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BEFORE THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE 

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED 

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE 

"SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT FOR 

THE 2012 PM2.5 PLAN" TO EPA 

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7 WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District ("District") is 

8 a duly constituted unified district, as provided in California Health and Safety Code 

9 sections 40150 to 40161; and 

10 WHEREAS, pursuant to section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended in 

11 1990, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated the San 

12 Joaquin Valley Air Basin as nonattainment for the PM2.5 national ambient air quality 

13 standards (NAAQS) as set in 2006; and 

14 WHEREAS, the District adopted the 2012 PM2.5 Plan on December 20, 2012 to 

15 address federal requirements for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; and 

16 WHEREAS, the California Air Resources · Board (ARB) approved the 2012 PM2.5 

17 Plan on January 24, 2013 and submitted the plan to EPA for approval on March 4, 

18 2013; and 

19 WHEREAS, on January 4, 2013, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that EPA erred by using 

20 CAA subpart 1 instead of subpart 4 in implementing the PM2.5 NAAQS; and 

21 WHEREAS, any attainment plans not already approved by EPA must now be 

22 evaluated under CAA subpart 4; and 

23 WHEREAS, on June 2, 2014, per CAA subpart 4, EPA classified the Valley as a 

24 Moderate nonattainment area for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, setting an attainment 

25 deadline of 2015; and 

26 WHEREAS, a public hearing for "Supplemental Document for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan" 

27 was duly noticed and held on September 18, 2014, in accordance with law (CAA 

28 section 11 O(a)); and 

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Document for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan" 
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1 WHEREAS, the District Governing Board finds the "Supplemental Document for the 

2 2012 PM2.5 Plan" successfully demonstrates that the 2012 PM2.5 Plan and Rule 

3 2201 (New and Modified Stationary Source Review Rule) meet subpart 4 

4 requirements, and that the Valley should be reclassified to Serious for the 2006 PM2.5 

5 NAAQS; and 

6 WHEREAS, per CAA section 189(b)(2), the District would have 18 months after EPA 

7 reclassification to Serious to submit a new attainment plan meeting Serious area 

8 requirements for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; and 

9 WHEREAS, the District is in the process of developing a new attainment plan 

10 meeting Serious area requirements for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, to be presented to 

11 the District Governing Board in spring 2015; and 

12 WHEREAS, the District will be mandated to develop a new attainment plan under the 

13 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS within 18 months of EPA designating the Valley as 

14 nonattainment of this standard, which is expected in late 2014 or early 2015 and 

15 would set a plan due date in mid-2016; and 

16 WHEREAS, the District also faces multiple requirements for developing attainment 

17 plans for ozone in the same timeframe as the development of the aforementioned 

18 PM2.5 plans. 

19 NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows: 

20 1. The District Governing Board authorizes staff to submit the "Supplemental 

21 Document for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan" to EPA, for consideration for EPA action on the 

22 District's 2012 PM2.5 Plan and the District's 2011 amendments to Rule 2201. 

23 2. The "Supplemental Document for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan" is consistent with the 

24 requirements of the federal CAA and corresponding EPA guidance. 

25 3. The Governing Board directs staff to formally request that EPA reclassify the 

26 San Joaquin Valley Air Basin as a Serious nonattainment area for the federal 2006 

27 PM2.5 NAAQS. 

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1 4. The District Governing Board directs staff to explore the feasibility and potential 

2 means for integrating planning mandates for the three pending PM2.5 standards set in 

3 1997, 2006, and 2012, and to work to garner ARB and EPA's support for a 

4 streamlined approach that avoids unnecessary duplication. 

5 5. The District Governing Board finds that, because said "Supplemental Document 

6 for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan" only demonstrates that the existing 2012 PM2.5 Plan 

7 satisfies CAA subpart 4 requirements without adding any new requirements or 

8 commitments, and shows that the 2019 attainment year from the original 2012 PM2. 5 

9 Plan is still appropriate, this is not a "project" under CEQA and will have no possible 

10 significant adverse effect on the environment; therefore, the proposed action is not 

11 subject to the environmental impact analysis requirements of CEQA. 

12 6. The District Governing Board hereby finds, based on the evidence and 

13 information presented at the hearing upon which its decision is based, that all notices 

14 required to be given by law have been duly given, and that the District Governing 

15 Board has allowed public testimony in accordance with law. 

16 7. The Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer is hereby directed to forward a 

17 copy of this Resolution and the "Supplemental Document for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan" to 

18 the ARB for inclusion in the State Implementation Plan (SIP). 

19 8. The District Governing Board requests that ARB authorize its Executive Officer to 

20 include the District's "Supplemental Document for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan" in the California 

21 SIP for submittal to the EPA. 

22 9. District staff is hereby authorized to make any minor typographical and technical 

23 changes in the "Supplemental Document for the 2012 PM2.5 Plan" that are necessary to 

24 correct minor errors, clarify wording, or to satisfy ARB and EPA technical requirements, 

25 provided that there are no changes in the conclusions or control requirements. 

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1 10. THE FOREGOING was passed and adopted by the following vote of the 

2 Governing Board of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District this 

3 18th day of September 2014, to wit: 

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ATTEST: 

AYES: Baines, Barba, Barwick, Bomprezzi, Capitman, Case McNairy, Couch, Elliott, O'Brien, 

Sherriffs, Wheeler, Worthley, Walsh 

NOES: None 

ABSENT: Brazil Hanson ' 

AQUIN VALL 

LLUTION CO , 

Deputy Clerk of the Governing Board 

By Michelle 

~@: Franco 

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