Public Notice

To be published Sunday, January 5, 2014

Air Quality Regulatory Measures that May Be Adopted or Amended in 2014

State law (Health and Safety Code Section 40923) requires the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) to publish a list of regulatory measures scheduled for consideration during each year.  These regulatory measures, or rules and regulations, are adopted in order to reduce air pollution in Santa Barbara County.  Air quality rules and regulations that may be adopted or amended during 2014 are listed below.  Other measures may be proposed for adoption per the criteria specified in Section 40923 of the Health and Safety Code.  Before the adoption or amendment of any regulatory measure, the District publishes a notice in a local newspaper and holds a hearing to accept comments from affected businesses and other interested parties.

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Rule Number   Type   Title  
102 Revision Definitions
108 New Utility Natural Gas Usage Reporting
201 Revision Permits Required
202 Revision Exemptions to Rule 201
312 Revision Open Fires
316 Revision Storage and Transfer of Gasoline
321 Revision Solvent Cleaning Machines and Solvent Cleaning
323 Revision Architectural Coatings
325 Revision Crude Oil Production and Separation
326 Revision Storage of Reactive Organic Compound Liquids
343 Revision Petroleum Storage Tank Degassing
344 Revision Petroleum Sumps, Pits, and Well Cellars
351 Revision Surface Coating of Wood Products
354 Revision Graphic Arts and Paper, Film Foil, and Fabric Coatings
360 Revision Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen from Large Water Heaters and Small Boilers
810 Revision Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
901 Revision New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
Reg VIII New/Rev’d New Source Review
TBD New Greenhouse Gas Source Register Regulation

If you would like to check on the status of a rule please see Rules Currently Under Development. For more information, contact Doug Grapple at (805) 961-8883.