, 

### CALIFORNIA 

### AIR RESOURCES 

### BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 

### THE PROPOSED STATE 

### STRATEGY FOR CALIFORNIA'S STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 

### (SIP) FORTHE 

### FEDERAL 8-HOUR OZONE

### AND PM2.5 STANDARDS TheAir Resources Board (Board or ARB) will conduct a public hearing atthe time and place noted below to considerthe approval ofAR%staffs "Proposed State Strategy for California's State ImplementationPJan" 

### (SIP) to attain the national ambient air quality standards for 8-hour ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). At the public hearing, the Board will also consider a 

### modificationto the current SIP commitment for pesticide emission reductions in the Ventura County nonattainmentarea. Ifadopted, ARB will submit these itemsto the U.S. 

### Environmental ProtectionAgency (U.S. 

### EPA) for approval as revisions to the California SIP. DATE: June 21 and June 22,2007 TIME: 9:00 a.m. 

### PLACE: Los Angeles Airport Marriott 5855 

### West Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045 These items will be considered at a 

### two-day meeting of the Board,which will commence at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, June 21, 2007, and may continue at 8:30 a,m., Friday, June 22, 2007. This item may not be considered until June 22, 2007. Please consult the agenda for the meeting,which will be available at least 10 days before June 

### 21, 2007, to determinethe day on which this item will beconsidered. For individuals with sensory disabilities, this document is available in Braille, large print, audiocassette or computer disk. Please contact ARB'S Disability Coordinator at 91

### 6-323-4916 by voice or through the California Relay Servjces at 

### 71 I, to 

### place your request for disability services. Ifyou are a person with limited Englishand would like to request interpreter services, please contact ARB'S Bilingual Manager at 916-323-7053. BACKGROUND 

### The Air 

### Resources Board and local air districts are responsible for developing clean air plans to demonstrate how and when California will attain the newfederal 8-hour ozone and PIV2.5 standards established under the federal CleanAir Act. For the areas within California that have not attained federal air quality standards, the ARB works with local air districts to develop and implement State and iocai attainment plans. This notice focuses only on the proposed State Strategy which consists of emission reduction commitments (predominantlyfor mobile sources) that are within the State's author~ty to control. After 

### alr districts adopt plans

### for emission reduction comrnitmcntsfor sources within their jurisdiction (primarilystationary and area sources), ARB staff will bring these plans to the Board for approval. The State Strategy proposes commitments for emission reductions that are statewide in nature. The strategies, however, are driven by the considerable amount of emission reductions needed inthe South Coast and San Joaquin Valley. These areas experience the worst air quality problems inthe State and are also the only two areas 

### in California that exceedthe federal 

### PM2.5 standard. 

### PROPOSED ACTION The proposed State Strategy would applythroughout California and is intended to help all nonattainment areas attain or maintainthe federal 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 standards. Staff is proposing a commitmentwhich consists of three components: a commitment to achieve emission reductions by specific dates, a commitment to propose defined new SIP measures, and a long-term strategy commitment. Defined new SIP measures for Board consideration affect passengervehicles, heavy-duty trucks, goods movement sources, off-road equipment, fuels and fueling operations, and consumer products. Staff also proposes that the Board approve a commitment to implement further improvements to the Smog Check program and a SIP commitment bythe Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to reduce pesticide emissions. Staff is also proposing a modification to 

### DPR's existing SIP commitment to achieve pesticide emission reductions in the Ventura County nonattainment area. ARB staff has prepared a document entitled Proposed State Strategyfor California's 2007 State ImplementationPlan (State Strategy) which sets forth staffs proposed SIP commitmentsalong with supporting documentation. The document also recommends strategies for reducing emissions from mobilesources and fuels under federal 

## - jurisdiction, including ships, locomotives, and trucks registered outside of California. Incompliancewith the California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA), an environmental

a impact analysis has been prepared and is available as an appendix to the proposed State Strategy. Additionally, an economic impact analysis is also included inthe appendices. 

### AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS Copies of the proposed State Strategy may be obtained from the Board's Public Information Office, 1001 "I" Street, 

### lSt Floor, Environmental Services Center, Sacramento, CA 95814, 

### 916-322-2990. The proposed State Strategywill be available to the public on May 

### 7, 2007, 

### and will be posted on the ARB website at http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/sip.htm.PUBLIC PROCESS Duringthe hearing,ARB staff will make an oral presentation and present recommendations to the Board. The public may present comments relating to this matter orally 

### or inwriting at the hearing,and in writing or by e-mail before the hearing. To 

### be considered by the Board, written submissions not physically submitted at the hearing must be received 

### no later

### than 12:OO 

### noon, June 20,2007, and addressed to the following: Postal

### mail: Clerk of the Board,Air Resources Board 1001 

### 1 Street, Sacramento, California 

### 95814

, Electronic submittal: 

### http://www.arb.ca~gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php Facsimile submittal: 

### 916-322-3928 The Board requests but does not require that 30 copies of any written statement 

### be submitted and that all written statements be filed at least 

### 10 days prior to the hearingso that ARB staff and Board Members have time to fully consider each comment. The Board-encourages members of the publicto bring to the attention of staff in advance of the hearingany suggestions for modificationof the proposed SIP revisions. Further inquiries regardingthese itemsshould be directedto 

### Jeff Weir, StaffAir Pollution Specialist, at 91 6-445-0098 or Ravi Ramalingam, Manager, Transportation Strategies Section at 916-322-2085.

CALIFORNIAAIR RESOURCES BOARD

Catherine Witherspoon ExecutiveOfficer Date: May 7, 2007