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Docket List for # EPA

- R09

- OAR

- 2010

- 0336, Coso Junction Maintenance Plan & Redesignation , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Docket Index
May 28, 2010 C ARB submittal letter and request for parallel processing.
May 19, 2000 transmittal letter to Jam es N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB, from Theodore D. Schade, Air Pollution Control Officer, G reat B asin U nified A ir P ollution C ontrol D istrict (GBUAPCD)

Proof of Publication of Public Notice for “2010 Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request for th e Coso Junction Planning Area” (2010 Plan) and the May 17, 2010 GBUAPCD Board Hearing

. Certification by the Clerk of the GBUAPCD Board regarding adoption of the 2010 Plan
GBUAPCD Board Resolution of Adoption 2010

- 1 approving and adopting the 2010 Plan

The California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption for the 2010 Plan

T he Notice of Public Hearing for consideration of the adoption and approval of the 2010 Plan
“2010 PM10 Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request for the Coso Junction Planning Ar ea” & Appendices A

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56 FR 11101 , ( March 15, 1991 ). EPA codified the boundaries of the Searles Valley planning area at 40 CFR 81.305

67 FR 50805 , ( August 6, 2002 )

. Searles Valley d ivid ed into three separate nonattainment areas: the CJNA, Indian Wells and Trona planning areas.

75 FR 13710 , ( March 23, 2010 )

. CJPA d etermination of attainment , Notice of Proposed Rule

- making, ( N PRM )

. 75 FR 27944, ( May 19, 2010 )

. CJPA, d etermination of attainmen t , Notice of Final Rule

- making ( NFRM )

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EPA Memorandum, “ Procedures for Processing Request to Redesignate Areas to Attainment, John Calcagni, Director, Air Quality Management Division” , September 4, 1992 , (Calcagni memo).

June 1, 2010 l etter from Theodore Schade to Jared Blumenfeld, re: Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (GBUAPCD) certification of 2009 CJPA PM

- 10 data.
64 FR 48305, ( September 3, 1999 )

. E PA approved the 1998 Owens Valley PM

- 10 State Implementation Plan ( SIP )

. We have approved t hese local GBUAPCD rules into the SIP:

Rul e 209

- A, 47 FR 26380, ( June 18, 1982 ) ;
Rule 216, 41 FR 53661, ( December 8, 1976 ) ;
Rule 400, 42 FR 28883, ( June 6, 1977 ) ;
Rule 401, 42 FR 28883, ( June 6, 1977 ) ;
Rule 408, 46 FR 8471, ( January 27, 1981 ) ;
Rule 409, 42 FR 28883, ( June 6, 1977 ) ;

Rule 410 , 42 FR 28883, ( June 6, 1977 ) ; and,
Regulation XIII (Rules 1301

- 1311), 64 FR 19916, ( April 23, 1999 )

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A nnual PM

- 10 standard : EPA revoked this standard on October 17, 2006, effective on December 18, 2006 , 7 1 FR 61144.

EPA believes that section 110 ele ments not linked to the area's nonattainment status are not applicable for purposes of redesignation.
See Reading, Pennsylvania propose and final rulemakings at 61 FR 53174

- 53176 (October 10, 1996), 62 FR 24816 (May 7, 1997);

Cleveland

- Akron

- Lorain, Ohio final rulemaking at 61 FR 20458 (May 7, 1996); and
Tampa, Florida final rulemaking at 60 FR 62748 (December 7, 1995).

See also the discussion of this issue in the Cincinnati redesignation at 65 FR 37890 (June 19, 2000), and
Pittsburgh redesignation at 6 6 FR 5 30 99 (October 19, 2001).3

EPA has approved the new source review rules (Rule 209

- A and Rule 216 ) for the GBUACPD which cover the CJNA. See rulemakings cited above.

EPA M emorandum from Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, date d October 14, 1994, entitled “Part D NSR Requirements or Areas Requesting Redesignation to Attainment.”
Supporting redesignation rulemakings:
Detroit, MI , 60 FR 12467

- 12468, ( March 7, 1996);

Cleveland

- Akron

- Lorrain, OH , 61 FR 20458, 20469

- 20470, ( May 7, 1996); Louisville, KY , 66 FR 53665, 53669, ( October 23, 2001);
Grand Rapids, MI , 61 FR 31831, 31836

- 31837, ( June 21, 1996) ; San Joaquin Valley, CA, 73 FR 22307, 22313, (April 25, 2008);
San Joaquin Valley, CA, 73 FR 66759, 66766

- 7, (November 12, 2008) ;

See, also, 60 FR 62748 (December 7, 1995). EPA believes it is reasonable to interpret the conformity SIP requirements as not applying for purposes of a redesignation request under section 107(d) because state conformity rules are still required after r edesignation and federal conformity rules apply where state rules have not been approved.

“PM

- 10 Emissions Inventory Requirements,” EPA, OAQPS, EPA

- 454/R

- 94

- 033 (September 1994) which can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eidocs/pm10eir.pdf

. California Health and Safety Code section 40001

. December 1, 2009 letter to Ted Schade , GBUAPCD from Joseph Lapka , USEPA, re: t he Coso Junction monitor is part of an approved air quality mon itoring network.
69 FR 40062 (July 1, 2004)

. Transportation Conformity F inal R ule

. 68 FR 25426 (May 12, 2003)

. EPA may rely on prior SIP approvals when approving a redesignation request.

71 FR 40952, 40954

- 5 (July 19, 2006) . S an Joaquin Valley, CA, determination of attainment for PM

- 10 NPRM.4

71 FR 63641, 3643

- 7 (October 30, 2006). S an Joaquin Valley, CA, determination of attainment for PM

- 10 NFRM.
57 FR 13498, 13564 (April 16, 1992). “ General Preamble ”.
Contingency measure discussion: 62 FR 15844 (April 3, 1997); 62 FR 66279 (December 18, 1997); 66 FR 30811 (June 8, 2001); 66 FR 586 and 66 FR 634 (January 3, 2001).

See discussion in our final PM

- 2.5 implementation rule. 72 FR 20586, 20642

- 20643 (April 25, 2007). See 60 FR 27028, 27 029 (May 22, 1995); 73 FR 66759, 66769 (November 12, 2008)

64 FR 34173, ( June 25, 1999 ) . EPA’s NPRM on 1998 Owens Valley PM

- 10 SIP.

June 10, 2010 letter to Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division EPA Region 9, from Theodore D. Schade Air Pollution Contr ol Officer, GBUAPCD , re: Coso Junction PM

- 10 Contingency Measures

. June 2, 2010 GBUAPCD Memorandum, Subject: Coso Junction PM10 Monitoring Station Siting Review.

USEPA A ir Q uality S ystem, raw data report for Coso Junction PM

- 10 monitor , dated June 4, 20 10

. 71 FR 61236 (October 17, 2006)

. June 18, 2010 email from Duane Ono, GBUAPCD to Doris Lo, USEPA with attached Coso Preliminary Data Report, January to May 2010

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