CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED 

STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVISION FOR FEDERAL LEAD STANDARD 

INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS 

The Air Resource~ Board (ARB or Board) will conduct a public hearing at the time and 

place noted below to consider the approval of proposed revisi'ons to the California State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) for submittal to the United States Environmental Protection 

Agency (U.S. EPA). The proposed revisions document that California has the resources 

and programs in place to implement, maintain, and enforce the 2008 revised lead national 

ambient air quality standard. 

DATE: September 22, 2011 

TIME: 9:00a.m. 

PLACE: California Environmental Protection Agency 

Air Resources Board 

Byron Sher Auditorium 

1 001 I Street 

Sacramento, California 95814 

This item may be considered at a one-day meeting of the Board, which will commence 

at 9:00a.m., September 22, 2011. This item is scheduled to be heard on the Board's 

Consent Calendar. All items on the Consent Calendar will be voted on by the Board 

immediately afterthe start of the public meeting. Any item may be removed from the 

Consent Calendar by a Board member or at the request of a Board member or if 

someone in the audience would like to speak on that item. 

BACKGROUND 

On October 15, 2008, U.S. EPA adopted a revised national ambient air quality standard 

for lead. The lead standard was lowered 90 percent, from 1.5 micrograms per cubic 

meter (1Jg/m3

) to 0.15 j.Jg/m3

. When U.S. EPA adopts a new standard or, as in the case 

of lead, revises an existing standard, one of the first steps in the planning process is a 

determination of whether the state has sufficient resources, programs, and authority to 

implement the standard. The federal Clean Air Actre~ers to these collectively, as the 

necessary "infrastructure." The formal documentation is set forth in an Infrastructure SIP 

and constitutes a revision to California's overall SIP. 

Specific Infrastructure SIP requirements are specified in Clean Air Act Section 110. 

Examples of infrastructure include programs to monitor air quality and authority to 

adopt, implement, and enforce regulations. The overarching framework or infrastructure 

for California's air quality programs is well established and has been documented in 
previous Infrastructure SIP submittals. The proposed Infrastructure SIP for lead is 

specific to the 2008 federal lead standard and is due to U.S. EPA October 15, 2011. 

PROPOSED ACTION 

ARB staff prepared a Staff Report entitled, "Proposed State Implementation Plan 

Revision for Federal Lead Standard Infrastructure Requirements" released 

August 23, 2011. The Staff Report documents State and district resources, programs, 

and authority to implement the basic requirements needed to ensure implementation, 

maintenance, and enforcement of the 2008 federal lead standard. Among the items the 

Infrastructure SIP addresses are the ability to monitor and report emissions and air 

quality data, the authority to adopt and enforce regulations and programs designed to 

protect public health, and provisions to provide opportunity for input and review by 

affected entities and the public. These items provide the "infrastructure" needed to 

achieve and maintain healthful air quality. 

Most of these Infrastructure SIP elements were addressed in California's 

comprehensive Infrastructure SIP, submitted in response to the federal Clean Air Act of 

1970 and approved by U.S. EPA in 1979 (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part·52.220). 

This submittal for the 2008 federal. lead standard continues to affirm ARB's commitment 

to comply with the infrastructure requirements. In addition, the lead Infrastructure SIP 

responds to new elements and commitments required by the 2008 federal lead 

standard. Changes required for the 2008 lead standard are limited in scope and include 

affirming our ability to comply with new monitoring and permitting requirements, as well 

as committing to comply with any future SIP revisions required under the Clean Air Act. 

AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS AND CONTACT PERSONS 

Copies of the proposed Lead Infrastructure SIP will be available at ARB's Public 

Information Office,1001 I Street, First Floor, Environmental Services Center, 

Sacramento, California, 95814, (916) 322-2990 beginning August 23, 2011. The 

document may also be accessed on ARB's website at: 

http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/sip.htm. 

Interested members of the public may present comments orally or in writing at 

the meeting and comments may be submitted by postal mail or by electronic 

submittal before the meeting. To be considered. by the Board, written comments 

not physically submitted at the meeting must be received no later than 12:00 noon, 

September 21, 2011, and addressed to the following: 

Postal mail: Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board 

·1 001 I Street, Sacramento,. California 95814 

Electronic submittal: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php 

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*New Feature* 

You can now sign up online in advance to speak at the Board meeting when you 

submit an electronic board item comment. For more information go to: 

http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/online-signup.htm. 

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code 

section 6250 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated 

contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public 

record and can be released to the public upon request. Additionally, this information 

may become available via Google, Yahoo, and any other search engines. 

ARB requests that written and email statements be filed at least 10 days prior to 

the meeting so that AR8 staff and Board members have time to fully consider 

each comment. .Further inquiries regarding this matter should be directed to 

Ms. Gayle Sweigert, Manager of the Air Quality Analysis Section at (916) 322-6923 or 

Ms. Marcella Nystrom, Staff"Air Pollution Specialist at (916) 323~8543. 

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST 

Special accommodation or language needs can be provided for any of the following: 

• An interpreter to be available at the hearing; 

.- Documents made available. in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print, etc.) or 

another language; · · 

• A disability-related reasonable accommodation. 

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact the Clerk 

of the Board at (916) 322-5594 or by facsimile at (916) 322-3928 as soon as possible, 

but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled Board hearing. 

TTY/TOO/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. 

Comodidad especial o necesidad de otro idioma puede ser proveido para alguna de las 

siguientes: 

• Un interprete que este disponible en Ia audiencia 

• Dotumentos disponibles en un formato alterno (por decir, sistema Braille, o en 

impresi6n grande) o otro idioma. 

• Una acomodaci6n razonable relacionados con una incapacidad. 

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Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor 

llame a Ia oficina del Consejo al .(916) 322-5594 o envfe un fax a (916) 322-3928 lomas 

pronto posible, pero no menos de 10 dfas de trabajo antes del dfa programado para Ia 

audiencia del Consejo. TTYrrDD/Personas que necesiten este servicio pueden marcar 

el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisi6n de Mensajes de California. 

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

James N. Goldsten~ 

Executive Officer 

The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to 

reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy 

costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. · 

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