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RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND MAIL TO: 

D A I L Y C O M M E R C E 

~ SINCE 1917 ~ 

915 E. First Street, Los Angeles, California 90012 

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 54026, Los Angeles, California 90054-0026 

Telephone (213) 229-5300 / Fax (213) 680-3682

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

(2015.5 C.C.P.) 

State of California ) 

County of Los Angeles ) ss

Notice Type: 

Ad Description: 

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County of Los Angeles; 

I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the 

above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the 

DAILY COMMERCE, a daily newspaper published in the English language in 

the City of Los Angeles, and adjudged a newspaper of general circulation as 

defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior Court of the 

County of Los Angeles, State of California, under date of June 17, 1952, Case 

No. 599,760. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been 

published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any 

supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit: 

Executed on: 10/15/2004

At Los Angeles, California

I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and 

correct. 

Signature

L O S A N G E L E S D A I L Y J O U R N A L

~ SINCE 1888 ~

915 E FIRST ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

(213) 229-5300 (213) 229-5481

DJ 2305319

SAUNDRA McDANIEL 

SCAQMD/CLERK OF THE BOARD

21865 COPLEY DRIVE (EO -1ST FLR)

DIAMOND BAR, CA - 91765-4178

HRG - NOTICE OF HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED RULE 1177 

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am

over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above

entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the LOS

ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL, a newspaper published in the English language

in the city of LOS ANGELES, county of LOS ANGELES, and adjudged a

newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of

California by the Superior Court of the County of LOS ANGELES, State of

California, under date 04/26/1954, Case No. 599,382. That the notice, of which

the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire

issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following

dates, to-wit:

05/02/2012

05/02/2012

!A000002646459!

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED ADOPTION OF, OR

AMENDMENT TO,

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF

THE

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RE: Proposed Rule 1177 – Liquefied

Petroleum Gas Transfer and Dispensing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public

hearing on the matter of adoption of rules

and regulations for the South Coast Air

Quality Management District (AQMD) will

be held on Friday, June 1, 2012, in the

Auditorium at AQMD Headquarters,

21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar,

California, at 9:00 a.m. or later, at which

time evidence will be taken and all

interested persons will be heard by the

AQMD Board.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the

objective of Proposed Rule 1177 –

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer and

Dispensing is to reduce Volatile Organic

Compound (VOC) emissions by requiring

the use of low-emission fixed liquid level

gauges or equivalent alternative

techniques or technologies during the

filling of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

containers, including stationary storage

tanks and cylinders, use of low-emission

connectors, routine leak checks and

repairs of LPG transfer and dispensing

equipment, and recordkeeping and

reporting to demonstrate compliance. The

proposed rule applies to the transfer and

dispensing of LPG at residential,

commercial, industrial, chemical,

agricultural and retail sales facilities and

to the transfer of LPG to and from

stationary storage tanks, cylinders and cargo tanks, including bobtails, truck transports and rail tank cars, and into portable refillable cylinders. The proposed rule does not apply to facilities subject to Rule 1173 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks and Releases from Components at Petroleum Facilities and Chemical Plants. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the AQMD has prepared the following supporting documents: Proposed Rule 1177– Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer and Dispensing, Draft Staff Report, which includes the comparative analysis required by California State Health and Safety Code Section 40727.2, Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Rule 1177 and Draft Socioeconomic Assessment for Proposed Rule 1177. The above documents are available on the AQMD website at http://www.aqmd.gov/rules/proposed.html and may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Philip Crabbe III, Public Information Center, South Coast AQMD, 21865

Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-

0937, (909) 396-2039.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at the

conclusion of the public hearing, the

AQMD Board may make other

modifications to Proposed Rule 1177 –

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer and

Dispensing, which are justified by the

evidence presented or may decline to

adopt it.

Questions or requests for clarification

regarding Proposed Rule 1177 can be

directed to Kennard Ellis, Planning, Rule

Development and Area Sources, South

Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley Drive,

Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

KEllis@aqmd.gov or by calling (909) 396-

2457. All CEQA inquiries can be directed

to Barbara Radlein, CEQA Unit, Office of

Planning, Rule Development and Area

Sources, South Coast AQMD, 21865

Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

BRadlein@aqmd.gov or by calling (909)

396-2716. All Socioeconomic Analysis

inquiries can be directed to Shah

Dabirian, Socioeconomic Analysis Unit,

Office of Planning, Rule Development and

Area Sources, South Coast AQMD, 21865

Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

SDabirian@aqmd.gov or by calling (909)

396-3076.

Interested persons may attend and submit

oral or written statements concerning

Proposed Rule 1177 at the Board

Hearing. Twenty-five (25) copies of all

written materials must be submitted to the

Clerk of the Board. Individuals who wish

to submit written comments for review

prior to the hearing must submit such

comments to the Clerk of the Board,

21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA,

91765-4178 or cob@aqmd.gov, (909)

396-2500, on or before Tuesday, May 22,

2012. Electronic submittals will only be

accepted if no more than 10 pages,

including attachments, and submittals are

in MS Word, plain or HTML format.

DATED: April 25, 2012

SAUNDRA MCDANIEL

Clerk of the Boards

5/2/12

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O R A N G E C O U N T Y R E P O R T E R

~ SINCE 1921 ~

600 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 205, Santa Ana, California 92701-4542

Telephone (714) 543-2027 / Fax (714) 542-6841

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

(2015.5 C.C.P.)

State of California )

County of Orange ) ss

Notice Type:

Ad Description:

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am 

over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above 

entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the 

ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English

language in the City of Santa Ana, and adjudged a newspaper of general 

circulation as defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior 

Court of the County of Orange, State of California, under date of June 2, 1922, 

Case No. 13,421. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has 

been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in 

any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit:

Executed on: 10/10/2004

At Los Angeles, California

I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and 

correct.

Signature

O R A N G E C O U N T Y R E P O R T E R

~ SINCE 1921 ~

600 W SANTA ANA BLVD, SANTA ANA, CA 92701

(714) 543-2027 (714) 542-6841

OR 2305321

SAUNDRA McDANIEL 

SCAQMD/CLERK OF THE BOARD

21865 COPLEY DRIVE (EO -1ST FLR)

DIAMOND BAR, CA - 91765-4178

HRG - NOTICE OF HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED RULE 1177 

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am

over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above

entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the

ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English

language in the city of SANTA ANA, county of ORANGE, and adjudged a

newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of

California by the Superior Court of the County of ORANGE, State of California,

under date 06/20/1922, Case No. 13421. That the notice, of which the

annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue

of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates,

to-wit:

05/02/2012

05/02/2012

ORANGE 

!A000002646463!

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED ADOPTION OF, OR

AMENDMENT TO,

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF

THE

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RE: Proposed Rule 1177 – Liquefied

Petroleum Gas Transfer and Dispensing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public

hearing on the matter of adoption of rules

and regulations for the South Coast Air

Quality Management District (AQMD) will

be held on Friday, June 1, 2012, in the

Auditorium at AQMD Headquarters,

21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar,

California, at 9:00 a.m. or later, at which

time evidence will be taken and all

interested persons will be heard by the

AQMD Board.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the

objective of Proposed Rule 1177 –

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer and

Dispensing is to reduce Volatile Organic

Compound (VOC) emissions by requiring

the use of low-emission fixed liquid level

gauges or equivalent alternative

techniques or technologies during the

filling of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

containers, including stationary storage

tanks and cylinders, use of low-emission

connectors, routine leak checks and

repairs of LPG transfer and dispensing

equipment, and recordkeeping and

reporting to demonstrate compliance. The

proposed rule applies to the transfer and

dispensing of LPG at residential,

commercial, industrial, chemical,

agricultural and retail sales facilities and

to the transfer of LPG to and from

stationary storage tanks, cylinders and cargo tanks, including bobtails, truck transports and rail tank cars, and into portable refillable cylinders. The proposed rule does not apply to facilities subject to Rule 1173 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks and Releases from Components at Petroleum Facilities and Chemical Plants. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the AQMD has prepared the following supporting documents: Proposed Rule 1177– Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer and Dispensing, Draft Staff Report, which includes the comparative analysis required by California State Health and Safety Code Section 40727.2, Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Rule 1177 and Draft Socioeconomic Assessment for Proposed Rule 1177. The above documents are available on the AQMD website at http://www.aqmd.gov/rules/proposed.html and may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Philip Crabbe III, Public Information Center, South Coast AQMD, 21865

Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-

0937, (909) 396-2039.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at the

conclusion of the public hearing, the

AQMD Board may make other

modifications to Proposed Rule 1177 –

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer and

Dispensing, which are justified by the

evidence presented or may decline to

adopt it.

Questions or requests for clarification

regarding Proposed Rule 1177 can be

directed to Kennard Ellis, Planning, Rule

Development and Area Sources, South

Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley Drive,

Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

KEllis@aqmd.gov or by calling (909) 396-

2457. All CEQA inquiries can be directed

to Barbara Radlein, CEQA Unit, Office of

Planning, Rule Development and Area

Sources, South Coast AQMD, 21865

Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

BRadlein@aqmd.gov or by calling (909)

396-2716. All Socioeconomic Analysis

inquiries can be directed to Shah

Dabirian, Socioeconomic Analysis Unit,

Office of Planning, Rule Development and

Area Sources, South Coast AQMD, 21865

Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

SDabirian@aqmd.gov or by calling (909)

396-3076.

Interested persons may attend and submit

oral or written statements concerning

Proposed Rule 1177 at the Board

Hearing. Twenty-five (25) copies of all

written materials must be submitted to the

Clerk of the Board. Individuals who wish

to submit written comments for review

prior to the hearing must submit such

comments to the Clerk of the Board,

21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA,

91765-4178 or cob@aqmd.gov, (909)

396-2500, on or before Tuesday, May 22,

2012. Electronic submittals will only be

accepted if no more than 10 pages,

including attachments, and submittals are

in MS Word, plain or HTML format.

DATED: April 25, 2012

SAUNDRA MCDANIEL

Clerk of the Boards

5/2/12

OR-2305321#
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OR#: 

O R A N G E C O U N T Y R E P O R T E R

~ SINCE 1921 ~

600 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 205, Santa Ana, California 92701-4542

Telephone (714) 543-2027 / Fax (714) 542-6841

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

(2015.5 C.C.P.)

State of California )

County of Orange ) ss

Notice Type:

Ad Description:

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am 

over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above 

entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the 

ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English

language in the City of Santa Ana, and adjudged a newspaper of general 

circulation as defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior 

Court of the County of Orange, State of California, under date of June 2, 1922, 

Case No. 13,421. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has 

been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in 

any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit:

Executed on: 10/10/2004

At Los Angeles, California

I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and 

correct.

Signature

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN

4030 N GEORGIA BLVD, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407

(909) 889-9666 (909) 885-1253

SBS 2305327

SAUNDRA McDANIEL 

SCAQMD/CLERK OF THE BOARD

21865 COPLEY DRIVE (EO -1ST FLR)

DIAMOND BAR, CA - 91765-4178

HRG - NOTICE OF HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED RULE 1177 

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am

over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above

entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the SAN

BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN, a newspaper published in the English language

in the city of SAN BERNARDINO, county of SAN BERNARDINO, and adjudged

a newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of

California by the Superior Court of the County of SAN BERNARDINO, State of

California, under date 06/20/1952, Case No. 73084. That the notice, of which

the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire

issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following

dates, to-wit:

05/02/2012

05/02/2012

SAN BERNARDINO 

!A000002646465!

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED ADOPTION OF, OR

AMENDMENT TO,

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS

OF THE

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RE: Proposed Rule 1177 -- Liquefied

Petroleum Gas Transfer and

Dispensing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

public hearing on the matter of

adoption of rules and regulations for

the South Coast Air Quality

Management District (AQMD) will be

held on Friday, June 1, 2012, in the

Auditorium at AQMD Headquarters,

21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar,

California, at 9:00 a.m. or later, at

which time evidence will be taken and

all interested persons will be heard by

the AQMD Board.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that

the objective of Proposed Rule 1177 --

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer and

Dispensing is to reduce Volatile

Organic Compound (VOC) emissions

by requiring the use of low-emission

fixed liquid level gauges or equivalent

alternative techniques or technologies

during the filling of liquefied

petroleum gas (LPG) containers,

including stationary storage tanks and

cylinders, use of low-emission

connectors, routine leak checks and

repairs of LPG transfer and

dispensing equipment, and

recordkeeping and reporting to

demonstrate compliance. The

proposed rule applies to the transfer and dispensing of LPG at residential,

commercial, industrial, chemical,

agricultural and retail sales facilities

and to the transfer of LPG to and from

stationary storage tanks, cylinders and cargo tanks, including bobtails,

truck transports and rail tank cars,

and into portable refillable cylinders.

The proposed rule does not apply to

facilities subject to Rule 1173 - Control

of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks

and Releases from Components at

Petroleum Facilities and Chemical

Plants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that

the AQMD has prepared the following

supporting documents: Proposed Rule 1177-- Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Transfer and Dispensing, Draft Staff

Report, which includes the

comparative analysis required by

California State Health and Safety

Code Section 40727.2, Draft

Environmental Assessment for Proposed Rule 1177 and Draft

Socioeconomic Assessment for Proposed Rule 1177.

The above documents are available on

the AQMD website at
http://www.aqmd.gov/rules/proposed. html and may be obtained by

contacting: Mr. Philip Crabbe III, Public Information Center, South

Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley Drive,

Diamond Bar, CA 91765-0937, (909) 396-

2039.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at

the conclusion of the public hearing,

the AQMD Board may make other modifications to Proposed Rule 1177 --

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Transfer and

Dispensing, which are justified by the

evidence presented or may decline to

adopt it.

Questions or requests for clarification

regarding Proposed Rule 1177 can be

directed to Kennard Ellis, Planning,

Rule Development and Area Sources,

South Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley

Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

KEllis@aqmd.gov or by calling (909)

396-2457. All CEQA inquiries can be

directed to Barbara Radlein, CEQA

Unit, Office of Planning, Rule

Development and Area Sources, South

Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley Drive,

Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

BRadlein@aqmd.gov or by calling

(909) 396-2716. All Socioeconomic

Analysis inquiries can be directed to Shah Dabirian, Socioeconomic

Analysis Unit, Office of Planning, Rule

Development and Area Sources, South

Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley Drive,

Diamond Bar, CA 91765,

SDabirian@aqmd.gov or by calling

(909) 396-3076.

Interested persons may attend and submit oral or written statements

concerning Proposed Rule 1177 at the

Board Hearing. Twenty-five (25)

copies of all written materials must be

submitted to the Clerk of the Board.

Individuals who wish to submit written

comments for review prior to the

hearing must submit such comments

to the Clerk of the Board, 21865 Copley

Drive, Diamond Bar, CA, 91765-4178 or cob@aqmd.gov, (909) 396-2500, on or

before Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Electronic submittals will only be

accepted if no more than 10 pages,

including attachments, and submittals

are in MS Word, plain or HTML

format.

DATED: April 25, 2012

SAUNDRA MCDANIEL

Clerk of the Boards

5/2/12

SBS-2305327#