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Matthew Rodriquez Secretary for Environmental Protection 

# Air Resources Board
Mary D. Nichols, Chairman 1001 1 Street • P.O. Box 2815 Sacramento, California 95812 • vvww.arb.ca.gov Edmund G. Brown Jr. Govemor

December 20, 2013

Mr. Jared Blumenfeld Regional Administrator Region 9 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, California 94105 Dear Mr. Blumenfeld: The Air Resources Board (ARB) is submitting to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) the 2013 San Joaquin Valley State Implementation Plan (Plan) for 1-hour ozone. This submittal also includes a demonstration that growth of emissions from growth of vehicle miles traveled is ofFset as required by the Clean Air Act section 182 (d) (1) for both the 1-hour and the 8-hour ozone standard. The San Joaquin Valley District (District) adopted the Plan on September 19, 2013 and transmitted it to ARB on September 25, 2013. ARB approved the Plan on November 21, 2013 as a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the San Joaquin Valley. This package consists of two hard copies and one compact disk of the following materials: I. September 25, 2013 letter from Mr. Samir Sheikh, Director of Strategies and Incentives for the District, to Mr. Richard Corey, ARB Executive Officer, including:

A. ARB SIP Completeness Checklist. B. 2013 1-hour Ozone Plan with Appendices. C. Evidence of Public Hearing. D. Governing Board Resolution adopting the 2013 1-hour Ozone Plan. E. Governing Board Memo.
II. District CEQA Initial Study and Notice of Exemption. I II. Public notice evidence and transcript for ARB Public Meeting to consider approval of the San Joaquin Valley Plan. IV. ARB Resolution 13-45 adopting the Plan as a revision to the SIP for the San Joaquin Valley.

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California Environmental Protection Agency

Printed on Recycled PaperMr. Jared Blumenfeld

December 20, 2013 Page 2 V. ARB Staff Report, San Joaquin Valley 2093 Plan for the Federal 1-Hour Ozone 

### Standard. ARB is committed to working with U.S. EPA staff to provide any additional clarifying information needed. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Lynn Terry, Deputy Executive Officer, at (916) 322-2739, or have your staff contact Ms. Sylvia Vanderspek, Chief, Air Quality Planning Branch, at (916) 324-7163. Sincerely,

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# ~ Corey Executive Officer
Enclosures

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### Mr. Jared Blumenfeld

December 20, 2013 Page 3

cc: (w/o enclosures) Ms. Deborah Jordan, Director Region 9, Air Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, California 94105 Mr. Seyed Sadredin Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 1990 East Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, California 93726 Mr. Samir Sheikh Director of Strategies and Incentives San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 1990 East Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, California 93726 Ms. Lynn Terry Deputy Executive Officer Executive Office Ms. Sylvia Vanderspek, Chief Air Quality Planning and Science Division