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INDEX TO DOCKET EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0547 

Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; 

California; Infrastructure Requirements for Ozone, Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5), Lead 

(Pb), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 

(October 2014) 

PROPOSED RULE

CATEGORY A RULEMAKING DOCUMENTS

1. Proposed Rule, “Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality State 

Implementation Plans; California; Infrastructure Requirements for Ozone, Fine 

Particulate Matter (PM2.5), Lead (Pb), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), and Sulfur Dioxide 

(SO2),” October 23, 2014 (79 FR 63350). 

2. Proposed Rule, “Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality State 

Implementation Plans; California; Infrastructure Requirements for Ozone, Fine 

Particulate Matter (PM2.5), Lead (Pb), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), and Sulfur Dioxide 

(SO2),” signed September 30, 2014 (pre-publication version). 

CATEGORY B STATE SUBMITTALS 

1. “Proposed State Strategy for California’s 2007 State Implementation Plan,” Appendices 

B (“110(a)(2) Infrastructure SIP”) and G (“Legal Authority and Other Requirements”), 

California Air Resources Board, November 16, 2007, with 15 attachments. 

2. “State Implementation Plan Revision for Federal Lead Standard Infrastructure 

Requirements,” California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board, 

October 6, 2011, with three attachments. 

3. “State Implementation Plan Revision for Federal Nitrogen Dioxide Standard 

Infrastructure Requirements,” (Enclosure 1), California Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Resources Board, December 12, 2012, with eight attachments. 

4. “California Infrastructure SIP,” (Enclosure 1), California Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Resources Board, March 6, 2014, with 11 attachments. 

5. “Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District Rule 701 – Air Pollution Episode 

Plan for Particulate Matter,” (Enclosure 4), California Air Resources Board, June 2, 
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2014, with 9 attachments. 

CATEGORY C INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

[Reserved] 

CATEGORY D OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NPRM

[Reserved] 

CATEGORY E TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENTS 

1. “California Infrastructure SIP Overarching Technical Support Document,” U.S. EPA, 

Region 9, September 2014. 

2. “California Infrastructure SIP Permit Programs Technical Support Document,” U.S. 

EPA, Region 9, September 2014, with five appendices. 

3. “California Infrastructure SIP Interstate Transport Technical Support Document,” U.S. 

EPA, Region 9, September 2014, with four appendices. 

4. “California Infrastructure SIP Conflict of Interest Technical Support Document,” U.S. 

EPA, Region 9, September 2014. 

5. “California Infrastructure SIP Emergency Episode Planning Technical Support 

Document,” U.S. EPA, Region 9, September 2014, with 12 appendices. 

CATEGORY F FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES 

1. 49 FR 18824, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 

Implementation Plan Revision,” May 3, 1984. 

2. 52 FR 26148, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 

Implementation Plan Revision,” July 13, 1987. 

3. 60 FR 32606, “Clean Air Act Final Interim Approval of the Operating Permits Program; 

Final Approval of State Implementation Plan Revision for the Issuance of Federally 

Enforceable State Operating Permits; Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 

California,” June 23, 1995. 
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4. 61 FR 3832, “Prohibition on Gasoline Containing Lead or Lead Additives for Highway 

Use,” February 2, 1996. 

5. 62 FR 36214, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan for Yolo-Solano Air 

Quality Management District,” July 7, 1997. 

6. 62 FR 38652, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter,” July 18, 

1997. 

7. 62 FR 38856, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone,” July 18, 1997. 

8. 64 FR 13351, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona and 

California State Implementation Plan Revision; Maricopa County, Arizona, Antelope 

Valley Air Pollution Control District, San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 

San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, and Ventura County Air 

Pollution Control District,” March 18, 1999. 

9. 64 FR 14391, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 

Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast Air Quality Management District,” March 

25, 1999. 

10. 64 FR 39920, “Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of California State 

Implementation Plan for the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District,” 

July 23, 1999. 

11. 65 FR 53602, “Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Sacramento 

Metropolitan Air Quality Management District,” September 5, 2000. 

12. 66 FR 47603, “Corrections to the California State Implementation Plan,” September 13, 

2001. 

13. 67 FR 2573, “Corrections to the California State Implementation Plan,” January 18, 

2002. 

14. 68 FR 65637, “Final Approval of Revision of 34 Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permits 

Programs,” November 21, 2003. 

15. 69 FR 2511, “Clean Air Act Full Approval of the Title V Operating Permit Program for 

Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District in California,” January 16, 2004. 

16. 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 
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Deterioration as They Apply in Carbon Monoxide, Particulate Matter, and Ozone 

NAAQS; Final Rule for Reformulated Gasoline,” November 29, 2005. 

17. 71 FR 61144, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter,” October 

17, 2006. 

18. 72 FR 20586, “Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule,” April 25, 2007. 

19. 72 FR 58013, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the 

California State Implementation Plan; San Francisco Bay Area,” October 12, 2007. 

20. 73 FR 16436, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone,” March 27, 2008. 

21. 73 FR 28321, “Implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) Program for 

Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5),” May 16, 2008. 

22. 73 FR 66964, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead,” November 12, 2008. 

23. 74 FR 58688, “Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle (PM2.5) 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” November 13, 2009. 

24. 74 FR 66496, “Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases 

Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act,” December 15, 2009. 

25. 75 FR 6474, “Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide,” 

February 9, 2010. 

26. 75 FR 17004, “Reconsideration of Interpretation of Regulations That Determine 

Pollutants Covered by Clean Air Act Permitting Programs,” April 2, 2010. 

27. 75 FR 24409, “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; San 

Joaquin Valley, South Coast Air Basin, Coachella Valley, and Sacramento Metro 8-Hour 

Ozone Nonattainment Areas; Reclassification,” May 5, 2010. 

28. 75 FR 25324, “Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate 

Average Fuel Economy Standards; Final Rule,” May 7, 2010. 

29. 75 FR 31514, “Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas 

Tailoring Rule,” June 3, 2010. 

30. 75 FR 35520, “Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide,” June 

22, 2010. 

31. 75 FR 64864, “Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for Particulate Matter Less 
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Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5)—Increments, Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and 

Significant Monitoring Concentration (SMC),” October 20, 2010. 

32. 76 FR 14616, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; 

Interstate Transport of Pollution; Significant Contribution to Nonattainment and 

Interference With Maintenance Requirements ,” March 17, 2011 

33. 76 FR 34608, “Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

California; Interstate Transport,” June 14, 2011. 

34. 76 FR 34872, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; 

Regional Haze and Interstate Transport,” June 15, 2011. 

35. 76 FR 43175, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; 

Interstate Transport of Pollution; Significant Contribution to Nonattainment and 

Interference With Maintenance Requirements,” July 20, 2011. 

36. 76 FR 43149, “Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

California; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan and Interstate Transport Plan; 

Interference With Visibility Requirement,” July 20, 2011. 

37. 76 FR 48002, “Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

California; Interstate Transport of Pollution; Interference With Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration Requirement,” August 8, 2011. 

38. 76 FR 48006, “Limited Federal Implementation Plan; Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration; California; North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District,” August 

8, 2011. 

39. 76 FR 69928, “Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; 

Attainment Plan for 1997 PM2.5 Standards,” November 9, 2011. 

40. 76 FR 72097, “Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards,” November 22, 2011. 

41. 77 FR 21913, “Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Hawaii; 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone and the 1997 and 2006 Fine 

Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” April 12, 2012. 

42. 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 1-Hour Ozone Standard Provision,” May 14, 2012. 
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43. 77 FR 44555, “Partial Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 

Arizona; State Board Requirements for Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter,” July 30, 

2012. 

44. 77 FR 46361, “Partial Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 

Nevada; Infrastructure Requirements for Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter,” August 3, 

2012. 

45. 78 FR 2882, “Findings of Failure To Submit a Complete State Implementation Plan for 

Section 110(a) Pertaining to the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard,” 

January 15, 2013. 

46. 78 FR 3086, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter,” January 

15, 2013. 

47. 78 FR 5305, “Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District,” January 25, 2013. 

48. 78 FR 34178, “Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements,” June 6, 2013. 

49. 78 FR 53271, “Revision of Air Quality Implementation Plan; California; Sacramento 

Metropolitan Air Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits,” August 29, 

2013. 

50. 78 FR 58460, “Revision of Air Quality Implementation Plan; California; Placer County 

Air Pollution Control District and Feather River Air Quality Management District; 

Stationary Source Permits,” September 24, 2013. 

51. 79 FR 13875, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; 

2012 Los Angeles County State Implementation Plan for 2008 Lead Standard,” March 

12, 2014. 

52. 79 FR 31566, “Identification of Nonattainment Classification and Deadlines for 

Submission of State Implementation Plan (SIP) Provisions for the 1997 Fine Particle 

(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS,” 

June 2, 2014. 

53. 79 FR 51913, “Finding of Failure To Submit a Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

State Implementation Plan Revision for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers 

(PM2.5); California; North Coast Air Quality Management District,” September 2, 2014. 

54. 79 FR 61794, “Approval, Disapproval, and Limited Approval and Disapproval of Air 
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Quality Implementation Plans; California; Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control 

District; Stationary Source Permits,” October 15, 2014. (Note: This substitutes for the 

pre-publication version that is cited in the proposed rule.)

CATEGORY G OTHER DOCUMENTS 

1. A Legislative History of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, 95th Congress 2d 

Session, Volume 3, August 1978. 

2. Memorandum from David O. Bickart, Deputy General Counsel, Office of General 

Counsel (OGC), “Guidance to States for Meeting Conflict of Interest Requirements of 

Section 128,” March 2, 1978. 

3. Memorandum issued by Edward E. Reich, Director of the Division of Stationary Source 

Enforcement, EPA, “Clarification of Requirements for Inclusion of Continuous Emission 

Monitoring Provisions in State Implementation Plans,” May 9, 1980. 

4. Memorandum from William T. Harnett, Director, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of 

Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), “Guidance for State Implementation Plan 

Submissions to Meet Current Outstanding Obligations Under Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for 

the 8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” August 15, 2006. 

5. “Revising the Air Quality Index and Setting a Significant Harm Level for PM2.5,” EPA’s 

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Issue Paper for Discussion at National Air 

Quality Conference, February 2007. 

6. “U.S. EPA – South Coast Air Quality Management District Agreement for Partial 

Delegation of Authority to Issue and Modify Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

Permits Subject to 40 CFR 52.21,” July 25, 2007. 

7. California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) Air Toxic Hot Spots 

Program Risk Assessment Guidelines, Appendix A-1 (“Substances for Which Emissions 

Must be Quantified”), approved by the California Office of Administrative Law on 

August 27, 2007. 

8. Memorandum from William T. Harnett, Director, Air Quality Policy Division, OAQPS, 

“Guidance on SIP Elements Required Under Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 1997 8-

hour Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” October 2, 2007. 
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9. Letter from James Goldstene, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board to 

Laura Yoshii, Action Regional Administrator, Region 9, U.S. EPA regarding 

infrastructure SIP certification for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, July 7, 2009. 

10. Memorandum from William T. Harnett, Director, Air Quality Policy Division, OAQPS, 

“Guidance on SIP Elements Required Under Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 2006 24-

Hour Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” September 25, 

2009. 

11. Letter from Jack Broadbent, Executive Officer/APCO, Bay Area Air Quality 

Management District to Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, Region 9, U.S. EPA 

regarding “Guidance on ‘Appendix S’ Non-attainment NSR Permitting for PM2.5 Sources 

During PM2.5 Transition Period,” October 28, 2009. 

12. South Coast Air Quality Management District Staff Report Proposed Rule 1420.1 

(“Emissions Standard for Lead from Large Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Facilities”), 

November 2010. 

13. South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1420.1 (“Emission Standard for Lead 

from Large Lead-acid Battery Recycling Facilities”), adopted on November 5, 2010. 

14. “Agreement for Partial Delegation of the Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

(PSD) Program Set Forth In 40 C.F.R. Section 52.21 by the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 9 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District,” March 

8, 2011. 

15. Memorandum from Stephen D. Page, Director, OAQPS, “Guidance on State 

Implementation Plan Elements Required Under Sections 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2) for the 

2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” October 14, 2011. 

16. Memorandum issued by Mark Schmidt, AQAD, OAQPS, EPA, “The Estimated 

Contribution of Ambient Lead (Pb) to Class I Visibility Impairment,” November 7, 2011. 

17. WildEarth Guardians v. Jackson, No. 11-cv-5651 (N.D. Cal.), November 22, 2011. 

18. EME Homer City Generation v. EPA, No. 11-1302 (D.C. Cir.), August 21, 2012. 

19. NRDC v. EPA, 706 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir.), January 4, 2013. 

20. “2013 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan,” San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution 

Control District, May 2013. 

21. News release issued by San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, “Gusty winds 

prompt health caution,” May 5, 2013. 
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22. “Annual Monitoring Network Plan 2013,” North Coast Unified Air Quality Management 

District, June 2013. 

 

23. “Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan,” San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control 

District, June 25, 2013, with eight attachments. 

 

24. “North Central Coast Air Basin, California, 2013 Annual Monitoring Network Plan,” 

Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, June 30, 2013. 

 

25. “Ambient Air Monitoring Annual Network Plan,” Imperial County Air Pollution Control 

District, July 2013. 

 

26. “Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan,” Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 

July 2013. 

27. “Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan,” Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control 

District, July 2013. 

 

28. “Annual Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan,” South Coast Air Quality Management 

District, July 2013. 

 

29. “Annual Monitoring Network Report for Twenty-three Districts in California,” California 

Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board, July 2013. 

30. “2012 Air Monitoring Network Plan,” Bay Area Air Quality Management District, July 

1, 2013. 

31. “2013 Annual Monitoring Network Plan,” Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality 

Management District, July 1, 2013, with two attachments. 

 

32. “2013 Annual Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan,” Great Basin Unified Air Pollution 

Control District, July 15, 2013. 

33. “2012 Ambient Air Quality Network Plan,” San Diego County Air Pollution Control 

District, July 19, 2013. 

34. Memorandum from Stephen D. Page, Director, OAQPS, “Guidance on Infrastructure 

State Implementation Plan Elements under Clean Air Act Sections 110(a)(1) and 

110(a)(2),” September 13, 2013. 

35. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Brad Poiriez, Air Pollution Control Officer, Imperial County Air Pollution 

Control District regarding annual monitoring network plan, December 11, 2013. 
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36. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Eric Stevenson, Director of Technical Services, Bay Area Air Quality 

Management District regarding annual monitoring network plan, December 11, 2013. 

37. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Joel Cordes, Air Monitoring Supervisor, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution 

Control District regarding annual monitoring network plan, December 11, 2013. 

38. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Larry Allen, Air Pollution Control Officer, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution 

Control District regarding annual monitoring network plan, December 11, 2013. 

39. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Larry Greene, Air Pollution Control Officer, Sacramento Metropolitan Air 

Quality Management District regarding annual monitoring network plan, December 11, 

2013. 

40. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Richard L. Martin, Air Pollution Control Officer, North Coast Unified Air 

Quality Management District regarding annual monitoring network plan, December 11, 

2013. 

41. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Richard Stedman, Air Pollution Control Officer, Monterey Bay Unified Air 

Pollution Control District regarding annual monitoring network plan, December 11, 

2013. 

42. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Kent Field, Manager, Air Monitoring Division, Ventura County Air Pollution 

Control District regarding annual monitoring network plan, December 17, 2013. 

43. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Mahmood Hossain, Chief, Monitoring and Technical Services, San Diego County 

Air Pollution Control District regarding annual monitoring network plan, February 6, 

2014. 

44. Letter from Robert Ukeiley, Counsel for Sierra Club, to Gina McCarthy, Administrator, 

Environmental Protection Agency, titled “Clean Air Act Notice of intent to sue pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 7604(b)(2) for failure to take final action on 2010 sulfur dioxide NAAQS 

infrastructure state implementation plan submittal and failure to make finding of failures 

to submit,” February 10, 2014. 
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45. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Karen Magliano, Manager, Air Quality Data Branch, Planning and Technical 

Support Division, California Air Resources Board regarding annual monitoring network 

plan, March 7, 2014. 

46. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Matt Miyasato, Deputy Executive Officer, Science and Technology 

Advancement, South Coast Air Quality Management District regarding annual 

monitoring network plan, March 11, 2014. 

47. EME Homer City Generation, L.P. v. EPA, 696 F.3d 7 (D.C. Cir.), S. Ct. decision, April 

29, 2014. 

48. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Samir Sheikh, Director of Strategies and Incentives, San Joaquin Valley Air 

Pollution Control District regarding annual monitoring network plan, May 8, 2014. 

49. Letter from Meredith Kurpius, Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA to Ted Schade, Air Pollution Control Officer, Great Basin Unified Air Pollution 

Control District regarding annual monitoring network plan, May 20, 2014. 

 

50. “Finding and Notice of Violation in the Matter of: Exide Technologies, Vernon, 

California, Proceeding under Section 113(a), Clean Air Act, As Amended,” Docket No. 

R9-2014-05, May 22, 2014. 

51. Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency, 134 S. Ct. 2427, June 

23, 2014. 

52. Letter from Gretchen Bennitt, Executive Director, Northern Sierra Air Quality 

Management District to Gerardo Rios, Chief, Air Permits Office, Region 9, U.S. EPA 

regarding “40 CFR Part 51, Appendix S Applicability,” July 9, 2014. 

53. Letter from Brian Moss, Administrator, Calaveras County Environmental Management 

Agency to Deborah Jordan, Gerardo Rios, Chief, Air Permits Office, Region 9, U.S. EPA 

regarding “40 CFR Part 51, Appendix S Applicability,” July 10, 2014. 

54. Letter from Mohsen Nasemi, Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality 

Management District to Gerardo Rios, Chief, Air Permits Office, Region 9, U.S. EPA 

regarding “40 CFR Part 51, Appendix S Applicability,” July 10, 2014. 

55. Letter from W. James Wagoner, Air Pollution Control Officer, Butte County Air Quality 

Management District to Gerardo Rios, Chief, Air Permits Office, Region 9, U.S. EPA 

regarding “40 CFR Part 51, Appendix S Applicability,” July 11, 2014. 
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56. Letter from Brad Poiriez, Air Pollution Control Officer, Imperial County Air Pollution 

Control District to Gerardo Rios, Chief, Air Permits Office, Region 9, U.S. EPA 

regarding “40 CFR Part 51, Appendix S Applicability,” July 15, 2014. 

57. Letter from Charles B. Mosher, Air Pollution Control Officer, Mariposa County Air 

Pollution Control District to Gerardo Rios, Chief, Air Permits Office, Region 9, U.S. 

EPA regarding “40 CFR Part 51, Appendix S Applicability,” July 15, 2014. 

58. Letter from Dave Johnston, Air Pollution Control Officer, El Dorado County Air Quality 

Management District to Gerardo Rios, Chief, Air Permits Office, Region 9, U.S. EPA 

regarding “40 CFR Part 51, Appendix S Applicability,” July 18, 2014. 

59. Letter from Richard Corey, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board to Jared 

Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region 9, U.S. EPA regarding withdrawal of 

California’s 2009 infrastructure SIP certification letter for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, July 

18, 2014. 

60. Letter from Mat Ehrhardt, Air Pollution Control Officer, Yolo-Solano Air Quality 

Management District to Gerardo Rios, Chief, Air Permits Office, Region 9, U.S. EPA 

regarding “40 CFR Part 51, Appendix S Applicability,” July 23, 2014. 

61. Letter from Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region 9, U.S. EPA to the 

Honorable Edmund J. Brown, Governor, California regarding EPA’s designations 

intentions for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS, August 19, 2014. 

62. Letter from Robert Ukeiley, Counsel for Sierra Club and WildEarth Guardians, to Gina 

McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, titled “Notice of Intent to 

File Suit over Failure to Find that States Have not Submitted State Implementation Plans 

to Attain and Maintain the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” August 

27, 2014. 

63. Feather River AQMD Notice of Public Hearing regarding permit rule revisions, August 

28, 2014. 

64. Proposed Rule, “Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California; 

Regional Haze Progress Report,” signed September 17, 2014 (pre-publication version). 

65. Findings Notice, “Findings of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plan; California; 

Interstate Transport Requirements for 2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” signed September 29, 2014 (pre-publication 

version).