below are links to the documents comprising Florida’s regional haze SIP.  For more information, including appendices and supporting documentation, please visit the Department’s EPA Regional Haze Program website.

• Notice, published in the Florida Administrative Register on June 9, 2021
• Submittal Cover Letter, dated June 9, 2021
• Pre-Hearing 2021-01 - Regional Haze Plan SIP, submitted to EPA on June 9, 2021
• Pre-Hearing Florida Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period, submitted to EPA on June 9, 2021