PROPOSED ANNUAL AIR MONITORING...
PROPOSED ANNUAL AIR MONITORING...
PROPOSED ANNUAL AIR MONITORING NETWORK PLAN FOR PHILADELPHIA
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40: Protec on of Environment, Part 58: Ambient Air Quality Surveillance requires state and local air pollution control agencies to adopt and submit to the Environmental Protec on Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator an annual Air Monitoring Network Plan (AMNP) by July 1, 2024. The AMNP provides for the establishment and maintenance of an air quality surveillance system that consists of a network of monitoring stations. A proposed AMNP must be made available for public inspection and comment for at least 30 days prior to submission to EPA.
Air Management Services (AMS) is the local air pollution control agency for the City of Philadelphia under the Department of Public Health. Philadelphia currently has an air monitoring network of ten air monitoring stations that house instruments measuring ambient levels of air pollutants under the CFR requirements mentioned hereinabove.
The proposed 2024 AMNP is available for public inspection on the City's website at
https://www.phila.gov/departments/air-pollution-control-board/air-management-notices/ and at the office of Air Management Services, 7801 Essington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19153, during normal business hours. For further information, contact Menelik Negash, Program Services Unit, AMS at dphams_ps@phila.gov or (215) 685-9437.
Written comments on the proposed AMNP should be sent to Menelik Negash, Program Services Unit, Air Management Services, 7801 Essington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19153 or via email at dphams_ps@phila.gov. Use "2024 Air Monitoring Network Plan" as the subject line in written communication. Only written comments by mail/email will be accepted. Comments received by facsimile or voice messages will not be accepted. Persons wishing to file comments on the proposed AMNP must submit comments by May 20, 2024 (within 30 days of the publication of this Notice).
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PROPOSED ANNUAL AIR MONITORING NETWORK PLAN FOR PHILADELPHIA
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40: Protec on of Environment, Part 58: Ambient Air Quality Surveillance requires state and local air pollution control agencies to adopt and submit to the Environmental Protec on Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator an annual Air Monitoring Network Plan (AMNP) by July 1, 2024. The AMNP provides for the establishment and maintenance of an air quality surveillance system that consists of a network of monitoring stations. A proposed AMNP must be made available for public inspection and comment for at least 30 days prior to submission to EPA.
Air Management Services (AMS) is the local air pollution control agency for the City of Philadelphia under the Department of Public Health. Philadelphia currently has an air monitoring network of ten air monitoring stations that house instruments measuring ambient levels of air pollutants under the CFR requirements mentioned hereinabove.
The proposed 2024 AMNP is available for public inspection on the City's website at
https://www.phila.gov/departments/air-pollution-control-board/air-management-notices/ and at the office of Air Management Services, 7801 Essington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19153, during normal business hours. For further information, contact Menelik Negash, Program Services Unit, AMS at dphams_ps@phila.gov or (215) 685-9437.
Written comments on the proposed AMNP should be sent to Menelik Negash, Program Services Unit, Air Management Services, 7801 Essington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19153 or via email at dphams_ps@phila.gov. Use "2024 Air Monitoring Network Plan" as the subject line in written communication. Only written comments by mail/email will be accepted. Comments received by facsimile or voice messages will not be accepted. Persons wishing to file comments on the proposed AMNP must submit comments by May 20, 2024 (within 30 days of the publication of this Notice).
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