UNITED

STATES ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION

AGENCY REGION

IX AIR DIVISION Technical

Support Document for EPA’s

Direct

Final Rulemaking for

the California

State Implementation

Plan Monterey

Bay Unified

Air Pollution

Control

District Rule

900, Inspection

of Public Records— Disclosure

Policy Rule

901, Public Records— Definitions Rule

902, Districts

Request

for Information Rule

903, Inspection

of Public Records— Disclosure

Procedure Rule

904, Trade Secrets— Procedure

When Inspection

is Requested Prepared

by: Cynthia

G. Allen Reviewed

by: Andrew

Steckel November

1, 2012MontereyBayUnifiedAirPollutionControlDistrict(MBUAPCD)SubmittedRules:ThefollowingMBUAPCDruleslistedbelowweresubmittedonJuly15,2005,amendedonApril20,2005andarebeingrepealed.TherearenosubmittalsoftheserulesonwhichEPAhasnotactedon.•Rule900,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosurePolicy•Rule901,PublicRecords—Definitions•Rule902,DistrictsRequestforInformation•Rule903,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosureProcedure•Rule904,TradeSecrets—ProcedureWhenInspectionisRequestedApplicableSIPRules:ThefollowingMBUAPCDruleslistedbelowweresubmittedonFebruary6,1985andapprovedintotheApplicableSIPonJuly13,1987(52FR26148).•Rule900,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosurePolicy(originallyadoptedonDecember13,1984)•Rule901,PublicRecords—Definitions(originallyadoptedonDecember13,1984)•Rule902,DistrictsRequestforInformation(originallyadoptedonDecember13,1984)•Rule903,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosureProcedure(originallyadoptedonDecember13,1984)•Rule904,TradeSecrets—ProcedureWhenInspectionisRequested(originallyadoptedonDecember13,1984)RuleSummaryRule900,InspectionofPublicRecords,requiredthatallDistrictrecordsbeopenedforpublicinspectionwiththeleastpossibledelayandexpensetotherequestingparty.Rule901,PublicRecords—Definitions,defineswhatisconsideredapublicrecordasdefinedbystatutoryorcaselaw,ascontaininginformationrelatingtotheconductofthepublic’sbusinessprepared,owned,usedorretainedbytheDistrict.Rule902,District’sRequestForInformation,requiredtheDistricttogivenoticetothesourceinwritingwhenrequestinginformationfordeterminingtheamountofaircontaminantsfromanon-vehicularsourcepursuanttoHealth&SafetyCode.Rule903,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosureProcedure,requiredthatanyrequesttoinspectpublicrecordsinthecustodyoftheDistrictshallbeinwriting.Rule904,TradeSecrets—ProcedureWhenInspectionisRequested,requiredthatonlythoseportionsofrecordsinthecustodyoftheDistrictwhicharenotemissiondataandwhicharelabeled“tradesecret”shallbesubjecttotheproceduressetforthinthisrule.PurposeofRuleRescissionsMBUAPCDisrepealingtheruleslistedabove.TheserulesarebeingrepealedbecausetheDistricthasupdatedtheirPublicRecordsRequestProcedurespursuanttochangesmadetotheCaliforniaPublicRecordsAct.TheseupdatedPublicRecordsRequestProceduresareincludedintheDistrict’sManualofProcedures.WhenthePyblicRecordsRequestProcedureswereupdatedandincorporatedintotheManualofProcedures,itwasanoversightthatthe900seriesruleswerenotrepealed.EPAEvaluationTherewillbenoeffectonairpollutionemissionsfromtherepealingoftheserulessincethechangesareadministrative.TheSIPstillrequiresproceduresonhowtoobtainpublicrecordsandthoseprocedurescanbefoundinMBUAPCDRule212,PublicAvailabilityofEmissionData.EPAisrecommendingapprovalofrescissionofMBUAPCDRules900,901,902,903,and904undersection110(k)asmeetingtherequirementsofsection110(a)andPartDoftheCleanAirAct,asamendedin1990.Attachments1.SubmittedRule900,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosurePolicy;Rule901,PublicRecords—Definitions;Rule902,DistrictsRequestforInformation;Rule903,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosureProcedure;andRule904,TradeSecrets—ProcedureWhenInspectionisRequested.2.SIPApprovedRule900,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosurePolicy;Rule901,PublicRecords—Definitions;Rule902,DistrictsRequestforInformation;Rule903,InspectionofPublicRecords—DisclosureProcedure;andRule904,TradeSecrets—ProcedureWhenInspectionisRequested.(AdoptedApril20,2005)..-4•• /

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