Notice of Public Hearing
County of Santa Barbara
Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board
Notice is hereby given that the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) Hearing Board will hold a public hearing to consider the following matter on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, at the District Manzanita conference room located at 260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A, Santa Barbara, California, 93110.
Case No. 2023-05-N – (90-Day Variance)
United States Space Force
1028 Iceland Avenue
Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA 93437
Hearing – To consider a 90-Day Variance from District Rules 316.G.1 and 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 13968-R3, Condition 9.C.9.e submitted on December 6, 2023, for relief from conducting vapor recovery testing at a gasoline dispensing facility until repairs can be made.
The Petitioner operates the gasoline dispensing facility at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) Car Care Center at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The gasoline dispensing facility described in the Petition is out of service due to necessary repairs. Until the repairs can be made, the Petitioner is requesting relief from conducting the bi-annual vapor recovery testing by the due date specified in the Petitioner’s permit to operate. No gasoline dispensing activities will occur until the repairs are made and the testing is conducted. As a result, no excess emissions are expected with the granting of this request.
The Petitioner operates the equipment described in the Petition at the AAFES Car Care Center at Vandenberg Space Force Base, located at 1107 Utah Avenue, VSFB, California, 93437. The 90-Day Variance, if granted, will allow the Petitioner enforcement relief from February 26, 2024, through May 25, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first.
Said Petition is on file with the Clerk of the District Hearing Board and available for public inspection. Interested persons may submit written evidence, arguments concerning this matter, or make arrangements to view said Petition before the hearing by contacting the Hearing Board Clerk at: [email protected], or 260 North San Antonio Rd., Suite A, Santa Barbara, California 93110.
