NORTHERN SIERRA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GRETCHEN BENNITT, APCO 

 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 

April 13, 2010 

Mr. Michael Guzzetta 

Stationary Source Division 

California Air Resources Board 

PO Box 2815 

Sacramento, CA 95812 

Subject: State Implementation Plan Submittal, NSAQMD Rule 215 

Dear Mr. Guzzetta: 

Enclosed is the information necessary for submittal of Rule 215, Phase II 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 215 is part of a series of rules designed to meet 

federal RACT for vapor recovery. Rule 215 was amended by the District’s Board of Directors on 

February 22, 2010, 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. 

The previous Rule 215 relied on an ARB executive order that is not approved into the SIP. The 

rule amendment places ARB executive order material into the rule, along with more complete 

definitions, better organization, more thorough test method references and reporting 

requirements, improved enforceability and other administrative improvements. 

A draft of amended Rule 215 was submitted to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) on 

September 16, 2009, and the adopted rule was modified based on ARB’s comments and EPA’s 

comments. 

Rule 215 references District Rules 214, 401 and 522, which are included. 

No workshops were held for the Rule amendment. 

The amended rule is so vastly different from the previous rule that Microsoft Word is unable to 

generate a strikeout-underline version highlighting the changes. Therefore, the original version 

is included with this letter rather than a strikeout-underline version. 

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

Sincerely, 

Samuel F. Longmire, 

Air Pollution Control Specialist III 

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

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 only the previous version of Rule 215 

because a strikeout-underline version cannot be generated with NSAQMD’s 

software) 

5. Evidence of Public Notice 

6. Comments Received on Draft Rule 

7. Staff Report 

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

SERVING THE COUNTIES OF NEVADA, PLUMAS AND SIERRA