Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air

Quality Planning Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley Moderate Area Plan

and Reclassification as Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS

(Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0636)

A. Rulemaking Documents 

A-1. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality 

Planning Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley Moderate Area Plan and Reclassification to 

Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; Proposed rule. Pre-publication version 

(December 29, 2014). 

A-2. Air Division, EPA-Region 9, Technical Support Document - Proposed Action on the San 

Joaquin Valley 2012 PM2.5 State Implementation Plan and 2014 Supplemental Document and 

Proposed Reclassification of the San Joaquin Valley as Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 

PM2.5 Standard, December 2014. 

A-3. 80 FR 1816, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for 

Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley Moderate Area Plan and 

Reclassification to Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; Proposed rule (January 

13, 2015).

A-4. Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley 

Reclassification to Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; final rule. Pre-publication 

version (December 22, 2015).

A-5. Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley 

Reclassification as Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; final rule. 81 FR XXXX, 

January 20, 2016.

A-6. reserved

B. State Implementation Submittals and Supporting Documents 

B-1. Letter, dated March 4, 2013, James N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, California Air 

Resources Board, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9, with enclosures. 

a. Letter, December 26, 2012, Samir Sheikh, Director of Strategies and Incentives, San 

Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to James Goldstene, Executive Officer, 

CARB. 

1. California Air Resources Board SIP Completeness Checklist (filled out for the 

2012 PM2.5 Plan). 

2. 2012 PM2.5 Plan (December 20, 2012). 

3. Proof of Publication from various San Joaquin Valley newspapers. 

4. SJVAPCD Governing Board Resolution 2012-12-19 “In the Matter of: 

Adopting the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 2012 

PM2.5 Plan,” December 20, 2012. 
5. Memorandum, dated December 20, 2012, Seyed Sadredin, Executive 

Director/APCD, SJVAPCD to SJVUAPCD Governing Board, Re: Adopt the 

Proposed 2012 PM2.5 Plan. 

6. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 2012 PM2.5 Plan -

[California Environmental Quality Act] Initial Study and Final Negative 

Declaration, December 2012. 

b. Notice of Pubic Meeting to Consider Approving the San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 State 

Implementation Plan and Overview of PM2.5 Science and Research, December 4, 2012. 

c. Board Meeting, State of California, Air Resources Board, Transcript of hearing, 

January 24, 2013. 

d. CARB Resolution 13-2, San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 State Implementation Plan, 

January 24, 2013. 

e. CARB “Staff Report, Proposed Revision to the PM2.5 State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

for the San Joaquin Valley,” Release Date: January 11, 2013. 

f. Public comments received during CARB hearing on SJV 2012 PM2.5 Plan, January 24, 

2013. 

B-2. Letter, dated November 6, 2014, Richard Corey, Executive Officer, California Air 

Resources Board, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9, with enclosures. 

a. Letter, dated September 18, 2014, Sheraz Gill, Director of Strategies and Incentives, 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, to Richard Corey, Executive Officer, 

CARB. 

1. California Air Resources Board SIP Completeness Checklist (filled out for the 

2014 Supplemental Document). 

2. Supplemental Document, Clean Air Act Subpart 4: The 2012 PM2.5 Plan for 

the 2006 PM2.5 Standard and District Rule 2201 (New and Modified Stationary 

Sources) (September 18, 2014). 

3. Notice of Public Hearing to Adopt Supplemental Document to the 2012 PM2.5 

Plan for the 2006 PM2.5 Standard and New Source Review Rule to address Clean 

Air Act Subpart 4 requirements, dated August 19, 2014. 

4. SJVAPCD Governing Board Resolution 14-09-01 “Authorizing Submittal of 

the “Supplemental Document for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan” to EPA,” Resolution No. 

14-09-01, September 18, 2014. 

5. Memorandum, dated September 18, 2014, Seyed Sadredin, Executive 

Director/APCO, SJVAPCD to SJVUAPCD Governing Board, Re: Item Number 

6: Review and Approve SIP actions in Relation to the 2006 PM2.5 Standard to 

Address Air Quality Impacts Resulting from the Exceptional Weather Conditions 

Caused by the Recent Draught. 
b. Notice of Public Meeting to Consider The Supplemental Document for the San Joaquin 

Valley 24-Hour PM2.5 State Implementation Plan, September 22, 2014. 

c. CARB “Staff Review of the Supplemental Document for the San Joaquin 24-Hour 

PM2.5 Standard State Implementation Plan,” Release Date: September 22, 2014. 

d. CARB Board Resolution 14-37, “Supplemental Document for the San Joaquin Valley 

24-hour PM2.5 State Implementation Plan,” October 24, 2014. 

B-3. Letter from Richard Corey, Executive Officer, CARB, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional 

Administrator, Region 9, dated October 7, 2014. 

B-4. Letter from Richard Corey, Executive Officer, CARB, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional 

Administrator, Region 9, dated November 6, 2014, requesting parallel processing of the 

motor vehicle emissions budgets in the 2012 PM2.5 Plan. 

C. EPA Policy, Guidance, Rulemaking Documents, and Correspondence 

C-1. 44 FR 60758, California Plan Revision; SIP Chapter 4-California Air Quality Control 

Strategies; Notice of proposed rulemaking. (October 22, 1979). 

C-2. 45 FR 63813, California State Implementation Plan Revisions: Chapter 4 -- California 

Air Quality Control Strategies; Final rulemaking. (September 26, 1980). 

C-3. 48 FR 5074, California State Implementation Plan Revisions, Notice of proposed 

rulemaking. (February 3, 1983). 

C-4. 48 FR 57130, Subchapter C--Air Programs; California 1982 Ozone and CO Revisions; 

Notice of final rulemaking. 48 FR 57130 (December 28, 1983). 

C-5. 52 FR 24663, Revisions to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate 

Matter, final rule (July 1, 1987). 

C-6. 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). 

C-7. 57 FR 18070, State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the Implementation of 

Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; Supplemental; General preamble for 

future proposed rulemakings. (April 28, 1992). 

C-8. 59 FR 41998, State Implementation Plans for Serious PM–10 Nonattainment Areas, and 

Attainment Date Waivers for PM–10 Nonattainment Areas Generally; Addendum to the 

General Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 

1990. (August 16, 1994). 

C-9. 62 FR 15844, Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Indiana; Direct 

final rule. (April 3, 1997). 

C-10. 62 FR 38652, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Final Rule. 

(July 18, 1997). 
C-11. 62 FR 66279, Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Illinois; Final 

rule. (December 18, 1997). 

C-12. 63 FR 15920, Promulgation of Federal Implementation Plan for Arizona—Phoenix 

Moderate Area PM–10; Disapproval of State Implementation Plan for Arizona—Phoenix 

Moderate Area PM–10; Proposed rule and withdrawal of 1996 proposed rule. (April 1, 

1998). 

C-13. 65 FR 19964, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona-Maricopa 

County PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the Annual 

PM-10 Standard (April 13, 2000). 

C-14. 66 FR 586, Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 

Columbia, Maryland, Virginia; Post 1996 Rate-of-Progress Plans, One-Hour Ozone 

Attainment Demonstrations and Attainment Date Extension for the Metropolitan 

Washington D.C. Ozone Nonattainment Area; Final rule. (January 3, 2001). 

C-15. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Connecticut; OneHour Ozone Attainment Demonstration and Attainment Date Extension for the Greater 

Connecticut Ozone Nonattainment Area; Final rule. 66 FR 634 (January 3, 2001). 

C-16. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode Island; Post1996 Rate of Progress; Direct final rule. 66 FR 30811 (June 8, 2001). 

C-17. 66 FR 50252 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona-Maricopa 

County PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 24-Hour 

PM-10 Standard and Contingency Measures (October 2, 2001). 

C-18. 67 FR 48718, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona-Maricopa 

County PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the PM-10 

Standards (July 25, 2002). 

C-19. 67 FR 69141, Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in Progress, Attainment, and 

Maintenance State Implementation Plans for Ozone, Carbon Monoxide, and Nitrogen 

Dioxide; California (November 15, 2002). 

C-20. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for California—San Joaquin Valley 

PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 24-Hour and 

Annual PM-10 Standards; Proposed rule. 69 FR 5412, 5417 (February 4, 2004). 

C-21. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for California—San Joaquin Valley 

PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 24-Hour and 

Annual PM-10 Standards; Final rule. 69 FR 30006 (May 26, 2004). 

C-22. Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Miscellaneous Revisions for Existing Areas; 

Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments: Response to Court Decision and 

Additional Rule Changes; Final rule. 69 FR 40004 (July 1, 2004). 

C-23. EPA, Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter, No. EPA/600/P–99/002aF and 

EPA/600/P–99/002bF, October 2004. 
C-24. Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the Fine Particles (PM2.5) National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards; Final rule. 70 FR 944 (January 5, 2005). 

C-25. EPA, Emissions Inventory Guidance for Implementation of Ozone and Particulate Matter 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Regional Haze Regulations, 

EPA–454/R–05–001, November 2005. 

C-26. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, Final rule. 71 FR 61144 

(October 17, 2006). 

C-27. EPA, Guidance on the Use of Models and Other Analyses for Demonstrating Attainment 

of Air Quality Goals for Ozone, PM2.5, and Regional Haze, EPA-454/B-07-002, April 

2007. 

C-28. Clean Air Fine Particulate Implementation Rule; Final rule. 72 FR 29586 (April 25, 

2007). 

C-29. 73 FR 28231, Implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) Program for Particulate 

Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5 (May 16, 2008). 

C-30. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air 

Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; PM-10 Revision of Designation; 

Redesignation of the San Joaquin Air Basin PM10 Nonattainment Area to Attainment; 

Approval of PM-10 Maintenance Plan for the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin; Approval of 

Commitments for the East Kern PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Final rule. 73 FR 66759 

(November 12, 2008). 

C-31. Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards; Final Rule. 74 FR 58688 (November 13, 2009). 

C-32. Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution 

Control District; Final rule. 75 FR 2079 (January 14, 2010) (Rule 4570 – Confined 

Animal Facilities). 

C-33. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: 1-Hour Ozone Extreme Area Plan 

for San Joaquin Valley, CA; Final rule. 75 FR 10420 (March 8, 2010). 

C-34. Official Release of the January 2011 AP–42 Method for Estimating Re-Entrained Road 

Dust From Paved Roads; Announcement of Availability. 76 FR 6328 (February 4, 2011). 

C-35. Memorandum from Tyler Fox, Air Quality Modeling Group, OAQPS, EPA to Regional 

Air Program Managers, EPA, Subject: Update to the 24 Hour PM2.5 NAAQS Modeled 

Attainment Test (June 28, 2011). 

C-36. 76 FR 41338, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; 2008 San 

Joaquin Valley PM2.5 Plan and 2007 State Strategy; Proposed rule. (July 13, 2011). 

C-37. Memorandum, dated July 21, 2011, from Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, to 

Regional Air Division Directors, Regions 1-10, Subject: Revised Policy to Address 

Reconsideration of Interpollutant Trading Provisions for Fine Particles (PM2.5). 
C-38. 76 FR 52623, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley 

Unified Air Pollution Control District; Proposed rule. 76 FR 52623 (August 23, 2011) 

(SJV Rule 4311 – Flares). 

C-39. 76 FR 53640, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley 

Unified Air Pollution Control District; Final rule. (August 29, 2011) (SJV Rule 4354 –

Glass Melting Furnaces). 

C-40. EPA Region 9, Technical Support Document for EPA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

for the California State Implementation Plan -EPA’s Evaluation of San Joaquin Valley 

Unified Air Pollution Control District’s Reasonably Available Control Technology 

(RACT) Demonstration for Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP), Adopted April 16, 

2009 (dated August 29, 2011). 

C-41. 76 FR 57846, Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin 

Valley; Attainment Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard; Proposed rule. (September 

16, 2011). 

C-42. EPA-Region 9, Technical Support Document and Responses to Comments Final Rule on 

the San Joaquin Valley 2008 PM2.5 State Implementation Plan,” (September 30, 2011). 

C-43. 76 FR 68103, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley 

Unified Air Pollution Control District; Final rule. (November 3, 2011) (SJV Rule 4692 –

Commercial Charbroiling). 

C-44. 76 FR 69896, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; 2008 San 

Joaquin Valley PM2.5 Plan and 2007 State Strategy; Final rule. (November 9, 2011). 

C-45. 76 FR 69928, Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; 

Attainment Plan for 1997 PM2.5, (November 9, 2011). 

C-46. 77 FR 214, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley 

Unified Air Pollution Control District; Final rule. (January 4, 2012) (SJV Rule 4103 –

Open Burning). 

C-47. 77 FR 1417, Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation 

Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; Reasonably Available Control Technology for 

Ozone; Final rule. (January 10, 2012). 

C-48. 77 FR 2228, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley 

Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD); Final rule. (January 17, 2012) (Rule 

4565 and 4570). 

C-49. 77 FR 12652, Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin 

Valley; Attainment Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard; Final rule. (March 1, 

2012). 

C-50. 77 FR 12674, Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; 

Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard, (March 1, 2012). 

C-51. Memorandum from Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, to EPA Regional Air Directors, Regions I-X re: “Implementation Guidance 
for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS)” ( March 2, 2012) (withdrawn June 6, 2013). 

C-52. Letter, date October 19, 2012, Kerry Drake, Associate Director, Air Division EPARegion 9 to Samir Sheikh, SJVAPCD. 

C-53. 77 FR 70376, Withdrawal of Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Findings 

of Failure to Submit Required Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; 1-Hour and 8-Hour 

Extreme Area Plan Elements, (November 26, 2012). 

C-54. 77 FR 71129, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley 

United Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) and South Coast Air Quality 

Management District (SCAQMD). (November 29, 2012) (SJV Rule 4566 – Organic 

Composting). 

C-55. EPA, Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Final Revisions to the National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (EPA -452/R-12-005, December 2012). 

C-56. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Final rule. 78 FR 3086 

(January 15, 2013). 

C-57. Official Release of EMFAC2011 Motor Vehicle Emission Factor Model for Use in the 

State of California; Announcement of Availability. 78 FR 14533 (March 6, 2013). 

C-58. Memorandum, Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, 

to EPA Regional Air Directors, Regions I-X Withdrawal of Implementation Guidance for 

the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS)(June 6, 2013). 

C-59. 78 FR 69806, 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; 

Proposed rule (November 21, 2013). 

C-60. Letter, dated January 14, 2014, Matthew Lakin, Chief, Air Planning Office, EPA-Region 

9 to John Taylor, Branch Chief, Transportation Planning Branch, CARB; Subject: Use of 

San Joaquin Valley Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Recession Adjustment Methodology. 

C-61. 79 FR 28650, Revision to the California State Implementation Plan; San Joaquin Valley 

Unified Air Pollution Control District; Quantification of Emission Reductions From 

Incentive Programs; Proposed rule. (May 19, 2014). 

C-62. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; 

Contingency Measures for the 1997 PM2.5 Standards; Final rule. 79 FR 29327 (May 22, 

2014). 

C-63. 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. 79 FR 

31566 (June 2, 2014). 
C-64. Letter, dated June 4, 2014, Andrew Steckel, Chief, Rules Office, EPA Region 9 to Errol 

Villegas, Planning Manager, SJVAPCD. 

C-65. U.S. EPA, Air Quality System, 2013 Design Value Reports for PM2.5, Combined Site 

Sample Values, September 12, 2014. 

C-66. U.S. EPA, Air Quality System, 2013 SJV PM2.5 Design Value Report, September 12, 

2014. 

C-67. Letter dated September 30, 2014, from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA 

Region 9, to The Honorable Ruben Barrios, Chairperson, Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi 

Yokut Tribe. 

C-68. Letter dated September 30, 2014, from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA 

Region 9, to The Honorable Elaine Fink. Chairperson, North Fork Rancheria of Mono 

Indians of California. 

C-69. Letter dated September 30, 2014, from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA 

Region 9, to The Honorable Elizabeth Kipp, Chairperson, Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono 

Indians of California. 

C-70. Letter dated September 30, 2014, from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA 

Region 9, to The Honorable Jeffrey Lee, Chairperson, Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono 

Indians of California. 

C-71. Letter dated September 30, 2014, from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA 

Region 9, to The Honorable Reggie Lewis, Chairperson, Picayune Rancheria of 

Chukchansi Indians of California 

C-72. Letter dated September 30, 2014, from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA 

Region 9, to The Honorable Neil Peyron, Chairperson, Tule River Indian Tribe of Tule 

River Reservation. 

C-73. Letter dated September 30, 2014, from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA 

Region 9, to The Honorable Leanne Walker-Grant, Chairperson, Table Mountain 

Rancheria of California. 

C-74. Letter dated December 18, 2014 from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, to the 

Honorable Kathryn Montes Morgan, Chairwoman, Tejon Indian Tribe. 

C. Additional EPA Policy, Guidance, Rulemaking Documents, and Correspondence Used 

for Final Reclassification 

C-75. 56 FR 58651, Reclassification of Moderate PM-10 Nonattainment Areas to Serious 

Areas, notice of proposed rulemaking (November 21, 1991).

C-76. 58 FR 3334, Reclassification of Moderate PM-10 Nonattainment Areas to Serious Areas,

final rule (January 8, 1993).

C-77. 78 FR 41698, Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; 

Redesignation of the Indianapolis Area to Attainment of the 1997 Annual Standard for 

Fine Particulate Matter (July 11, 2013).
C-78. 80 FR 2206, Air Quality Designations for the 2012 Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); Final Rule (January 15, 2015).

C-79. 80 FR 18528 Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; San

Joaquin Valley; Reclassification as Serious Nonattainment for the 1997 PM2.5 Standards, 

final rule (April 7, 2015).

C-80. Impracticability of San Joaquin Valley (SJV) Attaining the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS by the 

Moderate Area Attainment Date of December 31, 2015, Memorandum from Dena 

Vallano, Air Quality Analysis Office, EPA Region 9, to docket EPA-R09-OAR-2014-

0636, dated November 30, 2015, with attachment.

a. Practicability of Attaining the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS by December 31, 

2015, excel spreadsheet.

C-81. 80 FR 2206, Air Quality Designations for the 2012 Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); Final Rule (January 15, 2015).

D. State Rules, Support Documents, Reports and Correspondence 

D-1. Chapter 4, California Air Quality Control Strategies (May 1979). 

D-2. Association of Bay Area Governments, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and 

Metropolitan Transportation Commission, 1982 Bay Area Air Quality Plan, December 

1982. 

D-3. Letter, dated November 25, 2013, Richard W. Corey, CARB, to Jared Blumenfeld, EPARegion 9. 

D-4. SJVAPCD, Final Draft Staff Report: Residential Wood Burning Program, September 18, 

2014. 

D-5. Letter, dated September 22, 2014, Lynn Terry, Deputy Executive Officer, CARB to 

Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA Region 9 with enclosure. 

a. Enclosure 1: Paved Road Dust Calculation for PM2.5 Based on EMFAC2011 VMT

Growth 

D-6. Letter, dated October 7, 2014, Richard Corey, Executive Officer, California Air 

Resources Board, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9, with 

enclosures. 

D-7. California Air Resources Board, Notice of Public Meeting to Consider Approval of 

Updates to the Transportation Conformity Budgets for the San Joaquin Valley, October 

20, 2014. 

D-8. Updates to Transportation Conformity Budgets for the San Joaquin Valley 2012 PM2.5 

Plan, CARB Staff Report, Release Date: October 20, 2014. 

a. SJV Conformity Budget Update, Staff Report Appendix A. 

D-9. Letter dated October 8, 2014, Jon Taylor, Chief, Transportation Planning Branch, to Matt 

Lakin, Chief, Region 9 Air Planning Office. 
D-10. Memorandum to Docket File, dated November 20, 2014, from Wienke Tax, U.S. EPA 

Region 9, Air Planning Office, EPA Proposed Rule, San Joaquin Valley 2012 Plan and 

Supplement, Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5), Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets 

(MVEBs). 

D-11. Memorandum dated December 15, 2014 from Elfego Felix and Scott Bohning, U.S. EPA, 

Region 9 Air Quality Analysis Office, to San Joaquin Valley Reclassification Docket, 

Subject: Practicability of SJV 2015 attainment of the 2006 24-hour PM NAAQS, with 

attachments. 

a. 2014 SJV PM2.5 combined site value report_20140807 

b. SJV PM22.5 2006 std impracticable 2014-12-15 excel spreadsheets 

c. PM2.5 Design Values_20112013_FINAL_08_28_14.xls 

D-12. SJV Rule 4308, Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters (adopted November 14,

2013). 

D-13. SJV Rule 4565, Biosolids, Animal Manure, and Poultry Litter Operations, (Adopted 

March 15, 2007). 

D-14. SJV Rule 4566, Organic Material Composting Operations (Adopted August 18, 2011). 

D-15. SJV Rule 4570, Confined Animal Facilities (Adopted October 21, 2010). 

D-16. SJV Rule 9610, State Implementation Plan Credit for Emission Reductions Generated 

Through Incentive Programs (Adopted June 20, 2013). 

D-17. SC Rule 223, Emission Reduction Permits For Large Confined Animal Facilities 

(adopted June 2, 2006). 

D-18. SC Rule 1333.2, Emission Reductions From Co-composting Operations (adopted January 

10, 2003). 

D-19. SC Rule 1333.3, Emission Reductions From Greenwaste Composting Operations 

(adopted July 8, 2011). 

E. Other Documents 

E-1. H.R. Rep. No. 294, 95th Congr., 1st Sess. 301–2 (1977). 

E-2. ENVIRON International Corporation, “Final Work Plan California Regional 

PM10/PM2.5 Air Quality Study - Ammonia Emissions Improvement Projects in Support 

of CRPAQS Aerosol Modeling and Data Analyses: Draft Ammonia Inventory 

Development,” April 13, 2001. 

E-3. Lurmann, F.W., Brown, S.G., McCarthy, M.C., and Roberts, P.T., December 2006, 

Processes Influencing Secondary Aerosol Formation in the San Joaquin Valley during

Winter, Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, 56, 1679-1693 (available in 

hard copy only). 
E-4. Kleeman, M.J., Ying, Q., and Kaduwela, A., Control strategies for the reduction of 

airborne particulate nitrate in California's San Joaquin Valley, Atmospheric Environment, 

2005, 39, 5325-5341. (available in hard copy only).

E-5. Liang, J., Gürer, K., Allen, P.D., Zhang, K.M., Ying, Q., Kleeman, M., Wexler, A., and 

Kaduwela, A., 2006, A photochemical model investigation of an extended winter PM 

episode observed in Central California: Model Performance Evaluation, Proceedings of 

the 5th Annual CMAQ Models-3 User’s Conference, Chapel Hill, NC. (available in hard 

copy only).

E-6. Pun, B.K., Balmori R.T.F, and Seigneur, C., 2009, Modeling wintertime particulate 

matter formation in Central California, Atmospheric Environment, 43, 402-409. 

(available in hard copy only).

E-7. Chen, J., Ying, Q., and Kleeman, M.J., 2010, Source apportionment of wintertime 

secondary organic aerosol during the California regional PM10/PM2.5 air quality study, 

Atmospheric Environment, 44(10), 1331-1340. (available in hard copy only) 

E-8. Idaho Administrative Procedure Act (IDAPA) 58.01.01 Sections 760-764: Rules for the 

Control of Ammonia from Dairy Farms (adopted March 30, 2007; amended May 8, 

2009). 

E-9. Reissued Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies, 

California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region Order R5-2013-

0122, October 3, 2013. 

E-10. IDEQ, “Scientific Basis for the Control of Ammonia from Dairy Farms Best 

Management Practices,” July 18, 2006. 

E-11. Modeling documentation - Air Quality Model performance statistics: 

a. Model_performance_v0h_mm5_Q1.pdf ,

b. Model_performance_v0h_mm5_Q4.pdf 

E-12. Modeling documentation: Graphics of Air Quality Model performance (some example 

are in TSD, figures B-4 - B-6 on pp. 35-37) for Bakersfield – California St., Fresno – 1st 

St., Modesto – 14th St., Visalia – N. Church St.: 

a. AQ_model_performance_plots.pdf 

E-13. Modeling documentation: Graphics of Meteorological Model performance, December 

modeling of wind speed, temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation, Bakersfield,

Fresno, Modesto, and Visalia meteorological sites (Visalia has only relative humidity and 

solar radiation). Altogether are nearly 2600 time series graphs, and nearly 2200 scatter 

plots (covering five meteorological variables for each week or month, for about 75 

meteorological stations); about 230 MB. Available at ARB web site or upon request. 

a. Met_model_performance_plots.pdf 
For additional documentation regarding meteorological model performance, please see

http://arb.ca.gov/eos/SIP_Modeling_PM25/24hr_PM25_ModelingPage.htm, or contact 

Scott Bohning, bohning.scott@epa.gov or 415-947-4137. 

E-14. Modeling documentation: Design Value Calculation Documents (listed in TSD Table B1), each is a 4-page table: 

a. WebSummary_BEP.pdf 

b. WebSummary_BAK.pdf 

c. WebSummary_COP.pdf 

d. WebSummary_VCS.pdf, 

e. WebSummary_FSF.pdf, 

f. WebSummary_FSH.pdf, 

g. WebSummary_CLO.pdf, 

h. WebSummary_MRM.pdf, 

i. WebSummary_M14.pdf, 

j. WebSummary_SOH.pdf 

F. Comments on Proposed Rule

F-1. Letter dated February 27, 2015, from Sheraz Gill, Director of Strategies and Incentives at 

SJVAPCD, to Wienke Tax, EPA Region 9, “Re: Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0636, 

Comments on Proposed Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 

Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley 

Moderate Area Plan and Reclassification as Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 

NAAQS.”

F-2. Letter dated February 27, 2015 from Paul Cort and Adenike Adeyeye, Earthjustice, to 

Ms. Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office, USEPA Region 9.