BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO. 2OI2.II

A Resolution of the

Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District

to Adopt the Emissions Inventory for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) for Year 2010

and to Approve Submittal of the Emissions Inventory to CARB and EPA

to Revise the California State Implementation Plan

WHEREAS, under section 109 of the Clean Air Act, the United States Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) has established national ambient air quality standards

(NAAQS) for certain regulated pollutants, including fine particulate matter (PMz.s);

WHEREAS, EPA conducts periodic reviews of the NAAQS to determine whether they

should be revised to protect the public health;

WHEREAS, on October 17,2006, EPA lowered the federal Z4-hour national ambient air

quality standards for fine particulate matter (24-hour PMz.s NAAQS) from 65 ¡rglm3 to

35 pglm3;

WHEREAS, effective December 14,200L,EPA designated the San Francisco Bay Area

Air Basin (Bay Area) as a nonattainment area for the 2006 Z4-hour PMz.s NAAQS;

WHEREAS, under sections 110 and 172 ofthe Clean Air Act, the State of California is

required to submit revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) related to attainment

of the 2006 PMz s NAAQS in each nonattainment area, including the Bay Area;

WHEREAS, section 172 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. $ 7502(cX3), requires the State

to include in the SIP revisions "a comprehensive, accurate, current inventory of actual

emissions from all sources of the relevant pollutant or pollutants in [each nonattainment]

aÍea," including the Bay Area;

WHEREAS, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (District) is the agency

responsible for monitoring ambient air quality in the Bay Area;

WHEREAS, District staff has presented a proposed Emissions Inventory for Fine

Particulate Matter (PMz.s) by source category for the Bay Area for year 2010

(Emissions Inventory) based on the best available methodologies and data for

consideration and approval by this Board of Directors;

WHEREAS, District staff recommends that the Board of Directors adopt the Emissions

Inventory and approve submittal of the Emissions Inventory to the California Air

Resources Board (CARB) and EPA to revise the California SIP;

WHEREAS, this mafter has been duly noticed and heard in compliance with applicable

requirements of state law, including the Califomia Government Code;
WHEREAS, federal law set forth in section 110(l) of the Clean Air Act and Title 40,

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), section 5I.102, requires at least 30 days' notice and

an opportunity for public comment and hearing prior to adoption of any SIP revision and

submittal to EPA;

WHEREAS, as required by federal law, at least 30 days prior to this public hearing

before the Board of Directors, District staff made the Emissions Inventory and related

documents available for public review and duly noticed the District's intention to forward

the Emissions Inventory to CARB for submittal to EPA to revise the California SIP;

WHEREAS, the District received no comments, suggestions or input from the public

relating to the Emissions Inventory SIP submittal;

WHEREAS, District staff has prepared and presented to the Board of Directors a staff

report (memorandum) pertaining to the Emissions Inventory that has been considered by

the Board and is incorporated herein by reference;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has reviewed and considered the Emissions

Inventory and concurs with recommendations of District staff regarding its adoption and

submittal to CARB and EPA;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors of the Bay Area

Air Quality Management District as follows:

l. The Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District does

hereby adopt the Emissions Inventory for Fine Particulate Matter (PMz.s) for year

201 0.

2. The Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District herèby

directs the Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management

District to forward the Emissions Inventory for Fine Particulate Matter (PMz s) for

year 2010 as approved to the Califomia Air Resources Board for submittal to the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for inclusion in the California State

Implementation Plan.
The foregoing resolution was

regular meeting of the Board

District on the Motion of

Ross , on the 7th

Board:

ATTEST:

duly and regularly introduced,

of Directors of the Bay Area

Director HAGGERTY

passed and adopted at a

Air Quality Management

seconded by Director

day of November, 2012 by the following vote of the

AVALOS, BATES, GROOM, HAGGERTY, HUDSON, KALRA, KLATT,

MT.LEY, PIEPHO, RICE, ROSS , SPERÏNG, WAGENKNECHT,

YEAGER, ZANE, GIOIA

AYES:

NOES: NONE.

ABSTAIN: NoNE.

ABSENT: GARNER, GoRIN, HoSTERMAN, KNISS, LEE, I{AR

,

John Gibia

Chaifierson of the Board of Directors

Nate Miley

Secretary of the Board of