Jared&Blumenfeld,&Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&signed&the&following&

proposed&rule&on&August&30,&2012,&and&EPA&is&submitting&it&for&publication&in&

the&Federal'Register (FR).&While&we&have&taken&steps&to&ensure&the&accuracy&

of&this&Internet&version&of&the&proposed&rule,&it&is¬&the&official&version&

of&the&proposed&rule&for&purposes&of&public&comment.&Please&refer&to&the&

official&version&in&a&forthcoming&FR&publication, which&will&appear&on&the&

Government&Printing&Office's&FDsys&website&

(http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action)&and&on&Regulations.gov&

(http://www.regulations.gov)&in&Docket&No.&EPAQR09QOARQ2012Q721.

6560$50$P

ENVIRONMENTAL&PROTECTION&AGENCY

40&CFR&Part&52

[EPA$R09$OAR$2012$0721>&FRL$]

Finding&of&Substantial&Inadequacy&of&Implementation&Plan>&Call&

for&California&State&Implementation&Plan&Revision>&South&Coast

AGENCY:& Environmental&Protection&Agency&(EPA).

ACTION:& Proposed&rule.

SUMMARY:& In&response&to&a&remand&by&the&Ninth&Circuit&Court&of&

Appeals,&and&pursuant&to§ion&110(k)(5)&of&the&Clean&Air&Act,&

EPA&is&proposing&to&find&that&the&California&State&

Implementation&Plan&(SIP)&for&the&Los&AngelesQSouth&Coast&Air&

Basin&(South&Coast)&is&substantially&inadequate&to&comply&with&

the&obligation&to&adopt&and&implement&a&plan&providing&for&

attainment&of&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard.&If&EPA&finalizes&this&

proposed&finding&of&substantial&inadequacy,&California&would be&

required&to&revise&its&SIP&to&correct&these&deficiencies&within&

12&months&of&the&effective&date&of&our&final&rule.&If&EPA&finds&

that&California&has&failed&to&submit&a&complete&SIP&revision&as&

required&by&a&final&rule&or&if&EPA&disapproves&such&a&revision,&

such&finding&or&disapproval&would&trigger&clocks&for&mandatory&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

sanctions&and&an&obligation&for&EPA&to&impose&a&Federal&

Implementation&Plan. EPA&is&also&proposing&that&if&EPA&makes&

such&a&finding&or&disapproval,&sanctions&would&apply&consistent&

with&40&CFR&52.31,&such&that&the&offset&sanction&would&apply&18&

months&after&such&finding&or&disapproval&and&highway&funding&

restrictions&would&apply&six&months&later&unless&EPA&first&takes&

action&to&stay&the&imposition&of&the&sanctions&or&to&stop&the&

sanctions&clock&based&on&the&State&curing&the&SIP&deficiencies.

DATES:& Written&comments&must&be&received&on&or&before&[INSERT&

DATE&30&DAYS&FROM&DATE&OF&PUBLICATION&IN&FEDERAL®ISTER].

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R09QOARQ2012Q0721,&by&one&of&the&following&methods:

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docket&without&change&and&may&be&made&available&online&at&

http://www.regulations.gov,&including&any&personal&information&

provided,&unless&the&comment&includes&information&claimed&to&be&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

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system,&and&EPA&will¬&know&your&identity&or&contact&

information&unless&you&provide&it&in&the&body&of&your&comment.&

If&you&send&an&eQmail&comment&directly&to&EPA,&your&eQmail&

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Francisco,&California,&94105. While&all&documents&in&the&docket&

are&listed&in&the&index,&some&information&may&be&publicly&

available only&at&the&hard©&location&(e.g.,©righted&

material),&and&some&may¬&be&publicly&available&at&either&

location&(e.g.,&CBI).&To&inspect&the&hard©&materials,&please&

schedule&an&appointment&during&normal&business&hours&with&the&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

contact&listed&in&the&FOR&FURTHER&INFORMATION&CONTACT section&

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SUPPLEMENTARY&INFORMATION:& 7KURXJKRXWWKLVGRFXPHQW3ZH ́3XV ́

and 3RXU ́refer&to&EPA.

Table&of&Contents

I. Background

A. Regulatory&Context

B. South&Coast&Ozone&Designations&and&Classifications&and&

Related&SIP&Revisions

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1QHour&Ozone&SIP

D. 'HWHUPLQDWLRQRI6RXWK&RDVW¶V)DLOXUHWR$WWDLQ 1Q

Hour&Ozone&Standard

II. Rationale&for&Proposed&SIP&Call

III. Consequences&of&Proposed&SIP&Call

IV. Proposed&Action&and&Request&for&Public&Comment

V.& Statutory&and&Executive&Order&Reviews

I. Background
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

A. Regulatory'Context

The&Clean&Air&Act&(CAA&or&Act)&requires&EPA to&establish&

national&ambient&air&quality&standards&(NAAQS or&"standards")&

for&certain&widespread&pollutants&that&cause&or&contribute&to&

air&pollution&that&is&reasonably&anticipated&to&endanger&public&

health&or&welfare&(see§ions&108&and&109&of&the&CAA).

In&1979,&under§ion&109&of&the&CAA,&EPA&established&a&

primary&healthQbased&NAAQS&for&ozone1 at&0.12&parts&per&million&

(ppm)&averaged over&a&1Qhour&period.&See&44&FR&8220&(February&9,&

1979). The&Act,&as&amended&in&1990,&required&EPA&to&designate&as&

nonattainment&any&area&that&had&been&designated&as&nonattainment&

before&the&1990&Amendments&[section&107(d)(1)(C)&of&the&Actg&56&

FR&56694g&(November&6,&1991)].&The&Act&further&classified&these&

areas,&based&on&the&severity&of&their&nonattainment&problem,&as&

Marginal,&Moderate,&Serious,&Severe,&or&Extreme.&

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1

&&GroundQlevel&ozone&or&smog&is&formed&when&oxides&of&nitrogen&

(NOX),&volatile&organic&compounds&(VOC),&and&oxygen&react&in&the&

presence&of&sunlight,&generally&at&elevated&temperatures.&

Strategies&for&reducing&smog&typically&require&reductions&in&

both&VOC&and&NOX emissions. Ozone&causes&serious&health&problems&

by&damaging&lung&tissue&and sensitizing&the&lungs&to&other&

irritants.&When&inhaled,&even&at&very low&levels,&ozone&can&

cause´&respiratory&problems,&aggravate asthma,&temporary&

decreases&in&lung&capacity&of&15&to&20&percent in&healthy&

adults,&inflammation&of&lung&tissue,&lead&to&hospital admissions&

and&emergency&room&visits,&and&impair&the&body's&immune system&

defenses,&making&people&more&susceptible&to&respiratory

illnesses,&including&bronchitis&and&pneumonia.
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

The&control&requirements&and&date&by&which&attainment&of&

the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&was&to&be&achieved&varied&with&an&

DUHD¶VFODVVLILFDWLRQ0DUJLQDODUHDVZHUHVXEMHFWWRWKHIHZHVW

mandated&control&requirements&and&had&the&earliest&attainment&

date,&November&15,&1993,&while&Extreme&areas&were&subject&to&the&

most stringent&planning&requirements&and&were&provided&the&most

time&to&attain&the&standard,&until&November&15,&2010.&The&

various&ozone&planning&requirements&to&which&Extreme&ozone&

nonattainment&areas&are subject&are&set&forth&in§ion&172(c)&

and§ion&182(a)Q(e)&of&the&CAA.&

In&1997,&EPA&replaced&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&with&an&8Q

hour&ozone&standard&of&0.08&ppm.&See 62&FR&38856&(July&18,&

1997).2 We&promulgated&final&rules&to&implement&the&1997&8Qhour&

ozone&standard in&two&phases.&The&"Phase&1" rule,&which&was&

issued&on&April&30,&2004 (69&FR&23951)&establishes,&among&other&

things,&the&classification&structure&and&corresponding&

attainment&deadlines,&as&well&as&the&antiQbacksliding&principles&

for&the&transition&from&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&to&the&8Qhour&

ozone&standard.&For&an&area&that&was&designated&nonattainment&

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2

&&In&2008,&EPA&tightened&the&8Qhour&ozone&NAAQS&to&0.075&ppm,&

see&73&FR&16436&(March&27,&2008).&Today's&proposed&action&

relates&only&to SIP&requirements&arising&from&the&

classifications&and&designations&of&the&South&Coast&with&respect&

to&the&1Qhour&ozone&and&1997&8Qhour&ozone&standards.
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

for&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&at&the&time&EPA&designated&it&as&

nonattainment&for&the&1997&8Qhour&ozone&standard as&part&of&the&

initial&8Qhour&ozone&designations,&most&of&the&requirements&that&

had&applied&by&virtue&of&the&area's&classification&for&the&1Q

hour&ozone&standard&continue&to&apply&even&after&revocation&of&

the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&(which&occurred&in&June&2005 for&most&

areas).&See&40&CFR&51.905(a)(1)&and&40&CFR&51.900(f).&Thus,&for&

example,&an&area&that&was&designated&nonattainment&and&

classified&as&Extreme&for&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&at&the&time&

of&an&initial&designation&of&nonattainment&for&the&1997&8Qhour&

standard&remains&subject&to&the&requirement&to&have&a&fullyQ

approved&attainment&demonstration&meeting&Extreme&area&

requirements&for&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&or&an&alternative&as&

provided&under&40&CFR&51.905(a)(1)(ii).&See&40&CFR&51.905(a)(1)&

and&40&CFR&51.900(f)(13).

The&Phase&2&rule,&which&was&issued&on&November&29,&2005 (70&

FR&71612),&addresses&the&SIP&obligations&for&the&1997&8Qhour&

ozone&standard.&Under&the&Phase&2&rule,&an&area that&is&

designated&as&nonattainment&for&the&1997&8Qhour&ozone&standard,&

and&classified&under&subpart&2&(of&part&D&of&title&I&of&the&

CAA),&is&subject&to&the&requirements&of&subpart&2&that&apply&for&

that&classification. See&40&CFR&51.902(a).&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

B. South'Coast'Ozone'Designations'and'Classifications'and'Related'

SIP'Revisions

As¬ed&above,&the&CAA,&as&amended&in&1990,&required&EPA&

to&designate&as&nonattainment&any&area&that&was&violating&the&1Q

hour&ozone&standard.&The&CAA&also&required&EPA&to&classify&

nonattainment&areas as&Marginal,&Moderate,&Serious,&Severe,&or&

Extreme&depending&upon&the&design&value&of&the&area.&On&November&

6,&1991,&EPA&designated&the&Los&AngelesQSouth&Coast Air&Basin&

Area&("South&Coast")3 as&nonattainment and&classified&it&as&

Extreme for&the&1Qhour&ozone&standardg&thus&the&area&had&an

attainment&date&no&later&than&November&15,&2010&(56&FR&56694).

The&California&Air&Resources&Board&(CARB)&has&submitted&a&

number&of&SIP&revisions&over&the&years&for&the&South&Coast&to&

address&1Qhour&ozone&SIP&planning&requirements.&Specifically,&in&

1994,&CARB&submitted&a&1Qhour&ozone&SIP&that,&among&other&

things, included&for&the&South&Coast an&attainment&

demonstration,&a&3UDWHRISURJUHVV ́523demonstration,&and&

transportation&control&measures&(TCMs).&In&1997,&EPA&approved&

the&1994&South&Coast&Ozone&SIP as&it&applied&to&the&South&Coast&

for&the&1Qhour&standard.&See&62&FR&1150&(January&8,&1997).

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3

&&The&South&Coast&includes&Orange&County,&the&southwestern&twoQ

thirds&of&Los&Angeles&County,&southwestern&San&Bernardino&

County,&and&western&Riverside&County&(see&40&CFR&81.305).
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

In&1997&and&1999,&CARB&submitted&revisions&to&the&1994&

South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP,&including&a&revised&ROP&

demonstration&and&a&revised&attainment&demonstration&("1997/1999&

South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP"),&which&EPA&approved&in&2000.&See&

65&FR&18903&(April&10,&2000).&In&2004,&CARB&submitted&revisions&

to&the&1997/1999&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP&("2003&South&Coast&

1QHour&Ozone&SIP") LQWHQGHGWRXSGDWHDQGUHSODFHWKH6WDWH¶V

control&measure&commitments&in&the&1997/1999&South&Coast 1QHour&

Ozone&SIP.&See&73&FR&63408,&63410&(October&24,&2008).&The&

revised&attainment&demonstration&submitted&as&part&of&the&2003&

South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP&included updated&emissions&

inventories&showing&higher&mobile&source&emissions&than&the&

State&had previously&projected and&updated&modeling&that&

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basin,&as&well&as&additional&commitments by&CARB to&achieve

specified&amounts&of&VOC&and&NOx&emission&reductions needed&for&

attainment&by&the&applicable&attainment&date&(November&15, 2010)&

in&light&of&these&updated&analyses. Id.'at&63410,&63416.& In&

2008, however,&CARB&withdrew&key&components&of the&emission&

reduction commitments&in&the&2003&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP.

See&73&FR&at&63410Q12 (citing letter&from&James&Goldstene,&

Executive&Officer,&CARB,&dated&February&13,&2008).
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

In&2009,&EPA approved&certain&elements&of&the&2003&South&

Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP4 but disapproved&the&revised&ROP

demonstrations&and&attainment&demonstration&in&the&2003&South&

Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP,&in&large&part because&&$5%¶V2008&

withdrawal&of&key&components&of&the&emission&reduction

commitments&submitted&in&2004 rendered&the&plan&insufficient&to&

demonstrate&attainment&and&to&meet&ROP&milestones.&74&FR&10176,&

10181 (March&10,&2009).&More&specifically as&to&the&attainment&

demonstration, EPA&concluded&that&the&2003&South&Coast&1QHour&

Ozone&SIP&did¬&meet&the&CAA§ion&182(c)(2)(A)&requirement&

for&a&demonstration&of&attainment&of&the&1Qhour&ozone&NAAQS&by&

the&applicable&attainment&date&because&the modeled&attainment&

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control&strategy&as&set&forth&in&the&2003&State&Strategy,&most&

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63408,&63416g&(October&24,&2008). EPA&also&concluded&that&the&

disapproval of&the&attainment&demonstration&did¬&trigger&

sanctions&clocks&or&a&Federal&implementation&plan&(FIP)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4

&&Among&the&elements&EPA&approved&in&2009&were&control&measures&

adopted&by&the&California&Air&Resources&Board,&including&a&

control&measure,&referred&to&as&"PESTQ1"&that&carried&forward&

the&existing&Pesticide&Element&from&the&1994&California&1QHour&

Ozone&SIP that&EPA&approved&in&1997,&and&a&demonstration&

submitted&by&the&South&Coast&Air&Quality&Management&District&

addressing&the&first&element&of&CAA§ion&182(d)(1)(A),&

referred&to&herein&as&the&"VMT&emissions&offset&demonstration."
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

obligation&because&the&approved&SIP&already&contained&an

approved 1Qhour&ozone attainment&demonstration meeting&CAA&

requirements. See&74&FR&at 10177, 10181.

With&respect&to&the&1997&8Qhour ozone standard,&EPA&

initially&designated&the&South&Coast&as nonattainment&and&

classified&it&as "SevereQ17,"&but&later&approved&a&request&by&

California&to&reclassify&the&area to&"Extreme."&See&69&FR&23858&

(April&30,&2004)&and 75&FR&24409&(May&5,&2010).&In&2007,&CARB&

submitted&a&SIP&revision&to&address&the&Extreme 8Qhour&ozone&SIP&

planning&requirements&for&the South&Coast ("2007&South&Coast&8Q

hour&Ozone SIP"), which&EPA&fully&approved&in&March&2012.&See&77&

FR&12674&(March&1,&2012).

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14hour'Ozone'SIP

On&May&8,&2009,&several&environmental&and&community&groups&

filed&a&petition&for&review&in&the&U.S.&Court&of&Appeals&for&the&

Ninth&Circuit&FKDOOHQJLQJ(3$¶VMarch&2009&partial&approval&and&

partial&disapproval&of&the&2003&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP.

Association'of'Irritated'Residents'et'al. v.'EPA,&Case&Nos.&09Q

71383&and&09Q71404. The&case¢ered&on&three&main&issues:&(1)&

WKHFRQVHTXHQFHVRI(3$¶VILQDOGLVDSSURYDORIWKHDWWDLQPHQW

demonstrationg&(2)&the&necessity&for&substantive&review&of&the&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

previouslyQapproved&1994&Pesticide&Element&brought&forward&in&

the&2003&State&Strategyg DQG(3$¶VLQWHUSUHWDWLRQRI&$$

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transportation&control&strategies&and&transportation&control&

measures&(TCMs)&to&offset&any&growth&in&emissions&from&growth&in&

vehicle&miles&traveled&("VMT emissions&offset&requirement"),&and&

(3$¶VDSSURYDORIWKH6WDWH¶VGHPRQVWUDWLRQRIFRPSOLDQFHZLWK

this&SIP&requirement.5

On&February&2,&2011,&the&Ninth&Circuit&ruled&in&favor&of&

the&petitioners&on&all&three&issues DQGUHPDQGHG(3$¶V

final&action&on&the&2003&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP.&&

Association'of'Irritated'Residents'v.'EPA,&632&F.3d&584&(9th&

Cir.&2011).&In&so&doing,&the&court held&that&EPA&must&promulgate&

a&FIP&under&CAA§ion&110(c)&or&issue&a&SIP&call where&EPA&

disapproves&a&new&attainment&demonstration&unless&the&Agency&

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5

&&EPA&is&addressing&issues&and&in&separate&rulemakings.&

With&respect&to&issue&(the&continuation&of&the&1994&Pesticide&

Element,&also&known&as&"PESTQ1"),&the&EPA&Region&IX&Regional&

Administrator&signed&a&final&rule&on&August&14,&2012&approving&

certain&State&fumigant®ulations&and&a&revised&Pesticide&

Element&commitment&for&San&Joaquin&Valley, thereby&responding&to&

the&remand&in&the&Association'of'Irritated'Residents case.&See,&

also,&77&FR&24441g&(April&24,&2012)&(proposed&rule&on&fumigant&

regulations&and&revised&Pesticide&Element&for&San&Joaquin&

Valley). With&respect&to issue (VMT&emissions&offset&

requirement),&EPA&is&proposing&action&in&a&separate&document&in&

today's&Federal Register.
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

determines&that&the&SIP&as&approved&remains&sufficient&to&

demonstrate&attainment&of&the&NAAQS. Specifically,&the&court&

UHMHFWHG(3$¶VDUJXPHQWWKDWWKHUHLVQR),3GXW\ where&the&EPA&

had&already&approved&into&the&SIP&the&required&plan&element&and&

the&submission&disapproved&was&voluntarily&submitted&by&the&

State&to&replace&the&existing&approved&SIP&element.&The&court&

briefly&referenced&its&analysis&of&the&FIP&provisions&to&

conclude&that&the&disapproval&also&triggered&mandatory&

sanctions. Id. at&591Q594.

As&to&the&1994&Pesticide&Element,&the&court&held&that&EPA&

had&an&affirmative&duty&to&review&the&substance&of&the&element&

anew&in&light&of&subsequent&litigation&over&the&Pesticide&

Element&that&revealed&approvability&issues¬&accounted&for&in&

(3$¶VSUHvious&review&and&approval&of&the&element.&Id. at&594Q

595.&EPA&is&addressing&this&portion&of&the&court's&decision&in&a&

separate&rulemaking.&See&footnote&of&this&document.

Finally,&the&cRXUWGLVDJUHHGZLWK(3$¶VLQWHUSUHWDWLRQRI

the&VMT&emissions&offset&requirement and&found&that&the&plain&

language&of&the&Act&requires&SIPs&subject&to&CAA§ion&

182(d)(1)(A)&to&include&additional&transportation&control&

strategies&and&measures&whenever&vehicle&emissions&are&projected&

to&be&higher,&due&to&growth&in&VMT, than&they&would&have&been&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

had&VMT¬&increased,&even&when&aggregate&vehicle&emissions&are&

actually&decreasing. Id. at&595Q597. EPA&is&addressing&this&

portion&of&the&court's&decision&in&a&separate&rulemaking.&See&

footnote&of&this&document.

On&May&5,&2011,&EPA&filed&a&petition&for&panel&rehearing

requesting&the&court&to&reconsider&its&decision on&the&issue&of&

whether&CAA§ion&179&sanctions&are&triggered&by&disapproval&

of&a revision to&an&alreadyQapproved&SIP&element,&and&on&the&

FRXUW¶Vinterpretation&of&CAA§ion&182(d)(1)(A).6 On&January&

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but issued&an&amended&opinion&deleting&references&to&the&

imposition&of&sanctions&following&disapproval&of&the&South&Coast&

plan.&The&mandate&in&the&case issued&on&February&13,&2012. See'

Association'of'Irritated'Residents'v.'EPA,&632&F.3d&584&(9th&

Cir.&2011),&reprinted&as&amended&on&January&27,&2012,&686&F.3d&

668IXUWKHUDPHQGHG)HEUXDU\3AIR'v.'EPA ́ The&

decision,&as&amended,&states&inter'alia that 3(3$VKRXOGKDYH

ordered&California&to&submit&a&revised&attainment&plan&for&the&

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 See&Docket&Nos.&09±71383&and&09±71404&(consolidated),&Docket&

Entry&41±1,&Petition&for&Panel&Rehearing.
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

D.'Determination'of 6RXWK&RDVW¶V Failure'to'Attain 14Hour'Ozone'

Standard

On&December&30,&2011,&EPA&determined that&the&South&Coast&

extreme ozone&nonattainment&area&had&failed&to&attain&the&1Qhour&

ozone&standard&by&its&applicable&attainment&date&of&November&15,&

2010. 76&FR 82133g (December&30,&2011). This determination was&

based&on&qualityQassured&and&certified&ambient&air&quality&

monitoring&data&from&2008Q2010,&the&threeQyear&period&preceding&

the&applicable&attainment&date.&Id.'EPA&made&this&determination

pursuant&to&its obligation&and&authority&under&CAA§ion&

301(a)&and&the&relevant&portion&of§ion&181(b)(2)&to&ensure&

implementation&of&1Qhour&ozone&antiQbacksliding&contingency&

measures&and§ion&185&fee&program&requirements. Id. at&82145.

II. Rationale&for&Proposed&SIP&Call

The Ninth&Circuit concluded&in&AIR'v.'EPA that&EPA&must&

promulgate a&FIP&under&CAA§ion&110(c)&or&issue&a&SIP&call&

where&EPA disapproves&an attainment&demonstration submitted&to&

replace&an&alreadyQapproved&attainment&demonstration&in&the&SIP,

unless&the&Agency&determines&that&the&SIP&as&approved&remains&

sufficient&to&demonstrate&attainment&of&the&NAAQS. AIR'v.'EPA,&

632&F.3d&584&(9th&Cir.&2011),&as'amended at 686&F.3d&668.&

Consistent&with&this&directive DQGLQUHVSRQVHWRWKHFRXUW¶V
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

conclusion WKDW3(3$VKRXOGKDYHRUGHUHG&DOLIRUQLDWRVXEPLWD

revised&attainment&plan&for&the&South&Coast&after&it&disapproved&

the&2003&Attainment&Plan, ́ id.&at 681, EPA&is&proposing&to&issue&

a&SIP&call&under&CAA§ion&110(k)(5)&to&require&California&to&

submit&a new&attainment&demonstration&for the&1Qhour&ozone&

standard&in&the&South&Coast.

Section&110(k)(5) of&the&CAA&states,&in&relevant&part,&as&

follows:

Whenever&the&Administrator&finds&that&the&applicable&

implementation&plan&for&an&area&is&substantially&inadequate&

to&attain&or&maintain&the&relevant&national&ambient&air&

quality&standard,&.&.&. or&to&otherwise&comply&with&any&

requirement&of&[the&Act],&the&Administrator&shall&require&

the State&to&revise&the&plan&as&necessary&to&correct&such&

inadequacies,&and may&establish&reasonable&deadlines&(not&

to&exceed&18&months&after&the&date&of&such¬ice)&for&the&

submission&of&such&plan&revisions.&Such&findings&and¬ice&

shall&be&public. Any&finding&under&this¶graph&shall,&to&

the&extent&the&Administrator&deems&appropriate,&subject&the&

State&to&the&requirements&of&this&chapter&to&which&the&

State&was&subject&when&it&developed&and&submitted&the&plan&

for&which&such&finding&was&made,&except&that&the&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

Administrator&may&adjust&any&dates&applicable&under&such&

requirements as&appropriate (except&that&the&Administrator&

may¬&adjust&any&attainment&date&prescribed&under&part&D&

of&this&subchapter,&unless&such&date&has&elapsed).

Our&proposed SIP&call&is&based&on&the&evidence&submitted&by&

California&in&the&form&of&the&2003&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&Plan&

that&the&approved&1997/1999&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP&was&

substantially&inadequate&to&provide&for&attainment&of&the&1Qhour&

ozone&standard&by&the&applicable&attainment&date&of&November&15,&

2010.&Two&major&developments&that&occurred&after&EPA&approval&of&

the&1997/1999&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP&led&the&State&of&

California&to&reconsider&the&adequacy&of&the&control&strategy&

for&attaining&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&in&the&South&Coast&by&

the&applicable&attainment&date&(2010).&

First,&CARB&released&a significant&update&to&California's

mobile&source&emissions&model (EMFAC2002)&that&resulted&in&

significantly&higher&motor&vehicle&emissions&estimates&than&

previously&calculated,&and&second,&South&Coast&Air&Quality&

Management&District (SCAQMD)&updated&its ozone&modeling&and&

concluded&that&the&carrying&capacity&of&the&South&Coast&Air&

Basin&was&significantly&lower&than&previously&calculated.&See,&

generally,&appendix&III&("Base&and&Future&Year&Emission&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

Inventories")&and&appendix&V&("Modeling&and&Attainment&

Demonstrations")&of&the&SCAQMD's&2003&South&Coast&Air&Quality&

Management&Plan (AQMP),&August&2003.

Together,&these&technical&considerations&prompted&CARB&and&

SCAQMD&to&conclude&that&more&control&measures&would&be&necessary&

than&contained&in&the&1997/1999&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP&to&

attain&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&by&2010. In&reference&to&the&

1997/1999&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP,&the&2003&South&Coast&1Q

Hour&Ozone&SIP states:& 37KH3ODQLVFRQVLVWHQWZLWKDQGEXLOGV

upon&the&approaches&taken&in&the&1997&AQMP&and&the&1999&

Amendments&to&the&Ozone&SIP&for&the&South&Coast&Air&Basin&for&

the&attainment&of&the&federal&ozone&air&quality&standard.&

However,&this&revision&points&to&the&urgent&need&for&additional&

emission&reductions&(beyond&those&incorporated&in&the&1997/99&

Plan)&to offset&increased&emission&estimates&from&mobile&sources&

and&meet&all&federal&criteria&pollutant&standards&within&the&

WLPHIUDPHVDOORZHGXQGHUWKHIHGHUDO&OHDQ$LU$FW ́6HH

SCAQMD,&2003&Air&Quality&Management&Plan,"&August&2003, pages&

ESQ1&and&ESQ2.&&

In&2003,&EPA&approved&the&use&of&EMFAC2002&for&SIP&

development&purposes, and&in&2004,&EPA&found&the&1Qhour&ozone&

motor&vehicle&emissions&budgets&(MVEBs)&in&the&2003&South&Coast&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

1QHour&Ozone&SIP&to&be&adequate&for&transportation&conformity&

purposes.&See 68&FR&15720g&(April&1,&2003) and 69&FR&15325g&

(March&25,&2004). Adequacy&findings&for&transportation&

conformity&purposes&are&generally&based&on&cursory&reviews&of&

submitted&plans,&but&EPA's&approval&of&EMFAC2002&and&finding&of&

adequacy&of&the&MVEBs&in&2003&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP show&

general&agreement&by&EPA&with&the&technical&foundation&for&the&

2003&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP,&which highlights&the&

inadequacy&of&the&attainment&demonstration&in&the&1997/1999&

South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&Plan.

In&addition,&in&2011,&EPA&determined, based&on&qualityQ

assured&and&certified&ambient&air&quality monitoring data, that&

the&South&Coast&area&has&failed&to&attain&the&1Qhour&ozone&NAAQS&

by&the&applicable&attainment&date&of&November&15,&2010. 76&FR&

82133g (December&30,&2011). EPA's&2011&determination of&failure&

to&attain&the&standard&by&the&applicable&attainment&date&

provides&further&support&for&our&proposed&action&because&it&

establishes, as&a&factual&matter, that the&1997/1999&South&Coast&

1QHour&Ozone&SIP&failed&to&achieve&its&stated&purpose of&

bringing the&South&Coast&area&into&attainment&of&the&1Qhour&

ozone&NAAQS by&the&applicable&attainment&date.
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

In&light&of&the&evidence&discussed&above,&we&propose&to&

find&that&the&approved&1997/1999&South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP is&

substantially&inadequate&to&provide&for&attainment&of&the&1Qhour&

ozone&standard&and&is&therefore&substantially&inadequate&to&

comply&with&(3$¶V3DQWLQEDFNVOLGLQJ ́UHTXLUHPHQWDW&)5

51.905(a)(1)(i) to&adopt&and&implement such&a&plan&for&the&South&

Coast.&

III. Consequences&of&Proposed&SIP&Call

EPA&is&proposing&to&require&the&State&of&California&to&

submit,&within&12&months,&a&SIP&revision&meeting&the&

requirements&of&CAA§ion&182(c)(2)(A)7 and&demonstrating&

attainment&of&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard&in&the&South&Coast&as&

expeditiously&as&practicable&but&no&later&than&five&years&from&

the&effective&date&of&a&final SIP&call&unless&the&State&can&

justify&a&later&date,¬&to&exceed&10&years&beyond&the&

effective&date&of&the&final&SIP&call,&by&considering&the&

severity&of&the&remaining&nonattainment&problem&in&the&South&

Coast&and&the&availability&and&feasibility&of&pollution&control&

measures.&See&CAA§ion&172(a)(2).&

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7

&&Under&CAA§ion&182(c)(2)(A),&the&State&must submit&a&

revision&to&the&SIP&that&includes&a&demonstration&that&the&plan,&

as&revised, will&provide&for&attainment&of&the&ozone&NAAQS.&The&

attainment&demonstration&must&be&based&on&photochemical&grid&

modeling&or&any&other analytical&method&determined&by&the&EPA&to&

be&at&least&as&effective.
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

The&SIP&call&provisions&of&CAA§ion&110(k)(5) direct&

EPA,&"to&the&extent&[EPA]&deems&appropriate," to "subject&the&

State&to&the&requirements&of&this&chapter&to&which&the&State&was&

subject&when&it&developed&and&submitted&the&plan&for&which&such&

finding&was&made,&except&that&the&Administrator&may&adjust&any&

dates&applicable&under&such&requirements&as&appropriate&(except&

that&the&Administrator&may¬&adjust&any&attainment&date&

prescribed&under&part&D&of&this&subchapter,&unless&such&date&has&

elapsed)."&By&relying&on§ion&172(a)(2)&as&the&basis&for&the

applicable&attainment&date&for&the&South&Coast,&we&are&

subjecting&the&State&to&the same&CAA&requirement&that&applied at&

the&time&that&the&State&developed&and&submitted&the&1997/1999&

South&Coast&1QHour&Ozone&SIP,&because,&at&that&time,&the&area&

was&an&extreme&ozone&area&with&an&attainment&date&of&2010&and&

subject&to&the&potential&for&a&finding&of&failure&to&attain&by&

the&applicable&attainment&date&under&CAA§ion&179(c) that&

would trigger a&requirement&under&CAA§ion&179(d)&to&submit&a&

new&plan&meeting&the&requirements&of§ion&172.&

The&12Qmonth deadline&for&submittal&of&a&revised&attainment&

demonstration&plan&is&appropriate&in&light&of&the&time&that&has&

elapsed&since&the&AIR'decision&was&published&and&the&significant&

planning&effort&that&the&SCAQMD&has&already&undertaken&to&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

develop&a&new&1Qhour&ozone&attainment&plan but&also&recognizing&

the&potential&need&to&develop&additional&control&measures,&

beyond&those&already&adopted&for&the&purposes&of&the&South&Coast

8Qhour&Ozone&SIP,&given&the&geographic&extent and&frequency&of&

exceedances of&the&1Qhour&ozone&standard. See,&e.g.,&the&1Qhour&

ozone&summary&data&for&2008Q2010&published&at&76&FR&56694,&at&

56697g&(September&14,&2011).

If EPA&subsequently finds that&California&has&failed&to&

submit&a&complete&SIP&revision&that&responds&to&a&final&SIP&

call, CAA§ion&179(a)&provides&for&EPA&to issue&a&finding&of&

State&failure.&Such&a finding&starts&mandatory&18Qmonth&and 24Q

month&sanctions&clocks&and&a&24Qmonth&clock&for&promulgation&of&

a FIP by EPA.&The&two&sanctions&that&apply under&CAA§ion&

179(b)&are&the&2QtoQ1&emission&offset&requirement&for&all new&

and&modified&major&sources&subject to&the&nonattainment&new&

source&review program&and&restrictions&on&highway funding.&

However,§ion&179&leaves&it up&to&the&Administrator&to&decide&

the order&in&which&these&sanctions&apply. EPA&issued&an&order&of&

sanctions&rule&in 1994&(59&FR&39832,&August&4,&1994, codified&at&

40&CFR&52.31)&but&did¬ specify&the&order&of&sanctions&where&a

state&fails&to&submit&or&submits&a deficient&SIP&in&response&to&

a&SIP&call. However,&the&order&of&sanctions specified&in&that&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

rule&(40&CFR&52.31) should&apply&here&for&the&same&reasons

discussed&in&the&preamble&to&that&rule.

Thus,&if&EPA&issues&a&final&SIP&call&and California fails&

to&submit&the&required&SIP revision,&or&submits&a&revision&that&

EPA determines&is&incomplete&or&that&EPA disapproves,&EPA&

proposes&that&the&2QtoQ1&emission&offset&requirement&will&apply

for&all&new&sources&subject&to&the nonattainment&new&source&

review program&18&months&following&such finding&or&disapproval&

unless&the&State corrects&the&deficiency&before&that&date. EPA&

proposes&that&the&highway&funding restrictions&sanction&will&

also&apply&24 months&following&such&finding&or disapproval&

unless&the&State&corrects&the deficiency&before&that&date.&EPA&

is&also proposing&that&the&provisions&in&40&CFR&52.31 regarding&

staying&the&sanctions&clock and&deferring&the&imposition&of&

sanctions&would apply.

In&addition,&CAA§ion&110(c)&obligates&EPA&to&promulgate&

a&FIP&addressing&the&deficiency&that&is&the&basis&for&a&finding&

of&failure&to&submit&or&a&disapproval within&two&years&after&the&

effective&date&of&such&finding&or disapproval,&unless&EPA&has

approved a&revised&SIP&correcting&the&deficiency before&that&

date.

IV.&Proposed&Action and&Request&for&Public&Comment
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

EPA&is&proposing&to&find,&pursuant&to§ion&110(k)(5)&of&

the&CAA,&that&the&California&SIP is&substantially&inadequate&to&

comply&with&the&obligation&to&adopt&and&implement&a&plan&

providing&for&attainment&of the&oneQhour&ozone&NAAQS in&the&

South&Coast.&If&EPA&finalizes&this&proposal,&California will&be&

required to&submit&a&SIP&revision&correcting&the&deficiency

within&12&mRQWKVRIWKHHIIHFWLYHGDWHRI(3$¶V final&rule.&

We&will&accept comments&on&this&proposal for&30&days&

following&publication&of&this&proposed&rule&in&the&Federal

Register.&We&will&consider&all&submitted&comments&in&our&final&

rulemaking.

V.&Statutory&and&Executive&Order&Reviews

Under&the Clean&Air&Act, a&finding&of substantial&

inadequacy and&subsequent&obligation&for&a&State&to&revise&its&

SIP&arise&out&of§ion&110(a)&and&110(k)(5).&The&finding&and&

State&obligation&do¬&directly&impose&any&new®ulatory&

requirements.&In&addition,&the&State&obligation&is¬&legally&

enforceable&by&a&court&of&law.&EPA&would&review&its&intended&

action&on&any&SIP&submittal&in&response&to&the&finding&in&light&

of&applicable&statutory&and&Executive&Order&requirements,&in&

subsequent&rulemaking&acting&on&such&SIP&submittal.&For&those&

reasons,&this&proposed&action:
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

x Is¬&a&"significant®ulatory&action"&subject&to&review&

by&the&Office&of&Management&and&Budget&under&Executive&

Order&12866 (58&FR&51735, October&4,&1993)g

x Does¬&impose&an&information&collection&burden&under&the&

provisions&of&the&Paperwork&Reduction&Act&(44&U.S.C.&

3501 et'seq.)g

x Is&certified&as¬&having&a&significant&economic&impact&on&

a&substantial&number&of&small&entities&under&the&Regulatory&

Flexibility&Act&(5&U.S.C.&601 et'seq.)g

x Does¬&contain&any&unfunded&mandate&or&significantly&or&

uniquely&affect&small&governments,&as&described&in&the&

Unfunded&Mandates&Reform&Act&of&1995&(Pub.&L.&104Q4)g

x Does¬&have&Federalism&implications&as&specified&in&

Executive&Order&13132 (64&FR&43255, August&10,&1999)g

x Is¬&an&economically&significant®ulatory&action&based&

on&health&or safety&risks&subject&to&Executive&Order&

13045 (62&FR&19885, April&23,&1997)g

x Is¬&a&significant®ulatory&action&subject&to&Executive&

Order&13211 (66&FR&28355, May&22,&2001)g

x Is¬&subject&to&requirements&of&Section&12(d)&of&the&

National&Technology&Transfer&and&Advancement&Act&of&1995&

(15&U.S.C.&272 note)&because&application&of&those&
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

requirements&would&be&inconsistent&with&the Clean&Air&

Actg and

x Does¬&provide&EPA&with&the&discretionary&authority&to&

address,&as&appropriate,&disproportionate&human&health&or&

environmental&effects,&using&practicable&and&legally&

permissible&methods,&under&Executive&Order&12898 (59&FR&

7629, February&16,&1994).

In&addition,&this&rule&does¬&have&Tribal&implications&as&

specified&by&Executive&Order&13175 (65&FR&67249, November&9,&

2000),&because&the&finding&of&SIP&inadequacy&would¬&apply&in&

Indian&country&located&in&the&State,&and&EPA¬es&that&it&will&

not&impose&substantial&direct&costs&on&Tribal&governments&or&

preempt&Tribal&law.&

List&of&Subjects&in&40&CFR&Part&52
This&document&is&a&prepublication&version,&signed&by&Jared&Blumenfeld,&

Regional&Administrator,&EPA&Region&9&on&August&30,&2012.&We&have&taken&steps&

to&ensure&the&accuracy&of&this&version,&but&it&is¬&the&official&version.

Environmental&protection,&Air&pollution&control,

Intergovernmental&relations,&Ozone,&Reporting&and&recordkeeping&

requirements,&Volatile&organic&compounds.

Authority:&42&U.S.C.&7401&et&seq.

_August&30,&2012_____ ______/s/_______________

Dated: Jared&Blumenfeld,

Regional&Administrator,

EPA&Region&IX.