CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Feather River Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): 3.15 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: Amended August 4, 2014

Rule Title(s): Architectural Coatings

Date Submitted to ARB: August 20, 2014

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): November 13, 2002

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: Galen Ribellia Phone Number: (530) 634-7659 ext 208 E-mail Address: gribellia@fraqmd.org

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

The rule will adopt the new VOC limits and definitions set by the California Air Resource Boards 2007 Suggested 

Control Measure for Architectural Coatings.

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: 1.52 tpd for Sac Metro nonattainment area

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: 2018 Area Affected: Sutter and Yuba Counties

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

The control level (CL) is 0.703 for calendar year 2018 and later (Rule 3.15 should be fully implemented in calendar year 

2018).

Control Efficiency (CE) = emissions reduction rate / emissions without control = 0.297

Rule Penetration = PR = 1

Rule Effectiveness = RE = 1

Control Profile (CL) = 1-(CE*RP*RE) = 1 – 0.297 = 0.703
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: 8.449 tpd for Sac Metro nonattainment area

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 1.52 tpd for Sac Metro nonattainment area

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): NA

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): NA

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 Split

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 1354

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 2%

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 0 Percent in Nonattainment Area: 0%

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) of the Rule.

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: Control measure regulates the VOC content in 

coatings applied to stationary structures and their appurtenances (e.g., general use flats, general use non-flats, and 

specialty coatings such as industrial maintenance coatings, lacquers, floor coatings, roof coatings, stains, etc.)

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains:

Emission Limits in Section(s): Table 1 Work Practice Standards in Section(s): Section C

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): Section E Reporting Requirements in Section(s): Section E
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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment

Discussion: The rule will reduce the amount of VOCs in the Sacramento Federal Non-Attainment portion of the District 

which will help the area meet the 1997 8-hr ozone standard. 

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