The Stationary Source Committee met Friday, June 18, 1999. Following is a summary of
that meeting. The next meeting will be July 23, 1999, at 11:00 a.m., in Conference Room
CC8.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive and file.
Mee Hae Lee
Chair, Stationary Source Committee
Attendance
The meeting began at 11:05 a.m. Present were Committee Chair Mee Hae Lee, Leonard
Paulitz and Jon Mikels.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Proposed Amended Rule 465 – Vacuum-Producing Devices or Systems
Laki Tisopulos, Planning & Rules Manager, gave a brief report on this item. The
proposed amendments include updating the definition of "VOC" and "Exempt
Compounds", removing outdated requirements and test methods and revising exhaust gas
treatment requirements to reflect current industry practice. A public workshop was held on
June 9, 1999 and the set hearing is July 9, 1999.
Laki Tisopulos, Planning & Rules Manager, presented this item. The Air Resources Board
has commented that this rule does not reflect reasonably available control technology and
has suggested that staff amend the rule. The proposed amendments would reduce the VOC
limit for inks from 300 g/l to 250 g/l and reduce the VOC limit for exterior wood siding
coating from 350 g/l to 250 g/l. Emission reductions would be 1.4 tons/year. There would
be no significant health impacts and no significant socio economic or environmental
impacts. A public workshop was held on June 4, 1999, and the set hearing is July 9, 1999.
The Committee members directed to staff to work with the one affected facility by this
amendment. Staff will assist in identifying complying coatings, and address any other
transition issues.
Reg. XVII – Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Pom Pom Ganguli, Planning & Rules Managers presented this item. There are two programs
for new sources in the basin, one is Reg. XIII for non-attainment areas and the other is
Reg. XVII for attainment areas. Reg. XVII should be amended because it increases the PSD
applicability threshold to include more than three times the number of sources compared to
the Federal PSD program, and it is resource intensive and may slow down permitting. New
Source Review requirements still apply to any emission increases in the South Coast Air
Basin and proposed changes do not affect emission limitations or air quality. The three
proposed amendments would change the emission thresholds to federal levels, incorporate
monitoring/modeling criteria for Beryllium, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Particulate Matter and
change the terminology of ROGs to VOCs.
Rule 1401 – New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants
and Rule 219 – Equipment Not Requiring a Written Permit Pursuant to Regulation II
Jill Whynot, Planning and Rules Manager, described proposed amendments to Rule 1401 and
219, which are scheduled for the August 13, 1999 Governing Board meeting. The state has
recently finalized acute risk values for approximately sixty chemicals. The proposed
amendment will incorporate an effective date for analyzing acute impacts for these
chemicals during new source review.
Proposed changes to the preamble of Rule 219 are being made as a result of a Permit
Streamlining Task Force recommendation. Permits are currently required if emissions are
over screening values, even though in most cases, risk thresholds would not be exceeded.
The proposed change will refer to Rule 1401 risk levels, which should reduce the number of
permits but still require controls on equipment with risks above Rule 1401 limits.
A public workshop was held on June 4, 1999. A draft Environmental Assessment was prepared
and circulated for public review. No significant environmental impacts were identified.
Only a few compounds are used in sufficient amounts where additional controls may be
necessary. About fourteen permits per year will be affected.
NOV Penalty Policy
Peter Mieras began the discussion by indicating that this item was referred to committee
by Chairman Burke, following public comment at the last Board meeting from a
representative of a trash collection facility in Long Beach that received a citation for
public nuisance. The Committee members discussed District enforcement policies, the
Board’s role in enforcement matters, and the citation issued to the facility.
Committee members requested a written analysis of the Board’s authority in
enforcement cases, the authority of other governmental entities for regulating public
nuisance, and an analysis of the authority, and it application, for imposing civil
penalties for air pollution violations.
Reg. IX – New Source Performance Standards and Reg. X – National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Jill Whynot, Planning and Rules Manager presented this item. Staff is proposing routine
updates to Regulations IX and X, which incorporate new or amended federal standards for
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAPS). There are twenty-six specific updates proposed. Sources that are
subject to NSPS or NESHAPS must comply regardless of AQMD action. Regulations IX and X
make it easier to identify applicable federal requirements. The project is exempt from
CEQA since no additional requirements are added. There is also no socioeconomic impact
from this administrative update since sources are already required to comply with the
federal requirements. This rule will go to the Governing Board at the August 13, 1999
meeting.
Rule 1146.2 Implementation Study Status Report
Jack Broadbent, Deputy Executive Officer of Planning and Rules, presented this status
report. Jack explained that this report will be included on the consent calendar at the
July Board Meeting. The purpose of the report is to comply with the Board’s direction
that staff study, in cooperation with boiler manufacturers and other stakeholders, the
costs and other impacts of the rule. A contractor, Energy and Environmental Research
Corporation, is evaluating the feasibility and costs associated with the rule.
The July Board package will address the portion of the rule impacting boilers and heaters
with heat input rating of 75,000 to, and including, 400,000 BTU per hour. This equipment
is generally found at restaurants, dry cleaners, and other small businesses. All new
boilers and heaters in this size range must be low NOx units after January 1, 2001.
The contractor was generally supportive of the emission limits established in the rule,
although there will probably be testimony at the July Board Meeting from the Gas Appliance
Manufacturers Association and possibly from one or two equipment manufacturers requesting
more time before the requirements go into effect for tank type water heaters and an
exemption for pool heaters.
Staff does not believe these exemptions are necessary and the contractors findings do not
show that these two requests are appropriate. This portion of Rule 1146.2 will achieve
over 1.5 tons per day of NOx reductions when fully implemented with almost one ton per day
from pool heaters. Board members were advised that the second phase of the study which
deals with retrofitting boilers and heaters that are rated over one million BTU per hour
will probably generate more controversy than this portion of the study.
Status of Environmental Justice Initiatives:
Initiative #2: Ambient Air Toxic Monitoring
Mel Zeldin, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer of Science and Technology Advancement,
called the committee’s attention to the attached status report. Mel reported that the
project is nearing completion.
Initiative #10: Rules 1401 and 1402
Jill Whynot, Planning and Rules Manager, reported that proposed amendments to Rule 1401
were described earlier in the meeting. The working group met on June 24, 1999, to discuss
proposals for reducing cumulative air toxic exposures in the basin. Preliminary MATES II
data was discussed, as well as several proposals for reducing toxic emissions. The next
working group meeting is June 24, 1999. Staff will outline a comprehensive air toxics
reduction plan that will include several strategies, including continuing updates to Rule
1401 as the state finalizes risk values, considering lowering the threshold in Rule 1402,
source-specific toxic rules, city involvement, mitigation strategies, and other programs.
Staff will report to the Board at the August meeting on progress relative to Environmental
Justice Initiative #10 and will present the air toxics reduction plan.
Notice of Violation Penalty Summary
The Committee acknowledged the summary report attached to the agenda.
Rule Forecast Report
The Committee acknowledged the rule forecast report attached to the agenda.
