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(i) Corrective Action for Any Discrepancy or 

Defect 

If any discrepancy or defect is detected 

during any inspection required by paragraph 

(h) of this AD: Before further flight, obtain 

corrective actions approved by the Manager, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA; or the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus Defense 

and Space S.A.’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA); and accomplish the 

corrective actions within the compliance 

time specified therein. If approved by the 

DOA, the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. Accomplishment of a 

repair, as required by this paragraph, does 

not constitute terminating action for the 

repetitive inspections required by paragraph 

(h) of this AD. 

(j) Parts Installation Limitation 

As of the effective date of this AD, an 

affected part may be installed on any airplane 

provided that it is a new part or that, before 

installation, the visual inspection required by 

paragraph (h) of this AD has been 

accomplished on that part and the part 

passed the inspection (no discrepancy or 

defect detected), as required by paragraph (h) 

of this AD. 

(k) Terminating Action for AD 2017–19–08 

Accomplishing the actions required by this 

AD terminates all of the requirements of AD 

2017–19–08. 

(l) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 

has the authority to approve AMOCs for this 

AD, if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 

39.19, send your request to your principal 

inspector or local Flight Standards District 

Office, as appropriate. If sending information 

directly to the International Section, send it 

to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (m)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the local flight 

standards district office/certificate holding 

district office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or EASA; 

or Airbus Defense and Space S.A.’s EASA 

DOA. If approved by the DOA, the approval 

must include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2018–0051, dated March 2, 2018, for related 

information. This MCAI may be found in the 

AD docket on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2018–0552. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3220. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus Defense and Space, 

Services/Engineering support, Avenida de 

Arago ́n 404, 28022 Madrid, Spain; telephone: 

+34 91 585 55 84; fax: +34 91 585 31 27; 

email: MTA.TechnicalService@

military.airbus.com. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, Transport 

Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

June 14, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0479; Product 

Identifier 2016–NE–23–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell 

International Inc. Turboprop and 

Turboshaft Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018–02– 

14, which applies to certain Honeywell 

International Inc. (Honeywell) TPE331 

turboprop and TSE331 turboshaft 

engines. AD 2018–02–14 requires 

inspection of the affected combustion 

chamber case assembly, replacement of 

those assemblies found cracked, and 

removal of affected assemblies on 

certain TPE331 and TSE331 engines. 

Since we issued AD 2018–02–14, we 

received comments to revise the 

applicability of that AD to include the 

TPE331–12B engine model, correct 

certain TPE engine model typographical 

errors, and to allow certain weld repair 

procedures. This proposed AD would 

expand the applicability of AD 2018– 

02–14 to include the TPE331–12B 

engine model, correct certain engine 

model typographical errors, and allow 

certain weld repair procedures after 

approval. We are proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by August 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Honeywell 

International Inc., 111 S 34th Street, 

Phoenix, AZ 85034–2802; phone: 800– 

601–3099; internet: https://

myaerospace.honeywell.com/wps/ 

portal. You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Engine and 

Propeller Standards Branch, 1200 

District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 781–238–7759. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0479; or in person at Docket Operations 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this NPRM, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is listed above. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Costa, Aerospace Engineer, Los 

Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, 3960 

Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA 90712– 

4137; phone: 562–627–5246; fax: 562– 

627–5210; email: joseph.costa@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2018–0479; Product Identifier 

2016–NE–23–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 


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aspects of this NPRM. We will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this NPRM 

because of those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We issued AD 2018–02–14, 

Amendment 39–19167 (83 FR 3263, 

January 24, 2018), (‘‘AD 2018–02–14’’), 

for certain Honeywell TPE331 

turboprop and TSE331 turboshaft 

engines. AD 2018–02–14 requires 

inspection of the affected combustion 

chamber case assembly, replacement of 

those assemblies found cracked, and 

removal of affected assemblies on 

certain TPE331 and TSE331 engines. AD 

2018–02–14 resulted from reports that 

combustion chamber case assemblies 

have cracked and ruptured. We issued 

AD 2018–02–14 to prevent failure of the 

combustion chamber case assembly. 

Actions Since AD 2018–02–14 Was 

Issued 

Since we issued AD 2018–02–14, we 

determined the need to revise sections 

of that AD. We received comments 

indicating that the TPE331–12B engine 

model was inadvertently omitted from 

that AD and that the TPE331–43–A, 

–43–BL, –47–A, –55–B, and –61–A 

engine models included typographical 

errors. We also received comments to 

revise the Compliance section, which 

disallows weld repairs on any 

combustion chamber case assemblies 

that are affected by that AD. We 

determined that allowing weld repair 

procedures of certain combustion 

chamber case assemblies with lower 

stresses may be accomplished if these 

procedures are approved by the 

Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Honeywell Service 

Bulletin (SB) TPE331–72–2178, 

Revision 0, dated May 3, 2011 and 

Honeywell SB TPE331–72–2179, 

Revision 0, dated May 3, 2011. 

Honeywell SB TPE331–72–2178, 

Revision 0, describes procedures for 

inspection and removal of the affected 

combustion chamber case assemblies 

installed on all affected engines except 

for the TPE331–12B engine model. 

Honeywell SB TPE331–72–2179, 

Revision 0, describes procedures for 

inspection and removal of the affected 

combustion chamber case assemblies 

installed on the TPE331–12B engine 

model. This service information is 

reasonably available because the 

interested parties have access to it 

through their normal course of business 

or by the means identified in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Other Related Service Information 

We reviewed Honeywell SBs TPE331– 

72–2228, Revision 0, dated June 12, 

2014; TPE331–72–2230, Revision 0, 

dated June 19, 2014; TPE331–72–2218, 

Revision 2, dated February 18, 2017; 

TPE331–72–2244, Revision 2, dated 

March 20 2017; TPE331–72–2235, 

Revision 2, dated February 18, 2017; 

TPE331–72–2281, Revision 0, dated July 

22, 2016; TPE331–72–2294, Revision 0, 

dated December 22, 2016; TPE331–72– 

2231, Revision 1, dated August 1, 2017; 

and TSE331–72–2245, Revision 0, dated 

November 11, 2016. These SBs provide 

guidance on replacement of the affected 

combustion chamber case assemblies. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would retain all of 

the requirements of AD 2018–02–14. 

This proposed AD would revise the 

Applicability to include the TPE331– 

12B engine model and to correct 

references to the TPE331–43–A, 

–43–BL, –47–A, –55–B, and –61–A 

engine models. This proposed AD 

would also allow weld repair 

procedures to the applicable 

combustion chamber case assemblies 

provided those procedures are approved 

by the Manager, Los Angeles ACO 

Branch. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 5,644 

engines installed on airplanes of U.S. 

registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. operators 

On-wing inspection ............ 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ...... $0 $85 per inspection ..... $479,740 per inspection cycle. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary replacements that would 

be required based on the results of the 

proposed inspection. We estimate that 

158 engines will need this replacement 

during the first year of inspection. 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement of the combustion chamber case assembly ....... 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .................. $15,000 $15,085 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

Section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, 

‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 


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products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to engines, propellers, and 

associated appliances to the Manager, 

Engine and Propeller Standards Branch, 

Policy and Innovation Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national Government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2018–02–14, Amendment 39–19167 (83 

FR 3263, January 24, 2018), and adding 

the following new AD: 

Honeywell International Inc. (Type 

Certificate previously held by 

AlliedSignal Inc., Garrett Engine 

Division; Garrett Turbine Engine 

Company; and AiResearch 

Manufacturing Company of Arizona): 

Docket No. FAA–2018–0479; Product 

Identifier 2016–NE–23–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

AD action by August 9, 2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2018–02–14, 

Amendment 39–19167 (83 FR 3263, January 

24, 2018). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Honeywell 

International Inc. (Honeywell) TPE331–1, –2, 

–2UA, –3U, –3UW, –5, –5A, –5AB, –5B, –6, 

–6A, –8, –10, –10AV, –10GP, –10GT, –10N, 

–10P, –10R, –10T, –10U, –10UA, –10UF, 

–10UG, –10UGR, –10UR, and –11U, –12B, 

–12JR, –12UA, –12UAR, –12UHR, –25AA, 

–25AB, –25DA, –25DB, –25FA, –43–A, 

–43–B, –47–A, –55–B, and –61–A turboprop 

engine models, including those engine 

models with a –L stamped after the model 

number (for example, –43–BL); and TSE331– 

3U turboshaft engine models with 

combustion chamber case assemblies, part 

numbers (P/Ns) 869728–x, 893973–x, 

3101668–x, and 3102613–x, where ‘‘x’’ 

denotes any dash number, installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 7240, Turbine Engine Combustion 

Section. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports that 

combustion chamber case assemblies have 

cracked and ruptured. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent failure of the combustion chamber 

case assembly. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could result in failure of the 

combustion chamber case assembly, in-flight 

shutdown, and reduced control of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) For all affected engines: 

(i) Inspect all accessible areas of the 

combustion chamber case assembly, focusing 

on the weld joints, before accumulating 450 

hours time in service (TIS) since last fuel 

nozzle inspection or within 50 hours TIS 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs later. 

(ii) Perform the inspection in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions, 

paragraphs 3.B.(1) through 3.B.(2), in 

Honeywell Service Bulletin (SB) TPE331–72– 

2178, Revision 0, dated May 3, 2011, or SB 

TPE331–72–2179, Revision 0, dated May 3, 

2011, as applicable to the affected engine 

model. 

(iii) Thereafter, repeat this inspection 

during scheduled fuel nozzle inspections at 

intervals not to exceed 450 hours TIS since 

the last fuel nozzle inspection. 

(2) For TPE331–3U, –3UW, –5, –5A, –5AB, 

–5B, –6, and –6A engine models with 

combustion chamber case assemblies, P/Ns 

869728–1, 869728–3, or 893973–5, installed, 

and without the one-piece bleed pad with P3 

boss; and for TPE331–1, –2, and –2UA engine 

models modified by National Flight Services, 

Inc., supplemental type certificate (STC) 

SE383CH, remove the combustion chamber 

case assembly from service at the next 

removal of the combustion chamber case 

assembly from the engine, not to exceed 

3,700 hours TIS since last hot section 

inspection. 

(3) After the effective date of this AD, do 

not weld repair the applicable combustion 

chamber case assemblies unless the weld 

repair procedures are approved by the 

Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch, and that 

approval specifically refers to this AD. 

(h) Definition 

(1) TPE331 engines modified by STC 

SE383CH may be defined as the ‘‘Super 1’’ 

and ‘‘Super 2’’ for the compressor 

modification of the TPE331–1 and the 

TPE331–2, –2U, and –2UA engine models, 

respectively. 

(2) Figures 1 and 2 to paragraph (h) of this 

AD illustrate the appearance of combustion 

chamber case assembly, P/N 893973–5, 

without and with, respectively, the one-piece 

bleed pad with the P3 boss. 

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(i) Installation Prohibition 

After the effective date of this AD, do not 

install a combustion chamber case assembly, 

P/N 869728–1, 869728–3, or 893973–5, in 

TPE331–3U, –3UW, –5, –5A, –5AB, –5B, –6, 

and –6A engine models or in TPE331–1, –2, 

and –2UA engine models modified by 

National Flight Services, Inc., STC SE383CH, 

unless the combustion chamber case 

assembly has a one-piece bleed pad with P3 

boss. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 

14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 

principal inspector or local Flight Standards 

District Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (k)(1) of 

this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-LAACO-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Joseph Costa, Aerospace Engineer, 

Los Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, 3960 

Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA 90712– 

4137; phone: 562–627–5246; fax: 562–627– 

5210; email: joseph.costa@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact AD, contact Honeywell 

International Inc., 111 S 34th Street, Phoenix, 

AZ 85034–2802; phone: 800–601–3099; 

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.com/wps/portal. You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Engine and Propeller 

Standards Branch, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, MA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

781–238–7759. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

June 19, 2018. 

Robert J. Ganley, 

Manager, Engine and Propeller Standards 

Branch, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2018–0233; FRL–9979– 

35—Region 9] 

Air Plan Approval; California; San 

Diego County Air Pollution Control 

District; Stationary Source Permits and 

Exemptions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

and conditionally approve revisions to 

the San Diego County Air Pollution 

Control District’s (SDAPCD or 

‘‘District’’) portion of the California 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). These 

revisions concern the District’s New 

Source Review (NSR) permitting 

program for new and modified sources 

of air pollution under section 

110(a)(2)(C) and part D of title I of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA). This action 

updates the SDAPCD’s applicable SIP 

with current SDAPCD permitting rules. 

We are taking comments on this 

proposal and plan to follow with a final 

action. 

DATES: Any comments must arrive by 

July 25, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– 

OAR–2018–0233 at http://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

R9AirPermits@epa.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be removed or edited from 

Regulations.gov. For either manner of 

submission, the EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

For the full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: YaTing Tsai, EPA Region IX, (415) 972– 

3328, Tsai.Ya-Ting@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. The State’s Submittal 

A. What rules did the State submit? 

B. Are there other versions of these 

rules? 

C. What is the purpose of the 

submitted rule revisions? 

II. The EPA’s Evaluation and Action 

A. How is the EPA evaluating the 

rules? 

B. Do the rules meet the evaluation 

criteria? 

C. Proposed Action and Public 

Comment 

III. Incorporation by Reference 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

I. The State’s Submittal 

A. What rules did the State submit? 

Table 1 lists the rules addressed by 

this proposal with the dates when they 

were adopted by the SDAPCD and 

submitted by the California Air 

Resources Board (CARB), which is the 

governor’s designee for California SIP 

submittals. Collectively, these 

submittals generally constitute the 

SDAPCD’s current program for 

preconstruction review and permitting 

of new or modified stationary sources 

under its jurisdiction. The rule revisions 

that are the subject of this action 

represent a comprehensive revision to 

the SDAPCD’s preconstruction review 

and permitting program and are 

intended to satisfy the requirements 

under part D of title I of the Act 

(nonattainment NSR or NNSR) as well 

as the general preconstruction review 

requirements under section 110(a)(2)(C) 

of the Act (minor NSR). The SDAPCD 

does not implement a SIP-approved 

prevention of significant deterioration 

(PSD) permitting program and has not 

submitted the rules in this action for 

purposes of the PSD program; therefore, 

we are not evaluating whether this SIP 

submittal satisfies PSD program 

requirements at 40 CFR 51.166. 

TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES

Rule No. Rule title Adopted 

date 

Submitted 

date 

11 .............................. Exemptions from Rule 10 Permit Requirements .............................................................. 05/11/2016 08/22/2016 

20 .............................. Standards for Granting Permits ........................................................................................ 06/10/1986 11/21/1986 

20.1 ........................... New Source Review—General Provisions ....................................................................... 04/27/2016 06/17/2016 

20.2 * ......................... New Source Review—Non-Major Stationary Sources ..................................................... 04/27/2016 06/17/2016 

20.3 * ......................... New Source Review—Major Stationary Sources and PSD Stationary Sources ............. 04/27/2016 06/17/2016 

20.4 * ......................... New Source Review—Portable Emission Units ............................................................... 04/27/2016 06/17/2016 

20.6 ........................... Standards for Permit to Operate Air Quality Analysis ...................................................... 04/27/2016 06/17/2016 

24 .............................. Temporary Permit to Operate ........................................................................................... 06/29/2016 08/22/2016 

* The following subsections of the Rules 20.2–20.4 were not submitted to the EPA for inclusion in the San Diego SIP: Rule 20.2 Subsections 

(d)(2)(i)(B), (d)(2)(v), (d)(2)(vi)(B) and (d)(3); Rule 20.3 Subsections (d)(1)(vi), (d)(2)(i)(B), (d)(2)(v), (d)(2)(vi)(B) and (d)(3); and Rule 20.4 Subsections (b)(2), (b)(3), (d)(1)(iii), (d)(2)(i)(B), (d)(2)(iv), (d)(2)(v)(B), (d)(3) and (d)(5). 

On October 14, 2016, the EPA 

determined that the submittal of Rules 

20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4 and 20.6 met the 

completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51 

appendix V, which must be met before 

formal EPA review. On September 27, 


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