CNS#: 2392366

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGE

MENT DISTRICT

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO DIS

TRICT NEW SOURCE REVIEW AND

TITLE V PERMflTING REGULATIONS

PROPOSED DISTRICT

EMISSIONS INVENTORY

Notice Is hereby given ihat the Board ofDirectors of the Bay Area AIr Quality

Management District will conduct a pub lic hearing on Noventier 7, 2012, at theDistrict Headquarters’ Board Room, 939Ellis Slyest, San Francisco, California,

at 9:45 am., or as soon thereafter asthe matter may be heard, to consider:(1) adoptIon of proposed amendmentsto the following rules In DIstrict Regale

tløn 2 Permits — Rule 1: General Requirements: Rule 2: New Source Re

view: Rule 4: EmIssions Banking: and Rule 6: MaJor Facility Review: and (21adoption of a District Emissions Inventory lot tine partIculate matter (PM) for

year 2010. The proposed enwndmaniato Regulation 2 end lIre District Endsalone Inventory will be submitted to the United Stales Envlronnrenlal Protection

Agency (EPA) to revise the California Slate Implemenletlon Plan as required

by the federal Clean Mr Act, Including

sections 110 and 172, and Title 40 ofthe Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

Part St. The proposed amendments re

lating to Title V of the Clean Mr Act will

be submitted to EPA for appmvai under40 CFR Part 70.

The proposed eniendroents to District

Regulation 2 address new source re

view (NSR) and federal Title V permit

ting requirements In the above roles.

The principal changes that would be

made by the proposed amendments in

clude:• Adding new NSR end TItle V permittire requirements for fine particulate

mailer (specifically, particulate matterwith an aerodynamic diameter of lessthan 2.5 microns, or PM21) and for

greenhouse gases (61105). • Revising the Prevenlton of Signiticant Deieitoretion (?SD) permitting program

— an Important sub-element of the NSR

program — In District regaialiona for ap

proval by tire EPA. • ExpandIng the applicability provisions

for NSR permitting to satisfy current

EPA requirements. • Expanding the requirements for NSR

permit applicants to demonstrate Ihal their proJects will not ccsitlbrjle to violations of national esnbisni air quality

standards,

• Expanding the public notice and com

ment provisions for NSR permitting. • Non-substantive revisions to reorgan

ize and clarify the regulaloty language

to make it easIer to undersiand and iraplernent.• Other rsiscetianeous revisIons and updales 10 various regulatory provisions.

The Board of Directors will also con

sider certillceilon of a California Envimrrmnental Quality Act (CEQA) Anal En vironmental Impact Report JEIRI for theproposed anrendn,ents. The Disirtct has previously noticed the availability of a

draft EIR for this project. The draft EIR

concludes that the project will not causeany significant adverse environmental lrnpact

The Board of Directors witi also consider adoption of a District Emissions

Inventoty for PM5.1The District has determined that the proposed Emissionslnventoty is etrempi from provisions of

the California Environmental Quality Act(Public Resources Code Section 21000

at seq.) pursuant to State CEOPr Guide lines, Sections 15061, subd. (b)(3) (the

common sense’ exemption). The find

ings made in the Emissions Inventory do not affect air emissions from any

sources, end can be seen with certaintIs have no posalbillly of causing aignif -canl environmenlal effects. The Dist,icl

intends to Se a Notice of Exemption

pursuant to Slate CEQA Gaidatnes, Section 15062.

The proposed amendments to District Regulation 2 rules, tire CEQA Draft EIR, a staff report, and other documentation

supporting the proposed amendments

are available at the District headquar

ters or. on the District’s webslte atwww.bsaqnid.govlDivtnionslflnginearlng iProposed-Rag--Changes.asps or by

request. Requests for copies of the amendments should ba directsd toCarol Lee, Senior Air Quality Engineer,ci (415) 749-4669.

Written comments relating to the proposed amendmsnts should be ad dressed to Ms. Carol Lee, Bay Area Air

Quafity Management District, 939 Oils Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Written comments also can be sent by fax

to (415) 749-5030 or by

email to

clee@basqn,d.gov. Written comments

on tire proposed amendments will be

received during tire period front

Wednesday, September 25, 2012 untIl

5:00 p.m on FrIday, October26, 2012.

The proposed District Emissions Inventory Is availabte at the District headquarters or on the Distdcl’s website athttp:Uwww.baaqmd.govlDlvislonslPiannl

no-and-ReseerchlPlensiPM

Piannlng.aspx or by request. Requests

for copies of the Inventory should be di

rected to David Burdr, Principal Environmental Planner, at (415) 749-4641,

Written comments relating Is the Endsdons tnverriory should be addrasseti Is

Mr. David Burch, Bay Area Air QualitManagement District, 939 Eta Stree.San Francisco, CA 94109. Comments

also can be sent by fax to (415) 749-

4741 or by a-mali to dburch@baaqrnd.gov. Commsnts on

lire proposed amendments will be received during the period from Wednesday, September 26, 2012 until 5:00 p.m.

on Friday, October26, 2012.Jack P. Broadbenl

Executive Oflicer

Bay Area Air QualifyManagsnrsnt Districi 9126112

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

(2015.5 C.C.P.)

State of CaliforniaCounty of SAN FRANCISCO ) em

NotIce Type: GOV - GOVERNMENT LEGAL NOTICE

Ad Description:

Public Hearing Notice

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am

over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or Interested In the aboveentitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the SAN

FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, a newspaper published in the English language In

the city of SAN FRANCISCO, county of SAN FRANCISCO, and adjudged anewspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of

California by the Superior Court of the County of SAN FRANCISCO, State ofCalifornia, under date 11/13/1951, Case No.411596. That the notice, of whIch

the annexed Is a printed copy, has been publIshed In each regular and entire

issue of said newspaper and not In any supplement thereof on the following

dates, to-wit:

09/26/2012

Executed on: 09/27/2012

At SAN FRANCISCO, California

I certify (or declare) under petilaitv of perjury that the foregoing is true and

correct.

*A000002830268*
Signed

Principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the San Jose Mercury News. IlIll IIll 1111111111 It Mil uiiiii Ih *A0000028 44388 *

CA NEWSPAPER SERVICES

CINDY UYENO,PO BOX 60460

LOS ANGELES CA 90054-0310

FILE NO. 2382365

In the matter of

rhe San Jose Mercury News

The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That.at311 times hereinafter mentioned affiant was and still is a citizen of

he United States, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party:0 or interested in the above entitled proceedings; and was at arid

during all said times and still is the principal clerk of the printer and

Dublisher of the San Jose Mercury News, a newspaper of general

Dirculation printed and published daily in the city of San Jose in

said County of Santa Clara, State of California as determined by

the court’s decree dated June 27, 1952, case numbers 84096 and

34097, and that said San Jose Mercury News is. and was at alltimes herein mentioned a newspaper of general circulation as that

term is defined by Sections 6000 and following, of the Government

Code of the State of California and, as provided by said sections, is

published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news .and

intelligence of a general character, having a bone tide subscription

list of paying subscribers, and is not devoted to the interests or

published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular class,professional, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for the

antertainment and instruction of any number of such classes,

professionals, trades, ceIlings, races or denominations; that at all

times said newspaper has been established, printed and published

in the said city of San Jose in said County and State at regular

intervals for more than one year preceding the first publication of

the notice herein mentioned. Said decree has not been revoked,vacated or set aside.

I declare that the notice, of which the annexed is a true printed

copy, has been published in each regular or entire issue of said

newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following

dates, to wit:

9/2612012

Dated at San Jose, California09/26/12

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and

correct.

Notice Is hereby given that the floard of Di

rectors of (lie Bay Area Air Quality Manage

ment District will con

duct a public hearing

on November 7, 2012,

at tIiC Gistriel (‘Oil quarters’ i3oai d Room, 939 EllIs Street San

Francisco, cull?ornla,

at 9:45 aML, or as’,iuon thereafter as the mat

ter may be heard, to conslden Ci) adoption of proposed amend

ments to the following rules in District Regu lation 2 Permits - Rule i General Require

ments: Rule 2: Nc,w

Source Review: hub 4:Emissions honking: and Rule (: MOjop’ Fil Clllt’y flflvlewt .wb (2) adoption of o DistrIct Emissions lnvenløry for fine particulatematter (PM2.5) for

year 2010. Thc, lire- posed amendments to Regulation 2 ncl tue

District Emlsslns in’

ventory will be submit ted to the United

States Environmental

Protection Agenc (EPA) to revise thc Ca -ifornla State Imple mentation Plan as re

quired by the federal Clean Air Act, includ

ing sections 110 and 172 and Title 40 of the

code of Federal Regu latIons CCFI1), Part 51.

The proposed anit,nd

ments relating to Title v of the Clean Air Act

wlii be submitted to

EPA for approval un der 40 CR1 Part 70.

The proposed amend

ments to District Regu lation 2 address new

source review (NSR) and federal Title V per mitting requirements In the above rules. The

prinaipal changes that would be made by the proposed amend ments include: • Adding new NSII and Title V permitting re quirements for fine particulate matter (specifically, particu late matter with an

aerodynamic diameter of less than 25 mi

crons, or “PM25”) andfor greenhouse gases (GHGs). Revising the “Preven tion of Significant De terioration” (PSD) per mitting program - an Important sub

Street, San Franclca, CA 94 tOtl,Wrltten com ments also can hi’ enI by fax (0 (415) 149. 500or by C-mali 10 ole eebaaqmii,gnv. Wilt ten C0innhi’nt tin liii’ proiloileci Oui,’nd monte wili lit, rO(tiilvi,(l during tue period Iron, Wednesday Sopleiti bar 26, 201k utilll 5:00 pm. on Friday, Octo ber 26, 2012. The proposed District EmIssions Inventory Is available at the Dis trict headquarters or on the DIStrIct’s web- site at httfl://Www,boucinicl, giiv/Plvlsiuiis/ Pllbilfllfl(j’CII,,l ll(iIfll’clI/PjIit/PM PIEiilIiltiLi, flbpe or by riicjutte. (1UQII fur f-l,pir’4 cit lila lnvopjory hIinii ii bo tllrttiii(,(I (ii Ilay d Durali I’I’lflg phi tilvl rQI-ihht)fltnl I’ ,innni, ill (4111) 749 4641, Wrltton Cihilinienie re ltltiflg Iii tile (tflhl0-lOi1i, lflV*fl(Ory $huuld ho addressed to Mr. Do vld Burch, Buy Area Air Qual ty Management Dlstr Ct, 939 Ellis Stroct, San Francisco, CA 94109. Comments also can be sent by fax to (415) 749-4741 or by e-mail to dburch@baa qmdgov. Comments on the proposed amendments will be received during the period from Wednes day September 26, 201k untIl 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2012. Jack P. Broadbent Executive Officer Bay Area Air Quality Management District 9/26/12 CNS-23il2365# MERCURY NEWS S3UN4S31402 9/26/il

• Expanding tlio public notIce nd coi,inieiif pr0vllon,, br NSR per mitting.

• Noii—suluitti (lv,’ , ,-vi. slons In riiirgaiiize and cinrify I li regulit

tory liigiinge lii nink it eltn’ lii IAn(l,—r’,l,iritl

ilhiti Implement. • Other n(l:,colloneous revisions aiicl upitute to various regulatory provisions.

The Board of Directorswill also consider cer tification of a Califor

nia Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) Fi nal Envlronniont,-il Im

pact Ihoporl fEthti fOr tile hlCohJfl,ICd aiiiiiiel. mtints, rho l)I9lrli:I iin provbou’.iy ,iul ie,’,J liii’ avallahhiillv ul dish

CIR for this p1 itli’ct_ The disfh tilt con

ciude thaI ll, iir,ji’cl wIll not cause any gig nificant adverse ((i(vl ronment;il lmpi:ls,

The Board of tJirec:lors

will also consideradoption of a District Emissions iiiveniory for PM2,5. ‘The tiistrlcl

has determined thatthe proposeil LmIs stons Inventory 5 ex empt from provv,ioiis of the California ltnvi

ronmental QimlIiy Act (Public lh’sources Code Sectkiii 2(000 Cl seq,) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Sec tions isasi, subd. (b)(3) ((hi, ‘coiiinmn sense” exemption). The findings made in the Emissions Invento

ry do not affect air emissions from any

sources, and can be

seen with certainty to have no possibility of causing significant en vironmental effects.

The District intends to

file a Notice of Exemp tion pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Sec tion 15062.

The propesed amend

ments to District Regu latIon 2 rules, the CEQA Draft E1R, a staff

report, and other doc umentation support ing the proposed amendments are

avaIlable at the Dis

trict headquarters or

on the District’s website at

www.baaqmdgov/