  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 	Patricia A. Larson

	Attorney at Law

	P. O. Box 13921

	Palm Desert, CA 92255

								Phone: (760) 360-9869

								Fax:     (760) 772-0107

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January 31, 2013

To: Ken Israels–Grants and Program Integration Office

			75 Hawthorne Street

			San Francisco, CA 94105

Re: Docket ID No. EPA-OAR-2012-0936

      Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes;           
     California; Morongo Band of Mission Indians 

      Comments for the Record on the above Docket	

From: Patricia A. Larson

First let me introduce myself: I have lived in the Coachella Valley for
over 59 years.  I served as the 4th District Supervisor for Riverside
County for 3 terms starting in 1983.

I only found out about this special interest proposal yesterday. 
Nothing has been in the newspapers that I have seen.  Yet comment period
ends tomorrow.

I have read Barry Wallerstein’s (SCAQMD) letter of 1-25-2013 to you
and wish, for the sake of time, to incorporate his points on the matter
within my comments here. 

As well, I support the CVAG points in its comment letter sent to you on
January 28th.

Lastly, I would point out that the proposed district would be small and
would be dominated by a single, major entity which could control the
decision-makers, in effect, regulating its own development interests. 
If instead of “Morongo Tribe”, we substituted “XYZ Corporation”,
would this arrangement be tolerated?  The small area has major air
quality impacts in all directions affecting large populations.  It makes
no sense except for the special interest.

