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December 12, 2010
Notice of Public Hearing
Thursday, January 20, 2011, at 1:30 p.m.
Or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard
Board of
Supervisors Hearing Room
511 East Lakeside Parkway
Santa Maria,
California 93455
Adoption of a New Rule and Several
Amended Rules to Implement EPA’s
Federal Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and
Part 70 Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Requirements
General Project Description
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District)
Board of Directors will hold a public hearing at the time and location
listed above to accept comments and consider adoption of rules to
implement the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s)
Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule requirements (Federal Register, Vol. 75,
No. 106, pages 31514 et seq., June 3, 2010). This proposed rulemaking
action (project) involves the adoption of one new rule and amendments to
four existing rules. The new and amended rules subject to this project
are listed below:
1. Amended Rule 102, Definitions,
2. Amended Rule 202, Exemptions to Rule 201,
3. Amended Rule
370, Potential to Emit ̶ Limitations for Part 70 Sources,
4.
New Rule 810, Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), and
5. Amended Rule 1301, Part 70 Operating Permits ̶ General
Information
Sources Potentially Affected
Stationary sources that are major stationary sources (e.g., those
that emit or have the potential to emit 100 tons per year or more) due
to their non-greenhouse gas pollutant emission rates. Starting July 1,
2011, sources not already subject to federal Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) or Part 70 permitting may become subject to such
permitting based solely on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Public Comment
The District is soliciting comments on the project. You may comment
by submitting written comments to the project manager identified below
before 5 p.m. on December 28, 2010.
Project Details
The District rules regulate “criteria” air pollutants and hazardous
air pollutants. “Criteria” pollutants include ozone, particulate
matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and lead, but
not greenhouse gases. EPA has recently taken steps to add greenhouse
gases to the list of federally regulated pollutants. Because GHG
emissions from most sources generally exceed existing levels of
significance for criteria pollutants, EPA "tailored" their regulations
such that only the larger sources of GHG would trigger federal PSD and
Part 70 permit requirements. The District proposes one new rule and
revisions to four existing rules specifically to implement EPA's
Tailoring Rule requirements and to ensure consistency in the definitions
between rules.
Environmental Review Findings
The District staff has reviewed the proposed project and proposes
that the Board find that the project has no potential for a significant
environmental effect on the environment pursuant to § 15061(b)(3) of the
CEQA Guidelines. The District will file a Notice of Exemption with the
County Clerk following their adoptions by the Air Pollution Control
District Board.
Document Availability
The District has prepared a Background Report on this project. The
new and proposed amended rules are included as Appendix A of the
Background Report. Copies of the proposed revised rules and the
Background Report for the project may be downloaded for review on this
web site, on this page. Hard copies
will be made available upon request.
How to Comment
Written comments should be submitted to the project manager, Douglas
Grapple, by email at
GrappleD@sbcapcd.org, or by mail at Santa Barbara County Air
Pollution Control District, 260 N. San Antonio Rd, Suite A, Santa
Barbara, CA 93110, Attn: Doug Grapple by 5 p.m. on December 28, 2010.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals
needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should
contact the District at least three working days prior to the scheduled
meeting.
Published
December 12, 2010
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