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EEEV erOe"3|x(;3 $ !XXXX  I- (;3 $ !XXXX  6Times New Roman Regular>c$"Small Circle"0 >b$Large Circle0 !X>XXX  XXXX>  7XXdd7  APPENDIXI  SUMMARYOFISSUESRAISEDATTHECALIFORNIAAIRRESOURCESBOARDSPUBLICFORUMSONTHEU.S.ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCYSPROPOSEDNATIONALAMBIENTAIRQUALITYSTANDARDSANDWRITTENCOMMENTSRECEIVED d  SincetheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(U.S.EPA)didnotconductanyhearingsontheproposalsinCalifornia,theCaliforniaAirResourcesBoardheldtwopublicforumstogiveCaliforniastakeholdersanopportunitytobeheard.TheseforumsoccurredonXXXXJanuary16,1997,inElMonteandonJanuary17,1997,inSacramento#XXXX"#.Thisappendixprovides P  asummaryoftheissuesraisedattheseforumsorinwriting.WrittencommentsprovidedtotheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoardinresponsetotheforumsarebeeingtreansmittedundersepareratecover.includedattheendofthisappendix.Theseexternalcommentsareintendedasseparateentriesintothedocketthatrepresenttheviewsoftheauthors.̀ STANDARDSSETTINGPROCESS   XXXX3b  3b0    Thelevelandformoftherevisedstandardsshouldbeprotectiveofpublichealthand  basedonthebestscientificinformationavailable;economicsshouldnotbeconsidereduntildevelopingpoliciesonhowtoimplementthestandards.(GladysMeade,citizen;GayleFeuer,NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDC);AndyIgrejas,CaliforniaPublicInterestResearchGroup(CalPIRG);JuliaMay,CommunitiesforaBetterEnvironment(CBE);BobReynolds,LakeCountyAQMD;HeidiMcLean,citizen;GilHumpherys,citizen;BarryWallerstein,SouthCoastAirQualityManagementDistrict(SCAQMD)#XXXX#XXXX)3b0݌`(#(# Ќ  3b  3bN 0    Considerationofcostandimplementationissuesneedtobeaddressedwhenthestandards @ areset.(Dr.KennethGreen,ReasonFoundation;RobertWyman,RegulatoryFlexibilityGroup;RodHill,NorthernSierraAQMD;MikeWang,WesternStatesPetroleumAssociation(WSPA))3bN i ݌ (#(# Ќ  #XXXX#XXXX3b  3b5 0    Standardsshouldbesetwithlocalinvolvement,notwitha topdownapproach. #! (Dr.KennethGreen,ReasonFoundation)3b5 P ݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3bK 0    Standardsshouldbeinaformthatiseasilyunderstoodbythepublic.(BarryWallerstein, p&!$ SCAQMD;#XXXX #XXXXԀBobReynolds,LakeCountyAQMD#XXXX- #XXXX)3bK f ݌`'"%(#(# Ќ  3b  3b 0    Standardsshouldbesettoprotectthemostsensitivepopulations.(SusanaTapia,CBE; @)$' HansHermann,BonnieHolmesGen,SierraClub;PaulKnepprath,AmericanLungAssociation(ALA);AndyIgrejas,CalPIRG;KathrynJohnson,citizen;JoanLee,citizen)3b ݌ (#(# Ќ    ,`'* 3b  3b50    U.S.EPAshouldadopttighterstandardstoprotectwildernessareasandecosystemsin  additiontopublichealth.(VickyHoover,SierraClub)3b5P݌ (#(# Ќ  #X>XXX> #X>XXX>3b  3b0    Standardsshouldbesetatlevelsthatareachievablebyamajorityofareasbythenext  standardreviewcycle.A stepbystepprocessshouldbeusedtolowerthelevelofstandards.(RodHill,NorthernSierraAQMD)3b݌ (#(# Ќ  #X>XXX>~#3b  3b:0    Thecostsassociatedwithmeetingthenewstandardsshouldbeconsideredonlywith @  respecttotimelinesandotherimplementationissuesrelatedtomeetingthestandards.(BarryWallerstein,SCAQMD)3b:U݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b0    Thereisalackofreliablescientificinformationthatsupportsafindingthatcompliance P  withtherevisedstandardscouldbeaccomplishedinCalifornia.X>XXX>ԀSouthernCalifornia @  cannotachievecurrentstandards,andcertainlycannotachievetheproposedstandards.Airqualityregulationsneedtobeseeninthecontextofwhatispossibletoachieveatacostthatiswithinreason.#X>XXX>#X>XXX>ԀCostbenefitstudiesareneededtodeterminewhetherthe  benefitsofimplementingthenewstandardswouldbeworththeassociatedcosts.#X>XXX>#X>XXX>Regulatoryagenciesandenvironmentalactivistshaveexploitedthepublicsexaggerated  fearoftheconsequencesofbreathingairthatissomewhatlessthanperfect.#X>XXX>#X>XXX>Airquality  standardsmustmakeallowancesforthenaturalimperfectionsintheatmosphere.(LloydDavis,citizen)#X>XXX>#X>XXX>Ԁ3b݌p(#(# Ќ  #X>XXX>t#3b  3b0    Thecommentperiodshouldbeextendedtoallowforextensivereviewoftheproposed P standards.(CindyTuck,CaliforniaCouncilofEnvironmentalandEconomicBalance(CCEEB);BrianWhite,CaliforniaChamberofCommerce)3b݌ (#(# Ќ  X>XXX>3b  3b0    Morepublicoutreachandeducationareneededtogetsupportforstandards.(RodHill, ` NorthernSierraAQMD)#X>XXX>n#3b݌P(#(# Ќ  PARTICULATEMATTERSTANDARDS    X>XXX>3b  3b0    Themovetoreviseparticulatematterstandardsispremature;thereisaninsufficient "  healthbasisforrevisedstandardsatthistimeduetolackofscientificdata.U.S.EPAshouldmaintainitscurrentparticulatematterstandards.(BillJones,GeneralMotors/AmericanAutomobileManufacturersAssociation(GM/AAMA#X>XXX>#X>XXX>);Mark % # Saperstein,ARCO;CindyTuck,CCEEB;GlennKeller,EngineManufacturersAssociation;BrianWhite,CaliforniaChamberofCommerce)3b2݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b0    U.S.EPAshouldimplementatargetedresearchprogramonparticulatematteranda @)$' PM2.5monitoringnetworktoprovidetheinformationnecessarytoreviseparticulatematterstandards.(BillJones,GM/AAMA;CindyTuck,CCEEB)3b݌ (#(# Ќ   ,`'* 3b  3b 0    Evidencefromhealthresearchoverwhelminglysupportstheneedfortighterparticulate  matterstandards.(GladysMeade,citizen;TimCarmichael,CoalitionforCleanAir(CCA);GayleFeuer,JanetHathaway,#XNXXXN#XNXXXNԀNRDC;HansHermann,BonnieHolmesGen,  SierraClub)3b ݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b"0    U.S.EPAsproposalisastepintherightdirection,buttheparticulatematterstandards `  shouldbetightenedevenfurther.BothAmericanLungAssociation(ALA)andNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDC)presentedspecificrecommendationsforlevelsforPM2.5andPM10standards.(GladysMeade,citizen;Dr.BobZweig,PaulKnepprath,#XNXXXN!#XNXXXNALA;ShipraBansal,SusanaTapia,JuliaMay#XNXXXN[$#XNXXXN,CBE;JanetHathaway,GayleFeuer,  p  NRDC;BillWalker,EnvironmentalWorkingGroup;VickyHoover,BonnieHolmesGen,SierraClub;AndyIgrejas,CalPIRG;HeidiMcLean,citizen;GilHumpherys,citizen;MildredHumpherys,citizen;RichardWiles,etal,EnvironmentalWorkingGroup/SierraClub;MarcChytilo,EnvironmentalDefenseCenter(EDC);JoanLee,citizen)3b""݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b&0    U.S.EPAshouldabandonitsproposaltospatiallyaverageconcentrationsfortheannual  PM2.5standard.Amongtheconcernsexpressedincludethepotentialforspatialaveragingtoallowlocal hotspotsandenvironmentaljusticeconcerns.(BarryWallerstein,SCAQMD;ShipraBansal,JuliaMay,CBE;TimCarmichael,CCA;JanetHathaway,GayleFeuer,NRDC;BillWalker,EnvironmentalWorkingGroup;BonnieHolmesGen,SierraClub;PaulKnepprath,ALA;AndyIgrejas,CalPIRG;RichardWiles,etal,EnvironmentalWorkingGroup/SierraClub)3b&&݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3bV)0    The98thpercentileformforthe24hourPM2.5andPM10standardsisnotsuitably 0 protective.U.S.EPAshouldretainthecurrent oneexceedanceform.(TimCarmichael,CCA;GilHumpherys,citizen)3bV)q)݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b*0    Basedonresearchthatsuggestsnitratesdonotcontributetothehealtheffectstothe @ degreethatotherconstituentsdo,nitratesshouldbeexcludedfromtheparticulatematterstandards.(TedHolcombe,PacificGasandElectric(PG&E))3b**݌ (#(# Ќ  #XNXXXN$#XNXXXN3b  3b,0    IfU.S.EPAmovesforwardwithPM2.5standards,levelsshouldbesetattheupperend "  oftherangeunderconsiderationinlightoftheuncertaintiesinthescientificdata.(CindyTuck,CCEEB)#XNXXXNe,#XNXXXN3b,,݌$"(#(# Ќ  3b  3b(.0    U.S.EPAshouldnotdelayordiluteparticulatematterstandardsthatshouldhavebeenin p&!$ placeyearsago.(GilHumpherys,citizen)3b(.C.݌ (#(# Ќ  #XNXXXN-#3b  3bh/0    PM2.5standardwillbeimpossibletoattain.(JohnSigler,AssociationofCaliforniaCar @)$' Clubs)3bh//݌ (#(# Ќ   ,`'* 3b  3bv00    Epidemiologicalstudiesshowacausalrelationshipbetweenlungcancerandairpollution.  (JoelSwartz,CBE)3bv00݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b{10    AveragePM2.5dataforoneyear,notthree,shouldbethebasisofcompliance  determinations.(JanetHathaway,NRDC)3b{11݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  XNXXXN3b20    ThePM10standardsneedtoberetainedand/ortightened.(JanetHathaway,NRDC; P  #XNXXXNۤ2#XNXXXNGilHumpherys,citizen;HeidiMcLean,citizen;MarcChytilo,EDC)3b22݌@ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b40    U.S.EPAshouldsetthePMstandardsasproposed,withtheexceptionoftheproposed  p  annualPM2.5standard,whichmybeeconomicallyunreasonablegiventhemarginalhealthbenefits.(MikeWaugh,TuolumneCountyAirPollutionControlDistrict(APCD))3b474݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b50    StronglysupportsmovefromPM10toPM2.5.NewPM2.5standardsshouldbeusedto 0  regulate,andultimatelydiscontinue,useofresidentialwoodstovesandwoodburningfireplacesinpopulatedareasofCalifornia.(GeorgeAmaroli,citizen)3b55݌ (#(# Ќ  #XNXXXNx3# OZONESTANDARDS   XNXXXN3b  3b70    U.S.EPAsozonestandardsproposalisastepintherightdirection,buttheozone p standardsneedtohaveamorehealthprotectiveleveland/orform.NRDC,ALA,andMildredHumpherys,citizen,havesuggestedtighterlevelsoranalternateform.(JanetHathaway,GailFeuer,NRDC;#XNXXXNۆ7#XNXXXNԀMildredHumpherys,citizen;Dr.RobertZweig, @ PaulKnepprath,ALA#XNXXXNB9#XNXXXN;SusanaTapia,CBE;Dr.RussellSherwin,USCSchoolof 0 Medicine;BonnieHolmesGen,SierraClub;TimCarmichael,CCA;MarcChytilo,EDC;ArthurUnger,citizen)#XNXXXN9#XNXXXN3b77݌`(#(# Ќ  3b  3b3;0    Proposedformofnewozonestandardisgoodsinceitnegatesmeteorological @ fluctuations.(RodHill,NorthernSierraAQMD)3b3;N;݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3bG<0    U.S.EPAshouldreaffirmthecurrentozonestandard.(BillJones,GM/AAMA; ! GlennKeller,EMA#XNXXXN:#XNXXXN)3bG<b<݌" (#(# Ќ  3b  3b=0    Supportthemovefroma1hourtoan8hourstandard,but8hourstandardshouldbe $" equivalentto0.12ppm1hourstandard.(CindyTuck,CCEEB)3b==݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3b>0    Inadditiontothe8hourstandard,U.S.EPAshouldretaintheexisting1hourozone `'"% standardtoprotectagainstadverseshorttermimpacts.(JanetHathaway,GailFeuer,NRDC;JuliaMay,CBE;MarcChytilo,EDC)3b>>݌ (#(# Ќ   ,`'* 3b  3b3@0    U.S.EPAshouldseta1hourozonestandardequivalenttoCaliforniasstandardof  0.09ppm,ortighter.(PaulKnepprath,ALA;BonnieHolmesGen,SierraClub;Dr.RussellSherwin,USCSchoolofMedicine)3b3@N@݌ (#(# Ќ  #XNXXXN$=#3b  3bA0    U.S.EPAshouldregisterviolationsassoonasthestandardisexceeded. p (JanetHathaway,GailFeuer,NRDC;AndyIgrejas,CalPIRG)3bAA݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3bB0    Formshouldnotincludethreeyearaveraging.(GladysMeade,citizen;JuliaMay,CBE)3bBB݌@ (#(# Ќ  3b  3bC0    U.S.EPAhasnotadequatelyreviewedscientificliteratureontheimpactthatthe  p  dischargeofozoneoutoftheatmosphereanditssubsequentsubsidencetothesurfaceoftheearthhasonourozoneairquality.(LloydDavis,citizen) 3bCC݌P (#(# Ќ  3b  3bWE0    U.S.EPAsproposed8hourozonestandardistooclosetobackgroundlevelsandshould 0  insteadbesetat0.09ppm.(RodHill,NorthernSierraAQMD) 3bWErE݌ (#(# Ќ  3b  3bF0    U.S.EPAshouldsettheozonestandardtothreesignificantfiguresandshouldnotallow  twohoursofmissingdataper8houraveragingperiod.(AntoinetteWeilStein,citizen) 3bFF݌(#(# Ќ  XNXXXN 3b  3bH0    Currentroundingconventionforozoneshouldberetained.(BarryWallerstein,  SCAQMD)3bH*H݌ (#(# Ќ  #XNXXXNG#3b  3b!I0    XNXXXNU.S.EPAsproposalsforozonearebasedoninadequatescience.(BillJones,GM/ P AAMA;GlennKeller,EMA)3b!I