Docket Index

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

South Coast 2012 1-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration

(Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0185)

May 5, 2014

A. Rulemaking Documents

A-1. Docket Index, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, South Coast 2012 1-Hour Ozone

Attainment Demonstration, (Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0185), May 5, 2014.

A-2. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation 

Plan Revision; South Coast; 1-Hour Ozone; Proposed Rule, signed May 5, 2014, 

prepublication version.

B. State Submittals

B-1. Letter, James N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional 

Administrator, EPA Region 9, February 13, 2013, with enclosures. 

a. South Coast Air Quality Management District, Final 2012 Air Quality Management 

Plan, December 2012 + 10 Appendices.

b. SCAQMD Governing Board Resolution No. 12-19 (December 7, 2012).

c. Letter, Barry Wallerstein, SCAQMD to James Goldstene, CARB, January 20, 2013.

d. CARB Board Hearing transcript.

e. CARB, Staff Report, Proposed Revisions to the PM2.5 and Ozone State 

Implementation Plans for the South Coast Air Basin, Release Date January 11, 2013.

f. SCAQMD Notice of Public Hearing to Consider the Approval of the South Coast 2012

AQMP, December 7, 2012.

g. CARB Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Approval of the South Coast 2012 AQMP, 

December 21, 2012.

h. CARB Resolution No. 13-3 (January 25, 2013). 

i. Public comments received during SCAQMD adoption process. (4 files)

j. Public comments received during State adoption process. (13 files)

B-2. Letter from Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, South Coast AQMD, to Jared 

Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9, dated May 1, 2014.

B-3. Letter from Richard W. Corey, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board, to 

Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9, dated May 2, 2014.
C. Federal Register and EPA Guidance Documents

C-1. 79 FR 6584, California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; OffHighway Recreational Vehicles and Engines; Notice of Decision (February 4, 2014).

C-2. 79 FR 364, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Antelope Valley Air 

Quality Management District, Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 

Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, and South Coast Air Quality

Management District, Direct Final Rule (January 3, 2014).

C-3. 78 FR 58459, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Antelope Valley

Air Quality Management District, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 

South Coast Air Quality Management District and Ventura County Air Pollution Control 

District, Final rule (September 24, 2013).

C-4. 78 FR 58090, California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Off-Road

Compression Ignition Engines—In-Use Fleets; Notice of Decision; Notice (September 

20, 2013). 

C-5. 78 FR 30768, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule (May 23, 2013).

C-6. 78 FR 21542, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Santa Barbara

County Air Pollution Control District and South Coast Air Quality Management District, 

direct final rule (April 11, 2013).

C-7. 78 FR 18853, Revision to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air

Quality Management District, direct final rule (March 28, 2013).

C-8. 78 FR 18244, Revision to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air

Quality Management District, final rule (March 26, 2013).

C-9. 78 FR 14533, Official Release of EMFAC2011 Motor Vehicle Emission Factor Model 

for Use in the State of California, notice of availability (March 6, 2013).

C-10. 78 FR 889, Finding of Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for

California State Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast, final rule (January 7, 

2013).

C-11. 77 FR 71129, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley

United Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) and South Coast Air Quality

Management District (SCAQMD), final rule (November 29, 2012).
C-12. 77 FR 70707, Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin 

Valley and South Coast; Attainment Plan for the 1997 8-hour Ozone Standards;

Technical Amendments; final rule, technical amendments (November 27, 2012). 

C-13. 77 FR 58072, Finding of Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for 

California State Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast, proposed rule (September 

19, 2012).

C-14. 77 FR 30088Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality

Standards; Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications Approach, Attainment Deadlines and 

Revocation of the 1997 Ozone Standards for Transportation Conformity Purposes; Final 

Rules (May 21, 2012).

C-15. 77 FR 20308 Approval and Promulgation of Implementations Plans; California Air 

Resources Board—In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel-Fueled Truck and Bus Regulation, and 

Drayage Truck Regulation, final rule (April 4, 2012). 

C-16. 77 FR 12674, Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; 

Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards, final rule. (March 1, 2012).

C-17. 77 FR 9239, California State Motor Vehicle and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control 

Standards; Truck Idling Requirements; Notice of Decision (February 16, 2012).

C-18. 76 FR 82133 Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 

California; Determinations of Failure To Attain the One-Hour Ozone Standard, final rule 

(December 30, 2011).

C-19. 76 FR 77515 California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; OceanGoing Vessels At-Berth in California Ports; Notice of Decision (December 13, 2011).

C-20. 76 FR 70888, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule. (November 16, 2011).

C-21. 76 FR 69896, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; 2008 

San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 Plan and 2007 State Strategy; Final rule, (November 9, 

2011). 

C-22. 76 FR 69928, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; 2007 

South Coast PM2.5 Plan and 2007 State Strategy; Final rule. (November 9, 2011).

C-23. 76 FR 60376, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Santa Barbara Air 

Pollution Control District, Sacramento Municipal Air Quality Management District and 

South Coast Air Quality Management District, direct final rule (September 29, 2011).
C-24. 76 FR 572846 Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin

Valley; Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard; Proposed Rule (September 

16, 2011).

C-25. 76 FR 40303, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, proposed rule, (July 8, 2011).

C-26. 75 FR 46845, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule (August 4, 2010).

C-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, final rule (May 5, 2010).

C-28. 75 FR 10420, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: 1-Hour Ozone 

Extreme Area Plan for San Joaquin Valley, CA Final rule (March 8, 2010).

C-29. 74 FR 67821, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule (December 21, 2009).

C-30. 74 FR 33933, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: 1-Hour Ozone

Extreme Area Plan for San Joaquin Valley, CA, proposed rule (July 14, 2009).

C-31. 74 FR 20880, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule (May 6, 2009).

C-32. 74 FR 18995, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule (April 27, 2009).

C-33. 74 FR 10176, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; 

2003 State Strategy and 2003 South Coast Plan for One-Hour Ozone and Nitrogen 

Dioxide, final rule, (March 10, 2009).

C-34. 73 FR 76947, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule (December 18, 2008).

C-35. 73 FR 74027, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule (December 5, 2008).

C-36. 73 FR 16436 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, final rule (March 27, 

2008).

C-37. 72 FR 49196, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, final rule (August 28, 2007).

C-38. Guidance on the Use of Models and Other Analyses for Air Quality Goals in Attainment 

Demonstrations for Ozone, PM2.5, and Regional Haze,” April 2007. 
C-39. 69 FR 43518, Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air

Quality Management District, final rule (July 21, 2004).

C-40. 69 FR 30006, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for California—San 

Joaquin Valley PM–10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 24-

Hour and Annual PM–10 Standards, final rule (May 26, 2004).

C-41. 69 FR 23858 Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the 8-Hour Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Early Action Compact Areas With Deferred 

Effective Dates, final rule (April 30, 2004).

C-43. Guidance for the 1-hour Ozone Nonattainment Areas that Rely on Weight-of-Evidence 

for Attainment Demonstrations, Mid-Course Review Guidance” (March 28, 2002).

C-44. 66 FR 57160 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; 

Houston/Galveston Nonattainment Area; Ozone (November 14, 2001).

C-45. Memorandum from John S. Seitz, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, “Additional Submission on RACM from States with Severe One-Hour Ozone 

Nonattainment Area SIPs,” (December 14, 2000).

C-46. 65 FR 18903 Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; CaliforniaSouth Coast, final rule (April 10, 2000).

C-47. Memorandum entitled “Guidance on Reasonably Available Control Measures (RACM) 

Requirements and Attainment Demonstration Submissions for the Ozone NAAQS,” 

John Seitz (November 30, 1999). 

C-48. Guidance for Improving Weight-of-Evidence Through Identification of Additional 

Emission Reduction Not Modeled (November 1999).

C-49. 62 FR 38856, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, final rule (July 18, 

1997).

C-50. 62 FR 1150 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California Ozone, 

final rule (January 8, 1997).

C-51. “Guidance on Use of Modeled Results to Demonstrate Attainment of the Ozone 

NAAQS,” EPA-454/B-95-007 (June 1996).

C-52. 57 FR 13498 State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the Implementation of

Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, General Preamble for Proposed Future 

Rulemakings (April 16, 1992).

C-53. 56 FR 56694 Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes, final rule, 

(November 6, 1991). 
C-54. Guideline for Regulatory Application of the Urban Airshed Model, EPA-450/4-91-013 

(July 1991).

C-55. 44 FR 20372 “State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for Proposed Rulemaking 

on Approval of Plan Revisions for Nonattainment Areas,” (April 4, 1979).

C-56. 44 FR 8202 Revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Photochemical 

Oxidants, final rulemaking (February 8, 1979).

C-57. 43 FR 8962 Attainment Status Designations, final rulemaking (March 3, 1978). 

D. Other State Submittals

D-1. Letter, James N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB, to Wayne Nastri, Regional 

Administrator, EPA Region 9, November 16, 2007.

a. California Air Resources Board, Proposed State Strategy for California’s 2007 State 

Implementation Plan, adopted September 27, 2007. (9 files) 

b. CARB Resolution No. 07-28, September 27, 2007 with attachments A & B (3 files).

c. State of California, Air Resource Board, Executive Order No. S-07-002, November 15, 

2007. 

D-2. Letter, James Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB to Wayne Nastri, Regional 

Administrator, EPA Region 9, November 28, 2007 (transmitting South Coast 2007 

AQMP).

a. South Coast Air Quality Management District, 2007 AQMP, June 1, 2007 + 10 

Appendices.

b. SCAQMD Governing Board Resolution No. 07-9 (June 1, 2007).

c. CARB, Staff Report, Analysis of the South Coast 2007 AQMP, September 21, 2007 

(Report and 3 appendices).

d. CARB Resolution No. 07-41 (September 27, 2007). 

D-3. Letter, James N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB, to Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional 

Administrator, EPA Region 9, August 12, 2009.

a. California Air Resources Board, Status Report on the State Strategy for California’s 

2007 State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Proposed Revisions to the SIP Reflecting 

Implementation of the 2007 State Strategy, adopted April 24, 2009.

b. CARB Resolution No. 09-34, April 24, 2009.
D-4. Letter, James N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional 

Administrator, EPA Region 9, July 29, 2011, with enclosures. 

a. CARB, “8-Hour Ozone State Implementation Plan Revisions and Technical Revisions to 

the PM2.5 State Implementation Plan Transportation Conformity Budgets for the South 

Coast and San Joaquin Valley Air Basins,” July 21, 2011.

b. CARB Resolution No. 11- 22, July 21, 2011.

c. State of California, Air Resource Board, Executive Order No. S-11-016, July 29, 2011.

D-5. Letter, James N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional 

Administrator, EPA Region 9, August 29, 2011. 

D-6. The South Coast annual monitoring plan, Appendix A, contains a map of the SCAQMD 

ozone monitoring network at this URL: http://aqmd.gov/tao/AQReports/AQMonitoringNetworkPlan/AppendixA.pdf, page A-1.

D-7. SCAQMD Technology Advancement Office, Clean Fuels Program

2012 Annual Report and 2013 Plan Update, March 2013, available at this URL: 

http://aqmd.gov/tao/Demonstration/Reports/2012AnnualReport_2013PlanUpdate.pdf.

D-8. Letter from Richard W. Corey, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board, to 

Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9, dated March 6, 2014.

E. Other Documents

E-1. Amended Opinion, Association of Irritated Residents v. United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, Docket Nos. 09-71383 and 09-71404 (consolidated) January 27, 

2012.

E-2. Letter, Lynn Terry, Deputy Executive Office, CARB, to Deborah Jordan, Director, Air 

Division, EPA–Region 9, August 10, 2011.

a. Attachment 1 to August 10, 2011 letter.

b. Attachment 2 to August 10, 2011 letter.

E-3. Letter, James Goldstene, Executive Officer, CARB to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional 

Administrator, EPA Region 9, November 18, 2011.

E-4. Electronic mail from Michael Flagg, USEPA Region 9, Air Quality Analysis office, to 

Wienke Tax, USEPA Region 9, Air Planning office, dated February 11, 2014 with six 

attachments.

a. SC 1 hr DV

b. SC 1 hr DV monitor
c. SC 1-hr max

d. South Coast_1HourMax_1990-2013

e. South Coast_Max1HourOzone_1990-2013

f. South Coast_Ozone_Workbook_2008-2013

E-5. Electronic mail from Michael Flagg, USEPA Region 9, Air Quality Analysis office, to 

Wienke Tax, USEPA Region 9, Air Planning office, dated February 26, 2014.

g. E-5a. South Coast 1-hour max 1990-2013 spreadsheet

E-6. Memorandum to Docket EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0185 from Carol Bohnenkamp, Air 

Quality Analysis Office, EPA Region 9, “Review of the Modeling for the Attainment 

Demonstration for the Proposed Rulemaking Action on the South Coast 2012 AQMP for 

the One Hour Ozone Standard”, dated May 1, 2014.

E-7. http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/levprog/levprog.htm contains a description of the CARB 

Low Emission Vehicle program.

E-8. http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/zevprog/zevprog.htm contains a description of the CARB 

Zero Emission Vehicle program.

E-9. http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/clean_cars/acc%20summary-final.pdf contains a 

description of the CARB Advanced Clean Car program.

E-10. Southern California Association of Governments, 2012-2035 Regional Transportation 

Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy, available at: 

http://rtpscs.scag.ca.gov/Pages/2012-2035-RTP-SCS.aspx.

E-11. See http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/demo.htm for a listing of 2009-2013 AQIPfunded projects.

E-12. U.S. EPA Region 9, CARB Rules and Measures 1990-2013, May 2, 2014.

F. Public Comments