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# Air Resources Board

Mary D. Nichols, Chairman

1001 I Street • P.O. Box 2815 Sacramento, California 95812 • www.arb.ca.gov Arnold Schwarzenegge r Governor

June 30, 2008

Mr. Wayne Nastri Regional Administrator Region 9
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, California 94105

Dear Mr. Nastri:

The Air Resources Board (ARB) is transmitt ing to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) the 2008 PM2.5 Pl an (Plan) for the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Dis trict). The District adopted t he Plan on April 30, 2008 and transmitted it to ARB on May 2, 2008. ARB approved the Plan on May 22, 2008 as a
revision to the California Stat e Implementation Plan (SIP).

This package consists of five c opies of the following materials.

I. May 2, 2008, letter from Mr. Scott Nest er, Director of Planning for the District, to Mr. James N. Goldstene, ARB Ex ecutive Officer, transmitting:

A. ARB SIP Completeness Checklist.
B. 2008 PM2.5 Plan. C. Evidence of Public Hearing. D. Governing Board Resolution adopting the 2008 PM2.5 Plan.
E. Public Comments. F. Additional Materials (Governing Boar d Report, Initial Study for CEQA).

II. Public notice evidence and transcript fo r the ARB Public Me eting to consider approval of the 2008 PM2.5 Plan. III. ARB Resolution 08-28 adopting the 2008 PM 2.5 Plan as a revision to the SIP.

IV. ARB Staff Report, Analysis of the San Joaq uin Valley 2008 PM2.5 Plan

. V. Written comments received by ARB on the 2008 PM2.5 Plan.Mr. Wayne Nastri June 30, 2008 Page 2

ARB is committed to working with U.S. EPA st aff to provide any additional clarifying information you may need. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Lynn Terry, Deputy Executive Officer, at (916) 322-2739, or have your staff contact Ms. Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Qualit y Data Branch, at (916) 322-7137.

Sincerely,

Lynn Terry signed for

James N. Goldstene
Executive Officer

Enclosures

cc: See next page.Mr. Wayne Nastri June 30, 2008 Page 3

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Mr. Seyed Sadredin
Executive Director/Air Pollution
Control Officer San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District 1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, California 93726

Mr. Scott Nester Director of Planning San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District 1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, California 93726

Mr. Tony Boren
Executive Director Council of Fresno County Governments 2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201 Fresno, California 93721

Mr. Ron Brummett
Executive Director
Kern Council of Governments

1401 19 th Street, Suite 300 Bakersfield, California 93301

Ms. Terri King
Executive Director Kings County Association of Governments 339 West “D” Street, Suite B Lemoore, California 93245

Ms. Patricia Taylor
Executive Director Madera County Transportation Commission 1816 Howard Road, Suite 8 Madera, California 93637Mr. Wayne Nastri June 30, 2008 Page 4

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Mr. Jesse Brown
Executive Director Merced County Association of Governments
369 W. 18 th Street Merced, California 95340

Mr. Andrew Chesley
Executive Director San Joaquin Council of Governments
555 East Weber Avenue Stockton, California 95202

Mr. Vince Harris
Director
Stanislaus Council of Governments 900 H Street, Suite D Modesto, California 95354

Mr. George Finney Executive Secretary Tulare County Association of Governments 5961 S. Mooney Boulevard Visalia, California 93277

Ms. Lynn Terry Deputy Executive Officer
Air Resources Board

Ms. Karen Magliano Planning and Technica l Support Division
Air Resources Board