SACRAMENTO METRO PO LITAN 

AIR QUALITY 

MANAGEMENT D I S T RI C T 

February 09, 2009 

Mr. James Goldstene, Executive Officer 

California Air Resources Board 

P.O. Box 2815 

Sacramento, CA 95814-2815 

Dear Mr. Goldstene: 

Larry Greene 

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER 

The Sacramento region was designated a "serious" nonattainment area for the 1997 federal 8-

hour ozone standard and further requested redesignation to "severe" nonattainment area on 

February 04, 2008. The Federal Clean Air Act requires the Sacramento region to submit an 

attainment demonstration and reasonable further progress plan per sections 172(c) and 

182(c)(2). Enclosed are multiple copies of the Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment 

and Reasonable Further Progress Plan (Plan) for CARS's approval and submittal to EPA for 

inclusion in the State Implementation Plan (SIP). This Plan was developed cooperatively and 

adopted by Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD and Feather River AQMD, and will be adopted by 

all of the remaining air districts in the Sacramento region on the following schedule: 

Air District Public Hearing Adoption Date 

Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD January 22, 2009 

Feather River AQMD Februal)' 02, 2009 

El Dorado County AQMD February 1 0, 2009 

Yolo-Solano AQMD February 11 , 2009 

Placer County APCD February 19, 2009 

This Plan demonstrates that the region is meeting requirements of the Clean Air Act for the 

1997 8-hour ozone standard including meeting minimum emission reduction progress 

requirements and attaining air quality standard no later than 2018. The Plan also updates the 

emission inventory and establishes new emission budgets for transportation and general 

conformity. In addition, the Plan makes commitments to adopt and implement new reasonably 

available control measures. 

In addition to copies of the final adopted plan, we attached the final environmental impact report, 

the SMAQMD signed resolution, proof of publications, public notice, public comments and 

responses on draft plan, public comments and responses on SMAQMD public hearing, and 

Notice of Determination for EIR filing. Each of other air districts in the Sacramento 

nonattainment area will separately forward their signed resolutions, proof of publications, and 

public comments and responses from their public hearings. 

777 12th Street, 3rd Floor I Sacramento, CA 95814-1908 

916/87 4-4800 I 916/87 4-4899 fax 

www.airquality.org 
Mr. James Goldstene February 09, 2009. 

Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone SIP Page 2 

I would like to thank you for your staff's participation and assistance in preparing this Plan, 

particularly, Ravi Ramalingam, Laura Lawrence, Dennis Wade, John Taylor, John DaMassa, 

Vernon Hughes, Gayle Sweigert, Karen Buckley, and Earl Withycombe. If you have any 

questions regarding this Plan, please contact me at 916-87 4-4832 or Mr. Charles Anderson, 

Program Coordinator of Program Coordination Section at 916-874-4831. Thank you. 

Sincerely, 

La y G eene 

Ai P ution Control Off er 

Sa amento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District 

Attachments: 

Final Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment And Reasonable Further Progress Plan -

December 19, 2008. (4 sets of hard copies) 

Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)- December 19, 2008 (2 sets of hard copies) 

Errata Sheet to Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Plan- 01/22/09 (4 sets of hard copies) 

Signed Resolution for Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (4 sets of hard 

copies) 

Proof of Publications (2 papers, 4 sets of hard copies) 

Public Notice (4 sets of hard copies) 

Public Comments and Responses on draft plan (4 sets of hard copies) 

Public Comments and Responses on the SMAQMD public hearing (4 sets of hard copies) 

Notice of Determination for EIR filing (2 sets of hard copies) 

Electronic copies of all the listed files above, emission inventory, technical support materials, 

and the video archive of the SMAQMD Public Hearing on January 22, 2009. (2 sets of DVDs) 

cc (with a set of DVD only): 

Linda Murchison, CARB 

Kurt Karperos, CARB 

Ravi Ramalingam, CARB 

Laura Lawrence, CARB 

Marcella McTaggart, El Dorado County AQMD 

Dave Valier Jr., Feather River AQMD 

Tom Christofk, Placer County APCD 

Mat Ehrhardt, Yolo-Solano AQMD 

Brigette Tollstrup, Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD 

Charles Anderson, Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD 

Bruce Katayama, Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD