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Placer County APCD 501 - 1 Rules and Regulations

RULE 501 GENERAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

Adopted 12-08-70

(Amended 05-09-72, 11-12-74, 05-24-77, 06-19-79, 09-21-93, 11-03-94, 12-09-04, 8-12-10)

CONTENTS

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 CLEANING

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

202 AGRICULTURAL SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION OR AGRICULTURAL SOURCE

203 ANNIVERSARY DATE

204 APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS

205 AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT

206 COMMENCE

207 CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY

208 EMISSIONS UNIT

209 REGULATED POLLUTANT

210 RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

211 STARTUP

212 STATIONARY SOURCE (SOURCE OR FACILITY)

213 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 TESTING
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400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 POSTING

402 ALTERING OF PERMIT

403 APPLICATIONS

404 ACTION ON APPLICATIONS

405 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL

406 DENIAL OF APPLICATIONS

407 DISCLOSURE

408 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 RECORDKEEPING
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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 Operate 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 exemptions. Records must be maintained on site and made 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 unit 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 Pollutants; 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 

review 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 stationary 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 these 

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 101.3 
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kilopascals pressure). The ratings of all engines or turbines used in the same 

process will be accumulated to determine whether this exemption 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 equipment 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 exclusively 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 agricultural 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 permit 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.

117 EXEMPTION, STORAGE AND TRANSFER: Tanks, reservoirs, vessels or other 

containers and their associated dispensing, pumping and compression systems used 

exclusively for the storage of:

117.1 Liquefied or compressed gases.

117.2 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 20o

C, as determined by the testing procedure specified in Section 

501.3.

117.3 Organic liquids with a vapor pressure of 77.5 mm Hg (1.5 psia) or less at 20o

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 20o

C to or from storage.
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117.4 Unheated solvent dispensing containers of 380 liters (100 gallons) capacity or 

less. 

118 EXEMPTION, SURFACE COATING AND PREPARATION:

118.1 Water solution containing no more than two percent volatile organic compounds 

by weight for surface preparation, cleaning, stripping, etching (other than 

chemical milling) or the electrolytic plating with electrolytic polishing of, or the 

electrolytic stripping of brass, bronze, cadmium, copper, iron lead, nickel, tin, 

zinc, and precious metals.

118.2 Surface coating operations using a combined total of one gallon per day or less 

of coating material and solvent.

118.3 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.

119 EXEMPTION, FOOD PROCESSING: The following processing equipment for food or 

other human consumables and exhaust systems or collectors serving exclusively such 

equipment:

119.1 Used in eating establishments for the purpose of preparing food for human 

consumption.

119.2 Smokehouses in which the maximum horizontal inside cross sectional area does 

not exceed 2 square meters (21.5 square feet).

119.3 Mixers and blenders used in bakeries.

119.4 Confection cookers.

119.5 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 which 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.

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

which:
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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

202 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 the 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, barn, 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.

203 ANNIVERSARY DATE: The day and month of issuance of a Permit to Operate and that 

same day and month of each succeeding year.

204 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 the United States Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations.

205 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.

206 COMMENCE: 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 which 

are part of the California State Implementation Plan, and has:

206.1 Begun, or caused to begin, a continuous program of on-site construction of the 

source, to be completed in a reasonable time; or

206.2 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.

207 CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY: Two or more parcels of land with a common boundary or 

separated solely by a public roadway or other public right-of-way.
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208 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.

210 RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: An individual with the authority to certify that a source 

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:

210.1 For a corporation, a president, secretary, treasurer, 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 exceeding $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;

210.2 For a partnership or sole proprietorship, a general partner or the proprietor, 

respectively; or

210.3 For a municipality, state, federal, or other public agency, either a principal 

executive officer or a ranking elected official; or

210.4 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. 

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

purpose.

212 STATIONARY SOURCE (SOURCE OR FACILITY): Any building, structure, facility, or 

emissions unit which emits or may emit any regulated pollutant directly or as fugitive 

emissions.

212.1 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; 

and

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.
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212.2 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 industrial processes, manufacturing processes and any 

connected processes involving a common material.)

212.3 The emissions of cargo carriers associated with the stationary source shall be 

considered emissions from the stationary source to the extent that emission 

reductions from these cargo carriers are proposed as offsets.

213 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 other 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 Construct 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 operation of any permitted emission unit. 

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 obtain 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 the 
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applicant does not show that every emission unit is so designed, controlled, 

equipped, and operated with such air pollution control equipment that it may be 

shown to operate without emitting or without causing to be emitted air 

contaminants in violation of these rules and regulations or of such state or federal 

statutes as may be enforceable by the Air Pollution Control Officer on the date 

the application is deemed complete. 

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 authorization 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 shall 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 accordance 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 an authority 

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

feet 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 permit.

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, or 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 "Hot 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 written 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:
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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 applicant 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 platform 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 emission 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, shall 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 OPERATING 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 or 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 equipment 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 using 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 summary 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 or 
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operator for a period of five (5) years, during which time they shall be available to 

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 one 

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 on 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 Officer 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 state 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 subsequently 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, 

regulations, 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 otherwise 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 and 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..

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 condition(s).
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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 performance 

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 

California 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 the 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 

Pollution 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 or 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, the 

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 administrative 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 the 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 federal laws and regulations.

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 

Pollution Control Officer to make the required determinations, upon the written 
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request of the Air Pollution Control Officer a responsible official shall supplement 

any complete application with additional information within the time frame 

specified by the Air Pollution Control Officer.

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 thereto, 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 application 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 

to 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 construct 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 

specified 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 or 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 in 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. The Air Pollution Control Officer may require that 

such disclosures be certified by a professional engineer registered in the State of 
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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 

directed 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 accordance 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 to 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, regulation, agreement, or order enforceable by the 

District. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall serve notice, in writing, of such suspension 

and the reasons therefore. 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 

specifications.

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 Pollution 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 Pollution 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.
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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 

initial 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 reasonable 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 Pollution 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 shall 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 California 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".
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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 Title 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 records 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 emission 

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 adjustments, 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 capture 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 addon control equipment when emission producing operations 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 recordkeeping guidance.

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

any exemption.