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San Joaquin Valley 

Air Pollution Control District 

December 18,2003 

Catherine Witherspoon 

Executive Officer 

California Air Resources Board 

1001 1 Street, Sixth Floor 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Dear Ms. Witherspoon: 

Re: Transmittal of Resolution Requesting Classification to Extreme Nonattainmeni 

Enclosed is the resolution passed unanimously by the Governing Board of the San Joaquin 

Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (District) on December 18, 2003 requesting that 

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classify the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin 

(SJVAB) as extreme nonattainment for the federal one-hour ozone standard. We request 

that the California Air Resources Board (ARB) transmit the enclosed resolution to EPA 

without delay. 

The attached resolution represents the culmination of over two years of public discussion, 

many hours of workshops and Governing Board meetings, and extensive work and 

coordination among staff members of the District, ARB, and EPA. 

We look forward to your timely forwarding of this request to EPA. Our first sanction under 

severe nonattainment is scheduled to go into effect on March 18, 2004. EPA has indicated 

that they could complete the notice and comment process and act on the request before the 

March 18, 2004 sanction if they receive the enclosed resolution at the beginning of January 

2004. 

If you have any questions regarding the attached resolution, please contact Don Hunsaker 

at (559) 230-5800 or at Donald.Hunsaker@valleyair.org. 

a~ David L. Jo es 

Director of Planning 

Enclosures 

c: David Wampler, EPA (w/enclosures) 

Kurt Kaperos, ARB (w/enclosures) 

David L. Crow 

Executive DirectorIAir Pollution Control Officer 

Northern Region Office Central Region Office Southern Region Office 

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SJVUAPCD 

1990 E. Gettysburg 

Avenue 

Fresno. CA 93726 

15591 230-5800 

SJVUAPCD Governing Board 

Request €PA Classification fo Exfreme Nonattainmenf 

December 18, 2003 

BEFORE THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE 

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED 

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

REQUESTllVG THE U.S. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY TO CLASSIFY THE SAN 

JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR BASIN AS 

EXTREME NONATTAINMENT FOR THE 

FEDERAL 1-HR OZONE AMBIENT AIR 

QUALITY STANDARDS 

RESOLUTION NO. 03-12-10 

WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (1 ("District") is a duly constituted unified district, as provided in California Health and 

11 Safety Code sections 401 50 to 401 61 ; and 

I I WHEREAS, the SJVAB under its current nonattainment classification of 

11 severe is facing federal sanctions and implementation of a Federal Implementation 

((Plan in 2004 due to failure to prepare and submit an attainment demonstration plan 

showing attainment of the federal I-hour ozone ambient air quality standards by 

November 15,2005; and 

WHEREAS, the SJVAB needs substantial emission reductions from 

mobile sources under the control of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

and the California Air Reso~~rces Board (ARB), in addition to emissions reductions 

from sources under the District's control, to demonstrate attair~ment of the federal 

one-hour ozone ambient air quality standards; and 

WHEREAS, some of these emissions reductions will not occur until after 

2005, thereby preventing the SJVAB from meeting its November 15, 2005 attainment 

deadline under its current nonattainment classification of severe; 

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Resolution for Requesting €PA Classification to Extreme Nonattainment 
SJVUAPCD 

1990 E. Gettysburg 

Avenue 

Fresno, CA 93726 

1559\ 230-5800 

SJVUAPCD Governing Board 

Request EPA Classification to Extreme Nonattainment 

December 18, 2003 

WHEREAS, nearly 60% of ozone precursors in the San Joaquin Valley 

Air Basin are emitted by mobile sources; and 

WHEREAS, emissions from mobile sources in the San Joaquin Valley 

Air Basin are primarily controlled by the State of California Air Resources Board and 

,the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and 

WHEREAS, important local measures for reducing mobile source and 

other emissions on a voluntary basis by citizens, businesses, local governments, and 

concerned organizations are gaining momentum; and 

WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 

Governing Board on June 20, 2002 directed staff to prepare a resolution requesting 

the EPA to reclassify the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin (SJVAB) to extreme 

nonattainment for the federal one-hour ozone ambient air quality standards; and 

WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 

Governing Board on June 20, 2002 directed staff to bring said resolution to the 

Governing Board at a future meeting, but no later than September 18, 2003; and 

WHEREAS, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 

Governing Board on August 21, 2003 rescheduled formal consideration of the above 

resolution to no later than January 15, 2004; and 

WHEREAS, this Board concurs with the recommendations of its staff; 

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows: 

1 The Governing Board requests the EPA to reclassify the SJVAB 

from severe to extreme nonattainment for the federal one-hour ozone ambient air 

quality standards. 

2. The Executive ~irectorl~ir Pollution Control Officer is hereby 

directed to transmit this request to EPA through ARB by forwarding a copy of this 

Resolution with a transmittal letter. 

3. The Governing Board of the District requests that ARB transmit 

Resolution for Requesting EPA Classification to Extreme Nonattainment 
SJVUAPCD 

1990 E. Gettysburg 

Avenue 

Fresno, CA 93726 

1559) 230-5800 

SJVUAPCD Governing Board 

Request EPA Classification to Extreme Nonattainment 

December 18, 2003 

this package to EPA in a timely manner, but no later than 30 days after receiving the 

request. 

4. District staff is hereby authorized to prepare the transmittal letter 

and to include any information in the letter that may be needed to satisfy ARB or EPA 

requirements or to clarify or interpret for ARB or EPA any elements of the resolution. 

5. The Governing Board expects the ARB and EPA to continue to 

actively pursue mobile source emission reductions in the SJVAB. 

6. The Governing Board encourages cities and counties to actively 

participate in regional and local voluntary programs to reduce err~issions from mobile 

sources. i 

7. District staff is hereby directed to continue expeditious 

development of all feasible ozone precursor emission reduction control measures 

(and associated rules) for sources under the District's control, until the SJVAB attains 

the federal ozone standards. 

THE FOREGOING was passed and adopted by the following vote of the 

Governing Board of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District this 

18th day of December 2003, to wit: 

AYES: Barba, Armentrout, Siegl ock, Prince, Mayfiel d, 

Nelson, Worthley, Maggard, Case, Patrick and 

Dominici. 

NOES: None. 

ABSENT: None. 

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED 

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

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Resolution for Requesting EPA Classification to Extreme Nonattainment 
SJVUAPCD 

1990 E. Gettysburg 

Avenue 

Fresno, CA 83726 

1559) 230-5800 

SJVUAPCD Governing Board 

Request EPA Classification to Extreme Nonattainment 

3ecember 18, 2003 

By " 

~ovehing Board 

ATTEST: 

Clerk to the Governing Board 

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Resolution for Requesting EPA Classification to Extreme Nonattainment