u 

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. 

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: http://www.arb.ca.00v . 

California Environmental Protection Agency 

Printed on Recycled Paper 
Mr. Jared Blumenfeld 

December 20, 2013 

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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, 

ichard ~Corey 

Executive Officer 

Enclosures 

cc: See next page. 
Mr. Jared Blumenfeld 

December 20, 2013 

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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