CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER A REPORT ON REDUCTIONS 

ACHIEVED FROM INCENTIVE-BASED EMISSION REDUCTION MEASURES IN THE 

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY 

The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) will conduct a public meeting at the time and 

place noted below to consider a report on reductions achieved from incentive-based 

emission reduction measures in the San Joaquin Valley. lfapproved, this report will be 

submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for inclusion 

in the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) as a demonstration supporting SIP 

creditability under the approved SJV PM2.5 SIP. 

DATE: October 23, 2014 

TIME: 9:00a.m. 

PLACE: South Coast Air Pollution Control District 

Auditorium 

21865 Copley Drive 

Diamond Bar, California 91765 

This item will be considered at a two-day meeting of the Board, which will commence at 

9:00a.m., October 23, 2014, and may continue at 8:30a.m., on October 24, 2014. This 

item may not be considered until October 24, 2014. Please consult the agenda for the 

meeting, which will be available at least 10 days before October 23, 2014, to determine 

the day on which this item will be considered. 

BACKGROUND 

In 2008, the Board adopted a SIP for the San Joaquin Valley to attain the 15 1Jg/m3 

annual PM2.5 standard (SJV PM2.5 Plan). In 2011, ARB amended the SJV PM2.5 

Plan and, on November 9, 2011, the U.S. EPA approved the amended SJV PM2.5 Plan. 

In the SJV PM2.5 Plan, ARB committed to achieve the aggregate emission reductions 

necessary to reach the attainment emissions targets via ongoing reductions from the 

State's existing control program, new emission reduction measures described in the 

SIP, or alternative emission reduction measures including incentive programs. 

Implementation of the SJV PM2.5 Plan has led to the adoption of statewide rules and 

regulations as well as San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (District) rules 

that have achieved significant emission reductions in the San Joaquin Valley. These 

rules and regulations have been approved by U.S. EPA as part of the SJV PM2.5 Plan. 

ARB and the District have also been implementing incentive programs in the San 

Joaquin Valley that accelerate the purchase of cleaner technologies beyond those 
achieved by regulations alone. Specifically these are the Carl Moyer Memorial Air 

Quality Standards Attainment Program (Moyer) and Proposition 1 B: Goods Movement 

Emission Reduction Program (Prop 1 B). 

In order for emission reductions from incentive programs to be credited toward fulfilling 

a SIP commitment, U.S. EPA guidance requires that reductions be quantifiable, surplus, 

enforceable and permanent. This report shows how emission reductions from the 

Moyer and Prop 1 B programs satisfy these U.S. EPA requirements, and quantifies the 

emission reductions from these programs for projects that will be in place throughout 

the SJV PM2.5 Plan attainment year of 2014. The report also demonstrates how the 

reductions meet U.S. EPA requirements for credit toward fulfilling the aggregate 

emission reductions commitment in the SJV PM2.5 Plan. 

If approved by ARB, the proposed report on reductions achieved from incentive-based 

emission reduction measures in the San Joaquin Valley will be submitted to U.S. EPA 

for inclusion in the California SIP as required by the federal Clean Air Act. 

PROPOSED ACTION 

Staff recommends that the Board approve the Report on Incentive-based Emission 

Reduction Measures in the San Joaquin Valley and direct staff to submit the report to 

U.S. EPA as a demonstration of SIP creditability of incentive-based reduction for the 

SJV PM2.5 SIP. 

Copies of the ARB staff report will be available on September 22, 2014. These may be 

obtained from ARB's Public Information Office, 1001 I Street, First Floor, Environmental 

Services Center, Sacramento, California, 95814, (916) 322-2990. The report may also 

be obtained from ARB's website at http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/sip.htm. 

Interested members of the public may present comments orally or in writing at the 

meeting and may provide comments by postal mail or by electronic submittal before the 

meeting. To be considered by the Board, written comments not physically submitted at 

the meeting, must be received no later than 5:00 pm, October 20, 2014, and 

addressed to the following: 

Postal mail: Clerk of the Board,Air Resources Board 

1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814 

Electronic submittal: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php 

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code 

section 6250 et seq.), your written and verbal comments, attachments, and associated 

contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public 

record and can be released to the public upon request. 

ARB requests that written and email statements on this item be filed at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting so that ARB staff and Board members have additional time to 

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consider each comment. Further inquiries regarding this matter should be directed to 

Carol Sutkus, Manager of the South Coast Air Quality Planning Section, (916) 322-1229 

or Tiffany Mateo, Air Resource Engineer, (916) 445-0098. 

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST 

Consistent with California Government Code Section 7296.2, special accommodation or 

language needs may be provided for any of the following: 

• An interpreter to be available at the meeting; 

• Documents made available in an alternate format or another language; 

• A disability-related reasonable accommodation. 

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact the Clerk 

of the Board at (916) 322-5594 or by facsimile at (916) 322-3928 as soon as possible, 

but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled Board meeting. 

TTY/TOO/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. 

Consecuente con Ia secci6n 7296.2 del C6digo de Gobierno de California, una 

acomodaci6n especial o necesidades linguisticas pueden ser suministradas para 

cualquiera de los siguientes: 

• Un interprete que este disponible en Ia audiencia; 

• Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno u otro idioma; 

• Una acomodaci6n razonable relacionados con una incapacidad. 

Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor 

llame a Ia oficina del Consejo al (916) 322-5594 o envie un fax a (916) 322-3928 lo 

mas pronto posible, pero no me nos de 10 dias de trabajo antes del dia programado 

para Ia audiencia del Consejo. TTY/TOO/Personas que necesiten este servicio 

pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisi6n de Mensajes de California. 

CALIFORNIA AIR 'RESOURCES BOARD 

Executive 

RiChafdWC /\ 

Officer 

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Date: 

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 enerf:!Y costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.qov. 

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