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(Adopted October 8, 1993)(Amended August 11, 1995)

(Amended November 14, 1997)(Amended November 5, 2010)

RULE 3006. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

(a) Public Participation Requirements for Permit Actions

(1) All permit actions for initial permit issuance, significant permit revisions, 

establishment of general permits and permit renewals shall include the 

following public participation procedures:

(A) The District shall give notice by publication in a newspaper of 

general circulation in the county where the source is located, by 

mail to those who request in writing to be on a list to receive all 

such notices, and by any other means determined by the Executive 

Officer to be necessary to assure adequate notice to the affected 

public.

(B) The notice shall include:

(i) The identity and location of the affected facility;

(ii) The name and mailing address of the facility’s contact 

person;

(iii) The identity and address of the South Coast Air Quality 

Management District as the permitting authority processing 

the permit;

(iv) The activity or activities involved in the permit action;

(v) The emissions change involved in any permit revision;

(vi) The name, address, and telephone number of a person who 

interested persons may contact to review additional 

information including copies of the proposed permit, the 

application, all relevant supporting materials, including 

compliance documents as defined in paragraph (b)(56) of 

Rule 3000, and all other materials available to the 

Executive Officer that are relevant to the permit decision;

(vii) A brief description of the public comment procedures 

provided; and,

(viii) The time and place of any proposed permit hearing that 

may be held or a statement of the procedures to request a 
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proposed permit hearing if one has not already been 

requested.

(C) Costs of such notice and public participation process shall be paid, 

as specified in Regulation III, by the applicant.

(D) The notice shall provide at least 30 days for public comment, and 

shall give at least 30 days of notice if any proposed permit hearing 

is scheduled.

(E) The Executive Officer shall keep a record of the commenters and 

also of the issues raised during the public participation process, for 

5 years, so that the EPA Administrator may fulfill the obligation 

under Section 505(b)(2) of the federal Clean Air Act to determine 

whether a citizen petition may be granted. Such records shall be 

available to the public as provided in the California Public Records 

Act.

(F) Any person may request a proposed permit hearing on an 

application for initial permit, permit renewal, or significant permit 

revision, or for establishment of a general permit, by filing with the 

Executive Officer a complete request for a proposed permit hearing 

within 15 days of the date of publication of notice. On or before 

the date the request is filed, the person requesting a proposed 

permit hearing must also mail by first class mail a copy of the 

request to the contact person of the Title V facility at the address 

listed in the notice. A complete request for a proposed permit 

hearing shall include all of the following information:

(i) Identification of the permit action on which a proposed 

permit hearing is requested;

(ii) Name, address, and telephone number of the person 

requesting the proposed permit hearing and of the person to 

whom further notices should be sent, if different;

(iii) Specific identification of the portion or portions of the 

proposed permit or revision to which objection is made;

(iv) Specific identification of the regulatory requirement or 

requirements, or provisions of these rules, with which the 

proposed permit or revision is inconsistent, and the reasons 

the inconsistency is believed to exist;
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(v) Identification of proposed permit terms or conditions, if 

any, which would eliminate the inconsistency; and,

(vi) A statement of the reason or reasons the requester believes 

a public hearing would clarify one or more issues involved 

in the permit decision.

(G) If a valid request for a proposed permit hearing is received in 

accordance with subparagraph (a)(1)(F) of this rule, the Executive 

Officer shall hold a proposed permit hearing noticed at least 30 

days prior to the hearing and shall deny or approve the proposed 

permit, or continue the hearing to a specific announced date on 

which a revised proposed permit would be available for further 

public review and comment.

(H) Unless there is an objection made by an affected facility, the 

Executive Officer may conduct a group permit hearing for facilities 

identified in the public’s requests for permit hearings.

(b) Exemptions

Permit revision applications eligible for processing using administrative permit 

revision, minor permit revision, or de minimis significant permit revision 

procedures shall be exempt from the public participation requirements of 

subdivision (a) of this rule.