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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD 

SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICTS 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010 

MINUTE ORDER NO. 1 

SUBJECT: NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING:

ADOPTION OF RULE 66.1 –MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE COATING 

OPERATIONS AND OTHER PROCESSES EMITTING VOLATILE 

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND REPEAL OF EXISTING RULE 66 – 

ORGANIC SOLVENTS (DISTRICTS: ALL)

OVERVIEW:

Volatile organic compounds emitted into the atmosphere contribute to formation of ozone, a 

major component of smog. San Diego County does not yet attain State and federal air quality 

standards for ozone. 

Rule 66, initially adopted in 1972, was the first rule to control emissions of volatile organic 

compounds from stationary sources in San Diego County. It is presently used as a "catch-all" 

regulation for a variety of industrial operations that are not controlled by other air pollution 

control rules, including golf club manufacturing, plastic, glass and rubber coating operations, 

soil remediation, asbestos removal, and other operations using materials that contain volatile 

organic compounds. However, Rule 66 has become outdated. In addition, Rule 66 no longer 

satisfies the federal requirement for Reasonably Available Control Technology or the State 

requirement to implement all feasible measures to reduce volatile organic compound emissions. 

Therefore, the Air Pollution Control District requests to replace Rule 66 with proposed new 

Rule 66.1 in order to include a current definition of volatile organic compounds, provide 

emission limits for cleaning materials used for surface preparation and coating equipment 

cleaning, and specify record keeping requirements for users and manufacturers of such 

materials. After adoption, new Rule 66.1 will be submitted to the Environmental Protection 

Agency to replace Rule 66 in the San Diego County portion of the federally approved State 

Implementation Plan. 

Staff conducted substantial outreach to affected facilities and industrial groups to ensure 

development of a balanced proposal. The proposed new rule includes exemptions in response 

to documented feasibility issues for specific operations. All known issues have been addressed. 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The proposed new Rule 66.1 will be implemented and enforced with existing staff and will not 

have a significant fiscal impact on the Air Pollution Control District. 

BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT:

Adopting Rule 66.1 will not adversely impact the business community. Compliant cleaning 

solvents are widely available and many of them cost the same or less than conventional organic 

solvents. The majority of affected businesses are already using compliant cleaning materials. 

The socioeconomic impact assessment conducted by the San Diego County Air Pollution 
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Control District shows that the proposed rule will not have a detrimental impact on affected 

industries. 

RECOMMENDATION:

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER

1. Find that the adoption of Rule 66.1 and repeal of Rule 66 are categorically exempt from the 

provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to California Code of 

Regulations, Title 14, Section 15308, as an action taken to assure the protection of the 

environment, where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the 

environment, and pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3), 

since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question 

may have a significant effect on the environment. 

2. Adopt the resolution entitled Resolution Repealing Existing Rule 66 and Adding New Rule 

66.1 into Regulation IV of the Rules and Regulations of the San Diego County Air 

Pollution Control District. 

ACTION:

ON MOTION of Member Cox, seconded by Member Roberts, the Air Pollution Control Board 

of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District took action as recommended, on 

Consent, adopting Resolution No. 10-029, entitled: RESOLUTION ADOPTING NEW 

RULE 66.1 – MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE COATING OPERATIONS AND OTHER 

PROCESSES EMITTING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND REPEAL OF 

RULE 66 – ORGANIC SOLVENTS OF REGULATION IV OF THE RULES AND 

REGULATIONS OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT. 

AYES: Jacob, Cox, Slater-Price, Roberts, Horn 

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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the Original entered in the 

Minutes of the Air Pollution Control Board. 

THOMAS J. PASTUSZKA 

Clerk of the Air Pollution Control Board 

 

By_____________________________ 

Marvice E. Mazyck, Deputy