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44300 et.seq., shall pay the fee adopted by the District Board. The District shall notify and assess the operator
of each facility of the fee due. |
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APPLICABILITY |
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This rule shall apply to any stationary source (facility) which commenced operation prior to January 1 of the year
in which the fees are assessed pursuant to this rule, and which manufactures, formulates, uses, or releases any
of the hazardous substances listed pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code (H&S Code), section 44321,
or any other substance which reacts to form a substance so listed and which meets any of the following: |
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A.1 |
The facility releases, or has the potential to release, 10 tons per year or greater of total organic gases, particulate
matter, sulfur oxides, or nitrogen oxides. |
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A.2 |
The facility releases, or has the potential to release, less than 10 tons per year of total organic gases, particulate
matter, sulfur oxides, or nitrogen oxides; is included in any class listed in Appendix E, sections 93300 through
93354 of title 17 of the California Code of Regulations (Criteria and Guidelines Regulation); and is required to
submit an individual emission-inventory plan and report. |
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The facility releases, or has the potential to release, less than 10 tons per year of total organic gases, particulate
matter, sulfur oxides, or nitrogen oxides; is included in any class listed in Appendix E, sections 93300 through
93354 of title 17 of the California Code of Regulations; and is included in an industry-wide emission inventory
prepared by the District pursuant to H&S Code section 44323. |
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The District determines that the facility may pose a potential threat to public health and that the facility therefore
does not qualify for an exemption. |
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DEFINITIONS |
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For the purposes of this rule the following definitions shall apply: |
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B.1 |
Core facility: A facility meeting the criteria set forth in Sections A.1, A.2, or A.4. |
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Criteria Pollutant: Total organic gases (TOG), particulate matter (PM), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), or sulfur oxides
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Industry-wide Facility (IWD): A facility that meets the criteria set forth in Section A.3 and is either an auto
body shop, as described by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes 5511-5521 or 7532; a gasoline station,
SIC Code 5541; a dry cleaner, SIC Code 77216; a printing and publishing operation, SIC Codes 2711-2771 or 2782;
or other facility that meets the conditions specified in Health & Safety Code section 44323. |
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Health Risk Assessment (HRA) and Health Hazard Index (HHI): A detailed comprehensive analysis prepared to evaluate
and predict the dispersion of hazardous substances in the environment and the potential for exposure of human populations
and to assess and quantify both the individual and population-wide health risks associated with those levels of
exposure. An HRA value indicates risk in terms of cancer and an HHI value indicates risk in terms of non-cancer
effects. |
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An HRA score less than 1 and an HHI score less than 0.1 is categorized as Low; an HRA greater than or equal to
10 or an HHI greater than 1 as High; all other scores are categorized as Intermediate. |
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Prioritization or Priority Score (PS): A facility's numerical ranking indicating potential cancer or non-cancer
public health effects, as determined by the District using the District's Prioritization Procedure for the Hot
Spots program. |
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A prioritization score less than or equal to 1 is categorized as Low; greater than 1 and less than or equal to
10 as Intermediate; and greater than 10 as High. |
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Prioritized Facility: A facility that is subject to the Hot Spots program, pursuant to Sections A.1 through A.4,
and has been prioritized by the District using the District's Prioritization Procedure, or has had a health risk
assessment performed per the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) or the Office of Environmental
Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Risk Assessment Guidelines (whichever is the accepted guideline at the time of
the assessment). |
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Quadrennial Update: Every 4 years an updated plan and report is required of all facilities with an intermediate
prioritization score or an intermediate health risk assessment. The update shall evaluate and report facility operating
and toxics inventory changes, changes to receptor distances, new potency factors, and new chemicals added to the
toxic air contaminant list. |
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Quadrennial Update facilities are only assessed District fees not to exceed $162.50 without District Board approval. |
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Release: Any activity that may cause the issuance of air contaminants, including actual or potential spilling,
leaking, pumping, pouring, spraying, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or
disposing of a substance into the ambient air, and which results from the routine operation of a facility or is
predictable, including but not limited to continuous and intermittent releases and predictable process upsets or
leaks. |
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Risk I Facility: A facility having a high health risk assessment greater than or equal to 10 and less than 50;
or a health hazard index greater than 1. |
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Risk II Facility: A facility having a high health risk assessment greater than or equal to 50 and less than 100. |
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Risk III Facility: A facility having a high health risk assessment greater than or equal to 100. |
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Source Classification Code (SCC): A number code created by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency used to identify
processes associated with sources that contribute emissions to the atmosphere. The more processes (or SCCs) that
a facility employs, the more complex the toxics emission inventory, prioritization process, and health risk assessment. |
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A facility with 1 to 2 SCCs is classified as simple, 3 to 5 SCCs as moderate, and 6 or more SCCs as complex. |
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Tracking Facility: A facility with a prioritization score greater than 10 having a health risk assessment greater
than or equal to 1 and less than 10, or a health hazard index greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal
to 1. |
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Unprioritized Facility: A facility that is subject to the Hot Spots program, pursuant to Sections A.1 through A.4,
and has not been prioritized by the District using the District's Prioritization procedure, or has not had a health
risk assessment performed per the CAPCOA or OEHHA Risk Assessment Guidelines (whichever is the accepted guideline
at the time of the assessment). |
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ANNUAL FEES |
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The owner or operator of a facility that has been identified by the District as being subject to the requirements
of Health and Safety Code section 44300 et seq. (the Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Information and Assessment
Act) shall pay all applicable state and District fees, as specified below, to the District within 30 days of receipt
of notice by the District of required fees. Required fees not paid within 30 days of the due date shall be assessed
a 50% late fee. |
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C.1 |
The amount of the District program fee shall be equal to the actual costs incurred by the District associated with
the site-specific program requirements for each affected facility. The costs shall be determined using the labor
rates specified in Rule 7.7, District Cost Determination. |
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C.2 |
The amount of the State program fee for each facility shall be that specified by the ARB in accordance with the
annual State Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Fee Regulation contained in title 17, California Code of Regulations,
section 90700 et. seq. The state portion is a straight pass-through to the facility. |
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C.3 |
Program costs include but are not limited to the following: |