CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Butte County Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): 300 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: Adopted February 23, 1971; Amended December 12, 1972 and 

July 15, 1980; Recodified and Amended August 6, 1985; Amended September 18, 1990 and April 7, 1992; Recodified and 

Amended August 20, 1998; Recodified August 22, 2002; Amended January 22, 2004; Recodified and Amended 

December 9, 2010);Amended February 24, 2011; Amended August 27, 2015

Rule Title(s): Open Burning, Prohibitions, and Exemptions

Date Submitted to ARB: September 28, 2015

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): August 27, 2015

Is the Rule Intended to be Sent to the U.S. EPA as a SIP Revision? Yes No (If No, do not complete remainder of form)

District Contact: Jason Mandly, Associate AQ Planner Phone Number: 530-332-9400, x108 

E-mail Address: jmandly@bcaqmd.org

Narrative Summary of New Rule or Rule Changes: New Rule Amended Rule 

Following the adoption of the amendments to Rule 300 on February 24, 2011, Butte County Air Quality 

Management District (District) staff submitted the amended regulation to the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) to be included in the State Implementation Plan (SIP) due to the District’s federal PM2.5 non-attainment

status. Although the EPA found that the amended Rule 300 strengthens the SIP and largely fulfils the relevant 

Clean Air Act requirements, EPA identified some deficiencies which precluded full SIP approval.

The District proposed amendments to Rule 300 that addressed the rule deficiencies as identified by the EPA in 

order to improve the clarity of the regulation and to attain full SIP approval. Correction of the deficiencies involved

removing the ability to petition the District’s Hearing Board for a variance from the prohibition against burning

rubbish or garbage, and removing or providing criteria for Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) discretion to waive

certain drying time requirements.

Pollutant(s) Regulated by the Rule (Check): ROG (NOx) SO2 

 (CO) PM TAC (name): 

II. EFFECT ON EMISSIONS

Complete this section ONLY for rules that, when implemented, will result in quantifiable changes in emissions. Attach reference(s) for emission factor(s) 

and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined. 

Net Effect on Emissions: Increase Decrease N/A 

Emission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: No specific emission reductions were committed 

because of Clean Data Finding

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: Area Affected: 

Future Year Control Profile Estimate (Provide information on as many years as possible): 

 
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): 

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): 

Note that the district’s input to the Rule Evaluation Form will not be used as input to the ARB’s emission forecasting and 

planning. 

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment Split 

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 0

Percent in Nonattainment Area: % 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 0 Percent in Nonattainment Area: % 

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule (Attach additional sheets as 

necessary): 

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No 

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) of the Rule. 

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: 

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains: 

Emission Limits in Section(s): Work Practice Standards in Section(s): 7-11

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): Reporting Requirements in Section(s): 
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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment 

Discussion: The amendments were not expected to have a material impact on the implementation of the rule.