NORTHERN SIERRA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 

Main Office Quincy Field Office 

200 Litton Drive, Ste. 320 Courthouse Annex 

P.O. Box 2509 P.O. Box 3981 

Grass Valley, CA 95945 Quincy, CA 95971 

(530) 274-9360 I FAX: (530) 274-7546 (530) 283-4654/ FAX: (530) 283-0699 

www.myairdistrict.com; office@myairdistrict.com 

May 29, 2008 

James Goldstene 

Executive Officer 

California Air Resources Board 

PO Box 2815 

Sacramento, California 95812 

Gretchen Bennitt. APCO 

Truckee Field Office 

13450 Donner Pass Road, Suite B 

P.O. Box 9766 

Truckee, CA 96162 

(530) 550-7872/ FAX: (530) 587-2623 

Subject: Submittal of Reasonably Available Control Technology Revision to Western 

Nevada County State Implementation Plan (RACT SIP) for transmittal to EPA 

Dear Mr. Goldstene: 

The Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (referred to here as the District) 

encompasses the California counties of evada, Plumas and Sierra. Western evada County 

was designated in 2004 as nonattainment for the federal 8-hour ozone standard. 

The federal Clean Air Act§ 172(c)(l) requires nonattainment areas to implement Reasonably 

Available Control Technology (RACT). § 183 requires EPA to issue Control Techniques 

Guidelines (CTGs) for identified categories of stationary sources, which serve to define RACT. 

§ 182(b )(2)(A) requires states to submit State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions addressing 

CTGs issued by EPA. Accordingly, the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District has 

evaluated all CTGs issued by EPA during 2006 and 2007 for applicability in the nonattainment 

area. The District determined that none of the 2006 or 2007 CTGs apply to existing or 

anticipated sources in the District, and prepared a egative Declaration for these CTGs as a 

RACT SIP revision. On May 19, 2008, the District's Board of Directors held a public hearing, 

following a public notice period of more than 30 days, at which the Negative Declaration was 

approved for submission to the State and EPA. No public comments were received. 

Pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51 , Appendix V, the District is hereby submitting: 

1) The District's Board-adopted Negative Declaration as a RACT SIP Revision; 2) Proof of 

public notice; and 3) Board resolution indicating adoption of the Negative Declaration. 

The District requests that ARB transmit the enclosed Negative Declaration, as a RACT SIP 

Revision, to EPA in fulfillment of requirements under the Clean Air Act. 
Please contact me (530-274-9360 x102; gretchen@myairdistrict.com) or Sam Longmire of my 

staff (530-274-9360 x 1 06; sam ,myairdistrict.com) with any questions. 

Sincerely, 

(j :l 4rdc~"-' /!JM?'Aif:b 

Gretchen Bennitt, 

Air Pollution Control Officer 

Enclosure: 

Cc: 

GB/sl 

District-adopted RACT SIP Revision for transmittal to EPA (4 copies with this letter; 1 

copy for cc's), including proof of public notice and Board resolution indicating adoption 

Kurt Karperos California Air Resources Board 

Carol McLaughlin California Air Resources Board 
NORTHERN SIERRA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 

Main Office 

200 Litton Drive. Ste. 320 

P.O. Box 2509 

Grass Valley, CA 95945 

(530) 274-9360 I F AX: (530) 274-7546 

office@myairdistrict.com; www.myairdistrict.com 

Quincy Field Office 

Courthouse Annex 

P.O. Box 3981 

Quincy CA 95971 

(530) 283-4654 I F AX: (530) 283-0699 

Gretchen Bennitt, APCO 

Truckee Field Office 

13450 Donner Pass Road, uite B 

P.O. Box 9766 

Truckee, CA 96162 

(530) 550-7872 I FAX: (530) 587-2623 

REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (RACT) 

STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) REVISION 

FOR 

WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY 

8-HOUR OZONE NON-ATTAINMENT AREA 

NEGATIVE DECLARATIONS FOR CONTROL TECHNIQUES 

GUIDELINES ISSUED IN 2006 AND 2007 

Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of Obligations under the Federal Clean Air Act 

Draft: March 19, 2008 

Adoption: May 19, 2008 

Prepared by: Samuel F. Longmire, Air Pollution Control Specialist 

Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District 

SERVING THE COUNTIES OF NEVADA, PLUMAS AND SIERRA 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

Western Nevada County is a designated non-attainment area for the federal 8-hour ozone 

standard. The federal Clean Air Act (CAA) requires certain categories of sources (specified in 

Section 183( e)) in ozone non-attainment areas to implement ozone precursor control measures 

called "reasonably available control technology" (RACT). In order to assist areas in identifying 

and implementing RACT, EPA issues Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) for specific source 

categories. These serve to defme RACT, and each non-attainment area must implement 

measures laid out in a CTG, or the equivalent, if there are sources in the area to which that CTG 

applies. 

The District has already implemented all ofthe measures EPA identified as RACT via issuance 

of CTGs through 2005 that apply to existing sources in the non-attainment area. These were 

submitted as a RACT State Implementation Plan (SIP) to ARB on June 25, 2007 for transmittal 

to EPA. 

In 2006 and 2007, EPA issued 7 additional CTGs. The District evaluated each CTG for 

applicability in the non-attainment area. This involved research to fmd out if there are any 

sources to which a CTG may apply. 

The District has determined that none of the CTGs issued in 2006 and 2007 apply to sources 

located in the non-attainment area. This document is termed a "Negative Declaration," and it 

provides background and supporting evidence for the District s determination. It also includes a 

commitment to adopt and implement RACT in the event that a source to which established 

RACT applies is identified in the non-attainment area in the future. A Negative Declaration 

constitutes a revision to a non-attainment area's SIP. It must be approved by the governing body 

of the agency with jurisdiction over stationary sources of air pollution in the non-attainment area, 

following a public notice and a public hearing, pursuant to Section 110(a) of the Clean Air Act. 

INTRODUCTION 

The Western Nevada County portion of the District was designated Basic Non-attainment for the 

8-hour ozone NAAQS, effective June 15, 2004. The Basic classification was remanded by a 

federal court in December, 2006, and EPA lost subsequent appeals. The District is currently 

awaiting reclassification. Nonetheless, the District remains "non-attainment." Since regional 

emissions of ozone precursors cannot be reduced quickly enough for western Nevada County to 

demonstrate attainment by its deadline of2009, it is anticipated that an extension to a later date 

will be requested. Therefore, the requirements in Title 1, Part D, Subpart 1 of the Clean Air Act 

(as amended in 1990) apply, pursuant to CFR 51.912(c)(l). 172(c)(1) ofthe CAA requires "the 

implementation of all reasonably available control measures as expeditiously as practicable." 

CFR Section 51.912(c)(2) requires that areas requesting an attainment date more than five years 

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after the non-attainment designation adopt RACT as specified in 182(b )(2) of the CAA. 

182(b )(2) specifies the implementation of RACT for each category of sources in the nonattainment area that is covered by a CTG document, as well as any non-CTG major sources 

(none of which exist in the non-attainment area). 

The Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (referred to here as the District) includes 

the rural California counties of Plumas, Sierra and Nevada Western Nevada County was 

designated "non-attainment" for the federal 8-hour ozone standard in 2004. Most of evada 

County s ozone is transported from the "Sacramento Metro" area, as defmed in the Air Quality 

Designations and Classifications for the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

final rule (69 Federal Register, 23858, April 30, 2004), and to a lesser extent from the San 

Francisco Bay Area. 

The entire population of the mostly forested non-attainment area is approximately 75,000, with a 

density of only 0.14 persons per acre (6.9 acres per person). The largest stationary VOC 

emission source in the non-attainment area is a furniture manufacturer that emitted fewer than 4 

tons ofVOCs in 2006. Emissions of natural VOCs from vegetation far outweigh anthropogenic 

VOC emissions in the non-attainment area. 

EPA requires federally designated non-attainment areas to adopt and implement all Reasonably 

Available Control Technology (RACT). RACT is defined as the lowest emission limitation that 

a particular source is capable of meeting by the application of control technology (i.e., devices, 

systems, process modification, or other apparatus or techniques that reduce air pollution) that is 

reasonably available considering technological and economic feasibility. 

The RACT requirement is meant to ensure that ozone non-attainment areas are taking reasonable 

steps to minimize the emission of ozone precursors. In order to assist areas in identifying and 

implementing RACT, EPA issues Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) for specific source 

categories. These serve to defme RACT and each non-attainment area must implement 

measures laid out in the CTGs, or the equivalent, if there are sources in the area to which they 

apply. Alternatively, for each source category covered by a CTG the local air district may 

declare that there are no sources, either existing or anticipated, in its area that are subject to a 

RACT requirement, which makes the requirement to adopt a rule for those types of sources no 

longer applicable. This is known as a "Negative Declaration." 

When EPA issues new CTGs, a non-attainment area must submit a RACT SIP Revision to 

address them. This document addresses federal requirements for identifying and implementing 

seven CTGs that EPA issued in 2006 and 2007, presents Negative Declarations, and describes 

the processes the District used in its determinations. The following CTGs are being addressed: 

Industrial Cleaning Solvents; Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing; Flexible 

Package Printing; Flat Wood Paneling Coatings; Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings; Large 

Appliance Coatings; and Metal Furniture Coatings. All of these CTGs are intended to curb the 

emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which react with nitrogen oxides (NO:X) in the 

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presence of sunlight to form ozone. All of the 2006 and 2007 CTGs include a 15 pound/day 

potential-to-emit threshold. 

CTGIRACT APPLICABILITY DETERMINATION OVERVIEW 

The District performed an analysis of sources located in the non-attainment area to determine if 

RACT measures may apply under any of the 7 CTGs (Industrial Cleaning Solvents; Offset 

Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing; Flexible Package Printing; Flat Wood Paneling 

Coatings; Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings; Large Appliance Coatings; and Metal Furniture 

Coatings). This involved researching all Control Techniques Guideline (CTG) documents, as 

well as pertinent EPA guidance, and determining their applicability to sources in the District. 

The basic analysis process was as follows. The District identified the types of sources to which 

each CTG may apply and checked all permitted sources (which includes most sources emitting 

more than 1,000 pounds/year of a criteria pollutant) for potential applicability. The District then 

researched the telephone book yellow pages, the Chamber Of Commerce membership roster, and 

the Internet to identify additional sources with potential applicability. Specific sources to which 

any CTG might apply were contacted and interviewed with questions designed to determine 

potential applicability as rapidly and easily as possible. In many cases, the District asked the 

source contact person if she or he knew of additional similar-type sources in the County. The 

District also cross-referenced its stationary-source and area-source emission inventories. Further 

details are included in the following section. 

INDIVIDUAL CTG APPLICABILITY ANALYSES 

Industrial Cleaning Solvents (EPA-453/R-06-001 2006/09) 

The District reviewed the CTG, which applies to facilities emitting at least 15 pounds per day (or 

5,475 pounds per year) ofVOCs. As a matter of perspective, 15 pounds per day VOC emissions 

equates to 4 gallons per day (1 ,458 gallons per year) of solvent with a density of900 g/1 (a 

presumptive density consistent with assumptions in the 1994 ACT for industrial solvents) having 

50% VOC content, all of which is emitted. As part of this review, the District evaluated each of 

the NAICS categories listed in Appendix C of the CTG for presence in the non-attainment area. 

Of those categories for which sources exist, a screening potential-to-emit analysis was 

performed, tiered to the applicability criteria of 15 pounds per day VOC emissions, as an initial 

screening tool. This ruled out many of the categories (e.g. residential remodelers, carpentry 

contractors, furniture stores, and all sources holding a District Permit to Operate in the nonattainment area). Solvent usage by printers and publishers was analyzed as part of the RACT 

applicability determinations for Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing and for 

Flexible Package Printing, elsewhere in this document. 

The District searched the phone book, the Chamber of Commerce and the Internet and contacted 

all identified sources that could conceivably trigger RACT for industrial solvents, using the basic 

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screening questions, "Does your facility use any kind of solvent or combination of solvents in 

excess of a gallon per day or the equivalent?" and "Do you have a spray booth, solvent line or 

solvent tank?" None of the contacted facilities had a spray booth, solvent line or solvent tank 

(except as listed below) or used anywhere near 2 gallons per day of solvents, so the District 

determined that they did not trigger RACT for industrial solvents. The list of contacted facilities 

is below. The District has determined that the facility-wide emissions for each of these are 

below the permitting threshold of I ,000 pounds per year, which is well below the I5 lb/day 

threshold. In addition, the District has previously contacted (and permitted if emissions exceed 

I,OOO pounds/year of any criteria pollutant) all of the remaining sources that the District is aware 

ofthat could, by any stretch ofthe imagination, emit I5 pounds per day ofVOCs, as part ofthe 

District's permitting and compliance program. This includes more than a dozen auto body shops 

and several wood product coating facilities. 

Facilities Contacted Regarding Solvent Usage 

Date Facility/Contact Solvent Usage 

2-22-08 Sierra Nevada Memorial A fraction of a gallon per day (including usage by 

Hospital/Karen Abbott painter) 

2-28-08 Lanmark Circuits/Gary Arnold Maximum usage is a pint per day of acetone and a 

pint per day of isopropyl alcohol 

2-28-08 Nevada County Dept. of Well below 2 gallons per day total used in 2 small, 

Transportation and Sanitation/ fully enclosed Safety-Kleen parts washers and all 

Don Craddock, Purchasing road marking and other activities combined 

2-28-08 High Country Tek/Leonard Less than I 0 gallons per year of solvents 

2-28-08 High Sierra Electronics/Jerry Less than I 0 gallons per year of solvents 

Bloom 

2-28-08 ZAP Manufacturing/Tim Approximately 2 gallons per month used in silkCorkins screening, cleaning and all other activities combined 

It should be noted that the State of California has an aggressive statewide consumer products 

standards program, which substantially complies with the CTG-recommended control of 50 

grams of VOC per liter of solvent. In particular, State regulations limit, by 2009, the VOC 

content of non-aerosol engine degreasers, general purpose cleaners, general purpose degreasers, 

glass cleaners, laundry prewash solvents, oven cleaners, wood cleaners, carpet and upholstery 

cleaners, bathroom and tile cleaners, floor or wall covering adhesive removers, nail polish 

removers, sanitizers, and toilet/urinal care products to a VOC content of 5% or less by weight. 

The CTG-recommended 50 g/1 control measure equates to 5.56% by weight, assuming a solvent 

density of900 g/1, consistent with assumptions in the CTG. 

Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing (EP A-453/R-06-002 2006/09) 

The District reviewed the CTG, which applies to facilities emitting at least I5 pounds per day (or 

5,475 pounds per year) ofVOCs. In order to determine if there are any sources in the nonattainment area that exceed the CTG's applicability threshold, the District contacted all of the 

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businesses that might engage in printing, based on a search of currently permitted sources, the 

local phone book, the Internet and the Chamber of Commerce membership roster. 

The largest-emitting printer in the non-attainment area is The Union Newspaper, with a 

circulation of approximately I7,000. On February 29, 2008 the District worked with Lee Brant, 

Production Director to quantify emissions from newspaper printing. The Union uses offset 

lithography employing a coldset web process. The cleaning process uses a blanket wash system. 

No glues, varnishes or coatings are used. All glossy print items are printed outside the County 

(mostly in Reno, Nevada); no glossy printing is performed at The Union. Annual consumption 

and potential emission figures based on MSDS information and purchasing records are as follow. 

Ink (O.I9 lbs/gallon VOC) x 5528 gallons/year= I 050 lbs. potential emissions 

Fountain Solution (0.5 lbs/gallon VOC) x 220 gallons/year= IIO lbs. potential emissions 

Cleaning Solution (6.3 lbs/gallon VOC) x II 0 gallons/year= 693 lbs. potential emissions 

Total potential emissions for all inks, fountain solutions and cleaning solutions: 1853 lbs/year. 

Thus, The Union's potential to emit is approximately 5 pounds per day ofVOCs. 

All additional businesses identified as potential VOC emission sources from printing, based on 

the District's thorough search, are listed in the following table, along with the date the District 

contacted each facility and relevant notes. 

Printers in Western Nevada County 

Date ~acility !Notes 

2-28-08 Copy Right, 79I Have a press. Soy-based ink. Well under a gallon per day 

Maltrnan Dr., 477-7774 of all inks, fountain solutions and cleaners combined. 

2-28-08 Country Copy Print Offset lithography. Well under a gallon per day of all inks, 

Shop, 1200 E. Main, fountain solutions and cleaners combined. 

Grass Valley 272-4657 

2-28-08 Grass Valley Printers, Well under a gallon per day of all inks, fountain solutions 

I 050 Whispering Pines and cleaners combined. 

Lane, Ste. 1, 273-I993 

2-28-08 Designer Business Don't do any in-house printing 

Forms & Systems 

272-995I 

2-29-08 EC Graphic Displays Prints banners and signs, not plastic bags or bread sacks. 

477-7414 Uses about a liter per year of ink. Well under a gallon per 

day of all inks, fountain solutions and cleaners combined. 

2-28-08 Full Circle Press Letterpress. Photopolymer water-washout plates. Well 

273-5606 under a gallon per day of all inks, fountain solutions and 

cleaners combined. 

2-29-08 Gold Country Business Don't do any in-house printing. 

Forms 878-I245 

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2-29-08 Grass Valley Business Don't do any in-house printing. 

~onns 268-2516 

2-28-08 !House of Print & Copy, Offset lithography. Well under a gallon per day of all inks, 

1501 E. Main, Grass fountain solutions and cleaners combined. 

Valley 273-1000 

2-28-08 LectraMedia Inc., 650 l\.11 digital processes with standard color printers. 

Gold Flat Rd., NC, 

478-8300 

2-28-08 Lindsay's Custom Well under a gallon per day of all inks, fountain solutions 

Printing, 12996 Colfax and cleaners combined. 

Hwy._,_ 477-0902 

2-28-08 Nevada County Letterpress. Well under a gallon per day of all inks, 

Printing & Publishing, fountain solutions and cleaners combined. 

217 1-2 N Auburn, GV, 

273-4590 

2-28-08 North Star Printing, Recently out of business. 

12400 Lorna Rica 

Drive # 7 Grass Valley, 

272-6636 

2-28-08 Paragon Press Letterpress. Use a couple of teaspoons of ink per day. 

274-1920 Well under a gallon per day of all inks, fountain solutions 

and cleaners combined. 

3-3-08 Precision Printers, Inc. Well under a gallon per day of all inks, fountain solutions 

(I Graphics), Grass and cleaners combined. 

Valley, 273-2200 

28 08 !Anything's Printable & Dcerox machine only. 

Wild Women On Line, 

Grass Valley 477-5176 

2-29-08 Real Graphic Source, Dcerox-style color copier only. 

Hwy. 49 & WolfRd., 

Lake of the Pines 

~68 8866 

Flexible Package Printing (EPA-453/R-06-003 2006/09) 

The District reviewed the CTG, which applies to facilities emitting at least 15 pounds per day (or 

5,475 pounds per year) ofVOCs. In order to determine if there are any sources in the nonattainment area that exceed the CTG's applicability thresholds for both flexible package printing 

and offset lithographic printing/letterpress printing, the District contacted all of the businesses 

that might engage in printing, based on a search of currently permitted sources, the local phone 

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book the Internet and the Chamber of Commerce membership roster. The only facility that 

regularly prints on flexible materials in any quantity is EC Graphics (contacted February 29, 

2008), which prints signs and banners. EC Graphics uses approximately a liter of ink per year, 

and well under an average of two gallons per day of all solvents, fountain solution and ink 

combined. The District did not identify any facilities that print plastic bags or bread sacks within 

the non-attainment area. 

The District has determined that there are no sources in the District to which the CTG applies. 

Flat Wood Paneling Coatings (EPA-453/R-06-004 2006/09) 

The District reviewed the CTG, which applies to facilities that coat any interior, exterior or 

tileboard ... panel ' with a "protective, decorative, or functional material or layer," and emit at 

least 15 pounds per day (or 5,475 pounds per year) ofVOCs. The District searched its permitted 

source list, the phone book, the Chamber of Commerce and the Internet and determined that 

there are no sources in the non-attainment area that coat wood panels. As an additional step, the 

District contacted Caseywood Corporation on February 26, 2008 to make sure they do not coat 

panels in evada County, which they do not. 

The District has determined that there are no sources in the District to which the CTG applies. 

Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings (EPA 453/R-07-003 2007/09) 

The District reviewed the CTG, which applies to facilities emitting at least 15 pounds per day (or 

5,475 pounds per year) ofVOCs. The District searched its permitted source list, the phone book, 

the Chamber of Commerce and the Internet and determined that there are no sources within the 

District that coat paper, film or foil in the manner to which the CTG applies. 

The District has determined that there are no sources in the District to which the CTG applies. 

Large Appliance Coatings (EPA 453/R-07-004 2007/09) 

The District reviewed the CTG, which applies to facilities emitting at least 15 pounds per day (or 

5,475 pounds per year) ofVOCs. A review of the District's permitted sources, the phone book, 

the Chamber of Commerce and the Internet reveals that there are no permitted or unpermitted 

sources that coat large appliances. It is possible that some appliance refurbishers may apply 

touch-up paint to scratched or damaged areas, but certainly not in any quantity approaching the 

CTG applicability threshold. 

The District has determined that there are no sources in the District to which the CTG applies. 

Metal Furniture Coatings (EPA 453/R-07-005 2007/09) 

The District reviewed the CTG, which applies to facilities emitting at least 15 pounds per day (or 

5,475 pounds per year) ofVOCs. A review of the Districts permitted sources reveals that there 

are no permitted sources that coat metal furniture. The District learned via a search of the phone 

book, the Internet, and the Chamber of Commerce, of one small facility that makes metal 

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furniture (IWM-lndigo Wood & Metalworks) in the non-attainment area. The District contacted 

Don Augstein, owner, on February 28, 2008, who said that they only use several gallons of 

coating per year, at the most. 

The District has determined that there are no sources in the District to which the CTG applies. 

NEGATIVE DECLARATION -- STATEMENT OF ADOPTION 

By adoption of this document, the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District Board of 

Directors declares that, to the best of its knowledge, following a publicly noticed public hearing, 

there are no existing or anticipated sources in the Western Nevada County federal ozone nonattainment area to which any of the seven Control Techniques Guidelines promulgated by EPA 

during 2006 and 2007 (Industrial Cleaning Solvents; Offset Lithographic Printing and 

Letterpress Printing; Flexible Package Printing; Flat Wood Paneling Coatings; Paper, Film, and 

Foil Coatings; Large Appliance Coatings; and Metal Furniture Coatings) apply. 

By adoption of this document, the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District Board of 

Directors further declares that RACT will be adopted and implemented, consistent with legal 

requirements, for all new and existing sources identified in the Western Nevada County nonattainment area to which any federally promulgated CTGs (or amendments to the CTGs) apply in 

the future. 

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Attachment 1 

Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District Board of Directors Negative Declaration 

Adoption Resolution 

SERVING THE COUNTIES OF NEVADA, PLUMAS AND SIERRA 

10 
NORTHERN SIERRA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 

RESOLUTION #2008-01 

In the Matter of: Adopting a RACT SIP revision for Western Nevada County 8-Hour Ozone Federal 

Nonattainment Area. 

Whereas, Western Nevada County was designated as nonattainment for the federal 8-hour ozone 

standard; and 

Whereas, The Federal Clean Air Act requires certain categories of sources in ozone nonattainment 

areas to implement control methods called "reasonably available control technology", or RACT as a 

part of their State Implementation Plan (SIP); and 

Whereas, the RACT requirement is meant to ensure that nonattainment areas have in place all 

RACT for source categories covered by a Control Techniques Guideline (CTG) issued by EPA, and 

for all major sources of air pollution that are not subject to a CTG; and 

Whereas, in June 2007, the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District Board of Directors 

adopted all Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) measures previously identified by 

EPA through 2005 and have included these rules as part of its RACT SIP; and 

Whereas, these measures were adopted in partial fulfillment of requirements under the Federal 

Clean Air Act; and 

Whereas, the EPA issued 7 additional CTG's in 2006 and 2007 and the Air District has determined 

that none of the CTGs issued in 2006 and 2007 apply to sources located in the nonattainment area; 

and 

Whereas, the Air District has included a "negative declaration" for each source category covered by 

the newly identified CTGs, declaring there are no sources, either existing or anticipated, in its area 

that are subject to a RACT requirement, which makes the requirement to adopt a rule for those types 

of sources no longer appl icable; and 

Whereas, the RACT SIP revision has been properly noticed and has undergone a 30-day public 

review period, the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District Board of Directors has on this 

date held and conducted a public hearing on these rules, and has provided for and considered all 

written and oral testimony submitted during the review period and at said hearing in accordance with 

HSC Sections 40725 and 40726; and 

Whereas, Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines provides that actions taken by regulatory agencies 

as authorized by state law to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of the 

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

categorically exempt from CEQA review (Class 8 Categorical Exemption). 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED by the Northern Sierra Air Quality 

Management District Board of Directors that the District's Reasonably Available Control Technology 

(RACT) State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for western Nevada County's 8-hour Ozone 

Nonattainment Area is hereby adopted, as presented, as the District's partial fulfillment of obl igations 

under the Federal Clean Air Act. 

On a motion by Supervisor QvJe..us , and seconded by Supervisor 

Qov.,.?E£S , the foregoing resolution was approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of 

the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District at a regular meeting held on May 19, 2008, by 

the following roll call vote: 

Ayes :~, r~~' bu.ini)Q.AJ, ThrC~It 5pe»e:ef 

Noes: ;\bue.... 

Absent: ;\)wQ.~ 

Abstaining: ~CJVe 

Approve: ----,-___,_QJ _,___'L-"'-=--· ~-'--------­ Cnalr of Board \ 

Attest ~~%-z5 

Allison King, Clerk of the Board 

so-
Attachment 2 

Evidence of Public Notice for Public Hearing and Adoption ofNegative Declaration 

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NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING COMPANY 

Northern Sierra Air Quality 

Managment District 

PO Box 2509 

Grass Valley, CA 95945 

Grass Valley, CA 

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 

The Union 

REFERENCE: Cont rol Techniques Guidelines 

Ad #01522744 

County of Nevada, State of Calif. The 

undersigned, Betsy Hunter, being the principal 

clerk of the Nevada County Publishing Co. 

declares that the Nevada County Publishing 

Co. now is, and during all times herein named, 

was a corporation duly organized and existing 

nder the laws of the State of California, and 

now is, and during all times herein named was 

the printer of THE UNION, a newspaper of 

general circulation, as defined by Section 6000 

of the Government Code of the State of 

California, printed and published daily 

(Sundays excepted) in the City of Grass 

Valley, County of Nevada, State of California, 

and that affiant is the principal clerk of said 

Nevada County Publishing Co. 

That the printed advertisement hereto annexed 

was published in the said UNION, in the rssues 

of the following named dates: 

April 1 2, 2008 

I certify, under penalty of perjury, the 

foregoing is true a 

Y5 
Affidavit of Publication 

In the Superior Court } 

State of California 

County of Sierra 

ss 

Exhibit "A" 

The undersigned, being the Publisher or his Representative of the 

Mountain Messenger, a newspaper of general circulation, as defined 

by Section 6000 of the Government Code of the State of California, 

published weekly in the town of Downieville, County of Sierra, State of 

California, states, that: 

The printed advertisement hereto annexed, marked Exhibit A, was 

published in the said Mountain Messenger, in the issues of the 

following named dates: 

I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct: 

Executed at Downieville, California, this 21__ day of~ 2008. 
(530) 283-0800 

EATHER PUBLISHING CO., INC. 

P.O. BOX B, QUINCY, CA 95971 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

County of Plumas 

and/ or Lassen 

} ss. 

Keri B. Taborski deposes and says: That she is the 

principal clerk for the publisher of the .;_!K..!..J. l:f.J, J!. ~--

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Quincy, Plumas County 

Adjudication Decree #4644 

Chester. Plumas County 

Adjudica ·on Decree #5956 

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UH., B.ECORD Greenville. Plumas County 

Adjudication Decree #5462 

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Portola. Plumas County 

Adjudication Decree #2497 

that the Public Notice- Northern Sierra Air Quality 

Management District - negative declaration 

of which the attached is a true printed copy, was 

published in the weekly issue of said newspaper(s) 

as indicated above (and not in a supplement thereof) for __,0'--'-'n'-'-<.e ____________ _ 

consecutive weeks, beginning April 16. 2008 

and ending April 16, 2008 , both dates inclusive, 

to wit: April 16, 2008 

EPA hearing 

Public Notice 

The Northern Sierra Air quality Management District 

proposes to adopt a "negative declaration• stating that 

Control Techniques Guidelines (issued by EPA as 

Reasonably Available Control echnology for ozone 

nonattainment areas) for Industrial Cleaning Solvents; 

Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing; 

Flexible Package Printing; Flat Wood Paneling 

Coatings; Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings; Large 

Appliance Coatings; and Metal Furniture Coatings do 

no apply in Western Nevada County because there are 

no sources in these categories meeting the applicability threshold of 15 pounds per day of volatile organic 

compound emissions. The NSAQMD will conduct a 

two-site public hearing on the proposed action on May 

19, 2008 (or, if canceled, June 23, 2008) at 1:00PM at 

the Madeline Helling Library, 980 Hellling Way, evada 

City and the Plumas County Library, 445 W. Jackson 

St., Quincy. Mail written comments to NSAOMD, Attn: 

Sam Longmire, PO Box 2509, Grass Valley, CA 95945 

or e-mail to sam@myairdistrict.com, to be received by 

May 18, 2008. Call (530) 274-9360 or visit 

www.myairdistrictcom for details. 

Published FRB 

April16, 2008 

Date: April 16, 2008 /s/Y~/3 Keri B. Taborski 

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~IERRA SuN Surrng the Tra~kte Comlf!anity nlfce 1869 

12315 Deerfield Drive, 

Truckee, CA 96161 

Phone (775) 881-1201 

Fax (775) 887-2408 1///t@ 

Account Number: #5889737. 4Pf? 

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Legal Acct. lOo,y 

Northern Sierra Air Quality 

District 

200 Litton Drive Ste. 320 

P.O. Box 2509 

Grass Valley, CA. 95945 

Virginia Marsh says: 

That (s)he is a legal clerk of the SIERRA SUN, a 

bi-weekly newspaper published at Truckee, in the 

State of California. 

Public Notice 

Propose to adopt a "negative declaration" 

Ad# 141 9862A 

of which a copy is hereto attached, was published in 

said newspaper for the full required period of 1 time 

commencing on April15, 2007, and ending on April15, 

2007, all days inclusive. 

Signed: 

STATEMENT: 

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Date Amount Credit Balance 

04/15/07 $40.85 $0.00 $40.85 

Proof and 

Statement of-Publication