Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Rules & Regulations
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on July 23, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room located at 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA; or accessed through Zoom Meeting ID 826 861 7254. At the hearing, the District’s Governing Board will consider adoption of amendments to the following:
Rule 422 – New Source Performance Standards
Rule 423 – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
A Public workshop was held June 4, 2026, at the District Board Room to present, discuss, and receive comments on the proposed rule revisions.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if adopted, Rules 422 and 423 will be submitted through CARB to U.S. EPA, as well as a request for updated delegation to locally implement and enforce specified subparts for New Source Performance Standards.
Interested persons may appear at the hearing and make oral comments. Written comments are invited for consideration and will be received until the close of business on July 22, 2026. Correspondence should be addressed to Gary Ray Jr., APCO, at EKAPCD, 2700 M Street, Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA 93301, (661) 862-5250. A copy of the staff report which includes the amended rules can be downloaded from following link:
Click here to Download Amended Rule 422 & 423 Staff Report
Other Recently Amended Rules
A public hearing was held on July 31, 2025, beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA. to adopt amendments to the following rules:
A public hearing was held on November 13, 2024 beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA. to adopt amendments to the following rules:
A public hearing was held on November 3, 2022 beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA. to adopt amendments to the following:
A public hearing was held on September 1, 2022, beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA. At the hearing, the District’s Governing Board adopted amendments to rules 201.1, 410, and 432. Staff reports along with copies of the amended rules can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
A public hearing was held on August 4, 2022, beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA. At the hearing, the District’s Governing Board adopted amendments to rules 108.2 and 210.1A. Staff reports along with copies of the amended rules can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
A public hearing was held on January 13, 2022 beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA. At the hearing, the District’s Governing Board adopted amendments to rules 301, 302, 303, 402, 402.2, 412, 412.1, 422, and 423. Staff reports along with copies of the amended rules can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
- Rule 301, Permit Fees
- Rule 302, Permit Fee Schedules
- Rule 303, Miscellaneous Fees
- Rule 402, Fugitive Dust
- Rule 402.2, Agricultural Operations
- Rule 412, Gasoline Transfer into Stationary Storage Containers, Delivery Vessels, and Bulk Plants
- Rule 412.1, Transfer of Gas to Vehicle Fuel Tanks
- Rule 422, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
- Rule 423, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and Source Categories (NESHAPs)
Regulatory Control Measures Under Review
Regulatory Control Measures that may be considered in 2025 |
Rule 111, Breakdown Withdrawn from SIP
By request of the Environmental Protection Agency, Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Rule 111 (Breakdown) was withdrawn from the State Implementation Plan (SIP). Rule 111 was approved into the SIP October 24, 1980 (45 FR 70449) and last amended May 2, 1996.
A public hearing to consider this matter was held November 10, 2016, 2:00pm at Ridgecrest City Hall, 100 West California Ave., Ridgecrest, CA.
Although Rule 111, Breakdown was removed from the SIP, it will remain in the District's Rule book and continue to be enforced locally. |
