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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Placer County Air Pollution Control District

Rule No(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: February 9, 2012

Rule Title(s): (Rule 301) Nonagricultural Burning Smoke Management, (Rule 302) Agricultural Waste Burning Smoke 

Management, (Rule 303) Prescribed Burning Smoke Management, (Rule 304) Land Development Burning Smoke 

Management, (Rule 305) Residential Allowable Burning, (Rule 306) Open Burning of Non-Industrial Wood Waste 

at Designated Disposal Sites

Date Submitted to ARB: 2/29/12

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): February 10, 2011

Is the Rule Intended to be Sent to the U.S. EPA as a SIP Revision? Yes No (If No, do not complete remainder of form)

District Contact: Ann Hobbs Phone Number: (530) 745-2327 E-mail Address: ahobbs@placer.ca.gov

Narrative Summary of New Rule or Rule Changes: New Rule Amended Rule

The original adoption of Rules 301 - 306 in February 2011 was a complicated process which incorporated the 

District's 25 rules into six rules. Once adopted, the rules were submitted to the U.S. EPA by the California Air 

Resources Board for inclusion into the District's State Implementation Plan, on behalf of the District. The U.S. EPA 

reviewed the new rules and had comments on them. The District has addressed those comments and concerns in 

this current adoption of the rules.

Pollutant(s) Regulated by the Rule (Check): ROG (NOx) SO2

(CO) PM TAC (name):

II. EFFECT ON EMISSIONS

Complete this section ONLY for rules that, when implemented, will result in quantifiable changes in emissions. Attach reference(s) for emission 

factor(s) and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined.

Net Effect on Emissions: Increase Decrease N/A

Emission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: N/A

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: N/A Area Affected: N/A

Future Year Control Profile Estimate (Provide information on as many years as possible):

N/A
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: N/A

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: N/A

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): N/A

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): N/A

Note that the district’s input to the Rule Evaluation Form will not be used as input to the ARB’s emission forecasting and 

planning.

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment Split

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: N/A

Percent in Nonattainment Area: N/A%

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: N/A Percent in Nonattainment Area: N/A%

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule (Attach additional sheets as 

necessary): N/A

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) 300 of the Rule.

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: N/A

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains:

Emission Limits in Section(s): 300 Work Practice Standards in Section(s): 300

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): 500 Reporting Requirements in Section(s): 500
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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment

Discussion: For all of the burn rules, except Rule 304, Land Development Burning Smoke Management, the proposed 

changes will not have any impacts on air quality as they are not a substantive change to the District’s burn program. The 

changes are minor in nature and make the reading of the rules easier and clearer.

The changes proposed in Rule 304 limits burning to a single or two family dwelling except where a demonstration is made 

to the APCO that there is no practical alternative, restricts burning during days when there is a forecast of a NAAQS 

violation, prevents burning when restricted by a fire agency, and requires an inspection prior to burning to assure that 

burning will not cause a problem. Changes made were also for clarity, simplicity and grammar.