MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD 

OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 

LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA 

AGENDA ITEM 8 

DATE: July 21, 2015 

RECOMMENDATION: Conduct a continued public hearing to consider the adoption 

of the Federal Negative Declarations for Twenty Control Techniques Guidelines Source 

Categories: a. Open public hearing; b. Receive staff report; c. Receive public testimony; 

d. Close public hearing; e. Make a determination that the California Environmental 

Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption applies; f. Waive reading of Resolution; g. 

Adopt Resolution making appropriate findings, certifying the Notice of Exemption, 

adopting the Federal Negative Declarations for Twenty Control Techniques Guidelines 

Source Categories and directing staff actions. 

SUMMARY: The proposed adoption of the Federal Negative Declarations for Twenty 

Control Techniques Guidelines Source Categories is necessary because for those source 

categories not represented within the area designated non-attainment for ozone, and 

covered by a Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) or which meet the definition of a 

major source, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requires the 

submission of a Federal Negative Declaration (FND) certifying that those sources are not 

present. . 

BACKGROUND: The FNDs proposed for adoption are different from the Negative 

Declarations associated with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Instead, 

these FNDs, once adopted by the Governing Board, will serve as official certification to 

the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) that there are no stationary 

sources or emitting facilities in these categories located within the area designated as 

non-attainment for ozone within the AVAQMD. 

Adoption of the FNDs will satisfy the specific federal requirement described below. 

Their adoption does not satisfy any other state or federal requirements imposed upon the 

District. There are no emission reductions associated with this action because there are 

no sources in these categories within the AVAQMD. 

The Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA) requires areas designated non-attainment and 

classified moderate and above to implement Reasonably Available Control Technology 

(RACT) for sources subject to CTG documents issued by the USEPA for "major 

sources" of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (N0x) which are 

Cc: Tracy Walters 

I, CRYSTAL GOREE, DEPUTY CLERK OF THE GOVERNING BOARD 

OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT 

DISTRICT HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A 

FULL, TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE RECORD OF 

THE ACTION AS THE SAME APPEARS IN THE OFFICIAL 

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MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD 

OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 

LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA 

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ozone precursors. Effective May 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436, March 27, 2008), USEPA lowered the 

primary ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) from 0.084 parts per million 

(ppm) to 0.075 ppm. For purposes of the FCAA, the District has been designated non-attainment 

for ozone and classified as Severe-15 for the new 0.075 ppm 8-hour standard. As a result of the 

shift to the 0.075 ppm standard, USEPA is requiring that all non-attainment areas submit an 

updated RACT SIP Analysis. The purpose of the RACT SIP Analysis is to ensure that District 

rules adequately address current RACT requirements. For those source categories not 

represented within the area designated non-attainment for ozone, USEPA requires the 

submission of a END certifying that those sources are not present. These FNDs are revisions to 

the State Implementation Plan (SIP), and consequently they must be adopted after public notice 

and hearing (42 U.S.C. §7410(1), FCAA §110(1). 

The public hearing to consider the adoption of the Federal Negative Declarations for 20 CTG 

Source Categories was originally noticed for the May 19, 2015 Governing Board meeting. The 

AVAQMD received substantive comments from USEPA and continued the hearing to June 16, 

2015 and again to July 21, 2015 to address the comments. 

A Notice of Exemption, Categorical Exemption (C1ass8; 14 Cal. Code Reg. §15308) will be 

prepared by the AVAQ1VID for the adoption of the Federal Negative Declarations for Twenty 

Control Techniques Guidelines Source Categories pursuant to the requirements of CEQA. 

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: 

REVIEW BY OTHERS: This item was reviewed by Karen Nowak, District Counsel as to legal 

form and by Bret Banks, Deputy Director — Antelope Valley Operations on or about July 6, 

2015. 

FINANCIAL DATA: No increase in appropriation is anticipated. 

PRESENTER: Bret Banks, Deputy Director — Antelope Valley Operations 
MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD 

OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AM QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 

LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA 

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ACTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD 

APPROVED 

Upon Motion by CRIST, Seconded by CHELETTE, as approved by the following vote: 

Ayes: 4 CRIST, HAWKINS, CHELETTE, UNDERWOOD-JACOBS 

Noes: 

Absent: 4 MANN, CHELETTE, LEDFORD, LAWSON 

Abstain: 

Vacant: 

CRYS L GORE DEPUTY CLERK OF THE GOVERNING BOARD 

BY 

Dated: Jul 

Ref: Resolution #15-04, Titled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF 

THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MAKING 

FINDINGS, CERTIFYING THE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION, ADOPTING THE 

FEDERAL NEGATIVE DECLARATIONS FOR TWENTY CONTROL TECHNIQUES 

GUIDELINES SOURCE CATEGORIES AND DIRECTING STAFF ACTIONS."