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Overview of the AB2588 Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Program

California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board. Overview of the AB2588 Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Program. Fall 2002. Goals of “Hot Spots” Program. Facilities report air toxics emissions from routine operations High priority facilities prepare health risk assessments

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Overview of the AB2588 Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Program

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  1. California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board Overview of theAB2588 Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Program Fall 2002

  2. Goals of “Hot Spots” Program • Facilities report air toxics emissions from routine operations • High priority facilities prepare health risk assessments • Facilities notify public of significant risks • Significant-risk facilities reduce risks below significance levels

  3. Importance of “Hot Spots” Program • Complements existing toxic air contaminant identification and control program • Provides data to estimate exposures and develop controls • Has resulted in voluntary reductions in toxic emissions and risk

  4. District “Hot Spots” Responsibilities • Review and approve emission inventories and risk assessments submitted by facilities • Prioritize facilities into low, medium, and high priority • Set threshold for conducting risk assessment and public notification • Districts publish annual report regarding risk from facilities in their district

  5. ARB and OEHHA Responsibilities • ARB maintains database to make Hot Spots data available to public • ARB writes guidelines specifying facilities and data to include in Program • OEHHA publishes guidelines for conducting health risk assessments • OEHHA reviews risk assessments • OEHHA develops risk factors for pollutants

  6. “Hot Spots” Emission Inventory Criteria and Guidelines Regulation • Specifies types of facilities that must report • Types of emission data to submit • List of substances • Methods for testing or estimating emissions • Schedule for reporting and updates • Exempts low level facilities from updates

  7. Facility Reporting and Update Requirements • Requires facilities to update their emission inventories every four years • Allows streamlined updates if “no significant change”

  8. Industrywide Facility Categories • Districts prepare inventory and risk assessment for industrywide categories • Reduces burden to small businesses that can be generically characterized • Gasoline stations, dry cleaners, auto body shops

  9. Fee Regulation • Exempts low risk facilities from fees • Sets fee rates for risk/priority categories • Fees partially support ARB and OEHHA “Hot Spots” Programs • Allows districts to recover their costs of running their “Hot Spots” program • Fee Status Report

  10. For More Information • On the Web: http://www.arb.ca.gov/ab2588/ab2588.htm • Health & Safety Code section 44300 et seq. • California Code of Regulations, sections 93300-93300.5 • Emission Inventory Criteria and Guidelines Report

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