NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP

State Implementation Plan Revision for the 2008 and 2015 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Sacramento Federal Nonattainment Area – Proposed Contingency Measures and Reasoned Justification

Date:               Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Time:              10:00 a.m.

Location:        SMAQMD Office, 777 12th St, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814

and Online via Zoom at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87935161565

Zoom Meeting ID: 879 3516 1565

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) will conduct a public workshop to discuss a proposed revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) to comply with the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for Contingency Measures. The CAA requires ozone nonattainment areas to develop SIPs that include contingency measures. Due to recent court decisions, EPA released updated guidance requiring contingency measures that are triggered by a failure to attain the air quality standard by the attainment date or make reasonable further progress towards attainment.

The Sacramento Federal Nonattainment Area, which include all of Sacramento and Yolo counties and portions of Placer, El Dorado, Solano, and Sutter counties, is classified as a nonattainment for both the 2008 and 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). This SIP revision identifies the proposed contingency measures for volatile organic compounds and includes an infeasibility demonstration for nitrogen oxides contingency measures. This plan revision will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for SIP approval.

The Proposed Contingency Measures and Reasoned Justification SIP revision

A paper copy of the materials can be viewed at the SMAQMD office or purchased for a cost of 25¢ per page plus mailing costs. You can also subscribe to e-mail notifications at www.airquality.org/Air-Quality-Health/Public-Outreach/Subscribe.

Upon request, SMAQMD will attempt to secure services to provide interpretation for this public workshop. The request must indicate what language you need and whether you will be attending the meeting in person or through the remote/virtual option. SMAQMD will attempt to secure interpretation services for the language requested; if the District is unable to secure interpreters in your language, you will be notified prior to the meeting. A request for interpretation must be received by 5:00pm on September 11, 2024.

Please direct your interpretation request or written comments on this SIP revision to: Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, 777 12th Street, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, Attention: Marc Cooley (279) 207-1151. You can also submit your request and comments by e-mail to mcooley@airquality.org. Comments on the proposal must be received by 5:00 p.m. on September 20, 2024.

There is very limited parking available in the garage at the SMAQMD office. Other options include RT Light Rail service to the 12th & I Street Station and the city parking garages at 14th & H Streets and 13th & J Streets. Participation is also available online via Zoom.