Notice of Public Hearing

SUBJECT:Proposed Amendments to Rule 411, NOX from Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators

The Board of Directors of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (District) will conduct a public hearing on August 23, 2007 at 9:30 A.M. in Room 1450 (Board of Supervisors’ Chambers), County Administration Building, 700 H Street, Sacramento, California.

The District Board will consider the adoption of the proposed amendments to Rule 411, NOX from Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators.

Rule 411 established a deadline of October 27, 2006 for owners/operators to apply for an exemption for units with low annual fuel usage. The proposed change will extend this deadline by allowing applications to be submitted after October 27, 2006, provided that the owner/operator clearly demonstrates that the unit has complied with the applicable fuel usage limit since October 27, 2006.

The proposed change is administrative and staff has determined that there will be no emissions impact. Staff finds that the proposed action is exempt from CEQA under section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.

Downloadable documents:

• proposed Rule 411 (PDF)
• staff report (PDF)

Hard copies of this rule and the staff report will be provided upon request (916) 874-4800.

By this notice, all interested parties are specifically requested to provide comments on the proposed amendments to Rule 411. Oral and written testimony may be directed to the Board of Directors at the public hearing on August 23, 2007, or to the Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD, 777 12th Street, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, Attention: Joe Carle (916) 874-4838. You can also submit your comments via e-mail to jcarle@airquality.org.