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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: South Coast Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): Regulation XX Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: November 5, 2010 Amended

Rule Title(s): Regional Clean Air Incentives Market

Date Submitted to ARB: December 23, 2010

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): January 7, 2005

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: Minh Pham, P.E. Phone Number: (909) 396-2613 E-mail: mpham@aqmd.gov

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

Regulation XX - RECLAIM was amended to achieve additional SOx reductions pursuant to the 2007 

AQMP Control Measure #2007CMB-02 and to address requirements for demonstrating Best Available 

Retrofit Control Technology (BARCT) equivalency in accordance with California Health and Safety 

Code §40440. The net RTC reductions from the amendment, total 5.7 tons per day SOx by 2019, 

surpass the commitment made in the 2007 AQMP of 2.9 tons per day by 2015 by more than 95%.

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

(CO) PM TAC (name): Selenium

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: 2.9 tons per day SOx

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: 1997 Area Affected: SCAQMD

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

4.0 tons per day reductions achieved by compliance year 2014, which ends June 30, 2015; and 5.7 tons 

per day reductions achieved by compliance year 2019, which ends June 30, 2020.
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: 11.7 tons per day SOx 

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 2.9 tons per day SOx by 

compliance year 2010, which ends June 30, 2011

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): N/A

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): Total of 5.7 tons per day SOx by compliance year 

2019, which ends June 30, 2020 achieved in four phases:

Compliance Year Reductions (tons per day)

Phase 1 2013, which ends in June 30, 2014 3.0

Phase 2 2014 which ends in June 30, 2015 4.0

Phase 3 2017 which ends in June 30, 2018 5.0

Phase 4 2019 and after which ends in June 30, 2020 5.7

As stated in subparagraph (f)(1)(P) of Rule 2002, the 1.7 tons per day reductions for years 2017 

through 2019 will not be submitted to the SIP until the reductions have been effect for one full 

compliance year. In the event if any of the 1.7 tons per day reductions do not occur in 2017 - 2019 as a 

result of RTC prices exceeding $50,000 per ton as stated in subparagraph (f)(1)(Q), the AQMD will 

achieve this portion of emission reductions by implementing other rules/regulations.

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment for SOx Nonattainment for PM2.5/PM10 Split

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 22 facilities as 

shown in Table 5 of Rule 2002 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 11 facilities Percent in Nonattainment Area: 100%

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule: 

Facility Name City County

Chevron El Segundo Los Angeles

ExxonMobil Torrance Los Angeles

BP Carson Los Angeles

BP Wilmington Los Angeles

Tesoro Wilmington Los Angeles

ConocoPhillips Wilmington Los Angeles

ConocoPhillips Carson Los Angeles

Ultramar Long Beach Los Angeles

Owens-Brockway Vernon Los Angeles

Rhodia Carson Los Angeles

California Portland Cement Company Colton San Bernadino
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IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No (see explanation below)

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) 

Explanation: Rule 2002 specifies annual adjustment factors for compliance years 2013 – 2019 and 

thereafter applicable to RTC holdings as of the date of rule amendment. The adjustment factors were 

derived based on a program-wide evaluation of BARCT for all source categories covered under the 

program and distributed on a percentage basis across the 11 major facilities, investors, and 3 facilities 

that had RTC holdings higher than initial allocations as of August 29, 2009. Facilities subject to RTC 

reductions are expected to meet the declined facility caps via installing retrofit control technologies or 

purchasing RTC credits. If the facilities elect to install retrofit control technologies, they are required 

to measure their emissions with Continuous Emissions Monitoring System, and thus emission 

reductions can be verified on a continuous basis.

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): N/A

Reporting Requirements in Section(s): N/A

VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment

Discussion: Implementation of amended Rule 2002 will reduce SOx emissions by approximately 4 tons 

per day by 2014 which ends by June 30, 2015; and 5.7 tons per day by 2019 which ends by June 30, 

2020