INDEX TO DOCKET EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0971

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and 

Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of 

California; Redesignation of San Diego County to Attainment for 

the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard

DIRECT FINAL AND PROPOSED RULE

CATEGORY I. NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

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CATEGORY II. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

1. Proposed Rule, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 

Purposes; State of California; Redesignation of San Diego 

County to Attainment for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard,” 

78 FR 17902, March 25, 2013.

2. Proposed Rule, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 

Purposes; State of California; Redesignation of San Diego 

County to Attainment for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard,”

March 14, 2013. (pre-publication version)

CATEGORY III. STATE SUBMITTAL

1. Letter and enclosures from James Goldstene, Executive 

Officer, CARB, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, 

USEPA Region IX. December 28, 2012.

1.a. Notice of Public Meeting to Consider Adoption of San 

Diego 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation Request and 

Maintenance Plan, CARB.(not dated)

1.b. Transcripts from Meeting State of California Air 

Resources Board. December 6, 2012.

1.c. Board Resolution 12-36, Approval of San Diego 8-Hour 

Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan, 

CARB. December 6, 2012.

1.d. Staff Report, Analysis of the San Diego County Air 

Pollution Control District 2012 Redesignation Request 

And Maintenance Plan for the 1997 National Ozone 

Standard, CARB. November 15, 2012.
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1.e. Completeness Checklist for SIP Revision, CARB (not 

dated).

1.f. SDAPCD submittal letter (Robert Kard to James 

Goldstene), SDAPCD. December 19, 2012.

1.g. Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the 

1997 National Ozone Standard for San Diego County, 

SDAPCD. December 5, 2012.

1.h. Agenda Item for SDAPCD Board, Noticed Public Hearing 

Adoption of Proposed Redesignation Request and 

Maintenance Plan for the 1997 National Ozone Standard. 

December 5, 2012.

1.i. Resolution Adopting the Redesignation Request and 

Maintenance Plan for the 1997 National Ozone Standard, 

SDAPCD. Resolution No. 12-175. December 5, 2012.

1j. Workshop Report for Proposed Redesignation Request and 

Maintenance Plan for the 1997 National Ozone Standard, 

SDAPCD. October 1, 2012.

1.k. Proof of Publication, San Diego Commerce. November 2, 

2012.

2. Letter and enclosures from James Goldstene, Executive 

Officer, CARB, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, 

USEPA Region IX, requesting parallel processing. November 

26, 2012.

CATEGORY IV. OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENTS

Reserved (if comments are submitted)

CATEGORY V. FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

1. 43 FR 8962, Title 40-Protection of Environment, Chapter IEnvironmental Protection Agency, Subchapter C-Air Programs, 

Part 81-Air Quality Control Regions, Criteria, and Control 
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Techniques, Section 107-Attainment Status Designations, 

March 3, 1978. 

2. 44 FR 8202, Title 40-Protection of Environment, Chapter IEnvironmental Protection Agency, Subchapter C-Air Programs, 

Part 50-National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality 

Standards, Revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards for Photochemical Oxidants, February 8, 1979. 

3. 46 FR 21749, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; San Diego Air Basin Nonattainment Area Plan, April 

14, 1981.

4. 57 FR 13498, State Implementation Plans; General Preamble 

for the Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act 

Amendments of 1990, April 16, 1992.

5. 57 FR 18070, State Implementation Plans; General Preamble 

for the Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act 

Amendments of 1990; Supplemental, April 28, 1992.

6. 58 FR 51735, Executive Order 12866. October 4, 1993.

7. 58 FR 62188, Criteria and Procedures for Determining 

Conformity to State or Federal Implementation Plans of 

Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects Funded or 

Approved Under Title 23 U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Act, 

November 24, 1993.

8. 59 FR 7629, Executive Order 12898. February 16, 1994

9. 60 FR 12459, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 

Purposes; State of Michigan. March 7, 1995.

10. 60 FR 62748, Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air 

Quality Planning Purposes; State of Florida Change in

National Policy Regarding Applicability of Conformity 

Requirements to Redesignation Requests. December 7, 1995.

11. 61 FR 20458, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
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Purposes; Ohio. May 7, 1996. 

12. 61 FR 53174, Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 

Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request, 

Maintenance Plan, and Emissions Inventory for the Reading 

Ozone Nonattainment Area; Policy Change for Ozone 

Redesignations. October 10, 1996.

13. 62 FR 19885, Executive Order 13045. April 23, 1997.

14. 62 FR 24816, Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plan; IN. May 7, 1997.

15. 62 FR 38856, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone. July 18, 1997. 

16. 64 FR 43255, Executive Order 13132. August 10, 1999.

17. 65 FR 6698, Tier 2 Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Truck 

Emission Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Control Requirements 

(Section 610 Review). February 10, 2000.

18. 65 FR 37879, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning

Purposes; Ohio and Kentucky. June 19, 2000

19. 65 FR 67249, Executive Order 13175. November 9, 2000.

20. 66 FR 28355, Executive Order 13211. May 22, 2001.

21. 66 FR 53094, Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 

Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air 

Quality Planning Purposes; Pennsylvania; Redesignation of 

Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Ozone Nonattainment Area to 

Attainment and Approval of Miscellaneous Revisions. October 

19, 2001.

22. 67 FR 54580, Determination of Attainment of the 1-Hour 

Ozone Standard for San Diego County, CA. August 23, 2002.

23. 68 FR 25418, Determination of Attainment of Ozone Standard, 

St. Louis Area; Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans, and Redesignation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
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Purposes, State of Missouri. May 12, 2003.

24. 68 FR 37976, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 

Purposes; 1-Hour Ozone Standard for San Diego, CA. June 26, 

2003.

25. 69 FR 23858, Air Quality Designations and Classifications

for the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality

Standards; Early Action Compact Areas With Deferred 

Effective Dates. April 30, 2004. 

26. 69 FR 23951, Final Rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard—Phase 1. April 30, 

2004.

27. 70 FR 71612, Final Rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard-Phase 2; Final Rule 

To Implement Certain Aspects of the 1990 Amendments 

Relating to New Source Review and Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration as They Apply in Carbon Monoxide, Particulate 

Matter and Ozone NAAQS; Final Rule for Reformulated 

Gasoline. November 29, 2005.

28. 71 FR 61236, Revisions to Ambient Air Monitoring 

Regulations. October 17, 2006.

29. 72 FR 6986, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 

Purposes: California. February 14, 2007.

30. 72 FR 26718, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 

Purposes: California. May 11, 2007. 

31. 73 FR 16435, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone. March 27, 2008.

32. 73 FR 30098, Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Budgets in 

Submitted Eight-Hour Ozone Attainment Plan for the San 

Diego County Nonattainment Area for Transportation 

Conformity Purposes; California. May 23, 2008.
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33. 74 FR 2936, Proposed Rule To Implement the 1997 8-Hour 

Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Revision on 

Subpart 1 Area Reclassification and Anti-Backsliding 

Provisions Under Former 1-Hour Ozone Standard; Proposed 

Deletion of Obsolete 1-Hour Ozone Standard Provision.

January 16, 2009.

34. 74 FR 52427, Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, San Diego Air Pollution Control 

District. October 13, 2009.

35. 74 FR 57074, Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, California Air Resources Board 

Consumer Products Regulations. November 4, 2009.

36. 75 FR 26653, Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 

Implementation Plans; Reformulated Gasoline and Diesel 

Fuels; California. May 12, 2010.

37. 75 FR 38023, Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 

Implementation Plans; California; Motor Vehicle Inspection 

and Maintenance Program. July 1, 2010. 

38. 76 FR 27613, Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, California Air Resources BoardConsumer Products. May 12, 2011. 

39. 76 FR 69896, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; California; 2008 San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 Plan and 

2007 State Strategy. November 9, 2011. 

40. 76 FR 77515, California State Nonroad Engine Pollution 

Control Standards; Going Vessels At-Berth in Ports; Notice 

of Decision. December 13, 2011.

41. 76 FR 77521, California State Nonroad Engine Pollution 

Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations. 

December 13, 2011.

42. 77 FR 7535, Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, California Air Resources Board--

Consumer Products. February 13, 2012. 
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43. 77 FR 20308, Approval and Promulgation of Implementations 

Plans; California Air Resources Board-In-Use Heavy-Duty 

Diesel-Fueled Truck and Bus Regulation, and Drayage Truck 

Regulation. April 4, 2012.

44. 77 FR 28424, Final Rule To Implement the 1997 8-Hour Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Classification of 

Areas That Were Initially Classified Under Subpart 1; 

Revision of the Anti-Backsliding Provisions To Address 1-

Hour Contingency Measure Requirements; Deletion of 

Obsolete. May 14, 2012.

45. 77 FR 30088, Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards. May 21, 2012.

46. 77 FR 30160, Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area 

Classifications Approach, Attainment Deadlines and 

Revocation of the 1997 Ozone Standards for Transportation 

Conformity Purposes. May 21, 2012.

47. 78 FR 2112, California State Motor Vehicle Pollution 

Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of 

Clean Air Act Preemption for California’s Advanced Clean 

Car Program and a Within the Scope Confirmation for 

California’s Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and 

Earlier Model Years. January 9, 2013.

48. 78 FR 14533, Official Release of EMFAC2011 Motor Vehicle 

Emission Factor Model for Use in the State of California.

March 6, 2013.

49. 78 FR 17197, Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions 

Budgets in Submitted Ozone Maintenance Plan for San Diego 

County; California. March 20, 2013. (This notice had not 

been published prior to the MRCH 14, 2013 signature of 

EPA’s proposed rule to approve the State’s request to 

redesignate San Diego. The prepublication version of the 

proposed rule states “A notice of adequacy will also be 

published in the Federal Register ...”.)

CATEGORY VI. OTHER DOCUMENTS
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1. Procedures for Processing Requests to Redesignate Areas to 

Attainment, John Calcagni, Director, Air Quality Management 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, 

USEPA. September 4, 1992.

2. State Implementation Plan (SIP) Requirements for Areas 

Submitting Requests for Redesignation to Attainment of the 

Ozone and Carbon Monoxide (CO) National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS) on or after November 15, 1992, Memorandum 

from Michael Shapiro, Acting Assistant Administrator for 

Air and Radiation. September 17, 1993.

3. Air Resources Board’s Proposed State Strategy for 

California’s 2007 State Implementation Plan (2007 State 

Strategy). April 26, 2007.

4. Regulatory Announcement. Designation of North American 

Emission Control Area to Reduce Emissions from Ships. USEPA 

Office of Transportation and Air Quality. March 2010.

5. Letter from Mahood Hoosain, Chief, Monitoring & Technical 

Services Division, San Diego County Air Pollution Control 

District (SDAPCD) to Meredith Kurpius, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, EPA Region IX, certifying calendar year 2009 

ambient air quality data and quality assurance data. May 

13, 2010.

6. Letter from Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, EPA Region IX, to Robert Kard, Air Pollution 

Control Officer, SDAPCD’s 2009 Ambient Air Monitoring 

Network Plan (submitted June 29, 2010), November 1, 2010.

7. Letter from Mahood Hoosain, Chief, Monitoring & Technical 

Services Division, SDAPCD to Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air 

Quality Analysis Office, EPA Region IX, certifying calendar 

year 2010 ambient air quality data and quality assurance 

data. April 29, 2011.

8. Department of Navy Emissions Growth Increment Request for 

the San Diego Air Pollution Control District, prepared for

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest and Marine 
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Corps Installations West, San Diego, California. Prepared 

by URS Corporation. May 24, 2011.

9. Letter from Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, EPA Region IX, to Robert Kard, Air Pollution 

Control Officer, and SDAPCD approving SDAPCD’s 2010 Ambient 

Air Monitoring Network Plan for San Diego County (dated 

October 3, 2011). January 25, 2012.

10. Letter from Mahood Hoosain, Chief, Monitoring & Technical 

Services Division, SDAPCD to Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air 

Quality Analysis Office, EPA Region IX, certifying calendar 

year 2011 ambient air quality data and quality assurance 

data. March 2, 2012.

11. System Audit of the Ambient Monitoring Program: San Diego 

County Air Pollution Control District, September 28 –

September 30, 2010. USEPA Region IX. April 2012.

12. 2011 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan for San Diego 

County, Monitoring & Technical Services Division, SDAPCD.

June 30, 2012. (Two files because of the size.)

13. Email personal communication from Carl Selnick, SDAPCD, to 

John Ungvarsky, USEPA Region IX. January 2, 2013.

14. Air Quality System Preliminary Design Value Report 

providing 2009-2012 8-hour ozone design values and air 

monitoring data at monitoring stations in the San Diego 

County ozone nonattainment area. January 28, 2013.

15. Air Quality System Quicklook Report providing 2009-2012 8-

hour ozone design values and air monitoring data at 

monitoring stations in the San Diego County ozone 

nonattainment area. January 28, 2013.

16. Letters from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, U.S. 

EPA Region IX, to the following tribes located in San Diego 

County: Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of The 

Pechanga Reservation; Barona Band of Mission Indians; Iipay 

Nation of Santa Ysabel; Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of The Inaja and Cosmit Reservation; Jamul Indian 

Village; La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians; Los Coyotes Band 
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of Cahuilla And Cupeno Indians; Mesa Grande Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians; Pala Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of The Pala Reservation; Pauma Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of The Pauma & Yuima Reservation; Rincon 

Band of Luiseno Indians; San Pasqual Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of California; Sycuan Band of The Kumeyaay 

Nation; Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of 

Mission Indians; Campo Band of Kumayaay Indians;

Ewiiaappayp Band of Kumayaay; La Posta Band of Mission 

Indians; and Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. January 

30, 2013.

17. Letter from Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, EPA Region IX, to Mahood Hoosain, Chief, Monitoring 

& Technical Services Division, SDAPCD approving SDAPCD’s 

2011 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan (dated June 30, 

2012). March 1, 2013.

18. Letter from Robert Kard, Air Pollution Control Officer, 

SDAPCD, to Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, U.S. EPA 

Region IX. March 6, 2013. 

19. Letter from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, USEPA 

Region 9, to James Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB. 

March 11, 2013.