The Alaska Department of EnvironmentalConservation (ADEC), Air Monitoring and Quality Assurance Program is making arequest from the Anchorage Air Quality Program (AAQP) to modify their AirMonitoring Network available for public review and comment.  The modifications became necessary whenprivate property owners recently asked the AAQP to vacate their properties andremove the air quality monitoring stations. Ordinarily all requests for network modification are supposed to beprovided in the annual ADEC Network Plan which was published in July 1,2014.  The modification request is available at

http://dec.alaska.gov/air/am/Anchoarge%20%20Air%20Monitoring%20Network%20Modification%20request%20-%20public%20notice%20draft.pdf  and is submitted to fulfill the annual network reviewrequirement 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,November 24, 2014.  All comments may bedirected 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 TitleII of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with adisability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in thispublic process, please contact Eric Hotchkiss (907) 465-6171 or TDD RelayService 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 30 days of publication of thisnotice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.