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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Feather River Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): 2.0 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: 03/01/2004 and 10/06/2008

Rule Title(s): Open Burning

Date Submitted to ARB: 07/24/2014

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): 03/01/2004 and 10/06/2008

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: Sondra Spaethe Phone Number: (530) 634-7659 ext 210 E-mail Address: sspaethe@fraqmd.org

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

The 2004 amendments adopted the provisions of the Air Toxic Control Measure to Reduce Emissions of Toxic Air 

Contaminants from Outdoor Residential Waste Burning. The 2008 amendments provided clarification on pesticide

paper sack burning and fixed administrative issues.

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: 0

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: 2000-2001 Area Affected: Entire District

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

Adoption of the 2004 amendments was estimated to reduce PM10 by 44.4 tons per year or 0.12 tons per day in the 

Feather River Air Quality Management District. These reductions were based on ARB's staff report for the ATCM for 

Outdoor Residential Waste Burning. ARB estimated there were 3,600 households actually burning outdoors in the District. 

The average PM10 emissions per household were estimated to be 11,200 grams per household per year.

3,600 households x 11,200 g/household/year = 4.032 x 10^7 grams/year

4.032 x 10^7 grams/year = 88,890 lbs/year = 44.4 tons/year or 0.12 tons/day

The 2008 amendments were primarily administrative and quantifiable changes in emissions cannot be calculated.
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: Rule 2.0 was not a Control Measure in SIP

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 0

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): 

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): The District used ARB's staff report from the ATCM to estimate 

emission reductions.

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: 3,600

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 95%

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

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

necessary): N/A

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: Prohibiting material from being burned for disposal, 

setting burn days and burn hours.

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains:

Emission Limits in Section(s): Work Practice Standards in Section(s): H.1; I.6; J; J.4; J.7; K; L; and L.2

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 adoption of the amendments to Rule 2.0 in 2004 and 2008 resulted in emission reductions that assisted 

the Yuba City-Marysville area in achieving the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard. The emission 

reductions were achieved by restricting the types of materials allowed to burn and regulating the burning itself. Rule 2.0 

includes work practices that achieve emission reductions from open burning.

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