M E M O R A N D U M 
To:   		Docket EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0936
From: 		Ken Israels, EPA Region IX, Grants and Program Integration Office
Date:		April 17, 2013
Concerning:  	EPA Proposed Rule, Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes: California; Morongo Band of Mission Indians  -  Notes of Meeting with Representatives from Pechanga Indian Reservation, Temecula Band of Luiseño Mission Indians, Concerning the Proposed Morongo SIP Action, April 17, 2013.
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On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, EPA Region 9 staff and managers Elizabeth Adams, Colleen McKaughan, Jefferson Wehling, Ken Israels, Sara Bartholomew, Meredith Kurpius, and Wienke Tax, along with EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards manager, Laura McKelvey, participated in a meeting with Pechanga Indian Reservation, Temecula Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Environmental Director Syndi Smallwood, Pechanga Tribal counsel James Cohen, and Pechanga consultant Gary Rubinstein (of Sierra Research).The purpose of the meeting was to discuss EPA's proposal regarding the designation of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians' tribal lands as a separate nonattainment area for both the 1-hour ozone and 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards among other topics.
We reviewed the proposed Morongo action and the similarities and differences between the circumstances that the Pechanga and Morongo face in terms of air quality planning.  We also reviewed the federal rulemaking process during this meeting.  

