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I., Draft Environmental Impact Report Page IV.D-8 Forward Landfill Expansion Local councils of governments, county transportation agencies, cities and counties, and various non-governmental organizations also join in the efforts to improve air quality F through a variety of programs. These programs include the adoption of regulations and policies, as well as implementation of extensive education and public outreach programs. SJVAPCD is the regional agency with jurisdiction over the area surrounding the proposed project. The SJVAPCD is responsible for bringing the area into compliance F 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 FState standards. SJVAPCD's Guide to Accessing and Mitigating Air Quality Impacts 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 Guide 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 Clean Air Act and the California Clean Air Act, air basins or portions thereof have been classified as either"attainment" or "nonattainment" for each F 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 F, for achieving attainment. The San Joaquin Valley is in attainment of both the NAAQS and the CAAQS for NO,, SO2, CO, and lead. The San Joaquin Valley is nonattainment with both the NAAQS and CAAQS for ozone. The San Joaquin Valley is nonattainment y of the CAAQS for PM,o and PM2.5,but is in attainment of the NAAQS for PM,o and is nonattainment for the NAAQS PM2.5 standard. a Air quality plans developed to meet federal requirements are referred to as SIPS. The F} federal Clean Air Act and the California Clean Air Act require plans to be developed for areas designated as nonattainment. Plans are also required under federal law for areas designated as "maintenance" for national standards. Such plans include strategies for attaining the standards. Currently,there are three plans fdr the SJVAB: • On April 26, 1996, the Board approved the Carbon Monoxide Re-designation Request and Maintenance Plan for Ten Federal Planning Areas as part of the State F. Implementation Plan(SIP)for CO. EPA approved this revision on June 1, 1998 and re-designated the ten areas to attainment.On October 22, 1998, CARB revised the SIP to incorporate the effects of the recent Board action to remove the wintertime oxygen requirement for gasoline in certain areas. On July 22,2004, CARB approved an update to the SIP that shows how the ten areas will maintain the standard through 2018,revises emission estimates, and establishes new on- road motor vehicle emission budgets for transportation conformity purposes.6'7 6 Carbon Monoxide Redesignation Re nest and Maintenance Plan for men Federal Planning Areas, h www.arb.ca. ov Cannin si co/co.htm Projects pertaining to the development of transportation infrastructure must conform to a set of Federal and State guidelines in order to be approved and authorized for funding. Transportation Improvement Plans (TIPS)summarize how projects will adhere to these guidelines. [ F