### ATTACHlVIFN! 

### n RESOLUTIONNO. 13-13 

### A. Resolution of the South Coast Air Quality

**l'~1anagement** 

### _District (SCAQI\'ID) Governing Board certifying the Finai Environmental Assessment for Proposed Rule 1114- Petroleum Refinery Coking Operation. A Resolution ofthe SCAOlviD Governin!!Board adontinvRnie 1i 

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### PetroleUm Refinery Coking Operation. \VHER.EAS, the SCr\QtviD Governing Board approved the /\ir Quality Management Plan in I)ecember

**2~12** (2012

**~AQMP),** \vhich included Control lv1casure I\1CS-O 

### 1to ensure the application ofall feasible measures; and 

### WHEREAS; volatile organ1c 

### compounds are precursors to ozone (03) \vhich the U.S. Environmental Protection r'\gency has identified as an air contan1inant and has set criteria air ooilutani nationai amhient

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**~~· ~·~~·-**  **~··-** .......... South Coast .l\ir Basin has not yet attained these air quality standards and is exceeding the corresponding state standards bv an even 2:reater marQin: and

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### SCA_Ql\.fD staffconducted a 

### public \VOrkshop regarding ProposedRule 1114; and WHERF .. A..S, the SCALQM.D Governing Board has determined Yvith certainty t.1.at Proposed Rule ] 114 is considered a "project"pursuant to the terms ofthe CaiiforniaEnvironmental Quaiity Act

### (CEQi\); and WHEREAS, the

**SC.l\Q~,.1D** has had its regulatory program certified pursuant to Public Resources Code § 21OR0.5 and has conducted a

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### revie\V pursuantto suchprogram (SCi1,._Q!'-.ID Rule 110); and

**\VHEREAS~** 

### SCA.Qrvftl) staff has prepared a Drart Environmental 1\ssessment (EA) pursuant to its certified regulatory program and CEQ.A Guidelines 

### § 15252, setting forth the potential environmental consequences ofProposed 

### Rule 1114; and 

### WHEREAS, the Draft El\\vas 

### circulated for 

### a 30-day

### public review· frotn . 

### february 28, 2013 to 

### tv1arch 29, 2013; and WHEREAS, t\VO comment letters \Vere received relative to the analysis presented in the Draft EA and responses Twen; prepared for each individual commentin the letters.

**!~one** of the indlvidnai comments in the comment letters identified anypotentially significant adverse in1pacts fron1 the proposed project, and the DraftEAhas beenrevised such that

### it is no'v a Final

**EA~.;** and 

### \VHEREAS, minor modifications to Proposed Rule 1114 \VCrc made subsequent to the release ofthe Draft EA; which do not trigger the reouirem_ents for recirculationpursuantto CEQA Guidelines§§ 15073.5 and 15088.5; and WHERRAS; findings pursuant to Puhilc Resources Code § 21081.6 and CEQ!\ Guidelines § 15091 and a Statement of Overriding Considerations pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15093

**~vere** noi prepared because the analysis of the proposed project shov;s that Proposed Rule 1114 \vould not have a significant adverse effect on the env1rorunent andthus, are notrequired; and

**WJ..:a~'Ul? A~**  it 1s necessarv that the adequacy ofthe Finai EA, inciudin0 " 

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**~** ,., responses to con1inents, be deteuained by the

**SCAQ~viD** Governing Board pnor to its certification; and \VH.EREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15252 (a)(2)(B), s1nce no significant adverse impacts were identified, no aliematives or m1hgatwn measures are required and thus, a .t-v1itigation _r.v1onitoring Plan pursuant to Public Resources Code § 2108L6 and CEQA Guidelines § 15097, has notbeenprepared; and WHEHE""A ..S, the SCi\Qiv1D Governing Board voting on Proposed -Ruie i 114, has rev1ewed and consideredthe Final EA., includingresponses to corruuents pnor to its certification; and \VHEREAS, the

**SC!\Q~v1D** Governing Board finds and determines, taking 

### ir1to consideration the 

### factors in Section (d)(4)(D) of the 

### Governing Board Procedures, that the modifications \Vhich have been made to ProposedR.ule 1114, since notic:r: ofnuh11c hearing was nuhiished. do not sillnificantlv change the 1neaning ofthe

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**~** '-' ,., '-' '-' proposedrule \Vithin

**L~e** meaning ofthe Health and Safety Code § 40726 and \Vould not constitute significant new inforrnation requiring recirculation ofthe Draft LA pursuant to 

### CEQi\ Guidelines§§ !5073.5 a..Tld 15088.5; and 

### \VliEREAS, Health and Safety Code § 40727 requues that pnor to adopting, amending or repealing a rule or 

### regulation; the SCAQiviD Govemtng Board shall make findings of necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, non-duplication, and reference 

### based on

### reievanl 1nforrnation presented at the public hearing and in the staff -rP-nnrt·

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### \VHEREAS, the

**SCAQ~v1D** Governing Board obtains its authority to adopt, amend, or repeal nJles and regulations from §§ 39002, 40000, 40001 and 40440, 40441, 40463, 40702 and 40725 through 40728 and 41508 of the Health and Safety Code; and



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### WHEREAS, the SCAQT\ti_D Governing 

### Board has determined that a need exists to adopt Proposed Rule 1114 to partially implement Controll'v1easure tv1CS-O

### l - Application ofAll Feasible lvfeasure·s from LhC 2012 AQtvfP and help the 

### SC:At::ll\111) attain the National "'"A,..mbient "'"Ajr 

### Quality Standard for ozone for 

### vvhich

**SC;\Q~viD** 

### is classified as anExtretne

**!'~on-Attairunent**

### Area; and 

### WHEP-EA.S, the 

### SCi1_..Q!viD Governing Board 

### has determined that Proposed Rule 1114 

### is written and 

### displayed so that the 

### rnean1ng can be easily understoodbypersons directly 

### affectedby

### it; and \VHEREAS, the 

### SCAQtviD 

### GovelTting Board has determined ihat Ruie 

### 1114, as proposed} is in 

### harmony with, 

### a..11d not in conflict 'vith, or contradictory to, existing statutes, court decisions, orstate orfederal regulations; and 

### WHEREAS, the SCAQiviTJ Governing Board 

### has determined that 

### F ..u!e 

### 1114, as proposed, does not impose the same requirement 

### as any 

### existing state or federal regulation. excent lo the extent thev are n;cessarv



### ~nri **nr~nP.r** to exec.ute 

### the '-' - .. -_, ---- ---- ------.,; ----- r--r-- pov;.rers and 

### duties grantedto, 

### and imposed

### uponthe 

### SCAQr-v1D; and "1:"I7TTEI""liT7' A C4 --.L- C1,-, A.-..-.. m r-o. • "'

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### uovemtng tloara nas aeterm1nect 

### that by adopting Proposed 

### F_ule ! 

### 114, the 

### SC.. A.Q!v1D Gove1ning Board 

### \Vill be implementing, • . .

**·~** L • - 1nterpret1ng or mak1ng 

### spechlC t11e 

### provisions of

### the Health anJ 

### Safetv Code &S 

### 40001

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### achieve ambient air quality sta11dards), 

### 40440 (a) .(rules 

### to carry out the 

### AQ}v1P), 40440 (c) (cost effectiveness), 

### 40702 (do such acts necessary to execute 

### duties imposed by law)} 

### and 40910 et

### seq., (CaliforniaClean.. Air... A_..ct); and 

### \VHEPJ:AS, adoption ofProposed Rule 1114 

### \.vill alleviate a problem, that IS 

### the Basin is in non-attainment of

### the federal 

### ozone

**st::~11dards,** 

### and the 

### proposed rule\vill promote attainment ofthis standard; and \VHEREAS, the SCAQ1v1D Governing Board has determined that the Socioeconomic Impact A ..ssessment fOr Proposed Rule 1114 is consistent 

### vvith the !'v1arch 17, 1989 and 

### October 14, 1994 

### GoverningBoard SocioeconomicResolutions for 

### rule adoption; and \VHEPJ:AS, the

**SCAQ~viD** Govemirig 

### I3oard has deternnned that the C1 __ •T •• ·' • ••• •·- 

### ;,ul.:tueconomic 1mpacr Assessment IS 

### consistent wrtJl 

### the proviSions ot Health and Safety Code

## SS 40440.8, 40728.5 and 40920.6;

**w~d** 

### \VIIEREAS, 

### SCAQ1v1D Governing Board has determined that Proposed Rule 1114 will 

### result in increased costs 

### to the industry, yet are 

### considered to be reasonable, vvith a total annualized cost as specified in the Final Socioeconomic 

### _lrnpact ;\ssessment; and

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### WHEREAS, the SCAQ1v1D Governing Board has deternHned thai Proposed H.ule 1114, is cost-eftective as demonstrated in the Fina! Socioeconomic Impact**Assessrnent~** 

### and**Wl-llf.lllf.A~** the SC_A ...**OM~** Govemin2: 

### Board has activelvJ considered the 

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### socioeconotTtic impact assesstuent and has made a good faith effort to minimize such 

### impacts; and \VHEPJ:AS, 

### the SCAQt-"ID Governing Board has determined that ProposeC1_Kule 

### 1114 shouldbe adopted for the reasons contained in the staffreport; and**\VHEP~AS,** 

### a public hearing has been properly noticed 

### 1n accordance with all provisions ofHeaith and Safety Code§ 40725; and**\VHEP~ii,..S,** 

### the 

### SCi\"-Qr-.1D GoverningBoardhasheld a pub!ic hearing in 

### accordance with all

### proVISions oflaw, inclusive ofHealth and Safety Code§**40726~** 

### and 

### NOW, THER.KFOP..E, BE IT that Govenung Board does hereby certify that the Pinal EA for Proposed 

### the SCAQJ\111 1 

### Rule 1114 was completed in compliance 

### with CEQi\ and SCAQMI) R_ule 

### 110 provisions; and finds that the Final EA \Vas presented to the Governing Board, vvhose members rcvievved, considered 

### and approved the informationtherein priorto acting on Proposed Rule i i 

### 14; and BE 

### iTFURTHER RESOLVED, thathecause no significant adverse environmental impacts \Vere identifiedas aresult ofimplementingProposed R ..

### ule 1114, findings pursuant to PublicResources Code§ 21081.6 and CEQAGuidelines§ 15091, a Statement ofOverridingConsiderations pursUantto CEQ .. 

### A. Guidelines 

### § 15093, and a iv1itigahonlv1onitoring PlanpursuanttoPublicResources Code§ 21081.6 and CEQA Guidelines § l**)U~r;** 

### are notrequired; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the SCAQ!'"v1D Governing Board does hereby**adopt~** 

### pursuantto the authority granted by 

### law, ProposedRule 1114, as set forth in the attached, and incorporatedherein by

### thisreference.

NOES: ABSENT:
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### Date Antonovich, I3. Benoit,Burke, Cacciotti, Gonzales, Lyou,**~** ..1itchel1, 1'--Jelson, Parker, Perry, Pulido and Yates. None. J. Benoit.

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### DenisePupo, SeniorDef!uty Clerk