Public Notice for EKAPCD Rule Adoption____________

Public Notice for EKAPCD Rule Adoption

A public hearing was held on January 12, 2012, 1:00 pm at Golden Hills Community Services District, 21415 Reeves, Tehachapi, CA. At the hearing the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Governing Board adopted the following amended rules and one new greenhouse gas fee rule:

Final Staff Report for Rules: 201.1, 201.2, and 201.3

Amended Rule 201.1, Permits to Operate for Sources Subject to Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Amended Rule 201.2, Synthetic Minor Source

Amended Rule 201.3, Federally Enforceable Limits on Potential to Emit

Final Staff Report for Rule: 210.4

Amended Rule 210.4, Prevention of Significant Deterioration

Final Staff Report for Rule: 301.4

Adopted Fee Rule 301.4, Greenhouse Gas Fee

A public rule development workshop was held November 9, 2011 at the Rosamond CSD in Rosamond, CA. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also reviewed the proposals. All comments were considered and addressed in the amended rules and draft rule in each rule’s respective staff report.

Adopted, Rule 210.4, PSD will be submitted through ARB to EPA for incorporation as part of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action would constitute a SIP revision. Rules 201.1, 201.2, and 201.3 will be submitted through ARB to EPA for incorporation into the EKAPCDs Title V Rules. Amendments to Rules 201.1, 201.2, 201.3 and 210.4 will not become effective until approved by EPA. Rule 301.4 has become effective upon adoption.

An updated rules package containing the amended rules and new draft rule will be mailed to EKAPCD Title V permitted sources.

Architectural Coatings Rule effective as of 1/1/2011_____

Rule 410.1A, Architectural Coating Controls was adopted by the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District’s Governing Board on March 11, 2010. Although Rule 410.1A was adopted in March 2010, it was not to become effective until January 1, 2011. Rule 410.1 Architectural Coatings, at that time the District’s current architectural coatings rule, was rescinded by the District’s Governing Board on March 11, 2010 but was to remain effective through December 31, 2010. On January 1, 2011 Rule 410.1A, Architectural Coating Controls become effective and Rule 410.1, Architectural Coatings was rescinded.

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Recently Amended/Adopted Rules__________________

• Rule 102, Definitions: Amended 1/13/2011
• Rule 202, Permit Exemptions: Amended 1/13/2011
• Rule 422, NSPS: Amended 1/13/2011
• Rule 423, NESHAPS: Amended 1/13/2011
• Rule 410.1A, Architectural Coating Controls Adopted 3/11/2010

Regulatory Control Measures Under Revision________

• List of Regulatory Control Measures to be considered in 2012
• Rule 201.1, Title V 12/9/11
• Rule 201.2, Synthetic Minor 12/9/11
• Rule 201.3, Potential to Emit 12/9/11
• Rule 210.4, PSD 12/9/11
• Rule 301.4, Greenhouse Gas Fee 12/9/11
• Rule 432, Aerospace Assembly and Coating Operations 9/16/2010

Special Notice_______________________________

Rule 203 Transfer: EPA Full Disapproval dated November 8, 2008 of KCAPCD Rule 203 revised May 2, 1996

• Federal Register

Rule 402 Fugitive Dust: EPA Partial Disapproval dated November 18, 2008 of KCAPCD Rule 402 revised November 3, 2004

• Analysis
• Federal Register