NOTIC:E OF 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 its June 22, 2007 public meeting the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) received

comments on the 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 in the 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, at which the proposed SIP for the South Coast Air Basin

is also scheduled to be considered. The September 27, 2007 meeting will occur at the

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 at a two-day meeting of the Board, which will commence at

9:00 a.m., September 27,2007 and may continue at 8:30 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 10 days before September 27, 2007 to

determine the day on which this item will be considered.

For individuals with sensory disabilities, this document is available in Braille, large print,

audiocassette or computer disk. Please contact ARB's Disability Coordinator at

(916) 323-4916 by voice or through the California Relay Services at 711, to place your

request for disability services. If you are a person with limited English and would like to

request interpreter services, please contact ARB's Bilingual Manager at (916) 323-7053.

THE CONTINUED MEETING

At the June 22, 2007 hearing on the State Strategy, the Board expressed its preference

not to act on the proposed State Strategy until it could be jointly considered with the

South Coast SIP. However, the Board was concerned about the potential adverse
impacts on transportation conformity for the San Joaquin Valley if there were a delay,

and directed ARB staff to determine whether it would need to consider the State

Strategy at its July 26, 2007 hearing to avoid transportation planning problems in the

Valley beginning August 2007.

ARB staff has consulted with staff from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

San Joaquin Valley Councils of Governments, and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution

Control District regarding the timing of new conformity determinations for the Valley.

ARB staff has concluded that there is an existing mechanism already in place, outlined

in the 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. It is ARB

staffs understanding that the Valley transportation agencies intend to take advantage of

this mechanism. Thus, no new budgets are necessary to amend transportation plans or

programs in Fall 2007. This means that continuation of the Board's consideration of the

proposed State Strategy to September 27, 2007 will not impact Valley transportation

projects.

The continued meeting will be conducted as described in the original notice, except that

written submissions must be addressed to and received by the Clerk of the Board as

described below. All comments submitted for the June 22, 2007 meeting will remain

part of the public record.

AVAilABiliTY OF DOCUMENT~~

This notice and the proposed State Strategy are also available on the ARB website at:

http://www.arb.ca.qov/planninq/sip/sip.htm, or from the Public Information Office, Air

Resources Board, 1001 I Street, Visitors and Environmental Services Center, 1st Floor,

Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 322-2990.

SUBMITTAL OF COMMENTS

The public may present comments relating to this matter orally or in writing at the

meeting, and in writing or by email before the meeting. To allow for full consideration of

comments received, the Board strongly encourages that all comments be submitted to

the Clerk of the Board by September 26, 2007, but the Board will accept written

submissions physically submitted at the September 27, 2007 hearing or received by

other means by no later than 12:00 noon, September 26, 2007, and addressed to the

following:

Postal mail: Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board

1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814

Electronic submittal: htto://www.arb.ca.aov/lisoub/cQmm/bclist.oho

Facsimile submittal: (916) 322-3928

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The Board requests, but does not require, that 30 copies of any written statement be

submitted and that all written statements be filed at least 10 days prior to the meeting so

that ARB staff and Board Members have time to fully consider each comment. The

board encourages members of the public to bring to the attention of staff in advance of

the meeting any suggestions for the proposal.

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code

section 6250 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and asso(;iated

contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public

record and can be released to the public upon request. Additionally, this information

may become available via Google, Yahoo, and any other search engines.

Further inquiries regarding these items should be directed to Jeff Weir, Staff Air

Pollution Specialist, at (916) 445-0098 or Ravi Ramalingam, Manager, Transportation

Strategies Section at (916) 322-2085.

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

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Tom Cackette

Acting Executive Officer

Date July 19, 2007

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