# Air Resources Board Mary D. Nichols, Chairman

1001 I Street· P.O. Box 2815 Linda S. Adams Sacramento, California 95812· www.arb.ca.gov Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor Secretaryfor EnvironmentalProtection

April 6, 2009

Ms. Laura Yoshii Acting RegionalAdministrator

. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, California 94105 Dear Ms. Yoshii: Enclosed are revisions to the State ofCalifornia Implementation Plan forAchieving and Maintaining the NationalAmbientAirQualityStandards (SIP). Two compact discs and two paper copies, each containing the revisions in their entirety, are enclosed. These revisions consist ofadopted and amended rules ofthe following air quality management and air pollution control districts (districts): Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District Placer County Air Pollution Control District San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District South CoastAir Quality Management District Also enclosed is Air Resources Board (ARB) Executive Order S-09-004 adopting the districts' rules as revisions to the SIP. The districts are authorized to adopt and enforce the rules by California Health and Safety Code section 40001. ARB is authorized to adoptthe rules as revisions to the SIP by Health and Safety Code section 39601, 39602, and 41650 through 41652. Enclosure A lists the specific rules that were adopted and amended by the districts and that have been adopted as revisions to the SIP by ARB through Executive Order S-09-004. To meetthe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) criteria for determining that rule submittals are administratively and technically complete, we have enclosed evaluations ofthe effects ofthe rules on emissions, evaluations ofthe rules' consistency with 40 CFR 51, and other supporting documentation provided to us to date by the districts. We have made every reasonable effort to obtain from the districts all documentation necessary to comply with U.S. EPA's SIP Completeness Policy.

The energychallenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energyconsumption. Foralistofsimple ways you can reduce demandandcutyourenergycosts, see ourwebsite: http://www.arb.ca.gov. California Environmental Protection Agency Printedon RecycledPaperMs. Laura Yoshii April 6, 2009 Page 2

We understand that, according to section 110(k)(1)(B) ofthe federal Clean AirAct, U.S. EPAwill determine within 60 days ofthe Administrator's receipt ofa SIP revision, but no laterthan six months afterthe date by which the State is required to submitthe revision, whetherthe rule packages within the revision are adequately complete to review for approvability. ARB staff may receive additional supporting documentation from the districts within the nextfew months. We will, ofcourse, forward those additional materials to you. Ifyou have any questions or would like to discuss these SIP revisions, please contact Mr. Jorge Fernandez, Chief, Program Evaluation Branch, at (916) 445-7800. Sincerely,

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cc: Mr. Eldon Heaston Executive Director Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District 43301 Division Street, Suite 206 Lancaster, California 93535-4649 Mr. Thomas J. Christofk Air Pollution Control Officer Placer CountyAir Pollution Control District 3091 County Center Drive, Suite 240 Auburn, California 94603 Mr. Seyed Sadredin Air Pollution Control Officer San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 1990 East Gettyburg Fresno, California 93726 Dr. Barry Wallerstein Executive Officer South CoastAir Quality Management District 21865 East Copley Drive Diamond Bar, California 91765-4182 Mr. Jorge L. Fernandez, Chief Program Evaluation Branch Stationary Source DivisionCalifornia Environmental Protection Agency AIR RESOURCES BOARD Executive Order 5-09-004 WHEREAS, the rules identified in Enclosure A have been adopted or amended by the

.following air pollution control and air quality management districts (districts): Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District Placer County Air Pollution Control District San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District South Coast Air Quality Management District WHEREAS, the districts are authorized by California Health and Safety Code (H&SC) section 40001 to adopt and enforce the rules identified in Enclosure A; WHEREAS, the rules have been submitted to the Air Resources Board (ARB) for inclusion in the State ofCalifornia Implementation Plan forAchieving andMaintaining the NationalAmbientAirQuality Standards (SIP) as reasonably available control measures for limiting emissions ofair pollutants within the districts; WHEREAS, ARB has determined thatthese rules are necessary to meet requirements ofthe federal Clean AirAct; and WHEREAS, ARB is authorized by H&SC sections 39601, 39602, and 41650 through 41652 to adopt district rules as revisions to the SIP. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that ARB hereby adopts the districts' rules identified in Enclosure A as revisions to the SIP. I certify, pursuant to 40 CFR 51.1 02(f),that the rules identified in Enclosure A were amended after notice and public hearings as required by 40 CFR 51.1 02(a) and 51.102(d). Executed in Sacramento, California, this 

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# ~;£-£b/1V**~A!r/;I4** Michael H. Scheible Deputy Executive OfficerDate: Apr i 1 6, 2009 California Environmental Protection Agency AIR RESOURCES BOARD Enclosure A Rules That Were Adopted orAmended by the Following Air Pollution Control and Air Quality Management Districts and Which Are Submitted As Revisions to the State ofCalifornia Implementation Plan forAchieving andMaintaining the NationalAmbientAirQualityStandards Rule Date Adopted District Number or Title Amended Antelope Valley AQMD 461 10/21/08 Gasoline Transfer and Dispensing (amended)

Placer County APCD 516 2/19/09 Rice Straw Emission Reduction Credits (adopted)

San Joaquin Valley Unified APCD 4103 5/17/07 Open Burning (amended)

South CoastAQMD 1125 3/07/08 Metal Container, Closure, and Coil Coating Operations (amended)
South CoastAQMD 1149 5/02/08 Storage Tank and Pipeline Cleaning and Degassing (amended)
South CoastAQMD

South CoastAQMD 1151

1162 12/2/05

7/8/05 MotorVehicle and Mobile Equipment Non-Assembly Line Coating Operations (amended) Polyester Resin Operations (amended)Date: Apr i 1 6, 2009 California Environmental Protection Agency AIR RESOURCES BOARD

Enclosure A (continued) Rules That Were Adopted orAmended by the Following Air Pollution Control and Air Quality Management Districts and Are Submitted As Revisions to the State ofCalifornia Implementation Plan forAchieving andMaintaining the NationalAmbientAirQualityStandards

Rule Date Adopted District Number or Amended Title

South CoastAQMD 1173 6/1/07 Control of

## vac Leaks and Releases from Components at Petroleum Facilities and Chemical Plants (amended)