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United States Environmental Protection Agency

Docket Index for

EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0280

Final Rulemaking

Revisions to California State Implementation Plan;

Bay Area Air Quality Management District;

Stationary Source Permits

August 1, 2016

Note: Copies of the Federal Register (FR) notices listed in Section E are included in the docket only if 

they are pre-1994 FR notices. FR notices dated from 1994 to the present are publicly accessible at 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR.

Section A: EPA Rulemaking Documents

Document 

Number Document Name Date

A.1

Federal Register Notice for Proposed Rulemaking; 

Revisions to California State Implementation Plan; Bay 

Area Air Quality Management District; Stationary Source 

Permits; Proposed Rule

8/28/2015

A.2

Docket Index for Proposed Rulemaking; Revisions to 

California State Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air 

Quality Management District; Stationary Sources; New 

Source Review; Proposed Rule

8/28/2015

A.3

Federal Register Notice for Final Rulemaking; Revisions 

to California State Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air 

Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits; 

Final Rule

8/1/2016

A.4

Docket Index for Final Rulemaking; Revisions to 

California State Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air 

Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits; 

Final Rule

8/1/2016
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Section B: State Implementation Plan Revision Submittals

Document 

Number Document Name Date

B.1 SIP submittal letter from the California Air Resources 

Board 4/22/2013

B.2

BAAQMD Amended Regulation 2, Rule 1, Permits, 

General Requirements (Clean Version)

[Note: Document includes a watermark stating “not 

effective until approved by EPA”]

12/19/2012

B.3 BAAQMD Amended Regulation 2, Rule 1, Permits, 

General Requirements (Strike-out Version) 12/19/2012

B.4

BAAQMD Amended Regulation 2, Rule 2, Permits, New 

Source Review (Clean Version)

[Note: Document includes a watermark stating “not 

effective until approved by EPA”]

12/19/2012

B.5 BAAQMD Amended Regulation 2, Rule 2, Permits, New 

Source Review (Strike-out Version) 12/19/2012

B.6 Proof of Publication - Public Notice for BAAQMD NSR 

Rule Amendments 9/26/2012

Section C: Current BAAQMD State Implementation Plan Rules

Document 

Number Document Name Date

C.1 BAAQMD Regulation 2, Rule 2, Permits, New Source 

Review 6/15/1994

C.2 BAAQMD Regulation 2, Rule 1, Section 429, Permits, 

Federal Emissions Statement (2-1-429) 6/15/1994

C.3 BAAQMD Regulation 2, Rule 1, Permits, General 

Requirements 11/1/1989
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Section D: Supporting Material and Other Relevant Documents

Document 

Number Document Name Date

D.1

EPA Region 9’s Technical Support Document for 

Revisions to California State Implementation Plan; Bay 

Area Air Quality Management District; Stationary 

Sources; New Source Review; Proposed Rule

8/19/2015

D.2

BAAQMD’s 2012 Ammonia Emission Inventory 

(BAAQMD Letter (Jim Karas) to EPA Region 9 (Gerardo 

Rios))

7/15/2015

D.3

Greenhouse Gas Applicability in the New Source Review 

Provisions under Regulation 2, Rule 2 (BAAQMD Letter 

(Jim Karas) to EPA Region 9 (Gerardo Rios))

7/13/2015

D.4

EPA Approvability of BAAQMD Permitting Rules 

(BAAQMD Letter (Jim Karas) to EPA Region 9 (Gerardo 

Rios))

6/11/2015

D.5 Memorandum re EPA/BAAQMD Meeting on April 28, 

2015 4/28/2015

D.6

Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA, Nos. 

09-1322, 10-073, 10-1092 and 10-1167 (D.C. Cir. April 

10, 2015) (Amended Judgment)

4/10/2015

D.7

BAAQMD NSR Programs – Compliance with PM 

Precursor Requirements in CAA Title I, Part D, Subpart 4 

(Letter from BAAQMD (Jim Karas) to EPA Region 9 

(Gerardo Rios))

12/22/2014

D.8 Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 134 S. Ct. 2427 (2014) 6/23/2014

D.9

State of California; California Environmental Protection 

Agency; Air Resources Board; Staff Report 8-Hour 

Ozone State Implementation Plan Emission Inventory 

Submittal

5/2/2014 

(Release Date)

D.10 SIP Submittal Completeness Letter (Deborah Jordan, 

EPA Region 9 Letter to Richard W. Corey, CARB) 6/26/2013

D.11

Letter re North Carolina’s Implementation of Visibility 

Impact Assessment Requirements for New Major 

Stationary Sources and Major Modifications Subject to 

Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

Requirements

4/16/2013

D.12 Sierra Club v. EPA, 705 F.d 458 (D.C. Cir. 2013) 1/22/2013

D.13

Letter to Jared Blumenfeld (EPA Region 9) from James 

N. Goldstene (California Air Resources Board) re 2012 

PM2.5 Emission Inventory to the State Implementation 

Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area

1/14/2013

D.14 Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA, 706 F.3d 428 

(D.C. Cir. 2013) 1/4/2013
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D.15 BAAQMD Responses to Comments on Final Version of 

Proposed Amendments of Regulation 2, Rules 1 and 2 10/31/2012

D.16

BAAQMD Responses to Comments from EPA Region 9 

Staff on Second Draft of Proposed Amendments of 

Regulation 2, Rules 1 and 2

10/11/2012

D.17

Updates to BAAQMD New Source Review and Title V 

Permitting Programs; Regulation 2, Rules 1, 2, 4, and 6; 

Final Staff Report

9/26/2012

D.18 CAA Section 110(l) Analysis of BAAQMD Permit 

Exemption Provisions in Regulation 2, Rule 1 9/26/2012

D.19 EPA Region 9 Letter (Gerardo Rios) to BAAQMD (Jeff 

McKay) 8/30/2012

D.20 BAAQMD Analysis of Compliance with 40 CFR 

51.160(a) & (b) August 2012

D.21

BAAQMD Letter (Brian Bunger) to EPA Region 9 

(Nancy Marvel) re Federal Major Modification 

Applicability Requirements

7/31/2012

D.22 EPA Region 9 Comments on Revisions to BAAQMD 

Regulation 2, Rules 1 & 2 7/26/2012

D.23

Updates to New Source Review and Title V Permitting 

Programs, Regulation 2- Rules 1, 2, 4 & 6; Background 

Report for Second Draft Amendments and Response to 

Comments on First Draft

5/25/2012

D.24

EPA Memorandum from Janet McCabe to Regional 

Administrators, Regions 1-10, re Minor New Source 

Review Program Public Notice Requirements under 40 

CFR 51.161(b) (3)

4/17/2012

D.25

Technical Support Document: Revision of Air Quality 

Implementation Plan; California; Sacramento 

Metropolitan Air Quality Management District; Stationary 

Source Permits

5/6/2011

D.26

Letter to Sheila C. Holman, North Carolina Department of 

Environment and Natural Resources, from Beverly H. 

Banister, EPA Region 9 re North Carolina’s 

Implementation of Visibility Impact Assessment 

Requirements

3/9/2011

D.27

BAAQMD Fine Particulate Matter Data Analysis and 

Modeling in the Bay Area; Research and Modeling 

Section Publication No. 200110-004-PM

October 2009

D.28

EPA Memorandum from Stephen D. Page to Air Division 

Directors re Clean Data Policy for the Fine Particle 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

12/14/2004

D.29 Revised San Francisco Bay Area Ozone Attainment Plan 

for the 1-hour National Ozone Standard 10/24/2001
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D.30 The Little Bluebook – Guidance Document for Correcting 

Common VOC & Other Rule Deficiencies 8/21/2001

D.31 Improving Air Quality with Economic Incentive 

Programs January 2001

D.32 San Francisco Bay Area Ozone Attainment Plan for the 

1-hour National Ozone Standard June 1999

D.33

EPA Memorandum from John S. Seitz to Addresses (Air 

Program Managers) re Use of Shutdown Credit for 

Offsets

7/21/1993

D.34

Technical Support Document for EPA’s Proposed 

Rulemaking for the California SIP, SJVAPCD: Rule 

2020, Exemptions and Rule 2201, New and Modified 

Stationary Source Review Rule, September 1, 2000 (TSD 

Update)

9/1/2000

D.35 Memo re BAAQMD-EPA Call Oct 19, 2015 10/19/2015

D.36 Memo re BAAQMD-EPA Call Oct 7, 2015 10/7/2015

D.37 Memo re BAAQMD-EPA Call Sept 24, 2015 9/24/2015

D.38 Memo re BAAQMD-EPA Call-2 Sept 18, 2015 9/18/2015

D.39 Memo re BAAQMD-EPA Call-1 Sept 18, 2015 9/18/2015

D.40 Memo re BAAQMD-EPA Call Sept 17, 2015 9/17/2015

D.41 Memo re BAAQMD-EPA Call Sept 4, 2015 9/4/2015

D.42 Memo re BAAQMD-EPA Call Aug 27, 2015 8/27/2015

D.43 Clark County Air Quality Regulations Rule 12.1: Permit 

Requirements for Minor Sources 3/18/2014

D.44 Placer County APCD New Source Review Rule 502 8/8/2013

D.45 Sacramento Metro AQMD Federal New Source Review 

Rule 214 8/23/2012

D.46

Letter to Sheila C. Holman, North Carolina Department of 

Environment and Natural Resources, from Beverly H. 

Banister, EPA Region 9 re Federal Land Manager 

Notification

3/9/2011

D.47 Federal Land Manager’s Air Quality Related Workgroup 

(FLAG) Phase I Report issued October 2010 October 2010

D.48 Federal Land Manager’s Air Quality Related Workgroup 

(FLAG) Phase I Report Response to Comments October 2010

D.49 Federal Land Manager’s Air Quality Related Workgroup 

(FLAG) Phase I Report issued in 2000 2000

D.50

John S. Seitz Memo entitled Clarification of Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration (PSD) Guidance for Modeling 

Class I Area Impacts

10/19/1992

D.51

Memorandum from John Calcagni to Air Program 

Directors (Regions I through X) re “Processing of State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) Submittals” 

7/9/1992
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D.52

BAAQMD Letter (Jim Karas) to EPA Region 9 (Gerardo 

Rios) re Implementation and Enforcement of PSD Permits 

issued by the EPA and the Bay Area Air Quality 

Management District

10/7/2015

D.53

EPA Region 9’s Response to Public Comments 

Document for Revisions to California State 

Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air Quality Management 

District; Stationary Source Permits; Final Rule

5/23/2016

D.54

Email from BAAQMD to EPA regarding PSD permits 

issued by EPA Region 9 and the BAAQMD under the 

PSD delegation agreement

11/3/2015

D.55 List of PSD Permits Transferred to BAAQMD July 2016

D.56

BAAQMD Amended Regulation 2, Rule 1, Permits, 

General Requirements [Note: This document does not 

include a watermark stating “not effective until approved 

by EPA”]

12/19/2012

D.57

BAAQMD Amended Regulation 2, Rule 2, Permits, New 

Source Review [Note: This document does not include a 

watermark stating “not effective until approved by EPA”]

12/19/2012

Section E: Referenced Federal Register Notices

Document 

Number Citation & Document Name Date

E.1

80 FR 15340; Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards: State; Implementation Plan 

Requirements; Proposed Rule 

3/23/2015

E.2

80 FR 1816; Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air 

Quality Planning Purposes; California; San Joaquin 

Valley Moderate Area Plan and Reclassification as 

Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; 

Proposed Rule 

1/13/2015

E.3

79 FR 31566; Identification of Nonattainment 

Classification and Deadlines for Submission of State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) Provisions for the 1997 Fine 

Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; Final Rule 

6/2/2014

E.4

79 FR 14404; Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; California San Francisco Bay Area 

and Chico Nonattainment Areas; Fine Particulate Matter 

Emissions Inventories; Direct Final Rule

3/14/2014

E.5

78 FR 73698; Prevention of Significant Deterioration for 

Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers—

Significant Impact Levels and Significant Monitoring 

Concentration: Removal of Vacated Elements; Final Rule

12/9/2013
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E.6 78 FR 3086; National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Particulate Matter; Final Rule 1/15/2013

E.7

78 FR 1760; Determination of Attainment for the San 

Francisco Bay Area Nonattainment Area for the 2006 

Fine Particle Standard; California; Determination 

Regarding Applicability of Clean Air Act Requirements; 

Final Rule 

1/9/2013

E.8

76 FR 43183; Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, Sacramento Metropolitan Air 

Quality Management District; Final Rule 

7/20/2011

E.9 71 FR 61144; National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Particulate Matter: Final Rule 10/17/2006

E.10

69 FR 21715; Interim Final Action to Stay and Defer 

Sanctions Based on Attainment of the 1-hour Ozone 

Standard for the San Francisco Bay Area, California; 

Interim Final Rule. 

4/22/2001

E.11

69 FR 21717; Determination of Attainment of the 1-Hour 

Ozone Standard; Determination Regarding Applicability 

of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements; Approval and 

Promulgation of Ozone Attainment Plan; San Francisco 

Bay Area, CA; Final Rule 

4/22/2004

E.12

68 FR 7330, 7332; Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air 

Pollution Control District; Proposed Rule 

2/13/2003

E.13

66 FR 48340; Approval and Promulgation of Ozone 

Attainment Plan and Finding of Failure To Attain; State 

of California, San Francisco Bay Area; Final Rule 

9/20/2001

E.14

67 FR 80186, 80196; Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source 

Review (NSR): Baseline Emissions Determination, 

Actual-to-Future-Actual Methodology, Plantwide 

Applicability Limitations, Clean Units, Pollution Control 

Projects; Final Rule 

12/31/2002

E.15

66 FR 37587, 37588-89; Final Approval and 

Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 

Implementation Plan Revision, San Joaquin Valley 

Unified Air Pollution District: Final Rule 

7/19/2001

E.16

65 FR 61133; Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, Bay Area Air Quality Management 

District; Extension of Comment Period; Proposed Rule 

10/16/2000

E.17

65 FR 58252, 58253; Approving Implementation Plans; 

California State Implementation Plan Revision, San 

Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District; 

Proposed Rule

9/28/2000
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E.18

65 FR 56284; Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, Bay Area Air Quality Management 

District; Proposed Rule 

9/18/2000

E.19

64 FR 51493, 51494; Clean Air Act Approval and 

Promulgation of California State Implementation Plan for 

the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 

District; Proposed Rule

9/23/1999

E.20

64 FR 3850; Final Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; California State Implementation 

Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 

District; Final Rule

1/26/1999

E.21

60 FR 16799; Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; California State Implementation 

Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 

District; Direct Final Rule

4/3/1995

E.22

57 FR 13498; State Implementation Plans; General 

Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of the Clean 

Air Act Amendments of 1990

4/16/1992

E.23 50 FR 27892; Stack Height Regulation; Final Rulemaking 7/8/1985

E.24 42 FR 35314; Recommended Policy on Control of 

Volatile Organic Compounds 7/8/1977

E.25 75 FR 66125; Notice of availability of final FLAG Phase 

I Report 10/27/2010

E.26

75 FR 26102; Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans, State of California, San Joaquin 

Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, New

Source Review; Final Rule 

5/11/2010

E.27

68 FR 42174, 42175; Approval and Promulgation of 

Ozone Attainment Plan; State of California, San 

Francisco Bay Area; Proposed Rule

7/16/2003

E.28

64 FR 65660, 65661; Source Specific Federal

Implementation Plan for Tri-Cities Landfill; Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; Direct Final Rule

11/23/1999

E.29

57 FR 13498; State Implementation Plans; General

Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of the Clean 

Air Act Amendments of 1990; General Preamble for 

Future Proposed Rulemakings.

4/16/1992

Section F: Public Comments on the Proposed Action

Document 

Number Citation & Document Name Date

F.1 Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 

District (SCAQMD) Comment Letter 11/13/2015

F.2 BAAQMD Comment Letter 11/12/2015
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F.3 California Council for Environmental and Economic 

Balance (CCEEB) Comment Letter 11/12/2015

F.4

Anonymous Comment submitted in

http://www.regulations.gov for Docket ID: EPA-R09-

OAR-2015-0280

Received 

11/10/2015

F.5 California Air Pollution Control Officers Association 

(CAPCOA) Comment Letter Withdrawal 11/10/2015

F.6 CAPCOA Comment Letter 10/28/2015

F.7 EPA Response to BAAQMD Request for Extension of 

Public Comment Period 9/28/2015

F.8 BAAQMD Request for Extension of Public Comment 

Period 9/21/2015