Clean Air Plans; 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements; San Joaquin Valley, California, 3302-3305 [2019-01686]
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I. Summary of the Proposed Action
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Clean Air Plans; 2008 8-Hour Ozone
Nonattainment Area Requirements;
San Joaquin Valley, California
SUMMARY:
approve portions of three state
implementation plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the State of California to
meet Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘the Act’’)
requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone
national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS or ‘‘standards’’) in the San
Joaquin Valley, California ozone
nonattainment area. First, the EPA is
approving the portions of the ‘‘2016
Ozone Plan for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone
Standard’’ (‘‘2016 Ozone Plan’’) that
address the requirements to demonstrate
attainment by the applicable attainment
date and implementation of reasonably
available control measures, among other
requirements. Second, the EPA is
approving the portions of the ‘‘Revised
Proposed 2016 State Strategy for the
State Implementation Plan’’ (‘‘2016
State Strategy’’) related to the ozone
control strategy for the San Joaquin
Valley for the 2008 ozone standards,
including a specific aggregate emissions
reduction commitment. Lastly, the EPA
is approving an air district rule
addressing the emission statement
requirement for ozone nonattainment
areas.
On August 31, 2018 (83 FR 44528),
the EPA proposed to approve, under
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CAA section 110(k)(3), portions of
submittals from the California Air
Resources Board (CARB or ‘‘State’’) as
revisions to the California SIP for the
San Joaquin Valley 2008 ozone
nonattainment area.1 The relevant SIP
revisions include an emissions
statement rule (Rule 1160), the 2016
Ozone Plan, and the 2016 State Strategy,
which were submitted on January 11,
1993, August 24, 2016, and April 27,
2017, respectively. The San Joaquin
Valley Air Pollution Control District
(SJVUAPCD or ‘‘District’’) adopted Rule
1160 (‘‘Emission Statement’’) on
November 18, 1992, to comply with the
CAA’s SIP revision requirement for
emission statement rules. The 2016
State Strategy submittal consists of
documents originating from the District
(e.g., the 2016 Ozone Plan with
Appendices and the District Governing
Board Resolution) and from CARB (e.g.,
the CARB Staff Report and Appendices).
The 2016 State Strategy includes
CARB’s commitments for rulemaking
over the next several years and aggregate
emission reduction commitments for the
South Coast Air Basin and San Joaquin
Valley. Each of these SIP revisions
includes documentation of public
notice, comment, and opportunity for
public hearing prior to adoption by
CARB or the District.
In our August 31, 2018 proposed rule,
we provided background material on the
ozone standards,2 area designations, and
related SIP revision requirements under
the CAA, and the EPA’s implementing
regulations for the 2008 ozone
standards, referred to as the SIP
Requirements Rule (SRR). In short, the
San Joaquin Valley nonattainment area
is classified as Extreme for the 2008
ozone standards, and the 2016 Ozone
Plan was developed to address the
requirements for this area. The 2016
Ozone Plan relies on District Rule 1160
to meet the CAA requirements for
emissions statement rules and is
supported by the 2016 State Strategy,
which includes commitments by CARB
for rulemaking and for achievement of
aggregate emission reductions of eight
tons per day (tpd) of oxides of nitrogen
(NOX) in the San Joaquin Valley by 2031
1 The San Joaquin Valley nonattainment area for
the 2008 ozone standards generally covers the
southern half of California’s Central Valley and
consists of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced,
Madera, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings counties, and the
western portion of Kern County. A precise
description of the San Joaquin Valley ozone
nonattainment area is contained in 40 CFR 81.305.
2 Ground-level ozone pollution is formed from the
reaction of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and
oxides of nitrogen (NOX) in the presence of
sunlight. The 2008 ozone standard is 0.075 parts
per million (ppm) average over an 8-hour period.
73 FR 16436 (March 27, 2008).
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to accelerate progress towards meeting
the 2008 ozone standards in that area.
In our proposed rule, we also
discussed a 2018 Circuit Court decision
issued by the D.C. Circuit in South
Coast Air Quality Management Dist. v.
EPA, (‘‘South Coast II’’) 3 that vacated
certain portions of our 2008 ozone SRR.
We indicated that, in response to South
Coast II, the EPA would be proposing
action on certain elements of the 2016
Ozone Plan (i.e., those elements affected
by South Coast II) in a subsequent and
separate rulemaking. These elements
include the base year emissions
inventory, the demonstration of
reasonable further progress (RFP), the
RFP motor vehicle emissions budgets,
and the contingency measures. We
proposed action on the SIP elements
that are affected by South Coast II and
that were not included in our August
31, 2018 proposed rule at 83 FR 61346
(November 29, 2018).
For our August 31, 2018 proposed
rule, we reviewed the various SIP
elements contained in the 2016 Ozone
Plan (i.e., except for those affected by
South Coast II), District Rule 1160, and
the relevant portions of the 2016 State
Strategy, evaluated them for compliance
with statutory and regulatory
requirements, and concluded that they
meet all applicable requirements. More
specifically, we determined the
following:
• The 2012 base year emission
inventory from the 2016 Ozone Plan is
comprehensive, accurate, and current,
and that future year emissions
inventories that are derived therefrom
provide an acceptable basis for the
attainment demonstration and vehicle
miles traveled (VMT) offset
demonstration in the 2016 Ozone Plan
(see 83 FR 44531–44532 from the
proposed rule);
• District Rule 1160 (‘‘Emission
Statements’’), which requires, with
certain allowable exceptions, all owners
and operators of any stationary source
category that emits or may emit volatile
organic compounds (VOC) or NOX to
provide a written statement on an
annual basis showing actual emissions
of VOC and NOX from that source,
meets the requirements for emission
statements under CAA section
182(a)(3)(B) for 2008 ozone
3 South Coast Air Quality Management Dist. v.
EPA, 882 F.3d 1138 (D.C. Cir. 2018). The term
‘‘South Coast II’’ is used in reference to the 2018
court decision to distinguish it from a decision
published in 2006 also referred to as ‘‘South Coast.’’
The earlier decision involved a challenge to the
EPA’s Phase 1 implementation rule for the 1997
ozone standard. South Coast Air Quality
Management Dist. v. EPA, 472 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir.
2006).
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nonattainment areas (see 83 FR 44532–
44533 from the proposed rule);
• The process followed by the District
to identify reasonably available control
measures (RACM) is generally
consistent with the EPA’s
recommendations and that the District’s
rules provide for the implementation of
RACM for stationary and area sources of
NOX and VOC; 4 CARB and the
metropolitan planning organizations
provide for the implementation of
RACM for mobile sources of NOX and
VOC; that there are no additional RACM
that would advance attainment of the
2008 ozone standards in the San Joaquin
Valley by at least one year; and that,
therefore, the 2016 Ozone Plan provides
for the implementation of all RACM as
required by CAA section 172(c)(1) and
40 CFR 51.1112(c) for the 2008 ozone
standards (see 83 FR 44533–44535 from
the proposed rule);
• The photochemical modeling in the
2016 Ozone Plan shows that existing
CARB and District control measures are
sufficient to attain the 2008 ozone
standards by 2031 at all monitoring sites
in the San Joaquin Valley; that, given
the extensive discussion in the 2016
Ozone Plan of modeling procedures, test
and performance analyses called for in
the modeling protocol and the good
model performance, the modeling is
adequate to support the attainment
demonstration; and that, therefore, the
2016 Ozone Plan meets the attainment
demonstration requirements of CAA
section 182(c)(2)(A) and 40 CFR 51.1108
for the 2008 ozone standards (see 83 FR
44535–44539 from the proposed rule);
• As provided in our SRR, the
previously-approved 15 percent Rate-ofProgress (ROP) demonstration for the 1hour ozone NAAQS for the San Joaquin
Valley meets the ROP requirements of
CAA section 182(b)(1) for the San
Joaquin Valley for the 2008 ozone
standards because the boundaries of the
San Joaquin Valley nonattainment area
for the 1-hour ozone standards and the
2008 ozone standards are the same (see
83 FR 44539 from the proposed rule);
• The 2016 Ozone Plan (particularly,
section D.3 (‘‘VMT Offsets’’) of
appendix D (‘‘Mobile Source Control
Strategy’’) demonstrates that CARB has
adopted sufficient transportation control
strategies (TCSs) to offset the growth in
emissions from growth in VMT and
vehicle trips in the San Joaquin Valley
for the purposes of the 2008 ozone
standards and thereby complies with
4 For our proposed action, we also considered our
previous evaluations of the District’s rules in
connection with our approval of the San Joaquin
Valley Reasonably Available Control Technology
(RACT) SIP demonstration for the 2008 ozone
standards. See 83 FR 41006 (August 17, 2018).
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the VMT emissions offset requirement
in CAA section 182(d)(1)(A) and 40 CFR
51.1102 (see 83 FR 44540–44542 from
the proposed rule);
• Through EPA-approved District
Rules 2201 (‘‘New and Modified
Stationary Source Review’’), 4306
(‘‘Boilers, Steam Generators, and
Process Heaters—Phase 3’’), and 4352
(‘‘Solid Fuel-Fired Boilers, Steam
Generators, and Process Heaters’’), the
2016 Ozone Plan meets the clean fuels
or advanced control technology for
boilers requirement in CAA section
182(e)(3) and 40 CFR 51.1102 for the
2008 ozone standards (see 83 FR 44543
from the proposed rule);
• The 2031 budgets from the 2016
Ozone Plan are consistent with the
attainment demonstration, are clearly
identified and precisely quantified, and
meet all other applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements, including the
adequacy criteria in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4)
and (5) (see 83 FR 44543–44545 from
the proposed rule); and
• The 2016 Ozone Plan adequately
addresses the enhanced vehicle
inspection and maintenance (I/M)
requirements in CAA 182(c)(3) and 40
CFR 51.1102 and the enhanced ambient
air monitoring requirements in CAA
section 182(c)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1102
through previous EPA approvals of
California’s I/M program,
Photochemical Assessment Monitoring
Station network, and the most recent
annual monitoring network plan for the
San Joaquin Valley (see 83 FR 44545–
44547 from the proposed rule).
Finally, we proposed to approve two
committal measures because they
strengthen the SIP: (1) CARB’s
commitments, in the 2016 State Strategy
and related resolution, to a rulemaking
schedule and an aggregate emission
reduction of eight tpd of NOX in the San
Joaquin Valley by 2031, and (2) the
District’s commitments, in the 2016
Ozone Plan, to revise District Rules
4311 (‘‘Flares’’) and 4694 (‘‘Wine
Fermentation and Storage’’) to include
additional controls to the extent such
controls are technologically achievable
and economically feasible.
Please see our August 31, 2018
proposed rule and the related Technical
Support Document for more information
concerning the background for this
action and for a more detailed
discussion of the rationale for approval
of the above listed elements of the 2016
Ozone Plan, District Rule 1160, and the
ozone-related commitments in the 2016
State Strategy for San Joaquin Valley.
II. Public Comments
The public comment period on the
proposed rule opened on August 31,
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2018, the date of its publication in the
Federal Register, and closed on October
1, 2018. During this period, the EPA
received two anonymous comments.
One commenter expressed overall
support for the proposed action. The
second commenter raised issues that are
outside the scope of this rulemaking,
including forest management practices
and the greenhouse gas emission
impacts from wildfires. Such comments
do not concern any of the specific issues
raised in the proposal, nor do they
address the EPA’s rationale for the
proposed action. Therefore, the EPA is
not responding to these comments and
is finalizing the action as proposed. All
the comments received are included in
the docket for this action.
III. Final Action
For the reasons discussed in our
proposed action and summarized above,
the EPA is taking final action under
CAA section 110(k)(3) to approve as a
revision to the California SIP the
following portions of the San Joaquin
Valley 2016 Ozone Plan.5
• RACM demonstration as meeting
the requirements of CAA section
172(c)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1112(c).
• ROP demonstration as meeting the
requirements of CAA section 182(b)(1).
• Attainment demonstration as
meeting the requirements of CAA
section 182(c)(2)(A) and 40 CFR
51.1108.
• Enhanced monitoring as meeting
the requirements of CAA section
182(c)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1102.
• Enhanced vehicle inspection and
maintenance programs as meeting the
requirements of CAA section 182(c)(3)
and 40 CFR 51.1102.
• Provisions for clean fuels or
advanced control technology for boilers
as meeting the requirements of CAA
section 182(e)(3) and 40 CFR 51.1102.
• VMT emissions offset
demonstration as meeting the
requirements of CAA section
182(d)(1)(A) and 40 CFR 51.1102, and
• Motor vehicle emissions budgets for
the attainment year of 2031 because
they are consistent with the attainment
demonstration proposed for approval
herein and meet the other criteria in 40
CFR 93.118(e).6 The approved motor
5 The EPA has already approved the portions of
the 2016 Ozone Plan (subchapter 3.4 (‘‘Reasonably
Available Control Technology (RACT)
Demonstration’’) and appendix C (‘‘Stationary and
Area Source Control Strategy Evaluations’’) that
relate to the RACT requirements under CAA section
182(b)(2) and 40 CFR 51.1112.
6 On November 29, 2018 (83 FR 61346), the EPA
proposed, among other things, to approve revised
motor vehicle emissions budgets for year 2031 for
San Joaquin Valley for the 2008 ozone standards.
If we finalize the approval of the revised budgets
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vehicle emissions budgets (in tpd,
average summer weekday) are as
follows:
TABLE 1—MOTOR VEHICLE BUDGETS
FOR 2031 (TPD)
County
VOC
Fresno ...............................
Kern (SJV) ........................
Kings .................................
Madera ..............................
Merced ..............................
San Joaquin ......................
Stanislaus .........................
Tulare ................................
4.3
4.1
0.8
0.9
1.3
3.3
2.0
1.9
NOX
12.5
10.8
2.3
2.0
4.1
5.5
4.7
3.7
In addition, we are taking final action
to approve District Rule 1160 titled
‘‘Emission Statements’’ as a revision to
the California SIP because it meets all
the applicable requirements for
emission statements. We are also
approving the Emission Statement
section of the 2016 Ozone Plan as
meeting the requirements of CAA
section 182(a)(3)(B) and 40 CFR
51.1102.
Finally, we are taking final action to
approve, as additional measures that
strengthen the SIP, CARB’s
commitments in the 2016 State Strategy
to a rulemaking schedule and an
aggregate emission reduction of eight
tpd of NOX by 2031 and District’s
commitments in the 2016 Ozone Plan to
amend Rules 4311 (Flares) and 4694
(Wine Fermentation and Storage) to
include additional controls to the extent
such controls are technologically
achievable and economically feasible.
As discussed in the August 31, 2018
proposed rule, we are not taking final
action at this time on the base year
emissions inventory, the RFP
demonstration, the motor vehicle
emissions budgets for RFP milestone
years, and the contingency measures
portions of the 2016 Ozone Plan. We
proposed action on these remaining
elements of the 2016 Ozone Plan on
November 29, 2018 (83 FR 61346).
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this action, the EPA is finalizing
regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the
incorporation by reference of a San
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution
Control District rule (i.e., Rule 1160)
described in the amendments to 40 CFR
part 52 set forth below. The EPA has
made, and will continue to make, this
document available through
as proposed, then the revised budgets will replace
those that we are approving in today’s action.
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www.regulations.gov and at the EPA
Region IX Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
submissions, the EPA’s role is to
approve state choices, provided that
they meet the criteria of the Clean Air
Act. Accordingly, this action merely
approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason,
this action:
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82
FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory
action because SIP approvals are
exempted under Executive Order 12866;
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• 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);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
and
• Does not provide the EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
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practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where the EPA or
an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, this final rule does not
have tribal implications and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. The EPA will
submit a report containing this action
and other required information to the
U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. A major rule cannot take effect
until 60 days after it is published in the
Federal Register. This action is not a
‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by April 15, 2019.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by
the Administrator of this final rule does
not affect the finality of this action for
the purposes of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which a
petition for judicial review may be filed,
and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action may
not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: December 12, 2018.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Plan, adopted on March 23, 2017,
except for the subchapter titled ‘‘South
Coast Commitment’’ in chapter 3
(‘‘Proposed SIP Commitment’’).
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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)(191)(i)(E),
(c)(496)(ii)(B)(2) and (3), and (c)(513) to
read as follows:
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Identification of plan—in part.
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(i) * * *
(E) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 1160, ‘‘Emission Statements,’’
adopted on November 18, 1992.
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(2) Resolution 16–6–20, In the Matter
of: Adopting the San Joaquin Valley
Unified Air Pollution Control District
2016 Ozone Plan for the 2008 8-Hour
Ozone Standard, June 16, 2016,
commitment to adopt, implement and
submit measures committed to in the
2016 Ozone Plan for the 2008 8-Hour
Ozone Standard, only.
(3) 2016 Ozone Plan for 2008 8-Hour
Ozone Standard, adopted June 16, 2016,
excluding subchapters 3.4 (‘‘Reasonably
Available Control Technology’’), 3.11.1
(‘‘Emission Inventory Requirements’’),
6.3.2 (‘‘Reasonable Further Progress
Requirements’’), and 6.4 (‘‘Contingency
for Attainment’’); appendix C
(‘‘Stationary and Area Source Control
Strategy Evaluations’’); and tables D–1
and D–4 through D–8 in attachment B
(‘‘San Joaquin Valley 8-Hr Ozone Motor
Vehicle Emissions Budgets’’) of
appendix D (‘‘Mobile Source Control
Strategy’’).
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(513) The following plan was
submitted on April 27, 2017, by the
Governor’s designee.
(i) [Reserved]
(ii) Additional materials. (A)
California Air Resources Board.
(1) Resolution 17–7, 2016 State
Strategy for the State Implementation
Plan, March 23, 2017, commitments to
a rulemaking schedule and to achieve
aggregate emission reductions of 8 tons
per day of NOX in San Joaquin Valley
by 2031, and the rulemaking schedule
included in attachment A to Resolution
17–7, only.
(2) Revised Proposed 2016 State
Strategy for the State Implementation
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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; California;
South Coast Serious Area Plan for the
2006 PM2.5 NAAQS
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving portions of
a state implementation plan (SIP)
revision submitted by California to
address Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘Act’’)
requirements for the 2006 24-hour fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS
or ‘‘standards’’) in the Los AngelesSouth Coast air basin (South Coast)
Serious PM2.5 nonattainment area. The
EPA is also approving 2017 and 2019
motor vehicle emissions budgets for
transportation conformity purposes and
inter-pollutant trading ratios for use in
transportation conformity analyses.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
March 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0490. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available through https://
www.regulations.gov, or please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for
additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ginger Vagenas, EPA Region IX, 415–
972–3964, Vagenas.Ginger@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2018-0535; FRL-9988-40-Region 9]
Clean Air Plans; 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area
Requirements; San Joaquin Valley, California
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve portions of three state implementation plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of California to meet Clean Air Act
(CAA or ``the Act'') requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or ``standards'') in the San
Joaquin Valley, California ozone nonattainment area. First, the EPA is
approving the portions of the ``2016 Ozone Plan for the 2008 8-Hour
Ozone Standard'' (``2016 Ozone Plan'') that address the requirements to
demonstrate attainment by the applicable attainment date and
implementation of reasonably available control measures, among other
requirements. Second, the EPA is approving the portions of the
``Revised Proposed 2016 State Strategy for the State Implementation
Plan'' (``2016 State Strategy'') related to the ozone control strategy
for the San Joaquin Valley for the 2008 ozone standards, including a
specific aggregate emissions reduction commitment. Lastly, the EPA is
approving an air district rule addressing the emission statement
requirement for ozone nonattainment areas.
DATES: This rule will be effective on March 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2018-0535. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available through https://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Kelly, EPA Region IX, (415) 972-
3856, kelly.thomasp@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Summary of the Proposed Action
II. Public Comments
III. Final Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Summary of the Proposed Action
On August 31, 2018 (83 FR 44528), the EPA proposed to approve,
under CAA section 110(k)(3), portions of submittals from the California
Air Resources Board (CARB or ``State'') as revisions to the California
SIP for the San Joaquin Valley 2008 ozone nonattainment area.\1\ The
relevant SIP revisions include an emissions statement rule (Rule 1160),
the 2016 Ozone Plan, and the 2016 State Strategy, which were submitted
on January 11, 1993, August 24, 2016, and April 27, 2017, respectively.
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD or
``District'') adopted Rule 1160 (``Emission Statement'') on November
18, 1992, to comply with the CAA's SIP revision requirement for
emission statement rules. The 2016 State Strategy submittal consists of
documents originating from the District (e.g., the 2016 Ozone Plan with
Appendices and the District Governing Board Resolution) and from CARB
(e.g., the CARB Staff Report and Appendices). The 2016 State Strategy
includes CARB's commitments for rulemaking over the next several years
and aggregate emission reduction commitments for the South Coast Air
Basin and San Joaquin Valley. Each of these SIP revisions includes
documentation of public notice, comment, and opportunity for public
hearing prior to adoption by CARB or the District.
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\1\ The San Joaquin Valley nonattainment area for the 2008 ozone
standards generally covers the southern half of California's Central
Valley and consists of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera,
Fresno, Tulare, and Kings counties, and the western portion of Kern
County. A precise description of the San Joaquin Valley ozone
nonattainment area is contained in 40 CFR 81.305.
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In our August 31, 2018 proposed rule, we provided background
material on the ozone standards,\2\ area designations, and related SIP
revision requirements under the CAA, and the EPA's implementing
regulations for the 2008 ozone standards, referred to as the SIP
Requirements Rule (SRR). In short, the San Joaquin Valley nonattainment
area is classified as Extreme for the 2008 ozone standards, and the
2016 Ozone Plan was developed to address the requirements for this
area. The 2016 Ozone Plan relies on District Rule 1160 to meet the CAA
requirements for emissions statement rules and is supported by the 2016
State Strategy, which includes commitments by CARB for rulemaking and
for achievement of aggregate emission reductions of eight tons per day
(tpd) of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) in the San Joaquin Valley
by 2031
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to accelerate progress towards meeting the 2008 ozone standards in that
area.
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\2\ Ground-level ozone pollution is formed from the reaction of
volatile organic compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen
(NOX) in the presence of sunlight. The 2008 ozone
standard is 0.075 parts per million (ppm) average over an 8-hour
period. 73 FR 16436 (March 27, 2008).
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In our proposed rule, we also discussed a 2018 Circuit Court
decision issued by the D.C. Circuit in South Coast Air Quality
Management Dist. v. EPA, (``South Coast II'') \3\ that vacated certain
portions of our 2008 ozone SRR. We indicated that, in response to South
Coast II, the EPA would be proposing action on certain elements of the
2016 Ozone Plan (i.e., those elements affected by South Coast II) in a
subsequent and separate rulemaking. These elements include the base
year emissions inventory, the demonstration of reasonable further
progress (RFP), the RFP motor vehicle emissions budgets, and the
contingency measures. We proposed action on the SIP elements that are
affected by South Coast II and that were not included in our August 31,
2018 proposed rule at 83 FR 61346 (November 29, 2018).
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\3\ South Coast Air Quality Management Dist. v. EPA, 882 F.3d
1138 (D.C. Cir. 2018). The term ``South Coast II'' is used in
reference to the 2018 court decision to distinguish it from a
decision published in 2006 also referred to as ``South Coast.'' The
earlier decision involved a challenge to the EPA's Phase 1
implementation rule for the 1997 ozone standard. South Coast Air
Quality Management Dist. v. EPA, 472 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir. 2006).
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For our August 31, 2018 proposed rule, we reviewed the various SIP
elements contained in the 2016 Ozone Plan (i.e., except for those
affected by South Coast II), District Rule 1160, and the relevant
portions of the 2016 State Strategy, evaluated them for compliance with
statutory and regulatory requirements, and concluded that they meet all
applicable requirements. More specifically, we determined the
following:
The 2012 base year emission inventory from the 2016 Ozone
Plan is comprehensive, accurate, and current, and that future year
emissions inventories that are derived therefrom provide an acceptable
basis for the attainment demonstration and vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
offset demonstration in the 2016 Ozone Plan (see 83 FR 44531-44532 from
the proposed rule);
District Rule 1160 (``Emission Statements''), which
requires, with certain allowable exceptions, all owners and operators
of any stationary source category that emits or may emit volatile
organic compounds (VOC) or NOX to provide a written
statement on an annual basis showing actual emissions of VOC and
NOX from that source, meets the requirements for emission
statements under CAA section 182(a)(3)(B) for 2008 ozone nonattainment
areas (see 83 FR 44532-44533 from the proposed rule);
The process followed by the District to identify
reasonably available control measures (RACM) is generally consistent
with the EPA's recommendations and that the District's rules provide
for the implementation of RACM for stationary and area sources of
NOX and VOC; \4\ CARB and the metropolitan planning
organizations provide for the implementation of RACM for mobile sources
of NOX and VOC; that there are no additional RACM that would
advance attainment of the 2008 ozone standards in the San Joaquin
Valley by at least one year; and that, therefore, the 2016 Ozone Plan
provides for the implementation of all RACM as required by CAA section
172(c)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1112(c) for the 2008 ozone standards (see 83 FR
44533-44535 from the proposed rule);
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\4\ For our proposed action, we also considered our previous
evaluations of the District's rules in connection with our approval
of the San Joaquin Valley Reasonably Available Control Technology
(RACT) SIP demonstration for the 2008 ozone standards. See 83 FR
41006 (August 17, 2018).
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The photochemical modeling in the 2016 Ozone Plan shows
that existing CARB and District control measures are sufficient to
attain the 2008 ozone standards by 2031 at all monitoring sites in the
San Joaquin Valley; that, given the extensive discussion in the 2016
Ozone Plan of modeling procedures, test and performance analyses called
for in the modeling protocol and the good model performance, the
modeling is adequate to support the attainment demonstration; and that,
therefore, the 2016 Ozone Plan meets the attainment demonstration
requirements of CAA section 182(c)(2)(A) and 40 CFR 51.1108 for the
2008 ozone standards (see 83 FR 44535-44539 from the proposed rule);
As provided in our SRR, the previously-approved 15 percent
Rate-of-Progress (ROP) demonstration for the 1-hour ozone NAAQS for the
San Joaquin Valley meets the ROP requirements of CAA section 182(b)(1)
for the San Joaquin Valley for the 2008 ozone standards because the
boundaries of the San Joaquin Valley nonattainment area for the 1-hour
ozone standards and the 2008 ozone standards are the same (see 83 FR
44539 from the proposed rule);
The 2016 Ozone Plan (particularly, section D.3 (``VMT
Offsets'') of appendix D (``Mobile Source Control Strategy'')
demonstrates that CARB has adopted sufficient transportation control
strategies (TCSs) to offset the growth in emissions from growth in VMT
and vehicle trips in the San Joaquin Valley for the purposes of the
2008 ozone standards and thereby complies with the VMT emissions offset
requirement in CAA section 182(d)(1)(A) and 40 CFR 51.1102 (see 83 FR
44540-44542 from the proposed rule);
Through EPA-approved District Rules 2201 (``New and
Modified Stationary Source Review''), 4306 (``Boilers, Steam
Generators, and Process Heaters--Phase 3''), and 4352 (``Solid Fuel-
Fired Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters''), the 2016 Ozone
Plan meets the clean fuels or advanced control technology for boilers
requirement in CAA section 182(e)(3) and 40 CFR 51.1102 for the 2008
ozone standards (see 83 FR 44543 from the proposed rule);
The 2031 budgets from the 2016 Ozone Plan are consistent
with the attainment demonstration, are clearly identified and precisely
quantified, and meet all other applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements, including the adequacy criteria in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4)
and (5) (see 83 FR 44543-44545 from the proposed rule); and
The 2016 Ozone Plan adequately addresses the enhanced
vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) requirements in CAA 182(c)(3)
and 40 CFR 51.1102 and the enhanced ambient air monitoring requirements
in CAA section 182(c)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1102 through previous EPA
approvals of California's I/M program, Photochemical Assessment
Monitoring Station network, and the most recent annual monitoring
network plan for the San Joaquin Valley (see 83 FR 44545-44547 from the
proposed rule).
Finally, we proposed to approve two committal measures because they
strengthen the SIP: (1) CARB's commitments, in the 2016 State Strategy
and related resolution, to a rulemaking schedule and an aggregate
emission reduction of eight tpd of NOX in the San Joaquin
Valley by 2031, and (2) the District's commitments, in the 2016 Ozone
Plan, to revise District Rules 4311 (``Flares'') and 4694 (``Wine
Fermentation and Storage'') to include additional controls to the
extent such controls are technologically achievable and economically
feasible.
Please see our August 31, 2018 proposed rule and the related
Technical Support Document for more information concerning the
background for this action and for a more detailed discussion of the
rationale for approval of the above listed elements of the 2016 Ozone
Plan, District Rule 1160, and the ozone-related commitments in the 2016
State Strategy for San Joaquin Valley.
II. Public Comments
The public comment period on the proposed rule opened on August 31,
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2018, the date of its publication in the Federal Register, and closed
on October 1, 2018. During this period, the EPA received two anonymous
comments. One commenter expressed overall support for the proposed
action. The second commenter raised issues that are outside the scope
of this rulemaking, including forest management practices and the
greenhouse gas emission impacts from wildfires. Such comments do not
concern any of the specific issues raised in the proposal, nor do they
address the EPA's rationale for the proposed action. Therefore, the EPA
is not responding to these comments and is finalizing the action as
proposed. All the comments received are included in the docket for this
action.
III. Final Action
For the reasons discussed in our proposed action and summarized
above, the EPA is taking final action under CAA section 110(k)(3) to
approve as a revision to the California SIP the following portions of
the San Joaquin Valley 2016 Ozone Plan.\5\
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\5\ The EPA has already approved the portions of the 2016 Ozone
Plan (subchapter 3.4 (``Reasonably Available Control Technology
(RACT) Demonstration'') and appendix C (``Stationary and Area Source
Control Strategy Evaluations'') that relate to the RACT requirements
under CAA section 182(b)(2) and 40 CFR 51.1112.
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RACM demonstration as meeting the requirements of CAA
section 172(c)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1112(c).
ROP demonstration as meeting the requirements of CAA
section 182(b)(1).
Attainment demonstration as meeting the requirements of
CAA section 182(c)(2)(A) and 40 CFR 51.1108.
Enhanced monitoring as meeting the requirements of CAA
section 182(c)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1102.
Enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs as
meeting the requirements of CAA section 182(c)(3) and 40 CFR 51.1102.
Provisions for clean fuels or advanced control technology
for boilers as meeting the requirements of CAA section 182(e)(3) and 40
CFR 51.1102.
VMT emissions offset demonstration as meeting the
requirements of CAA section 182(d)(1)(A) and 40 CFR 51.1102, and
Motor vehicle emissions budgets for the attainment year of
2031 because they are consistent with the attainment demonstration
proposed for approval herein and meet the other criteria in 40 CFR
93.118(e).\6\ The approved motor vehicle emissions budgets (in tpd,
average summer weekday) are as follows:
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\6\ On November 29, 2018 (83 FR 61346), the EPA proposed, among
other things, to approve revised motor vehicle emissions budgets for
year 2031 for San Joaquin Valley for the 2008 ozone standards. If we
finalize the approval of the revised budgets as proposed, then the
revised budgets will replace those that we are approving in today's
action.
Table 1--Motor Vehicle Budgets for 2031 (tpd)
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County VOC NOX
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Fresno................................................ 4.3 12.5
Kern (SJV)............................................ 4.1 10.8
Kings................................................. 0.8 2.3
Madera................................................ 0.9 2.0
Merced................................................ 1.3 4.1
San Joaquin........................................... 3.3 5.5
Stanislaus............................................ 2.0 4.7
Tulare................................................ 1.9 3.7
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In addition, we are taking final action to approve District Rule
1160 titled ``Emission Statements'' as a revision to the California SIP
because it meets all the applicable requirements for emission
statements. We are also approving the Emission Statement section of the
2016 Ozone Plan as meeting the requirements of CAA section 182(a)(3)(B)
and 40 CFR 51.1102.
Finally, we are taking final action to approve, as additional
measures that strengthen the SIP, CARB's commitments in the 2016 State
Strategy to a rulemaking schedule and an aggregate emission reduction
of eight tpd of NOX by 2031 and District's commitments in
the 2016 Ozone Plan to amend Rules 4311 (Flares) and 4694 (Wine
Fermentation and Storage) to include additional controls to the extent
such controls are technologically achievable and economically feasible.
As discussed in the August 31, 2018 proposed rule, we are not
taking final action at this time on the base year emissions inventory,
the RFP demonstration, the motor vehicle emissions budgets for RFP
milestone years, and the contingency measures portions of the 2016
Ozone Plan. We proposed action on these remaining elements of the 2016
Ozone Plan on November 29, 2018 (83 FR 61346).
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this action, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of a San
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District rule (i.e., Rule
1160) described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below.
The EPA has made, and will continue to make, this document available
through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region IX Office (please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866;
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
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);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using
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practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order
12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, this final rule does not have tribal implications and
will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or
preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by April 15, 2019. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: December 12, 2018.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart F--California
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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(191)(i)(E),
(c)(496)(ii)(B)(2) and (3), and (c)(513) to read as follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan--in part.
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(c) * * *
(191) * * *
(i) * * *
(E) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 1160, ``Emission Statements,'' adopted on November 18,
1992.
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(496) * * *
(ii) * * *
(B) * * *
(2) Resolution 16-6-20, In the Matter of: Adopting the San Joaquin
Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 2016 Ozone Plan for the
2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard, June 16, 2016, commitment to adopt,
implement and submit measures committed to in the 2016 Ozone Plan for
the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard, only.
(3) 2016 Ozone Plan for 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard, adopted June
16, 2016, excluding subchapters 3.4 (``Reasonably Available Control
Technology''), 3.11.1 (``Emission Inventory Requirements''), 6.3.2
(``Reasonable Further Progress Requirements''), and 6.4 (``Contingency
for Attainment''); appendix C (``Stationary and Area Source Control
Strategy Evaluations''); and tables D-1 and D-4 through D-8 in
attachment B (``San Joaquin Valley 8-Hr Ozone Motor Vehicle Emissions
Budgets'') of appendix D (``Mobile Source Control Strategy'').
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(513) The following plan was submitted on April 27, 2017, by the
Governor's designee.
(i) [Reserved]
(ii) Additional materials. (A) California Air Resources Board.
(1) Resolution 17-7, 2016 State Strategy for the State
Implementation Plan, March 23, 2017, commitments to a rulemaking
schedule and to achieve aggregate emission reductions of 8 tons per day
of NOX in San Joaquin Valley by 2031, and the rulemaking
schedule included in attachment A to Resolution 17-7, only.
(2) Revised Proposed 2016 State Strategy for the State
Implementation Plan, adopted on March 23, 2017, except for the
subchapter titled ``South Coast Commitment'' in chapter 3 (``Proposed
SIP Commitment'').
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