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Secretary for 

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Air Resources.Boa 

Mary D. Nichols, Chairman 

1001 1 Street - P.O. Box 2815 

Sacramento, California 95812 - www.arb.ca.gov 

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Arnold Schwarzenegger 

Govemor 

November 16, 2007 

Mr. Wayne Nastri 

Regional Administrator 

Region 9 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

75 Hawthorne Street 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Dear Mr. Nastri: 

The Air Resources Board (ARB) is submitting to the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (U.S. EPA) the adopted State Strategy for California's 2007 State 

Implementation Plan (State Strategy) as a revision to the California State 

Implementation Plan (SIP.) The State Strategy is a comprehensive strategy designed 

to attain federal ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air quality standards through 

a combination of technologically feasible, cost-effective, and far reaching measures. 

This submittal meets Clean Air Act requirements, and ARB requests U.S. EPA's timely 

approval. 

The State Strategy,, in combination with local actions, would provide the emission 

reductions necessary to the meet 8-hour ozone standard in California's two most 

challenging regions -- the South Coast Air Basin and the San Joaquin Valley. The State 

Strategy also provides reductions needed for PM2.5 attainment in the South Coast and 

expected to be necessary for the San Joaquin Valley. Finally, the State Strategy is 

necessary for attainment of the ozone standard, in whole or part, for the Sacramento 

region, Ventura, and several locations downwind of urban areas. 

The submittal today includes enforceable emission reduction commitments in the South 

Coast (plus the Coachella Valley) and San Joaquin Valley. ARB will submit any 

emission reduction commitments needed for other regions of the State from the State 

Strategy with the regional SIPs for those areas. 

This submittal includes seven copies of the following materials. 

1. The Proposed State Strategy for California's 2007 State Impiementation Plan 

(release date April 26, 2007) and Appendices A-G (release date May 7, 2007.) 

Appendix H is not part of this submittal. 

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 your energy costs, see our website: hjfp://vvww.arb.ca.gov . 

California Environmental Protection Agency 

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Mr. Wayne Nastri 

November 16, 2007 

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2. ARB Resolution 07-28 adopting the State Strategy, including attachments A and B 

revising the proposed State Strategy. 

3. Executive Order S-07-002, relating to approval of the State Strategy for California's 

SIP for the federal 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 standards. 

4. Public notice evidence and transcripts of the ARB meetings (June 21 and 22 and 

September 27, 2007) to consider the State Strategy. 

5. SIP completeness checklist. 

I you have any questions, please call Ms. Lynn Terry, Deputy Executive Officer, at 

(916) 322-2739, or have your staff contact Mr. Kurt Karperos, Chief, Air Quality and 

Transportation Planning Branch, at (916) 322-0285. 

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Barry Wallerstein 

Executive Officer 

South Coast Air Quality Management District 

21865 Copley Drive 

Diamond Bar, California 91765 

Mark Pisano 

Executive Director 

Southern California Association of Governments 

818 W. Seventh Street, 12th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Seyed Sadredin 

Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 

1990 E: Gettysburg Avenue 

Fresno, California 93726 

Tom Jordan 

Senior Policy Advisor 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 

1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue 

Fresno, California 93726 

Barbara Goodwin 

Executive Director 

Counci! of Fresno County Governments 

2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201 

Fresno, California 93721 

Rom Brummett 

Executive Director 

Kern Council of Governments 

1401 19th Street, Suite 300 

Bakersfield, California 93301 
Mr. Wayne Nastri 

November 16, 2007 

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Terri King 

Executive Director 

Kings County Association of Governments 

339 West "D" Street, Suite B 

Lemoore, California 93245 

Patricia Taylor 

Executive Director 

Madera County Transportation Commission 

1816 Howard Road, Suite 8 

Madera, California 93637 

Jesse Brown 

Executive Director 

Merced County Association of Governments 

369 W. 18th Street 

Merced, California 95340 

Andrew Chesley 

Executive Director 

San Joaquin Council of Governments 

555 East Weber Avenue 

Stockton, California 95202 

Vince Harris, Director 

Stanislaus Council of Governments 

900 H Street, Suite D 

Modesto, California 95354 

George Finney 

Executive Secretary 

Tulare County Association of Governments 

5961 S. Mooney Boulevard 

Visalia, California 93277 

Lynn Terry, EO 

Kurt Karperos, PTSD