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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.D-8 Forward Inc.Landfill 2018 Revised Project Regulatory Agencies The EPA is responsible for implementing a myriad of programs established under the federal CAA, such as establishing and reviewing the NAAQS and judging the adequacy of State Implementation Plans(SIPs). However, EPA has delegated the authority to implement many of the federal programs to the states while retaining an oversight role to ensure that the programs continue to be implemented. The CARB is responsible for establishing and reviewing California's State standards, compiling t the California SIP, securing approval of this plan from EPA, and identifying toxic air contaminants. CARB also regulates mobile emissions sources in California, such as construction equipment,trucks, and automobiles, and oversees the activities of air quality management districts,which are organized at the county and/or regional level. The county/regional air quality management districts are primarily responsible for regulating stationary sources at industrial and commercial facilities within their jurisdictions and for preparing air quality plans that are required under the federal CAA and California CAA. These regional air quality plans are prepared by districts throughout the State and compiled by CARB to form California's SIP. The local air districts also have the responsibility and authority to adopt transportation control and emission reduction programs for indirect and area—wide emission sources. SJVAPCD is the regional agency with jurisdiction over the area surrounding the proposed project. The SJVAPCD is responsible for bringing the area into compliance and/or maintaining air quality within federal and State air quality standards. This includes the responsibility to monitor ambient air pollutant levels and to develop and implement attainment strategies to ensure that future emissions are within federal and State standards. SJVAPCD's GAMAQI is a guidance document designed to provide lead government agencies, consultants,and project proponents with uniform procedures for assessing air quality impacts and preparing the air quality sections of environmental documents. The GAMAQI recommends thresholds for use in determining whether projects would have significant adverse environmental impacts,identifies methodologies for predicting project emissions and impacts, and identifies measures that can be used to avoid or reduce air quality impacts. Regulations and Policies As required by the federal CAA and the California CAA, air basins or portions thereof have been classified as either"attainment" or"nonattainment" for each criteria air pollutant,based on whether or not the standards have been achieved. Nonattainment areas are also required to prepare air quality plans that include strategies for achieving attainment. The SJVAB is in attainment or unclassified for both the NAAQS and the CAAQS for NO2,SO2, CO, and lead. The SJVAB is nonattainment for both the NAAQS and CAAQS for ozone. The SJVAB is nonattainment for the CAAQS for PM,o and PM2.5,but is in attainment of the NAAQS for PMlo and is nonattainment for the NAAQS PM23 standard.