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Robert F. Sawyer, Ph.D., Chair Linda S. Adarns 1001 1 Street P.O. Box 2815 Arnold Schwarzenegger

Secretav for Sacramento, California 95812 www.arb.ca.gov Governor Environmental Protection 

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January 31, 2007 Deborah Jordan, Director Air Division, Region 9 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street Sar~ Francisco, California 94105 

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Dear Ms. Jordan:
The Air Resources Board (ARB) is pleased to submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)five local air district 2006 Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plans (RACT) (SIP) as a revisionto the California SIP. The five districts are the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District,the South Coast Air Quality Management District (which also adopted the Coachella Valley nonattainment area plan),the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District,the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, and the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District. These RACT SIPSare for 8-hour ozone nonattainment areas that have to date adopted their RACT SIPs. RACT evaluations and analyses are requiredfor specific stationary sources for which U.S. EPA had published Control Technique Guidelines (CTG) and for major non-CTG stationary sources (70 FR 71612, 71617, Nov. 29, 2005). U.S. EPA requires districts to review existing rulesfor CTG sources and major non-CTG sources within the district to determine if .those rules continue to nieet RACT.
In parallelto the RACT SIP effort, nonattainment areas for the 8-hour ozone standard are preparing their attainment SIPs. These attainment SIPSwill address the full suite of local and statewide measures that will be required to bring these areas into attainment. Because of California's long history of vigorous air pollution control, this round of RACT SIPSprovides only a fraction of the additional reductions needed for attainment. ARB and the districts are currently refining air quality modeling to determine the specific amount of emission reductions needed. Concurrently,ARB and the districts are identifying, through a public process, controls to providethe necessary additional reductions.
ARB staff has determined ,thatthese RACT SIPShave met the criteria for completeness, including public notice and public comment process prior to district adoption of their plans. Public comments received by local air districts are contained within each

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Printed on Recycled PaperMs. Jordan January 31, 2007 Page 2 district's RACT SIP submittal as enumerated below. This SIP submittal consists of the following enclosures:


### I. ARB Executive Order adopting the 8-Hour Ozone RACT SIPS(Executive Order G-125-342) II. Completeness Checklists for 8-Hour Ozone RACT SIP Submittal for each district 

### I II. Two copies of Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board's2006 RACT SIP Revision adopted June 27, 2006 IV. Two copies of South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board's 8-Hour Ozone RACT SIP Demonstration Report (which includesthe Coachella Valley nonattainment area), adopted July 14, 2006 V. Two copies of San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Governing Board's 8-hour Ozone RACT SIP Analysis, adopted August 27, 2006 VI. Two copies of Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District's RACT SIP, adopted September 13,2006 VII. Two copies of Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District's 8-Hour RACT SIP Analysis and the Federal Negative Declarations for 51 Source Categories, adopted September 19,2006 VIII. Two (2) CDs, each containing electronic copies of each district's adopted plan and supplemental documentation.
I encourage you to approvethese RACT SIPSintothe California SIP. If you have any questions, please call LynnTerry, Deputy Executive Officer, at (91 6) 322-2739 or have your staff contact Kurt Karperos, Chief, Air Quality and Transportation Plaliliing Branch at (916) 322-0285. Sincerely,

Catherine Witherspoon \ I 7 Executive Officer 

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Enclosures cc: See next page.Ms.Jordan January 31, 2007 Page 3

cc: (W/O Enclosures) Elaine Chang, Ph.D. Deputy Executive Officer Planning, Rule Development, and

Area Sources South Coast Air Quality Management

District 21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
Matt Jones Senior Planner Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management

District 1947 Galileo Ct., Suite 103 Davis, CA 95616 Scott Nester Director of Planning San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution

Control District 1990 E. Gettysburg Ave. Fresno, CA 93726 Michael Villegas Air Pollution Control Officer Vent~~ra County Air Pollution Control District 669 County Square Drive Ventura, CA 93003 Lynn Terry Air Resources Board Kurt Karperos Air Resources BoardState of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER G-125-342 Adoption and Submittal of the 8-Hour Ozone Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plan

WHEREAS, the California Legislature in Health and Safety Code section 39602 has designated the State Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) as the air pollution control agency for all purposes set forth in federal law; WHEREAS, ARB is responsiblefor the preparation of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for attaining and maintainingthe 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 of all local and regional air pollution control and air quality management districts (Districts) necessary to comply with the Act; WHEREAS, section 39602 of the Health and Safety Code also provides that the SIP shall include only those provisions necessaryto meet the requirements of the Act; WHEREAS, section 41650 of the Health and Safety Code requiresARB to approve the nonattainment plan approved by a district as part of the SIP unless the Board finds, after a public hearing, that the plan does not meet the requirements of the Act; WHEREAS, sections 39515 and 39516 of the Health and Safety Code provide that any duty may be delegated to the Board's Executive Officer as the Board deems appropriate; WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has assigned federal classifications for 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment areas in California; WHEREAS, on November 29, 2005, U.S. EPA promulgated the "Final Rule to Implementthe 8-hour Ozone NAAQS-Phase 2," (70 FR 71612 et seq.) which requires the submission by September 15, 2006, of RACT SIPSfor Subpart 2 nonattainment areas classified as moderate or above; WHEREAS, Ventura COI-~nty Air Pollution Control District and Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District are designated as nonattainment areas with classifications of "Moderate" for the 8-hour ozone standard;EXECUTIVE ORDER G-125-342

WHEREAS, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District,the Coachella Valley portion of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and YoloSolano Air Quality Management District are designated as nonattairlment areas with classifications of "Serious"for the 8-hour ozone standard; WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Basin portion of the South Coast Air Quality Management District is designated as a nonattainment area with a classification of "Severe-17"for the 8-hour ozone standard; WHEREAS, the ARB has primary responsibilityfor ,thecontrol of air pollution .fromvehicular sources, including motor vehicle fuels, as specified in sections 39002, 39500, and part 5 (commencing with section 43000) of the 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 of the Health and Safety Code; WHEREAS, the local air districts have primary responsibility for the control of air 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 41 650 of the Health and Safety Code; WHEREAS, U.S. EPA has published Control Technique Guidelines (CTGs)that establish RACT control lirrlits for VOC emissions from specific stationary source categories and establish various major source threshold limits for classified nonattainment areas for the 8-hour ozone standard; WHEREAS, U.S. EPA requires districts to review their rulesfor CTG and major non-CTG sources located inthe district to determine if those rules meet RACT requirements and to update or adopt new rl~les if necessary; WHEREAS, U.S. EPA requires districts not having a listed CTG or major nonCTG source, and consequently lacking a RACT rule for that CTG category, to make a negative declaration stating this; WHEREAS, U.S. EPA requires nonattainment districts to submit new or amended rules, when applicable for a given district, for U.S. EPA approval by June 15, 2007 which coincides with due date for the attainment SIPS; WHEREAS, federal law set forth in section 11 O(1) of theAct and Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), section 51.102 requires that one or more public hearings, preceded by at least 30 days notice and opportunity for review, mustEXECUTIVE ORDER G-125-342 3

be conducted prior to the adoption and submittal to U.S. EPA of any SIP revision; WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing on June 27, 2006, the Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board adopted the 2006 RACT SIP Revision; WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing on July 14, 2006, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board adopted the SCAQMD 8-Hour Ozone Reasonably Achievable Control Technology (RACT) State lniplementation Plan Demonstration Reportto fulfill applicable requirementsfor the South Coast and Coachella Valley nonattainment areas; WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing on August 17, 2006, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Governing Board adopted the 8-hour Ozone RACT SIP Analysis; WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing on September 13,2006, the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District adopted the RACT SIP; WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing on September 19, 2006, the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District adopted the 8-hour RACT SIP Analysis and the Federal Negative Declarations for 51 Source Categories; WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that no project which may have significant adverse environmental impacts may be adopted as originally proposed if feasible alternatives or mitigation measures are available to reduce or eliminate such impacts, unless specific overriding considerations are identified which outweigh the potential adverse consequences of any unmitigated impacts; WHEREAS, no potential adverse environmental impacts are expected from the adoption of the 2006 RACT SIPS,and environmental documentation for individual rules will be prepared as necessary as each new rule is consideredfor adoption; WHEREAS, section 39515 and 39516 delegate to the Executive Officer the authority to act for the Board inthis matter; NOW, THEREFORE, IT ISORDERED that the Executive Officer hereby adopts as a SIP revision the 2006 RACT SIPSadopted by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District,the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District,the South Coast Air QualityEXECUTIVE ORDER G-125-342 4

Management District and the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District;
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that ARB hereby submits to U.S. EPA the 2006 RACT SIPSand requests that U.S. EPA approve them as a revision to the California SIP.
I certify, pursuant to 40 CFR section 51.102 that the 2006 RACT SIPSbeing submitted as a SIP revision were adopted after notice and public hearing as required by 40 CFR 51.102. Executed at Sacramento, California thise& day of January 2007

Catherine Witherspoon Executive Officer 

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