CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

SIP COMPLETENESS CHECKLIST

(Electronic Format)

*** TO BE COMPLETED BY DISTRICT AND RETURNED TO ARB ***

All rules submitted to the EPA as State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions must be supported by certain information and documentation for the rule 

packages to be deemed complete for review by the EPA. Rules will not be evaluated for approvability by the EPA unless the submittal packages are 

complete. To assist you in determining that all necessary materials are included in rules packages sent to the ARB for submittal to the EPA, please fill 

out the following form and include it with the rule package you send ARB. See the ARB's Guidelines on the Implementation of the 40 CFR 51, 

Appendix V, for a more detailed explanation than is provided here. Adopted rules and rule amendments should be checked against U.S. EPA's 

Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule Deficiencies (Little Blue Book, August 21, 2001) to ensure that they contain no 

elements which will result in disapproval by EPA.

District: South Coast AQMD

Rule No: Regulation XX

Rule Title: Regional Clean Air Incentives Market

Date Adopted or Amended: November 5, 2010 Amended

ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS

Note: All documents should be in electronic format. Items that have signatures, initials, or stamps may be scanned.

Not

Attached Attached N/A

COMPLETE COPY OF THE RULE: Provide an unmarked copy of the 

entire rule as adopted or amended by your District Board.

UNDERLINE AND STRIKEOUT COPY OF THE RULE: If an 

amended rule, provide a complete copy of the rule indicating in underline 

and strikeout format all language which has been added, deleted, or 

changed since the rule was last adopted or amended.

COMPLETE COPY OF THE REFERENCED RULE(S): For any rule 

which includes language specifically referencing another rule, a copy of 

that other rule must also be submitted, unless it has already been submitted 

to EPA as part of a previous SIP submittal.

PUBLIC NOTICE EVIDENCE: Include a copy of the local newspaper 

clipping certification(s), stating the date of publication, which must be at 

least 30 days before the hearing. As an alternative, include a copy of the 

actual published notice of the public hearing as it appeared in the local 

newspaper(s). In this case, however, enough of the newspaper page must 

be included to show the date of publication. The notice must specifically 

identify by title and number each rule adopted or amended.

RESOLUTION/MINUTE ORDER: Provide the Board Clerk certified 

resolution or minute order. This document must include certification that 

the hearing was held in accordance with the information in the public 

notice. It must also list the rules that were adopted or amended, the date of 

the public hearing, and a statement of compliance with California Health 

and Safety Code Sections 40725-40728 (Administrative Procedures Act).

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES: Submit copies of written 

public comments made during the notice period and at the public hearing. 

Also submit any written responses prepared by the District staff or 

presented to the District Board at the public hearing. A summary of the 

public comments and responses is adequate. If there were no comments 

made during the notice period or at the hearing, please indicate N/A to the 

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CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

SIP COMPLETENESS CHECKLIST

(Electronic Format)

TECHNICAL MATERIALS

Note: All documents and forms should be in electronic format.

Not

Attached Attached N/A

RULE EVALUATION FORM: See instructions for completing the Rule 

Evaluation Form and the accompanying sample form.

NON-EPA TEST METHODS: Attach all test methods that are referenced 

in your rule that do not appear in 40 CFR 51, 60, 61, 63, or have not been 

previously submitted to EPA. EPA methods used in other media such as 

SW846 for solid waste are not automatically approved for air pollution 

applications. Submittal of test methods that are not EPA-approved should 

include the information and follow the procedure described in Region 9’s 

“Test Method Review & Evaluation Process.”

MODELING SUPPORT: Provide if appropriate. In general, modeling 

support is not required for VOC and NOx rules to determine their impacts 

on ozone levels. Modeling is required where a rule is a relaxation that 

affects large sources (> 100 TPY) in an attainment area for SO2, directly 

emitted PM10, CO, or NOx (for NO2 purposes). In cases where EPA is 

concerned with the impact on air quality of rule revisions which relax 

limits or cause a shift in emission patterns in a nonattainment area, a 

reference back to the approved SIP will be sufficient provided the 

approved SIP accounts for the relaxation and provided the approved SIP 

used the current EPA modeling guidelines. If current EPA modeling 

guidelines were not used, then new modeling may be required.

ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR 

DEVIATIONS FROM EPA POLICIES: The District staff report or 

other information included with the submittal should discuss all potential 

relaxations or deviations from RACT, RACM, BACT, BACM, 

enforceability, attainment, RFP, or other relevant EPA requirements. This 

includes, for example, demonstrating that exemptions or emission limits 

less stringent than the presumptive RACT (e.g., a CTG) meet EPA’s 5 

percent policy, and demonstrating that all source categories exempted 

from a RACM/BACM rule are de minimus according to EPA’s 

RACM/BACM policy.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: Provide District staff reports and any 

other supporting information concerning development of the rule or rule 

changes. This information should explain the basis for all limits and 

thresholds contained in the rule.