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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: Butte County Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): 300 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: Adopted February 23, 1971; Amended December 12, 1972 and 

July 15, 1980; Recodified and Amended August 6, 1985; Amended September 18, 1990 and April 7, 1992; Recodified and 

Amended August 20, 1998; Recodified August 22, 2002; Amended January 22, 2004; Recodified and Amended 

December 9, 2010);Amended February 24, 2011

Rule Title(s): Open Burning, Prohibitions, and Exemptions

Date Submitted to ARB: May 6, 2011

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): February 24, 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: Armen Kamian, Associate AQ Planner Phone Number: 530-332-9400, x108 

E-mail Address: akamian@bcaqmd.org

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

Amendments to Rule 300 establish performance standards necessary to reduce the amount of smoke generated 

from residential open burning and fire hazard reduction burning. The recodification of the existing rules into a 

single rule clearly identifies performance standards and prohibitions that are the same for all types of burning 

along with additional standards that are specific to the type of burning being conducted. 

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: No specific emission reductions were committed 

because of anticipated Clean Data Finding

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: Area Affected: 

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

 
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): 

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): 

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: 0

Percent in Nonattainment Area: % 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 0 Percent in Nonattainment Area: % 

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

necessary): 

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: 

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains: 

Emission Limits in Section(s): Work Practice Standards in Section(s): 7-11

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

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment 

Discussion: The amended rule makes progress toward attainment of PM2.5 standards by clearly identifying performance 

standards and prohibitions for all types of burning as well as additional standards specific to the type of burning being 

conducted.