Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District 

43301 Division St., Suite 206 

Lancaster, CA 93535-4649 

661.723.8070 

Fax 661.723.3450 

Antelope Valley 

Alr Quality Management District Eldon Heaston, Executive Director 

Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District 

Federal Negative Declaration (8 hr Ozone Standard) for 

Twenty CTG Source Categories 

The Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA) requires areas designated non-attainment for ozone 

and classified moderate and above to adopt, maintain rules requiring certain sources of 

air pollution to implement Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT). Rules 

are required for all sources of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Oxides of 

Nitrogen (N0x) in source categories covered by a Control Techniques Guideline (CTG) 

document issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and 

for any other major stationary sources of VOCs located within the affected area (42 

U.S.C. §7511a(b)(2); FCAA 182(b)(2)). If a rule is unnecessary because a source 

category does not exist within the affected area USEPA requires the submission of a 

Federal Negative Declaration (FND) to certify that those sources are not present. The 

FCAA requires areas designated non-attainment and classified moderate and above to 

implement RACT for sources subject to CTG documents issued by USEPA for "major 

sources" of VOCs and NOx which are ozone precursors. Effective May 27, 2008 (73 

FR 16436, March 27, 2008), USEPA lowered the primary ozone National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard (NAAQS) from 0.084 parts per million (ppm) to 0.075 ppm. For 

purposes of the FCAA, the District has been designated non-attainment for ozone and 

classified as Severe-15 for the new 0.075 ppm 8-hour standard. As a result of the shift 

to the 0.075 ppm standard, USEPA is requiring that all non-attainment areas submit an 

updated RACT SIP Analysis. The purpose of the RACT SIP Analysis is to ensure that 

District Rules adequately address current RACT requirements. 

On July 1, 1997 the Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District (AVAPCD) was 

formed, pursuant to statute (former Health & Safety Code §40106, Ch. 542 Stats. 

1996), with a jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County portion of South Coast Air 

Quality Management District (SCAQMD) that was not within the South Coast Air 

Basin (SCAB). The SCAQMD rules in effect in the AVAPCD remained in effect until 

the AVAPCD Governing Board superseded or amended them. On January 1, 2002 the 

AVAQMD was formed pursuant to statute to replace the AVAPCD (Health & Safety 

Code §§41300 et seq.). The rules of the AVAPCD remained in effect until the 

AVAQMD Governing Board superseded or amended them. Thus, the AVAQMD is 

required to either retain RACT rules or to submit a FND to certify that there are no 

such sources in the particular source category within its jurisdiction. 

The AVAQMD has examined its permit files, emissions inventory and other 

documentation and has determined that there are no sources in the twenty CTG source 

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categories referenced in attachment A, located within the jurisdiction of the AVAQMD 

and none are anticipated in the near future. 

I certify on behalf of the AVAQMD that, to my knowledge, the AVAQMD does not 

have any major stationary sources in the referenced categories located within the 

jurisdiction of the District. Therefore the AVAQMD requests the USEPA to approve 

this FND for the 8 hour Ozone Standard and include it in the State Implementation Plan 

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Attachment A 

Source Category Control Techniques Guideline Covering Action 

Federal Negative Declarations 

Fberdass Boat Manufacturing 

Materials 

1. Control Techniques Guidelines for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials (EPA-453/R-08-

004, 09/2008). 

Metal Furniture Coating 1. Control Techniques Guidelines for Metal Furniture Coatings (EPA-453/R-07-005, 09/2007). 

Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, 

Wastewater Separators, and Process 

Unit Turnarounds 

1. Control of Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, Wastewater Separators, and Process Unit 

Turnarounds (EPA-450/2-77-025). 

Coils 

I. Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources - Volume II: Surface 

Coating of Cans, Coils, Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles, and Light-Duty Trucks (EPA-450/2-77-

008, 05/1977). 

Insulation of Magnet Wire 1. Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources - Volume IV: Surface 

Coating of Insulation of Magnet Wire (EPA-450/2-77-033, 12/1977). 

Large Appliance Coatings 

I. Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources - Volume V: Surfrice 

Coating of Insulation ofLarge Appliances (EPA-450/2-77-034, 12/1977). 

2. Control Techniques Guidelines for Large Appliance Coatings (EPA-453/R-07-004, 09/2007). 

Bulk Gasoline Plants 

1. Control ofVolatile Organic Emissions from Bulk Gasoline Plants (EPA-450/2-77-035, 

12/1977). 

Petroleum Refinery Equipment 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Petroleum Refinery Equipment (EPA450/2-78-036, 06/1978). 

Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products 1. Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufricture of Synthesiz.ed Pharmaceutical 

Products (EPA-450/2-78-029, 12/1978). 

Pneumatic Rubber Tires 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires (EPA450/2-78-030, 12/1978). 

Manufacture of High-Density 

Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and 

Polystyrene Resins 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Manufacture of High-Density 

Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Polystyrene Resins (EPA-450/3-83-008, 11/1983). 

Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants 

(EPA-450/3-83-007, 12/1983). 

Synthetic Organic Chemical Polymer 

and Resin Manufacturing Equipment 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Synthetic Organic Chemical Polymer and 

Resin Manufacturing Equipment (EPA-450/3-83-006, 03/1984). 

Synthetic Organic Chemical 

Manufacturing Industry 

I. Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Air Oxidation Processes in Synthetic 

Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (EPA-450/3-84-015, 12/1984). 

2. Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reactor Processes and Distillation 

Operations in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (EPA-450/4-91-031, 

08/1993). 

Wood Furniture Manufacturing Coating 

Operations 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Wood Furniture Manufacturing 

Operations (EPA-453/R-96-007, 04/1996). 

Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Surface 

Coating Operations 

1. Control Techniques Guidelines for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Operations (Surface Coating) 

(61 FR 44050 8/27/96, 04/1994). 

Flat Wood Paneling 

1. Control Techniques Guidelines for Flat Wood Paneling Coatings (EPA-453/R-06-004, 

09/2006). 

Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners (EPA450/3-82-009, 09/1982). 

Fixed-Rood Tanks 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Storage of Petroleum Liquids in Fixed-Roof Tanks 

(EPA-450/2-77-036, 12/1977). 

Floating-Roof Tanks 

1. Control of Volatile Organic Emissions From Petroleum Liquid Storage in External Floating 

Roof Tanks (EPA-450/2-78-047, 12/1978).