Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) System Installation - Fuel Island, Maintenance Yard – Harbor Development Permit No. 26-008
Summary
SCH Number
2026051025
Public Agency
Port of Long Beach
Document Title
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) System Installation - Fuel Island, Maintenance Yard – Harbor Development Permit No. 26-008
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/27/2026
Document Description
Installation of a new Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) system with new dispensers utilizing ORVR compliant
nozzles that will replace the existing vapor recovery system located at the maintenance yard currently being used as a fuel
island which will involve removing existing vapor shear valves located in each Under Dispenser Containment (UDC) box,
existing vapor recovery equipment located in sumps that will be filled with 2-sack cement adjacent to each gasoline
aboveground storage tank (AST), and existing piping, valves, and vacuum pumps located on top of each gasoline AST which
will not involve disturbance of any existing hardscape.
Contact Information
Name
Tyler Hanks
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Environmental Specialist Intern
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Luis Santana
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Facilities Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
725 Harbor Plaza; Harbor Planning District 8 – Southeast Harbor
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 (Class 1. Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 1 Categorical Exemption consists of the operation, repair, maintenance,
permitting, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or
topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The Port will issue a Level I HDP for
minor alteration of existing facility involving installation of an Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) System with new
ORVR compliant dispensers and removal of existing vapor recovery equipment consisting of vapor shear valves, piping,
valves, and vacuum pumps.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15302 Replacement or Reconstruction (Class 2):
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 2 Categorical Exemption consists of replacement or
reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. The replacement of the
existing vapor recovery system with the new Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery System will be located on the same site
as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. All
equipment that is removed from the site will be disposed of in a manner that meets all federal, state and local
environmental and regulatory requirements.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303(d) New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (Class 3):
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 3 Categorical Exemption
consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new
equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another
where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure. The project involves new installation of an
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) System involving new ORVR compliant dispensers.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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