SCH Number 2016081057

Project Info

Title

Notice of Completion of a Draft Environmental Assessment for: Proposed Amended Rule 307.1-Alternative Fees for Air Toxics Emissions Inventory; Proposed Amended

Description

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.

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