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Rules Recently Adopted / Amended

REGULATION I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule Number & Description

Adopted / Last Amended


Rule 1010 TITLE

  June 18, 1992

Rule 1020 DEFINITIONS

  April 20, 2023

Rule 1030 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1031 INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1040 ENFORCEMENT

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1050 ORDER OF ABATEMENT

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1060 LAND USE

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1070 INSPECTIONS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1080 STACK MONITORING

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1081 SOURCE SAMPLING

  December 16, 1993

Rule 1090 PENALTY

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1100 EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1110 CIRCUMVENTION

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1120 ARRESTS AND NOTICES TO APPEAR

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1130 SEVERABILITY

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1140 APPLICABILITY OF EMISSION LIMITS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1150 SEPARATION AND COMBINATION

  December 17, 1992

Rule 1160 EMISSION STATEMENTS

  November 18, 1992

Rule 1170 CERTIFICATION OF AIR PERMITTING PROFESSIONALS

  March 16, 1995

Rule 1177 GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY TESTER CERTIFICATION

  June 21, 2007

Rule 1180 NOTICES TO COMPLY

  August 20, 1998

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REGULATION II - PERMITS

Rule Number & Description

Adopted / Last Amended


Rule 2010 PERMITS REQUIRED

  December 17, 1992

Rule 2020 EXEMPTIONS

  December 18, 2014

Rule 2021 EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 2031 TRANSFER OF PERMITS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 2040 APPLICATIONS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 2050 CANCELLATION OF APPLICATION

  December 16, 1993

Rule 2070 STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 2080 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL

  December 17, 1992

Rule 2092 STANDARDS FOR PERMITS TO OPERATE

  December 17, 1992

Rule 2201 NEW AND MODIFIED STATIONARY SOURCE REVIEW RULE
Annual Offset Equivalency Reports

  April 20, 2023

Rule 2250 PERMIT-EXEMPT EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION

  October 19, 2006

Rule 2260 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO CALIFORNIA’S OIL AND GAS REGULATION

  December 21, 2017

Rule 2280 PORTABLE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION

  December 20, 2018

Rule 2301 EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT BANKING

  April 20, 2023

Rule 2302 COMMUNITY BANK

  December 17, 1992

Rule 2303 MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS

  May 19, 1994

Rule 2410 PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION
(This rule becomes effective on November 26, 2012, based on EPA’s final and full approval into the State Implementation Plan that was published in the Federal Register (77 FR 65305) )
Applicable version of 40 CFR 52.21 (June 16, 2011 version)

  June 16, 2011

Rule 2520 FEDERALLY MANDATED OPERATING PERMITS

  August 15, 2019

Rule 2530 FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE POTENTIAL TO EMIT

  December 18, 2008

Rule 2540 ACID RAIN PROGRAM

  November 13, 1997

Rule 2550 FEDERALLY MANDATED PRECONSTRUCTION REVIEW FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF AIR TOXICS

  June 18, 1998

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REGULATION III - FEES

Rule Number & Description

Adopted / Last Amended


Rule 3010 PERMIT FEE

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3020 PERMIT FEE SCHEDULES

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3030 HEARING BOARD FEES

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3040 AGRICULTURAL/OPEN BURNING FEES

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3050 ASBESTOS REMOVAL FEES

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3060 EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT BANKING FEE

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3070 OTHER CHARGES

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3100 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FEE

  December 17, 1992

Rule 3110 AIR TOXICS FEES

  August 17, 2017

Rule 3120 REGULATION VIII ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PLAN REVIEW FEE

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3135 DUST CONTROL PLAN FEE

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3140 FEES FOR CERTIFICATION OF AIR PERMITTING PROFESSIONALS

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3147 FEES FOR CERTIFICATION OF GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY TESTERS

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3150 FEES FOR PORTABLE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3155 PERMIT-EXEMPT EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION FEES

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3156FEES FOR EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO RULE 2260 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO CALIFORNIA’S OIL AND GAS REGULATION

  December 21, 2017

Rule 3160 PRESCRIBED BURNING FEE

  April 16, 2020

Rule 3170 FEDERALLY MANDATED OZONE NONATTAINMENT FEE
Annual Fee Equivalency Demonstration Reports

  May 19, 2011

Rule 3180 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR INDIRECT SOURCE REVIEW (ISR)

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3190 CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PLAN FEE

  April 19, 2018

Rule 3200 PETROLEUM REFINERY COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING FEES

  October 20, 2022

Rule 3901 FEES FOR REGISTRATION OF WOOD BURNING HEATERS

  April 19, 2018

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REGULATION IV - PROHIBITIONS

Rule Number & Description Adopted / Last Amended

Rule 4001 NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

  April 14, 1999

Rule 4002 NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS

  May 20, 2004

Rule 4101 VISIBLE EMISSIONS

  February 17, 2005

Rule 4102 NUISANCE

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4103 OPEN BURNING

  April 15, 2010

Rule 4104 REDUCTION OF ANIMAL MATTER

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4105 COMMERCIAL OFFSITE MULTIUSER HAZARDOUS WASTE AND NONHAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4106 Prescribed Burning and Hazard Reduction Burning

  June 21, 2001

Rule 4201 PARTICULATE MATTER CONCENTRATION

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4202 PARTICULATE MATTER - EMISSION RATE

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4203 PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS FROM INCINERATION OF COMBUSTIBLE REFUSE

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4204 COTTON GINS

  February 17, 2005

Rule 4301 FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4302 INCINERATOR BURNING

  December 16, 1993

Rule 4303 ORCHARD HEATERS

  December 16, 1993

Rule 4304 EQUIPMENT TUNING PROCEDURE FOR BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS

  October 19, 1995

Rule 4305 BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS - PHASE 2

  August 21, 2003

Rule 4306 BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS - PHASE 3

  December 17, 2020

Rule 4307 BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS - 2.0 MMBTU/HR TO 5.0 MMBTU/HR (Rule 4307 Certified Units)

  April 21, 2016

Rule 4308  BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS - 0.075 MMBTU/HR TO LESS THAN 2.0 MMBTU/HR (Certified Water Heaters)

  November 14, 2013

Rule 4309 DRYERS, DEHYDRATORS, AND OVENS

  December 15, 2005

Rule 4311 FLARES

  December 17, 2020

Rule 4313 LIME KILNS 

  March 27, 2003

Rule 4320 Advanced Emission Reduction Options for Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters Greater than 5.0 MMBtu/hr (Rule 4320 FAQs)

  December 17, 2020

Rule 4351 BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS - PHASE 1

  August 21, 2003

Rule 4352 SOLID FUEL FIRED BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS

  December 16, 2021

Rule 4354 GLASS MELTING FURNACES

  December 16, 2021

Rule 4401 STEAM-ENHANCED CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION WELLS 

  June 15, 2023

Rule 4402 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION SUMPS

  December 15, 2011

Rule 4404 HEAVY OIL TEST STATION - KERN COUNTY

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4405 OXIDES OF NITROGEN EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING STEAM GENERATORS USED IN THERMALLY ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY - CENTRAL AND WESTERN KERN COUNTY FIELDS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4406 SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM OIL-FIELD STEAM GENERATORS
- KERN COUNTY

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4407 IN-SITU COMBUSTION WELL VENTS

  May 19, 1994

Rule 4408 GLYCOL DEHYDRATION SYSTEMS 

  December 19, 2002

Rule 4409 COMPONENTS AT LIGHT CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION FACILITIES, NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES, AND NATURAL GAS PROCESSING FACILITIES 

  June 15, 2023

Rule 4453 REFINERY VACUUM PRODUCING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4454 REFINERY PROCESS UNIT TURNAROUND

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4455 COMPONENTS AT PETROLEUM REFINERIES, GAS LIQUIDS PROCESSING FACILITIES, AND CHEMICAL PLANTS

  June 15, 2023

Rule 4460 PETROLEUM REFINERY FENCE-LINE AIR MONITORING

  October 20, 2022

Rule 4501 ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE FOR BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BARCT)

  June 17, 1999

Rule 4550 CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - CMP list

  August 19, 2004

Rule 4565 Biosolids, Animal Manure, and Poultry Litter Operations

  March 15, 2007

Rule 4566 Organic Material Composting Operations

  August 18, 2011

Rule 4570 CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITIES

  October 21, 2010

Rule 4601 ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS

  April 16, 2020

Rule 4602 MOTOR VEHICLE ASSEMBLY COATINGS

  September 17, 2009

Rule 4603 SURFACE COATING OF METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS, PLASTIC PARTS AND PRODUCTS, AND PLEASURE CRAFTS

  September 17, 2009

Rule 4604 CAN AND COIL COATING OPERATIONS

  September 20, 2007

Rule 4605 AEROSPACE ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENT COATING OPERATIONS

  June 16, 2011

Rule 4606 WOOD PRODUCTS AND FLAT WOOD PANELING PRODUCTS
COATING OPERATIONS

  October 16, 2008

Rule 4607 GRAPHIC ARTS AND PAPER, FILM, FOIL AND FABRIC COATINGS

  December 18, 2008

Rule 4610 GLASS COATING OPERATIONS

  April 17, 2003

Rule 4612 Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations

  October 21, 2010

Rule 4621 GASOLINE TRANSFER INTO STATIONARY STORAGE CONTAINERS, DELIVERY VESSELS, AND BULK PLANTS

  December 19, 2013

Rule 4622 GASOLINE TRANSFER INTO MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TANKS

  December 19, 2013

Rule 4623 STORAGE OF ORGANIC LIQUIDS

  June 15, 2023

Rule 4624 TRANSFER OF ORGANIC LIQUID

  June 15, 2023

Rule 4625 WASTEWATER SEPARATORS

  December 15, 2011

Rule 4641 CUTBACK, SLOW CURE, AND EMULSIFIED ASPHALT, PAVING AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4642 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES

  April 16, 1998

Rule 4651 Soil Decontamination Operations

  September 20, 2007

Rule 4652 COATINGS AND INK MANUFACTURING

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4653 ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS

  September 16, 2010

Rule 4661 ORGANIC SOLVENTS

  September 20, 2007

Rule 4662 ORGANIC SOLVENT DEGREASING OPERATIONS

  September 20, 2007

Rule 4663 ORGANIC SOLVENT CLEANING, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL

  September 20, 2007

Rule 4672 PETROLEUM SOLVENT DRY CLEANING OPERATIONS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4681 RUBBER TIRE MANUFACTURING

  December 16, 1993

Rule 4682 POLYSTYRENE, POLYETHYLENE, AND POLYPROPYLENE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING

  December 15, 2011

Rule 4684 POLYESTER RESIN OPERATIONS

  August 18, 2011

Rule 4691 VEGETABLE OIL PROCESSING OPERATIONS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4692 COMMERCIAL CHARBROILING

  June 21, 2018

Rule 4693 BAKERY OVENS

  May 16, 2002

Rule 4694 WINE FERMENTATION AND STORAGE TANKS

  December 15, 2005

Rule 4695 BRANDY AGING AND WINE AGING OPERATIONS

  September 17, 2009

Rule 4701 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - Phase 1

  August 21, 2003

Rule 4702 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (Certified Equipment for Internal Combustion Engines)

  August 19, 2021

Rule 4703 STATIONARY GAS TURBINES

  September 20, 2007

Rule 4801 SULFUR COMPOUNDS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4802 SULFURIC ACID MIST

  December 17, 1992

Rule 4901 WOOD BURNING FIREPLACES AND WOOD BURNING HEATERS

  May 18, 2023

Rule 4902 RESIDENTIAL WATER HEATERS (Certified Water Heaters)

  March 19, 2009

Rule 4905 NATURAL GAS-FIRED, FAN-TYPE CENTRAL FURNACES

  December 16, 2021

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REGULATION V - PROCEDURE BEFORE THE HEARING BOARD

Rule Number & Description Adopted / Last Amended

Rule 5010 GENERAL

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5020 FILING PETITIONS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 5030 CONTENTS OF PETITIONS

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5040 PETITIONS FOR VARIANCES

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5050 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5060 APPEAL FROM DENIAL OR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5070 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RULES

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5080 ANSWERS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 5090 DISMISSAL OF PETITION

  December 17, 1992

Rule 5100 PLACE OF HEARING

  December 17, 1992

Rule 5110 NOTICE OF HEARING

  December 17, 1992

Rule 5120 EVIDENCE

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5130 PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 5140 OFFICIAL NOTICE

  December 17, 1992

Rule 5150 CONTINUANCES

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5160 DECISION

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5170 EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECISION

  December 17, 1992

Rule 5180 LACK OF PERMIT

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5190 SUPERIOR COURT ACTIONS

  December 16, 1993

Rule 5200 EMERGENCY VARIANCE

  December 16, 1993

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REGULATION VI - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLAN

Rule Number & Description Adopted / Last Amended

Rule 6010 GENERAL STATEMENT

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6020 APPLICABLE AREAS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6030 EPISODE CRITERIA LEVELS

  November 13, 1996

Rule 6040 EPISODE STAGES

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6050 DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6060 ADMINISTRATION OF EMERGENCY PROGRAM

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6070 ADVISORY OF HIGH AIR POLLUTION POTENTIAL

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6080 DECLARATION OF EPISODE

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6081 EPISODE ACTION - HEALTH ADVISORY

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6090 EPISODE ACTION STAGE 1 (HEALTH ADVISORY - ALERT)

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6100 EPISODE ACTION STAGE 2 (WARNING)

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6110 EPISODE ACTION STAGE 3 (EMERGENCY)

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6120 EPISODE TERMINATION

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6130 STATIONARY SOURCE CURTAILMENT PLANS AND TRAFFIC ABATEMENT PLANS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6140 EPISODE ABATEMENT PLAN

  December 17, 1992

Rule 6150 ENFORCEMENT

  December 17, 1992

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REGULATION VII - TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS

Rule Number & Description Adopted / Last Amended

Rule 7011 CHROMIUM PLATING AND CHROMIC ACID ANODIZING FACILITIES - Chrome ATCM

  January 17, 2008

Rule 7012 HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM - COOLING TOWERS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 7021 ETHYLENE OXIDE - STERILIZERS AND AERATORS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 7031 DIOXIN - MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 7041 FLUORIDES - PHOSPHORIC ACID PLANTS

  December 17, 1992

Rule 7050 ASBESTOS - CONTAINING MATERIAL FOR SURFACING APPLICATIONS

  March 21, 2002

Rule 7060 TOXIC METALS FROM NON-FERROUS METAL MELTING

  December 15, 1994

Rule 7070 PERCHLOROETHYLENE FROM DRY CLEANING OPERATIONS - Perc ATCM

  May 15, 2008

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REGULATION VIII - FUGITIVE PM10 PROHIBITIONS

Rule Number & Description Adopted / Last Amended

Rule 8011 General Requirements

  August 19, 2004

Rule 8021 CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION EXCAVATION, EXTRACTION, AND OTHER EARTHMOVING ACTIVITIES

  August 19, 2004

Rule 8031 Bulk Materials

  August 19, 2004

Rule 8041 Carryout and Trackout

  August 19, 2004

Rule 8051 Open Areas

  August 19, 2004

Rule 8061 Paved and Unpaved Roads

  August 19, 2004

Rule 8071 Unpaved Vehicle/Equipment Traffic Areas

  September 16, 2004

Rule 8081 Agricultural Sources

  September 16, 2004

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REGULATION IX - MOBILE AND INDIRECT SOURCES

Rule Number & Description Adopted / Last Amended

Rule 9110 GENERAL CONFORMITY

  October 20, 1994

Rule 9120 TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY

  January 19, 1995

Rule 9310 SCHOOL BUS FLEETS

  September 21, 2006

Rule 9410 EMPLOYER BASED TRIP REDUCTION (eTRIP information)

  December 17, 2009

Rule 9510 INDIRECT SOURCE REVIEW (ISR)

  December 21, 2017

Rule 9610 STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CREDIT FOR EMISSION REDUCTIONS
              GENERATED THROUGH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS (Manual of Procedures)

  June 20, 2013

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