Notice of Public Hearing

FEDERAL 8-HOUR OZONE REASONABLE FURTHER PROGRESS PLAN (RFP)

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of the Federal 8-Hour Ozone Reasonable Further Progress Plan (RFP) for the Sacramento Federal Ozone Nonattainment Area. The Clean Air Act requires federal 8-hour ozone nonattainment areas to meet a reasonable further progress requirement to reduce ozone forming pollutant emissions. The Sacramento Federal Ozone Nonattainment Area includes all of Sacramento and Yolo counties, and portions of Placer, El Dorado, Solano, and Sutter counties.

The Plan proposes to use updated emission inventories, existing control strategies to achieve emission reductions necessary for compliance with the Clean Air Act. The Plan demonstrates that reasonable further progress for the 2011 milestone year is achieved by a combination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission inventory reductions.

The Plan (PDF) may be downloaded.

You may also request a copy at the district office listed below. The Plan will be available on February 26, 2008. The Plan will be considered for adoption by the Air District Board of Directors during the public hearing on March 27, 2008.

By this notice, all interested parties are specifically requested to comment on the proposed Plan. Oral and written testimony may be directed to the Air District Board of Directors at the public hearing, or sent to the district office, as set forth below:

Hearing Location:
Sacramento County Board Chambers,
700 H Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Hearing Date and Time:
Thursday, March 27, 2008 9:30 A.M.

Air District Office Address:
777 12th Street, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814

Contact:
Steven Lau (916) 874-4800
Email: sacsip@airquality.org