Proposed Amended Rule 1117 – Emissions from Container Glass Melting and Sodium Silicate Furnaces
Summary
SCH Number
2020060119
Public Agency
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Proposed Amended Rule 1117 – Emissions from Container Glass Melting and Sodium Silicate Furnaces
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/5/2020
Present Land Use
NA
Document Description
South Coast AQMD staff is proposing to amend Rule 1117 to: 1) establish emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and oxides of sulfur (SOx) from facilities that produce container glass and sodium silicate and are transitioning from Regulation XX – Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) to a command-and-control regulatory structure; 2) update monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements; 3) establish provisions for the idling, startup, and shutdown of container glass melting and sodium silicate furnaces; and 4) include NOx emission limits for auxiliary combustion equipment associated with container glass melting operations. Other minor proposed amendments include adding new and modifying definitions of terms and removing obsolete requirements for clarity and consistency throughout the rule.
Contact Information
Name
Kevin Ni
Agency Name
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Agency Name
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Other Location Info
The project location is the portion within the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) jurisdiction which includes the four-county South Coast Air Basin (all of Orange County and the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties), and the Riverside County portions of the Salton Sea Air Basin (SSAB) and Mojave Desert Air Basin (MDAB).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), South Coast AQMD, as Lead Agency, has reviewed Proposed Amended Rule 1117 pursuant to: 1) CEQA Guidelines Section 15002(k) – General Concepts, the three-step process for deciding which document to prepare for a project subject to CEQA; and 2) CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 – Review for Exemption, procedures for determining if a project is exempt from CEQA. Since air pollution control equipment was previously installed for the furnaces at the affected facilities prior to the development of Proposed Amended Rule 1117, and the actual emissions have been demonstrated to be less than proposed emission standards, no physical changes that would adversely affect any environmental topic area would be expected to occur as a result of project implementation. For these reasons, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed project may have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Therefore, the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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