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Placer County APCD 503 - 1 Rules and Regulations

RULE 503 EMISSION STATEMENT

Adopted 09-21-93

(Amended 8-12-2010)

CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

103 EXEMPTION, WAIVER

200 DEFINITIONS

201 ACTUAL EMISSIONS

202 AFFECTED POLLUTANTS

203 RENEWAL INFORMATION REQUEST

204 RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL

205 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

300 STANDARDS

301 EMISSION STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS

302 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS

402 FAILURE TO SUBMIT

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 EMISSION FACTORS
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100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: To establish the requirements for the submittal of emission statements from 

specified stationary sources pursuant to the requirements of the 1990 amendments to the 

Federal Clean Air Act [Section 182 (a)(3)(B)].

102 APPLICABILITY: The requirements of this rule are applicable to every stationary source 

permitted by the District which has actual emissions or potential in excess of ten (10) tons 

or more per year of volatile organic compounds or oxides of nitrogen.

103 EXEMPTION, WAIVER: The Air Pollution Control Officer may waive the requirement to 

provide an emission statement for any class or category of stationary sources which emit 

(based on actual emissions for the twelve months prior to the reporting period requested) 

less than twenty-five (25) tons per year, but more than ten (10) tons per year of volatile 

organic compounds or oxides of nitrogen, pursuant to the requirements of Section 401.

200 DEFINITIONS: Unless otherwise defined below, the terms used in this rule are defined in Rule 

102, DEFINITIONS and Rule 502, NEW SOURCE REVIEW.

201 ACTUAL EMISSIONS: Measured or estimated emissions which most accurately 

represent the emissions from an emissions unit. Fugitive emissions associated with the 

emissions unit shall be included in the actual emissions of the emissions unit.

202 AFFECTED POLLUTANTS: For the purposes of this rule only, volatile organic 

compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) are the affected pollutants.

203 RENEWAL INFORMATION REQUEST: An annual information request by the APCO to 

each District permit holder subject to this rule for operational data including, but not 

limited to, actual emissions and/or operational data allowing the District to estimate actual 

emissions.

204 RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: An individual, who is responsible for the completion and 

certification ofdata presented in the emission inventory statement, and who accepts legal 

responsibility for the emission statement's accuracy. "Responsible official" means one of 

the following:The responsible official is liable to legal review, or in case of fault, to 

penalties.

203.1 For a corporation, a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of the 

corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who 

performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation, or a duly 

authorized representative of such person if the representative is responsible for 

the overall operation of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating 

facilities applying for or subject to a permit and either:

a. The facilities employ more than 250 persons or have gross annual sales; or 

expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars); or

b. The delegation of authority to such representative is approved in advance by the 

Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO);

203.2 For a partnership or sole proprietorship, a general partner or the proprietor, 

respectively; or

203.3 For a municipality, state, federal, or other public agency, either a principal 

executive officer or a ranking elected official; or

203.4 For an acid rain unit subject to Title IV (Acid Deposition Control) of the Clean Air 

Act, the "responsible official" is the designated representative of that unit for any 

purposes under Title IV and Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING PERMITS 

PROGRAM.

204 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: Compounds which contain at least one atom of 

carbon, except:

204.1 Methane
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204.2 Carbon dioxide

204.3 Carbon monoxide

204.4 Carbonic acid

204.5 Metallic carbides or carbonates

204.6 Ammonium carbonate

204.7 1,1,1-trichloroethane

204.8 Methylene chloride

204.9 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123)

204.10 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124)

204.11 Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11)

204.12 Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12)

204.13 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113)

204.14 1-chloro-1,1-difluoro-2-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane (CFC-114)

204.15 Chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115)

204.16 Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125)

204.17 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134)

204.18 Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a)

204.19 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b)

204.20 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b)

204.21 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a)

204.22 Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)

204.23 Trifluoromethane (HFC-23)

204.24 Difluoroethane (HFC-152a)

204.25 The following four classes of perfluorocarbon compounds:

a. Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes.

b. Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers, with no 

unsaturations.

c. Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines 

with no unsaturations.

d. Sulfur-containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and 

with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine.

Perfluorocarbon compounds will be assumed to be absent from a product or process 

unless a manufacturer or facility operator identifies the specific individual compounds 

(from the broad classes of perfluorocarbon compounds) and the amounts present in the 

product or process and provides a validated test method which can be used to quantify 

the specific compounds.

300 STANDARDS

301 EMISSION STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS:

301.1 Except as provided in Section 110, tThe owner or operator of any stationary 

source which emits oxides of nitrogen or volatile organic compounds that is 

subject to this rule shall provide the District with an annual written emission

statement showing actual emissions, or operational data allowing the District to 

estimate actual emissions of volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen 

from that source.

301.2 The emission statement shall be on a form or in a format specified by the Air 

Pollution Control Officer (the Renewal Information Request) and shall contain the 

following information:

301.2.1 Information contained in the California Air Resources Board's Emission 

Inventory Turn Around Document as described in Instructions for the 

Emission Data System Review and Update Report; and
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301.2.1 Actual Operational data necessary to estimate actual emissions of 

volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen, in tons per year, for 

the calendar year prior to the preparation of the emission statement; and

301.1.2 Information regarding seasonal or diurnal peaks in the emission of 

affected pollutants; and

301.2.3 Certification by a responsible official of the company that the information 

contained in the emission statement is accurate to the best of their 

knowledge. of the individual certifying the emission statement.

301.3 After September 21, 1993, the first emission statement shall cover actual 

emissions of volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen for calendar year 

1992. Thereafter emissions statements and/or emissions inventory data reports 

shall be submitted to the District annually.

301.3 Annual emission statements shall be submitted to the District no later than the 

date specified in the Renewal Information Request.

302 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: The owner or operator of any source subject to this 

section may comply with the provisions of this Section by satisfying the requirements of 

Subsections 302.1 or 302.2, as follows:

302.1 Emission Inventory Data Report

a. Once the owner or operator of a source that is regulated by this rule 

submits an annual emission data report, the District will prepare an 

emission statement for certification by the responsible official. The 

responsible official must certify the emission statement and return it to 

the District within 30 days after the date it was mailed by the District 

(postmarked date).

: Unless otherwise directed by the Air Pollution 

Control Officer, the owner or operator of a source regulated by this rule shall 

annually conduct an emissions inventory of the actual emissions discharged to 

the atmosphere in the prior calendar year. The emission data report shall be 

submitted to the District no later than March 1.

b. If the owner or operator believes that the information in the emission 

statement provided by the District is not correct, the owner or operator 

may revise the emissions information, using a form and methodology 

approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer. The revised emission 

information shall be returned to the Air Pollution Control Officer within 30 

days of the date the emission statement was sent to the owner or 

operator by the District, and the responsible official shall certify that the 

emissions information is accurate, to the best knowledge of the individual 

certifying the statement.

c. Within 30 days of receipt of revised emissions information submitted 

pursuant to Section 302.1(b), the Air Pollution Control Officer shall 

accept or reject the information. If accepted, the emission statement 

shall be submitted to the California Air Resources Board. If the emission 

statement is rejected, it shall be returned to the source owner or operator 

with the reason(s) for its rejection. The source owner or operator shall 

correct the emission statement and resubmit it to the Air Pollution Control 

Officer within 30 days of the date the notice of rejection of the emission 

statement was made (postmarked date).

302.2 Emission Statement: If so directed by the Air Pollution Control Officer, the owner 

or operator of a source regulated by this rule shall annually submit an emissions 

statement satisfying the requirements of Subsection 301.2 reporting the actual 

emissions discharged to the atmosphere in the prior calendar year. The 

completed emission statement shall be submitted to the District no later than 

March 1.
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a. The responsible official must provide certification for the emission 

statement.

b. Within 30 days of receipt of the emission statement the Air Pollution 

Control Officer shall accept or reject the information. If accepted, the 

emission statement shall be submitted to the California Air Resources 

Board. If the emission statement is rejected, it shall be returned to the 

source owner or operator with the reason(s) for its rejection. The source 

owner or operator shall correct the emission statement and resubmit it to 

the Air Pollution Control Officer within 30 days of the date the notice of 

rejection of the emission statement was made (postmarked date).

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS:

401.1 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall annually request and require the 

submission of an emission inventory data reportRenewal Information Request

pursuant to Subsection 302.1301.1, or shall require a complete emissions 

statement pursuant to Subsection 302.2, from each source within the District 

emitting twenty-five (25) tons or more per year, or betweenwhich has actual 

emissions or potential in excess of ten (10) and twenty-five (25) tons per year if 

not exempted pursuant to Section 110, of volatile organic compounds or oxides 

of nitrogen.

401.2 If exempted by Section 110, the Air Pollution Control Officer shall provide the 

California Air Resources Board with an emission inventory for permitted point 

sources emitting between ten (10) and twenty-five (25) tons per year either 

volatile organic compounds or oxides of nitrogen.

402 FAILURE TO SUBMIT: A failure by the responsible official to submit an annual emission 

inventorya Renewal Information Request by the date required, or to return a certified 

emission statement or corrected emission statement when due, shall be deemed a willful 

failure to furnish information required to disclose the nature and quantity of emissions 

discharged by the stationary source.

402.1 The Air Pollution Control Officer may suspend the permit(s) of such a source.

402.2 The Air Pollution Control Officer shall serve notice in writing of such suspension 

and the reasons for the suspension upon the permittee.

402.3 The Air Pollution Control Officer will reinstate the suspended permit(s) when 

furnished with the required information.

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 EMISSION FACTORS: The emission factors used in developing the emissions inventory 

data or in determining the emissions of the emission statement required in Section 302.1 

and 401.2 shall be acceptable to the California Air Resource Board and the Administrator 

of the Environmental Protection Agency.