Document ID: EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0079-0047
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2020-03-24T04:00Z

Docket Index
    Air Plan Approval; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
    CARB Resolution No. 19-26: San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure
                        (Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0079) 
                                   February 2020
 CARB Submittal Documents
           San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure, Quantifying the Funded Emission Reductions from Moyer, NRCS, and FARMER Programs to Achieve SIP Credit, Release Date: November 8, 2019 ("Demonstration").    
           Demonstration, Appendix A, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure Quantification Methodology and Sample Calculations. 
           Demonstration, Appendix B, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure, Excerpts from 2011 Moyer Guidelines.
           Demonstration, Appendix C, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure, Excerpts from 2017 Moyer Guidelines.
           Demonstration, Appendix D, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure, Excerpts from USDA NRCS Guidelines.
           Demonstration, Appendix E, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure, FARMER Guidelines.
           Demonstration, Appendix F, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure, PM10 to PM2.5 Conversion Ratio.
           Demonstration, Appendix G, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure, CARB 2011 Emissions Inventory for Agricultural Diesel Vehicles.
           Demonstration, Appendix H, Moyer Program Project List.
           Demonstration, Appendix I, NRCS Project List.
           Demonstration, Appendix J, FARMER Project List.
 Typographical Corrections, November 14, 2019.
          
 CARB Resolution No. 19-26, "San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure," adopted December 12, 2019, as amended by "Additional Clarifying Information for the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure."
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 SJV Incentive Measure Public Notice.
 Board Hearing December 2019 Transcript, December 12, 2019.
           Board Meeting Comments Log.
           Central California Asthma Collaborative Comment Letter.
           California Farm Bureau Comment Letter.
           SIP Completeness Checklist.
           Submittal Letter.
 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Policy, Guidance, and Rulemaking Documents
    Note: Federal Register notices published in or after 1995 are readily available online at www.federalregister.gov. Links to these notices are included in this index below. Electronic copies of notices published prior to 1995 are included in this docket.
           Economic Incentive Program Rules; Final rule. 59 Fed. Reg. 16690 (April 7, 1994).
           Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for California  -  San Joaquin Valley PM - 10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 24-Hour and Annual PM - 10 Standards; Final Rule 69 Fed. Reg. 30005 (May 26, 2004).
           Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; 2008 San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 Plan and 2007 State Strategy  76 Fed. Reg. 69896 (November 9, 2011).
           Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards. 77 Fed. Reg. 12652 (March 1, 2012).
           Clean Air Plans; 1-Hour and 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements; San Joaquin Valley, California. 81 Fed. Reg. 19492 (April 5, 2016).
           Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; Moderate Area Plan for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. Fed. Reg. 59876 (August 31, 2016).
           "Guidance on Incorporating Voluntary Mobile Source Emission Reduction Programs in State Implementation Plans (SIPs)," Richard D. Wilson, Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, October 24, 1997 ("1997 VMEP").
           "Improving Air Quality with Economic Incentive Programs" January 2001 (EPA-452/R- 01-001) ("2001 EIP Guidance").
            "Incorporating Emerging and Voluntary Measure in a State Implementation Plan (SIP)," Stephen D. Page, OAQPS, October 4, 2004 ("2004 Emerging and Voluntary Measures Guidance"). 
           "Guidance on Incorporating Bundled Measures in a State Implementation Plan," Stephen D. Page, OAQPS, and Margo Oge, OTAQ, August 16, 2005 ("2005 Bundled Measures Guidance").
            "Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans," July 2012 (EPA-456/D-12-001a) ("2012 EE/RE Guidance").
           "Diesel Retrofits: Quantifying and Using Their Emission Benefits in SIPs and Conformity: Guidance for State and Local Air and Transportation Agencies," March 2018 (EPA-420-B-18-017) ("2018 Diesel Retrofits Guidance").
           "Guidance on Enforceability Requirements for Limiting Potential to Emit through SIP and Section 112 Rules and General Permits," January 25, 1995.
           "Review of State Implementations Plans and Revisions for Enforceability and Legal Sufficiency", Craig Potter, EPA, September 23, 1987 ("Potter Memo").
           "California Infrastructure SIP, Overarching Technical Support Document," EPA, Region IX, September 2014.
 EPA Technical Support Document for this Action
 "Technical Support Document for EPA's Rulemaking for the California State Implementation Plan, California Air Resources Board Resolution 19-26, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure," Air and Radiation Division, EPA, Region IX, February 2020. 
 Other Documents and Correspondence
 "Ag Tractor Replacement Program, Eligibility Criteria and Application Guidelines," San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, August 2018.
 2015 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Annual Report to EPA.
 Letter dated September 16, 2015 from Carlos Suarez (NRCS) to Deborah Jordan (EPA Region IX), Subject: "2015 EQIP Project Annual Report."
 2015 Annual Report - EQIP project list spreadsheet
 2016 NRCS EQIP Annual Report to EPA.
 Letter dated March 17, 2016 from Carlos Suarez (NRCS) to Deborah Jordan (EPA Region IX), Subject: "2016 EQIP Project Annual Report."
 2016 Annual Report - EQIP project list spreadsheet
 2017 NRCS EQIP Annual Report to EPA.
 Letter dated March 27, 2017 from Carlos Suarez (NRCS) to Deborah Jordan (EPA Region IX), Subject: "2017 EQIP Project Annual Report."
 2017 Annual Report - EQIP project list spreadsheet
                
 2018 NRCS EQIP Annual Report to EPA.
 Letter dated March 23, 2018 from Carlos Suarez (NRCS) to Elizabeth Adams (EPA Region IX), Subject: "2018 USDA NRCS Annual Report Certification- CPS 372  -  Combustion System Improvement."
 2018 Annual Report - EQIP project list spreadsheet
                
 2019 NRCS EQIP Annual Report to EPA.
 Letter dated March 14, 2019 from Carlos Suarez (NRCS) to Elizabeth Adams (EPA Region IX), Subject: "2019 USDA NRCS Annual Report Certification- CPS 372  -  Combustion System Improvement."
 2019 Annual Report - EQIP project list spreadsheet
 Email dated February 13, 2020 from Austin Hicks (CARB) to Rynda Kay (EPA Region IX), Subject: "RE: Follow-up questions on the Valley Incentive Measure."
 CARB detailed quantification spreadsheets available at https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/imp2016sip/imp2016sip.htm, downloaded February 11, 2020.
               ag_appx_h_j_detailed_021120.xlsx 
               ag_appx_i_detailed_021120.xlsx
           "2018 Plan for the 1997, 2006, and 2012 PM2.5 Standards," SJVUAPCD, adopted November 15, 2018 ("2018 PM2.5 Plan") available at https://www.valleyair.org/pmplans/ and in pdf form at https://www.valleyair.org/pmplans/documents/2018/pm-plan-adopted/2018-Plan-for-the-1997-2006-and-2012-PM2.5-Standards.pdf.
           "San Joaquin Valley Supplement to the 2016 State Strategy for the State Implementation Plan," CARB, adopted October 25, 2018 ("Valley State SIP Strategy") available at https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/2016sip/2016sip.htm and in pdf form at  https://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/2016sip/valleystrategy.pdf