SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN 

AIR QUALITY 

MANAGEME NT DIST RI CT 

November 20, 2013 

Mr. Richard Corey, Executive Officer 

California Air Resources Board 

P.O. Box 2815 

Sacramento, CA 95814-2815 

Dear Mr. Corey: 

Larry Greene 

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER 

The air districts that comprise the Sacramento Federal Nonattainment Area (SFNA) 1 reviewed 

the Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan 

(Plan) in light of CARS's updated on-road and off-road mobile source emissions inventory. Our 

review determined that a technical update was required to address these developments. Based 

on changes in the emission inventories, this Plan revision updates the Reasonable Further 

Progress (RFP) and attainment demonstrations, updates the control measure commitments and 

sets new Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets (MVEBs) for transportation conformity purposes. In 

addition, the Plan provides a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) offset demonstration based on new 

U.S. EPA guidance on the Clean Air Act (CAA) VMT offset requirement (CAA Section 

182(d)(1 )(A)). 

Revisions to local control measure commitments were also made which included updating 

adoption schedules, removing measures where the commitment has been fulfilled and updating 

the emission reduction estimates. A detailed explanation of SIP related impacts are outlined in 

the accompanying attachments. 

The Board of Directors of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District 

(SMAQMD) held a public hearing on behalf of all five air districts in the SFNA. A notice of the 

public hearing for this 2013 Plan revision was published in all five air districts in the SFNA. The 

notice was also e-mailed to all persons who have requested plan notices. The SMAQMD Board 

of Directors adopted the Plan on September 26, 2013. The SMAQMD Board determined that 

that Plan will not have an adverse effect on the environment and is exempt from the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 

Air Districts include: Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD), El Dorado County Air 

Quality Management District (EDCAQMD), Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD), Placer 

County Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD), and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (YSAQMD). 

777 12th Street, 3rd Floor I Sacramento, CA 95814-1908 

916/874-4800 I 916/874-4899 fax 

ww.airquality.org 
On behalf of the air districts in the region, SMAQMD has assembled this submittal package. We 

request CARS's approval and submittal to EPA as a revision to the California State 

Implementation Plan. Should you have any questions regarding this Plan revision request, 

please contact me at 916-874-4802 or Ms. Brigette Tollstrup, Division Manager, at 916-874-

4832. 

Larry Greene 

Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer 

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District 

Attachments: 

1. Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan, 

dated September 26, 2013, (with Strikeout/Underline) 

2. Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan 

Appendices, dated September 26, 2013, (with Strikeout/Underline) 

3. Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan, 

dated September 26, 2013, (without Strikeout/Underline) 

4. Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan 

Appendices, dated September 26, 2013, (without Strikeout/Underline) 

5. SMAQMD Board Package dated September 26, 2013 (Board Letter, Resolution, Staff 

Report, Public Comment and Response, Summary of Changes since April 22, 2013, 

Evidence of Publication of the Public Hearing Notices, and Notices of Exemption) 

cc: (electronic copy only) 

Kurt Karperos, CARS 

Sylvia Vanderspek, CARS 

Webster Tasat, CARS 

Christine Suarez-Murias, CARS 

Christopher D. Brown, Feather River AQMD 

Tom Christofk, Placer County APCD 

Mat Ehrhardt, Yolo-Solano AQMD 

Dave Johnston, El Dorado County AQMD 

Brigette Tollstrup, Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD 

Charles Anderson, Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD 

Renee DeVere-Oki, Sacramento Area Council of Governments