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

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

RULE 3000. GENERAL

(a) Purpose

The Title V Permit system is the air pollution control permit system required to 

implement the federal Operating Permit Program as required by Title V of the 

federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 and to implement requirements for 

greenhouse gases pursuant to 40 CFR Parts 70. This regulation defines permit 

application and issuance procedures as well as compliance requirements 

associated with the program.

(b) Definitions

(1) ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT REVISION means any Title V permit 

revision to:

(A) correct typographical errors;

(B) record facility ownership and information changes which:

(i) identify changes in the name, address, or phone number of 

any person identified in the permit, or provide a similar 

minor administrative change at the source; or,

(ii) change ownership or operational control of a source where 

the District determines that no other change in the permit is 

necessary, provided that a written agreement containing a 

specific date for transfer of permit responsibility, coverage, 

and liability between the current and new holder of the Title 

V permit has been submitted to the District;

(C) impose requirements for more frequent monitoring, recordkeeping, 

or reporting by the permittee;

(D) issue a final permit to operate for equipment previously issued a 

Title V permit to construct, with no change in permit terms and 

conditions except for the:

(i) removal of permit to construct terms or conditions which 

are no longer applicable; or,

(ii) inclusion of changes consistent with subparagraphs 

(b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), (b)(1)(C), (b)(1)(E), (b)(1)(F), and 

(b)(1)(G) of this rule;
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(E) annually record revised annual Allocations for each remaining year 

of the permit term for facilities subject to RECLAIM as a result of 

the trade, sale, or purchase of RECLAIM Trading Credits (RTC) in 

compliance with Rule 2007 - Trading Requirements, provided New 

Source Review is not triggered pursuant to Rule 2005 - RECLAIM 

New Source Review;

(F) remove equipment, provided that equipment removal does not 

result in an increase in emissions; or,

(G) move equipment within a facility provided that there is no change 

to permit conditions and that such a move does not require an 

evaluation of regulatory requirements.

(2) AFFECTED SOURCE means a facility as defined under the acid rain 

provisions of Title IV of the federal Clean Air Act and Title 40, Part 70 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 70), Section 70.2.

(3) AFFECTED STATES means all States:

(A) whose air quality may be affected and that are contiguous to the 

State in which a Title V permit, permit revision or permit renewal 

is being proposed; or

(B) that are within 50 miles of the permitted facility.

(4) APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS means all requirements as defined in 

40 CFR Part 70, Section 70.2.

(5) CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT (CO2e) means the amount of carbon 

dioxide (CO2) that would have the same global warming potential (see 

Table 2 of this rule) as a given amount of another greenhouse gas.

(6) COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS means all permits, compliance plans, 

schedules of compliance, approved variances, alternative operating 

conditions, orders for abatement, and all monitoring and compliance 

reports required by the Title V permit, except for information entitled to 

confidential treatment pursuant to Section 114(c) of the federal Clean Air 

Act. The contents of a facility permit shall not be entitled to confidential 

treatment.

(7) DE MINIMIS SIGNIFICANT PERMIT REVISION means any Title V 

permit revision where the cumulative emission increases of nonRECLAIM pollutants or hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from these 
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permit revisions during the term of the permit are not greater than any of 

the emission threshold levels in Table 1.

Table 1

De Minimis Emission Threshold Level

Air Contaminant

Daily Maximum

in Pounds Per Day

HAP 30

VOC 30

NOx 40

PM-10 30

SOx 60

CO 220

For the purposes of this paragraph, the de minimis levels for HAP and 

volatile organic compounds (VOC) are not additive if the HAP is a VOC. 

The de minimis levels for HAP and particulate matter with an 

aerodynamic diameter smaller than or equal to 10 microns (PM-10) are not 

additive if the HAP is a PM-10. The HAP de minimis level in this section 

shall be superseded by any lower HAP de minimis level promulgated by 

the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator. 

De minimis significant permit revisions shall also meet the requirements 

of clauses (b)(15)(A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii) and (ix) of this rule.

(8) EFFECTIVE DATE means the date upon which the EPA Administrator 

deems the District Title V program approved on a full, partial or interim 

basis, whichever is earlier.

(9) EMERGENCY means any situation arising from sudden and reasonably 

unforeseeable events beyond the control of the facility, including acts of 

God, which:

(A) requires immediate corrective action to restore normal operation; 

and

(B) causes the facility to exceed a technology-based emission 

limitation under the permit, due to unavoidable increases in 

emissions attributable to the emergency; and

(C) is not caused by improperly designed equipment, lack of 

preventative maintenance, careless or improper operation, or 

operator error.

(10) FACILITY means any permit unit or source, or grouping of permit units or 

sources, or other air contaminant-emitting activities which are located on 
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one or more contiguous properties within the District, in actual physical 

contact or separated solely by a public roadway or other public right-ofway, and are owned or operated by the same person (or by persons under 

common control) or an outer continental shelf (OCS) source as defined in 

40 CFR Part 55, Section 55.2. Such above-described groupings, if on 

noncontiguous properties, but connected only by land carrying a pipeline, 

shall not be considered one facility. Equipment or installations involved 

in crude oil and gas production in Southern California coastal or OCS 

waters, and transport of such crude oil and gas in Southern California 

coastal or OCS waters, shall be included in the same facility which is 

under the same ownership or use entitlement as the crude oil and gas 

facility on-shore.

(11) FUGITIVE EMISSIONS means those emissions which cannot reasonably 

pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally equivalent 

opening.

(12) GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL means the capacity to heat the 

atmosphere, calculated as the ratio of the time-integrated radiative forcing 

from the instantaneous release of 1 kilogram (kg) of a substance relative to 

that of 1 kg of CO2. Global warming potential shall be calculated 

according to the factors for a 100-year time horizon, as listed in Table 2 of 

this rule.

(13) GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) means carbon dioxide (CO2), methane 

(CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), hydrofluorocarbons 

(HFCs), or perfluorocarbons (PFCs).

(14) HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT (HAP) means any pollutant on a list 

maintained by EPA pursuant to Section 112(b) of the federal Clean Air 

Act.

(15) MINOR PERMIT REVISION means any Title V permit revision that:

(A) (i) does not require or change a case-by-case evaluation of: 

reasonably available control technology (RACT) pursuant 

to Title I of the federal Clean Air Act; or maximum 

achievable control technology (MACT) pursuant to 40 CFR 

Part 63, Subpart B;

(ii) does not violate a regulatory requirement;
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(iii) does not require any significant change in monitoring terms 

or conditions in the permit;

(iv) does not require relaxation of any recordkeeping, or 

reporting requirement, or term, or condition in the permit;

(v) does not result in an emission increase of RECLAIM 

pollutants over the facility starting Allocation plus 

nontradeable Allocations, or higher Allocation amount 

which has previously undergone a significant permit 

revision process;

(vi) does not result in an increase in emissions of a pollutant 

subject to Regulation XIII - New Source Review or a 

hazardous air pollutant;

(vii) does not result in an increase in GHG emissions of >75,000 

tpy CO2e;

(viii) does not establish or change a permit condition that the 

facility has assumed to avoid an applicable requirement;

(ix) is not an installation of a new permit unit subject to a New 

Source Performance Standard (NSPS) pursuant to 40 CFR 

Part 60, or a National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants (NESHAP) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 61 or 40 

CFR Part 63; and,

(x) is not a modification or reconstruction of an existing permit 

unit, resulting in new or additional NSPS requirements 

pursuant to 40 CFR Part 60, or new or additional NESHAP 

requirements pursuant to 40 CFR Part 61 or 40 CFR Part 

63; or,

(B) incorporates an existing general permit, as defined in subdivision 

(e) of Rule 3004, and its associated requirements, into another Title 

V permit.

(16) MOJAVE DESERT AIR BASIN means the region as defined in 

Section 60109 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.

(17) MODIFICATION means any physical change or change in the method of 

operation of any equipment. The following shall not be considered a 

modification:

(A) routine maintenance and repair;
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(B) any change in operator or ownership of the facility;

(C) use of an alternative fuel as required by District rule or federal or 

State statute, regulation or law;

(D) an increase in the hours of operation or in the production rate, 

unless a unit specific permit condition limiting hours of operation, 

throughput or mass emissions would be exceeded; and

(E) for RECLAIM facilities, changes in material selection or 

formulation, if allowed without a permit revision under Regulation 

XX - RECLAIM.

(18) MONITORING means any of the following: emission testing, continuous 

emissions monitoring, material testing, and instrumental and noninstrumental monitoring of process conditions.

(19) OFF-ROAD MOBILE SOURCES means non-stationary devices powered 

by an internal combustion engine or motor rated at 50 horsepower or 

greater, used off public roads and solely at the facility to propel, move, or 

draw persons or property. Such devices include, but are not limited to: 

forklifts, motor graders, backhoes, excavators, dozers, trenchers, and 

tractors.

(20) POTENTIAL TO EMIT means the maximum capacity of a facility to emit 

any air pollutant under its physical and operational design. Any physical 

or operational limitation on the capacity of a facility to emit an air 

pollutant, including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on 

hours of operation or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored, 

or processed, shall be treated as part of its design if the limitation is

enforceable by the EPA Administrator. The potential to emit limit for the 

equipment or emission types described by subparagraphs (b)(28)(A) 

through (b)(28)(E) of this rule shall not be included in a facility’s potential 

to emit.

(21) PROPOSED PERMIT means a permit prepared after evaluation by the 

District staff, for review by the EPA Administrator, the public, or affected 

States for an initial permit, permit renewal or permit revision.

(22) RECLAIM FACILITY means any facility that is subject to the 

requirements of Regulation XX - Regional Clean Air Incentives Market 

(RECLAIM).
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(23) RECLAIM POLLUTANT means any pollutant that is subject to the 

requirements of Regulation XX - Regional Clean Air Incentives Market 

(RECLAIM), and that is emitted from a facility subject to RECLAIM for 

that pollutant.

(24) REGULATED AIR POLLUTANT means any air pollutant as defined in 

40 CFR Part 70, Section 70.2.

(25) REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS means all applicable requirements, 

District Rules and Regulations, and all State requirements pertaining to the 

regulation of air contaminants.

(26) RELOCATION means the removal of an existing equipment or source 

from one parcel of land in the South Coast Air Quality Management 

District and installation on another parcel of land where the two parcels 

are not in actual physical contact and are not separated solely by a public 

roadway or public right-of-way.

(27) RENEWAL means the required updating of an existing Title V permit at 

the end of its term pursuant to Rule 3003 and subdivision (f) of Rule 3004 

for the purpose of assuring that the issuance of such updated permit 

contains current regulatory requirements. Upon approval, a renewed 

permit will be granted for an additional permit term and may contain new 

regulatory requirements.

(28) REPORTED EMISSIONS, for the purpose of applicability pursuant to 

Rule 3001 - Applicability, means the emissions data provided by the 

facility representative, pursuant to Rule 301 - Permit Fees, to the District 

and validated by the Executive Officer. The following types of reported 

emissions shall not be considered in determining whether a facility is 

required to obtain a Title V permit:

(A) Fugitive emissions of VOC, oxides of nitrogen (NOx), oxides of 

sulfur (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO) or PM-10 unless the source 

belongs to one of the categories listed in paragraph 2 of the 

definition of major source in 40 CFR Part 70, Section 70.2. 

Fugitive emissions of HAPs shall not be excluded from reported 

HAP emissions.

(B) Emissions from on-road and off-road mobile equipment, as defined 

in Rule 219 - Equipment Not Requiring A Written Permit Pursuant 

to Regulation II.
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(C) Off-site emissions from portable equipment permitted to operate at 

various locations.

(D) Emissions from non-road engines, as defined by 40 CFR Part 89, 

Section 89.2, manufactured on or after November 15, 1990 or 

another date subsequently determined by EPA.

(E) Emissions from military tactical support equipment registered to 

operate state-wide pursuant to Article 5 - Portable Engine and 

Equipment Registration, Title 13 of the California Code of 

Regulations.

(29) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL means:

(A) for a corporation: a president, secretary, treasurer, or vicepresident of the corporation in charge of a principal business 

function, or a person who performs similar policy-making 

functions for the corporation, or a duly authorized representative 

provided the representative is responsible for the overall 

operational control of the facility, and either:

(i) the Executive Officer has approved a petition from the 

original responsible official to delegate this authority; or,

(ii) the facility employs more than 250 persons or has a gross 

annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25 million in 

second quarter 1980 dollars.

(B) for a partnership or sole proprietorship: general partner or 

proprietor, respectively.

(C) for a municipality, State, federal, or other public agency: a 

principal executive officer or ranking elected official.

(D) for Phase II Acid Rain facilities that do not meet the criteria in 

subparagraphs (b)(29)(A) or (C) of this rule: the designated 

representative responsible pursuant to Title IV of the federal Clean 

Air Act.

(30) SALTON SEA AIR BASIN means the region as defined in Section 60114 

of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.

(31) SIGNIFICANT PERMIT REVISION means any facility permit revision 

that is not eligible for administrative permit revision, minor permit 

revision, or de minimis significant permit revision procedures. Such 

revisions include any of the following:
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(A) relaxation of any monitoring, recordkeeping, or reporting 

requirement, term, or condition in the Title V permit;

(B) the addition of equipment or modification to existing equipment or 

processes that result in an emission increase of non-RECLAIM 

pollutants or hazardous air pollutants (HAP) in excess of any of the 

emission threshold levels in Table 1 of paragraph (b)(7) of this 

rule;

(C) cumulative emission increases of non-RECLAIM pollutants or 

hazardous air pollutants from de minimis significant permit 

revisions during the term of the permit, in excess of any of the 

emission threshold levels in Table 1 of paragraph (b)(7) of this 

rule.

For the purposes of this subparagraph, the de minimis levels for 

HAP and VOC are not additive if the HAP is a VOC. The de 

minimis levels for HAP and PM-10 are not additive if the HAP is a 

PM-10. The HAP de minimis level in this section shall be 

superseded by any lower HAP de minimis level promulgated by 

the EPA Administrator, or;

(D) any modification at a RECLAIM facility that results in an emission 

increase of RECLAIM pollutants over the facility's starting 

Allocation plus the nontradeable Allocations;

(E) requests for a permit shield when such requests are made outside 

applications for initial permit or permit renewal issuance;

(F) any revision that requires or changes a case-by-case evaluation of: 

reasonably available control technology (RACT) pursuant to Title I 

of the federal Clean Air Act; or maximum achievable control 

technology (MACT) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart B;

(G) any revision that results in a violation of regulatory requirements;

(H) any revision that establishes or changes a permit condition that the 

facility assumes to avoid an applicable requirement;

(I) installation of new equipment subject to a New Source 

Performance Standard (NSPS) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 60, or a 

National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(NESHAP) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 61 or 40 CFR Part 63; or,
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(J) modification or reconstruction of existing equipment, resulting in 

an emission increase subject to new or additional NSPS 

requirements pursuant to 40 CFR Part 60, or to new or additional 

NESHAP requirements pursuant to 40 CFR Part 61 or 40 CFR Part 

63.

(32) SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN means the region as defined in Section 

60104 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.

(33) TEMPORARY SOURCE means equipment or a facility that operates at 

multiple temporary locations.

(34) TITLE V means Title V of the federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 

and the 40 CFR Part 70 EPA regulations promulgated to implement the 

Act.

(35) TITLE V PERMIT means a facility operating permit issued pursuant to 

Regulation XXX.

(36) TITLE V FACILITY means any facility that meets the criteria set forth in 

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Table 2

Global Warming Potentials (GWP) (100-Year Time Horizon)

Source: Table A-1 to Subpart A of Part 98,

Global Warming Potentials (Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 209 (October 30, 2009) 

Name Global 

Warming 

Potential

Name Global 

Warming 

Potential

CO2 1 HFE-43-10pccc (H-Galden 1040x) 1,870

CH4 21 HFE-125 14,900

N2O 310 HFE-134 6,320

HFC-23 11,700 HFE-143a 756

HFC-32 650 HFE-227ea 1,540

HFC-41 150 HFE-236ca12 (HG-10) 2,800

HFC-125 2,800 HFE-236ea2 (Desflurane) 989

HFC-134 1,000 HFE-236fa 487

HFC-134a 1,300 HFE-245cb2 708

HFC-143 300 HFE-245fa1 286

HFC-143a 3,800 HFE-245fa2 659

HFC-152 53 HFE-254cb2 359

HFC-152a 140 HFE-263fb2 11

HFC-161 12 HFE-329mcc2 919

HFC-227ea 2,900 HFE-338mcf2 552

HFC-236cb 1,340 HFE-338pcc13 (HG-01) 1,500

HFC-236ea 1,370 HFE-338mmz1 380

HFC-236fa 6,300 HFE-347mcc3 575

HFC-245ca 560 HFE-347mcf2 374

HFC-245fa 1,030 HFE-347pcf2 580

HFC-365mfc 794 HFE-347mmy1 343

HFC-4310mee 1,300 HFE-356mec3 101

Nitrogen trifluoride 17,200 HFE-356pcc3 110

Sulfur hexafluoride 23,900 HFE-356pcf2 265

Trifluoromethyl sulphur pentafluoride 17,700 HFE-356pcf3 502

PFC-14 (Perfluoromethane) 6,500 HFE-356mm1 27

PFC-116 (Perfluoroethane) 9,200 HFE-365mcf3 11

PFC-218 (Perfluoropropane) 7,000 HFE-374pc2 557

PFC-3-1-10 (Perfluorobutane) 7,000 HFE-449sl (HFE-7100) Chemical Blend 297

PFC-4-1-12 (Perfluoropentane) 7,500 HFE-569sf2 (HFE-7200) Chemical Blend 59

PFC-5-1-14 (Perfluorohexane) 7,400 Sevoflurane 345

Perfluorocyclopropane 17,340 (Octafluorotetramethylene) 

hydroxymethyl group

73

Perfluorocyclobutane 8,700 Bis(trifluoromethyl)-methanol 195

PFC-9-1-18 7,500 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanol 42

HCFE-235da2 (Isoflurane) 350 PFPMIE 10,300