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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Placer County APCD

Rule No(s): 215 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: June 19, 1997

Rule Title(s): Transfer of Gasoline Into Tank Trucks, Trailers and Railroad Tank Cars at Loading Facilities

Date Submitted to ARB: 5/5/08

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): 6-19-97

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: John Finnell Phone Number: (530) 745-2324 E-mail Address: jfinnell@placer.ca.gov

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

On May 15, 1996, the District was informed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) that Rule 

215, as amended in 1994, was approved for the State Implementation Plan (SIP). USEPA suggested that the Rule would 

be strengthened by (1) a minor change in the definition of Vapor Tight, and (2) the correction of a typographical error in 

Section 401.2

The definition of Vapor Tight in Section 211 was changed to be consistent with EPA Method 21, per EPAs request. The 

definition was reworded to delete the ..1 cm from any source... statement. 

The incorrect reference in Section 401.2 is changed from "Section 303.3" to "Section 301.3". 

Rule 215, originally adopted in 1979, was also reformatted to match the current format standard for Placer County 

Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) Rules and Regulations.

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: 0

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: NA Area Affected: Placer County

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: 0

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: 2

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 100% 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 0 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) Sections 301.3 and 301.4 of the Rule. 

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: Installation of a vapor recovery system and loading 

procedures. Other operating requirements are listed in section 302 and include:

The loading facility vapor recovery system shall not create a back-pressure in excess of the pressure limits of the delivery 

vessel certification leak test (18 inches of water gauge).

All vapor recovery equipment and gasoline loading equipment shall be maintained in good working order and shall be 

leak free and vapor tight.

Switch loading is subject to emission limits in Sections 301.3 and 301.4 of this rule.

Transfer equipment must be configured to require that the gasoline delivery vessel be bottom loaded.

The gasoline loading operations may not exceed the capacity of the vapor processing unit. 

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains: 

Emission Limits in Section(s): 301 Work Practice Standards in Section(s): Section 302

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): 501 Reporting Requirements in Section(s): 501.1
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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment 

Discussion: