7 pursuant to California Health and Safety Code (H & S Code) §§40702, 40725-40728 to adopt, amend OJ 

8 repeal rules and regulations; and 

9 WHEREAS, the Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District (AVAPCD) was created b) 

10 statute on July 1, 1997, with a jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County portion of the South Coast Ail 

II Quality Management District (SCAQMD) that was not within the South Coast Air Basin; and I2 WHEREAS, SCAQMD rules in effect in the A V APCD remained in effect until the A V APCI: I3 Governing Board superseded or amended them; and 

I4 WHEREAS, on January 1, 2002 the A V AQMD was formed pursuant to statute (Health & Safet} 

I5 Code §§41300 et seq) to replace the AVAPCD; and I6 WHEREAS, the rules of the A V APCD also remain in effect until the A V AQMD Governing I7 Board supersedes or amends them; and I8 WHEREAS, this action was previously noticed by publication December 20, 2013 but no action I9 was taken; and 

20 WHEREAS, this item was again noticed March 14, 2014 for the April 15, 2014 meeting; and 2I WHEREAS, the Governing Board did not take action on this item at the April 15, 2014 meeting 

22 and deferred it to the next regularly scheduled meeting of May 20, 2014; and 23 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments will provide administrative cleanup of this rule by 

24 replacing out-of-date references, updating rule format and adjusting Episode Criteria for PM; and 

25 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Rule are necessary to provide administrative 26 cleanup of this rule by replacing out-of-date references, updating rule format and adjusting Episode 

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8 formatting and adjusting Episode Criteria for PM; and 

9 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments do not impose the same requirements as any 

10 State or federal regulation because the proposed amendment to Rule 701 does not impose the samf 

11 requirements as an existing state or federal law or regulation; and 

12 WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are needed to provide administrative cleanup of this rule 

13 by replacing out-of-date references, updating rule format and adjusting Episode Criteria for PM; and 

14 WHEREAS, a public hearing has been properly noticed and conducted, pursuant to H & S Code 

15 §40725, concerning the proposed amendments to Rule 701; and 

16 WHEREAS, a Notice of Exemption, a Categorical Exemption (Class 8, 14 CCR §15308) for the 

17 proposed amendments to Rule 701, completed in compliance with the California Environmental Qualit) 18 Act (CEQA), has been presented to the A V AQMD Board; each member having reviewed, considered and 19 approved the information contained therein prior to acting on the proposed amendments to Rule 701, and 

20 the A V AQMD Board having determined that the proposed amendments will not have any potential fm 

21 resulting in any adverse impact upon the environment; and 

22 WHEREAS, the Board has considered the evidence presented at the public hearing; and 

23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Governing Board of the A V AQMD finds 

24 that the proposed amendments to Rule 701- Air Pollution Emergency Contingency Actions are necessary, 

25 authorized, clear, consistent, non-duplicative and properly referenced; and 

26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Governing Board of the A V AQMD hereby makes a 

27 finding that the Class 8 Categorical Exemption (14 CCR § 15308) applies and certifies the Notice of 28 Exemption for the proposed amendments to Rule 701; and 

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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Governing Board of the Antelope Valley Air Qualit) 

Management District by the following vote: 

A YES: 5 MEMBER: CRIST, CHELETTE, DISPENZA, HAWKINS, JOHNSON 

NOES: MEMBER: 

ABSENT: 3 

ABSTAIN: 

MEMBER: MANN, LAWSON, LEDFORD 

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 

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I, Crystal Goree, Deputy Clerk of the Governing Board of the Antelope Valley Air Quality 

Management District, hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of the record of the 

action as the same appears in the Official Minutes of said Governing Board at its meeting of May 20, 

2014 

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