# ~ Air Resources Board 

# ~ Mary D. Nichols, Chairman Linda S. Adams 1001 1 Street • P.O. Box 2815 Arnold Schwarzenegger Secretary for Sacramento, California 95812 • www.arb.ca.gov Govemor Environmental Protection

August 12, 2009

Ms. Laura Yoshii Acting Regional Administrator Region 9 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, California 94105
Dear Ms. Yoshii: The Air Resources Board (ARB) is submitting to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) the adopted Revision to California's 2007 State Implementation Plan (SIP) Reflecting Implementation of the 2007 State Strategy. This revision is 

### intended to meet U.S. EPA's requests for additional information to aid its approval of California's 2007 SIP submitted on November 16, 2007. This reVision updates portions of the 2007 SIP to account for emission reductions from 

### regulations adopted in 2007 and 2008 and clarifies ARB's legal commitment in-light of U.S. EPA's three-part approval criteria for SIPs that rely on enforceable commitments. It does not change the emission reductions of oxides of nitrogen, reactive organic gases, oxides of sulfur, and direct PM2.5 that the Board committed to achieve by specific years when it adopted the 2007 State Strategy. This submittal includes two hard copies and two electronic copies of the following materials.
1. .The Status Report on the State Strategy for California's 2007 State /mplementation Plan (S/P) and Proposed Revision to the S/P Ref/ecting Imp/ementation of the 2007 State Strategy (adopted April 24, 2009). Part Two of this report contains the revision to the 2007 State Strategy.
2. ARB Resolution number 09-34 adopting the proposed revision to the 2007 State Strategy.

The energy challenge facing California is reaL Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simp/e ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website: hftp://www.arb.ca.g o 

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3. Public notice evidence and transcripts of the ARB meeting (April 24, 2009) to consider the revision.
4. Public comments received on the proposed revision to the 2007 State Strategy.
5. SIP completeness checklist. 

### 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 and Transportation Planning Branch, at (916) 322-0285. Sincerely,

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James N. Goldstene Executive Officer
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cc: See next page.Ms. Laura Yoshii

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cc: (without Enclosures) Barry Wallerstein Executive Officer South Coast Air Quality Management.District 21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, California 91765.
Hasan Ikhrata Executive Director Southern California Association of Gover.nments 818 W. Seventh Street, 12 t " Floor Los Angeles, California 90017 Seyed Sadredin Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, California 93726 Tony Boren Executive Director Council of Fresno County Governments 2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201 Fresno, California 93721
Ronald Brummett Executive Director Kern Council of Governments 1401 1.9 th Street, Suite 300 Bakersfield, California 93301 Terri King Executive Director Kings County Association of Governments 339 West "D" Street, Suite B Lemoore, California 93245Ms. Laura Yoshii

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Patricia Taylor Executive Director Madera County Transportation Commission 1816 Howard Road, Suite 8 Madera, California 93637
Jesse Brown Executive Director Merced County Association of Governments 369 W. 18 t " Street Merced, California 95340 Andrew T. Chesley Executive Director San Joaquin Council of Governments 555 East Weber Avenue Stockton, California 95202
Vince Harris Executive Director Stanislaus Council of Governments 900 H Street, Suite D Modesto, California 95354 Ted Smalley. Executive Director Tulare County Association of Governments 5961 S. Mooney Boulevard Visalia, California 93277 Larry Greene Executive Director/Air Pollution.Control Officer/Executive Director Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District 777 12th Street, Third Floor Sacramento, California 95814
Mike McKeever Executive Director Sacramento Area Council of Governments 1415 L Street Sacramento, California 95814Ms. Laura Yoshii

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Lynn Terry Deputy Executive Officer Executive Office Kurt Karperos, Chief Planning and Technical Support Division