Document ID: EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0693-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2008-10-16T04:00Z

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0693; FRL-]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

1-Hour Ozone Extreme Area Plan for San Joaquin Valley, California 

AGENCY:  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:  EPA is proposing to approve state implementation plan
revisions submitted by the State of California to meet the Clean Air Act
(CAA) requirements applicable to the San Joaquin Valley (SJV),
California 1-hour ozone nonattainment area.  These requirements applied
to the SJV following its reclassification from severe to extreme for the
1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard on April 16, 2004. 
Although EPA subsequently revoked the 1-hour ozone standard effective
June 15, 2005, the requirement to submit a plan for that standard
remains in effect for the SJV.  EPA is proposing to approve the SIP
revisions for the SJV as meeting applicable CAA requirements except for
the provision addressing the reasonably available control technology
requirements that the State has withdrawn.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number
EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0693, by one of the following methods:

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3. E-mail:   HYPERLINK "mailto:lo.doris@epa.gov"  wicher.frances@epa.gov

4. Mail or deliver: Marty Robin, Office of Air Planning (AIR-2), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Wicher, U.S. EPA Region 9,
415-972-3957, wicher.frances@epa.gov or
www.epa.gov/region09/air/actions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, the terms “we,”
“us,” and “our” mean U.S. EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background

A. What is the history of 1-hour ozone air quality planning in the SJV?

B. What are the elements in the new plan?

C. What Clean Air Act requirements apply to this extreme area 1-hour
ozone plan?

II. Review of the 2004 SIP, the SJV Portion of the Final 2003 State
Strategy and the 2008 SIP Clarification

A. Did the SJVAPCD and ARB meet the CAA procedural requirements?

B. Do the baseline and projected emissions inventories meet CAA
requirements?

C. Is the air quality modeling consistent with the CAA and EPA's
modeling guidelines?

D. Do the control measures meet CAA requirements?

E. Does the plan show the CAA-required rate of progress?

F. Does the plan provide for attainment by the CAA-required deadline?

G. Do the contingency measures meet CAA requirements?

H. Are the motor vehicle emissions budgets approvable?

III. Summary of Proposed Actions

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I.  Background

A. What is the history of 1-hour ozone air quality planning in the SJV? 

	The San Joaquin Valley 1-hour ozone nonattainment area (SJV) includes
the following counties in California's central valley: San Joaquin, part
of Kern, Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus and Tulare.  40 CFR
81.305.	

	Upon enactment of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, the SJV was
classified by operation of law as a serious nonattainment area with an
attainment date of no later than November 15, 1999.  56 FR 56694
(November 6, 1991).  On November 15, 1994, the California Air Resources
Board (ARB) submitted ”The 1994 California State Implementation Plan
for Ozone” (1994 SIP), a comprehensive ozone plan for the State of
California that included a local nonattainment plan developed for the
SJV by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD or
the District).  On January 8, 1997, EPA approved the 1994 SIP.  62 FR
1150.

	On November 8, 2001, EPA found that the SJV had failed to attain the
1-hour ozone standard by the serious area deadline of November 15, 1999
and reclassified the area by operation of law to severe.  66 FR 56476. 
In the final reclassification action to severe, EPA explained that the
State would need to submit by May 31, 2002 a SIP revision addressing the
severe area requirements including, but not limited to, a demonstration
of attainment of the 1-hour ozone standard by November 15, 2005 and a
rate of progress (ROP) demonstration of creditable ozone precursor
emission reductions of at least 3 percent per year until attainment. 
Id.

	On October 2, 2002, EPA found that the State failed to submit by May
31, 2002 several severe area SIP revisions for the SJV including a
demonstration of attainment and a ROP demonstration.  67 FR 61784.  The
State subsequently requested a reclassification to extreme and submitted
all of the severe area requirements except for the attainment
demonstration.  See 69 FR 8126 (February 23, 2004).  On April 16, 2004,
EPA granted the State’s request to voluntarily reclassify the SJV from
a severe to an extreme 1-hour ozone nonattainment area and required the
State to submit by November 15, 2004 an extreme area plan providing for
the attainment of the ozone standard as expeditiously as practicable,
but no later than November 15, 2010.  69 FR 20550.

B. What are the elements in the new plan?

	The SJVAPCD adopted the “Extreme Ozone Attainment Demonstration
Plan” on October 8, 2004 and amended it on October 20, 2005 to, among
other things, substitute for the original chapter a new “Chapter 4:
Control Strategy.”  The State submitted the plan (with the exception
of Chapter 8) and amendment on November 15, 2004 and March 6, 2006,
respectively.  See letters from Catherine Witherspoon, ARB, to Wayne
Nastri, EPA, November 15, 2004 and March 6, 2006. The plan and
amendment, collectively, will be referred to as the “2004 SIP” in
this proposed rule.  The 2004 SIP addresses CAA requirements for extreme
1-hour ozone areas, including emission inventories, modeling, control
measures, contingency measures, and ROP and attainment demonstrations.  

	 The 2004 SIP relies in part on the "Final 2003 State and Federal
Strategy for the California State Implementation Plan," which identifies
ARB's regulatory agenda to reduce ozone and particulate matter in
California and includes defined statewide control measures to be
reflected in future SIPs and provisions specific to air quality plans
for the San Joaquin Valley.  On October 23, 2003, ARB adopted the "Final
2003 State and Federal Strategy for the California State Implementation
Plan," which consists of two elements: 1) the Proposed 2003 State and
Federal Strategy for the California State Implementation Plan (released
August 25, 2003); and 2) ARB Board Resolution 03-22 which approves the
Proposed 2003 State and Federal Strategy with the revisions to that
Strategy set forth in Attachment A.  On January 9, 2004, ARB submitted
to EPA the "Final 2003 State and Federal Strategy for the California
State Implementation Plan."  Letter from Catherine Witherspoon, ARB, to
Wayne Nastri, EPA, January 9, 2004.

	In this proposed rule we refer to the two documents comprising the
"Final State and Federal Strategy for the California State
Implementation Plan" after the withdrawal of the South Coast portions,
collectively, as the "Final 2003 State Strategy" or individually as the
"State Strategy" and "ARB Resolution 03-22”, respectively.  

	On August 21, 2008, the SJVAPCD adopted “Clarifications Regarding the
2004 Extreme Ozone Attainment Demonstration Plan” (2008 SIP
Clarification).  The State submitted the 2008 SIP Clarification on
September 5, 2008.  Letter from James N. Goldstene, ARB, to Wayne
Nastri, EPA, with enclosures, September 5, 2008.  The 2008 SIP
Clarification provides updates to the 2004 SIP related to RACT, control
measures adopted by the SJVAPCD, the rate of progress demonstration, and
contingency measures.

C. What Clean Air Act requirements apply to this extreme area 1-hour
ozone plan?

	The requirements for extreme 1-hour ozone areas are found in section
182 of the CAA and the general planning and control requirements for
nonattainment plans are found in sections 110 and 172.  These
requirements are discussed in Section II of this proposed rule.  EPA has
issued a General Preamble describing our preliminary views on how the
Agency intends to review SIPs submitted to meet the CAA’s requirements
for 1-hour ozone plans.  "General Preamble for Implementation of Title I
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990."  57 FR 13498  (April 16,
1992).  EPA has also issued other guidance documents related to 1-hour
ozone plans which we cited as necessary when discussing our evaluation
of the 2004 SIP.  

In an April 30, 2004 final rule, EPA designated and classified most
areas of the country under the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS) promulgated in 40 CFR 50.10.  69 FR 23858.  On April
30, 2004, EPA also issued a final rule entitled "Final Rule to Implement
the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard--Phase 1" (Phase
1 Rule).  69 FR 23951.  Among other matters, this rule revoked the
1-hour ozone NAAQS in the SJV (as well as in most other areas of the
country), effective June 15, 2005.  See 40 CFR 50.9(b);   HYPERLINK
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l&_md5=41f189a17c28834a021e2fffd08e8363"  70 FR 44470  (August 3, 2005).
 The Phase 1 Rule also set forth anti-backsliding principles to ensure
continued progress toward attainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS by
identifying which 1-hour requirements remain applicable in an area after
revocation of the 1-hour ozone NAAQS.  Among the requirements not
retained was the requirement to implement contingency measures pursuant
to CAA sections 172(c)(9) and 182(c)(9) for failure to make reasonable
further progress (RFP) toward attainment of the 1-hour NAAQS or for
failure to attain that NAAQS.  See   HYPERLINK
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l&_md5=e22eb4680a690a5b528915cec11038f0"  69 FR 23951  (April 30, 2004)
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l&_md5=4c7c07ed715d311edd624d3c5dc0ea84"  70 FR 30592  (May 26, 2005).

On December 22, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit vacated EPA's Phase 1 Rule.    HYPERLINK
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kAl&_md5=67dce87083bf1d5250c85f7f8f27c1b2"  South Coast Air Quality
Management Dist. v. EPA, 472 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir. 2006).   Subsequently,
in   HYPERLINK
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SkAl&_md5=99b7babd1cc69a0f9f036fd2072509fc"  South Coast Air Quality
Management Dist. v. EPA, 489 F.3d 1295 (D.C. Cir. 2007)  in response to
several petitions for rehearing, the court clarified that the Phase 1
Rule was vacated only with regard to those parts of the rule that had
been successfully challenged.  With respect to the challenges to the
anti-backsliding provisions of the rule (codified in 40 CFR 51.905), the
court vacated several provisions that would have allowed states to
remove from the SIP or to not adopt several 1-hour obligations once the
1-hour ozone NAAQS was revoked, among them, contingency measures to be
implemented pursuant to CAA sections 172(c)(9) and 182(c)(9).

	The provisions in 40 CFR 51.905(a)-(c) remain in effect and areas must
continue to meet those anti-backsliding requirements for the 1-hour
ozone NAAQS. However, the contingency measure provision noted
previously, which is specified in 51.905(e), was vacated by the court.
As a result, states must continue to meet the obligation for 1-hour
ozone contingency measures. 

II. Review of the 2004 SIP, the SJV Elements of the Final 2003 State
Strategy and the 2008 SIP Clarification

A. Did the SJVAPCD and ARB meet the CAA procedural requirements?

1. What are the applicable CAA provisions?

	CAA section 110 requires SIP submissions to be adopted by the state
after reasonable notice and public hearing. EPA has promulgated specific
requirements for SIP submissions in 40 CFR part 51, subpart F.

2. How does the plan address these provisions?

	The District provided the requisite notice and public comment periods
prior to adoption of the 2004 SIP and 2008 SIP Clarification.  The State
provided the requisite notice and public comment period prior to
adoption of the 2004 SIP, Final 2003 State Strategy and 2008 SIP
Clarification. See January 9, 2004, November 15, 2004 and March 6, 2006
letters from Catherine Witherspoon, ARB, to Wayne Nastri, EPA, with
enclosures and September 5, 2008 letter from James. N. Goldstene to
Wayne Nastri, with enclosures.  

3. Does the plan meet the CAA procedural requirements for SIP
submissions?

	The submittal packages for the 2004 SIP, Final 2003 State Strategy and
2008 SIP Clarification include evidence of public notice and hearing,
District and ARB responses to public comments, and evidence of District
and ARB adoption.  Based on our review of these materials, we find that
the procedural requirements of CAA section 110 and 40 CFR part 51,
subpart F have been met. 

4. Are the plan submittals complete?

	CAA section 110(k)(1) requires EPA to determine whether a plan is
complete within 60 days of receipt and any plan that has not been
determined to be complete or incomplete within 6 months shall be deemed
complete by operation of law.  EPA's completeness criteria are found in
40 CFR part 51, subpart V.

	The 2004 SIP, comprised of the original and subsequent amendment, was
deemed complete by operation of law on May 15, 2005 and September 6,
2006.  On February 18, 2004, we determined the Final 2003 State Strategy
to be complete.  Letter from Deborah Jordan, EPA, to Catherine
Witherspoon, CARB, February 18, 2004.  We found the 2008 SIP
Clarification complete on September 23, 2008.  Letter from Deborah
Jordan, EPA, to James N. Goldstene, ARB, September 23, 2008.

B. Do the baseline and projected emission inventories meet CAA
requirements?

1. What are the applicable CAA provisions?

	CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1) require nonattainment areas to
submit a comprehensive, accurate, and current inventory of actual
emissions from all sources, in accordance with guidance provided by EPA.
 The inventory is to represent weekday emissions during the ozone
season.  General Preamble at 13502.  EPA guidance for 1-hour ozone SIP
emission inventories includes, in addition to the General Preamble: 
“Procedures for the Preparation of Emission Inventories for Carbon
Monoxide and Precursors of Ozone, Volume I: General Guidance for
Stationary Sources,” EPA--450/4-91-016; and “Procedures for Emission
Inventory Preparation, Volume IV: Mobile Sources,” EPA--450/5-91-026d
Revised. 

2. How does the plan address these provisions? 

	Chapter 3 of the 2004 SIP presents the baseline and projected emission
inventories.  This chapter also discusses the methodology used to
determine 1999 emissions and identifies the growth and control factors
used to project emissions for the 2000 baseline inventory and the 2008
and 2010 projected year inventories.  The plan presents weekday summer
inventories for 2000, 2008 and 2010 for all major source categories. 
Emissions are calculated for the two major ozone precursors--oxides of
nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC)--as well as for the
less significant precursor, carbon monoxide (CO).  2004 SIP at Table
3-1.  Motor vehicle emissions were based on estimates of vehicle miles
traveled (VMT) provided by the regional transportation planning agencies
and the California Department of Transportation.  The plan uses ARB's
EMission FACtor (EMFAC) 2002, version 2.2, to calculate the emission
factors for cars, trucks and buses.  On April 1, 2003, we approved EMFAC
2002 for use in SIP development.  68 FR 15720.  

3. Does the plan meet the CAA provisions for the emission inventories?  

	We have determined that the emission inventories in the 2004 SIP were
comprehensive, accurate, and current at the time the SIP was submitted. 
Accordingly, we propose to approve the emissions inventories in the 2004
SIP as consistent with the CAA and applicable EPA guidelines. 

C. Is the air quality modeling consistent with the CAA and EPA’s
modeling guidelines?

1. What are the applicable CAA provisions and EPA’s guidelines?

	 Areas classified as extreme for the 1-hour ozone standard such as the
SJV must demonstrate attainment "as expeditiously as practicable" but
not later than November 15, 2010 as specified in CAA section 181(a). 
For purposes of demonstrating attainment, CAA section 182(c)(2)(A)
requires extreme areas to use photochemical grid modeling or an
analytical method EPA determines to be as effective.	

	EPA guidance identifies the features of a modeling analysis that are
essential to obtain credible results.  The photochemical grid modeling
analysis is performed for days when the meteorological conditions are
conducive to the formation of ozone.  For purposes of developing the
information to put into the model, the state must select days in the
past with elevated ozone levels that are representative of the ozone
pollution problem in the nonattainment area and a modeling domain that
encompasses the nonattainment area.  The state must then develop both
meteorological data describing atmospheric conditions for the selected
days and an emission inventory to evaluate the model's ability to
reproduce the monitored air quality values.  Finally, the state needs to
verify that the model is properly simulating the chemistry and
atmospheric conditions through diagnostic analyses and model performance
tests.  

Once these steps are satisfactorily completed, the model can be used to
generate future year air quality estimates to support an attainment
demonstration.  A future-year emissions inventory, which includes growth
and controls through the attainment year, is developed for input to the
model to predict air quality in the attainment year.  

	For the 1-hour ozone standard, the modeled attainment test compares
model-predicted 1-hour daily maximum ozone concentrations in all grid
cells for the attainment year to the level of the NAAQS.  For the 1-hour
ozone NAAQS, a predicted concentration above 0.124 parts per million
(ppm) indicates that the area is expected to exceed the standard in the
attainment year and a prediction at or below 0.124 ppm indicates that
the area is expected to attain the standard. 

	Attainment is demonstrated when all predicted concentrations inside the
modeling domain are at or below the NAAQS or at an acceptable upper
limit above the NAAQS permitted under certain conditions by EPA's
guidance.  When the predicted concentrations are above the NAAQS, a
weight of evidence determination, which incorporates other analyses such
as air quality and emissions trends, may be used to address the
uncertainty inherent in the application of photochemical grid models.   
 

2. How does the plan address these provisions?

	EPA recommended that states use the Urban Airshed Model (UAM) version
IV as the ozone model of choice for the grid-point modeling required by
the CAA for 1-hour ozone attainment demonstrations.  Other models are
allowed if the state shows that they are scientifically valid and they
perform (i.e., are just as reliable) as well as, or better than, UAM IV.
 California selected the Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions
(CAMx) based on slightly better performance for the SJV than the other
tested models.  Details on the model and its selection can be found in
Appendix D to the 2004 SIP.  The meteorological modeling was based on a
hybrid approach, using the Meso-scale Model 5 (MM5) and Calmet models,
because of the ability of this modeling system to reproduce the measured
design value near the Fresno monitoring site. 

	Information on how the CAMX modeling meets EPA guidance is summarized
here and detailed in the State's submittals. 2004 SIP at Chapter 5 and
Appendix D.  The air quality modeling domain extends from the Oregon
border in the north to Los Angeles County in the south, and from the
Pacific Ocean in the west to Nevada in the east.

	EPA's Guideline on the use of photochemical grid models recommends that
areas model three or more episodes, including the types of weather
conditions most conducive to ozone formation.  The final photochemical
grid modeling submitted by California focused on the CAMx modeling for
one several day episode, July 27 to August 2, 2000.  This episode
represents high measured ozone, with a peak measured concentration of
151 parts per billion (ppb) at Bakersfield on August 2, 2000.  The
episode was typical of the worst case meteorology (i.e., the highest
potential for ozone formation) of episodes in the San Joaquin Valley.

	The CAMx model was run using the MM5/CALMET meteorological processor
with State emission inventories for the 2000 base year and with
projected emissions representing grown and controlled emissions for the
attainment year.  The projected 2010 emissions inventory was developed
for modeling simulations and included the effects of projected growth
and control measures, as discussed in section II.B. above.

	The CAMx simulation for July 30, with the emission inventory for the
year 2010, was used to develop targets for reduction of VOC and NOx in
the attainment year.

3. Does the air quality modeling meet EPA’s modeling guidelines?

    EPA has established the following guidelines for model performance: 
unpaired peak ratio 0.80-1.2, normalized bias +/- 15%, and gross error
less than 35%.  The model performance is presented in Appendix D to the
2004 SIP for the Fresno and Bakersfield areas, representing areas of
highest 1-hour ozone levels in the SJV and shows that the CAMx model
predicts ozone within the quality limits set by EPA guidance on most
days for most subregions of the modeling domain.  On those days for
which a subregion had peak measured ozone concentrations above 125 ppb,
the model performance meets the EPA criteria.

	We conclude that the modeling is consistent with the CAA and EPA
modeling guidance; therefore, we propose to approve the modeling
analysis that underlies the attainment demonstration in the 2004 SIP. 
We discuss the attainment demonstration in more detail later in this
proposed rule.  See also “Technical Support Document for the Extreme
One-Hour Ozone Attainment Plan Modeling for the San Joaquin Valley
Nonattainment Area,” EPA Region 9, September 2008, found in the docket
for this proposed rule. 

D. Do the control measures meet CAA requirements?

1. What are the applicable CAA provisions?

	The CAA section 172(c)(1) requires nonattainment area plans to provide
for the implementation of all reasonably available control measures
(RACM) including reasonably available control technology (RACT).  EPA
has previously provided guidance interpreting the RACM requirement in
the General Preamble at 13560 and a memorandum entitled “Guidance on
the Reasonably Available Control Measure Requirement and Attainment
Demonstration Submissions for Ozone Nonattainment Areas,” John Seitz,
Director, OAQPS to Regional Air Directors, November 30, 1999.  In
summary, EPA guidance requires that states, in addressing the RACM
requirement, should consider all potential measures for source
categories in the nonattainment area to determine whether they are
reasonably available for implementation in that area and whether they
would advance the area’s attainment date.

Under the CAA, RACT is required for major VOC sources and for all VOC
source categories for which EPA has issued Control Techniques Guideline
(CTG) documents.  In addition, EPA has issued Alternative Control
Techniques (ACT) documents to help states in making RACT determinations.
 CAA sections 172(c)(1), 182(a)(2)(A), 182(b)(2), and 183(a) and (b). 
CAA section 182(f) requires that RACT also apply to major stationary
sources of NOx.  In extreme areas, such as the SJV, a major source is
one that emits or has the potential to emit 10 tons of VOC or NOx per
year.  CAA section 182(e).

	The CAA also requires that SIPs "shall include enforceable emission
limitations, and such other control measures, means or techniques ... as
well as schedules and timetables for compliance, as may be necessary or
appropriate to provide for attainment...by the applicable attainment
date....”  CAA section 172(c)(6).  CAA section 110(a)(2)(A) contains
almost identical language.	

	Finally, CAA section 182(d)(1)(A) requires that extreme areas submit
transportation control measures (TCMs) sufficient to offset any growth
in emissions from growth in VMT or the number of vehicle trips, and to
provide (along with other measures) the reductions needed to meet ROP. 
EPA interprets this CAA provision to allow areas to meet the requirement
by demonstrating that emissions from motor vehicles decline each year
through the attainment year.  General Preamble at 13522.

2. How does the plan address these provisions?

a. RACM

To determine which measures would be feasible for the SJV, the District
looked at measures implemented in other areas (including the South Coast
Air Basin, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Houston-Galveston area),
documents produced by ARB, as well as measures suggested by the public
at workshops.  The District then screened the identified measures and
rejected those that affected few or no sources in the SJV, had already
been adopted as rules or were in the process of being adopted.  The
remaining measures were evaluated using baseline inventories, available
control technologies, and potential emission reductions as well as
whether the measure could be implemented on a schedule that would
contribute to attainment of the 1-hour ozone standard by the deadline of
2010.  2004 SIP at section 4.2.1.  

Based on this evaluation, the District developed an expeditious rule
adoption schedule listing 21 measures involving adoption of eight new
rules and revisions to over 20 existing rules.  2004 SIP, Table 4-1. 
Since submittal of the SIP in 2004, the District has completed action on
all of these rules and submitted all except one of the adopted rules to
EPA for approval.  2008 SIP Clarification, Table 1 and Table 1 below.

In addition to the District’s efforts, the eight San Joaquin Valley
Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RPTAs) also conducted a RACM
evaluation for transportation sources.  This evaluation, described in
section 4.6.3. of the 2004 SIP, resulted in extensive local government
commitments to implement programs to reduce auto travel and improve
traffic flow.  2004 SIP at section 4.6 and Appendix C.  The local
governments also provide reasoned justifications for any measures that
they did not adopt.  See 2004 SIP at Appendix C. 

The 2004 SIP relies on the Final 2003 State Strategy to address mobile
and area source categories not under the District’s jurisdiction. 
2004 SIP at section 4.7.  Table I-1 in the State Strategy shows the
impressive list of both mobile and area source measures that have been
adopted by California between 1994 and 2003, along with the mobile
source rules that have been adopted by EPA during this period.  Table
I-2 lists proposed new State measures, most of which have already been
adopted.  This list of new State measures was developed through a public
process intended to identify and refine new emission reductions
strategies for California.  State Strategy at ES-5.   

b. RACT

	The 2004 SIP includes a brief section 4.2.5 discussing the RACT
obligation and specific source categories where further analysis and
potential future controls may be required in order to ensure that RACT
levels of control are applied to sources down to the 10 tons per year
(tpy) level.  The District concluded that only a few categories would
need additional work, since the District's existing rules already
applied a stringent degree of control to sources with relatively low
levels of emissions.  

Subsequently, the District adopted, on August 17, 2006, and the State
submitted on January 31, 2007, an 8-hour ozone RACT SIP addressing
sources down to the 25 tpy size.  In submitting the 2008 SIP
Clarification, the State formally withdrew the RACT portion of the 2004
SIP, specifically section 4.2.5, stating that the District would fill
the resulting 1-hour ozone RACT gap with the revised 8-hour ozone RACT
SIP now under further development.  The District intends to address
sources down to the 10 tpy level of emissions in this revised 8-hour
RACT SIP.  2008 SIP Clarification, page 3.  Because the State has
withdrawn this portion of the 2004 SIP and has not yet submitted a
revised RACT SIP to address the extreme area requirements, we are not
acting on RACT in this action.

c. Enforceable limitations and other control measures

i. Adopted regulations

The 2004 SIP's modeling analysis determined that attainment of the
1-hour ozone standard required reducing 2000 baseline emissions from
556.8 tons per day (tpd) NOx and 443.5 tpd VOC to 343.5 tpd NOx and
314.4 tpd VOC.  2004 SIP at 3-7 through 3-11 and 5-9 through 5-12 and
"Proposed 2004 State Implementation Plan for Ozone in the San Joaquin
Valley," September 28, 2004, Air Resources Board Staff Report (ARB Staff
Report for the 2004 SIP) at Table III-6. 

As shown in Table 3 below, of the 213.3 tpd NOx and 129.1 tpd VOC needed
for attainment, approximately 160 tpd of NOx and 78.4 tpd of VOC
reductions come from rules and regulations that were already adopted
when the plan was submitted in 2004. 

ii. Commitments

	 The 2004 SIP contains both State and District commitments to adopt
control measures to achieve specified emissions reductions.  The Final
2003 State Strategy, adopted prior to the 2004 SIP, includes an
enforceable commitment to reduce NOx emissions in the SJV by 10 tpd by
2010.  State Strategy at I-24 through I-26.  Possible measures to
achieve these reductions are described and listed in the State Strategy
at I-14 through I-26 and ARB Resolution 03-22, Attachment A.  The State
Strategy also states that beyond its emission reduction commitment, new
commitments to achieve further VOC and NOx reductions would be needed
for the future SJV 1-hour ozone plan (which the SJVAPCD and ARB
subsequently adopted as the 2004 SIP) and would be considered as part of
that plan.  State Strategy at I-26.  To that end, the 2004 SIP
incorporates the Final 2003 State Strategy as it applies to the SJV and
includes an additional commitment by the State to achieve by 2010
emissions reductions of 10 tpd NOx and 15 tpd VOC.

Although the Final 2003 State Strategy identifies possible control
measures that could deliver these reductions, the State's commitment is
only to achieve these NOx and VOC emission reductions in the aggregate
by 2010.  Thus, the State's total enforceable commitments in the 2004
SIP are to achieve 20 tpd NOx and 15 tpd VOC emission reductions in the
aggregate by 2010.  See State Strategy at I-7 through I-9 and I-26; ARB
Board Resolution 04-29, October 28, 2004; ARB Staff Report for the 2004
SIP at 29-30; 2004 SIP at section 4.7 (including Table 4-3 which
duplicates Table I-2 in the State Strategy).

	In the 2004 SIP, the District commits to adopt specific rules by
specified dates (quarter and year), to submit the rules within one month
of adoption to ARB for submittal to EPA, and to achieve from each
measure the specified reductions in 2010.  2004 SIP at Table 4-1 and
SJVAPCD Resolution No. 5-10-12 (October 20, 2005) p. 4, item 9.  This
information is updated in Table 1 of the 2008 SIP Clarification which
shows not only the original commitment in the 2004 SIP but also the date
on which the District adopted the rule associated with each commitment
and the actual emissions reductions achieved by each rule.  A summary of
the information found in Table 1 in the 2008 SIP Clarification is
presented in our Table 1.  Table 1 below also gives the date the rule
was submitted to EPA or the date on which EPA approved the rule into the
SIP.

Table 1

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

2004 Extreme Ozone Attainment Plan “New Measure” Commitments

NOx Control Measures

Rule #, Description and Commitment ID from 2004 SIP	2004 SIP Commit-ment
(2010–tpd)	Achieved Emission Reduc-tions (2010-tpd)	Local Adoption
Submittal Date or 

Approval Cite/Date

9310 Fleet rule–School buses (C)	0.1	1.6	9/21/06	12/29/06

9510, 3180 Indirect Source Mitigation (D)	4.0	4.0	12/15/05	12/29/06

4307 Small Boilers (2-5 MMBTU) (E)	1.0	5.1	4/20/06	72 FR 29887 (5/30/07)

4352 Solid fuel boilers (G)	0.0	0.0	5/18/06	72 FR 29887 (5/30/07)

4702 Stat. IC engines (H)	8.0	16.8	1/18/07	73 FR 1819 (1/10/08)

4309 Commercial Dryers (I)	1.0	0.7	12/15/05	72 FR 29887 (5/30/07)

New Rule 4308 - Water Heaters 0.075 (N)	0.2	0.8	10/20/05	72 FR 29887
(5/30/07)

4103 Open Burning (Q)	1.1	1.7	5/17/07	--

4703 Sta. Gas Turbines (S)	0.6	1.9	8/17/06	12/29/06

                   NOx Totals	16.0	32.6

  EPA-Approved NOx Reductions	10.2	23.4

	           NOx Reductions not

              Approved by EPA	5.8	9.2

	

VOC Control Measures

Rule # and Description	2004 SIP Commit-ment (2010–tpd)	Achieved
Emission Reduc-tions (2010-tpd)	Local Adoption	Submittal Date or 

Approval Cite/Date

4409 Oil & Gas Fug. (A)	4.7	5.1	4/20/05	71 FR 14653 (3/23/06)

4455 Ref. & Chem. Fug. (B)	0.2	0.3	4/20/05	71 FR 14653 (3/23/06)

4694 Wineries (F)	0.7	0.8	12/15/05	6/16/06

4565 Composting/Biosolids (J)	0.1	0.3	3/15/07	8/24/07

4612 Automotive Coating (incorporates Rule 4602)(K)	

0.1	

1.0	

9/20/07	

3/7/08

4570 CAFO Rule (L)	15.8	17.7	6/15/06	10/5/06

4662 Org. Solvent Degreasing (M)

4663 Org. Sol. Cleaning (M)

4603 Metal Parts/Products (M)

4604 Can and Coil Coating (M)

4605 Aerospace Coating (M)

4606 Wood Products Coating (M)

4607 Graphic Arts (M)

4612 Automotive Coating (M)

4653 Adhesives (M)

4684 Polyester Resin Operation (M)	

1.3	

3.1	

9/20/07	

3/7/08

4401 Steam-Enhanced Oil-well (O)	1.4	0.3	12/14/06	5/8/07

4651 Soil Decontamination (P)	<0.5	0.0	9/20/07	3/7/08

4103 Open Burning (Q)	2.9	3.9	5/17/07	--

4682 Polymeric Foam Mfg. (R)	0.1	0.1	9/20/07	3/7/08

4621 & 4624 Gasoline storage & trans. (T & U)	0.9	1.9	12/20/07	3/7/08

                   VOC totals	28.2	34.5

	  EPA-Approved VOC Reductions	4.9	5.2

	           VOC Reductions not

              Approved by EPA	23.3	29.3

	

	In addition to the emission reductions associated with the rules listed
in Table 1 above, the District also commits to achieve an additional 5
tpd NOx and 5 tpd VOC reductions in aggregate by 2010 from long-term
measures.  2004 SIP at Table 5-1.  

d. TCMs to offset growth in motor vehicle emissions under 182(d)(1)

	The 2008 SIP Clarification provides a demonstration that emissions from
motor vehicles in the San Joaquin Valley decline each year from 2000 to
2011. This demonstration is reproduced in Table 2 below.  2008 SIP
Clarification at 8.  The emissions derive from the emissions inventory
used in the modeling analysis for the 2004 SIP, and so are calculated
using EMFAC2002, version 2.2, and the same transportation activity
projections used in the 2004 SIP.   

Table 2

Baseline Motor Vehicle Emissions, 2000-2011

(San Joaquin Valley, Summer Planning, in tons per day)

Year	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11

VOC	115	107	100	93	88	82	77	72	67	63	59	54

NOx	223	218	211	201	192	184	176	166	157	148	137	127

3. Does the plan meet the CAA provisions for control measures?

a.  RACM 

As described above, the District evaluated a range of potentially
available measures for inclusion in its 2004 SIP and committed to adopt
those it found to be feasible for attaining the 1-hour standard.  The
process and the criteria the District used to select certain measures
and reject others are consistent with EPA’s RACM guidance.  We also
describe above the measure evaluation process undertaken by the RPTAs
and the local jurisdictions.  This process is also consistent with
EPA’s RACM guidance.  

Based on our review of results of these RACM analyses, the State
Strategy, and the resulting commitments to adopt and implement controls,
we propose to find that there are, at this time, no additional
reasonably available measures that would advance attainment of the
1-hour ozone standard in the SJV.  Therefore, we also propose to find
that the 2004 SIP, together with the Final 2003 State Strategy, provides
for the implementation of RACM as required by CAA section 172(c)(1). 
This proposed finding does not affect the District’s continuing
obligation under the CAA to implement RACT for its major sources of VOC
and NOx and sources covered by an EPA CTG document. 

b.  RACT 

	As discussed above, the State has withdrawn the RACT portion of the
2004 Plan with the intent to fill the resulting 1-hour ozone RACT gap
with the revised 8-hour ozone RACT SIP now under further development by
the District.  The District intends that this revised RACT SIP will,
among other things, address sources down to the 10 tpy level of
emissions as required for extreme areas.  We agree with the District and
the State that this approach is an efficient way to deal with the
remaining RACT issues. See Letter, Deborah Jordan, EPA to Seyed
Sadredin, SJVAPCD, September 9, 2008.

c. Enforceable limitations and other control measures

	As stated above, measures already adopted by the District and State
provide the majority of emission reductions needed to demonstrate
attainment.  The balance of the needed reductions is in the form of
enforceable commitments by the District and ARB.  EPA believes,
consistent with past practice, that the CAA allows approval of
enforceable commitments that are limited in scope where circumstances
exist that warrant the use of such commitments in place of adopted
measures.  Once EPA determines that circumstances warrant consideration
of an enforceable commitment, EPA considers three factors in determining
whether to approve the enforceable commitment: (a) does the commitment
address a limited portion of the statutorily-required program; (b) is
the state capable of fulfilling its commitment; and (c) is the
commitment for a reasonable and appropriate period of time.

	We believe that circumstances here warrant the consideration of
enforceable commitments.  As discussed above, the bulk of emission
reductions needed for attainment comes from regulations already fully
adopted by the District and the State.  These previously adopted
measures include ARB regulations governing area and mobile sources and
SJVAPCD rules governing stationary sources.  

	Moreover, as shown above and discussed further below, the 2008 SIP
Clarification demonstrates that the District has fulfilled its
commitments in the 2004 SIP to achieve the identified emission
reductions from specific rules and to achieve an additional 5 tpd VOC
and 5 tpd NOX reductions in the aggregate from long-term measures.  

	As a result of District’s and ARB’s previous efforts, the vast
majority of sources in the SJV are already subject to stringent, adopted
rules and it is increasingly difficult to develop regulations for the
remaining universe of uncontrolled sources.  Although the State is
continuing its efforts to increase the stringency of existing controls
on mobile sources and consumer products, the diverse nature of these
source categories makes them difficult to regulate.  As a result, rule
development places an increasing burden on the State to analyze advanced
technologies and develop increasingly complex control approaches, and
several years may be required to complete the tasks prerequisite to
successful regulation.  We, therefore, believe it is appropriate to
allow an additional short period of time in order for them to determine
which sources should be regulated and how.

	Finally, the SJV does not rely on these enforceable commitments to meet
the required rate of progress milestones.  The 2008 SIP Clarification
demonstrates achievement of the required ROP without the need for any
reductions from commitments.  See discussion in section II.E. below.  

	Having concluded that the circumstances warrant consideration of
enforceable commitments, we consider below the three factors in
determining whether to approve the submitted commitments. 

i. The commitments address a limited portion of the 2004 SIP. 

	Table 1 in the 2008 SIP Clarification and Table 1 above show that all
of the District's commitments in Table 4-1 of the 2004 SIP have been
converted to adopted rules, all but one has been submitted to EPA, and
many have been approved by EPA.  These tables demonstrate that the rules
the District has adopted pursuant to these commitments will achieve 32.6
tpd NOx and 34.5 tpd VOC.  These reductions amount to 16.6 tpd NOx and
6.3 tpd VOC more than the District originally committed to achieve in
the 2004 Plan and are not only sufficient to meet all of its original
emission reduction commitments from specified measures but also to
satisfy the District's long-term measure commitment to achieve
additional 5 tpd NOx and 5 tpd VOC by 2010.  

	The EPA-approved rules in Table 1 account for 23.4 tpd NOx and 5.2 tpd
VOC.  Table 3 below shows that the reductions from commitments needed to
attain the 1-hour ozone NAAQS are 17.7 tpd NOx (8.3%) and 43.1 tpd VOC
(33.4%).   

Table 3

Commitment Portion of the 2004 SIP

Reductions in tons per day for 2010

	NOx	VOC

2000 baseline emissions	556.8	443.5

2010 attainment target	343.5	314.4

Reductions needed to attain	213.3	129.1

Reductions from baseline measures adopted by 9/02	160.0	78.4

Reductions needed from commitments in 2004 SIP	53.3	50.7

Reductions achieved from EPA-approved rules	35.6	7.6

Reductions needed to attain from commitments	17.7	43.1

Percent of reductions needed to attain from commitments (row 3)	8.3%
33.4%

Sources:  ARB Staff Report for the 2004 SIP, Table III-6; 2008 SIP
Clarification, Table 1. 

	Of the 17.7 tpd NOx commitments, 9.2 tpd are from measures already
adopted by the District but not yet acted on by EPA.  Similarly, of the
43.1 tpd VOC commitments, 29.3 tpd are from measures already adopted by
the District.  This leaves only 8.5 tpd NOx and 13.8 tpd VOC (or
approximately 3% NOx and 11% VOC) reductions that are needed for
attainment from the State’s commitments.  The State has committed to
achieve 20 tpd NOx and 15 tpd VOC which is more than is needed for
attainment in 2010.  Given the difficulty of controlling the State’s
sources and the near term adoption and implementation dates, we believe
the portion of reductions from enforceable commitments in the 2004 SIP
is acceptable and the first factor is satisfied. 

ii. The State and District are capable of fulfilling their commitments. 

	As discussed above, the District has already adopted the rules needed
to fulfill the commitments made in its 2004 SIP and the only commitment
that remains to be fulfilled is that of the State to achieve 20 tpd NOx
and 15 tpd VOC reductions by 2010.  The 2004 SIP at section 4.7 and
State Strategy at I-7 through I-9 and I-23 through I-26 identify the
State’s development, adoption and implementation schedule for
achieving its commitment.   

	 Since the development of the 2004 SIP, the State has in fact adopted
many controls that have the potential to contribute to meeting this
obligation.  Previous ARB regulatory achievements are listed in
chronological order in a table in chapter 3 (page 38) of the "Air
Resources Board’s Proposed State Strategy for California’s 2007
State Implementation Plan," Revised Draft (Release date: April 26,
2007).  The controls typically represent the most stringent regulations
yet enacted in the Country and include In-Use Diesel Agricultural Engine
Requirements, Consumer Product Lower Emission Limits, Zero Emission Bus
Rule Amendments, etc.  Finally, the State has an ongoing rulemaking
agenda for 2008 posted at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2008calfin.pdf. 

     We believe that this consistent record of achievement shows that
the State will be able to meet its enforceable commitments to achieve 20
tpd NOX and 15 tpd VOC by 2010.  We, therefore, conclude that the second
factor is satisfied.

iii. The commitments are for a reasonable and appropriate period of
time. 

	The State is not obligated to fulfill its emission reduction
commitments until 2010.  This schedule is reasonable given the type of
measures that remain to be pursued, e.g., retrofit controls for existing
heavy-duty off-road diesel equipment.  2003 State Strategy, Measure
OFF-RD CI-1.  These types of measures typically require substantial time
to develop, adopt and implement.  Therefore, the State's schedule is
reasonable and  appropriate, and we conclude that the third factor is
satisfied. 

iv.  Conclusion

     For the above reasons, we believe that the three factors EPA
considers in determining whether to approve enforceable commitments are
satisfactorily addressed with respect to the District's and the State's
commitments.  We are therefore proposing to approve the State's
enforceable commitment in the 2004 SIP, ARB Board Resolution 04-29 and
Final 2003 State Strategy to achieve 20 tpd NOX and 15 tpd VOC
reductions by 2010.  We also propose to approve the District's
enforceable commitments in the 2004 SIP to adopt specific rules by
specified dates to achieve in 2010 the reductions in the column labeled
"Achieved Emission Reductions" in Table 1 in the 2008 SIP Clarification
(and Table 1 above).  Final approval of these commitments would make the
commitments enforceable by EPA and by citizens. 

d. TCMs to offset growth in motor vehicle emissions under 182(d)(1) 

	Additional information submitted in the 2008 SIP Clarification and
reproduced in Table 2 above show that on-road mobile source emissions of
VOC and NOx decline steadily from 2000 to 2011.  Because emissions
decline each year for both VOC and NOx, the plan need not include TCMs
to offset growth; therefore, we propose to find that this CAA
requirement is met.

E. Does the plan show the CAA-required rate of progress?

1. What are the applicable CAA provisions?

	CAA section 172(c) requires nonattainment area plans to provide for
reasonable further progress (RFP) which is defined in section 171(1) as
such annual incremental reductions in emissions as are required in part
D or may reasonably be required by the Administrator in order to ensure
attainment of the relevant NAAQS by the applicable date.

	CAA sections 182(c)(2) and (e) require that serious and above area SIPs
include ROP quantitative milestones that are to be achieved every 3
years after 1996 until attainment.  For ozone areas classified as
serious and above, section 182(c)(2) requires that the SIP must provide
for reductions in ozone-season, weekday VOC emissions of at least 3
percent per year net of growth averaged over each consecutive 3-year
period.  This is in addition to the 15 percent reduction over the first
6-year period required by CAA section 182(b)(1) for areas classified as
moderate and above.  The CAA requires that these milestones be
calculated from the 1990 inventory after excluding, among other things,
emission reductions from “[a]ny measure related to motor vehicle
exhaust or evaporative emissions promulgated by the Administrator by
January 1, 1990 and emission reductions from certain federal gasoline
volatility requirements.  CAA section 182(b)(1)(B)-(D).  EPA has issued
guidance on meeting 1-hour ozone ROP requirements.  See General Preamble
at 13516 and “Guidance on the Post-1996 Rate-of-Progress Plan and the
Attainment Demonstration,” EPA-452/R-93-015, OAQPS, EPA, February 18,
1994 (corrected).

CAA section 182(c)(2)(C) allows for NOx reductions which occur after
1990 to be used to meet the post-1996 ROP emission reduction
requirements, provided that such NOx reductions meet the criteria
outlined in the CAA and EPA guidance.  The criteria require that: (1)
the sum of all creditable VOC and NOx reductions must meet the 3 percent
per year ROP requirement; (2) the substitution is on a
percent-for-percent of adjusted base year emissions for the relevant
pollutant; and (3) the sum of all substituted NOx reductions cannot be
greater than the cumulative NOx reductions required by the modeled
attainment demonstration.  See General Preamble at 13517 and “NOx
Substitution Guidance,” OAQPS, EPA, December 1993.

	Our guidance in the General Preamble states that by meeting the
specific ROP milestones discussed above, the general RFP requirements in
CAA section 172(c)(2) will also be satisfied.  General Preamble at
13518.	

2. How does the plan address these provisions?	

	Chapter 7 of the 2004 SIP, updated by Table 2 in the 2008 SIP
Clarification, provides a demonstration that the SJV meets both the 2008
and 2010 ROP milestones.  We have summarized this ROP demonstration in
Table 4.

Table 4

San Joaquin Rate of Progress Demonstration

 (summer planning tons per day)

VOC Calculations

	Baseyear	Milestone Year

	1990	2008	2010

A. 1990 Baseline VOC	633.2	633.2	633.2

B. CA Pre-1990 MV standards adjustment

120.1	123.8

C. Adjusted 1990 baseline VOC in the milestone year (Line A - Line B)

513.1	509.4

D. Cumulative VOC reductions needed to meet milestone

261.7	209.4

E. Target level of VOC needed to meet ROP requirement

(Line C - Line D)

251.4	219.0

F.  Projected level (baseline) of VOC 

in milestone year with adopted controls only

369.4	362.7

G. VOC ROP shortfall (Line F – Line E)

118.0	143.7

H. VOC ROP shortfall 

(% of adjusted baseline)

23.0%	28.2%

NOx Calculations

	Baseyear	Milestone Year

	1990	2008	2010

A. 1990 Baseline NOx	805.1	805.1	805.1

B. CA Pre-1990 MV standards adjustment

114.0	116.6

C. Adjusted 1990 baseline NOx in the milestone year 

(Line A- Line B)

691.1	688.5

D. Projected level (baseline) of NOx 

in milestone year with adopted controls only

411.0	384.5

E. Change in NOx since 1990 (Line C – Line D)

280.1	304.0

F. Change in NOx since 1990 (% of adjusted baseline)

40.5%	44.2%

G. VOC ROP shortfall

23.0%	28.2%

H. % Surplus NOx reductions after 

offsetting VOC ROP shortfall available for contingency measures (Line F
– Line G)

17.5%	16.0%

	Because there are insufficient VOC reductions to meet the milestones,
the ROP demonstration relies on NOx substitution, consistent with EPA's
guidance, to show that the area meets the emission reduction
requirements for 2008 and 2010.  The demonstration does not depend on
reductions from any measures that are in the 2004 SIP or on reductions
from any measures that are not creditable under the terms of section
182(b)(1). 

3. Does the plan meet the CAA provisions for rate of progress?

	The 2008 SIP Clarification follows EPA's guidance on addressing the
pre-1990 motor vehicle program adjustments, using the pre-1990
California motor vehicle exhaust and evaporative standards in lieu of
the national motor vehicle control program.  Because the 2004 SIP and
the 2008 SIP Clarification demonstrate that sufficient emission
reductions have or will be achieved to meet the 2008 and 2010 ROP
milestones, we propose to approve the ROP provisions in these documents.
 As stated above, if the ROP milestones are met, we deem the general RFP
requirements of CAA section 172(c)(2) to also have been met.  Therefore,
we also propose to approve the ROP provisions as meeting the
requirements of CAA sections 172(c)(2) and 182(c)(2). 

F. Does the plan provide for attainment by the CAA-required deadline? 

1. What are the applicable CAA provisions?

	One-hour ozone nonattainment areas classified as extreme under CAA
section 181(b)(3) must demonstrate attainment “as expeditiously as
practicable” but not later than the date specified in CAA section
181(a), November 15, 2010.  CAA Section 182(c)(2)(A) requires serious,
severe and extreme areas to use photochemical grid modeling or an
analytical method EPA determines to be as effective. 

2. How does the plan address these provisions?

The 2004 SIP's air quality modeling identified the SJV’s "carrying
capacity" or 2010 attainment target as 343.5 tpd NOx and 314.4 tpd VOC. 
2004 SIP at section 5.6; ARB Staff Report for the 2004 SIP at section
III.C.  See also Table 3 above.  We discuss the modeling in section
II.C. above.  The "carrying capacity" represents the maximum level of
emissions that can be emitted in the SJV without causing exceedances of
the 1-hour ozone standard.  The EPA-approved rules and the commitments
in the 2004 SIP as updated by the 2008 SIP Clarification and the
remaining State commitments for the SJV in the 2003 State Strategy
reduce the 2000 projected baseline emissions (556.8 tpd NOx and 443.5
tpd VOC) to these levels by the 2010 attainment deadline for extreme
areas.  These levels represent a 38% NOx and 29% VOC decrease in
emissions from the 2000 baseline.

3. Does the plan meet the CAA provisions for attainment?

	The 2004 SIP provides an attainment demonstration that shows sufficient
reductions will be achieved to attain by the CAA deadline of November
15, 2010.  Table 5 provides a summary of the 2004 SIP attainment
demonstration.  This attainment demonstration is based on air quality
modeling that is consistent with the CAA and EPA modeling guidance.  See
section II.C. of this proposed rule. 

Table 5

2004 SIP Attainment Demonstration Summary as updated by 2008 SIP
Clarification

	NOx (tpd)	VOC (tpd)

2000 Baseline	556.8	443.5

2010 Attainment Target	343.5	314.4

Total Reductions Needed to Attain in 2010	213.3	129.1

Reductions from 2004 Baseline Measures, pre-9/02	160.0	78.4

Reductions from 2004 EPA-Approved Rules	35.6	7.6

Reductions from Remaining District and State Commitments	29.2	44.3

Total Reductions Achieved from Approved Rules and Commitments	224.8
130.3

As can be seen from Table 5, the total reductions achieved from
EPA-approved rules and the commitments in the 2004 SIP as updated by the
2008 SIP Clarification are greater than the total reductions needed to
attain the 1-hour ozone NAAQS by 2010.

	The 2004 SIP attainment reductions are not "backloaded" but rather
derive from ambitious State and District rule development projects to
adopt or amend new regulations to tighten controls expeditiously on
existing sources and to regulate a few previously uncontrolled sources. 
Moreover, both agencies typically set tight compliance schedules for
amended and newly adopted rules, requiring full compliance in most cases
within one year or less and the District has been able to achieve
considerably more reductions than the 2004 SIP anticipated.

	Attainment reductions also come from the benefits of mobile source
fleet turnover to meet increasingly stringent Federal and State emission
standards.  California now has in place ambitious programs to accelerate
this turnover.

	We propose to conclude that the 2004 SIP's demonstration of attainment
meets the requirements of CAA sections 172 and 181 that areas classified
as extreme demonstrate attainment "as expeditiously as practicable" but
no later than November 15, 2010.

G. Do the contingency measures meet CAA requirements? 

1. What are the applicable CAA provisions?

	Sections 172(c)(9) and 182(c)(9) of the CAA require that SIPs contain
contingency measures that will take effect without further action by the
state or EPA if an area fails to attain the NAAQS by the applicable date
or fails to meet ROP milestones.  The Act does not specify how many
contingency measures are needed or the magnitude of emission reductions
that must be provided by these measures.  However, EPA provided initial
guidance interpreting the contingency measure requirements of 172(c)(9)
and 182(c)(9) in the General Preamble at 13510.  Our interpretation is
based upon the language in sections 172(c)(9) and 182(c)(9) in
conjunction with the control measure requirements of sections 172(c),
182(b) and 182(c)(2)(B), the reclassification and failure to attain
provisions of section 181(b) and other provisions.  In the General
Preamble, EPA indicated that states with moderate and above ozone
nonattainment areas should include sufficient contingency measures so
that, upon implementation of such measures, additional emission
reductions of up to 3 percent of the emissions in the adjusted base year
inventory (or such lesser percentage that will cure the identified
failure) would be achieved in the year following the year in which the
failure is identified.  The states must show that the contingency
measures can be implemented with minimal further action on their part
and with no additional rulemaking actions.  In subsequent guidance, EPA
stated that contingency measures could be implemented early, i.e., prior
to the milestone or attainment date.

2. How does the plan address these provisions?

	Table 2 in the 2008 SIP Clarification provides an updated ROP
demonstration that shows that, after meeting the VOC ROP milestones for
2008 and 2010 with NOx substitution, there are still creditable NOx
reductions for both the 2008 and 2010 milestones in excess of the 3
percent sufficient to satisfy the contingency measure requirement.  See
also Table 4 in this proposed rule.  Table 2 in the 2008 SIP
Clarification includes reductions from measures adopted before September
2002 and does not rely on any of the measures adopted after September
2002, such as those in Table 1 in the 2008 SIP Clarification (and Table
1 above).  

	In addition, Table 3 in the 2008 SIP Clarification, which is reproduced
as Table 2 above, shows that onroad fleet turnover will continue to
deliver substantial reductions in 2011, i.e., an additional 10 tpd NOx
and 5 tpd VOC beyond the reductions shown in Tables 1 and 2 in the 2008
SIP Clarification.  These reductions are available to serve as
additional contingency reductions in 2011.

3. Does the plan meet the CAA requirements for contingency measures? 	

	We find that there are sufficient excess NOx reductions shown in Table
2 of the 2008 SIP Clarification and Table 4 above to satisfy the
contingency measure requirement for the milestone year 2008.  These
reductions are above and beyond those needed for ROP for 2008 and occur
prior to the year the milestone demonstrations will be made, 2009. 

	For the attainment year, 2010, the requirement is to show that there
are contingency measures that will provide continued ROP, i.e., 3
percent reductions from the pre-1990 adjusted baseline, if attainment is
not achieved.  Consistent with the ROP demonstration, an additional 3
percent in the attainment year equates to approximately 15.3 tpd of VOC
or 20.7 tpd of NOx with NOx substitution.  These contingency measure
reductions would be required by 2011.  Table 2 above shows that there
are 10 tpd of additional reductions in 2011 beyond the 2010 attainment. 
Table 5 above shows that there are 11.5 tpd of excess reductions not
needed for attainment in 2010.  In addition, Tables 2 and 5 show that
there are excess VOC reductions of approximately 6 tpd.

	Thus, we believe that there are sufficient excess reductions to satisfy
the contingency measure requirement for the attainment year which are
above and beyond attainment for 2010 and will be achieved prior to the
year attainment would be determined, 2011.

	As discussed above, the use of excess reductions from already adopted
measures to meet the CAA sections 172(c)(9) and 182(c)(9) is consistent
with EPA policy and has been approved by EPA in numerous SIPs.  See 62
FR 15844 (April 3, 1997); 62 FR 66279 (December 18, 1997); 66 FR 30811
(June 8, 2001); 66 FR 586 and 66 FR 634 (January 3, 2001).  The key is
that the CAA requires extra reductions that are not relied on for ROP or
attainment and that are in the demonstrations to provide a cushion while
the plan is being revised.  Nothing in the CAA precludes a state from
implementing such measures before they are triggered.  A recent court
ruling upheld this approach.  See LEAN v. EPA, 382 F.3d 575 (5th Cir.
2004).  70 FR 71611, 71651.  Thus we propose to approve the contingency
measure provisions in  Tables 2 and 3 of the 2008 SIP Clarification as
meeting the contingency measure requirements in CAA sections 172(c)(9)
and 182(c)(9).

H. Are the motor vehicle emissions budgets approvable?

1. What are the applicable CAA provisions?

	 Under section 176(c) of the CAA, transportation plans, programs and
projects in nonattainment or maintenance areas that are funded or
approved under title 23 U.S.C. and the Federal Transit Laws (49 U.S.C.
Chapter 53) must conform to the applicable SIP.  In short, a
transportation plan and program are deemed to conform to the applicable
SIP if the emissions resulting from the implementation of that
transportation plan and program are less than or equal to the motor
vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) established in the control strategy
SIPs for the attainment year, ROP years, maintenance year and other
analysis years.  See, generally, 40 CFR part 93.

	In addition to meeting the criteria for attainment, as a control
strategy SIP, this ROP and attainment plan must contain MVEBs that, in
conjunction with emissions from all other sources, are consistent with
attainment.  A MVEB is the total emissions from on-road vehicles
projected to the attainment year and consistent with the attainment
demonstration.  The budget must have been developed using the latest
planning assumptions and consistent with the control measures in the
attainment plan.  All of the criteria by which we determine whether a
SIP's MVEBs are adequate for transportation conformity purposes are
outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4).  We have described our process for
determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in the preamble to
revisions to EPA's conformity regulations.  68 FR 38974 (June 30, 2003)
and 69 FR 40004 (July 1, 2004).  

2. How does the plan address these provisions?

	The MVEBs for the SJV were developed using emission factors generated
using ARB’s EMFAC2002 model, version 2.2 (April 2003) and using the
latest assumptions regarding VMT.  EMFAC2002 was approved by EPA on
April 1, 2003, 68 FR 15720, for use in SIPs and transportation
conformity analyses.  EMFAC2002 produces emissions for a wide range of
motor vehicles (passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses and motor
homes) for calendar years out to 2040. The MVEBs were developed for the
ROP and attainment years of 2008 and 2010, respectively.  The MVEBs are
for both VOC and NOX as precursors to ozone formation, and were
applicable for the SJV upon the effective date of the MVEB adequacy
finding.

	The 2004 SIP includes county-by-county subarea MVEBs for 2008 and 2010
for VOC and NOX. The 2004 SIP budgets are summarized in the 2004 SIP at
Table 3-4.  Additional details regarding the budgets are presented in
Appendix A to the 2004 SIP.

3. Does the plan meet the CAA provisions for MVEBs?

	On February 7, 2005, we found adequate for transportation conformity
purposes the MVEBs in the 2004 SIP.  Letter from Deborah Jordan, EPA to
Catherine Witherspoon, ARB, February 7, 2005.  A table attached to the
letter summarized our adequacy determination.  Our notice of adequacy
for these budgets was published in the Federal Register on February 15,
2005 at 70 FR 7734 and was effective 15 days later, on March 2, 2005.

	We are now proposing to approve the VOC and NOx MVEBs contained in the
2004 SIP (and in Table 5 below) for transportation conformity purposes. 
We propose to approve the budgets because we conclude that they are
consistent with and clearly related to the emission inventory and
control measures identified in the 2004 SIP, and that the 2004 SIP as a
whole demonstrates timely attainment with the 1-hour ozone standard and
the required rate of progress.  We also propose to approve the
individual county level subarea budgets for VOC and NOx, as shown in
Table 5 below, consistent with 40 CFR 93.124(d), which allows for a
nonattainment area with more than one Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) to establish subarea emission budgets for each MPO.  Note that if
an individual MPO lapses, then the remaining MPOs in the SJV cannot make
new conformity determinations.  If approved, the 2008 and 2010 MVEBs
must be used for transportation conformity purposes.  As mentioned
earlier, the county subarea motor vehicle emissions budgets that we are
proposing to approve are listed in Table 5 below.

Table 5

Motor Vehicle Emissions Subarea Budgets in the 2004 SIP 

(tons per day)

County	VOC	NOx

	2008	2010	2008	2010

Fresno

Kern (part)

Kings

Madera

Merced

San Joaquin

Stanislaus

Tulare	15.8

11.5

2.5

3.9

5.0

9.3

8.5

8.5	13.0

9.6

2.1

3.3

4.0

7.7

7.0

6.9	33.7

32.7

6.2

8.4

11.4

22.4

17.4

18.8	27.7

27.2

5.4

7.2

9.1

17.9

14.0

15.3

Total	65.0	53.6	151.0	123.8

While we are proposing to approve these 1-hour ozone budgets into the
SIP, it should be noted that we anticipate that these motor vehicle
emissions budgets will be used in few, if any, future transportation
conformity determinations.  Because EPA has revoked the 1-hour ozone
standard, transportation conformity determinations are no longer
required for that air quality standard.  Additionally, while these
budgets have been used in the initial conformity determinations in the
SJV for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, these budgets only serve that
purpose until motor vehicle emissions budgets are found adequate or are
approved for the 8-hour ozone standard.

III. Summary of Proposed Actions

A.  EPA is proposing to approve pursuant to CAA section 110(k)(3) the
following elements of the 2004 SIP and the 2008 SIP Clarification:

	(1) the emission inventories as meeting the requirements of CAA
sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1);

	(2) the rate of progress demonstration as meeting the requirements of
CAA sections 172(c)(2) and 182(c)(2);

	(3) the attainment demonstration as meeting the requirements of
182(c)(2)(A) and 181(a);

	(4)  the District's commitments in the 2004 SIP to adopt specific rules
by specified dates to achieve in 2010 the reductions in the column
labeled "Achieved Emission Reductions" in Table 1 in the 2008 SIP
Clarification as meeting the requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(2)(A)
and 172(c)(6);

	(5) the contingency measures as meeting the requirements of CAA
sections 172(c)(9) and 182(c)(9); and

	(6) the VOC and NOx MVEBs for transportation conformity purposes as
meeting the requirements of CAA section 176(c).

B.  EPA is proposing to approve pursuant to CAA section 110(k)(3)
section 4.7 in the 2004 SIP and the provisions of the Final 2003 State
Strategy and ARB Board Resolution 04-29 that relate to aggregate
emission reductions in the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin as meeting the
requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(2)(A) and 172(c)(6).

C.  EPA is proposing to approve pursuant to CAA section 110(k)(3) the
2004 SIP, the Final 2003 State Strategy and the 2008 SIP Clarification
as meeting the RACM requirements of CAA section 172(c) only.  

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

	Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
proposed action is not a “significant regulatory action” and
therefore is not subject to review by the Office of Management and
Budget.  For this reason, this action is also not subject to Executive
Order 13211, “Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use” (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). 
This action merely proposes to approve a State-adopted attainment plan
for the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin and does not impose any additional
requirements.  Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this
proposed action will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).  Because this proposed rule does not impose
any additional enforceable duty, it does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as
described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).

This proposed action does not have tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the plan
is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the state, and EPA
notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law.  This proposed action also does not
have Federalism implications because it does not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999).  This proposed
action merely proposes to approve a State adopted ozone attainment plan
and does not alter the relationship or the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the CAA.  Executive Order 12898
establishes a Federal policy for incorporating environmental justice
into Federal agency actions by directing agencies to identify and
address, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human
health or environmental effects of their programs, policies, and
activities on minority and low-income populations.  Today’s action
involves a proposed approval of a State adopted ozone attainment plan. 
It will not have disproportionately high and adverse effects on any
communities in the area, including minority and low-income communities.

	This proposed action also is not subject to Executive Order 13045
“Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks” (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically
significant.  The 

requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply.  This
proposed action does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, National parks,
Nitrogen oxides, Volatile organic compounds, Ozone, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wilderness areas.

AUTHORITY:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

October 7, 2008				/s/

________________			______________________

Dated:					Wayne Nastri,

						Regional Administrator,

						Region IX.

 The submittals included the District’s "Amended 2002 and 2005 Ozone
Rate of Progress Plan for the San Joaquin Valley" (submitted April 10,
2003 and found complete on September 4, 2003).  On July 10, 2003, we
found adequate for transportation conformity purposes the motor vehicle
emission budgets (MVEBs) in this plan.  Letter, Jack P. Broadbent, EPA
Region 9 to Catherine Witherspoon, ARB, July 10, 2003.  A table attached
to the letter summarized our adequacy determination. Our notice of
adequacy for these budgets was published in the Federal Register on July
24, 2003 at 68 FR 43724 and was effective 15 days later, on August 8,
2003.

   Chapter 8 “California Clean Air Act Triennial Progress Report and
Plan Review” was included in the plan to meet a State requirement to
report every three years on the area’s progress toward meeting
California’s air quality standards.  Nothing in the chapter was
intended to address federal Clean Air Act requirements.  

  On February 13, 2008, ARB withdrew from EPA consideration specified
portions of the "Final 2003 State and Federal Strategy for the
California State Implementation Plan" as they relate to the 2003 SIP for
the South Coast Air Basin.  These withdrawals do not affect the 2003
Strategy as it relates specifically to the San Joaquin Valley.  Letter
from James N. Goldstene, ARB, to Wayne Nastri, EPA, February 13, 2008.

  EPA has issued the following guidance regarding air quality modeling
used to demonstrate attainment of the 1-hour ozone NAAQS:  “Guideline
for Regulatory Application of the Urban Airshed Model,”
EPA-450/4-91-013 (July 1991); “Guidance on Use of Modeled Results to
Demonstrate Attainment of the Ozone NAAQS,” EPA-454/B-95-007 (June
1996); “Guidance for the 1-hour Ozone Nonattainment Areas that Rely on
Weight-of-Evidence for Attainment Demonstrations, Mid-Course Review
Guidance” (March 28, 2002); and “Guidance for Improving
Weight-of-Evidence Through Identification of Additional Emission
Reductions Not Modeled” (Nov 99).  Copies of these documents may be
found on EPA's web site at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/scram and in the
docket for this proposed rule.

 

  EPA has not recommended a model for attainment demonstrations for the
8-hour ozone standard.

 The current set of the District’s adopted regulations is available
at:   http://www.valleyair.org/rules/1ruleslist.htm.  The current status
of EPA approval of the District's rules is posted at:  
http://yosemite.epa.gov/R9/r9sips.nsf/Agency?ReadForm&count=500&state=Ca
lifornia&cat=San+Joaquin+Valley+Unified+APCD-Agency-Wide+Provisions.  

   See chapter 3 (page 38) of the "Air Resources Board’s Proposed
State Strategy for California’s 2007 State Implementation Plan,"
Revised Draft (Release date: April 26, 2007) for a list of adopted State
measures.

  The State Strategy makes clear that this commitment was intended for
immediate inclusion in the 2003 PM-10 plan for the San Joaquin Valley
and for later inclusion in the 1-hour ozone plan for the SJV.  State
Strategy at I-23 and I-26

  The State uses the term “reactive organic gases” (ROG) in its
documents.  For the purposes of this proposed rule, VOC and ROG are
interchangeable. 

    In these documents the State's commitment is sometimes referred to
as 20 tpd NOx and sometimes as 10 tpd NOx.  The 20 tpd reference is to
ARB's commitment for 10 tpd NOx in the Statewide Strategy and ARB's
additional commitment for 10 tpd NOx in the 2004 SIP at section 4.7 and
ARB Board Resolution 04-29.  See also ARB Staff Report for the 2004 SIP
at 29.  The 10 tpd reference is to ARB's additional commitment for 10
tpd NOx in the 2004 SIP at section 4.7 and ARB Resolution 04-29.

	  Commitments approved by EPA under section 110(k)(3) of the CAA are
enforceable by EPA and citizens under, respectively, sections 113 and
304 of the CAA. In the past, EPA has approved enforceable commitments
and courts have enforced these actions against states that failed to
comply with those commitments: See, e.g., American Lung Ass'n of N.J. v.
Kean, 670 F. Supp. 1285 (D.N.J. 1987), aff'd, 871 F.2d 319 (3rd Cir.
1989); NRDC, Inc. v. N.Y. State Dept. of Env. Cons., 668 F. Supp. 848
(S.D.N.Y. 1987); Citizens for a Better Env't v. Deukmejian, 731 F. Supp.
1448, recon. granted in par, 746 F. Supp. 976 (N.D. Cal. 1990);
Coalition for Clean Air v. South Coast Air Quality Mgt. Dist., No. CV
97-6916-HLH, (C.D. Cal. Aug. 27, 1999). Further, if a state fails to
meet its commitments, EPA could make a finding of failure to implement
the SIP under CAA Section 179(a), which starts an 18-month period for
the State to correct the nonimplementation before mandatory sanctions
are imposed.  

	CAA section 110(a)(2)(A) provides that each SIP “shall include
enforceable emission limitations and other control measures, means or
techniques * * * as well as schedules and timetables for compliance, as
may be necessary or appropriate to meet the applicable requirement of
the Act.” Section 172(c)(6) of the Act, which applies to nonattainment
SIPs, is virtually identical to section 110(a)(2)(A). The language in
these sections of the CAA is quite broad, allowing a SIP to contain any
“means or techniques” that EPA determines are “necessary or
appropriate” to meet CAA requirements, such that the area will attain
as expeditiously as practicable but no later than the designated date.
Furthermore, the express allowance for “schedules and timetables”
demonstrates that Congress understood that all required controls might
not have to be in place before a SIP could be fully approved.	

   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld EPA's
interpretation of CAA sections 110(a)(2)(A) and 172(c)(6) and the
Agency's use and application of the three factor test in approving
enforceable commitments in the Houston-Galveston ozone SIP. BCCA Appeal
Group et al. v. EPA et al., 355 F.3d 817 (5th Cir. 2003).

 The 2004 SIP at Table 5-1 includes 2010 baseline inventory numbers
which reflect control measures adopted through September 2002. The ARB
Staff Report for the 2004 SIP at Table III-6 refers to the measures
adopted as of September 2002 as the adopted measures.  Thus, for the
2004 SIP, measures adopted as of September 2002 are considered to be the
baseline adopted measures.

 Includes the updated VOC and NOx emissions reductions from the
“Achieved Emission Reductions” column of Table 1 above and in the
2008 SIP Clarification and 2.4 tpd VOC and 12.2 tpd of NOx from measures
adopted after September 2002, but prior to the adoption of the 2004 SIP
by the District and State, and which have since been approved by EPA.
See ARB Staff Report for the 2004 SIP at Tables III-6 and III-7, 68 FR
51187, 68 FR 52510, 69 FR 60962, 69 FR 28061, 70 FR 28826, 69 FR 30006,
30026-30027.

   On January 8, 1997 (62 FR 1150, 1172), we approved the ROP
demonstrations for the 1996 and 1999 milestones in the serious area
1-hour ozone SIP for the SJV, which was submitted in November 1994 and
revised on July 12, 1996.  Following reclassification of the area to
severe, ROP demonstrations were prepared and submitted for the 2002 and
2005 milestones as part of the severe area SIP.  The District prepared
and submitted to EPA milestone compliance reports, as required by CAA
section 182(g)(1) and (2), demonstrating achievement of the 2002 and
2005 milestones.  See 2004 SIP at section 7.6.2 and letter from Scott
Nestor, SJVAPCD, to Catherine Witherspoon, ARB, March 30, 2006, with
attachment ("San Joaquin Valley Air Basin Rate of Progress Milestone
Compliance Demonstration for 2005 the 1-hr Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards").

  The ROP demonstration relies on "the emission control program as it
existed when the Valley's 2004 SIP was submitted...." 2008 SIP
Clarification at 6.

   See “How to calculate non-creditable reductions for motor vehicle
programs in California as required for reasonable further progress (RFP)
SIPs,” EPA, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation
and Regional Program Division, September 6, 2007.

  The State and District have a variety of regulatory and incentive
programs to accelerate the retrofit or replacement of existing sources
including the District's school bus fleet regulation (Rule 9310), which
is given specific emission reductions in the 2004 SIP.  The 2004 SIP
does not claim emission reduction credit for incentive programs and from
the recently adopted State in-use off-road diesel vehicles rule
(available at:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2007/ordiesl07/frooal.pdf),
ARB's various incentive programs (described at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ba/fininfo.htm#grants ), and the District's
incentive programs (described at: 
http://www.valleyair.org/Grant_Programs/GrantPrograms.htm).

 See Memorandum from G.T. Helms, EPA, to EPA Air Branch Chiefs, Regions
I-X, entitled "Early Implementation of Contingency Measures for Ozone
and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Nonattainment Areas," August 13, 1993.

 

	   CAA section 176(c) states that conformity applies to SIPs in
nonattainment and maintenance areas, rather than individual metropolitan
planning areas within a single state.  When subarea budgets area created
for each MPO, the sum of the subarea budgets equals the total amount of
emissions the area can have from the transportation sector and still
attain and maintain the NAAQS.  When one subarea lapses, then the other
MPOs cannot show that their planned transportation activities would
conform to the SIP for the whole area until the lapse is resolved.  See
“Companion Guidance for the July 1, 2004, Final Transportation
Conformity Rule: Conformity Implementation in Multi-Jurisdictional
Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas for Existing and New Air Quality
Standards” (EPA 420-B-04-012).

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