The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Air Monitoring and Quality Assurance Program is amending the 2014-15 Annual Network Plan by formally requesting approval from EPA for a new Special Purpose Monitoring site in North Pole, AK.  This is the second amendment to the plan. Ordinarilyall requests for network modification are supposed to be provided in the annual ADEC Network Plan which was published in July 1, 2014.  The location of this new site had not been finalized before the network plan was due to EPA and could therefore not be included in the plan.  The network modification request is available for public review and comment at http://dec.alaska.gov/air/am/AK%20Monitoring%20plans-docs/FNSB%20letter%20regarding%20new%20SPM%20site%20at%20North%20Pole%20Water%20Station.pdf and is submitted to fulfill the annual network review requirement per 40CFR58.10.

The 2014-15 Annual Network Plan is available at http://dec.alaska.gov/air/am/2014-15%20Monitoring%20Plan%20Public%20Notice%20Draft%206-30-14.pdf.

The modification request will be available for public comment for 30 days.  The deadline for comments is 5pm Alaska time, April 23, 2015.  All comments may be directed to Barbara Trost at ADEC’s Air Quality Division office in Anchorage:

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Air Quality

619 East Ship Creek Avenue, Suite 249

Anchorage AK 99501

Fax (907) 269-7508

Barbara Trost

Barbara.trost@alaska.gov

(907) 269-6249          

The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Natalie Wolfe at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 30 days of publication of this notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.