August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

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100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 EXEMPTION

, RECORDKEEPING

110 EXEMPTION, GENERAL

111 EXEMPTION, MOBILE SOURCES

112 EXEMPTION, COMBUSTION AND HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT

113 EXEMPTION, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES

114 EXEMPTION, AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS

115 EXEMPTION, COOLING SYSTEMS AND VACUUM CLEAN ING

116 EXEMPTION, COOLING TOWERS

117 EXEMPTION, STORAGE AND TRANSFER

118 EXEMPTION, SURFACE COATING AND PREPARATION

119 EXEMPTION, FOOD PROCESSING

120 EXEMPTION, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

121 EXEMPTION, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

122 EXEMPTION, OTHER EQUIPMENT

200 DEFINITIONS

201 ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT AMENDMENT

20 2 AGRICULTURAL SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION OR AGRICULTURAL SOURCE

20 3 ANNIVERSARY DATE

20 4 APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS

20 5 AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT

20 6 COMMENCE

20 7 CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY

20 8 EMISSIONS UNIT

209 RE GULATED POLLUTANT

2 10 RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

21 1 STARTUP

21 2 STATIONARY SOURCE (SOURCE OR FACILITY)

21 3 TITLE V PERMITS

300 STANDARDS

301 AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT

302 PERMIT TO OPERATE

303 STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS

304 PROVISION OF SAMPLING AND TESTING FACILITIES

305 TRANSFER

306 PERMIT RENEWAL

307 PERFORMANCE TESTINGAugust 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 2 Rules and Regulations 400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 POSTING

402 ALTERING OF PERMIT

403 APPLICATIONS

404 ACTION ON APPLICATIONS

405 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL

406 DENIAL OF APPLICATION S

407 DISCLOSURE

4 08 EMISSION STATEMENT

409 SUSPENSION

410 CANCELLATION OF APPLICATION

411 CANCELLATION OF PERMIT TO OPERATE

412 TEMPORARY PERMIT

413 APPEALS

414 COMPLIANCE DATES

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 TESTING PROCEDURES

502 MONITORING

503 RECORDKEEPINGAugust 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 3 Rules and Regulations 100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: To provide an orderly procedure for the review of new sources of air pollution and modification and operation of existing sources through the issuance of permits. Procedures for issuing, modifying, or renewing Title V Permits to Ope rate for stationary sources that are subject to Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM, shall also be consistent with the procedures specified in that rule.

102 EXEMPTION RECORDKEEPING: Records must be maintained to substantiate the following exempti ons. Records must be maintained on site an d mad e available to the District upon request.

110 EXEMPTION, GENERAL: An Authority to Construct and Permit to Operate shall not be required for the equipment listed in Sections 111 to 122 , unless an emissions u nit is:

110.1 Subject to New Source Performance Standards , except engines less than 50 horsepower subject to NSPS JJJJ, Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition ICE ; or

110.2 Subject to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutan ts; or

110.3 Subject to the requirements of Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM; or

110.4 Emits, in levels deemed appropriate for review by the Air Pollution Control Officer, substances identified as a toxic air contaminant or which are under

revi ew pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 39650 et seq.; or

110.5 The Air Pollution Control Officer makes a determination that the emission unit may not operate in compliance with the District Rules and Regulations; or

110.6 An emissions unit or sta tionary source for which emission reduction credits have been requested or granted in accordance with Rule 504, EMISSION

REDUCTION CREDITS.

110.7 An otherwise exempt piece of equipment that is part of a process that requires a permit.

111 EXEMPTION, MOBILE SOURCES :

111.1 Engines used to propel mobile equipment or a motor vehicle of any kind, but not including any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance mounted on such a vehicle that would otherwise require a permit under the provisions of th ese rules and regulations.

111.2 Locomotives, airplanes and watercraft used to transport passengers or freight. This exemption shall not apply to equipment used for dredging of waterways or equipment used in pile driving adjacent to or in waterways.

112 EXEMPTION, COMBUSTION AND HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT:

112.1 Internal combustion engines with a manufacturer's maximum continuous rating of 50 brake horsepower or less or gas turbine engines with a maximum heat input rate of 3,000,000 British Thermal Units ( Btu) per hour or less at ISO standard day conditions (288 degrees Kelvin, 60 percent relative humidity, and 101.3August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 4 Rules and Regulations kilopascals pressure). The ratings of all engines or turbines used in the same process will be accumulated to determine whether this exemptio n applies.

112.2 Any combustion equipment that has a maximum heat input of less than 1,000,000 Btu per hour (gross) and is equipped to be fired exclusively with natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or any combination thereof. The ratings of all combustion equi pment used in the same process will be accumulated to determine whether this exemption applies.

113 EXEMPTION, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES: Equipment utilized exclusively in connection with any structure, when the structure is designed for and used exclusivel y as a dwelling for not more than four families.

114 EXEMPTION, AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS: Equipment used exclusively in the growing of agricultural crops, or in the commercial raising of fowl or other animals. This exemption does not apply to an agricultu ral source, as defined in this Rule, that is :

114.1 A Major Stationary Source or Major Modification, as defined in Rule 502, NEW SOURCE REVIEW, or

114.2 A stationary source that emits in any 12

- month period air contaminant emissions equal to or more than the following quantities of emissions:

a. 50 percent of the major source thresholds for regulated air pollutants (excluding HAPs);

b. 5 tons per year of a single HAP;

c. 12.5 tons per year of any combination of HAPs; and

d. 50 percent of any lesser threshold for a single HAP as the U.S. EPA may establish by rule.

115 EXEMPTION, COOLING SYSTEMS AND VACUUM CLEANING: Refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilating, or vacuum cleaning systems not designed to remove air contaminants generated by equipment which would require a p ermit under these rules and regulations.

116 EXEMPTION, COOLING TOWERS: Water cooling towers that have a circulation rate of less than 10,000 gallons per minute and which are not used for the cooling of process water, water from barometric jets, or water from barometric condensers.

11 7 EXEMPTION, STORAGE AND TRANSFER: Tanks, reservoirs, vessels or other containers and their associated dispensing, pumping and compression systems used exclusively for the storage of:

11 7 .1 Liquefied or compressed gases.

11 7 .2 Unheated organic materials with an initial boiling point of 150 degrees Celsius (302 degrees Fahrenheit) or greater, as determined by the testing procedure specified in Section 501.2, or with an organic vapor pressure of 5 mm Hg (0.1 psia) or less at 20 o C, as determined by the testing procedure specified in Section

501.3.

11 7 .3 Organic liquids with a vapor pressure of 77.5 mm Hg (1.5 psia) or less at 20 o C, as determined by the testing procedure specified in Section 501.3, stored in

containers having a capacity of 23,000 liters (6076 gallons or less). Equipment used exclusively for the transfer of organic liquids with a vapor pressure of 77.5 mm Hg (1.5 psia) at 20 o C to or from storage.August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 5 Rules and Regulations 11 7 .4 Unheated solvent dispensing containers of 380 liters (100 g allons) capacity or

less.

11 8 EXEMPTION, SURFACE COATING AND PREPARATION:

11 8 .1 Water solution containing no more than two percent volatile organic compounds by weight for surface preparation, cleaning, stripping, etching (other than chemical milling) o r the electrolytic plating with electrolytic polishing of, or the electrolytic stripping of brass, bronze, cadmium, copper, iron lead, nickel, tin, zinc, and precious metals.

11 8 .2 Surface coating operations using a combined total of one gallon per day or less of coating material and solvent.

11 8 .3 Unheated non

- conveyorized solvent rinsing containers or unheated

non

- conveyorized coating dip tanks of 380 liters (100 gallons) capacity or less with an open surface area of one square meter (11 square feet) or less providing no more than 25 gallons of solvent are evaporated or lost to the atmosphere from all such equipment per calendar year.

1 19 EXEMPTION, FOOD PROCESSING: The following processing equipment for food or other human consumables and exhaust syste ms or collectors serving exclusively such equipment:

1 19 .1 Used in eating establishments for the purpose of preparing food for human consumption.

1 19 .2 Smokehouses in which the maximum horizontal inside cross sectional area does not exceed 2 square meter s (21.5 square feet).

1 19 .3 Mixers and blenders used in bakeries.

1 19 .4 Confection cookers.

1 19 .5 Used exclusively to grind, blend or package tea, cocoa, spices, or roasted coffee.

120 EXEMPTION, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT: Laboratory equipment used exclusively for chemical or physical analysis and bench scale tests, including associated

vacuum

- producing equipment.

121 EXEMPTION, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE: Repairs or maintenance not involving changes to any equipment for wh ich a permit has been granted under Section 301 of this

rule.

122 EXEMPTION, OTHER EQUIPMENT: Unless subject to the requirements of Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM, other equipment authorized for exemption by the Air Pollution Control Officer and which would emit less than 2 pounds in any 24 hour period of any pollutants without the benefit of air pollution control devices.

200 DEFINITIONS: Unless otherwise defined below, the terms used in this rule are defined in Rule 502, NEW SOURCE REVIEW; Rule 504, EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDITS ; and Rule 102, DEFINITIONS; and apply in hierarchical order

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201 ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT AMENDMENT: An amendment to a Permit to Operate

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- 6 Rules and Regulations 201.1 Corrects a typographical error; or

201.2 Identifies a minor administrative change at the stationary source; for example, a change in the name, address, or phone number of any person identified in the permit; or

201.3 Requires more frequent monitoring or reporting by a responsible official of the stationary source; or

20 2 AGRICULTURAL SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION OR AGRICULTURAL SOURCE: A source of air pollution or a group of sources used in the production of crops, or th e raising of fowl or animals located on contiguous property under common ownership or control

, including, but not limited to the following criteria:

202.1 Is a confined animal facility, including, but not limited to, any structure, building,
installation, ba rn, corral, coop, feed storage area, milking parlor, or system for the collection, storage, treatment, and distribution of liquid and solid manure, if domesticated animals, including, but not limited to, cattle, calves, horses, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits , chickens, turkeys, or ducks are corralled, penned, or otherwise caused to remain in restricted areas for commercial agricultural purposes and feeding is by means other than grazing.

202.2 Is an internal combustion engine used in the production of crops or the raising of fowl or animals, including, but not limited to, an engine subject to Section 41750

of the California Health & Safety Code, except an engine that is used to propel implements of husbandry, as that term is defined in Section 36000 of the Vehicle Code, as that section existed on January 1, 2003.

20 3 ANNIVERSARY DATE: The day and month of issuance of a Permit to Operate and that same day and mon th of each succeeding year.

20 4 APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS: Air quality requirements with which a facility must comply pursuant to the District's regulations, codes of California statutory law, the Federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 and implementing regulations, other provisions of t he United States Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations.

20 5 AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT: A preconstruction permit authorizing construction prior to the starting of construction and conforming to the requirements of Rule 502, NEW

SOURCE REVIEW.

20 6 COMMEN CE: As applied to construction, means that the owner or operator has all of the necessary permits or approvals required under state and federal air quality control laws, District Rules and Regulations, and those air quality control laws and regulations wh ich are part of the California State Implementation Plan, and has:

20 6 .1 Begun, or caused to begin, a continuous program of on

- site construction of the source, to be completed in a reasonable time; or

20 6 .2 Entered into binding agreements or contractual obligations which cannot be canceled or modified without substantial loss to the owner or operator, to undertake a program of actual construction of the source to be completed within

a reasonable time.

20 7 CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY: Two or more parcels of land with a common boundary or separated solely by a public roadway or other public right

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- way.August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 7 Rules and Regulations 20 8 EMISSIONS UNIT: An identifiable operation or piece of process equipment such as an article, machine, or other contrivance which controls, emits, may emit, or results in the emissions of any air pollutant directly or as fugitive emissions.

209 REGULATED POLLUTANT : A pollutant for which an Ambient Air Quality Standard has been established by the EPA or by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), and the precursors to such pollutants.

2 10 RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: An individual with the authority to certify that a s ource complies with all applicable requirements, including the conditions of permits issued to sources in accordance with Regulation 5, PERMITS. A "responsible official" means one of the following:

2 10 .1 For a corporation, a president, secretary, treasur er, or vice

- president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision

- making functions for the corporation, or a duly authorized representative of such person if the representative is responsible for the overall operation of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities applying for or subject to a permit and either:

210.1.1 The facilities employ more than 250 persons or have gross annual sales or expenditures excee ding $25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars);

or

210.1.2 The delegation of authority to such representative is approved in advance by the Air Pollution Control Officer;

2 10 .2 For a partnership or sole proprietorship, a general partner or the proprie tor, respectively; or

2 10 .3 For a municipality, state, federal, or other public agency, either a principal executive officer or a ranking elected official; or

2 10 .4 For an acid rain unit subject to Title IV (Acid Deposition Control) of the Clean Air
Act, the "responsible official" is the designated representative of that unit for any purposes under Title IV and Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT

PROGRAM.

2 11 STARTUP: means the setting in operation of a stationary source or emission unit for any

purpose.

2 12 STATIONARY SOURCE (SOURCE OR FACILITY): Any building, structure, facility, or emissions unit which emits or may emit any regulated pollutant directly or as fugi tive

emissions.

2 12 .1 Building, structure, facility, or emissions unit includes all pollutant emitting

activities which:

212.1.1 Belong to the same industrial grouping; and

212.1.2 Are located on one property or on two or more contiguous properties;

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212.1.3 Are under the same or common ownership, operation, or control or which are owned or operated by entities which are under common control.August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 8 Rules and Regulations 2 12 .2 Pollutant emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same industrial grouping if:

212.2.1 They belong to the same two

- digit standard industrial classification code under the system described in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification

Manual ; or

212.2.2 They are part of a common production process. (Common production process includes indus trial processes, manufacturing processes and any connected processes involving a common material.)

2 12 .3 The emissions of cargo carriers associated with the stationary source shall be considered emissions from the stationary source to the extent that emis sion

reductions from these cargo carriers are proposed as offsets.

2 13 TITLE V PERMITS: A permit issued, denied, renewed, amended, or reopened pursuant to Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM, and the Federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (42 U. S.C. Section 7401 et seq.), and Part 70 Code of Federal Regulations, "State Operating Permit Programs".

300 STANDARDS

301 AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT: Any person building, erecting, placing on site, altering or replacing any article, machine, equipment or ot her contrivance, the use of which may cause, eliminate, reduce, or control the issuance of air contaminants, shall first obtain authorization for such construction from the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) as specified in Section 403 of this rule. The emissions unit(s) shall not commence operation until the Air Pollution Control Officer takes final action to approve the Authority to

Construct. After the emissions unit(s) commence operation , the Authority to Construct

may remain in effect as a Temporary Permit to Operate until a Permit to Operate the equipment is granted or denied or the application is canceled.

301.1 An Authority to Construct, unless extended

, shall expire no later than one year following the construction completion date given by the applicant, or no later than two years following the date of permit issuance, whichever occurs first.

301.2 If a written request to extend the Authority to Constru ct is received by the Air Pollution Control Officer prior to the expiration of the Authority to Construct, an extension may be granted for up to two years if the Air Pollution Control Officer determines that: (1) commencement of construction has occurred, and a good faith effort to complete the project has been made; and (2) the parameters of the project remain the same as in the initial application.

301.3 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall be notified of the anticipated date of initial
startup or ope ration of any permitted emission unit

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301.4 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall be notified of the actual date of initial startup within five (5) days after such date.

302 PERMIT TO OPERATE: Any person operating an emission unit , shall first obta in a written permit from the Air Pollution Control Officer.

303 STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS:

303.1 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall deny an Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate, except as provided in Rule 502, NEW SOURCE REVIEW, if theAugust 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

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303.2 No Permit to Operate shall be granted, either by the Air Pollution Control Officer or the Hearing Board, for any emission unit which has been constructed or

installed without auth orization as required by Section 301 of this rule, until:

303.2.1 The information necessary to enable the Air Pollution Control Officer to make the determination required by Section 303 of this rule and Rule 502, NEW SOURCE REVIEW is presented to the Air Pollution Control Officer; and

303.2.2 Such emission unit is altered, if necessary, and made to conform to the standards set forth in Section 303 of this rule, elsewhere in these rules and regulations, and in the California Health and Safety Code.

303.3 In acting upon a Permit to Operate, if the Air Pollution Control Officer finds that

the emission unit has not been constructed in accordance with the Authority to Construct, he or she shall deny the Permit to Operate. The Air Pollution Control

Officer sha ll not accept any further application for a Permit to Operate the

emission unit so constructed until he or she finds that the emission unit has been reconstructed in accordance with the Authority to Construct.

303.4 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall require enforceable emission limitations as permit conditions in Authorities to Construct and Permits to Operate to assure the permanence of surplus actual emissions reductions applied for use as internal

reductions or emission reduction credits in accord ance with Rule 502, NEW

SOURCE REVIEW and Rule 504, EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS.

303.5 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall determine that an applicant for a n authority

to construct or modify a potential source of air contaminants located within 1,000

f eet from the outer boundary of a school has complied with the applicable requirements of California Health and Safety Code Section 42301.6, preparation and distribution of a public notice, prior to approving an application for an Authority to Construct per mit.

303.6 Approval to construct shall not relieve any owner or operator of the responsibility to comply fully with all applicable requirements, including applicable provisions of the California State Implementation Plan, District Rules and Regulations, o r State

or Federal law.

303.7 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall require the applicant, as a condition of the Authority to Construct, to comply with the requirements of California Health and Safety Code Part 6, (Section 44300 et seq.), Air Toxics "Ho t Spots" Information

and Assessment Act.

304 PROVISION OF SAMPLING AND TESTING FACILITIES: In addition to the monitoring and testing required to comply with state or federal laws or regulations, the Air Pollution Control Officer may, upon reasonable writ ten notice or before an Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate is granted, require the applicant or the owner or operator of any

emission unit to:August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 10 Rules and Regulations 304.1 Provide and maintain such facilities as are necessary for sampling and testing purposes in order to secure information that will disclose the nature, extent, quantity or degree of air contaminants discharged into the atmosphere from the equipment in question. In the event of such a requirement, the Air Pollution Control Officer shall notify the appli cant in writing of the required size, number and location of sampling holes; the size and location of the sampling platform; the access to the sampling platform; and the utilities for operating the sampling, testing, and air monitoring equipment. Such pla tform and access shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable General Industry Safety Orders of

the State of California.

304.2 Provide and maintain sampling and monitoring apparatus to measure emissions

of air contaminants.

304.2.1 Continuous e mission monitoring systems

, as a minimum

, shall be

installed to meet the performance specifications required, by Section 502

of this rule.

304.2.2 A violation of emission standards of these rules, as shown by the continuous emission monitoring system, sha ll be reported by the owner or operator to the Air Pollution Control Officer within 96 hours, or such earlier time as may be required by Rule 404, UPSET CONDITIONS,

BREAKDOWN AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.

304.2.3 In the event of a breakdown of monitoring equipment, the owner or operator shall notify the Air Pollution Control Officer within 48 hours and shall initiate repairs. The owner or operator shall inform the Air Pollution Control Officer of the intent to shutdown any monitoring equipment at

least 24 hours prior to the event.

304.2.4 Compliance with the subsections above, does not exempt the owner or operator from applicable provisions of Rule 404, UPSET CONDITIONS, BREAKDOWN AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, the emergency provisions of Rule 507, FEDERAL OP ERATING PERMIT PROGRAM, pursuant to 40 CFR 70.6(g), or the separate reporting requirements of other federal regulations to which the stationary source or emissions unit is subject.

304.3 If the Air Pollution Control Officer determines that technological o r economic limitations on the application of measurement methodology to a particular class of sources would make the imposition of a numerical emission standard infeasible, the Air Pollution Control Officer may instead prescribe a design, operational, or e quipment standard. In such cases, the Air Pollution Control Officer may require the installation or modification of process monitoring devices such that the design characteristics or equipment will be properly maintained, or that the operational conditions will be properly performed, so as to continuously achieve the assumed degree of control. To the extent applicable, reporting requirements for process monitors shall be the same as for continuous emission monitoring systems.

304.4 A person operating or u sing a continuous emission monitoring system shall, upon written notice from the Air Pollution Control Officer, provide a summary of the data obtained from such systems. This summary of the data shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the Air Pollution Control Officer. The s ummary of data shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Air Pollution Control District. Records from the monitoring equipment shall be kept by the owner orAugust 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

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the Air Pollution Control Officer in such form as he or she directs.

305 TRANSFER: An Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate shall only be transferable, whether by operation of law or otherwise, either from one location to another, from on e piece of equipment to another, or from one person to another by means of an application

for authorization in accordance with Section 403 of this rule.

306 PERMIT RENEWAL: Every Permit to Operate, except as specified below, shall be renewable annually o n the permit's anniversary date, commencing one (1) year after the

date of issuance.

306.1 Action to suspend or revoke the permit has been initiated and such action has resulted in a final determination to suspend or revoke the permit by the Air

Pollution Control Officer or the Hearing Board and all appeals, or time for appeals, has been exhausted.

306.2 Fees applicable to the renewal of the permit(s) to operate have not been paid, as specified in Regulation 6, FEES.

306.3 The Air Pollution Control Offi cer shall review every Permit to Operate upon annual renewal, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 42301(e), to determine that permit conditions are adequate to ensure compliance with, and the enforceability of, District Rules and Regulations and sta te and federal laws and regulations applicable to the emission unit for which the permit was issued. Applicable District Rules and Regulations shall include those which were in effect at the time the permit was issued or modified, or which have subsequent ly been adopted and made retroactively applicable to an existing emission unit by the

District Board of Directors. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall revise the
conditions, if such conditions are not consistent, in accordance with these rules, regulat ions, and laws

.

306.4 The Air Pollution Control Officer may establish an annual permit renewal date for all Permits to Operate held by a stationary source. Thereafter, Permits to Operate shall be renewable that same day and month of each succeeding year, subject to any other requirements of these Rules and Regulations and of state law, regarding validity, voiding or revocation of permits.

307 PERFORMANCE TESTING: Within sixty (60) days after achieving the maximum production rate or the maximum rate of emissions to which the source is limited by enforceable conditions, but not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after initial startup of such source, or as oth erwise required by the Air Pollution Control Officer to determine continuous compliance with emission limitations or to confirm emission reductions claimed, the owner or operator of such source shall conduct performance test(s) in accordance with methods a nd under operating conditions as are approved by

the Air Pollution Control Officer and furnish the Air Pollution Control Officer a written report of the results of such performance test(s) within 60 days of completion of such

tests.

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307.1 Such test(s) shall be at the expense of the owner or operator.

307.2 Testing shall be conducted with the source(s) of emissions operating at maximum capacity or other rate conforming to the maximum rate of emissions to which the source(s) are limited by enforceable co ndition(s).August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 12 Rules and Regulations 307.3 The Air Pollution Control Officer may monitor such test and may also conduct performance tests.

307.4 The owner or operator of a source shall provide the Air Pollution Control Officer prior notice of the performance test to afford the Air Pollution Control Officer the opportunity to have an observer present. Notice shall be at least 15 days prior to the test, or as agreed to by the Air Pollution Control Officer.

307.5 The Air Pollution Control Officer may waive the requirement for pe rformance tests if the owner or operator of a source has demonstrated by other means to the Air Pollution Control Officer's satisfaction that the source is being operated in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations which are part of the

Ca lifornia State Implementation Plan.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 POSTING: A person who has been granted a Permit to Operate any emission unit described in Section 302 of this rule shall maintain a legible copy of said permit on the premises of th e subject equipment. Other information, analysis, plans or specifications which disclose the nature, extent, quantity, or degree of air contaminants which are or may be discharged from such source shall be readily available for inspection by the Air

Pollu tion Control Officer.

402 ALTERING OF PERMIT: A person shall not willfully deface, alter, forge, counterfeit, or falsify a Permit to Operate any emission unit described in Section 302 of this rule. A permit amendment or revision requested by the owner o r operator, other than an administrative permit, shall require the filing of an application. For an administrative permit amendment, a responsible official may implement the change addressed in the written request immediately upon submittal of the request . The Air Pollution Control Officer shall take final action no later than sixty (60) days after receiving the written request for an administrative permit amendment.

402.1 After verifying that the permit revision is an administrative permit amendment, th e Air Pollution Control Officer may revise the permit without providing notice to the public or any affected state.

402.2 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall provide a copy of the revised permit to the responsible official

402.3 While the Air Pollution Control Officer need not make a completeness determination on a written request, the Air Pollution Control Officer shall notify the responsible official if the Air Pollution Control Officer determines that the permit cannot be revised as an admin istrative permit amendment.

403 APPLICATIONS: An application for an Authority to Construct, Permit to Operate, change of ownership, or an application for a permit amendment, permit reopening, or revision shall be filed in the manner and form prescribed by th e Air Pollution Control Officer, and shall give all the information necessary to enable the Air Pollution Control Officer to make the determinations required by Section 303 of this rule and other applicable District Rules and Regulations and state and fede ral laws and regulations

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403.1 A responsible official representing the owner or operator shall certify the truth, accuracy and completeness of application forms.

403.2 When the information submitted with the application is insufficient for the Air

Pollu tion Control Officer to make the required determination s, upon the writtenAugust 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

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403.3 A responsible official shall promptly provide additional information in writing to the Air Pollution Control Officer upon discovery of submittal of any inaccurate information as part of the application or as a supplement t hereto, or of any additional relevant facts previously omitted which are needed for accurate analysis of the application.

403.4 Intentional or negligent submittal of inaccurate information shall be reason for denial of an application.

403.5 An applicatio n for an Authority to Construct, Permit to Operate, or permit amendment or revision shall be accompanied by payment of the application filing fee specified in Regulation 6, FEES.

404 ACTION ON APPLICATIONS: The Air Pollution Control Officer shall notify the applicant in writing of his or her approval, conditional approval, suspension, or denial of the application for an Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate.

404.1 In the event said notification or notification of application completeness pursuant

t o Rule 502, NEW SOURCE REVIEW, is not received by applicant within 30 days of the filing of the application, or within 30 days of providing further information as required by Section 403, the applicant may, at his or her option, deem the application to con struct or Permit to Operate denied.

404.2 Service of said notification may be made in person or by mail, and such service may be proved by the written acknowledgment of the person(s) served or affidavit of the person making the service.

405 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL: The Air Pollution Control Officer may issue an Authority to Construct or a Permit to Operate subject to conditions which will bring the operation of

the emission unit within the standards of Section 303 of this rule. The conditions shall be

spe cified in writing. Commencing work under such an Authority to Construct, or operation under such a Permit to Operate, shall be deemed acceptance of all the conditions so specified. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall issue an Authority to

Construct o r a Permit to Operate with revised conditions upon receipt of a new application, if the applicant demonstrates that the emission unit can operate under the

revised conditions within the standards of Section 303 of this rule.

406 DENIAL OF APPLICATION: In the event of a denial of an Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate, the Air Pollution Control Officer shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons therefore. Service of this notification may be made in person or by mail, and such service may be proved by the written acknowledgment of the person(s) served or affidavit of the person making the service. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall not accept a further application unless the applicant has complied with the objections specified by the Air Pollution Control Officer as his or her reasons for denial of the Authority to Construct or the Permit to Operate.

407 DISCLOSURE: The Air Pollution Control Officer, at any time, may require from an applicant, or holder of, any permit provided for i n these rules and regulations, such information, analyses, plans, or specifications which will disclose the nature, extent, quality, or degree of air contaminants which are, or may be, discharged by the source for which the permit was issued or applied. T he Air Pollution Control Officer may require that such disclosures be certified by a professional engineer registered in the State ofAugust 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 14 Rules and Regulations California. A responsible official representing the owner or operator shall certify the truth, accuracy and completeness of disclosures. Studies necessary to provide such information shall be at the expense of the owner or operator of the source for which a permit was issued or applied.

408 EMISSION STATEMENT: Upon the request of the Air Pollution Control Officer and as

d irected by the Air Pollution Control Officer, the owner or operator of any stationary source operation which emits or may emit oxides of nitrogen or reactive organic gas shall provide the Air Pollution Control Officer with a written statement, in accordanc e with Rule 503, EMISSION STATEMENT, showing actual emissions of oxides of nitrogen and reactive organic gas from that source.

409 SUSPENSION: The Air Pollution Control Officer may suspend a permit if a holder of such permit willfully fails and refuses t o furnish information, analyses, plans, and specifications, within a reasonable time, as requested by the Air Pollution Control Officer pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 42303, District Rules and Regulations, or any other law, rule, reg ulation, agreement, or order enforceable by the District. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall serve notice, in writing, of such suspension

and the reasons therefor e . Service of said notification may be made in person or by mail, and such service may be proved by the written acknowledgment of the persons served or affidavit of the person making the service. The permit shall be reinstated when the Air Pollution Control Officer is furnished with all requested information, analyses, plans, and specificat ions.

410 CANCELLATION OF APPLICATION: An Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate application may be canceled by the Air Pollution Control Officer:

410.1 At the request of the applicant; or

410.2 If additional information has been requested of the applicant in accordance with Section 403 without the subsequent submittal of information within a reasonable

time.

410.3 If applicable permit fees of Rule 601, PERMIT FEES are not paid when due the application may be cancelled and any issued Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate may be voided.

411 CANCELLATION OF PERMIT TO OPERATE: If, prior to the surrender of the operating permit, the Air Pollution Control Officer determines that the source or the emissions unit

has been removed or fallen into an inoperable or un

- maintained condition, the Air Pollution Control Officer may notify the owner of the intent to cancel the permit, providing the owner or operator with 30 days to respond. If the owner cannot demonstrate to the

satisfaction of the Air Poll ution Control Officer that the owner intended to operate again, or the owner does not respond within 30 days from the date a second noticing of the District's intent to cancel the permit is mailed by the District to the owner or operator, then

the Air Poll ution Control Officer may cancel the permit and deem the source or emissions unit shutdown as of the last known date the source or emissions unit discharged

emissions.

411.1 The owner or operator may request an extension of time, in writing prior to the end of the sixty (60) day period following the initial notice, from the Air Pollution

Control Officer.

411.2 The Air Pollution Control Officer may grant an extension of time not to exceed ninety (90) days.August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 15 Rules and Regulations 411.3 The owner or operator may claim emissions reductions resulting from the shutdown in accordance with the provisions of Rule 504, EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS, prior to the end of the sixty (60) day period following the

i nitial notice, or prior to the expiration of an extension.

411.4 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall advise, in writing, the owner or operator of the stationary source or emissions unit for which a permit is canceled of the

cancellation decision.

411 .5 The owner or operator may appeal the decision to cancel the permit pursuant to

Section 413 of this rule.

412 TEMPORARY PERMIT: The Air Pollution Control Officer may issue a temporary Permit to Operate. The temporary Permit to Operate shall specify a r easonable period of time during which the emission unit may be operated in order for the District to determine whether it will operate in accordance with the conditions specified in the permit.

413 APPEALS: Within ten days after notice, by the Air Polluti on Control Officer, of cancellation, suspension, denial, or conditional approval of an Authority to Construct, Permit to Operate, or emissions reduction credit application, the applicant or any other aggrieved person who participated in the permit issuance proceedings may petition the Hearing Board, in writing, for an order modifying or reversing that decision. The Hearing Board after public notice and a public hearing held within thirty days after filing the petition, may sustain or reverse the action of the Air Pollution Control Officer; such order may be made subject to specified conditions.

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 TESTING PROCEDURES:

501.1 General Requirements: Except as otherwise specified in the District Rules and Regulations, the State Implementation Plan, and the applicable federal requirements of Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM, testing methods for determining compliance with emission limits sha ll be:

501.1.1 The appropriate methods adopted by the California Air Resources Board and cited in Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Division 3, Subchapter 8, Compliance with Non

- vehicular Emission Standards; or

501.1.2 The appropriate methods of 40 CFR part 50, Appendix M, Recommended Test Methods for State Implementation Plans; or

501.1.3 Any appropriate method of 40 CFR part 60, Appendix A, Test Methods;

or

501.1.4 An alternative method following review and approval of that method by

the Calif ornia Air Resources Board and US Environmental Protection Agency.

501.2 Initial Boiling Point: ASTM D

- 1078

- 86, "Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Organic Liquids".

501.3 Vapor Pressure: ASTM D

- 2879

- 86, "Vapor Pressure

- Temperature Relation and Initial Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isoteniscope".August 12, 2010 Placer County APCD 501

- 16 Rules and Regulations 502 MONITORING : As applicable, each emission source subject to the requirements of Section 301 and 302 shall comply with the following monitoring requirements:

502.1 The requirements of Titl e 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60 , Appendix B

and F

.

502.2 The applicable federal requirements for monitoring of Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.).

503 RECORDKEEPING:

503.1 The following records shall be maintained and provided to the Air Pollution Control Officer upon request.

503.1.1 Emissions monitoring and process data records necessary for the determination and reporting of emissions, in accordance with applicable provisions of the District Rules and Regulations, shall be maintained. Records shall be kept for at least two years and shall be kept 5 years for sources subject to the applicable requirements of Title V and Rule 507,

FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM.

503.1.2 Other record s of the nature and amounts of emissions or any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Air Pollution Control Officer to determine whether the stationary source or emissions unit is in compliance with applicable emission limitations, credited e mission reductions, exemptions from rule provisions, or other requirements. The information must include emission measurements, continuous emission monitoring system performance testing measurements, performance evaluations, calibration checks and adjustm ents, maintenance performed on such monitoring systems, and other records and reports required by Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60 , Appendix B and F

.

503.1.3 Operation and maintenance plans shall be submitted to the District for all

add

- on c apture and control equipment for review and approval by the Air Pollution Control Officer. Such plans shall demonstrate, though the use of specific recordkeeping requirements, continuous operation of the add

on control equipment when emission producing op erations are occurring. The plan shall also specify records to be kept to document the performance of required periodic maintenance. Records shall be consistent with compliance time frames and employ the most recent US Environmental Protection Agency rec ordkeeping guidance.

503.2 The Air Pollution Control Officer may require recordkeeping to verify or maintain any exemption.