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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Placer County Air Pollution Control District

Rule No(s): 249 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: 8/08/13

Rule Title(s): Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products

Date Submitted to ARB: 8/28/13

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): New Rule

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: John Finnell Phone Number: 530-745-2324 E-mail Address: jfinnell@placer.ca.gov

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

This new rule adopted to address the control guidance for Miscellaneous Plastic Parts Coatings contained in the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “Control Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic 

Parts Coatings” (CTG), September 2008. The District already has a rule for metal parts and products.

This proposed rule fulfills the District requirement to adopt a measure that incorporates the CTG guidance.

Placer County currently has only one minor source, Freedom Refinishing, under permit which would be required to 

meet the requirements of this rule. The owner indicates that he occasionally coats plastic parts and the total 

coated amounts to approximately 2% of his business. The company is aware of the proposed rule and has no 

concerns and is using compliant coatings.

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: None

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: 2005 Area Affected: Sacramento Valley

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

NA
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: NA

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: None

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): 

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): None

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: 1

Percent in Nonattainment Area: >100%

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

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

necessary): NA

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

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

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) 301, Standards VOC Limits of the Rule.

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: 

302 APPLICATION METHODS

303 SURFACE PREPARATION AND CLEAN-UP REQUIREMENTS

304 WORK PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS

305 EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains:

Emission Limits in Section(s): 301 Work Practice Standards in Section(s): Section 304

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): 501, Recordkeeping Reporting Requirements in Section(s): Section 502, 

Retention of Records
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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment

Discussion: The were no reductions and no impact on an air quality plan.