Set Public Hearings May 2, 2008 to Consider Amendments and/or Adoption to AQMD Rules and Regulations to:

1. Amend Regulation III - Fees.
   Staff is proposing an increase of 4.1%, equivalent to the change in the 2007 Consumer Price Index for all fee categories except those for which the Board adopted a 3-year phased fee increase in 2006, which includes a 10% increase this year to continue cost recovery efforts and fund the 2008-09 Budget. Staff is also proposing to amend the Annual Emissions Reporting from a fiscal year to a calendar year reporting time period to align with the CARB mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, a one time operating fee assessment to recover the cost of a technology assessment to reduce Sox emissions from RECLAIM facilites, and other minor fee adjustments and clarifications. (Review: Stationary Source Committee, March 21, 2008; Administrative Committee, April 11, 2008)
    

2. Amend Rule 1149 - Storage Tank and Pipeline Cleaning Degassing.
   The proposed amendments to Rule 1149 - Storage Tank and Pipeline Cleaning Degassing will further reduce VOC emissions by establishing a vapor concentration standard for the cleaning and degassing of storage tanks, extending the applicability of the rule to pipelines and more tanks, streamlining the notification procedure and improving the clarity of the rule. The proposed amendments will also establish a protocol to quantify voluntary reduction efforts of CO2 emissions from the cleaning and degassing of natural gas pipelines. (Review: Stationary Source Committee, March 21, 2008)
    

3. Adopt Proposed Rule 314 - Fees for Architectural Coatings.
   Proposed Rule 314 - Fees for Architectural Coatings sets fees for manufacturers of architectural coatings to recover the cost of AQMD programs, and will provide staff with architectural coating quantity and emissions information for planning, compliance, and rule development. (Review: Stationary Source Committee, February 15, 2008 and April 25, 2008; Administrative Committee, April 11, 2008)

The complete text of the proposed amendments, staff reports and other supporting documents will be available from the District’s Public Information Center, (909) 396-2550 and on the Internet (www.aqmd.gov) on April 2, 2008.