CALIFORNIAAIR 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 atthe time and place noted belowto considerthe 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 documentthat California hasthe resources and programs in place to implement, maintain, and enforcethe 2008 revised lead national ambient air quality standard. DATE: September22, 2011 TIME: 9:00a.m. PLACE: California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board Byron SherAuditorium 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 This item may be considered at a one-day meeting ofthe Board, which will commence at 9:00a.m., September22, 2011. This item is scheduled to be heard on the Board's Consent Calendar. All items on the Consent Calendarwill be voted on bythe Board immediately afterthestart ofthe public meeting. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by a Board member oratthe request ofa Board memberor 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 airquality 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 ofthe first steps in the planning process is a determination ofwhetherthe state has sufficient resources, programs, and authorityto implementthe standard. Thefederal Clean Air

**Actre~ers** to these collectively, as the necessary "infrastructure." The formal documentation is setforth in an Infrastructure SIP and constitutes a revision to California's overall SIP. Specific Infrastructure SIP requirements are specified in Clean AirAct Section 110. Examples of infrastructure include programs to monitor air quality and authority to adopt, implement, and enforce regulations. The overarching framework or infrastructure forCalifornia's air quality programs is well established and has been documented inprevious Infrastructure SIP submittals. The proposed Infrastructure SIP for lead is specificto 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 authorityto implementthe basic requirements needed to ensure implementation, maintenance, and enforcement ofthe 2008federal lead standard. Among the items the Infrastructure SIP addresses are the abilityto monitorand report emissions and air quality data, the authorityto adopt and enforce regulations and programs designed to protect public health, and provisions to provide opportunityfor input and review by affected entities and the public. These items provide the "infrastructure" needed to achieve and maintain healthful air quality. Most ofthese Infrastructure SIP elements were addressed in California's comprehensive Infrastructure SIP, submitted in response to the federal Clean AirAct of 1970 and approved by U.S. EPA in 1979 (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part·52.220). This submittal forthe 2008 federal. lead standard continues to affirm ARB's commitment to comply with the infrastructure requirements. In addition, the lead Infrastructure SIP responds to newelements and commitments required bythe 2008 federal lead standard. Changes required forthe 2008 lead standard are limited in scope and include affirming our abilityto complywith new monitoring and permitting requirements, as well as committing to comply with any future SIP revisions required underthe Clean AirAct. AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS AND CONTACT PERSONS Copies ofthe proposed Lead Infrastructure SIP will beavailable atARB's Public Information Office,1001 IStreet, 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 ofthe public may present comments orally or in writingat the meeting and comments may be submitted by postal mail or by electronic submittal before the meeting. To be considered. bythe Board, written comments not physically submitted atthe meeting must be received no laterthan 12:00 noon, September 21, 2011, and addressed to the following: Postal mail: Clerk ofthe Board, Air Resources Board ·1001 I Street, Sacramento,.California 95814 Electronic submittal: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php



### 2*New Feature* You can nowsign up online in advance to speak atthe Board meeting when you submit an electronic board item comment. For more information goto: http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/online-signup.htm. Please notethat underthe California Public Records Act (Government Code section 6250 et seq.), yourwritten and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part ofthe 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 thatwritten and email statements be filed atleast 10 days priorto the meeting so thatAR8 staffand Board members have time to fully consider each comment. .Further inquiries regarding this matter should be directed to Ms. Gayle Sweigert, Manager ofthe Air QualityAnalysis Section at (916) 322-6923 or Ms. Marcella Nystrom, Staff"Air Pollution Specialist at (916)

**323~8543.** SPECIALACCOMMODATION REQUEST Special accommodation or language needs can be provided for any ofthefollowing:
• An interpreterto be available atthe hearing;
.- Documents made available. in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print, etc.) or another language; · · • A disability-related reasonable accommodation. To requestthese special accommodations or language needs, please contactthe Clerk ofthe Board at (916) 322-5594 or byfacsimile at (916) 322-3928 assoon as possible, but no laterthan 10 business days before the scheduled Board hearing. TTY/TOO/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 forthe 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 (pordecir, sistema Braille, o en impresi6n grande) o otro idioma. • Una acomodaci6n razonable relacionados con una incapacidad.



### 3Para solicitar estas comodidadesespeciales o necesidades de otro idioma, porfavor 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 

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CALIFORNIAAIR RESOURCES BOARD

James N.



### Goldsten~ Executive Officer

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