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.reg ulations.gov )&in&Docket&No.&EPA

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Q 721. 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&Rev ision>&South&Coast AGENCY:& Environmental&Protection&Agency& (EPA). ACTION:& Proposed&rule. SUMMARY :& In&response&to&a&remand& by&the&Ninth&Circuit&Court&of& Appeals,&and& p ursuant&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&Angeles

Q South&Coast&Air& Basin&(South&Coast)&is&substantially&inadequate&to&comply&with& the&obligation&to&adopt&and&implem ent&a&plan&providing&for& attainment&of&the& 1

Q hour&ozone&standard.&If&EPA&finalizes&this& proposed&finding&of&substantial&inadequacy,&California&w ould be& required&to&revise&its& SIP& to&correct&these&deficiencies&within& 12&months&of&the&effective&date&of&our&fi nal&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&imp ose&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&c omments&must&be&received&on&or&before&[ INSERT& DATE&30&DAYS&FROM&DATE&OF&PUBLICATION&IN&FEDERAL®ISTER ]. ADDRESSES :& Submit&comments,&identified&by& docket&number EPA
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Q line&instructions&for&submitting&comments.

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Q 2,& 75&Hawthorne&Street,&San&Francisco,&California&94105

Q 3901. Instructions :& All&comments&will&be&included&in&the& public& 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. Confidential&Business&Information&(CBI)&or&other&information& whose&disclosure&is&restricted&by&statute.& Information&that&you consider&CBI&or&otherwise&prot ected& should&be&clearly&identif i ed& as&such&and&should¬&be&submitted& through http://www.regulations.gov or&e Q mail.&The& http://www.regulations.gov :HEVLWHLVDQ3DQRQ\PRXVDFFHVV ́ system,& and&EPA& will¬&know&your&identity&or&contact& information&unless&you&provide&it&in&the&body&of&your&comment.& If&you&send&an&e

Q mail&comment&directly&to&EPA,&your&e

Q mail& address&will&be&automatically&captured&and&i ncluded&as&part&of& the&public& comment .&If&EPA&cannot&read&your&comment&due&to& technical&difficulties&and&cannot&contact&you&for&clarification,& EPA&may¬&be&able&to&consider&your&comment. Docket :& The&index&to&the& docket& for&this&action&is& available&elect ronically&on&the& http://www.regulations.gov Web& site&and&in&hard©&at&EPA&Region&IX,&75&Hawthorne&Street,&San& Francisco,&California,&94105. While&all&documents&in&the&docket&

are& listed&in&the&index,&some&informat ion& 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&hour s&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& below . FOR&FURTHER&INFORMATION&CONTACT :& Wienke&Tax,&Air&Planning& Office,&U.S.&Environmental&Protection&Agency,&Region&9,&Mail& Code&AIR

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Q 4192,& tax.wienke@epa.gov . 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 C.& /LWLJDWLRQRQ(3$¶V)LQDO$FWLRQRQ6RXWK&RDVW 1

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

Q H our&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. BackgroundThis&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&health

Q based&NAAQS&for&ozone 1 at&0.12&parts&per&million& (ppm)&averaged over&a&1

Q hour&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&& Ground

Q level&ozone&or&smog&is&formed&when&oxides&of&nitrogen& (NO X ),&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&NO X emissions. Ozone&causes&serious&health&problems& by&damaging&lung&tissue&and sensitizing&the&lungs&to&other& irritants.&When&inhaled,&even&at&ve ry 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& 1

Q hour&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 stri ngent&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&1

Q hour&ozone&standard&with&an&8

Q hour&ozone&standard&of&0.08&ppm.&See 62&FR&38856& (July&18,& 1997). 2 We&promulgated&final&rules&to&implement&the&1997&8

Q hour&

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&anti

Q backsliding&principles& for&the&transition&from&the&1

Q hour&ozone&standard&to&th e&8

Q hour& ozone&standard.& For&an&area&that&was&designated&nonattainment&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2&& In&2008,&EPA& tightened&the&8

Q hour&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&1

Q hour&ozone&and&1997&8

Q hour&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&1

Q hour&ozone&standard&at&the&time&EPA&designated&it&as& nonattainment&for&the&1997&8

Q hour&ozone&standard as&part&of&the& initial&8

Q hour&ozone&designations ,&most&of&the&requirement s&that& had&applied&by&virtue&of&the&area's&classification&for&the&1

Q hour&ozone&standard&continue&to&apply&even&after&revocation&of& the&1

Q hour&ozone&standard&(which&occurred&in&June&2005 for&most&

areas ).& See&40&CFR&51.905(a)(1)&and&40&CFR&51.900(f).& Thus,&f or& example,&an&area&that& was&designated& nonattainment&and& classified&as&Extreme&for&the&1

Q hour&ozone&standard& at&the&time& of&an&initial&designation&of&nonattainment&for&the& 1997& 8

Q hour& standard& remains&subject&to& the& requirement&to&have&a&fully

Q approved&at tainment&demonstration& meeting&E xtreme&area& requirements& for&the&1

Q hour&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&8

Q hour&

ozone& standard.&Under&the&Phase&2&rule,&an&area that&is& designated&as&nonattainment&for&the&1997&8

Q hour&ozone&standard,& and&classified&under&subpart&2&(of&part&D&of&title&I&of&the& CAA),&is&s ubject&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&nonatt ainment&any&area&that&was&violating&the&1

Q hour&ozone&standard.&The&CAA&also&required&EPA&to&classify& nonattainment& area s as&Marginal,&Moderate,&Serious,&Severe,&or& Extreme&depending&upon&the&design&value&of&the& area.& On&November& 6,&1991,&EPA&designated&the& Los&Angeles

Q South&Coast Air&Basin& Area&("South&Coast") 3 as&nonattainment and&classified&it&as& Extreme for&the& 1

Q hour&ozone&standard g&thus&the&area&had&an attainment&date&no&later&than&November&15,&2010&(56&FR&56694).
T he& California&Air&Resources&Board&(CARB)&has&submitted&a& number&of&SIP&revisions& over&the&years& for&the&South&Coast&to& address&1

Q hour&ozone&SIP&planning&requirements.& Specifically,&i n& 1994,&CARB&submitted&a&1

Q hour&ozone&SIP&that ,&among&other& things, included&for&the&South&Coast an&attainment& demonstration,& a& 3UDWHRISURJUHVV ́523 demonstration,&and& transportation&control&measures&(TCMs).&In&1997,&EPA&approved& the&1994&South& Coast& Ozone&SIP as&it&applied&to&the&South&Coast& for&the&1

Q hour&standard .&See&62& FR&1150&(January&8,&1997).!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3&& The&South&Coast&includes&Orange&County,&the&southwestern&two

Q thirds&of&Los&Angeles&County,&southwest ern&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&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP,&including& a& revised&R O P& demonstration&and&a&revised&attainment&demonstration&("1997/1999& South&Coast&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP") ,&which&EPA&approved&in&2 000 .&See& 65&FR&18903&(April&10,&2000).&In&2004,&CARB&submitted&revisions& to&the&1997/1999&South&Coast&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP&("2003&South&Coast& 1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP") LQWHQGHGWRXSGDWHDQGUHSODFHWKH6WDWH¶V control&measure&commitments&in&the&1997/1999&South&Coast 1

Q Hour& Ozone&SIP.&See&73&FR&63408,&63410&(October&24,&2008).&T he&

r evised&attainment&demonstration& submitted&as&part&of&the&2003& South&Coast&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP&included updated&emissions& inventories&showing&higher&mobile&source&emissions&than& the& State&ha d previously&projected and&updated&modeling&that& LQGLFDWHGDORZHU3FDUU\LQJFDSDFLW\ ́LQWKH6RXWK&RDVWDLU basin,&as&well&as& additional& commitments by&CARB to& achieve specified&amounts&of& VOC&and&NOx& emission&reductions needed&for& attainment&by&the& appli cable&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&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP. See& 73&FR& at&634 10

Q 12 (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&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP 4 but disapproved&the&revised& ROP demonstrations&and&attainment&demonstration&in&the&2003&South& Coast&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP,& in& large& part because& &$5%¶V 2008& 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&1

Q Hou r& Ozone&SIP&did¬&meet&the&CAA§ion&182(c)(2)(A)&requirement& for&a&demonstration&of&attainment&of&the&1

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cont rol&strategy&as&set&forth&in&the&2003&State&Strategy,&most& RIZKLFKZDVZLWKGUDZQE\>&$5%@RQ)HEUXDU\ ́)5 63408,& 63416 g&(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&"PEST

Q 1"&that&carried&f orward& the&existing&Pesticide& Element&from&the&1994&California& 1

Q Hour& 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&contain ed&a n approved 1

Q hour&ozone attainment&demonstration meeting&CAA& requi rements . See& 74&FR& at 10177, 10181. With&respect&to&the&1997&8

Q hour ozone standard,&EPA& initially& designated&the&South&Coast&as nonattainment&and& classified&it&as "Severe
Q 17,"&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& E xtreme 8

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

Q hour&Ozone SIP") , which&EPA&fully&approved& in&M arch&2012.&See&77& FR&12674&(March&1,&2012) . C. /LWLJDWLRQRQ(3$¶V)LQDO$FWLRQRQWKH6RXWK&RDVW 1

4 hour'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$¶V March&2009& partial&approval&and& partial&disapproval&of&the& 2003&South&Coast&1

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

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Q 71404. 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. previously

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3 E [WUHPH ́R]RQHQRQDWWDLQPHQWDUHDVWRLQFOXGHVSHFLILF transportation&control& strategies&and& transportation&control&

measures& (TCMs)& to&offset&any&growth&in&emis sions&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&1

Q Hour&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&" PEST
Q 1 " ),&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& A ssociation'of'Irrita ted'Residents case.& See,& also,& 77&FR&24441 g&( 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&t o& conclude&that&the&disapproval&also&triggered&mandatory& sanctions. Id . at&591

Q 594. 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$¶VSUH vious&review&and&approval&of&the&element.& Id. at&594

Q 595.& EPA&is&addressing&this&portion&of&the&court's&decision&in&a& separate&rulemaking.&See&footnote&of&this&document. Finally,&the& c RXUWGLVDJUHHGZLWK(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&595

Q 597. EPA&is&addressing&this& portion&of&the&court's&decision&in&a&separate&rulemaking.&See& footnote&of&this&document. On&May&5,&20 11,&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&already

Q approved&SIP&element ,&and&on&the& FRXUW¶V interpretation& of&CAA§ion&182(d)(1)(A). 6 On&January& WKH1LQWK&LUFXLWGHQLHG(3$¶VSHWLWLRQIRUUHKHDULQJ but issued&an&amended&opinion&deleting&references&to&the& imposition&of&sanctions&following&disapproval&of&the&South&Coast& plan.&The&mandate&in&the&case issued&on&February&13,&2012. See' Association'of'Irritated'Residents'v.'EPA ,&632&F.3d&584&(9th& Cir.&2011),&reprinted&as&amended&on&January&27,&2012 ,&686&F.3d& 668 IXUWKHUDPHQGHG)HEUXDU\3 AIR'v.'EPA  ́ The& decision,&as&amended,&states& inter'alia that 3(3$VKRXOGKDYH ordered&California&to&submit&a&revised&attainment&plan&for&the& 6RXWK&RDVWDIWHULWGLVDSSURYHGWKH$WWDLQPHQW3ODQ ́DQG UHPDQGV(3$¶VDFWLRQ3IRUIXUWKHUSURFHHGLQJVFRQVLVWHQWZLWK >WKH@RSLQLRQ ́ Id. at&681.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 See& Docket&Nos.&09

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4 Hour'Ozone' Standard On&December&30,&2011,& EPA& determined that&the&South&Coast& extreme ozone& nonattainment&area&had&failed&to&attain&the&1

Q hour& ozone&standard&by&its&applicable&attainment&date&of&November&15,& 2010 . 76&FR 82133 g ( December&30,&2011). This determination was& based&on&quality

Q assured&and&certified&ambient&air&quality& monitoring&data& from&2008

Q 2010,& the& three

Q year& 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& implem entation&of&1

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Q backsliding& contingency& measures&and§ion&185&fee&program& requirements . Id. at&82145. II. Rationale&for& Proposed& SIP&C all
T he 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&a n attainment& demonstration submitted&to& replace&an&already

Q approved&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¶VThis&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 .& a t 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&1

Q hour&ozone& standard&in&the&South&Coast. Section&110(k)(5) of&the&CAA& states ,&in&relevant&part ,&as& follows : W henever&the&Administrator&finds&that&the&applicable& implementation&plan&for&an&area&is&substantially& inadequate& to&attain&or&maintain&the&relevant&national&am bient&air& quality&standard,&.&.&. or&to&otherwise&comply&with&any& requirement&of&[the&Act],& the&Administrator& shall&require& the S tate&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&a ppropriate,&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&1

Q Hour&Ozone&Plan& that&the&approved&1997/1999&South&Coast& 1

Q Hour& Ozone&SIP&was& substantially&inadequate&to&provide&for&attainment&of&the&1

Q hour& ozone&standard&by&the&applicab le&attainment&date&of&November&15,& 2010.& Two&major&developments&that&occurred&after&EPA&approval&of& the&1997/1999&South&Coast& 1

Q Hour& Ozone&SIP& le d&the&State&of& California&to&reconsider&the&adequacy&of&the&control&strategy& for&attaining&the&1

Q hour&ozone&st andard&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& pre viously& 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) ,&Augu st&2003. Together,&the s e&technical&considerations&prompted& C A RB&and& SCAQMD& to&conclude&that& more&control&measures&would&be&necessary& than&contained&in&the& 1997/1999&South&Coast& 1

Q Hour& Ozone&SIP& to& attain&the&1

Q hour&ozone&standard&by&2010. In& reference&to&the& 1997/1999&South&Coast& 1

Q Hour& Ozone&SIP,& the& 2003&South&Coast&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP states :& 37KH3ODQLVFRQVLVWHQWZLWKDQGEXLOGV upon&the&approaches&taken&in&the&1997&AQMP&and&the&199 9& 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&A ir&Quality&Management&Plan,"& August&2003, pages& ES
Q 1&and&ES

Q 2.&& In&2003,& EPA&approved&the&use&of&EMFAC2002&for&SIP& development&purposes , and& in&2004,&EPA& found&the& 1

Q hour&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. 1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP&to&be&adequate&for&transpo rtation&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&review s&of& submitted&plans,&but&EPA's&approval&of&EMFAC2002&and&finding&of& adequacy& of&the& MVEBs&in& 2003&South&Coast& 1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP show& general&agreement&by&EPA&with&the&technical&foundation&for&the& 2003&South&Coast&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP ,&which highlights&the& inad equacy&of& the& attainment&demonstration&in&the& 1997/1999& South&Coast&1

Q Hour&Ozone&Plan. In&addition ,& in&2011,& EPA& determined , based&on& quality

Q assured&and&certified& ambient& air&quality monitoring data , that& the&South&Coast&area&has&failed&to&attain&the&1

Q hour&ozone&NAAQS& by&the&applicable&attainment&date&of& November&15,&2010. 76&FR& 82133 g (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& 1

Q Hour& Ozone&SIP& failed&to& achieve&its&stated& purpose of& bring ing the&South&Coast&area&into&attainment&of&the&1

Q hour& 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&1

Q Hour&Ozone&SIP is& substantially&inadequate& to&provide&for& attainment&of& the&1

Q hour& ozone&standard&and&is&therefore&substantially&inadequate&to& comply&with& (3$¶V3DQWL

Q EDFNVOLGLQJ ́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& de monstrating& attainment&of&the&1

Q hour&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&pollu tion&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&th e&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. T he&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&develo ped&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&th is&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& 1

Q Hour& 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&12

Q month deadline&for&submittal&of&a&revised&attainment& demonstration&plan&is&appropriate&in&light&of&the&time&that&has&

e lapsed&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&1

Q hour&o zone&attainment&plan but&also&recognizing& the&potential&need&to& develop& additional&control&measures,& beyond&those&already&adopted&for&the&purposes&of&the& South&Coast 8

Q hour&Ozone&SIP ,&given&the&geographic&extent and&frequency&of& exceedances of&the&1

Q hour&ozone&standard . See,&e.g.,& the& 1

Q hour& ozone&summary&data&for&2008

Q 2010& published&at& 76&FR& 56694,&at& 56697g&(September&14,&2011). If EPA& subsequently find s 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&18

Q month&and 24

Q month&sanctions&clocks&and&a&24

Q month&clock&for&promulgation& of&

a FIP by EPA.&The&two&sanctions&that&apply under&CAA§ion& 179(b)&are&the&2

Q to
Q 1&emission&offset&requirement&for&all new& and&modified&major&sources&subject to&the&nonattainment&new& source&review program&and&restrictions&o n&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. Thu s,&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&2

Q to
Q 1&emission&offset&requirement&will&apply for&all&new&sou rces&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&fol lowing&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&im position&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 appro ve d a&revised&SIP&correcting&the&deficienc y before&that& date. IV .&Proposed&Action and&Request&for&Public&CommentThis&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& attain ment&of the& one Q hour&ozone&NAAQS in&the& South&Coast .& If&EPA&finalizes&this&proposal,& California will&be& required to& submit& a&SIP&revision&correcting&the& deficienc y within&12&m RQWKVRIWKHHIIHFWLYHGDWHRI(3$¶V final&rule .& We& will&accept comments&on& this& propos al 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®ulato ry& 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& subs equent&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&o f&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&Re gulatory& 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& Unfunde d&Mandates&Reform&Act&of&1995&( Pub.&L.&104

Q 4 )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&re gulatory&action&subject&to&Executive& Order&13211 ( 66&FR&28355, May&22,&2001)g

x Is¬&subject&to&requi rements&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&inconsi stent&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&b y&Executive&Order&13175 ( 65&FR&67249, November&9,& 2000),&because&the&finding&of&SIP&inadequacy&would& not&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&52This&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

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_______________ Dated: Jared&Blumenfeld , Regional&Administrator, EPA& Region& IX.