AQ-2013-002-RULE 345_AGENDAFORMFORBOSPUBLICHEARING 2015-01-29.PDF

MARICOPA COUNTY AGENDA INFORMATION FORM
GENERAL ITEM INFORMATION
Department: AIR QUALITY
Constellation: Regional Development Services
Contact Name: Kathleen Sommer
Phone Number: 602-506-6706
Return To: Michelle Mada
Phone Number: 602-372-1465
Location: 1001 North Central Suite 595
Meeting Date: February 18, 2015
Route Requested:
Is an attachment required?
Yes No
Was this item heard in an Executive Session?
Yes No
Is this agenda item related to a corresponding agenda item from another department/district?
Yes No
Is this a technology-related item?
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OPEN MEETING ITEM INFORMATION:
Form Name
 Agreement  Lease
 Bid Serials  Presentation
 Change Order  Presentation and Action
 Funding  Public Hearing
 Generic New Agenda Item  Settlement
 Grant  Vehicles
AGENDA ITEM
C-Number (Appears On Agenda):
Item Title (Appears On Agenda): AQ-2013-002-Rule 345 (Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating)
Action Requested (Appears On Agenda):
Action requested: (Include what, with whom, when, where, why, how much ($) and terms)
Set a public hearing, as required by Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 49-479(b), for April 8, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.
on proposed revisions to Maricopa County Air Pollution Control Regulation, Rule 345 (Vehicle and Mobile
Equipment Coating). Following the public hearing, the Board is requested to adopt the proposed revisions to this
rule.
Board Required Information (Appears on Agenda):
August 2010

MARICOPA COUNTY AGENDA INFORMATION FORM
Complete description of requested action: (Include, if applicable, background, impact, long-term commitment)
The objective of these proposed revisions is to transform Rule 345 into a clear, concise, and understandable rule for
the owners and operators of vehicle coating operations. The volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from
paints and clean-up materials used in the vehicle coating operations react in the presence of sunlight to form ground-
level ozone, a major component of “smog” which is hazardous to human health and the environment. The Phoenix
area is classified as Marginal nonattainment for ozone as determined by violations of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS). The proposed revisions to Rule 345 will clarify and simplify rule requirements, which
encourages compliance with the rule and leads to the control of air emissions.
The proposed revisions to Rule 345 do not impose any new compliance burdens on regulated entities or introduce
additional regulatory requirements. None of the revisions have potentially significant economic impacts and will not
impose increased monetary or regulatory costs on other state agencies, political subdivisions of this state, persons, or
individuals.
Additional Information-History/Reason for Item (Does not appear on Agenda):
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NAAQS are regularly reviewed and the ozone standard could be lowered again. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has conducted a series of studies to assess the potential source of emissions of VOCs from
the use of consumer and commercial products, e.g. commercial vehicle coatings, which contribute to the violation of
the NAAQS for ozone. From this study, the EPA determined that automotive coating operations, such as those
regulated by Rule 345, account for at least 80 percent of the VOC emissions in areas that violate the NAAQS for
ozone such as the Phoenix Area.
The Maricopa County Air Quality Department (department) is proposing revisions to Rule 345 (Vehicle and Mobile
Equipment Coating) to ensure that the standards and work practices for commercial vehicle coating operations are
concise and understandable for the owners and operators of vehicle coating facilities. The rule is proposed to be
restructured so that VOC coating limits are identified based on vehicle weight which eliminates the need to use the
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) to describe the vehicle parts, facility types and the
corresponding coating limit. Repetitive and obsolete language is also proposed to be deleted. For example, obsolete
reporting requirements such as those for small facilities and those applicable to suppliers and manufacturers of
vehicle paints and coatings are proposed to be deleted. Proposed changes in Rule 345 also include spray-gun
requirements that will allow the use of different models of spray-guns.
A Notice of Final Rulemaking will be distributed per normal procedures once approved.
Expenditure Impact by FY (Does not appear on Agenda):
August 2010

MARICOPA COUNTY AGENDA INFORMATION FORM
None
Is there related Managing for Results information?
Yes No
Program Activity Performance/Demand Measure Anticipated Results
Air Quality PLAA Emission reduction strategy Milestone completed
milestone scheduled for completion
Is there a financial impact?
Yes No
Is there related Management for Results Information?
Yes No
August 2010