Docket Index Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721 Page 1

Docket Index

Proposed Rule

Finding of Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for California State 

Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast

(Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721)

August 30, 2012

A. Rulemaking Documents

A-1. Docket Index, Finding of Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for 

California State Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast; Proposed Rule (Docket No. 

EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721), August 30, 2012.

A-2. Finding of Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for California State 

Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast; Proposed rule. August 30, 2012 (pre-publication 

version).

A-3. Finding of Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for California State 

Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast; Reopening of Comment Period. Proposed rule; 

reopening of comment period. October 17, 2012. (prepublication version)

B. Relevant Portions of State Implementation Plan and Related Documents

B-1. South Coast Air Quality Management District, Final 1997 Air Quality Management 

Plan, 1996.

B-2. South Coast Air Quality Management District, Final 1999 Amendments to the 1997 

Ozone State Implementation Plan for the South Coast Air Basin, December 1999.

B-3. California Air Resources Board, Revised Proposed 2003 State and Federal Strategy 

for the California State Implementation Plan, August 25, 2003. 

B-4. State of California Air Resources Board, Resolution 03-22, October 23, 2003 

adopting the Final 2003 State and Federal Strategy for California.

B-5. South Coast Air Quality Management District, Final 2003 Air Quality Management 

Plan, August 2003.

B-6. South Coast Air Quality Management District, Final 2003 Air Quality Management 

Plan, August 2003, Appendix III - Base and Future Year Emission Inventories.

B-7. South Coast Air Quality Management District, Final 2003 Air Quality Management 

Plan, August 2003, Appendix V - Modeling and Attainment Demonstrations. 

B-8. Letter, James Goldstene, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board, to 

Wayne Nastri, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9, February 13, 2008.

C. EPA Guidance Documents, Policies and Rulemakings

C-1. Revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Photochemical

Oxidants, Final Rule, 44 Fed. Reg. 8202 (February 9, 1979).
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C-2. Designation of Areas for Air Quality Purposes, 56 Fed. Reg. 56694 (November 6, 

1991).

C-3. State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of 

the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; General preamble for future proposed 

rulemakings. 57 Fed. Reg. 13498 (April 16, 1992).

C-4. Selection of Sequence of Mandatory Sanctions for Findings Made Pursuant to Section 

179 of the Clean Air Act, 59 Fed. Reg. 39832 (August 4, 1994)

C-5. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California Ozone, 62 Fed. Reg. 

1150 (January 8, 1997).

C-6. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, 62 Fed. Reg. 38856 (July 18, 

1997)

C-7. Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California-South 

Coast, 65 Fed. Reg. 18903 (April 10, 2000).

C-8. Official Release of EMFAC2002 Motor Vehicle Emission Factor Model for Use 

in the State of California, 68 Fed. Reg. 15720 (April 1, 2003).

C-9. Adequacy Status of the South Coast and Coachella Valley, CA; Attainment and 

Maintenance Plans for Transportation Conformity Purposes, 69 Fed. Reg. 15325 (March 

25, 2004).

C-10. Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the 8-Hour Ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards; Early Action Compact Areas With Deferred Effective 

Dates, 69 Fed. Reg. 23858 (April 30, 2004).

C-11. Final Rule to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards-Phase 1, 69 Fed. Reg. 23951 (April 30, 2004).

C-12. Final Rule to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard - Phase 2, 70 Fed. Reg. 71612 (November 29, 2005).

C-13. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, 73 Fed. Reg. 16436 (March 

27, 2008).

C-14. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; 2003 

State Strategy and 2003 South Coast Plan for One-Hour Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide;

Proposed rule. 73 Fed. Reg. 63408 (October 24, 2008).

C-15. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; 2003 

State Strategy and 2003 South Coast Plan for One-Hour Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide; 

Final rule. 74 Fed. Reg. 10176 (March 10, 2009).

C-16. Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; San Joaquin 

Valley, South Coast Air Basin, Coachella Valley, and Sacramento Metro 8-Hour Ozone 

Nonattainment Areas; Reclassification, Final rule. 75 Fed. Reg. 24409 (May 5, 2010).

C-17. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; 

Determinations of Failure To Attain the One-Hour Ozone Standard, Proposed rule. 76 FR 

56694 (September 14, 2011).
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C-18. Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; 

Attainment Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard, Proposed rule. 76 Fed. Reg. 

57872 (September 16, 2011).

C-19. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; 

Determinations of Failure To Attain the One-Hour Ozone Standard, Final rule. 76 FR 

82133 (December 30, 2011).

C-20. Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; 

Attainment Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard; Final rule. 77 Fed. Reg. 12674 

(March 1, 2012).

C-21. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; Revisions to the 

California State Implementation Plan Pesticide Element, Proposed rule. 77 FR 24441 

(April 24, 2012).

D. Additional Documents 

D-1. Memorandum to File, Wienke Tax, EPA Region 9, re: EPA Proposed Rules, Finding 

of Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for California State Implementation 

Plan Revision; South Coast, and Disapproval of Implementation Plan Revisions; State of 

California; South Coast VMT Emissions Offset Demonstrations - Conference Call Notes, 

Conference Call with South Coast Air Quality Management District, September 14, 2012.

E. Public Comments

E-1. Letter from Mark Macarro, Chairman, Pechanga Indian Reservation, Temecula 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, to Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office, EPA Region 9, 

RE: Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721, dated October 16, 2012. 

E-2. Letter from D. Douglas Fratz, Vice President, Scientific and Technical Affairs, 

Joseph T. Yost, Senior Director, Strategic Issues Advocacy, and Kristin Power, Director, 

State Affairs – West Region, Consumer Specialty Products Association, to Wienke Tax, 

Air Planning Office, EPA Region 9, Subject: Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721, 

dated November 8, 2012.

E-3. Letter from Jane E. Wishneff, Director, Government Affairs and Counsel, 

International Fragrance Association North America, to Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office, 

EPA Region 9, RE: Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721, dated November 8, 2012.

E-4. Letter from David Fischer, M.P.H., J.D., Senior Director, Chemical Products and 

Technology Division, American Chemistry Council, to Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office, 

EPA Region 9, Subject: Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721, 77 Fed. Reg. 58072-76 

(Sept. 19, 2012), dated November 8, 2012.

E-5. Letter from Douglas Raymond, National Aerosol Association, to Wienke Tax, Air 

Planning Office, EPA Region 9, Subject: Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721; 77 

Fed. Reg. 58072-76 (September 19, 2012), dated November 8, 2012.

E-6. Letter from Thomas Myers, Associate General Counsel, Personal Care Products 

Council, to Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office, EPA Region 9, Re: Proposed Finding of 

Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan and Call for California State 
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Implementation Plan Revision; Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721, 77 Fed. Reg. 

56072-76 (September 19, 2012), dated November 8, 2012.

E-7. Letter from David Darling, P.E., Director, Environmental Affairs, and Tim Serie, 

Esq., Counsel, Government Affairs, American Coatings Association, to Ms. Wienke Tax, 

Air Planning Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Re: Re: Finding 

of Substantial Inadequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for California State 

Implementation Plan Revision; 77 Fed. Reg. 58072 (September 19, 2012); ACA 

Comments, dated November 8, 2012.

E-8. Letter from Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, 

Maya Golden Krasner, Attorney, Communities for a Better Environment, Angela 

Johnson Mezaros, Counsel for Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Luis Cabrales, 

Deputy Director of Campaigns, Coalition for Clean Air, to Wienke Tax, Air Planning 

Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Re: Finding of Substantial Inadequacy of 

Implementation Plan; Call for California State Implementation Plan Revision; South 

Coast [ EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721, FRL-9727-5] dated November 8, 2012.

E-9. Letter from Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env., Executive Officer, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, to Ms. Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Re: Comment on Call for 1-hour Ozone 

State Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast Air Basin (Comment deadline extended 

to November 8, 2012; 77 Fed. Reg. 58072 (October 25, 2012); Docket No. EPA-R09-

OAR-2012-0721.

E-10. Letter from James N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, California Air Resources

Board, to Ms. Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721.

E-11. Electronic mail from Joyce Dillard to Wienke Tax, EPA Region 9, Comments to 

Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0721 due 11.8.2012, dated November 8, 2012.