629 Entler .·frenue, Suite 15 Chico, C4 95928 (530) 332-9400 (530) .U2-9417 Mu:

Gerardo Rios , Chief Pennits Office (AIR

-3) March 25, 2016

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX 75 Hawthorne Street San Franci sco , CA 94105-3901 Re: Clarification of SIP Submittal for Pennit Regulations Dear Mr. Rios: W

.**Jame~** Wagonn Air Pollllllon Control Officer Robert McLaughlin Asst. Air Polfuti.Jn Control Officer

The Butte County Air Quality Management District (District) is contacting the U.S. En\'ironmental Protection Agency Region 9 (U.S. EPA) regarding the District's submittal of Rule 400-Permitting Requirenu ! nts, Rule 401-Permit Exemptions and Rule 432-Federal Ne11 · Source Revie11' for inclusion into the State hnplementation Plan (SIP). The District wants to clarify that the submitted rules are intended to fulfill the new source pem1itting program requirements and to replace the existing remaining SIP rules that relate to pennitting requirements. 

### In the Executive Summary of the rule adoption staff report, we note:

-- ... those requirements offi..'deral law are required to he submitted as a re\ ' ision to the State 

### Implementation Plant 

### (SIP), th e District re-cod(fied Regulation 

### JV-Permits in May 

### 2011 and included all minor and major administrati1 1

### e f ederal 

### re quirements (empJiasis added) into 

### one rule, developed a separate rule 

### fhr permit exemptions, and split the State and federal NSR requirements 

### into hvo rules

. .. For your reference , the attached table identifies the existing SIP Rules (most were adopted in the mid-1 1 980's) and cross-references to sections of the cunent submitted rules as adopted in 2014 which serve as updates/replacements. It was never our intention to have duplicative requirements in the SIP

.. If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at (530) 332-9400, ext. 112. Sincerely, 

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Air Pollution Contro ] Officer Enclosure:

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cc: Cross, Reference Table of Existing SIP Rules to be Replaced with Current SIP Submittal Rules Carol Sutkus, Manager, South Coast AQ Planning Section, ARB

T :\Pl nn nin g:\Air Qu;1lity Plmming:'. SIP Dc1Cl1111 c11L s ·Suh111ittal liu PL ' lm i tting: Ruk s\EPA SIP Permitting rule cl arilkati on .doo

### Butte County Air Quality Management District Regulation IV Permits SIP Submittal Cross Reference of Existing SIP Rules to be Replaced with Current SIP Submittal Rules Existing SIP Rule Applicable New Rule Comments Reference 04-04 Exemptions from Rule 

### 40 I-Permit Exemptions As noted in the Staff Report Pennit Requirements 

### 401 General Requirements Rule 

### 400, Sections ], 

### 4.1 , and 4.4. I; Rule 

### 432, Section I. I 

### 402 Authority to Construct Rule 

### 400, Sections 

### 4.] and 

### 4.1.4 403 Permit to Operate Rule 

### 400, Sections 

### 4.2 and 

### 4.4 , The requirement fo1 1 sources Section ]

. 1 (relating to sources existing prior to ] 982 to subject to Title V must comply obtain a Permit to Operate is with Rule 

### 400} an artifact of older pe1111itting mies and no longer applicable. 

### 405 Permi t Conditions Rule 

### 400, Section 

### 5.2.4 406 Emission Calculations Rule 

### 400, Section 

### 4.3 Existing SIP Rule 

### 434, Section 

### 3.1 also includes that tI1e APCO retains this authority 

### 407 Anniversary Date Rule 

### 400,. Section 

### 4.6 Term "anniversary date

.. has been replaced with dearer language noting when the pe1111it will expire. 420 Standards for Granting A

. Rule 

### 400, Section 

### 4.8 Applications B

. Rule 

### 400, Sections 

### 4.4.3 and 

### 4.4.4 C. Rule 

### 400, Sections 

### 4.4.6 421 Conditional Approval Rule 

### 400, Section 

### 4.4

. 8 and 

### 5.2.4 424 State Implementation Rule 

### 400, Section 

### 4.4.3 Plan