Santa Barbara County APCD 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 following 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 pollutant except greenhouse gases.

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

August 2, 2010.

bc. 10 tons/ per year of any individual HAPhazardous air pollutant or 25 tons/ per year of a 

combination of HAPhazardous air pollutants, or any lesser quantity thresholds for any 

HAPhazardous air pollutant established by USEPAEnvironmental Protection Agency

rulemaking. Fugitive emissions of HAPhazardous air pollutants must be counted for the 

purposes of determining applicability. 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 units are in a contiguous area or under common 

control, to determine whether such units are Part 70 sources. 

cd. Any lesser quantity thresholds established by USEPAEnvironmental Protection Agency

rulemaking.

2. Any stationary source defined by the USEPAEnvironmental Protection Agency as major for the 

District under Title I, Part D (Plans for Nonattainment Areas) of the CAAClean 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,", 50 tons per year or more in areas classified as "serious,", 25 

tons per year or more in areas classified as "severe,", and 10 tons per year or more in 

areas classified as "extreme.".
Santa Barbara County APCD Rule 1301 1301 - 2 June 19, 2003[date of amended rule adoption]

3. Acid rain sources included under the provisions of Title IV of the CAAClean Air Act and its 

implementing regulations.

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

nNew sSource rReview (NSR)/or pPrevention of sSignificant dDeterioration (PSD) program 

under Title I, Parts C and D of the CAAClean Air Act and its implementing regulations.

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

the CAAClean 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 USEPAEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator.

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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 

USEPAEnvironmental Protection Agency has adopted 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 ambient air quality standard has been promulgated pursuant to 

Section 109 of the CAAClean Air Act and its implementing regulations; 

3. Any pollutant subject to any standard promulgated under Section 111 (New Source Performance 

Standards) of the CAAClean Air Act and its implementing regulations; 

4. Any ozone-depleting substance specified as class I or II substance pursuant to Title VI of the 

CAAClean Air Act and its implementing regulations;

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

the CAAClean Air Act and its implementing regulations, including:

a. Any pollutant listed pursuant to Section 112(r) of the CAAClean Air Act and its 

implementing regulations shall be considered a regulated air pollutant upon promulgation 

of the list. 

b. Any HAPhazardous air pollutant subject to a standard or other requirement promulgated 

by the USEPAEnvironmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 112(d) of the 

CAAClean Air Act or adopted by the District pursuant to Sections 112(g) and 112(j) of 

the CAAClean 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 CAAClean Air Act.

c. Any HAPhazardous air pollutant subject to a District case-by-case emissions limitation 

determination for a new or modified source, prior to USEPAEnvironmental 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 CAAClean Air Act and its implementing regulations. In case-by-case 

emissions limitation determinations, the HAPhazardous air pollutant shall be considered 

a regulated air pollutant only for the individual source for which the emission limitation 

determination was made.
Santa Barbara County APCD Rule 1301 1301 - 3 June 19, 2003[date of amended rule adoption]

6. Greenhouse gases that are “subject to regulation” as defined in 40 CFR 70.2 in effect August 2, 

2010.

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