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Regulation I – General Provisions
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 1 Title	01/01/69
Rule 2 Definitions	07/11/17
Rule 4 Review of Rules	01/01/70
Rule 5 Authority to Arrest	03/24/76
Rule 6 Minor Violations	12/15/99

Regulation II – Permits
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 10 Permits Required	05/15/96
Rule 10.1 NSPS and NESHAP Requirements	11/08/76
Rule 11 Exemptions from Rule 10 Permit Requirements	07/08/20
Rule 12 Registration of Specified Equipment	02/10/21
Rule 12.1 Portable Equipment Registration	10/30/19
Rule 14 Applications	05/30/80
Rule 15 Permit Process-Public Notification	09/18/90
Rule 17 Cancellation of Applications	11/25/81
Rule 18 Action on Applications	09/18/90
Rule 19 Provision of Sampling & Testing Facilities	04/06/93
Rule 19.1 NSPS and NESHAP Sampling and Testing Facilities Requirements	11/08/76
Rule 19.2 Continuous Emission Monitoring Requirements	01/12/79
Rule 19.3 Emission Information	05/15/96
Rule 20 Standards for Granting Permits	04/25/89
Rule 20.1 New Source Review (NSR)-General Provisions	06/26/19
Rule 20.2 New Source Review (NSR)-Non-Major Stationary Sources	06/26/19
Rule 20.3 New Source Review (NSR)-Major Stationary Sources and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Stationary Sources	06/26/19
Rule 20.4 New Source Review (NSR)-Portable Emission Units	06/26/19
Rule 20.5 Power Plants	07/05/79
Rule 20.6 Standards for Permit to Operate Air Quality Analysis	04/27/16
Rule 20.8 Special Offset Requirement Relating to Banking	02/16/83
Rule 21 Permit Conditions	11/29/94
Rule 22 Denial of Applications	None
Rule 23 Further Information	None
Rule 24 Temporary Permit to Operate	06/29/16
Rule 25 Appeals	06/21/00
Rule 26.0 Banking of Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)-General Requirements	06/26/19
Rule 26.1 Standards for Granting Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)	10/22/97
Rule 26.2 Use of Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)	10/22/97
Rule 26.3 Reclassification of Class B Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)	10/22/97
Rule 26.4 Permanency of Banked Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)	10/22/97
Rule 26.5 Transfer of Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)	10/22/97
Rule 26.6 District Banking of Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)	10/22/97
Rule 26.7 Shutdown & Related Emission Unit	10/22/97
Rule 26.8 Banking of Limited Emission Reductions	10/22/97
Rule 26.9 Emission Reduction Credit (ERC) Certificates and the ERC Register	10/22/97
Rule 26.10 Banking for BRAC Military Base Closure or Realignment Actions	10/22/97
Rule 27 Banking of Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)	11/29/94
Rule 27.1 Federal Requirements for Alternative Mobile Source Emission Reduction Program	08/06/08

Regulation III – Fees
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 40 Permit and Other Fees	12/09/20
Rule 42 Hearing Board Fees	04/10/19
Rule 44 Charges for Technical Reports	12/07/83

Regulation IV – Prohibitions
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 50 Visible Emissions	08/13/97
Rule 50.1 NSPS and NESHAPS Visible Emissions Requirements	11/08/76
Rule 51 Nuisance	None
Rule 52 Particulate Matter	01/22/97
Rule 52.1 NSPS and NESHAPS Particulate Matter Requirements	11/08/76
Rule 53 Specific Air Contaminants	01/22/97
Rule 53.1 Scavenger Plants	01/01/69
Rule 53.2 NSPS and NESHAP Specific Contaminants Requirements	11/08/76
Rule 54 Dust and Fumes	01/22/97
Rule 54.1 NSPS and NESHAP Dust and Fumes Requirements	11/08/76
Rule 55 Fugitive Dust Control	06/24/09
Rule 58 Incinerator Burning	01/17/73
Rule 59 Control of Waste Disposal Site Emissions	11/03/87
Rule 59.1 Municipal Solid Waste Landfills	06/17/98
Rule 60 Circumvention	05/17/94
Rule 60.1 Limiting Potential to Emit at Small Sources	04/04/12
Rule 60.2 Limiting Potential to Emit-Synthetic Minor Sources	04/04/12
Rule 61.0 Definitions Pertaining to the Storage and Handling of Organic Compounds	10/16/90
Rule 61.1 Receiving & Storing of Volatile Organic Compounds at Bulk Plants & Bulk Terminals	01/10/95
Rule 61.2 Transfer of Organic Compounds into Mobile Transport Tanks	02/10/21
Rule 61.3 Transfer of Volatile Organic Compounds into Stationary Storage Tanks	10/16/90
Rule 61.3.1 Transfer of Gasoline into Stationary Underground Storage Tanks	03/01/06
Rule 61.4 Transfer of Volatile Organic Compounds into Vehicle Fuel Tanks	03/26/08
Rule 61.4.1 Transfer of Gasoline from Stationary Underground Storage Tanks into Vehicle Fuel Tanks	03/26/08
Rule 61.5 Visible Emission Standards for Vapor Control Systems	09/20/78
Rule 61.6 NSPS Requirements for Storage of Volatile Organic Compounds	01/13/87
Rule 61.7 Spillage & Leakage of Volatile Organic Compounds	01/13/87
Rule 61.8 Certification Requirements for Vapor Control Equipment	01/13/87
Rule 62 Sulfur Content of Fuels	10/21/81
Rule 62.1 NSPS Requirements for Sulfur Content of Fuels	11/08/76
Rule 64 Reduction of Animal Matter	08/21/81
Rule 66.1 Misc. Surface Coating Operations and Other Processes Emitting Volatile Organic Compounds	05/11/16
Rule 67.0.1 Architectural Coatings (effective until 12/31/21)	06/24/15
Rule 67.0.1 Architectural Coatings (effective 01/01/22)	02/10/21
Rule 67.1 Alternative Emissions Control Plans	05/15/96
Rule 67.2 Dry Cleaning Equipment Using Petroleum Based Solvents	05/15/96
Rule 67.3 Metal Parts & Products Coating Operations	04/09/03
Rule 67.4 Metal Container, Metal Closure and Metal Coil Coating Operations	11/09/11
Rule 67.5 Paper, Film and Fabric Coating Operations	05/15/96
Rule 67.6.1 Cold Solvent Cleaning and Stripping Operations	02/10/21
Rule 67.6.2 Vapor Degreasing Operations	02/10/21
Rule 67.7 Cutback and Emulsified Asphalts	05/15/96
Rule 67.9 Aerospace Coating Operations	04/30/97
Rule 67.10 Kelp Processing and Bio-Polymer Manufacturing Operations	06/25/97
Rule 67.11 Wood Products Coating Operations	06/27/12
Rule 67.12.1 Polyester Resin Operations	05/11/16
Rule 67.15 Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Manufacturing Operations	05/15/96
Rule 67.16 Graphic Arts Operations	11/09/11
Rule 67.17 Storage of Materials Containing Volatile Organic Compounds	05/15/96
Rule 67.18 Marine Coating Operations	05/15/96
Rule 67.19 Coatings and Printing Inks Manufacturing Operations	05/15/96
Rule 67.20.1 Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations	06/30/10
Rule 67.21 Adhesive Materials Application Operations	05/14/08
Rule 67.22 Expandable Polystyrene Foam Products Manufacturing Operations	05/15/96
Rule 67.24 Bakery Ovens	05/15/96
Rule 68 Fuel-Burning Equipment-Oxides of Nitrogen	09/20/94
Rule 68.1 NSPS Requirements for Oxides of Nitrogen from Fuel Burning Equipment	11/18/76
Rule 69 Electrical Generating Steam Boilers, Replacement Units and New Units	12/12/95
Rule 69.2 Industrial and Commercial Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators	09/27/94
Rule 69.2.1 Small Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators	07/08/20
Rule 69.2.2 Medium Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators	09/09/21
Rule 69.3 Stationary Gas Turbine Engines-Reasonable Available Control Technology	12/16/98
Rule 69.3.1 Stationary Gas Turbine Engines-Best Available Retrofit Control Technology	02/24/10
Rule 69.4.1 Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines-Best Available Retrofit Control Technology	07/08/20
Rule 69.5.1 Natural Gas-Fired Water Heaters	06/24/15
Rule 69.6 Natural Gas Fired Fan-Type Central Furnaces	06/17/98
Rule 70 Orchard Heaters	01/17/72
Rule 71 Abrasive Blasting	03/30/77

Regulation V – SDAPCD Hearing Board
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 75 Procedure Before the Hearing Board	09/17/85
Rule 75.1 NSPS and NESHAPS Variance Procedures	09/17/85
Rule 97 Emergency Variance	07/25/95
Rule 98 Breakdown Conditions-Emergency Variance	07/25/95

Regulation VI – Burning Control
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 101 Burning Control	09/25/02

Regulation VII – Validity & Effective Date
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 140 Validity	01/01/69
Rule 141 Effective Date	01/01/69

Regulation VIII – San Diego Air Pollution Emergency Plan
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 126 Applicability	05/25/77
Rule 127 Episode Criteria Levels	09/17/91
Rule 128 Episode Declaration	09/17/91
Rule 129 Episode Termination	05/25/77
Rule 130 Episode Actions	09/17/91
Rule 131 Stationary Source Curtailment Plan	04/01/81
Rule 132 Traffic Abatement Plan	12/17/97
Rule 133 Schools	05/25/77
Rule 134 Source Inspection	05/01/81
Rule 135 Air Monitoring Stations	05/25/77
Rule 136 Interdistrict & Interbasin Coordination	05/25/77
Rule 137 Emergency Action Committee	05/25/77
Rule 138 Procedures and Plans	05/25/77
Appendix A Persons to be Notified on Episode Declaration	None

Regulation IX – Public Records
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 175 General	05/22/74
Rule 176 Information Supplied to District	None
Rule 177 Inspection of Public Records	06/20/01

Regulation X - NSPS
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Preamble & NSPS Adopted by Reference	04/06/21
Appendix C New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Regulation XI – NESHAPS
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Regulation XI – Table of Rules	11/15/17
Appendix B National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS)

Regulation XII – Toxic Air Contaminants
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 1200 Toxic Air Contaminants-New Source Review	02/26/21
Rule 1202 Hexavalent Chromium-Cooling Towers	07/25/95
Rule 1203 Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers and Aerators	07/26/00
Rule 1205 Control of Dioxins Emissions from Medical Waste Incinerators	07/20/93
Rule 1206 Asbestos Removal, Renovation, and Demolition	11/15/17
Rule 1210 Toxic Air Contaminant Public Health Risks-Public Notification and Risk Reduction	02/26/21

Regulation XIV – Title V Operating Permits
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 1401 General Provisions	08/13/03
Rule 1410 Permits Required	08/13/03
Rule 1411 Exemption from Permit to Operate for Insignificant Units	03/07/95
Rule 1412 Federal Acid Rain Program Requirements	01/18/94
Rule 1413 Early Reduction of Hazardous Air Pollutants	03/07/95
Rule 1414 Applications	03/07/95
Rule 1415 Permit Process-Public Notification	08/13/03
Rule 1417 Pendency and Cancellation of Applications	03/07/95
Rule 1418 Action on Applications	08/13/03
Rule 1419 Provision of Sampling and Testing Facilities & Emission Information	03/07/95
Rule 1420 Standards for Granting Permits	03/07/95
Rule 1421 Permit Conditions	08/13/03
Rule 1422 Denial or Cancellation of Application	03/07/95
Rule 1423 Further Information	None
Rule 1424 Applications Deemed Denied	None
Rule 1425 Appeal and Judicial Review	08/13/03
Appendix A Insignificant Units	08/13/03

Regulation XV – Federal Conformity
Rule Number & Description	Adopted/Last Amended
Rule 1501 Conformity of General Federal Actions	03/07/95

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