The rule making process follows these steps to approve any new regulation:

1. A draft regulation is released to stakeholders in our community as well as state and federal regulators for informal comments.
2. A committee of the Air Pollution Control Board must approve beginning the formal public review process.
3. The first step in the formal process is publishing a legal notice, followed by a 30-day written public comment period. The Board then schedules a public hearing on the proposed regulation.
4. Following the Board’s public hearing and consideration of all public comments, the Board has many options:
   1. Approve the proposed regulation;
   2. Disapprove;
   3. Take no action;
   4. Modify the proposed regulation;
   5. Seek additional public comment.
5. Once the Board approves the new regulation, APCD staff begins the implementation process.