Public Review and Hearing Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE
VENTURA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
FOR CONSIDERING THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENTS TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT’S FOLLOWING
RULES
Rule 26.1, New Source Review – Definitions
Rule 45.2, Asbestos Removal Fees
Rule 74.15, Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be
held before the Air Pollution Control Board of Ventura
County to consider adoption of amendments to Rules 26.1,
45.2, and 74.15.
STAFF IS PROPOSING amendments to Rule 26.1 in
response to a request from the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA). The proposed amendment is
addition of a definition for “Reactive Organic Compounds
(ROC).” The ROC is as defined in Rule 2, Definitions with
the exception that only ROC emission reductions that meet
the definition of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) as
defined by USEPA in 40CFR 51.100(s) shall be eligible for
netting, banking or use as an offset for the purposes of
Rule 26, New Source Review.
STAFF IS ALSO PROPOSING amendments to Rule 45.2,
Asbestos Removal Fees to remove the nonrefundable fee
language and allow a refund for any cancellations to the
demolition or renovation project, only if a cancellation
notice is received by the District prior to the notification
start date of the renovation or demolition operation.
STAFF IS ALSO PROPOSING amendments to Rule 74.15 in
response to comments received from the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The proposed
amendments are (1) additional language in section C.4. –
cold start-up requirements – which includes minimizing NOx
emissions and limiting NOx to 150 ppm at 3% O2 during the
start-up, as well as including additional recordkeeping
requirements in section D to record start-up dates, times,
durations, and type and quantity of the fuel used; (2)
include in section C.2.a an alternate NOx emission limit of
150 ppm at 3% O2 or 0.215 pounds per million Btu of heat
input when firing alternate fuels during natural gas
curtailment; and (3) make editorial changes to section B.4.a
and B.4.b to state the NOx and CO emissions “SHALL NOT
EXCEED” 30 ppm of NOx and 10 ppm of CO at 3% O2, as
originally intended in 2020 amendments.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULES, including
the
analysis required by Health and Safety Code Section 40727.2,
is available for review by any interested party at the Air
Pollution Control District office located at 4567 Telephone
Road 2nd Floor, Ventura, California, 93003 during normal
business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
excluding holidays). They are also available on the district
website at www.vcapcd.org.
Written comments may be addressed to Tyler Harris at the
District Office or by email:
tyler@vcapcd.org,
(805) 303-3661, and should be received no later than January
5, 2023.
AS A RESULT of the public hearing, the Board (1) may
adopt the rule amendments as proposed by staff, or (2) may
not adopt the rule amendments. Staff recommends the Board
adopt the proposed revisions.
SAID PUBLIC HEARING is to be held before the Air
Pollution Control Board on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at
1:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, Main
Plaza Level of the Administration Building, Ventura County
Government Center, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura,
California. This public hearing date has been rescheduled
from January 10, 2023, as initially noticed.
YOU ARE INVITED to attend this meeting and be heard
on this matter. For instructions on how to attend virtually
or how to submit comments, you may read the instructions
located inside the public agenda for the hearing, to be
posted on our website the week prior to the scheduled
hearing. You may visit
http://www.vcapcd.org/agendas.htm#The_Air_Pollution_Control_Board
to access the District’s Boards and Committees webpage.