Proposed Amended Rule 301 – Permitting and Associated Fees
Summary
SCH Number
2025100153
Public Agency
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Proposed Amended Rule 301 – Permitting and Associated Fees
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/3/2025
Document Description
Proposed Amended Rule 301 (PAR 301) updates the refinery-related community air monitoring systems annual operating and maintenance fees applicable to major refineries and related facilities originally subject to Rule 1180 – Fenceline and Community Air Monitoring for Petroleum Refineries and Related Facilities, and establishes new annual operating and maintenance fees for facilities newly subject to either Rule 1180 or Rule 1180.1 – Fenceline and Community Air Monitoring for Other Refineries. PAR 301 also includes administrative changes for clarity and consistency. While no emission reductions are expected, PAR 301 will ensure that South Coast AQMD has the essential resources to provide necessary cost recovery while implementing the requirements of Rule 1180 and Rule 1180.1.
Contact Information
Name
Farzaneh Khalaj
Agency Name
South Coast AQMD
Job Title
Air Quality Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
The proposed project is located within the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (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 portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin and the non-Palo Verde, Riverside County portion of the Mojave Desert Air Basin.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3) and 15273
Reasons for Exemption
South Coast AQMD, as Lead Agency, has reviewed the proposed project 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. The proposed amendments to Rule 301 are statutorily exempt from CEQA requirements pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15273 – Rates, Tolls, Fares, and Charges, because the proposed new and amended annual operating and maintenance fees for refinery-related community air monitoring systems for facilities subject to Rule 1180 and Rule 1180.1 are necessary for the South Coast AQMD to meet operating expenses and financial reserve needs and requirements. In addition, the other proposed amendments included in PAR 301, which have no fee impact and are strictly administrative in nature, are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed project may have a significant adverse effect on the environment.
County Clerks
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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