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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): 403 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: Amended April 20, 2010

Rule Title(s): Fugitive Dust

Date Submitted to ARB: May 12, 2010

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): 2/14/97

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

District Contact: Vickie Rausch Phone Number: (661) 723-8070 ext 4 E-mail Address: vrausch @avaqmd.ca.gov

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

Rule 403 was amended because the current version in the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District 

(AVAQMD) rulebook referenced South Coast Air Quality Management District as the governing District and did not 

reflect local conditions. Amendments also address the requirements of Health and Safety Code (H&S Code) 

§39614 (SB 656, Sher 2003), enacted to reduce public exposure to PM10 and PM2.5.

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 reference(s) for emission 

factor(s) and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined. 

Net Effect on Emissions: Increase Decrease N/A 

Emission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: 

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: Area Affected: 

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: 

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): 

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): 

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

planning. 

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment (State only) Split 

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: No change

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 100% 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: No change 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): NA

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

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

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) (C) of the Rule. 

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: limiting VED to 20% by implementing various pm 

control measures.

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains: 

Emission Limits in Section(s): (C) Work Practice Standards in Section(s): (C)

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): (D) Reporting Requirements in Section(s): (D)
 

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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment 

Discussion: The AVAQMD is unclassified for Federal PM10 Standards and does not have a PM10 Attainment Plan