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SACRAMENTO, CA CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 185 

TERMINATION DETERMINATION 

(1-Hour Ozone NAAQS); 

INTERIM FINAL, PROPOSED RULE and CLEAN DATA FINDING 

CATEGORY I. NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING 

Final Rule, “Determination of Attainment of the 1-Hour Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the Sacramento 

Metro Nonattainment Area in California,” pre-publication, 

signed version, October 3, 2012. 

CATEGORY II. NOTICE OF INTERIM FINAL RULEMAKING 

76 FR 28661, Interim Final Rule, “Interim Final 

Determination to Defer Sanctions, Sacramento Metro 1-hour 

Ozone Nonattainment Area, California,” May 18, 2011. 

CATEGORY III. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

76 FR 28696, Proposed Rule, “Approval and Promulgation of 

Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; Determination 

of Termination of Section 185 Fees,” May 18, 2011. 

CATEGORY IV. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

None. 

CATEGORY V. OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE IFR OR NPRM

A. Natural Resources Defense Council, Paul Cort, Earthjustice, 

June 16, 2011. 

B. BCCA Appeal Group and Section 185 Working Group, Zachary L. 

Craft, Baker Botts, L.L.P., June 17, 2011. 

C. National Environmental Development Association's Clean Air 

Project, Leslie Sue Ritts. 

D. Western States Petroleum Association, Catherine H. ReheisBoyd, June 17, 2011. 

E. American Chemistry Council, Tim Shestek, June 17, 2011. 

CATEGORY VI. FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES 

A. 56 FR 56694, “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
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Purposes,” final rule, November 6, 1991. 

B. 58 FR 51735, “Executive Order 12866,” October 4, 1993. 

C. 59 FR 7629, “Executive Order 12898,” February 16, 1994. 

D. 60 FR 20237, “California, Sacramento Ozone Nonattainment Area, 

Reclassification to Severe,” final rule, April 25, 1995. 

E. 62 FR 1150, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; California—Ozone,” final rule, January 8, 1997. 

F. 62 FR 19855, “Executive Order 13045,” April 23, 1997. 

G. 62 FR 38856, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone,” final rule, July 18, 1997. 

H. 64 FR 43255, “Executive Order 13132,” August 10, 1999. 8 

I. 65 FR 67249, “Executive Order 13175,” November 9, 2000. 

J. 66 FR 28355, “Executive Order 13211,” May 22, 2001. 

K. 68 FR 51184, “Revisions to the California State Implementation 

Plan; Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 

District,” direct final rule, August 26, 2003. 

L. 69 FR 23858, “Air Quality Designations and Classifications for 

the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; 

Early Action Compact Areas With Deferred Effective Dates,” 

final rule, April 30, 2004. 

M. 69 FR 23951, “Final Rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard—Phase 1,” final rule, 

April 30, 2004. 

N. 71 FR 61236, “Revisions to Ambient Air Monitoring 

Regulations,” final rule, October 17, 2006. 

O. 72 FR 13560, “Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional 

Events,” final rule, March 22, 2007. 

P. 73 FR 16435, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone,” final rule, March 27, 2008. 

Q. 74 FR 23307, “The Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional 

Events (Exceptional Event Rule): Revised Exceptional Event 

Data Flagging Submittal and Documentation Schedule for 

Monitoring Data Used in Designations for the 2008 Ozone 

NAAQS,” final rule, May 19, 2009. 
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R. 74 FR 33933, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans: 1-Hour Ozone Extreme Area Plan for San Joaquin 

Valley, CA,” proposed rule, July 14, 2009. 

S. 74 FR 43654, “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 

Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley, South Coast Air 

Basin, Coachella Valley, and Sacramento Metro Ozone 

Nonattainment Areas; Reclassification,” proposed rule, 

August 27, 2009. 

T. 75 FR 232, “Finding of Failure To Submit Certain State 

Implementation Plans Required for the 1-Hour Ozone NAAQS,” 

final rule, January 5, 2010. 

U. 75 FR 2938, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone,” proposed rule, January 19, 2010. 

V. 75 FR 10420, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans: 1-Hour Ozone Extreme Area Plan for San Joaquin 

Valley, CA,” final rule, March 8, 2010. 

W. 75 FR 24409, “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, May 5, 

2010. 

X. 75 FR 71294, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; State of California; 2007 South Coast State 

Implementation Plan for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter 

Standards; 2007 State Strategy; PM2.5,” proposed rule, 

November 22, 2010. 

Y. 75 FR 74518, “Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 

Plans; State of California; 2008 San Joaquin Valley State 

Implementation Plan for Fine Particulate Matter; 2007 State 

Strategy; PM 2.5,” proposed rule, November 30, 2010. 

CATEGORY VII. OTHER DOCUMENTS 

A. Letter from Sean Hogan, Manager, Technical Support Office, Air 

Division, U.S. EPA Region IX, to Karen Magliano, Chief, Air 

Quality Data Branch, Planning and Technical Support 

Division, California Air Resources Board, approving “Annual 

Monitoring Network Plan for the Small Districts in 

California, Volume 1: June 2007,” June 9, 2008. 

B. Letter from Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, 

Planning and Technical Support Division, Air Resources 
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Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, to Wayne 

Nastri, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region IX, 

certifying ambient air monitoring data for calendar year 

2007, June 30, 2008. 

C. Letter from Sean Hogan, Manager, Technical Support Office, 

U.S. EPA Region IX, to John Ching, Program Coordinator, 

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, 

approving, “Annual Monitoring Network Plan for the 

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District: 

2007,” June 30, 2008. 

D. Letter from Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, EPA Region 

IX, to James Goldstene, Executive Officer, Air Resources 

Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, 

transmitting the findings of EPA’s Summer 2007 Technical 

System Audit of the California Air Resources Board's ambient 

air monitoring program, August 18, 2008. 

a. Enclosure “Technical System Audit of the California 

Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board, 

2007” U.S. EPA, Region IX, August 2008. 

E. Letter from Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, 

Planning and Technical Support Division, Air Resources 

Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, to Laura 

Yoshii, Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region IX, 

certifying ambient air monitoring data for calendar year 

2008, July 1, 2009. 

F. Letter from Joe Lapka, Acting Manager, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region IX, to Larry Greene, 

Air Pollution Control Officer, Sacramento Metropolitan Air 

Quality Management District, approving district’s “2009 

Annual Monitoring Network Plan,” September 29, 2009. 

G. Letter from Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, 

Planning and Technical Support Division, California Air 

Resources Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, 

to Joe Lapka, Acting Manager, Air Quality Analysis Office, 

U.S. EPA Region IX, providing documentation in support of 

calendar year 2008 1-hour ozone wildfire exceptional event 

flags in Sacramento Metro Area, with enclosure, September 

17, 2009. 

H. Letter from Joe Lapka, Acting Manager, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region IX, to Karen Magliano, 

Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, Planning and Technical 

Support Division, Air Resources Board, California 

Environmental Protection Agency, approving “2009 Annual 
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Monitoring Network Report for Small Districts in 

California,” November 24, 2009. 

I. Memorandum from Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, to U.S. EPA 

Regional Office Air Division Directors, “Guidance on 

Developing Fee Programs Required by Clean Air Act Section 

185 for the 1-hour Ozone NAAQS,” January 5, 2010. 

J. Letter from Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, 

Planning and Technical Support Division, Air Resources 

Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, to Jared 

Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region IX, 

certifying ambient air monitoring data for calendar year 

2009, May 19, 2010. 

K. Letter from James N. Goldstene, Executive Officer, California 

Air Resources Board, California Environmental Protection 

Agency, to Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. 

EPA Region IX, with enclosures, requesting termination 

determination for Sacramento Metro Area, July 7, 2010. 

L. Letter from Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, 

Planning and Technical Support Division, California Air 

Resources Board, to Dr. Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air Quality 

Analysis Office, EPA Region IX, with enclosures, 

transmitting “2010 Annual Monitoring Network Report for 

Small Districts in California, July 2010,” and “Air 

Resources Board 2010 Monitoring Network Assessment, July 

2010,” July 9, 2010. 

a. “2010 Annual Monitoring Network Report for Small 

Districts in California, July 2010.” 

b. “Air Resources Board 2010 Monitoring Network Assessment, 

July 2010.” 

M. Electronic correspondence from John Ching, Program 

Coordinator, Technical Services Section, Sacramento 

Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, to Gwen 

Yoshimura, Air Quality Analysis Office, Air Division, U.S. 

EPA Region IX, transmitting district’s “2010 Annual 

Monitoring Network Plan and public notice information” July 

19, 2010. 

a. “2010 Annual Monitoring Network Plan,” Sacramento 

Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. 

N. Letter from Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region IX, to Karen Magliano, 
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Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, Planning and Technical 

Support Division, Air Resources Board, California 

Environmental Protection Agency, requesting additional 

information in support of exceptional events request, July 

29, 2010, 

a. Enclosure: “Review of Documentation on Sacramento, CA 

2008 Fire Exceptional Events for Ozone,” U.S. EPA, Region 

IX, July 29, 2010. 

O. Letter from Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region IX, to Karen Magliano, 

Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, Planning and Technical 

Support Division, Air Resources Board, California 

Environmental Protection Agency, approving California Air 

Resources Board’s “2010 Annual Monitoring Network Report for 

Small Districts in California, July 2010,” October 29, 2010. 

P. Letter from Matthew Lakin, Manager, Air Quality Analysis 

Office, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region IX, to Larry Greene, 

Air Pollution Control Officer, Sacramento Metropolitan Air 

Quality Management District, approving district’s “2010 

Annual Monitoring Network Plan,” November 1, 2010. 

Q. U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory, “List of 

Designated Reference and Equivalent Methods,” February 1, 

2011. 

R. Letter from Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, 

Planning and Technical Support Division, Air Resources 

Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, to Jared 

Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region IX, with 

enclosures, certifying 2010 ozone air quality monitoring 

data for Sacramento Metro Area and mountain counties, March 

2, 2011. 

S. Electronic correspondence from Gayle Sweigert, Manager, Air 

Quality Analysis Section, Planning and Technical Support 

Division, Air Resources Board, California Environmental 

Protection Agency, to Katherine Hoag and Matthew Lakin, Air 

Quality Analysis Office, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region IX, 

transmitting via file transfer protocol, “Exceptional Events 

Demonstration for 1-Hour Ozone Exceedances in the Sacramento 

Regional Nonattainment Area Due to 2008 Wildfires: Updated 

Documentation, March 30, 2011,” March 30, 2011. 

a. “Exceptional Events Demonstration for 1-Hour Ozone 

Exceedances in the Sacramento Regional Nonattainment Area 

Due to 2008 Wildfires: Updated Documentation, March 30, 

2011.” 
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b. Appendix A. “Wildfire Table.” 

c. Appendix B. “Meteorological Analysis and Graphics—June 

23.” 

d. Appendix C. “Meteorological Analysis and Graphics—June 

27.” 

e. Appendix D. “Meteorological Analysis and Graphics—July 

10.” 

f. Appendix E. “Public Health Advisories.” 

g. Appendix F. “News Reports.” 

h. Appendix G. “Public Comments.” 

i. Appendix X. “STI – Regression Analysis and Addendum.” 

Document ID: EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0372-0032.9 

j. Appendix Y. “STI – Rules of Thumb.” 

T. Letter from Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region 

IX, U.S. EPA, to Mary D. Nichols, Chairman, Air Resources 

Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, 

concurring with CARB’s exceptional event requests for 1-hour 

ozone exceedances on June 23, June 27 and July 10, 2008, 

with enclosure; letter dated April 13, 2011. 

a. Enclosure: “Review of Exceptional Event Request: Folsom, 

CA 1-Hour Ozone, June 23, June 27 and July 10, 2008,” 

U.S. EPA, Region IX, April 13, 2011. 

U. Letter from James Goldstene, Executive Officer, Air Resources 

Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, to Jared 

Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region IX, with 

enclosures, updating California Air Resources Board’s July 

7, 2010 termination determination request to include 

calendar year 2009 ambient air quality data, April 13, 2010. 

V. Letter from Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Quality Data Branch, 

Planning and Technical Support Division, Air Resources 

Board, California Environmental Protection Agency, to Jared 

Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region IX, 

certifying ambient air monitoring data for calendar year 

2010, April 28, 2011. 

W. Electronic correspondence from Brigette Tollstrup, Planning 

Manager, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 
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District, to Katherine Hoag, Air Quality Analysis Office, 

Air Division, U.S. EPA Region IX, with enclosure, 

transmitting “2010 Air Monitoring Network Assessment For 

Sacramento County, CA,” May 2, 2011. 

a. “2010 Air Monitoring Network Assessment For Sacramento 

County, CA,” Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality 

Management District, April 29, 2011 

X. Web page output, California Emissions Projection Analysis 

Model (CEPAM) 2009 Almanac, statistics and graphs for 

Sacramento Metro Area vehicle miles travelled, vehicle 

population, human population, fuel consumption, output 

generated May 2, 2011. 

Y. Air Quality System Quicklook report, summarizing ozone 

monitoring data collected at monitoring sites in the 

Sacramento Metro 1-hour ozone nonattainment area for 2001-

2010, report generated May 3, 2011. 

Z. Sacramento Metro Area Quick Look Report, summarizing ozone 

monitoring data collected at monitoring sites in the 

Sacramento Metro 1-hour ozone nonattainment area for 2008-

2012, report generated August 30, 2012.