FEDERAL 8-HOUR OZONE RATE-OF-PROGRESS PLAN
for the Sacramento REGION

The five air districts in the Broader Sacramento Area will hold public hearings to consider adoption of the Federal 8-Hour Ozone Rate-of-Progress Plan for the Sacramento Region (Plan). The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District will consider certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Plan at its hearing on January 26, 2006. The remaining four air districts will likewise consider the adequacy of the Final EIR prior to considering adoption of the Plan by their Boards of Directors. The Clean Air Act requires federal 8-hour ozone nonattainment areas to meet a reasonable further progress requirement to reduce ozone-forming pollutant emissions by a minimum of three percent per year. The Sacramento ozone nonattainment area includes all of Sacramento and Yolo Counties, and portions of Placer, El Dorado, Solano, and Sutter Counties.

This Plan proposes to use existing control strategies and approved control measure commitments to achieve emission reductions necessary for compliance with the Clean Air Act requirements for reasonable further progress. The Plan also includes a demonstration that the Sacramento Region met the required 15 percent volatile organic compound (VOC) emission reductions during the period from 1990 to 1996. In addition, this Plan will establish updated emission budgets for transportation conformity purposes and an updated emissions inventory for the region. The FEIR includes a description of potentially significant effects on air quality and mitigation measures that reduce those effects to an insignificant level.

The following documents may be downloaded:

The Plan (PDF 2 Mb)
Sacramento Nonattainment Area - 2002-2008 ROG and NOx Inventory (PDF 109 Kb)
Sacramento Nonattainment Area by County - 2002-2008 On-Road Motor Vehicle Emissions Inventory (XLS 1.2 Mb)
Sacramento Nonattainment Area Growth Parameter Descriptions (PDF 30 Kb)
Sacramento Nonattainment Area by County - 2002-2008 NOx Inventory (PDF 209 Kb)
Sacramento Nonattainment Area by County - 2002-2008 ROG Inventory (PDF 674 Kb)
Sacramento Nonattainment Area RACT Corrections (PDF 39 Kb)
Sacramento Nonattainment Area - 1990-1995-1997 ROG Inventory

Additional supporting information for the Plan is found at the California Air Resources Board's mobile source inventory web page.

FEIR (PDF 17.2 Mb)
Comment and Responses DEIR (Appendix D) (PDF 9.8 Mb)

The Plan will be considered for adoption by the individual air districts’ Board of Directors during public hearings in January or February 2006.

Draft District Resolutions:

• Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (PDF 18 Kb)
• El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (PDF 29 Kb)
• Feather River Air Quality Management District (PDF 29 Kb)
• Placer County Air Pollution Control District (PDF 21 Kb)
• Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District (PDF 29 Kb)

You may also request a copy of the Plan at the district offices listed below.

By this notice, all interested parties are specifically requested to testify on the proposed FEIR and Plan. Oral and written testimony may be directed to each district's Board of Directors at the public hearings, or sent to the district offices, as set forth below: