Dear Sir/Madam:

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a SIP revision to redesignate to attainment the Warren County Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) nonattainment area. In this proposal, New Jersey is demonstrating it has attained the 1971 primary and secondary SO₂ National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and requests that the USEPA redesignate the Warren County nonattainment area to attainment in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

Attached please find the Notice of Proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Attainment and Maintenance of the 1971 Primary and Secondary Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). This notice provides information on how to obtain a copy of the SIP proposal and information on the public comment period and request for a Public Hearing.

Pursuant to Federal public notice requirements regarding revisions to SIPs, the Department is responsible for making available for public inspection each proposed or revised SIP. Please make the attached notice available to your patrons or display publicly at least until the end of the public comment period on July 18, 2021.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.