COMMENT LETTER NO

Draft 2003 AQMP – Response to Comments COMMENT LETTER NO. 26 PORT OF LONG BEACH Response 26-1 The District staff disagrees that the defined short-term control measures lack sufficient detail. The District’s defined mobile source control measures describe several strategies which provide a basis for controlling mobile sources within the Basin. Specific implementation issues will be thoroughly evaluated during the rule development phase of each measure. For additional discussion please refer to the response to comment #3-1. Response 26-2 Control Measure FSS-05 proposes a mitigation fee program for federal sources which will be paid for by U.S. EPA or federal sources and administered by the District. The monies collected will be used by the District to implement air quality projects to achieve fair share emission reductions from these sources. This program would be developed as an alternative to urgently needed stringent national rules so as to achieve a fair-share reduction commitment by federal sources to address unique local needs. The District staff plans to add language to the control measure that clarifies how the measure will be implemented and including what criteria will used to establish the fees and fund emission reduction projects paid for by the fees collected. A complete description of the control measure is provided in Appendix IV-A. The commenter is also referred to the response for comment #13-1. Response 26-3 ...