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Mary D. Nichols, Chairman 

1001 I .Street· P.O Box 2815 

Matthew Rodriguez 

Secretary for 

Sacramento, California 95812· www.arb.ca.gov Edmund G. Brown Jr. 

Governor 

Environmental Protection 

September 21, 2011 

Mr. Jared Blumenfeld 

Regional Administrator 

Region 9 .. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

75 Hawthorne Street 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Dear Mr. Blumenfeld: 

With this letter,the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) is submitting to the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) the Regulation to Reduce Emissions of 

Diesel Particulate Matter, Oxides of Nitrogen and Other Criteria Pollutants From In-Use 

On-Road Diesel-Fueled Vehicles (Truck and Bus Regulation) and the Regulation to 

Control Emissions From In-Use On-Road Diesel-Fueled Heavy-Duty Drayage Trucks at . 

Ports and Intennodal Rail Yard Facilities (Drayage Truck RegUlation) as proposed 

revisions to the Cal.ifomia State Implementation Plan (SIP). 

On December 17, 2010the Board considered amendments to the ARB regulations 

. which reduce exhaust emissions from most heavy-duty diesel vehicles and from larger 

tractors that enter ports and intermodal rail yards. The Board directed the Executive 

Officer to adopt the amendments after completing the administrative process. The 

Executive Officer adopted the regulations on September 19, 2011 (see Executive 

Orders R-11-009 and R-11-01 0). 

These regulations in this submittal replace the Truck and Bus Regulation adopted in 

December, 2008, and the Drayage Truck RegUlation adopted in December, 2007, both 

of which were submitted to U.S. EPA as a SIP revision on August 2, 2010. The 

regulations in this submittal were also the subject of a parallel processing request sent 

to the U.S. EPA on May 19, 2011. . 

The Drayage Truck Regulation will be submitted to the California Office of Administrative 

LaW (OAL) for approval not later than September 23,2011. The Truck and Bus 

Regulation will be submitted to OAL not later than October 28,2011 .. Under California law, 

OAL must act to approve or disapprove a regUlation within 30 working days after it has 

The energy challenge facing Califomia 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: hllp:llwww.arb.ca.qov. 

California Environmental Protection Agency 

Printed on Recycled Paper 
· Mr. Jared Blumenfeld
 

September 21, 2011
 

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been submitted (see Government Code section 11349.3). Upon receipt, ARB will forward 

OAL's approval letters to U.S. EPA. 

This package contains two copies (one electronic copy and one hard co~y) of the . 

materials identified below that are being submitted as part of the SIP reVISIon. I certify 

that the electronic copy is an exact duplicate of the hard copy. 

./ I.	 ARB Staff Report, Initial Statement of Reasons for Proposed Rulemakinq:
 

Proposed Amendments to the Truck and Bus Regulations, the Drayage Truck
 

Regulation, and the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation.
 

./' II. ARB Resolution 10-44, dated December 17, 2010, describing the Board's direction 

to the Executive Officer to adopt the proposed amendments to the Truck and Bus 

Regulation, with attachment. . .

/"1. ARB Resolution 10-45, dated December 17,2010, describing the Board's direction 

to the Executive Officer to adopt the proposed amendments to the Drayage Truck 

Regulation, with attachment. 

j IV.	 Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text (is-day Notice), dated May 19, 2011. 

V.	 ARB Executive Order R-11-009, dated September 19, 2011, with attachments. 

VI.	 ARB Executive Order R-11-01 0, dated September 19, 2011, with attachments. 

VII.	 Final Statement of Reasons for the Drayage Truck Regulation, including public 

comments received and responses to comments. 

VIII.	 Proof of publication of notice of availability of modified text. 

IX.	 Updated Informative Digest for the Drayage Truck Regulation. 

X.	 Completeness Checklist for SIP Revision. 

Please note that materials related to the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission 

Reduction Regulation are not a part of this submittaL This exclusion encompasses, but 

is not limited to, Chapter V and Appendices C and F of the Initial Statement of Reasons. 

ARB is committed to working with u.s. EPA staff to provide any additional clarifying 

information that you may need. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Lynn Terry, 

Deputy ~xecut~ve Officer, at (916) 322-2739, or have your staff contact Mr. Douglas Ito, 

Chief, Air Quality and Transportation Planning Branch, at (916) 322-0285. 

Sincerely, 

James ~~i!f'" N. Goldste 

Executive Office{ 

Enclosures 

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Ms. Deborah Jordan, Director 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Air Division - Region 9 

75 Hawthorne Street 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Mr. Seyed Sadredin 

Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer 

San Joaquin APCD 

1990 East Gettysburg Avenue 

Fresno, California 93726 

Dr. Barry R. Wallerstein 

Air Pollution Control Officer 

South Coast AQMD 

21865 Copley Drive 

Diamond Bar, California 91765 

Ms. Lynn Terry 

Deputy Executive Officer 

Executive Office 

Mr. Douglas Ito; Chief 

Air Quality and Transportation Planning Branch 

Planning and Technical Support Division