Rule 1401-New Source Review of Toxic Air Containments; Proposed Amended Rule 1402-Control of Toxic Air Contaminants from Existing Sources; Public Notification P

Rule 1401-New Source Review of Toxic Air Containments; Proposed Amended Rule 1402-Control of Toxic Air Contaminants from Existing Sources; Public Notification P

Proposed amended rule 1402 includes a voluntary program to allow facilities to use an alternative public notification approach if they implement early measures that reduce facility health risks at least 60% below rule 1402 action risk levels. Facilities that do not use this voluntary program would still be subject to the traditional regulatory approach to reduce risks and notify the public if health risks exceed rule 1402 thresholds. In addition, PAR 1402 streamlines implementation, includes provisions for potentially high risk facilities, and includes other amendments to improve clarity of the rule. PAR 307.1 includes a fee category for voluntary risk reduction facilities, a provision that requires the facility owner or operator to directly pay or reimburse SCAQMD for costs associated with public meetings, and other admin changes. Additionally, PARs 1401 and 1402 will revise reporting requirements regarding new or revised toxic air containment health values and the potential impacts to permitting and AB 2588, which will be included in the AB 2588 annual report. Lastly, one existing procedural guidelines document is being revised and a new procedural guidelines document is being developed. The SCAQMD AB2588 public notification procedures document "public notification procedures for phase I and II Facilities under air toxics 'hot spots' information and assessment act of 1987 (AB 2588)" is being revised to clarify PAR 1402 notification requirements and a "draft SCAQMD Guidelines for participating in the rule 1402 voluntary risk reduction program" is being developed to establish PAR 1402 Voluntary Risk Reduction procedures. The draft EA concluded that the environmental impacts would be less than significant.

Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality

proposed amended rules and guidance documents

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, energy