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PUBLIC HEARING RULE 2012 AQMP 

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am 

over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above 

entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the LOS 

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

PROPOSED 2012 AIR QUALITY 

MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY 

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (AQMD) 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public 

hearing on the matter of adoption of the 

2012 Air Quality Management Plan 

(AQMP) for the South Coast Air Quality 

Management District (AQMD) will be held 

on Friday, December 7, 2012 in the 

Auditorium at AQMD Headquarters, 

21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA, at 9:00a.m., or later, at which time evidence 

will be taken and all interested persons 

will be heard by the AQMD Board. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this 

public hearing also concerns a report on 

the health impacts of particulate matter air 

pollution in the South Coast Air Basin. 

The report has been included in Appendix 

I (Health Effects) of the 2012 AQMP. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 

2012 AQMP is designed to meet federal 

Clean Air Act requirements and 

addresses the attainment demonstration 

requirements of the federal Clean Air Act 

for the South Coast Air Basin (Los 

Angeles County, Orange County, San 

Bernardino County and Riverside 

County). 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 

2012 AQMP will be submitted to the 

California Air Resources Board (CARS) 

and the Environmental Protection Agency 

for inclusion into the State Implementation 

Plan (SIP). 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 

Plan addresses air quality standards for 

24-hour PM2.5 and 1-hour ozone, as well 

as updates provisions relevant to the a- hour ozone standard. This revision to the 

AQMP updates transportation emission 

budgets based on the latest motor vehicle emissions model and planning 

assumptions. The Plan also incorporates 

significant new scientific data, emissions 

inventories, ambient measurements, and 

air quality models. The 2012 AQMP is jointly prepared by the District, CARS, and 

Southern California Association of 

Governments (SCAG). 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 

2012 AQMP includes new information on 

key elements such as: 

· Current air quality and health effects of 

air pollution; 

· Improved emission inventories; 

· An overall control strategy comprised of 

Stationary and Mobile Source Control 

Measures; 

· An attainment demonstration for the 24-

hour PM2.5 standard; 

Updated attainment demonstration for 

the revoked 1-hour ozone standard; 

Further specifications of certain 

measures to provide emission reductions 

for the 1-hour and 8-hour ozone standard; 

Motor vehicle emission budgets for 

transportation conformity purposes. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 

Revised Draft 2012 AQMP was released 

for public comment and review on 

September 7, 2012 following the release 

of the initial Draft 2012 AQMP on July 18, 

2012. Six regional workshops were held 

from July 10 through August 9, 2012 to discuss the Plan and solicit public input. 

Four regional public hearings were held from September 11 through September 

13, 2012 to discuss the modifications to 

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the Draft 2012 AQMP based on the 

comments received on the Draft 2012 AQMP. Comments on the Revised Draft 2012 AQMP are encouraged to be 

submitted by November 12, 2012 in order to provide time to respond and 

incorporate changes to the Plan where 

appropriate. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that four regional public hearings are to be held from November 13 through November 15, 2012 to discuss the modifications in the Draft Final 2012 AQMP based on the comments received on the Draft and 

Revised Draft 2012 AQMP. Notice was 

heretofore given of these hearings under 

the California Health & Safety Code 

§40466. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, 

pursuant to the California Environmental 

Act (CEQA) a Program Environmental 

Impact Report (PEIR) for the 2012 AQMP 

was prepared and released for a 45-day 

public comment and review period ending 

October 23, 2012. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a 

Socioeconomic Report for the 2012 

AQMP was prepared and released for a 

45-day public comment and review period 

ending November 12, 2012. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 

AQMD has prepared documents, for 

consideration by the AQMD Board, 

including: 

Draft Final 2012 AQMP and 

accompanying appendices; 

o Health Effects Report (Appendix I) 

o Current Air Quality (Appendix II) 

o Emission Inventories (Appendix Ill) 

o Control Strategies (Appendix IV) o Modeling/Attainment Demonstration (Appendix V) 

o RACM Analysis (Appendix VI) 

o 1-hour Ozone Attainment 

Demonstration (Appendix VII) 

o VMT Offset Requirement Demonstration 

(Appendix VIII) 

Draft Program Environmental Impact 

Report for 2012 AQMP (Final PEIR 

anticipated to be available midNovember); and 

Draft Socioeconomic Report for 2012 

AQMP (Final Socioeconomic Report 

anticipated to be available midNovember). 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that 

comment letters submitted to the AQMD on the 2012 AQMP have been made 

available online when received 

(http://www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/2012aqmp/c 

ommentletters/commentlist.html) and 

responses to these comments are being 

prepared to be released prior to the Board 

Adoption Hearing for consideration during 

the adoption hearing. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all the 

documents listed above as already 

prepared are available (along with Draft and Revised Draft 2012 AQMP) and may 

be obtained from the District's Public 

Information Center or the District's 2012 

AQMP website located at: 

http://www.aqmd .gov/aqmp/20 12aqmpflnd 

ex.htm or from Derrick Alatorre, Assistant 

Deputy Executive Officer/Public Advisor, 

21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 

91765-4182, (909) 396-3122, 

dalatorre@aqmd.gov 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that 

interested persons may attend the Public 

Hearing and submit oral or written 

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statements on any or all of the documents 

listed above. 

Written comments can be submitted 

electronically at: 

http://www.aqmc .gov/aqmp/2012aqmp/Co 

mments.htm or via email at 

2012aqmpcomments@aqmc .gov 

The District Board will consider all 

comments received from all the regional 

hearings as part of its deliberations on the 

adoption of the 2012 AQMP at the final 

public hearing. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at the 

conclusion of the public hearing, the 

AQMD Board may adopt the 2012 AQMP 

or variations of the 2012 AQMP, which 

are justified by the evidence presented or 

may decline to adopt all or part of the 

2012AQMP. 

lnfonmation about the 2012 AQMP can be 

obtained by contacting Dr. Philip Fine, 

Planning and Rules Manager, Planning, 

Rule Development, and Area Sources, 

South Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley Drive, 

Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182, (909) 396-

2239, pfine@aqmc.gov 

Interested persons may attend and submit 

oral or written statements at the Board 

Hearing. Twenty-five (25) copies of all 

written materials must be submitted to the 

Clerk of the Boards. Individuals who wish 

to submit written comments for review 

prior to the public hearing must submit 

such comments to the Clerk of the 

Boards, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond 

Bar, CA, 91765, (909) 396-2500, or to 

cob@aqmc.gov 

November 27 2012. 

on 

Electronic 

or before 

submittals 

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will .QD]y be accepted if no more than 10 

pages including attachments; and in MS 

Word, plain or HTML format. 

DATED: October 31,2012 

11/7112 

SAUNDRA McDANIEL 

Clerk of the Boards 

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