2 RESOLUTION 13-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MAKING FINDINGS, CERTIFYING THE NOTICE O.F 

### EXEMPTION, AMENDING RULE 1124 - AEROSPACE ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS AND DIRECTING STAI<'F ACTIONS.

4 On August 20, 2013, on motion by Member CHELETTE, seconded by Member DISPENZA, and 5 carried, the following resolution is adopted: 6 WHEREAS, the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District (AV AQMD) has authority 7 pursuant to California Health and Safety Code (II&S Code) §§40702, 40725

-40728 to adopt, amend or 8 repeal rules and regula tions; and 9 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments will update the rule and align specialty coating categories lO with the Control Techniques Guideline (CTG) entitled Control ofVolatile Organic Compound Emissions 11 .from Coating Operations atAerospace Manufacturing andReworkOperations; and 12 WHEREAS, on July 1, 1997 the Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District (AVAPCD) was 13 created pursuant to statute (former H&S Code §40106, 

### A.B. 266-Knight Ch. 542, statutes of 1996) and 14 assumed all air pollution control responsibilities from the South Coast Air Quality Management Distr ict 15 (SCAQMD) for the area ofLos Angeles County outside the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB); and 16 WHEREAS, the SCAQMD rules in effect within the jurisdiction of the AV APCD remained in 17 effect until the AVAPCD Governing Board superseded, amended, or rescinded them the proposed 18 amendments will; and 19 WHEREAS, on January 1, 2002 the AVAQMD was created pursuant to statute (H&S Code 20 §41300 et seq.) to replace the AVAPCD; and 21 WHEREAS, once again the rules in effect at the time ofthe change remained in effect until the 22 AVAQMD Governing Board superseded, amended or rescinded them; and 23 WHEREAS, Rule 1124 was last amended by the SCAQMD on December 13, 1996, and 24 subsequently amended by the AVAQMD on March 20, 2007; and 25 WHEREAS, the Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA) requires areas designated nonattainment for 26 ozone and classified moderate and above to adopt and maintain Reasonably Available Control 27 Technology (RACT) rules for source categories emitting Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and oxides 28 ofnitrogen (NOx) for which

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. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has issued a CTG

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### in addition, such areas are required to adopt and maintain RACT rules for all other .3 major stationary sources ofVOCs and NOx (42 U.S.C. §751 la(b)(2); FCAA §182(b)(2)); and 4 WHEREAS, 

### the Antelope Valley area has been designated non-attainment for the eight hour 5 ozone standard and classified as Severe

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### on March 10, 1998 USEPA adopted a CTG entitled Control ofVolatile Organic 

### 7 Compound Emissions from Coating Operations atAerospace Manufacturing andReivork Operations; 

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### in addition, USEPA also has promulgated and amended Maximum Achievable 9 

### Control Technology (MACT) Standard for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities (40 CFR 63 l O 

### Subpart GG, commencing with §63.741); and I I WHEREAS, 

### the AVAQMD most recently amended Rule 1124 on March 20, 2007 given the 12 

### issuance of the CTG and amendments to the MACT Standard as well as technological advances in I

### 3 coatings use and technology; and 14 WHEREAS, 

### USEPA indicated tl1at there were several specialty coatings from the CTG that were 15 

### not included in 

### the rule amendment; and 16 WHEREAS, 

### the proposed amendments are primarily designed to update the specialty coating 1 7 

### categories and definitions to harmonize with the CTG as requested by USEPA; and 18 WHEREAS, 

### definitions have been added for following the specialty coating categories: Ablative 19 

### Coating; Bearing Coa ting; Bonding Maskant; Caulking and Smoothing Compound; Chemical Agent20 

### Resistant Coating (CARC); Chemical Milling Maskant; Chemical Processing Maskant; Coating; 21 

### Commercial Exterior Aerodynamic Structure Primer; Conunercial Interior Adhesive; Compatible 22 

### Substrate Primer; Corrosion Prevention System Compound; Critical Use and Line Sealer Maskant; 23 Cryogenic Flexible Primer; Cryoprotective Coating; Cyanoacrylate Adhesive; Electrostatic Discharge and 24 

### Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Coating (Includes Space Vehicles); Elevated

-Tempera ture Skydrol25 

### Resistant Commercial Primer; Epoxy Polyamide Topcoat; Fastener; Fire-Resistant (Interior) Coating 26 

### (Space); Flexible Primer; Insulation Covering; Intermediate Release Coating; Lacquer Coating; Part 27 Marking Coating; Rocket Motor Bonding Adhesive; Rocket Motor Nozzle Coating; Rubber-based 28 Adhesive; Screen Print Ink; Seal Coat Maskant; Silicone Insulation Material; Specialized Function

Page 2 of5RESOLUTION 13-08 Coating; Specialty Coating; Thermal Control Coating; and, Wet Fastener Installation Coating; and 2 WHEREAS, VOC limits for specialty coatings have been updated to include categories in the 3 CTG that were not covered by the previous rule amendment; and 4 \VHEREAS, the proposed amendments also conform the fom1atting to the standard AV AQMD 5 rule format, removes several unused definitions, updates several definitions for consistency with the CTG, 6 removes an exemption for Temporary Marking Coatings and Materials Marking Coating for consistency 7 with Part Marking Coating category, and cross references have been updated; and 8 WHEREAS, this item was noticed on June 14, 2013 for the July 16, 2013 Governing Board 9 meeting, and continuation ofthe proposed action was necessary to research and address received from the 

### IO United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA); and 11 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the rule are necessary to update the rule and align 12 specialty coating categories with the CTG; and 13 WHEREAS, the AVAQMD has the authority pursuant to H&S Code §40702 to amend rules and 14 regulations; and 15 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are clear in that the meaning can 

### be easily understood by 16 the persons impacted by the rule; and I7 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are 

### m harmony with, and not in conflict with, or 18 contradictory to existing statutes, court decisions, or state or federal regulations because the amendment 19 aligns specialty coating categories with the CTG; and 20 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments do not impose the same requirements as any existing state 2 l or foderal regulation because the CTG is primarily a guidance document and requires rule action to 22 implement its provisions; and 23 WHEREAS, the proposed an1endments are needed to update the rule and align specialty coating 24 categories with the CTG; and 25 WHEREAS, a public hearing has been properly noticed and conducted, pursuant to 

### H&S Code 26 §40725, concerning the proposed amendments to Rule 1124 and 27 WHEREAS, a Notice ofExemption, a Categorical Exemption (Class 8, 14 CCR §15308) 

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Act (CEQA), has been presented to the AVAQMD Board; each member having reviewed, considered and approved the informa tion contained therein prior to acting on the proposed amendments to Rule 1124, 

### and the AVAQMD Board having determined that the proposed amendments will not have any potential for resulting in any adverse impact upon the environment; and WHEREAS, the Board has considered the evidence presented at the public hearing; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Governing Board ofthe AVAQMD finds that the proposed .amendments to Rule 1124

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### Aer ospace Assembly and Component Manufacturing Operations are necessary, authorized, clear, consistent, non-duplicative and properly referenced; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Governing Board ofthe AVAQMD hereby makes a finding that the Class 8 Categorical Exemption (14 CCR 

### §15308) applies and certifies the Notice of Exemption for the proposed amendments to Rule 1124; 

### and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board ofthe AVAQMD does hereby adopt, pursuant to the authority granted by law, the proposed amendments to Rule 1124, 

### as set forth 

### in the attachments to this resolution and incorporated herein by this reference; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption, that the Clerk ofthe Board is directed to file the Notice ofExemption in compliance with the provisions ofCEQA. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Governing Board ofthe Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District by the following vote: AYES :6 

### MEMBER: CRIST, LAWSON, CHELETTE, JOHNSON, DISPENZA, HAWKINS NOES : ABSENT:2 ABSTAIN: MEMBER: MEMBER: LEDFORD, MANN MEMBER:

STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS :

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### 26 27 28 RESOLUTION 13-08 I, Crystal Goree, Deputy Clerk ofthe Governing Board ofthe Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District, hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy ofthe record ofthe 

### action as the same appears in the Official Minutes ofsaid Governing Board at its meeting ofAugust 20, 2013. 

### Dep~~mingBoard, Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District.

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