NORTHERN SIERRA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GRETCHEN BENNITT, APCO 

 SERVING THE COUNTIES OF NEVADA, PLUMAS AND SIERRA 

NSAQMD MAIN OFFICE (530) 274-9360 / FAX: (530) 274-7546 

200 Litton Dr., Suite 320, Grass Valley, CA 95945 (Shipping Only)

P.O. Box 2509, Grass Valley, CA 95945 (Mail Only)

email: office@myairdistrict.com or www.myairdistrict.com

TRUCKEE FIELD OFFICE (530) 550-7872 / FAX: (530) 587-2623 

13450 Donner Pass Rd., Suite B, Truckee, CA 96161 (Shipping Only)

P.O. Box 9766, Truckee, CA 96162 (Mail Only)

email: ryan@myairdistrict.com

QUINCY FIELD OFFICE (530) 283-4654 / FAX: (530) 283-0699 

270 County Hospital Rd., Suite 127, Quincy, CA 95971 (Shipping Only) 

P.O. Box 3981, Quincy, CA 95971 (Mail Only)

email: george@myairdistrict.com

NSAQMD 

P.O. Box 2509 

Grass Valley, CA 95945 

May 3, 2011 

Mr. Michael Guzzetta 

Stationary Source Division 

California Air Resources Board 

PO Box 2815 

Sacramento, CA 95812 

Subject: State Implementation Plan Submittal, NSAQMD Rule 214 

Dear Mr. Guzzetta: 

Enclosed is the information necessary for submittal of Rule 214, Phase I Vapor Recovery 

System Requirements, for revision to the State Implementation Plan. The Western Nevada 

County portion of the Northern Sierra AQMD is non-attainment for the 1997 federal 8-hour 

ozone standard, but is not yet classified. Rule 214 is part of a series of rules designed to meet 

federal RACT for vapor recovery. Rule 214 was amended by the District’s Board of Directors on 

April 25, 2011, following a public hearing, because the previous version submitted to EPA was 

not fully approvable into the SIP. EPA indicated that the NSAQMD could choose to revise and 

resubmit the Rule or let EPA publish a “partial approval” in the Federal Register. The NSAQMD 

chose to revise the Rule to address all of EPA’s concerns. 

In 2010, EPA reviewed Rule 213, which was submitted for inclusion in the SIP, and concluded 

that it lacked adequate testing and recordkeeping requirements for full approval of the Rule into 

the SIP. Rule 214, however, had adequate testing and recordkeeping requirements, and 

applies to the same types of sources (those subject to Phase I Vapor Recovery). Thus, the 

NSAQMD simply moved all provisions of Rule 213 into Rule 214, at EPA’s suggestion, and 

rescinded Rule 213. 

Aside from merging Rules 213 and 214, the main changes to Rule 214 are improvements in 

definitions and the addition at the end of Section 3.1 of: “...and the transfer vehicle is CARB 

certified to be compatible with the Phase I stationary storage tank CARB certification.” 

Rule 214 references District Rule 522, which is included. 

No workshops were held for the Rule amendment. 

If you have any comments or questions, please contact me at (530) 274-9360 x106. 

Sincerely, 

Samuel F. Longmire, 

Air Pollution Control Specialist III 

(sent via e-mail) 
SERVING THE COUNTIES OF NEVADA, PLUMAS AND SIERRA 

Attachments (in separate folders attached to email): 

1. SIP Completeness Checklist 

2. Rule Evaluation Form 

3. Final Version of Rule 

4. Strikeout-Underline Version of Rule (Includes previous version of Rule 214) 

5. Evidence of Public Notice 

6. Comments Received on Draft Rule 

7. Staff Report 

8. Board Adoption Resolution (Including Evidence of Public Hearing)