Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California-South Coast and Coachella, 69081-69085 [05-22463]
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or above the average level of such
expenditures in fiscal years 2003 and
2004 (either State or federal fiscal year
2003 and 2004 can be used);
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(4) To qualify for grant funds in any
fiscal year, the application must be
received by the agency not later than
February 15 of the fiscal year in which
the State is applying for funds.
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(b) Limitations on grants. A state may
receive a grant in a fiscal year subject to
the following limitations:
(1) Beginning in fiscal year 2006, the
amount of a grant under § 1345.5 shall
equal up to 100 percent of the State’s 23
U.S.C. 402 apportionment for fiscal year
2003, subject to availability of funds.
(2) In the first and second fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2003 that
a State receives a grant, it shall be
reimbursed for up to 75 percent of the
cost of its occupant protection program
adopted pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 405.
(3) In the third and fourth fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2003 that
a State receives a grant, it shall be
reimbursed for up to 50 percent of the
cost of its occupant protection program
adopted pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 405.
(4) In the fifth and sixth fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2003 that
a State receives a grant, it shall be
reimbursed for up to 25 percent of the
cost of its occupant protection program
adopted pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 405.
I 6. Section 1345.5 is amended by
revising the first sentence in paragraph
(d)(4) introductory text; revising the
introductory text of paragraph (g), and
revising paragraph (g)(1) to read as
follows:
§ 1345.5
Requirements for a grant.
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(4) To demonstrate compliance with
this criterion in the first fiscal year the
State receives a grant based on this
criterion, the State shall submit a plan
to conduct a program that covers each
element identified in paragraphs (d)(1)
through (d)(3) of this section. * * *
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(g) Certifications in subsequent fiscal
years: (1) To demonstrate compliance in
subsequent fiscal years the State
receives a grant based on criteria in
paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (f) of this
section, if the State’s law, regulation or
binding policy directive has not
changed, the State, in lieu of
resubmitting its law, regulation or
binding policy directive as provided in
paragraphs (a)(3), (b)(2), (c)(2)(i) or (f)(2)
of this section, may submit a statement
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substantive changes in the State’s laws,
regulations, or binding policy directives.
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I 7. Section 1345.6 is amended by
revising paragraphs (b) and (c) to read
as follows:
§ 1345.6
Award procedures.
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(b) If any amounts authorized for
grants under this part for a fiscal year
are expected to remain unobligated in
that fiscal year, the Administrator may
transfer such amounts to the programs
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 408 and 23
U.S.C. 410, to ensure to the extent
possible that each State receives the
maximum incentive funding for which
it is eligible.
(c) If any amounts authorized for
grants under 23 U.S.C. 408 and 23
U.S.C. 410 are transferred to the grant
program under this part in a fiscal year,
the Administrator shall distribute the
transferred amounts so that each eligible
State receives a proportionate share of
these amounts, subject to the conditions
specified in § 1345.4.
Issued on: November 7, 2005.
Jacqueline Glassman,
Deputy Administrator.
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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA–314–0483; FRL–7975–7]
Approval and Promulgation of State
Implementation Plans for Air Quality
Planning Purposes; California—South
Coast and Coachella
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to
approve state implementation plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of
California to provide for attainment of
the particulate matter (PM–10) national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
in the Los Angeles–South Coast Air
Basin and the Coachella Valley Area,
and to establish emissions budgets for
these areas for purposes of
transportation conformity. EPA is also
approving revisions to fugitive dust
regulations and ordinances for the areas.
EPA is approving these SIP revisions
under provisions of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) regarding EPA action on SIP
submittals, SIPs for national primary
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standards, and plan requirements for
nonattainment areas.
DATES: This rule is effective on
December 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You can inspect copies of
the docket for this action at EPA’s
Region IX office during normal business
hours by appointment at the following
location: EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
A reasonable fee may be charged for
copying parts of the docket.
Copies of the SIP materials are also
available for inspection at the following
locations: California Air Resources
Board, 1001 I Street, Sacramento,
California, 95812. South Coast Air
Quality Management District, 21865 E.
Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California,
91765.
The 2003 Air Quality Management
Plan, which includes the South Coast
PM10 plan, is electronically available at:
https://www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/
AQMD03AQMP.htm
The 2003 Coachella Valley PM10
State Implementation Plan is at: https://
www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/docs/
f2003cvsip.pdf
The fugitive dust rules are at: https://
www.aqmd.gov/rules/rulesreg.html
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Jesson, EPA Region IX, at (415)
972–3957, or jesson.david@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Summary of Proposed Action
II. Public Comments
III. EPA Action
IV. Administrative Requirements
I. Summary of Proposed Action
On July 28, 2005 (70 FR 43663), we
proposed to approve 2003 plan
amendments for the South Coast Air
Basin (or ‘‘South Coast’’), as the plan
amendments pertain to attainment of
the 24-hour and annual PM–10
NAAQS.1 We also proposed to approve
revisions to the PM–10 plan for the
Coachella Valley Planning Area
(‘‘Coachella Valley’’).2 We proposed to
approve the plans’’ PM–10 motor
vehicle emissions budgets for purposes
of transportation conformity. Finally,
we proposed to approve revisions to
Rules 403, 403.1, and 1186 of the South
1 The nonattainment area includes all of Orange
County and the more populated portions of Los
Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties.
For a description of the boundaries of the Los
Angeles-South Coast Air Basin Area, see 40 CFR
81.305.
2 The Coachella Valley Planning Area is in central
Riverside County in the Salton Sea Air Basin. The
boundary is defined at 40 CFR 81.305.
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Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) regulating fugitive dust
emissions, and revised fugitive dust
ordinances for Coachella Valley
jurisdictions. These revisions update,
improve, strengthen, and supplement
the approved SIP provisions for control
of PM–10 and PM–10 precursors in the
two areas.
Our proposal was based on the
following SIP submittals by the State of
California:
(1) That portion of the 2003 South
Coast Air Quality Management Plan
(‘‘2003 South Coast AQMP’’), including
motor vehicle emissions budgets,
adopted by the SCAQMD on August 1,
2003, and submitted to us on January 9,
2004, that pertains to PM–10;
(2) the 2003 Coachella Valley PM10
State Implementation Plan (‘‘2003
Coachella Valley Plan’’), including
motor vehicle emissions budgets,
adopted by the SCAQMD on August 1,
2003, and submitted to us on January 9,
2004;
(3) revisions to Rules 403, 403.1, and
1186, adopted by SCAQMD on April 2,
2004, and submitted by CARB on July
29, 2004;
(4) revisions to the implementation
handbooks for Rules 403 and 403.1,
adopted by SCAQMD on April 2, 2004,
and submitted by CARB on November
16, 2004; and
(5) revised Coachella Valley
ordinances, which were adopted by the
local jurisdictions on various dates in
2003 and 2004, and submitted by CARB
on November 16, 2004.
Our proposal contains detailed
information on these SIP submittals and
our evaluation of the submittals against
applicable CAA provisions and EPA
policies relating to serious area PM–10
SIPs.
II. Public Comments
We received two public comments.
The first comment was from SCAQMD
(e-mail from Jill Whynot, dated August
26, 2005), requesting that we annotate
Table 1 (‘‘South Coast PM–10 Control
Measures’’), with a footnote updating
information on certain of the measures,
and Table 2 (‘‘South Coast Emission
Reduction Commitments), with a
footnote providing an update on the
implementation of measure CMB–07.
We have inserted new footnote 3 in
Table 1 and new footnote 1 in Table 2,
below, as requested by SCAQMD.
With respect to the note on Table 1,
the SCAQMD referenced material
provided on Agenda Item #39 for the
December 3, 2004 Governing Board
meeting.3 The PRC–03 emission
reduction commitment for under-fired
charbroilers was projected to be 0.2 tons
per day (tpd) of PM–10 by 2006 and 1.0
tpd by 2010. Substitute reductions come
from the implementation of Rules 1186
and 403. The reductions in excess of the
AQMP commitment are estimated to be
0.7 tpd starting in 2005 for Rule 403 and
0.28 tpd for Rule 1186 starting in 2006,
for a total of 0.98 tpd of PM–10. With
growth factors applied, the reduction is
estimated to be 1.04 tpd of PM–10 in
2010. Emission reductions from these
two rules are not counted in the 2003
South Coast AQMP, and thus 0.28 tpd
in 2006 and 1.0 tpd of PM–10
reductions in 2010 may be substituted
for the SIP commitment for PRC–03.
This ensures that the plan will continue
to meet the requirements for reasonable
further progress and attainment.
TABLE 1.—SOUTH COAST PM–10 CONTROL MEASURES
[Source: South Coast 2003 AQMP, Appendix IV–A]
Control measure No.
2006 reduction
target in tons
per day
Control measure title
Remaining 2002 SIP Control Measures
CMB–07 .........................
CMB–09 1 .......................
WST–01 1 .......................
WST–02 1 .......................
PRC–03 (P2) ..................
Emission Reductions from Petroleum Refinery Flares (SOx) ................................................................
Petroleum Refinery Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units (PM–10, NH3) ........................................................
Emission Reductions from Livestock Waste (VOC, NH3) ......................................................................
Emission Reductions from Composting (VOC, NH3) .............................................................................
Emission Reductions from Restaurant Operations (PM–10) 3 ...............................................................
2.1
0.1, 0
4.2, 8.7
1.2, 1.9
0.2
New Control Measures
BCM–07 1 .......................
BCM–08 1 .......................
MSC–04 .........................
MSC–06 .........................
TCB–01 2 ........................
Further PM10 Reductions from Fugitive Dust Sources (PM–10) ...........................................................
Further Emission Reductions from Aggregate and Cement Manufacturing Operations (PM–10) .........
Miscellaneous Ammonia Sources (NH3) ................................................................................................
Wood-Burning Fireplaces and Wood Stoves (PM–10) ...........................................................................
Transportation Conformity Backstop Measure (PM–10) ........................................................................
TBD
0.6
TBD
TBD
0
1 These measures have already been adopted by SCAQMD. Revisions to Rules 403 and 1186 fulfill BCM–07; new Rule 1127 (Emission Reductions from Livestock Waste, adopted 8/6/04) addresses WST–01; new Rule 1133.2 (Emission Reductions from Co-Composting Operations,
adopted 1/10/03) responds to WST–02 commitments; new Rule 1105.1 (Reduction of PM–10 and Ammonia Emissions from Fluid Catalytic
Cracking Units, adopted 11/7/03) meets the CMB–09 commitment; and new Rule 1157 (PM–10 Emissions Reductions from Aggregate and Related Operations, adopted 1/07/05) fulfills the BCM–08 commitment.
2 This measure, which is intended to achieve reductions in PM–10 after the 2006 attainment date, is discussed below and in Section II.G.,
Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets.
3 In December 2004, the SCAQMD Governing Board made a finding at a public hearing that further reductions for this category were infeasible
at this time. Emission reductions from Rules 403—Fugitive Dust, and 1186—PM–10 Emissions from Paved and Unpaved Roads, and Livestock
Operations, were substituted for the emission reduction commitments for PRC–03.
3 This supplemental information is incorporated
in the Docket for this rulemaking and it is also
available electronically at: https://www.aqmd.gov/
hb/2004/041239a.html
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TABLE 2.—SOUTH COAST EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS—COMMITMENTS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT NEW
MEASURES TO ACHIEVE EMISSION REDUCTIONS IN TONS PER DAY FROM 2010 PLANNING INVENTORY
[Source: South Coast 2003 AQMP, Table 4–8A]
VOC
PM–10
SOX1
NOX
Year
Adopt
2004 .................................................................................
2005 .................................................................................
2006 .................................................................................
Impl
2.0
2.0
0
Adopt
0
0
4.8
Impl
1.7
0
0
Adopt
0
0.16
0.86
Impl
3.0
2.1
0
Adopt
0
0
0
Impl
2.1
0
0
0
2.1
0
1 Compliance reports from the current version of Rule 1118—Emissions from Refinery Flares, show that these emission reductions have already been achieved since 2003. Amendments to Rule 1118 currently being developed, and scheduled for consideration by the SCAQMD Governing Board in 2005, would maintain the current reductions and seek additional reductions.
As noted in our proposal, the 2003
Coachella Valley Plan contains no new
control measure commitments, but
relies on the adopted revisions to Rules
403 and 403.1 and the local ordinances.
The second comment was from CARB
(letter from Cynthia Marvin, dated
August 29, 2005). CARB pointed out
that Table 8 (‘‘Proposed Approvals of
South Coast and Coachella Valley PM–
10 Attainment Plan Submittals’’)
contains a typographical error, in
referencing contingency measure CTY–
04. We have corrected this error in
Table 3 (‘‘Approvals of South Coast and
Coachella Valley PM–10 Attainment
Plan Submittals’’) in section III below,
by indicating that the approved
contingency measure is CTY–14.
CARB also asked that we note that the
2003 South Coast AQMP description of
contingency measures CTY–01—
Accelerated Implementation of Control
Measures, and TCB–01—Transportation
Conformity Budget Backstop Measure
incorrectly lists CARB as an
implementing agency. We have added a
new footnote 1 to Table 3 below, to
indicate that these two contingency
measures do not apply to CARB.
III. EPA Action
In this document, we are finalizing
the actions on the submittals referenced
above. We are approving revisions to
SCAQMD Rules 403 (except for
subdivision h), 403.1 (except for
subdivision j), and 1186 regulating
fugitive dust emissions; revisions to the
implementation handbooks for the rules
(Rule 403 Implementation Handbook,
Chapters 5, 7, and 8; Rule 403 Coachella
Valley Agricultural Handbook; Rule
403.1 Implementation Handbook,
Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 7); and revisions
to the fugitive dust ordinances for 10
Coachella Valley jurisdictions. These
revisions update, improve, strengthen,
supplement, and replace the SIP
provisions for control of PM–10 and
PM–10 precursors in the two areas.
We are approving the 2003 plan
amendments to the 2002 SIPs for the
South Coast and Coachella Valley
serious nonattainment areas, as the plan
amendments pertain to CAA provisions
applicable to attainment SIPs for the 24hour and annual PM–10 NAAQS.
Specifically, we are approving under
section 110(k)(3) the PM–10 portions of
the 2003 South Coast AQMP and the
2003 Coachella Valley Plan with respect
to the CAA requirements for emissions
inventories under section 172(c)(3);
control measures, as meeting the
requirements of sections 110(a), 188(e),
and 189(b)(1)(B); reasonable further
progress under section 189(c)(1);
contingency measures under section
172(c)(9); demonstration of attainment
under section 189(b)(1)(A); and motor
vehicle emissions budgets under section
176(c)(2)(A).
The South Coast and Coachella Valley
budgets are displayed in our proposed
approval as tables 6 and 7 respectively,
at 70 FR 43672. We have previously
determined that these budgets are
adequate (see 69 FR 15325, March 25,
2004), following posting of the budgets
on EPA’s conformity Web site: https://
www.epa.gov/ otaq/transp/conform/
reg9sips.htm.
We show the plan approvals in Table
3—‘‘Approvals of South Coast and
Coachella Valley PM–10 Attainment
Plan Submittals.’’
TABLE 3.—APPROVALS OF SOUTH COAST AND COACHELLA VALLEY PM–10 ATTAINMENT PLAN SUBMITTALS
Plan Citation
CAA Section
Provision
South Coast
172(c)(3) ......................
Emission Inventories ..
110(a), 188(e), and
189(b)(1)(B).
Control Measures .......
172(c)(2), 189(c)(1) .....
Reasonable Further
Progress.
172(c)(9) ......................
Contingency Measures
189(b)(1)(A) .................
Attainment Demonstration.
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Coachella Valley
2003 South Coast AQMP, Chapter 3 (Tables
3–1A and 3–3A); Appendix III (Tables A–1,
A–2, A–3, A–5, and A–7); and Appendix V
(Attachment 4).
Table 1 (derived from 2003 South Coast
AQMP, Appendix IV–A) and Table 2 (derived from 2003 South Coast AQMP, Table
4–8A).
2003 South Coast AQMP, Table 6–1 .............
2003 Coachella Valley Plan, Tables 2–2, 2–3,
2–4, and 2–5.
No new measures.
2003 South Coast AQMP, Appendix IV–A,
Section 2 (CTY–01, CTY–14, TCB–01)1.
2003 South Coast AQMP, Chapter 5; Appendix V, Chapter 2.
2003 Coachella Valley Plan, Chapter 3.
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Table 5 at 70 FR 43671 (derived from 2003
Coachella Valley Plan, Tables 2–9 and 2–
7).
No new measures.
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TABLE 3.—APPROVALS OF SOUTH COAST AND COACHELLA VALLEY PM–10 ATTAINMENT PLAN SUBMITTALS—Continued
Plan Citation
CAA Section
Provision
South Coast
176(c)(2)(A) .................
1 The
Table 6 at 70 FR 43672 (derived from ‘‘2003
South Coast AQMP On-Road Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets’’).
Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets.
Coachella Valley
Table 7 at (derived 70 FR 43672 from ‘‘2003
Coachella Valley PM–10 SIP On-Road
Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets’’).
contingency measures do not contain a commitment by CARB.
IV. Administrative Requirements
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this 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 approves
state law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
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
rule approves pre-existing requirements
under state law and does not impose
any additional enforceable duty beyond
that required by state law, 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 rule also does not have tribal
implications because it will not have a
substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes,
as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This
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 action merely
approves a state rule implementing a
Federal standard, and does not alter the
relationship or the distribution of power
and responsibilities established in the
Clean Air Act. This rule also is not
subject to Executive Order 13045
‘‘Protection of Children from
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Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997),
because it is not economically
significant.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the
absence of a prior existing requirement
for the State to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for
failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission,
to use VCS in place of a SIP submission
that otherwise satisfies the provisions of
the Clean Air Act. Thus, 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 rule 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 in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: September 16, 2005.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart F—California
2. Section 52.220 is amended by
adding paragraphs (c)(333)(i)(A)(2),
(c)(339), and (c)(340) to read as follows:
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§ 52.220
Identification of plan.
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(2) Amended Rules 403 (except for
subdivision h), 403.1 (except for
subdivision j), and 1186, as adopted on
April 2, 2004.
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(339) New and amended plans for the
following agency were submitted on
January 9, 2004, by the Governor’s
designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD).
(1) South Coast 2003 Air Quality
Management Plan (AQMP), as adopted
by SCAQMD on August 1, 2003, and by
California Air Resources Board on
October 23, 2003.
(i) Baseline and projected emissions
inventories in AQMP Chapter III Tables
3–1A and 3–3A, in Appendix III Tables
A–1, A–2, A–3, A–5, and A–7, and in
Appendix V Attachment 4; SCAQMD
commitment to adopt and implement
control measures CMB–07, CMB–09,
WST–01, WST–02, PRC–03, BCM–07,
BCM–08, MSC–04, MSC–06, TCB–01 in
AQMP Chapter 4 Table 4–8A, and in
Appendix IV–A); PM–10 reasonable
further progress in AQMP Chapter 6,
Table 6–1 and in Appendix V Chapter
2; contingency measures CTY–01, CTY–
14, TCB–01 in Appendix IV–A Section
2; PM–10 attainment demonstration in
AQMP Chapter 5, and in Appendix V
Chapter 2; and motor vehicle emissions
budgets in ‘‘2003 South Coast AQMP
On-Road Motor Vehicle Emissions
Budgets.’’
(2) 2003 Coachella Valley PM–10
State Implementation Plan, as adopted
by SCAQMD on August 1, 2003, and by
California Air Resources Board on
October 23, 2003.
(i) Baseline and projected emissions
inventories in Tables 2–2, 2–3, 2–4, and
2–5; reasonable further progress in
Tables 2–9 and 2–7; attainment
demonstration in Chapter 3; and motor
vehicle emissions budgets in ‘‘2003
Coachella Valley PM–10 SIP On-Road
Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets.’’
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(340) New and amended rules for the
following agencies were submitted on
November 16, 2004, by the Governor’s
designee.
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In approving these requests, EPA is also
approving the State’s plans for
maintaining the 8-hour ozone NAAQS
through 2015 in these areas as a revision
to the Indiana State Implementation
Plan (SIP). EPA is also finding adequate
and approving the State’s 2015 Motor
Vehicle Emission Budgets (MVEBs) for
these areas.
DATES: This rule is effective on
December 29, 2005, unless EPA receives
adverse written comments by December
14, 2005. If EPA receives adverse
comments, EPA will publish a timely
withdrawal of the rule in the Federal
Register and inform the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by Regional Material in
EDocket (RME) ID No. R05–OAR–2005–
IN–0009, by one of the following
methods:
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Management District (SCAQMD).
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403 (Chapters 5, 7, and 8) and 403.1
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Palm Springs Ordinance No. 1639 (11/
5/03), City of Rancho Mirage
Ordinances No. 855 (12/18/03) and No.
863 (4/29/04), and County of Riverside
Ordinance No. 742.1 (1/13/04).
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Table of Contents
I. What Actions Is EPA Taking?
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA-314-0483; FRL-7975-7]
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans for Air
Quality Planning Purposes; California--South Coast and Coachella
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to approve state implementation
plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of California to provide
for attainment of the particulate matter (PM-10) national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) in the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin and
the Coachella Valley Area, and to establish emissions budgets for these
areas for purposes of transportation conformity. EPA is also approving
revisions to fugitive dust regulations and ordinances for the areas.
EPA is approving these SIP revisions under provisions of the Clean Air
Act (CAA) regarding EPA action on SIP submittals, SIPs for national
primary and secondary ambient air quality standards, and plan
requirements for nonattainment areas.
DATES: This rule is effective on December 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You can inspect copies of the docket for this action at
EPA's Region IX office during normal business hours by appointment at
the following location: EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105-3901. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying
parts of the docket.
Copies of the SIP materials are also available for inspection at
the following locations: California Air Resources Board, 1001 I Street,
Sacramento, California, 95812. South Coast Air Quality Management
District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California, 91765.
The 2003 Air Quality Management Plan, which includes the South
Coast PM10 plan, is electronically available at: https://www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/AQMD03AQMP.htm
The 2003 Coachella Valley PM10 State Implementation Plan is at:
https://www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/docs/f2003cvsip.pdf
The fugitive dust rules are at: https://www.aqmd.gov/rules/rulesreg.html
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Jesson, EPA Region IX, at (415)
972-3957, or jesson.david@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Summary of Proposed Action
II. Public Comments
III. EPA Action
IV. Administrative Requirements
I. Summary of Proposed Action
On July 28, 2005 (70 FR 43663), we proposed to approve 2003 plan
amendments for the South Coast Air Basin (or ``South Coast''), as the
plan amendments pertain to attainment of the 24-hour and annual PM-10
NAAQS.\1\ We also proposed to approve revisions to the PM-10 plan for
the Coachella Valley Planning Area (``Coachella Valley'').\2\ We
proposed to approve the plans'' PM-10 motor vehicle emissions budgets
for purposes of transportation conformity. Finally, we proposed to
approve revisions to Rules 403, 403.1, and 1186 of the South
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Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) regulating fugitive dust
emissions, and revised fugitive dust ordinances for Coachella Valley
jurisdictions. These revisions update, improve, strengthen, and
supplement the approved SIP provisions for control of PM-10 and PM-10
precursors in the two areas.
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\1\ The nonattainment area includes all of Orange County and the
more populated portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and
Riverside Counties. For a description of the boundaries of the Los
Angeles-South Coast Air Basin Area, see 40 CFR 81.305.
\2\ The Coachella Valley Planning Area is in central Riverside
County in the Salton Sea Air Basin. The boundary is defined at 40
CFR 81.305.
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Our proposal was based on the following SIP submittals by the State
of California:
(1) That portion of the 2003 South Coast Air Quality Management
Plan (``2003 South Coast AQMP''), including motor vehicle emissions
budgets, adopted by the SCAQMD on August 1, 2003, and submitted to us
on January 9, 2004, that pertains to PM-10;
(2) the 2003 Coachella Valley PM10 State Implementation Plan
(``2003 Coachella Valley Plan''), including motor vehicle emissions
budgets, adopted by the SCAQMD on August 1, 2003, and submitted to us
on January 9, 2004;
(3) revisions to Rules 403, 403.1, and 1186, adopted by SCAQMD on
April 2, 2004, and submitted by CARB on July 29, 2004;
(4) revisions to the implementation handbooks for Rules 403 and
403.1, adopted by SCAQMD on April 2, 2004, and submitted by CARB on
November 16, 2004; and
(5) revised Coachella Valley ordinances, which were adopted by the
local jurisdictions on various dates in 2003 and 2004, and submitted by
CARB on November 16, 2004.
Our proposal contains detailed information on these SIP submittals
and our evaluation of the submittals against applicable CAA provisions
and EPA policies relating to serious area PM-10 SIPs.
II. Public Comments
We received two public comments. The first comment was from SCAQMD
(e-mail from Jill Whynot, dated August 26, 2005), requesting that we
annotate Table 1 (``South Coast PM-10 Control Measures''), with a
footnote updating information on certain of the measures, and Table 2
(``South Coast Emission Reduction Commitments), with a footnote
providing an update on the implementation of measure CMB-07. We have
inserted new footnote 3 in Table 1 and new footnote 1 in Table 2,
below, as requested by SCAQMD.
With respect to the note on Table 1, the SCAQMD referenced material
provided on Agenda Item 39 for the December 3, 2004 Governing
Board meeting.\3\ The PRC-03 emission reduction commitment for under-
fired charbroilers was projected to be 0.2 tons per day (tpd) of PM-10
by 2006 and 1.0 tpd by 2010. Substitute reductions come from the
implementation of Rules 1186 and 403. The reductions in excess of the
AQMP commitment are estimated to be 0.7 tpd starting in 2005 for Rule
403 and 0.28 tpd for Rule 1186 starting in 2006, for a total of 0.98
tpd of PM-10. With growth factors applied, the reduction is estimated
to be 1.04 tpd of PM-10 in 2010. Emission reductions from these two
rules are not counted in the 2003 South Coast AQMP, and thus 0.28 tpd
in 2006 and 1.0 tpd of PM-10 reductions in 2010 may be substituted for
the SIP commitment for PRC-03. This ensures that the plan will continue
to meet the requirements for reasonable further progress and
attainment.
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\3\ This supplemental information is incorporated in the Docket
for this rulemaking and it is also available electronically at:
https://www.aqmd.gov/hb/2004/041239a.html
Table 1.--South Coast PM-10 Control Measures
[Source: South Coast 2003 AQMP, Appendix IV-A]
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2006 reduction
Control measure No. Control measure title target in tons
per day
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Remaining 2002 SIP Control Measures
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CMB-07......................... Emission Reductions 2.1
from Petroleum
Refinery Flares (SOx).
CMB-09 \1\..................... Petroleum Refinery 0.1, 0
Fluid Catalytic
Cracking Units (PM-10,
NH3).
WST-01 \1\..................... Emission Reductions 4.2, 8.7
from Livestock Waste
(VOC, NH3).
WST-02 \1\..................... Emission Reductions 1.2, 1.9
from Composting (VOC,
NH3).
PRC-03 (P2).................... Emission Reductions 0.2
from Restaurant
Operations (PM-10) \3\.
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New Control Measures
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BCM-07 \1\..................... Further PM10 Reductions TBD
from Fugitive Dust
Sources (PM-10).
BCM-08 \1\..................... Further Emission 0.6
Reductions from
Aggregate and Cement
Manufacturing
Operations (PM-10).
MSC-04......................... Miscellaneous Ammonia TBD
Sources (NH3).
MSC-06......................... Wood-Burning Fireplaces TBD
and Wood Stoves (PM-
10).
TCB-01 \2\..................... Transportation 0
Conformity Backstop
Measure (PM-10).
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\1\ These measures have already been adopted by SCAQMD. Revisions to
Rules 403 and 1186 fulfill BCM-07; new Rule 1127 (Emission Reductions
from Livestock Waste, adopted 8/6/04) addresses WST-01; new Rule
1133.2 (Emission Reductions from Co-Composting Operations, adopted 1/
10/03) responds to WST-02 commitments; new Rule 1105.1 (Reduction of
PM-10 and Ammonia Emissions from Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units,
adopted 11/7/03) meets the CMB-09 commitment; and new Rule 1157 (PM-10
Emissions Reductions from Aggregate and Related Operations, adopted 1/
07/05) fulfills the BCM-08 commitment.
\2\ This measure, which is intended to achieve reductions in PM-10 after
the 2006 attainment date, is discussed below and in Section II.G.,
Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets.
\3\ In December 2004, the SCAQMD Governing Board made a finding at a
public hearing that further reductions for this category were
infeasible at this time. Emission reductions from Rules 403--Fugitive
Dust, and 1186--PM-10 Emissions from Paved and Unpaved Roads, and
Livestock Operations, were substituted for the emission reduction
commitments for PRC-03.
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Table 2.--South Coast Emission Reduction Commitments--Commitments To Adopt and Implement New Measures To Achieve
Emission Reductions in Tons per Day From 2010 Planning Inventory
[Source: South Coast 2003 AQMP, Table 4-8A]
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VOC PM-10 NOX SOX\1\
Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adopt Impl Adopt Impl Adopt Impl Adopt Impl
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2004............................ 2.0 0 1.7 0 3.0 0 2.1 0
2005............................ 2.0 0 0 0.16 2.1 0 0 2.1
2006............................ 0 4.8 0 0.86 0 0 0 0
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\1\ Compliance reports from the current version of Rule 1118--Emissions from Refinery Flares, show that these
emission reductions have already been achieved since 2003. Amendments to Rule 1118 currently being developed,
and scheduled for consideration by the SCAQMD Governing Board in 2005, would maintain the current reductions
and seek additional reductions.
As noted in our proposal, the 2003 Coachella Valley Plan contains
no new control measure commitments, but relies on the adopted revisions
to Rules 403 and 403.1 and the local ordinances.
The second comment was from CARB (letter from Cynthia Marvin, dated
August 29, 2005). CARB pointed out that Table 8 (``Proposed Approvals
of South Coast and Coachella Valley PM-10 Attainment Plan Submittals'')
contains a typographical error, in referencing contingency measure CTY-
04. We have corrected this error in Table 3 (``Approvals of South Coast
and Coachella Valley PM-10 Attainment Plan Submittals'') in section III
below, by indicating that the approved contingency measure is CTY-14.
CARB also asked that we note that the 2003 South Coast AQMP
description of contingency measures CTY-01--Accelerated Implementation
of Control Measures, and TCB-01--Transportation Conformity Budget
Backstop Measure incorrectly lists CARB as an implementing agency. We
have added a new footnote 1 to Table 3 below, to indicate that these
two contingency measures do not apply to CARB.
III. EPA Action
In this document, we are finalizing the actions on the submittals
referenced above. We are approving revisions to SCAQMD Rules 403
(except for subdivision h), 403.1 (except for subdivision j), and 1186
regulating fugitive dust emissions; revisions to the implementation
handbooks for the rules (Rule 403 Implementation Handbook, Chapters 5,
7, and 8; Rule 403 Coachella Valley Agricultural Handbook; Rule 403.1
Implementation Handbook, Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 7); and revisions to the
fugitive dust ordinances for 10 Coachella Valley jurisdictions. These
revisions update, improve, strengthen, supplement, and replace the SIP
provisions for control of PM-10 and PM-10 precursors in the two areas.
We are approving the 2003 plan amendments to the 2002 SIPs for the
South Coast and Coachella Valley serious nonattainment areas, as the
plan amendments pertain to CAA provisions applicable to attainment SIPs
for the 24-hour and annual PM-10 NAAQS. Specifically, we are approving
under section 110(k)(3) the PM-10 portions of the 2003 South Coast AQMP
and the 2003 Coachella Valley Plan with respect to the CAA requirements
for emissions inventories under section 172(c)(3); control measures, as
meeting the requirements of sections 110(a), 188(e), and 189(b)(1)(B);
reasonable further progress under section 189(c)(1); contingency
measures under section 172(c)(9); demonstration of attainment under
section 189(b)(1)(A); and motor vehicle emissions budgets under section
176(c)(2)(A).
The South Coast and Coachella Valley budgets are displayed in our
proposed approval as tables 6 and 7 respectively, at 70 FR 43672. We
have previously determined that these budgets are adequate (see 69 FR
15325, March 25, 2004), following posting of the budgets on EPA's
conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/ otaq/transp/ conform/
reg9sips.htm.
We show the plan approvals in Table 3--``Approvals of South Coast
and Coachella Valley PM-10 Attainment Plan Submittals.''
Table 3.--Approvals of South Coast and Coachella Valley PM-10 Attainment Plan Submittals
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Plan Citation
CAA Section Provision -------------------------------------------------
South Coast Coachella Valley
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172(c)(3)............................ Emission Inventories... 2003 South Coast AQMP, 2003 Coachella Valley
Chapter 3 (Tables 3-1A Plan, Tables 2-2, 2-3,
and 3-3A); Appendix 2-4, and 2-5.
III (Tables A-1, A-2,
A-3, A-5, and A-7);
and Appendix V
(Attachment 4).
110(a), 188(e), and 189(b)(1)(B)..... Control Measures....... Table 1 (derived from No new measures.
2003 South Coast AQMP,
Appendix IV-A) and
Table 2 (derived from
2003 South Coast AQMP,
Table 4-8A).
172(c)(2), 189(c)(1)................. Reasonable Further 2003 South Coast AQMP, Table 5 at 70 FR 43671
Progress. Table 6-1. (derived from 2003
Coachella Valley Plan,
Tables 2-9 and 2-7).
172(c)(9)............................ Contingency Measures... 2003 South Coast AQMP, No new measures.
Appendix IV-A, Section
2 (CTY-01, CTY-14, TCB-
01)\1\.
189(b)(1)(A)......................... Attainment 2003 South Coast AQMP, 2003 Coachella Valley
Demonstration. Chapter 5; Appendix V, Plan, Chapter 3.
Chapter 2.
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176(c)(2)(A)......................... Motor Vehicle Emissions Table 6 at 70 FR 43672 Table 7 at (derived 70
Budgets. (derived from ``2003 FR 43672 from ``2003
South Coast AQMP On- Coachella Valley PM-10
Road Motor Vehicle SIP On-Road Motor
Emissions Budgets''). Vehicle Emissions
Budgets'').
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\1\ The contingency measures do not contain a commitment by CARB.
IV. Administrative Requirements
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
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 approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule 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 rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, 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 rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This 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 action merely approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the Clean
Air Act. This rule 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.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In
this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus, 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 rule 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 in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: September 16, 2005.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart F--California
0
2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(333)(i)(A)(2),
(c)(339), and (c)(340) to read as follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(333) * * *
(i) * * *
(A) * * *
(2) Amended Rules 403 (except for subdivision h), 403.1 (except for
subdivision j), and 1186, as adopted on April 2, 2004.
* * * * *
(339) New and amended plans for the following agency were submitted
on January 9, 2004, by the Governor's designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
(1) South Coast 2003 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), as adopted
by SCAQMD on August 1, 2003, and by California Air Resources Board on
October 23, 2003.
(i) Baseline and projected emissions inventories in AQMP Chapter
III Tables 3-1A and 3-3A, in Appendix III Tables A-1, A-2, A-3, A-5,
and A-7, and in Appendix V Attachment 4; SCAQMD commitment to adopt and
implement control measures CMB-07, CMB-09, WST-01, WST-02, PRC-03, BCM-
07, BCM-08, MSC-04, MSC-06, TCB-01 in AQMP Chapter 4 Table 4-8A, and in
Appendix IV-A); PM-10 reasonable further progress in AQMP Chapter 6,
Table 6-1 and in Appendix V Chapter 2; contingency measures CTY-01,
CTY-14, TCB-01 in Appendix IV-A Section 2; PM-10 attainment
demonstration in AQMP Chapter 5, and in Appendix V Chapter 2; and motor
vehicle emissions budgets in ``2003 South Coast AQMP On-Road Motor
Vehicle Emissions Budgets.''
(2) 2003 Coachella Valley PM-10 State Implementation Plan, as
adopted by SCAQMD on August 1, 2003, and by California Air Resources
Board on October 23, 2003.
(i) Baseline and projected emissions inventories in Tables 2-2, 2-
3, 2-4, and 2-5; reasonable further progress in Tables 2-9 and 2-7;
attainment demonstration in Chapter 3; and motor vehicle emissions
budgets in ``2003 Coachella Valley PM-10 SIP On-Road Motor Vehicle
Emissions Budgets.''
* * * * *
(340) New and amended rules for the following agencies were
submitted on November 16, 2004, by the Governor's designee.
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(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
(1) Amended Handbooks for Rules 403 (Chapters 5, 7, and 8) and
403.1 (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 7), as adopted on April 2, 2004.
(B) Plan revisions for the Coachella Valley Planning Area.
(1) Fugitive dust control ordinances for: City of Cathedral City
Ordinance No. 583 (1/14/04), City of Coachella Ordinance No. 896 (10/8/
03), City of Desert Hot Springs Ordinance No. 2003-16 (10/7/03), City
of Indian Wells Ordinance No. 545 (11/6/03), City of Indio Ordinance
No. 1357 (12/3/03), City of La Quinta Ordinance No. 391 (12/2/03), City
of Palm Desert Ordinance No. 1056 (11/13/03), City of Palm Springs
Ordinance No. 1639 (11/5/03), City of Rancho Mirage Ordinances No. 855
(12/18/03) and No. 863 (4/29/04), and County of Riverside Ordinance No.
742.1 (1/13/04).
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