## MONTEREY BAY UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

STAFF REPORT
Proposed Revisions to Rule 202 (Transfer) Rule 203 (Application) Rule 204 (Cancellation of Applications) Rule 205 (Provision for Sampling and Testing Facilities) Rule 206 (Standards for Issuing Authorities to Construct)

Board Adoption Hearing March 21, 2001

Prepared by: Mike Sewell

Air Quality Engineer Approved by: Fred Thoits

Manager, Engineering Division 

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### Background The staff proposal to revise District Rules 202 (Transfer), 203 (Applications), 204 (Cancellation of Applications), 205 (Provisions of Sampling and Testing Facilities), and 206 (Standards for Issuing Authorities to Construct and Permits to Operate) is part of the District's continuing efforts to improve the readability and consistency of its Rules and Regulations.


### Authority The District is authorized by the California Health and Safety (HSC) Code Sections 40001 and 40702 to adopt and enforce rules and regulations to meet and maintain state and federal ambient air quality standards.



### Associated These proposed rules would improve the clarity, consistency and readability of 

### Benefits these Rules.


### Major Proposed To facilitate the interpretation of the proposed revisions to Rules 202, 203, 

### Provisions 204, 205 and 206 provided as Appendix A to this report, the text proposed to be deleted is indicated with overstriking (oveistri") and the text proposed to be added is indicated with redlining (redlinin(4). The major revisions would update the rules to the District's current format and revise the rule language to clarify the intent of the rules. 

### Rule 202 (Transfer) • General: revise to present District format, adding text as necessary. 

### Rule 203 (Application) • General: revise to present District format, adding text as necessary. • General: replace 

### Air Pollution Control Officer with 

### District. • Section 3.2: replace 

### mailed with 

### submitted to the District. Rule 204 (Cancellation of Application) • General: revise to present District format, adding text as necessary. • Section 3.1: replace 

### mailed with 

### submitted to the District. Rule 205 (Provision of SamplinQ and Testina Facilities) • General: revise to present District format, adding text as necessary. • General: replace 

### the with 

### their. Rule 206 (Standards for IssuinQ Authorities to Construct and Permits to O erate • General: revise name of rule to 

### Standards for Issuing Accthorities to



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### Construct and Permits to Operate in lieu of 

### Standards for Granting Applications. • General: revise to present District format, adding text as necessary. • General: replace 

### Air Pollution Control Officer with 

### District. • Section 3.1: add 

### California in front of 

### Health & Safety Code. • Section 3.2: revise 

### Permit to Operate Issuance Criteria to present District practice: • Section 3.3: replace 

### granted with 

### issued. • Section 3.4: replace 

### granting with 

### issuance, permit with 

### Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate and 

### present with 

### existing. • Section 4. l: add 

### Verification of Compliance sectiori. 

### Affected These proposed revisions would not impose new requirements on existing 

### Sources permitted sources.


### Fiscal Impact None expected. 

### On Affected Sources

Socioeconomic The proposed regulatory action described herein will not significantly affect air 

### Effects quality or emissions limitations and therefore is exempt from Health and Safety Code (HSC) Section 40728.5, which requires that a socioeconomic analysis of the proposed action be performed.



### Alternative The proposed regulatory action described herein is exempt from California Analysis Health and Safety Code (HSC) Section 40727.2, which requires that a comparative alternative analysis of any new control standard be performed.

District As part of the District's standard implementation procedures, we would send a 

### Implementation rule adoption announcement to interested parties. If requested, an informational workshop will be held at the District office following rule adoption to provide information and assistance to persons with additional questions.


### Fiscal Impact District staff expects no significant fiscal impact upon the District from the 

### upon District proposed revisions to these rules.



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### California The proposed revisions to Rules 202, 203, 204, 205 and 206 are categorically



### Environmental exempt, and therefore not subject to the requirements of Public Resources 

### Quality Act Code Section 21000 et seq. 

### (CEQA) Status

Comments A February 7, 2001 faxed "No Comment Letter" from the California Air 

### Received Resources Board.



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