### Docket Index Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

– C lean Data Determination for the 1997 PM 2.5 Standards ; California

– South Coast ; Applicability of Clean Air Act Requirements

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A . Rulemaking Documents
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- 1. Docket Index, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Clean Data Determination for the Los Angeles

– South Coast Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Fine Particle Standards ; California; Determination Regarding Applicability of Clean Air Act Requirements (Docket No. EPA

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- 2. Clean Data Determination for the Los Angeles

– South Coast Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Fine Particle Standards ; California; Determination Regarding Applicability of Clean Air Act Requirements (Docket No. EPA

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- 3. 79 FR 72999, Clean Data Determination for the Los Angeles

– South Coast Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Fine Particle Standards ; California; Determination Regarding Applicability of Clean Air Act Requirements , proposed rule (December 9, 2014).
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- 4. Clean Data Determination for the Los Angeles

– South Coast Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Fine Particle Standards ; California; Determination Regarding Applicability of Clean Air Act Requirements , Extension of Comment Period (Docket No. EPA

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B. Federal Register Notices and EPA Guidance Documents
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- 1. 52 FR 24634 , Revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, final rule ( July 1, 1987 )

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- 2. 57 FR 13498 , State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, general preamble for future proposed rulemakings (April 16, 1992)

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- 3. Memorandum , John S. Seitz, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, “Reasonable Further Progress, Attainment Demonstration, and Related Requirements for Ozone Nonattainment Areas Meeting the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard,” dated May 10, 1995

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- 4. 62 FR 38652 , National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, final rule ( July 18, 1997 ).
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- 5. Memorandum, Stephen Page, Director, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, “Clean Data Policy for the Fine Particle National Ambient Air Quality Standard s” ( December 14, 2004 ).B

- 6. 70 FR 944 , Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the Fine Particles

(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards , final rule (January 5, 2005 )

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- 7. 70 FR 71612, Final Rule to I mplement the 8

- hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard

-- Phase 2 (Phase 2 Final Rule),” (November 29, 2005).
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- 8. 71 FR 6352 , Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Finding of Attainment for Ajo Particulate Matter 10 Microns or Less (PM10) Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements , final rule (February 8, 2006)

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- 9. 71 FR 13021 , Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Finding of Attainment for Ajo Particulate Matter 10 Microns or Less (PM10) Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements , direct final rule (March 14, 2006)

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- 10. 71 FR 40952 , Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; PM

– 10; Determination of Attainment for the San Joaquin Valley Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements , proposed rule (July 19 , 2006)

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- 11. 71 FR 44920 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Boundary Redesignation; Finding of Attainment for Rillito Particulate Matter of 10 Microns or Less (PM10) Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements; (August 8, 2006)

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- 12. 71 FR 61144 , National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, final rule ( October 17, 2006)

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- 13. 71 FR 63642 , Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; PM

– 10; Determination of Attainment for the San Joaquin Valley Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements, final rule (October 30, 2006)

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- 14. 72 FR 14422 , Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Boundary Redesignation; Finding of Attainment for Miami Particulate Matter of 10 Microns or Less (PM10) Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements; C orrection ; direct final rule (March 28, 2007)

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- 15. 72 FR 20586, Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule, final rule ( April 25, 2007 ).B

- 16. 73 FR 28321, Implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) Program for Particulate

Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM 2.5 ) , final rule ( May 16, 2008 ).
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- 17. 75 FR 13710 , Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; PM

– 10; Determination of Attainment for the Coso Junction Nonattainment Area; Dete rmination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements, proposed rule (March 23, 2010).
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- 18. 75 FR 27944, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; PM

– 10; Determination of Attainment for the Coso Junction Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Cl ean Air Act Requirements, final rule ( May 19 , 2010 ).
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- 19. 76 FR 69928, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; Attainment Plan for 1997 PM2.5 Standards; final rule ( November 9, 2011 ).
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- 20. 78 FR 3086 , National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, final rule (January 15, 2013 ).
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- 21. Memorandum, Richard A. Wayland, Director, Air Quality Assessment Division (MD C304

- 02), to Regional Air Division Directors, “Update on Use of PM2.5 Continuous FEMs”, dated April 20, 2013, plus attachment. a. Attachment, “Instructions and Template for Requesting that data from PM 2.5 Continuous FEMs are not compared to the NAAQS.”
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- 22. 78 FR 41901, Determination of Attainment for the West Central Pinal Nonattainment Area for the 2006 Fine Parti cle Standard; Arizona; Determination Regarding Applicability of Clean Air Act Requirements, proposed rule ( July 12, 2013 ).
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- 23. 78 FR 54394, Determination of Attainment for the West Central Pinal Nonattainment Area for the 2006 Fine Particle Standard; Arizona; Determination Regarding Applicability of Clean Air Act Requirements, final rule ( September 4, 2013 ).
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- 24. 78 FR 59249, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District, final rule, ( September 26, 2013 ).
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- 25. 78 FR 64402, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; Contingency Measures for 1997 PM2.5 Standards ( October 29, 2013 ).
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- 26. 79 FR 31566, Identification of Nonattainment Classification and Deadlines for Submission of State Implementation Plan (SIP) Provisions for the 1997 Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; Final Rule ( June 2, 2014 ).
C. Relevant State Submittal sC

- 1. Letter from Dr. Matt Miyasa to , Deputy Executive Officer, SC AQMD to Jared

Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX, dated May 1, 2014 certifying the ambient air quality data and quality assurance data collected for year 201 3

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- 2. SCAQMD Annual Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan (July, 2013)

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- 3. SCAQMD Annual Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan (July, 2014)

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D. Other Documents
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- 1. EPA maintains a list of designated FRMs and FEMs on the web at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/criteria.html

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- 2. US EPA (2011). Policy Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park, NC. EPA 452/R

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- 003. April 2011. Available: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_2007_pa.html

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- 3. Letter, Melissa Lin Perrella, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, to Rene M. Bermudez, Princ ipal Air Quality Instrument Specialist, SCAQMD, dated June 29, 2013.
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- 4. Letter, Jason C. Low, Atmospheric Measurements Manager, SCAQMD, to Melissa Lin Perrella , Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, dated January 30, 2014.
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- 5. EPA Region 9, “ EPA FEM Assessment Tool Results , ” dated September 3, 2014. (file entitled FEM_AssessmentToolResults_EPA_2014

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- 03.pdf).
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- 6. Letter, Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Air Division, EPA Region 9, to Jason Low, PhD, South Coast Air Quality Mana gement District, dated September 9, 2014

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- 7. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, U.S. EPA Region IX, to Dr. Matt Miyasato, Deputy Executive Officer, SCAQMD , dated September 30, 2014.
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- 8. Region 9 Technical System Audit Report, South Coast Air Quality Management District, September 24

- 25, 2013. Conducted by Air Quality Analysis Office and Quality Assurance Office, US EPA Region 9, dated September 2014.
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- 9. EPA’s Air Quality System (AQS) Design Value Report, 200 7

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- 10. EPA’s Air Quality System (AQS) Design Value Report, 200 1

- 20 06 , dated October 7 , 2014.
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- 11. EPA Region 9, “ Annual and 24

- hour 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS Trends for Pasadena and Nearby Monitors , ” (file entitled Pasadena and NearbyMonitors_1997_PM2.5_Trends.pdf).D

- 12. EPA Region 9, “ Maximum Quarterly Value Data Substitution Test for the 24

- hour 1997

PM2.5 NAAQS , ” (file entitled SouthCoast_24hour_1997_PM2.5_TDV.pdf).
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- 13. EPA Region 9, “ Maximum Quarterly Value Data Substitution Test for the Annual 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS” (file entitled SouthCoast_Annual_1997_PM2.5_TDV.pdf).
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- 14. Memorandum to docket EPA

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- hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” dated November 20 , 2014.
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- 15. EPA, Region IX, Spreads heet, “South Coast PM2.5 Ambient Monitoring Summary, 2001

- 2013, undated.
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- 16. Letter, Maya Golden

- Krasner, Communities for a Better Environment, to Wienke Tax, U.S. EPA Region IX, R e: EPA

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. Public Comments