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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