ARB Permits, Certifications, Exemptions and Registrations

This page last reviewed May 8, 2008

Background:

This area of the website provides "The Bill of Rights for Environmental Permit Applicants" plus an overview of air quality permitting issues in California, and finally, several hot links to ARB topic areas which involve certifications, variances, or other ARB approvals. Please consider joining one or more of the ARB's Permitting-related e-lists.
Stationary Source Permitting Overview:
The ARB does not have authority to issue permits directly to stationary sources of air pollution. Primary responsibility for permitting all sources, except vehicular sources, rests with the local and regional air pollution control authorities known as Air Pollution Control Districts (APCD) or Air Quality Management Districts (AQMD).
Local air district permitting activity falls into two broad categories:

Authority to Construct

Anyone proposing to construct, modify, or operate a facility or equipment that may emit pollutants from a stationary source into the atmosphere must first obtain an Authority to Construct from the local air district.

Operating Permits

Anyone operating a facility that emits air pollution must obtain an operating permit from the local air district.
The District Rules Database is the best source for identifying the stationary source permitting requirements in any specific area of California. You might be interested in our directory of local air district contacts or if you do not know the applicable district name, but you know the city or ZIP code, you can try our District Look-up by City or Zip Code feature.
Certification-Type Processes Administered by the ARB:
The following is a list of topic areas which you might find useful in expediting your application process with the ARB. In some instances, a mere description of the application process is made available with the preferred method of contacting us. In other cases, the application forms and instruction material can be downloaded, completed and returned to the ARB for processing.
Certifications
Application Type (link to Website) Application Form Contact Email & Phone
Abrasive Blasting Materials Application for Certification of Abrasives for Permissible Dry Outdoor Blasting Kathryn Gugeler
(916) 322-0221
Alternative Diesel Formulations Diesel Fuel Compliance Option Dean Simeroth
(916) 322-6020 
Alternative Fuel Retrofit Systems For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone" Rose Castro
(626) 575-6848 
Cargo Tank Vapor Recovery Application for Cargo Tank Certification  Juli Sawaya
(916) 322-3034 
Consumer Products Charcoal Lighter Enforcement Advisory  Judy Yee
(916) 322-9148 
Distributed Generation Technology Distributed Generation Certification Application Jeff Doll
(916) 324-0343
Dry Cleaning Machines with Secondary Controls For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"  Sonia Villalobos
(916) 327-5983 
Dry Cleaner Training On-line Registration Form
Printable Registration Form 
Tom Raschke
(916) 445-0961
Equipment Precertification Program For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"  Winston Potts
(916) 327-5600
Fuel Distributor Certification Program Motor Vehicle Fuel Registration Form  Nelson Chan
(916) 445-0287
Gasoline Deposit Control Additives For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"  Linda Lee
(916) 327-1514 
Independent Contractors for Compliance Source Testing Application Process  Kathryn Gugeler
(916) 322-0221
Motor Vehicle and Engine Certification
Application for General Criteria Parts  Rose Castro
(626) 575-6848
New Off-Road Engine Certification Forms  Kumar Muthukumar
(626) 575-7040
For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"  Duc Nguyen
(626) 575-6844
Vapor Recovery Systems for Service Stations For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone" George Lew
(916) 327-0900
Visible Emissions Evaluators Visible Emissions Observation Form Min Li
(916) 323-1168 
Exemptions / Variances / Approvals
Exemptions for Add-On or Modified Aftermarket Parts Application Forms For Exemptions For Add-On Or Modified Parts (VC 27156) Rose Castro
(626) 575-6848 
Consumer Products Alternative Control Plans For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"  Judy Yee
(916) 322-9148 
Consumer Products VOC Variances For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"  Janette Brooks
(916) 322-7072 
Disposal of Nonindustrial Wood WasteSubmittal informationKathryn Gugeler
(916) 322-0221
Innovative Consumer Products VOC Exemptions For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"  Judy Yee
(916) 322-9148
Permits / Registrations
Asbestos NESHAP Demolition and Renovation Form Asbestos Neshap Notification of Demolition and Renovation Form Ahmad Najjar
(916) 322-6036 
Disposal of Non-Industrial Wood Waste Approval Information  Kathryn Gugeler
(916) 322-0221
Port Trucks / DrayageFor more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"Mike Miguel
(916) 445-4236
Statewide Portable Equipment Registration Program Application Instructions & Forms Mike Guzzetta
(916) 322-6025
Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU)For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"Rod Hill
(916) 327-5636
Verifications
Diesel Emission Control Strategies Verification Verification Warranty Shawn Daley
(626) 575-6972
Off-road Large Spark Ignition Equipment For more information, see "Contact Email & Phone"  Robin Myers
(916) 322-6973

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