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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District

Rule No(s): 202 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: Amended January 13, 2011

Rule Title(s): Permit Exemptions

Date Submitted to ARB: February 17, 2011

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): Last Amended January 8, 2004

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: Jeremiah Cravens Phone Number: (661) 862-5250 E-mail Address: Cravensj@co.kern.ca.us

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

Amended Rule 202, Permit Exemptions details sources that are exempt from requiring a District Athority to 

Construct (ATC) or Permit to Operate (PTO). Reasons for amending the Rule include: updating and clarifying the 

provisions of Section I, California Health and Safety Code (CH & SC) Exemptions which includes revisions to 

Sections I.A, I.B, I.C, and I.D; updating and clarifying the provisions of Section II, Additional Exemptions; expand 

and clarify Sections II.A., Combustion Equipment; II.B, Locomotives, Airplanes, and Watercraft; II.E, Food 

Processing Equipment; II.G, Liquid Storage Vessels; II.H, Loading Racks and Equipment; refine Section II.L, 

Miscellaneous; III, Provisions for Permitting Otherwise Exempt Source Operation; adding Sections II.K, 

Agricultural Sources, II.M, Low Emitting Unit, and II.N, Temporary Source Operation; and expanding the 

requirements of Section IV, Recordkeeping. Minor formatting issues were also corrected. 

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

 (CO) PM TAC (name):ethylene, lead, asbestos, 

beryllium, mercury, vinyl chloride, fluorides, sulfuric acid mist, hydrogen sulfide, total reduced sulfur, and reduced sulfur 

compounds

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: 

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: 270

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 90% 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 5 Percent in Nonattainment Area: 100% 

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

necessary): Eastern Kern County - Edwards Air Force Base, US Borax - Boron, Cal-Portland Cement - Mojave, National 

Cement - Lebec, and Lehigh Southwest Cement - Tehachapi.

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: 

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains: 

Emission Limits in Section(s): II Work Practice Standards in Section(s): I, II, and III

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

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment 

Discussion: