Formula Grant 00900924

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO VENTURA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT (VCAPCD) TO IMPLEMENT AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPLEMENT AN AIR QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM AND COLLECT QUALITY ASSURED AMBIENT AIR DATA, CONDUCT INSPECTIONS OF STATIONARY SOURCES, INSPECT AND ENFORCE ASBESTOS DEMOLITION/RENOVATION, PROVIDE STAFF TRAINING, AND MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL TASKS INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (RACT) CERTIFICATIONS, CONFORMING TO MOBILE SOURCE REGULATIONS, AND CONDUCTING EMISSIONS INVENTORIES FOR SIP FORECASTING. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,125,674. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE SECTION 105 PROGRAM INCLUDING: 1) TO IMPLEMENT NATIONAL PRIORITIES AS DEFINED IN EPA NATIONAL GUIDANCE AND CONSISTENT WITH EPA'S STRATEGIC PLAN; 2) ACTIONS MANDATED BY STATUTE OR REGULATION; 3) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DELEGATED TO THE RECIPIENT (STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBE) FOR WHICH EPA PROVIDES SECTION 105 GRANT FUNDING. A CONTINUING PROGRAM TYPICALLY INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SUCH ACTIVITIES AS: ANALYSIS AND PLANNING FOR ATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS NAAQS; CONTROL STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION; REDUCTION OF RISKS FROM HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR QUALITY MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR QUALITY AND SOURCE MODELING; INVENTORY OF EMISSIONS; REGULATION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION; NON-TITLE V RELATED PERMITTING AND ENFORCEMENT; PUBLIC OUTREACH; STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT; AIR POLLUTION DATA ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT; AIR CROSS-MEDIA ANALYSIS AND CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES; AND OTHER INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO POLLUTION REDUCTION INCLUDING ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AND MARKET-BASED (ALLOWANCE AND TRADING) PROGRAMS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE SUBMITTING QUALITY ASSURED MONITORING DATA, SUBMITTING AN AIR MONITORING ANNUAL NETWORK PLAN, REPORT ON AUDITS FOR THE SLAMS NETWORK AND NPAP OPERATION, PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES, AND SUBMIT RULES TO ADDRESS NONATTINMENT STATUS AS PART OF THE SIP. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A BROADENED AWARENESS OF AIR QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE ATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF (NAAQS) AS WELL AS IMMEDIATE AND EMERGING THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE FROM AIR POLLUTION (CAA 105(A)). THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO WILL HAVE DECREASED EXPOSURE TO CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS.