# Matthew Rodriquez Secretary for En vironmental Protection 

# October 7 , 2014 Jared Blumenfeld Regional Administrator 

# Air Resources Board Mary D. Nichols, Chairman

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



# U .S . Envi ronmental Protection Agency Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco , California 94105 Dear Mr. Blumenfeld: Edmund G. Brown Jr. Governor



# I am writing to provide additional information in support of the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA) upcoming proposed action on the San Joaquin Valley 2012 PM2 .5 Plan . . The transportation conformity budgets in the 2012 PM2 .5 Plan , Table C-4 , included the benefits of incentive programs and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (District) employee trip reduction rule . Those benefits were not included in the plan's reasonable further progress (RFP) demonstration because the region was ab le to meet the RFP requ irement without them. U .S . EPA staff has requested that the budgets be recalculated without these reductions so that the budgets and RFP demonstration are cons istent. U.S . EPA staff have also asked that the recalculated budgets be subm itted as a State Imp lementation Plan (SIP) amendment. The attachment provides a revised Table C-4 with recalculated 2014 and 2017 transportation conformity budgets along with the corresponding motor vehicle emissions budgets worksheet. The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) will make the revised table by October 20 , 2014 , available for public review 30-days prior to its November 20, 2014 hearing . Pending Board approval , ARB staff will submit the budgets as a SIP amendment prior to U .S . EPA taking f inal action on the 2012 PM2 .5 Plan .

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# Mr. Jared Blumenfeld October 7 , 2014 Page 2 If you have any questions, please call Ms . Lynn Terry , Deputy Executive Officer, at (916) 322-2739, or have your staff contact Mr. Kurt Karperos , Chief, Air Quality Planning and Science Division, at (916) 322-5350. Sincerely,



# _/;; **~** Richard



# Core **J** Executive Officer Attachment 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. Andrew Chesley Executive Director San Joaquin Council of Governments 555 East Weber Avenue Stockton , California 95202 Mr. Carlos Yamzon Executive Director Stanislaus Council of Governments 1111 I Street, Suite 308 Modesto , California 95354 Continued next page .

# Mr. Jared Blumenfeld October 7, 2014 Page 3 (continued) Ms. Marjie Kirn Executive Director Merced County Association of Governments 369 West 18th Street Merced , California 95340 Ms . Patricia Taylor Executive Director Madera County Transportation Commission 2001 Howard Road , Suite 201 Madera , California 93637 Mr. Tony Boren Executive Director Fresno Council of Governments 2035 Tulare Street , Suite 201 Fresno , California 93721 Ms . Terri King Executive Director Kings County Association of Governments 339 West "D" Street , Suite B Lemoore , California 93245 Mr. Ted Smalley Executive Director Tulare County Association of Governments 210 North Church Street, Suite B Visalia , California 93291 Mr. Ahron Hakimi Executive Director Kern Council of Governments 1401 19th Street, Suite 300 Bakersfield, California 93301 Ms. Lynn Terry Deputy Executive Officer Executive Office Mr. Kurt Karperos , Division Chief Air Quality Planning and Science Division

# Attachment

# County Fresno Kern (SJV) Kings Madera Merced San Joaquin Stanislaus Tulare Table C-4 Transportation Conformity Budgets* (tons per winter season day) 2014 PM2.5 NOx PM2.5



# 1.0 31 .6 0 .9 1.2 43 .2 1.0 0.2 8.8 0 .2 0.3 8 .7 0 .2 0.5 17.2 0.4 0.7 20.0 0.6 0 .5 15.1 0 .5 0 .5 14 .3 0.4 2017 NOx 

# 25 .2 34.4 7.2 7 .0 13 .7 15 .9 12.0 10.7 *Budgets for 2019 are not included here because 2019 is not a reasonable further progress milestone year for a nonattainment area classified as moderate . The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Board approved a request for a serious classification on September 18 , 2014 .San J oaq u in Valley Draft 24- H o ur PM2

. 5 Motor Veh i cle Em issio n s Budgets

(tons

per wi nter season d ay)

• Es tab l is hed by con ve ntional rounding . 2014

Motor V e hicl e Emissions Budgets

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Fresno I Kem I Kings

PM2 . 5 NOx PM2 . 5 NOx PM2 . 5
Baseline

EMFAC2011 1 . 03 31.74 1 . 19 43 .28 0 . 23

AB1493 0.00 0.00 0 .00 0.00 0 . 00

Smog

Check 0.00 -0.16 0 .0 0 -0.14 0. 00

ACC

0 : 00 0.00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00

T

ot al 1 . 03 31 .5 8 1 . 1 9 43 . 13 0 . 23

Ai

r Basin Total Disaggregated

Co un ty Totals I 1 . 04 7 1 31.6021 1 .2 18J 43.168J 0 . 234 J

Budgei

1 . 0 31 . 6 1 .2 43.2 0.2

2017 M otor Vehicle Emissions Budgets

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·- . ....... - . ......... __ ...... ,,. ........................................ . ............................... County

Fresno I Kem I Kings

PM2 . 5 NOx P M2.5 NOx PM2.5

Basel

in e EMFA C2 011 0 . 94 25 . 30 1.04 34.44 0 . 20

AB 149 3 -0 . 01 0 . 00 0.00 0 . 00 0 . 00

Smo

g Chec k 0 . 00 -0 . 15 0.00 -0 . 14 0 . 00

ACC

-0 . 01 -0 . 07 -0. 01 - 0 . 06 0 . 00

T

otal 0.92 25.08 1 .02 34 . 25 0 . 20

Ai

r Basin T otal Disaggregated

County Tota l s 0 .934 25. 1 56 1.036 34.350 0.200

Budget

0.9 25 . 2 1 . 0 34 . 4 0 . 2 I NOx 8 . 86 0 .0 0 -

0 .03 0.00 8 . 83 **83~** 8 . 8 I NOx 7 . 17 0 . 00 -0 . 03 -

0 . 0 1 7.

13 7 . 150 7 . 2 Madera I Merced I San Joaquin I Sta ni s l a u s I

Tulare San Joaquin Valley I Air Basin

PM2 . 5 NOx I P M2 . 5 NOx PM2 . 5 NO x PM2 . 5 NOx I PM2.5 NOx PM2 .5 NOx

0.25

8 . 79 0.48 17 . 28 0 .68 20 . 1 2 0 . 4 9 15 .2 1 0.45 14 .37

0.00 0.00 0.00 0 .00 0 .00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 .00 0.00

0 . 00 - 0 . 05 0 . 00 - 0 . 07 0 . 00 - 0 . 12 0 . 00 -0 . 10 0 .00 -0.09

0.00

0.00 0 . 00 0 .0 0 0 .00 0.00 0.00 0 . 00 0.00 0.00

0 . 25 8 . 74 1 0 . 48 17 . 211 0 . 68 2 0 . 00 0.49 15.11 0 .45 14 . 27 4 .80 158 . 87 4.9

1 159 1

0.259J

8.744 1 0.48 8 17 .22 4 0.691 20.018 0 . 499 15 . 1 23 0.463 1 4.286

0

.3 8 .7 0.5 17.2 0.7 20.0 0 .5 15 . 1 0 . 5 14. 3 4.9 1 159 . 01

Madera I Merced I San Joaquin I Stanislaus 

### J Tulare San Joaqu in Valley I Air Bas i n

PM2 . 5 NOx I PM2.5 NOx PM2.5 NOx PM2.5 NOx PM2.5 NOx PM2 . 5 NOx

0 . 23 7 . 0 3 0.42 13.78 0 . 63 16 . 0 0 0.46 1 2 . 14 0.40 10 . 80

0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0.00 0 . 00

0 . 00 -0 . 05 0.0 0 -0 . 06 0 . 00 - 0 . 1 1 0 . 00 -0 . 09 0.00 -0 . 08

0 . 00 - 0 .02 0 . 0 0 -0 . 03 -0 . 01 - 0 . 05 -0 . 01 -0 . 05 -0 . 0 1 -0 . 04

0 . 22 6 . 96 0.42 13 . 68 1 0 . 62 15 . 84 0 . 45 1 12 . 00 1 0 .39 1 10 . 68 4.24 1 1 25 . 621

4 . 3 126

0 . 228 6 . 9 81 0.423 13 . 722 1 0 . 626 1 5 . 886 0 . 455 1 1 2.039 1 0 .39 7 1 10.715

0 . 2 7 . 0 0.4 13.7 0.6 15.9 0 . 5 12 . 0 0.4 10 . 7 4 . 3l_ 126.oj