CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD



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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): 218 and 218.1 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: Rule 218 a mended Rule 218.1 a dopted July 17, 2012

Rule Title(s): Rule 218

- Continuous Emission Monitoring and Rule 218.1

- Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance

Specifications

Date Submitted to ARB: August 28, 2012

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): Rule 218 last amended May 17, 2012. Rule 218.1 is a new rule.

Is th e Rule Intended to be Sent to the U.S. EPA as a SIP Revision? Yes No ( If No, do not complete remain der of form)

District Contact: Tracy Walters Phone Number: (760) 245

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- mail Address: twalters @mdaqmd.ca.gov

Narrative Summary of New Rule or Rule Changes: New Rule Amended Rule

The AVAQMD amend ed Rule 218

– Stack Monitoring (henceforth referred to by proposed title of Continuous

Emission Monitoring) in conjunction with the amendment of Rule 431.1

– Su lfur Content of Gaseous Fuels at the

request of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Rule 431.1 has be en amended in a

separate action. Rule 431.1 requires facilities burning fuel gas to comply with Rule 218. USEPA commented that

in conjunction with the 431.1 action the AVAQMD update Rule 218 using the 1999 version of SCAQMD Rule 218

and 218.1 as a guide. The AVAQMD has separate d the administrative and technical provisions of current Rule

218 into two separate rules: Rule 218

– Cont inuous Emissions Monitoring, and new Rule 218.1

– Continuous

Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications. Amended Rule 218 specifies the administrative requirements

for continuous emission monitoring including applicability, the application and approva l process for continuous

emission monitoring systems (CEMS), compliance dates, and record retention and reporting. N ew Rule 218.1

provides for CEMS certifications, performance specifications, and technical requirements for CEMS operation and

maintenance. Staff has based the proposed rules on the May 14, 1999 version of SCAQMD Rule 218 and 218.1,

per USEPA request.

Pollutant(s) Regulated by the Rule (Check): ROG (NOx) SO2

(CO) PM TAC (name):

II. EFFECT ON EMISSIONS

Complete this section ONLY for rules that, when implemented, will result in quantifiable changes in emissions. Attach refere nce(s) for emission factor(s)

and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined

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Net Effect on Emissions: Increase Decrease N/A

Em ission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: N/A

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: N/A Area Affected: N/A

Future Year Control Profile Estimate (Provide information on as many years as possible) :

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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: N/A

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: N/A

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): N/A

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): N/A

Note that the district’s input to the Rule Evaluation Fo rm will not be used as input to the ARB’s emission forecasting and

planning.

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment Split

Approxim ate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 0

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 0 %

Number of Large ( > 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 1 Percent in Nonattainment Area: 100 %

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large ( > 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule (Attach additional sheets as

necessary) : Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., 1011 Lockheed Way, Palmdale (Los Angeles County)

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) N/A of the Rule.

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: N/A

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains:

Emission Limits in Section(s): N/A Work Practice Standards in Section(s): N/A

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): Rule 218 Section ( F ) Reporting Requirements in Section(s): Rule 218

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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainme nt

Discussion: Rule 218 and 218.1 are administrative rules, and as such will have no significant effect on emissions or

emission limits and will merely provide procedural clarity to an existing rule. The improvements in the technical and

quali ty assurance requirements of these rules are more stringent than the current existing requirements, and there is no

potential that the amendment/adoption might cause the release of additional air contaminants or create any adverse

environmental impacts.