Contingency Measure Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard
8 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016071006
Lead Agency
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Contingency Measure Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/9/2019
Document Description
The South Coast Air Basin (Basin) is classified as an Extreme nonattainment area for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS), with an attainment date of June 15, 2024. The attainment strategy in the 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (2016 AQMP) includes both defined measures as well as "further deployment of cleaner technologies" measures, as allowed under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) section 182(e)(5). Under CAA requirements, development and adoption of CAA section 182(e)( 5) contingency measures are required no later than three years before the attainment date. The Contingency Measure Plan represents a joint strategy by South Coast AQMD and California Air Resources Board (CARB) for addressing the contingency measure requirements of CAA section 182(e)( 5) for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the Basin. The Contingency Measure Plan includes: 1) newly identified emission reduction strategies and innovative new measures; 2) additional incentive funding to transition to the cleanest available technologies; and 3) significant federal action and/or funding to achieve the required reductions from sources under federal responsibility.
Contact Information
Name
Ryan Banuelos
Agency Name
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Other Location Info
The South Coast AQMD has jurisdiction over an area of approximately 10,743 square miles, consisting of the four-county South Coast Air Basin (Basin) (Orange County and the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties) as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 1 7, section 60104, and the Riverside County portions of the Salton Sea Air Basin (SSAB) and Mojave Desert Air Basin. The Basin, which is a subarea of South Coast AQMD's jurisdiction, is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto mountains to the north and east. It includes all of Orange County and the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The Riverside County portion of the SSAB is bounded by the San Jacinto Mountains in the west and spans eastward up to the Palo Verde Valley. A federal non-attainment area, known as the Coachella Valley Planning Area, is a subregion of Riverside County and the SSAB that is bounded by the San Jacinto Mountains to the west and the·eastern boundary of the Coachella Valley to the east.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
South Coast AQMD
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes