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(Adopted October 8, 1993)(Amended August 11, 1995)

(Amended November 14, 1997)(Amended November 5, 2010)

RULE 3001. APPLICABILITY

(a) Phase One Title V Permits

Operators of facilities that have, in 1992 or later, reported annual emissions equal 

to or greater than any of the threshold amounts shown in Table 1 shall submit 

initial Title V applications to the Executive Officer and obtain Title V permits in 

accordance with the timelines specified in Rule 3003 - Applications.

TABLE 1

Emission Threshold Levels for Facilities During Phase One

Based on Actual Reported Emissions in tons per year (tpy) per Facility Location

Actual Reported Emission Threshold Levels Per Facility Location

Pollutant

South Coast Air 

Basin(SOCAB)

(tpy)

Riverside County 

Portion of Salton Sea 

Air Basin (SSAB) 

and Los Angeles 

County Portion of 

Mojave Desert Air 

Basin (MDAB)

(tpy)

Riverside County 

Portion of Mojave 

Desert Air Basin

(MDAB)

(tpy)

VOC 8 20 80

NOx 8 20 80

SOx 80 80 80

CO 40 80 80

PM-10 56 56 80

Single HAP 8 8 8

Combination of 

HAPs

20 20 20

(b) Phase Two Title V Permits

(1) Operators of facilities, not subject to the provisions of subdivision (a) of 

this rule, with the potential to emit any regulated air pollutant at, or greater 

than, any of the threshold amounts shown in Table 2 shall submit to the 

Executive Officer applications for initial Title V permits in accordance 

with the timelines specified in Rule 3003 - Applications, and obtain Title 
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V permits within five years after the effective date, as defined in paragraph

(b)(8) of Rule 3000.

(2) For the purpose of this subdivision, the potential to emit for a RECLAIM 

pollutant from a RECLAIM facility is the higher of:

(A) the starting allocation plus nontradeable credits; or

(B) RECLAIM Trading Credits (RTC) held in the allocation account 

after any trading.

RTCs held in the certificate account are not part of the allocation.

TABLE 2

Emission Threshold Levels for Facilities During Phase Two

Based on Potential to Emit in tons per year (tpy) per Facility Location

Potential to Emit Emission Threshold Levels Per Facility Location

Pollutant

South Coast Air 

Basin(SOCAB)

(tpy)

Riverside County 

Portion of Salton Sea 

Air Basin (SSAB) 

and Los Angeles 

County Portion of 

Mojave Desert Air 

Basin (MDAB)

(tpy)

Riverside County 

Portion of Mojave 

Desert Air Basin

(MDAB)

(tpy)

VOC 10 25 100

NOx 10 25 100

SOx 100 100 100

CO 50 100 100

PM-10 70 70 100

Single HAP 10 10 10

Combination of 

HAPs

25 25 25

(c) Additional Facilities Requiring Title V Permits

In addition to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this rule, operators of the following 

facilities shall submit applications to the Executive Officer to obtain Title V 

permits in accordance with the timelines specified in Rule 3003 - Applications, or 

with federal regulations:

(1) All new facilities that have a potential to emit any regulated air pollutant 

at, or greater than, any of the levels specified in Table 2 of subdivision (b) 
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of this rule, and for which applications for permits to construct and permits 

to operate are deemed complete after March 31, 2000;

(2) All facilities initially not subject to Title V requirements, that after 

installation or modification of equipment would have a potential to emit 

any regulated air pollutant at, or greater than, any of the levels specified in 

Table 2 of subdivision (b) of this rule, and for which applications for 

permits to construct or permits to operate are deemed complete after 

March 31, 2000;

(3) All "affected sources" as defined under the acid rain provisions of Title IV 

of the federal Clean Air Act and 40 CFR Part 70, Section 70.2;

(4) Solid waste incineration units required to obtain a permit pursuant to 

Section 129(e) of the federal Clean Air Act;

(5) All facilities subject to a standard, limitation, or other requirement of the 

New Source Performance Standards in 40 CFR Part 60 or National 

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants in 40 CFR Part 61 or 

Part 63 that are specifically required by federal regulation to obtain a 

Title V permit; and,

(6) All other facilities so designated by the EPA by future amendments to 40 

CFR Part 70, Section 70.3.

(7) All facilities that have obtained a District facility permit with a condition 

limiting facility emissions for the purpose of being exempt from Title V 

permit requirements pursuant to paragraph (d)(2) of this rule, and that have 

reported annual emissions, calculated in accordance with permit terms and 

conditions under normal operating conditions, equal to or greater than any 

of the threshold amounts specified in Table 2 of subdivision (b) of this 

rule.

(8) On and after January 2, 2011, applicable requirements for greenhouse 

gases shall be included in Title V permits for any facility that is otherwise 

required, after that date, to obtain a new, renewed, or revised Title V 

permit pursuant to subdivision (a) of this rule.

(9) On and after July 1, 2011, any facility with a potential to emit ≥ 100,000 

tpy CO2e, on a CO2e basis (Global Warming Potential applied) and a 

Potential to Emit GHGs > 100 tpy GHGs on a mass basis (no Global 

Warming Potential applied) shall apply for a Title V permit within 180

days after July 1, 2011, unless a Title V permit has already been applied 

for.
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(d) Exemptions

(1) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of this rule, facilities that would be 

required to obtain a Title V permit solely because they are subject to one 

or more of the following regulations are exempt from Title V permit 

requirements:

(A) 40 CFR Part 60, subpart AAA - Standards of Performance for New 

Residential Wood Heaters;

(B) 40 CFR Part 61, subpart M - National Emission Standard for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos, Section 61.145 - Standard 

for Demolition and Renovation.

(2) Facilities subject to the requirements of subdivision (a) (b) or (c) of this 

rule, that demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Executive Officer that the 

facility's potential to emit has been reduced, either through a facility 

modification or by accepting an enforceable condition in the District 

facility permit, to less than the levels for all air contaminants specified in 

Table 2 of subdivision (b) of this rule, and the PTE is less than 100,000 

tpy CO2e GHGs, are exempt from Title V permit requirements.

(e) Phase One Exclusions

(1) Except in the case of an affected source under the acid rain program, an 

applicant may request, and the Executive Officer may grant an exclusion 

from subdivision (a) of this rule, Phase One Title V Permits, provided that 

the facility can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Executive Officer 

that:

(A) the most recent, validated, reported emissions are less than the 

thresholds in subdivision (a); and

(B) a permanent change has occurred at the facility to explain the 

reduction in reported emissions.

(2) All requests for exclusion shall be in a form specified by the Executive 

Officer, shall include copies of reported emissions data and are subject to 

approval by the Executive Officer.