CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE SAN JOAQUIN

VALLEY PM2.5 ST ATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND OVERVIEW OF PM2.5

SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

The Air Resources Board ( ARB or Board ) will conduct a public meeting at the time and place noted below to consider approving the San Joaquin Valley 2012 PM2.5 State Implementation Plan ( 2012 PM2.5 Plan ) developed a nd adopted by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District ( San Joaquin Valley or District )

. If approved by the

Board , ARB will submit th e 2012 PM2.5 Plan to the U nited S tates Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as a revision to the California S tate I mplementation P lan (SIP)

. At the hearing, ARB staff will also provide an overview of the latest air q uality

science and on

- going research which was used in developing the 2012 PM2.5 Plan.

DATE: January 24, 2013

TIME: 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Kern County Board of Supervisors Board Chambers, 1 st Floor

1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California 93301

This item will be considered at a one

- day meeting of the Board in Bakersfield , which will

commence at 9:00 a.m., January 24

, 2013

. Please consult the meeting agenda

, which will be available at least ten (10) days before January 24, 2013, to determine the

schedule on which this item will be considered.

The federal Clean Air Act (Act) establis hes planning requirements for areas that exceed

the health

- based National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( standard ). These nonattainment areas must develop and implement a SIP that demonstrates how they

will attain the standard by specified dates.

In De cember 2006, U.S. EPA lowered the 24

- hour standard for fine particulate matt er (PM2.5) from 65 μ g/m 3 to 35 μ g/m 3 . E ffective December 14, 2009, U.S. EPA

de signated the San Joaquin Valley as nonattainment for th is more stringent 24

- hour

PM2.5 standard. The District must develop and implement a SIP that addresses Act planning requirements and establishes the strategy for attaining the standard as

ex peditiously as practicable

, but no later than December 2019

. The District prepared

the 2 012 PM2.5 Plan to address these requirements

, and their Governing Board adopted the 2012 PM2.5 Plan on Decembe r 20 , 2012.

The 2012 P M2.5 Plan demonstrates attainment by includ ing new emission reductions

, to occur each year between now and 2019

, from implementing a combination of ARB and District programs

. The District has committed to additional measures, including2 further strengthen ing their wood burning curtailment program and additional requirements on commercial cooking operations

, to bring the entire San Joaquin Valley

into attainment by 2019

. The 201 2 PM2.5 Plan includes comprehensive emission inventories, reasonable further progress milestones, an assessment of reasonably available control measures and technologies, and identification of contingency measures if they fail to meet a milestone or attain the standard

. The 2012 PM2.5 Plan also includes motor vehicle transportation conformity budgets developed using

EMFAC2011 that reflect the latest planning as sumptions.

ARB staff has reviewed the 2012 PM2.5 Plan and has concluded that it meets the applicabl e Act requirements. ARB s taff is reco mmending that the Board approve the

2012 PM2.5 Plan as a revision to the California SIP.

A written A RB Staff Report will be available prior to the meeting. Copies of the report may be obtained from ARB’s P ublic Information Office, 1001 I Street, First Floor,

Environmental Services Center, Sacramento, California

, 95814, (916) 322

- 2990. The
report m ay also be obtained from ARB’s w eb site at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/sip.htm

Intere sted members of the public may present comments or ally or in writing at the meeting and may be submitted by postal mail or by electronic submittal before the meeting. To be considered by the Board, written comments not physically submitted at the meeting must be received no later than 12:00 noon, January 23, 2013

, and addressed to the following:

P ostal mail : Clerk of the Board

, Air Resources Board

1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814

Electronic submittal: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php

You can sign up online in advance to speak at the Board meeting when you submit

an electronic board item comment. For more information go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/online

- signup.htm

.

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

section 6250 et seq.), your written and verbal comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.

ARB requests that written and email statements on this item be filed at least 10 days prior to the meeting so that ARB staff and Board members have additional time to consider each comment. Further inquiries regarding this matter should be directed to Ms. Sylvia Vanderspek , Manager

, Particulate Matter Analysis Section, Planning and Technical Support Division at (916) 324

- 7163 or Dr

. Patricia Velasco

, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, Particulate Matter Analysis Section, Planning and Technical Support Division at (916) 323

- 7560

.3 SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST

Special accommodation or language needs can be provided for any of the following:

• An interpreter to be available at the hearing;

• Documents made available in an alternate format or another language;

• A disability

- related reasonable a ccommodation.

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (916) 322

- 5594 or by facsimile at ( 916) 322

- 3928 as soon as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled Board hearing. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Comodidad especial o necesidad de otro idioma puede ser proveído para alguna de las siguientes:

• Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia ;

• Documentos disponibles en u n formato alterno u otro idioma;

• Una acomodación razonable relacionados con una incapacidad.

Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor llame a la oficina del Consejo al (916) 322

- 5594 o envíe un fax a (916) 322

- 3928 lo más pronto posible, pero no menos de 10 días de trabajo antes del día programado para la audiencia del Consejo. TTY/TDD/Personas que necesiten este servicio pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión de Mensajes de California.

CALI FORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

/s/

__________________________________ James N. Goldstene

Executive Officer

Date: 12/4/12

The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut

yo ur energy costs, see our w ebsite at www.arb.ca.gov

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