State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER S-14-011 Adoption and Submittal ofthe Feather River Air Quality Management District ReasonablyAvailable Control Technology Analysis and Negative Declaration as a Revision to the California State Implementation Plan
WHEREAS, the California Legislature in Health and Safety Code section 39602 has designated the California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) as the air pollution control agency for all purposes set forth in federal law; WHEREAS, ARB is responsible for the preparation ofthe State Implementation Plan (SIP) for attaining and maintaining the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) as required by the federal Clean Air Act (the Act; 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq.), and to this end is directed by Health and Safety Code section 39602 to coordinate the activities ofall local and regional air pollution control and air quality management districts (districts) necessary to comply with the Act; WHEREAS, the ARB has primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from vehicular sources, including motor vehicle fuels, as specified in sections 39002, 39500, and part 5 (commencing with section 43000) ofthe Health and Safety Code, and for ensuring that the districts meet their responsibilities under the Act pursuant to sections 39002, 39500, 39602, 40469, and 41650 ofthe Health and Safety Code; WHEREAS , the local air districts have primary responsibility forthe control ofair pollution·from nonvehicular sources and for adopting control measures, rules and regulations to attain the NAAQS within their boundaries pursuant to sections 39002,40000,40001,40701,40702, and 41650 ofthe Health and Safety Code; WHEREAS, section 39602 ofthe Health and Safety Code also provides that the SIP shall include only those provisions necessary to meet the requirements of the Act; WHEREAS , section 41650 ofthe Health and Safety Code requires ARB to approve the nonattainment plan approved by a district as part ofthe SIP unless the Board finds, after a public hearing, that the plan does not meetthe requirements ofthe Act; WHEREAS, sections 39515 and 39516 ofthe Health and Safety Code provide that any duty may be delegated to the Board's Executive Officer as the Board deems appropriate;EXECUTIVE ORDER 

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WHEREAS, in March 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U

.S. EPA) promulgated an 8-hour standard for ozone of 0.075 parts per million (ppm) ; WHEREAS, the U

.S

. EPA has assigned federal classifications for the 0

.075 ppm 8
-hour Ozone Nonattainment areas in California (FR 77 30088, May 21 , 2012); WHEREAS, on June 6, 2013, U

.S

. EPA promulgated the Proposed Rule,

"Implementation ofthe 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements," (78 FR 34178 et seq
.), which requires the submission by July 20, 2014, of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) SIPs for nonattainment areas classified as moderate or above; WHEREAS , the Feather River Air Quality Management District is designated as a nonattainment area with classification ofsevere-15 for the 0.075 ppm 2008 8-hour ozone standard ; WHEREAS, U

.S

. EPA has published Control Technique Guidelines (CTG) that establish RACT control limits for Volatile Organic Compounds emissions from specific stationary source categories and establish various major source threshold limits for classified nonattainment areas for the 0.075 ppm 8-hour ozone standard ; WHEREAS , U.S

. EPA requires districts to review their rules for CTG and major non-CTG sources located in the district to determine ifthose rules meet RACT requirements and to update or adopt new rules if necessary; WHEREAS , U.S. EPA requires districts not having a listed CTG or major non-CTG source, and consequently lacking a RACT rule for these categories, to make a negative declaration stating this; WHEREAS, U.S. EPA requires districts with nonattainment areas classified as moderate and above to submit a RACT SIP for U

.S

. EPA approval by July 20, 2014, which is two years from the July 20, 2012 date of designation ; WHEREAS ,federal law set forth in section 110(1) ofthe Act and Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), section 51

.102 requires that one or more public hearings, preceded by at least 30 days notice and opportunity for review, must be conducted prior to the adoption and submittal to U.S

. EPA ofany SIP revision ;EXECUTIVE ORDER 

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WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing on August 4, 2014, the Feather River Air Quality Management District Governing Board adopted the Reasonably Available Control Technology Analysis and Negative Declaration; WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that no project which may have significant adverse environmental impacts may be adopted as originally proposed iffeasible alternatives or mitigation measures are available to reduce or eliminate such impacts, unless specific overriding considerations are identified which outweigh the potential adverse consequences ofany unmitigated impacts; WHEREAS, no potential adverse environmental impacts are expected from the adoption ofthe Feather River Air Quality Management District Reasonably Available Control Technology Analysis and Negative Declaration, and environmental documentation for individual rules will be prepared as necessary as each new rule is considered for adoption; WHEREAS, section 39515 and 39516 delegate to the Executive Officerthe authority to act for the Board in this matter; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED thatthe Executive Officer hereby adopts as a SIP revision the Reasonably Available Control Technology Analysis and Negative Declaration adopted by the Feather River Air Quality Management District. BE IT FURTHER ORDERED thatARB hereby submits to U.S. EPAthe Feather River Air Quality Management District Reasonably Available Control Technology Analysis and Negative Declaration and requests that U.S. EPA approve it as a revision to the California SIP. I certify, pursuant to 40 CFR section 51

. 102 that the Feather River Air Quality Management District Reasonably Available Control TechnologyAnalysis and Negative Declaration being submitted as a SIP revision was adopted after notice and public hearing as required by 40 CFR 51

.102. Executed at Sacramento, California this 

### ;<cz'--11-- day of September, 2014.

Executive Officer