CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE SAN JOAQUIN 

VALLEY 2013 PLAN FOR THE FEDERAL 1-HOUR OZONE STANDARD 

The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) will conduct a public meeting at the time and· 

place noted below to consider approval of the San Joaquin Valley 2013 Plan for the 1-hour 

ozone standard (2013 1-hour Ozone Plan) developed and adopted by the San Joaquin 

Valley Air Pollution Control District (District). If approved by the Board, ARB will submit 

the 2013 1-hour Ozone Plan to the United States Environmental Protection Agency 

(U.S. EPA) as a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). 

DATE: November21,2013 

TIME: 9:00 a.m. 

PLACE: California Environmental Protection Agency 

Air Resources Board 

Byron Sher Auditorium 

1001 I Street 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

This item may be considered at a two-day meeting of the Board in Sacramento, which 

will commence at 9:00a.m., November 21, 2013 and may continue at 8:30a.m., on 

November 22, 2013. This item may not be considered until November 22, 2013. 

Please consult the agenda for the meeting, which will be available at least 10 days 

before November 21, 2013, to determine the day on which this item will be considered. 

BACKGROUND 

The Clean Air Act (CAA) establishes planning requirements for areas that exceed the 

health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS or standard). These 

nonattainment areas must develop and implement a SIP that demonstrates how they 

will attain the standard by specified CAA deadlines. 

The U.S. EPA promulgated a 0.12 parts per million (ppm) 1-hour ozone standard and 

classified the San Joaquin Valley as a serious nonattainment area. Due to the severity of the 

air quality problem, the San Joaquin Valley was later reclassified as "extreme" nonattainment 

with a 2010 attainment date. In 2005, the U.S. EPA revoked the 1-hour ozone standard to 

pursue a more health-protective 8-hour ozone standard. Subsequent litigation reinstated . 

portions of the implementation requirements under the revoked standard, and EPA withdrew 

approval of the District's 2004 extreme ozone plan. The District's 2013 1-hour Ozone Plan is 

intended to meet those requirements by demonstrating attainment of the standard by 2017. 

The 2013 1-hour Ozone Plan demonstrates attainment by relying on emission 

reductions from previous SIPs, as well as reductions from adopted ARB and District 

programs. It also includes a comprehensive emission inventory, an assessment of 
reasonably available control measures and technologies, a rate of progress 

demonstration, identification of contingency measures, and provisions for clean fuels 

and clean technologies for boilers. 

The 2013 1-hour Ozone Plan also includes a vehicle miles traveled emission offset 

demonstration, which applies to areas classified as severe or extreme nonattainment of 

the NAAQS for both the 1-hour and 8-hour ozone standards. 

PROPOSED ACTION 

ARB staff has reviewed the locally adopted 2013 1-hour Ozone Plan and concluded that 

it meets the applicable requirements of the CAA. ARB staff recommends that the Board 

approve the 2013 1-hour Ozone Plan as a revision to the California SIP. 

AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS 

ARB staffwill present a written Staff Report prior to the meeting. Copies of the report 

may be obtained from ARB's Public Information Office, 1001 I Street, First Floor, 

Environmental Services Center, Sacramento, California, 95814, (916) 322-2990, 

November 11, 2013. The report may also be obtained from ARB's website at: 

http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/sip.htm 

SUBMITTAL OF COMMENTS 

Interested members of the public may present comments orally or in writing at the 

meeting and may be submitted by postal mail or by electronic submittal before the 

meeting. To be considered by the Board, written comments not physically submitted at 

the meeting must be received no later than 12:00 noon. November 20, 2013, and 

addressed to the following: 

Postal mail: Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board 

1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814 

Electronic submittal: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php 

You can sign up online in advance to speak at the Board meeting when you submit an 

electronic board item comment. For more information go to: 

http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/online-signup.htm. 

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code 

section 6250 et seq.), your written and verbal comments, attachments, and associated 

contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public 

record and can be released to the public upon request. 

ARB requests that written and email statements on this item be filed at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting so that ARB staff and Board members have sufficient time to 

consider each comment. Further inquiries regarding this matter should be directed to 

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. Mr. Webster Tasat, Manager, Central Valley Air Quality Planning Section, Air Quality 

Planning and Science Division, at (916) 323-4950, or Ms. Elizabeth Melgoza, Air 

Pollution Specialist, Central Valley Air Quality Planning Section, Air Quality Planning 

and Science Division, at (916) 322-6161. 

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST 

Special accommodation or language needs can be provided for any of the following: 

• An interpreter to be available at the hearing;· 

• Documents made available in an alternate format or another language; 

• A disability-related reasonable accommodation. 

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact the Clerk 

of the Board at (916) 322-5594 or by facsimile at (916) 322-3928 as soon as possible, 

but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled Board hearing. 

TTY/TOO/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. 

Comodidad especial o necesidad de otro idioma puede ser proveido para alguna de las 

siguientes: 

• Un interprete que este disponible en Ia audiencia. 

• Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno u otro idioma. 

• Una acomodaci6n razonable relacionados con una incapacidad. 

Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor 

!lame a Ia oficina del Consejo al (916) 322-5594 o envie un fax a (916) 322-3928 lomas 

pronto posible, pero no menos de 10 dias de trabajo antes del dia programado para Ia 

audiencia del Consejo. TTY/TOO/Personas que necesiten este servicio pueden marcar 

el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisi6n de Mensajes de California. 

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

Ri&hard ~Li/~ W. Cot'ey 

Executive Officer 

Date: October 21 , 2013 

The energy challenge facing California 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 at www.arb.ca.qov. 

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