Matthew Rodriquez 

Secretary for 

Environmental 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. Environmental 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 able to meet 

the RFP requirement without them. U.S. EPA staff has requested that the budgets be 

recalculated without these reductions so that the budgets and RFP demonstration are 

consistent. U.S. EPA staff have also asked that the recalculated budgets be submitted 

as a State Implementation 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 final action on the 2012 PM2.5 

Plan. 

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.gov. 

California Environmental Protection Agency 

Printed on Recycled Paper 
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 Joaquin Valley Draft 24-Ho ur PM2.5 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets 

(tons per winter season day) 

• Established by conventional rounding. 

2014 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets 

--.-. ....... -........ _ .......... __ .. _ -- --.. -- ............................. ._ .. 

County 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 0.00 -0.14 0.00 

ACC 0:00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 .00 

Total 1.03 31.58 1.19 43.13 0.23 

Air Basin Total 

Disaggregated County Totals I 1.0471 31.6021 1.218J 43.168J 0.234J 

Budgei 1.0 31 .6 1.2 43.2 0.2 

2017 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets 

--·-

. ....... 

-

.......... __ ...... ,,. ........................................ ................................ 

County Fresno I Kem I Kings 

PM2.5 NOx PM2.5 NOx PM2.5 

Baseline EMFAC2011 0.94 25.30 1.04 34.44 0.20 

AB1493 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Smog Check 0.00 -0.15 0.00 -0.14 0.00 

ACC -0.01 -0.07 -0.01 -0.06 0.00 

Total 0.92 25.08 1.02 34.25 0.20 

Air Basin Total 

Disaggregated County Totals 0.934 25.156 1.036 34.350 0.200 

Budget 0.9 25.2 1.0 34.4 0.2 

I 

NOx 

8.86 

0.00 

-0.03 

0.00 

8.83 83~ 8.8 

I 

NOx 

7.17 

0.00 

-0.03 

-0.01 

7.13 

7.150 

7.2 

Madera I Merced I San Joaquin I Stanislaus I Tulare 

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

0.25 8.79 0.48 17.28 0.68 20.12 0.49 15.21 0.45 

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 

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

0.25 8.741 0.48 17.211 0.68 20.00 0.49 15.11 0.45 

0.259J 8.7441 0.488 17.224 0.691 20.018 0.499 15.123 0.463 14

0.3 8.7 0.5 17.2 0.7 20.0 0.5 15.1 0.5 

Madera I Merced I San Joaquin I Stanislaus J Tulare 

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

0.23 7.03 0.42 13.78 0.63 16.00 0.46 12.14 0.40 1

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

0.00 -0.05 0.00 -0.06 0.00 -0.11 0.00 -0.09 0.00 

0.00 -0.02 0.00 -0.03 -0.01 -0.05 -0.01 -0.05 -0.01 

0.22 6.96 0.42 13.681 0.62 15.84 0.451 12.001 0.391 1

0.228 6.981 0.423 13.7221 0.626 15.886 0.4551 12.0391 0.3971 10

0.2 7.0 0.4 13.7 0.6 15.9 0.5 12.0 0.4