2013 ANNUAL AIR MONITORING NETWORK PLAN CHECKLIST (Updated 2/27/2013) Year: Agency:

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1 2013 ANNUAL AIR MONITORING NETWORK PLAN CHECKLIST (Updated 2/27/2013) Year: Agency: 40.10(a)(1) requires that each ANP include regarding the following types of monitors: SLAMS monitoring stations including FRM, FEM, and ARM monitors that are part of SLAMS, NCore stations, STN stations, State speciation stations, SPM stations, and/or, in serious, severe and extreme ozone nonattainment areas, PAMS stations, and SPM monitoring stations (a)(1) further directs that, The plan shall include a statement of purposes for each monitor and evidence that siting and operation of each monitor meets the requirements of appendices A, C, D, and E of this part, where applicable. On this basis, review of the ANPs is based on the requirements listed in along with those in Appendices A, C, D, and E. EPA R9 will not take action to approve or disapprove any item for which Part 58 grants approval authority to the Administrator rather than the Regional Administrators, but we will do a check to see if the required is included and correct. The items requiring approval by the Administrator are: PAMS, NCore, Speciation (STN/CSN), and NO2 requirements including near road, area-wide, and RA40. Please note that this checklist summarizes many of the requirements of 40 CFR Part 58, but does not substitute for those requirements, nor do its contents provide a binding determination of compliance with those requirements. The checklist is subject to revision in the future and we welcome comments on its contents and structure. ANP requirement 1. Submit plan by July 1 st (a)(1) 2. Statement of purpose for each monitor (a)(1) 1 Response options: NA (Not Applicable), Yes, No, Incomplete, Incorrect. The responses Incomplete and Incorrect assume that some has been provided. 2 To the best of our knowledge. 3 Assuming the is correct 4 Response options: NA (Not Applicable) [reason], Yes, No, Insufficient to Judge. 1

2 3. 30-day public comment / inspection period (a)(1), (a)(2) 4. Modifications to SLAMS network case when we are not approving actual system modifications (i.e., we will do it outside the ANP process 6 ) (a)(2) 58.10(e) 5. Modifications to SLAMS network case when we are approving actual system modifications per 58.14(c) 6. Does plan include documentation (e.g., attached approval letter) for system modifications that have been approved since last ANP approval? (a)(2) (b)(5) 58.10(e) (c) was submitted and 58.14(c) has been met] 7. NCore site operational (by 1/1/2011) (a)(3) [NA if near-road 8. Pb site for tpy sources operational (by 12/27/2011) (a)(4) [NA if near-road 9. NO2 plan for area-wide and RA40 sites submitted by 7/1/ (a)(5) [NA if near-road 10. NO2 area-wide and RA40 sites operational by 1/1/ (a)(5) [NA if near-road 11. NO2 plan for near-road sites submitted by 7/1/ (a)(5) [NA if near-road 12. SO2 sites operational (by 1/1/2013) (a)(6) and 58.13(d) [NA if near-road 13. AQS site identification number for each site (b)(1) 14. Location of each site: street address and geographic coordinates (b)(2) 15. Sampling and analysis method(s) for each measured (b)(3) parameter 16. Any proposals to remove or move a monitoring station within a period of 18 months following plan submittal (b)(5) was submitted, (assumes we are 5 The affected state or local agency must document the process for obtaining public comment and include any comments received through the public notification process within their submitted plan. 6 See 58.14(c) 2

3 17. Scale of representativeness for each monitor as defined in Appendix D 18. Identification of sites suitable and sites not suitable for comparison to the annual PM2.5 NAAQS as described in Part MSA, CBSA, CSA or other area represented by the monitor 20. Designation of any Pb monitors as either sourceoriented or non-source-oriented 21. Any source-oriented Pb site for which a waiver has been granted by EPA RA 22. Any Pb monitor for which a waiver has been requested or granted by EPA RA for us of Pb-PM10 in lieu of Pb-TSP 23. Identification of required NO2 monitors as either near-road or area-wide 24. Identification of any PM2.5 FEMs and/or ARMs not eligible to be compared to the NAAQS (Note 1: must include required data assessment.) (Note 2: Required SLAMS must monitor PM2.5 with NAAQScomparable monitor at the required sample frequency.) 25. For SPMs listed as non-regulatory, note the start Date of FRM/FEM/ARM at SPM. If > 24 months, and monitor is eligible for comparison to the NAAQS per (e) and 58.30, the agency must supply that App A, C or E requirements were not met. 26. Document how states and local agencies provide for the review of changes to a PM2.5 monitoring network that impact the location of a violating PM2.5 monitor. 27. plan include a request for approval for and alternative to appendix A requirements for SPMs operating a FRM/FEM/ARM which also meets appendix E? 58.10(b)(6); App D (b)(7) not approving the changes in ANP)] (b)(8) (b)(9) (b)(10) (b)(11) (b)(12) (b)(13) (e) 58.20(c) (c) (a) (2) 3

4 28. Precision/Accuracy reports submitted to AQS 58.16(a); App A, 1.3 and Annual data certification submitted App. A Frequency of flow rate verification for manual PM App A samplers audit 31. Frequency of flow rate verification for automated PM App A analyzers audit 32. Frequency of one-point flow rate verification for Pb App A samplers audit Frequency of one-point QC check (gaseous) App. A Date of last Annual Performance Evaluation (gaseous) App. A Dates of last two semi-annual flow rate audits for PM App A, monitors and Dates of last two semi-annual flow rate audits for Pb App A monitors PM2.5 co-location App A Designation of a primary monitor if there is more Need to than one monitor for a pollutant at a site. determine 39. Distance between co-located monitors (Note: waiver request or the date of previous waiver approval must be included if the distance deviates from requirement.) 40. Manual PM10 method co-location met? (note: continuous PM10 does not have this requirement) collocation App. A and App A Pb co-location App A PM co-location (note: only applies to Fresno App A and Phoenix NCore sites) 43. Instrument/monitoring method code for each monitor: App C is it reported properly? Is it reported correctly (i.e., appropriate method code for regulatory monitors)? 44. For agencies that share monitoring responsibilities in an MSA/CSA: does each affected State or local agency meet full monitoring requirements or is App D 2(e) 4

5 an agreement between the affected agencies and the EPA Regional Administrator in place? 45. Start date for each monitor Required to determine if other req. (e.g., min # and co-lo) are met 46. Instrument monitor type for each monitor Required to determine if other req. (e.g., min # and co-lo) are met 47. Monitoring objective for each instrument App D (b)(6) 48. Site type for each instrument App D Instrument parameter code for each instrument Required to determine if other req. (e.g., min # and co-lo) are met 50. Instrument parameter occurrence code for each instrument 51. Sampling season for ozone (note: date of waiver approval must be included if the sampling season deviates from requirement) 52. Sampling schedule for PM2.5 - applies to year-round and seasonal sampling schedules (note: date of waiver approval must be included if the sampling season deviates from requirement) Required to determine if other req. (e.g., min # and co-lo) are met (b)(4) App D, 4.1(i) (b)(4) 58.12(d) App D 4.7 EPA flowchart 5

6 53. Sampling schedule for PM (b)(4) 58.12(e) App D Sampling schedule for Pb (b)(4) 58.12(b) App D Sampling schedule for PM (b)(4) 58.12(f) App D Minimum # of monitors for O3[Note: should be App D, 4.1(a) supported by MSA ID, MSA population, DV, # and monitors, and # required monitors] (see footnote) 7 Table D Identification of max. conc. O3 monitor(s) App D 4.1 (b) 58. Minimum monitoring requirements met for near-road App D NO2 (2014 start date) 59. Minimum monitoring requirements met for area-wide App D NO2 60. Minimum monitoring requirements met for RA-40 App D NO2 61. Minimum monitoring requirements met for SO2 App D 4.4 [Note: Only monitors considered to be required SLAMs are eligible to be counted towards meeting minimum monitoring requirements.] 62. Minimum monitoring requirements met for Pb [Note: Only monitors considered to be required SLAMs are eligible to be counted towards meeting minimum monitoring requirements.] 63. Minimum # of monitors for PM2.5 [Note 1: should be supported by MSA ID, MSA population, DV, # monitors, and # required monitors] [Note 2: Only monitors considered to be required SLAMs are eligible to be counted towards meeting minimum monitoring requirements.] App D (a) App D, 4.7.1(a) and Table D Optional PM2.5 Network Clarifications: Provide a Need to 7 Only monitors considered to be required SLAMs are eligible to be counted towards meeting minimum monitoring requirements. In addition, ozone monitors that do not meet traffic count/distance requirements to be neighborhood scale (40 Appendix E, Table E-1) cannot be counted towards minimum monitoring requirements. 6

7 list of required sites if it does not include all SLAMS. [Note: default will assume all SLAMS are considered required sites.] assess several requirements 65. Required PM2.5 sites represent area-wide air quality App D 4.7.1(b) 66. For PM2.5, is at least one site at neighborhood or App D larger scale in an area of expected maximum 4.7.1(b)(1) concentration 67. If additional SLAMS PM2.5 required, is there a site App D in an area of poor air quality 4.7.1(b)(2) 68. Minimum monitoring requirements for continuous App D PM Requirements for PM2.5 background and transport App D sites 70. Are PM2.5 Chemical Speciation requirements met for App D official STN sites? 71. Minimum # of monitors for PM10 App D, 4.6 (a) and Table D Minimum monitoring requirements met for PM App D 4.8 mass 73. Distance of site from nearest road App E Traffic count of nearest road App E 75. Groundcover App E 3(a) 76. Probe height App E Distance from supporting structure App E Distance from obstructions on roof App E 4(b) 79. Distance from obstructions not on roof App E 4(a) 80. Distance from trees App E Distance to furnace or incinerator flue App E 3(b) 82. Unrestricted airflow App E, 4(a) and 4(b) 83. Probe material (if applicable) App E Residence time (if applicable) App E 9 Public Comments on Annual Network Plan 7

8 Were comments submitted to the S/L/T agency during the public comment period? If no, skip the remaining questions. If yes: Were any of the comments substantive? o If yes, which ones? o Explain basis for determination if any comments were considered not substantive: Did the agency respond to the substantive comments? o If yes, was the response adequate? Do the substantive comments require separate EPA response (i.e., agency response wasn t adequate)? Are the sections of the annual network plan that received substantive comments approvable after consideration of comments? o If yes, provide rationale: 8