## N O T I C E O F P U B L I C H E A R I N G S

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENT TO THE 24

- HOUR PM2.5 STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) FOR THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN AND SUBMISSION INTO THE SIP

February 4, 2015

– 10:00 a.m. Buena Park Community Center Room M

- 104 6688 Beach Boulevard Buena Park, CA 90621 February 4, 2015

– 3 :00 p.m. East Los Angeles Library Community Room 4837 E. Third Street Los Angeles, CA 90022 

### Final Public Hearing and Governing Board Consideration To Adopt

Proposed Supplement

February 6, 2015

– 9:00 a.m. SC AQMD Auditorium

21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 February 5, 2015

– 10:00 a.m. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Oak Conference Room 400 North Pepper Avenue Colton, CA 92324 February 5, 2015

– 2:00 p.m. Louis Rubidoux Public Library Community Room 5840 Mission Boulevard Riverside, CA 92509

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a series of regional public hearings on the matter of the Proposed Supplement to the 24

- hour PM2.5 State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the South Coast Air Basin (Supplement) will be held at the a bove locations throughout the District’s jurisdiction, at which time evidence will be taken and all interested persons will be heard by the South Coast Air Quality Management District ( SCAQMD ) Governing Board

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the SCAQMD Govern ing Board will consider adoption of the Supplement on February 6, 2015

, at 9 am at a public hearing in the SCAQMD Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 9176, at which time evidence will be taken and all interested persons will be heard by the SCA QMD Governing Board

. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, upon adoption, the Supplement will be submitted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for inclusion into the SIP.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 2012 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) was designed to address the PM2.5 SIP requirements of the federal Clean Air Act for the South Coast Air Basin (Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County). The 2012 AQMP was approv ed in D ecember 2012 and AQMP amendments approved in February 2013; subsequently submitted to the CARB and the U.S. EPA for inclusion into the SIP. T he 2012 AQMP include d the following elements:

• A 24

- hour PM2.5 attainment demonstration for 2014;

• An analysis of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) ;

• 2014 transportation conformity budgets;

• Control strategy including emission reduction commitments with adoption and implementation dates

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that due to a recent court decisi on, approval of the 24

- hour PM2.5 portion of the 2012 AQMP is now subject to Clean Air Act (CAA) Subpart 4 requirements that provide for attainment by 2015, one year later than the attainment year in the 2012 AQMP. T he CAA Subpart 4 Section 189(e) necessi tates that control requirements applicable for major PM2.5 sources shall also apply to major sources of PM2.5 precursors

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the aforementioned public hearings will address the following elements included in the Supplement:

## P U B L I C A D V I S O R B U L L E T I N • Attain ment demonstration of the 24

- hour PM2.5 NAAQS by 2015;

• Discussion of the effects from the drought on the attainment date ;

• New transportation conformity budgets for 2015;

• Update d RACT analysis ;

• Update d list of control strategy commitments ;

• Demonstration of c ompliance with CAA Subpart 4, Section 189( e ) that applies to PM2.5 precursors, such as volatile organic compounds (VOC) and ammonia.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that because the Supplement is not proposing to add new or delete
any control measures that have the potential to have a direct or indirect adverse impact on the environment but merely presents updated analyses and other change s that do not have the potential to cause a direct or indirect adverse impact on the environment , t he project is exempt under the requirements of the California Environmental Act (CEQA)

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Supplement and all supporting documents are available and may be obtained from the District’s Public Information Center or from :

Ms. Li sa Tanaka

- O’Malley Community Relations Manager South Coast AQMD 21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765

- 4182 (909) 396

- 3327 Email: lomalley@aqmd.gov

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that i nterested persons may attend any of the Public Hearings and submit oral or written statements on the Supplement

. Written comments can be submitted electronically
at: aqmp@aqmd.gov

At the conclusion of the regional hearin gs, the District Board will consider all comments received as part of its deliberations on the adoption of the Supplement to the 24

- hour PM2.5 State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the South Coast Air Basin scheduled for the final public hearing on February 6
, 201 5 at the District’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, CA.

For additional information or comments on the Supplement please contact:

D r. Philip Fine Assistant Deputy Executive Officer Planning, Rule Development, and Area Sources South Coast AQMD 21865 Cople y Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765

- 4182 (909) 396

- 2239 Email: pfine@aqmd.gov