### NOTIC:EOF CONTINUATION CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED STATE STRATEGY FOR CALIFORNIA'S STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) FOR THE FEDERAL 8-HOUR OZONE AND PM2.5 STANDARDS At itsJune 22, 2007 public meeting the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) received comments onthe proposed State Strategy for California's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the federal 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 ambient air quality standards. The Board then continued its consideration to allow staff to investigate whether a postponement until September 2007 would result in potential adverse impacts on transportation planning activities inthe San Joaquin Valley Air Basin. Staff has completed its investigation and determined that this delay will not adversely impact these activities. Therefore, the proposed State Strategy has been postponed until the Board's September 27, 2007 meeting, atwhich the proposed SIP for the South Coast Air Basin isalso scheduled to beconsidered. The September 27, 2007 meeting will occur atthe time and place noted below.

DATE: September 27, 2007 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: South Coast Air Quality Management District

Auditorium 21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, California 91765 This item will be considered ata two-day meeting ofthe Board, which will commence at 9:00 a.m., September 27,2007 and may continue at8:30 a.m., September 28,2007. This item may not be considered until September 28, 2007. Please consult the agenda for the meeting, which will be available at least 10days before September 27, 2007 to determine the day onwhich this item will beconsidered. For individuals with sensory disabilities, this document isavailable inBraille, large print, audiocassette or computer disk. Please contact ARB's Disability Coordinator at (916) 323-4916 byvoice orthrough the California Relay Services at711, to place your request for disability services. Ifyou are a person with limited English and would liketo request interpreter services, please contact ARB's Bilingual Manager at(916) 323-7053. THE CONTINUED MEETING Atthe June 22, 2007 hearing on the State Strategy, the Board expressed its preference notto act onthe proposed State Strategy until itcould bejointly considered with the South Coast SIP. However, the Board was concerned about the potential adverseimpacts on transportation conformity for the San Joaquin Valley ifthere were adelay,

and directed ARB staff to determine whether itwould need to consider the State Strategy at its July 26, 2007 hearing to avoid transportation planning problems inthe Valley beginning August 2007. ARB staff has consulted with stafffrom the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, San Joaquin Valley Councils ofGovernments, and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District regarding the timing of new conformity determinations for theValley. ARB staff has concluded thatthere isan existing mechanism already inplace, outlined inthe Federal Highway Administration's letter to California metropolitan planning organizations dated February 1,2007, that allows the Valley transportation agencies to complete a Fall 2007 conformity determination utilizing existing budgets. ItisARB staffs understanding that the Valley transportation agencies intend totake advantage of this mechanism. Thus, no new budgets are necessary to amend transportation plans or programs in Fall2007. This means that continuation ofthe Board's consideration ofthe proposed State Strategy to September 27, 2007 will not impact Valley transportation projects. The continued meeting will be conducted as described inthe original notice, except that written submissions must be addressed to and received bythe Clerk ofthe Board as described below. All comments submitted for the June 22, 2007 meeting will remain part ofthe public record. AVAilABiliTY OF DOCUMENT~~ This notice and the proposed State Strategy are also available onthe ARB website at: http://www.arb.ca.qov/planninq/sip/sip.htm, orfrom the Public Information Office, Air Resources Board, 1001 IStreet, Visitors and Environmental Services Center, 1stFloor, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 322-2990. SUBMITTAL OF COMMENTS The public may present comments relating tothis matter orally or inwriting atthe meeting, and inwriting or byemail before the meeting. To allow for full consideration of comments received, the Board strongly encourages that all comments be submitted to the Clerk ofthe Board bySeptember 26,2007, butthe Board will accept written submissions physically submitted atthe September 27, 2007 hearing or received by other means byno later than 12:00 noon, September 26, 2007, and addressed to the following: Postal mail: Clerk ofthe Board, Air Resources Board

1001 IStreet, Sacramento, California 95814 Electronic submittal: htto://www.arb.ca.aov/lisoub/cQmm/bclist.oho Facsimile submittal: (916) 322-3928

2The Board requests, butdoes notrequire, that 30 copies of anywritten statement be

submitted and that allwritten statements befiled at least 10days prior tothe meeting so that ARB staff and Board Members have time to fully consider each comment. The board encourages members ofthe public to bring tothe attention of staff inadvance of the meeting any suggestions for the proposal. Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 6250 etseq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and asso(;iated contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part ofthe public record and can be released to the public upon request. Additionally, this information may become available via Google, Yahoo, and anyother search engines. Further inquiries regarding these items should bedirected to JeffWeir, StaffAir Pollution Specialist, at(916) 445-0098 or Ravi Ramalingam, Manager, Transportation Strategies Section at (916) 322-2085.

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Tom Cackette Acting Executive Officer Date July 19, 2007

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