Santa Barbara County A PCD Rule 1301 1301

- 1 June 19, 2003 [ date of amended rule adoption ]

RULE 1301. PART 70 OPERATING PERMITS

– GENERAL INFORMATION. (Adopted 11/09/1993,

revised 8/15/1996, 9/18/1997, 1/18/2001, and 6/19/2003 , and [ date of amended rule adoption ] )

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C. Definitions

For purposes of this Rule and of Rules 1302 through 1305, the definitions listed below shall apply:

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"Final Operating Permit" means a permit with District and federally enforceable conditions, that which has completed all review procedures required by Rule 1304, art perating er its ssuance Renewal, Modification and Reopening

, has not been disapproved by the USEPA Environmental Protection Agency and has been issued by the District.

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"Part 70 Source" means stationary sources included in the follo wing source categories:

1. A stationary source with the potential to emit a regulated air pollutant or a hazardous air pollutant (HAP) in quantities equal to or exceeding any of the following thresholds:

a. 100 tons / per year of any regulated air polluta nt except greenhouse gases

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b. greenhouse gases that are “subject to regulation” as defined in 40 CFR 70.2 in effect August 2 , 2010

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. 10 tons / per year of any individual HAP hazardous air pollutant or 25 tons / per year of a

combination of HAP hazardous air pollutant s, or any lesser quantity thresholds for any

HAP hazardous air pollutant established by USEPA Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking. Fugitive emissions of HAP hazardous air pollutant s must be counted for the purposes of determining applicab ility. However, emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well (with its associated equipment) and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station shall not be aggregated with emissions from other similar units, whether or not such un its are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether such units are Part 70 sources.

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. Any lesser quantity thresholds established by USEPA Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking.

2. Any stationary source defined by the USEPA En vironmental Protection Agency as major for the District under Title I, Part D (Plans for Nonattainment Areas) of the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations including:

a. For ozone nonattainment areas, sources with the potential to emit 100 tons per year or more of volatile organic compounds or oxides of nitrogen in areas classified as "marginal" or "moderate

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, 50 tons per year or more in areas classified as "serious

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, 25 tons per year or more in areas classified as "severe

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, and 10 tons per y ear or more in

areas classified as "extreme

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- 2 June 19, 2003 [ date of amended rule adoption ] 3. Acid rain sources included under the provisions of Title IV of the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations.

4. Any source required to have a preconstruction review permit pursuant to the require ments of the

n N ew s S ource r R eview (NSR) / or p P revention of s S ignificant d D eterioration (PSD) program under Title I, Parts C and D of the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations.

5. Any solid waste incineration unit required to obtain a Part 70 pe rmit pursuant to Section 129(e) of

the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations.

6. Any stationary source in a source category required to obtain a Part 70 permit pursuant to regulations promulgated by the USEPA Environmental Protection Agency Adm inistrator.
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"Regulated Air Pollutant" means any air pollutant (a) which is emitted into and otherwise enters the ambient air, as defined in 40 CFR 50.1 in effect August 2 , 2010 , and (b) for which the

USEPA Environmental Protection Agency has adopte d an emission limit, standard or other requirement. Regulated air pollutants include:

1. Oxides of nitrogen (NOx) ; also, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) as defined in 40 CFR

51.166 in effect August 2 , 2010 ;

2. Any pollutant for which a national amb ient air quality standard has been promulgated pursuant to

Section 109 of the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations;

3. Any pollutant subject to any standard promulgated under Section 111 (New Source Performance Standards) of the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations;

4. Any ozone

- depleting substance specified as class I or II substance pursuant to Title VI of the

CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations;

5. Any pollutant subject to a standard promulgated under Section 112 (Hazardous Air Pollutants) of

the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations, including:

a. Any pollutant listed pursuant to Section 112(r) of the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations shall be considered a regulated air pollutant u pon promulgation

of the list.

b. Any HAP hazardous air pollutant subject to a standard or other requirement promulgated by the USEPA Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 112(d) of the

CAA Clean Air Act or adopted by the District pursuant to S ections 112(g) and 112(j) of

the CAA Clean Air Act shall be considered a regulated air pollutant for all sources or source categories: (a) upon promulgation of the standard or requirement, or (b) 18 months after the standard or requirement was scheduled to be promulgated pursuant to Section 112(e)(3) of the CAA Clean Air Act

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c. Any HAP hazardous air pollutant subject to a District case

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- case emissions limitation determination for a new or modified source, prior to USEPA Environmental Protection Agency promulgation or scheduled promulgation of an emissions limitation, shall be considered a regulated air pollutant when the determination is made pursuant to Section 112(g)(2) of the CAA Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations . In case

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- case emissi ons limitation determinations, the HAP hazardous air pollutant shall be considered a regulated air pollutant only for the individual source for which the emission limitation

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- 3 June 19, 2003 [ date of amended rule adoption ] 6. Greenhouse gases that are “subject to regulation” as de fined in 40 CFR 70.2 in effect August 2

, 2010

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