Report:

Rule Forecast

Synopsis:

This report highlights AQMD rulemaking activity for 1996 and beyond. Upcoming public workshops are noted, both in the regular calendar and in a separate list at the end of the report.

Committee:

Not applicable

Receive and file the attached report.

James M. Lents, Ph.D.
Executive Officer

Background

The Rule Forecast Report presented to your Board each month outlines for the upcoming 18 months the anticipated meeting dates that staff will bring these control measures and additional rules forward for Board adoption. The Rule Forecast Report is amended as necessary to reflect Board decisions regarding rule adoptions or when additional staff research or public consultations postpone proposed adoption hearing dates.

Proposal

Two of the key items of interest in the report are:

• Rule 219 - Equipment Not Requiring a Written Permit Pursuant to Regulation II

  Proposed amendments delete written permit requirements for equipment emitting negligible amounts of air contaminants. The proposed amendments affect over 10,000 sources, and are scheduled for a Board hearing in December 1996.

• Regulation XXX - Title V Operating Permits and Rule 212 - Standards for Approving Permits

  Proposed amendments to Regulation XXX will incorporate changes made by EPA to better define the minimum elements of an approvable operating permit program. Proposed amendments to Rule 212 will clarify public noticing requirements prior to permit issuance. The Board hearing date is scheduled for January 1997.

The AQMP hearing is scheduled for November, necessitating the movement of three rules which were scheduled to be heard in November:

• Rule 1105.1 - Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units to March 1997.
• Rule 1145 - Plastic, Rubber & Glass Coatings to January 1997.
• Rule 2506 - (formerly 2009) Area Source Credits to December 1996.

The Air Quality Investment Program (AQIP) has been added in December. To avoid overloading December, the following rules are being moved:

• Rule 403 - Fugitive Dust to January 1997.
• Rule 1107 - Metal Products Coating to February 1997.
• Rule 1173 - Fugitive Emissions of VOC to February 1997.
• Rule 1186 - PM10 Emissions from Paved and Unpaved Roads and Livestock Operations to January 1997.

Attachment
Rule Forecast Report