### AIR QUALITY

PLAN APPROVALS

Any person planning to acquire, constr uct, modify or reactivate any air pollution source or install any air pollution control device must obtain plan approval, unless the construc tion, modification, reactivation or acquisition is specifically exempt or determined by DEP through the submission of an RFD (Request for Determination of Requirement for Plan Approval) to be of minor significance. The ty pe of approval needed is related to the proposed activity (see below).

o Processes

o Combustion Sources

o Incineration

o Bulk Gasoline Plant/Terminals/Gasoline Storage Tanks

o Hot Mix Asphalt Plants

o Printing/Surface Coating

o Degreaser

o Request for Determination of Requirement for Plan Approval Operating Permit (RFD) – Used to receive exemption from plan approvals for sources not listed in Plan Approval and Operating Permit Exemptions list.

o Mineral and Coal Processing Plant

The Air Quality Program now offers two versions of Money-Back Guarantee (MBG) timeframes, the original program that has been in effect for years and now an e xpedited timeframe for issuance of plan approvals. In order to qualify for the expedited MB G Program the plan approval applicants must meet with the Department for a pre-application conference before submission of the application. The applicant must also meet shortened timeframes for responding to Departmental requests for a dditional information. If the applicant cannot meet the shorter response times the MBG status may be voided and the application fee w ill become non-refundable. These existing and expedited MBG timeframes are deta iled in the tables below along with check boxes indicating association with other sp ecific department wide policies.

X Permit Coordination Policy X PNDI Policy-Greenfield sites only X MBG Policy X PHMC Policy-Greenfield Sites only Land Use Policy X eJustice Final ReportMajor

sources /modifications only

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### Exis ting Money Back Guarantee Program

The existing Money Back Guarantee Program is shown belo w in a chart that lists the timeframes (given in onthe-clock calendar days) that the Depa rtment will utilize in achieving the total MBG timeframe to make a determination on a permit application. The chart lists the application type (Appl Type), the Administrative Review (Admin Rev) time, the 1 st Technical Review (Tech 1 Rev) time, the 2 nd Technical Review (Tech Rev) time, the Decision Review (Dec Rev) time and the guaranteed MBG Total Time.

Appl Type Admin Rev Tech 1 Rev Tech 2 Rev Dec Rev MBG Total Time Major Source NSR and PSD (calendar days) NEW 20 150 150 45 365 MOD 20 150 150 45 365 TRAN 15 20 20 15 70 MACT, Hazardous and NSPS (calendar days) NEW 15 55 55 55 180 MOD 15 55 55 55 180 TRAN 15 20 20 15 70 State Only (calendar days) NEW 15 55 55 55 180 MOD 15 55 55 55 180 TRAN 15 20 20 15 70

Request For Determination (RFD) [minor significance review] 50

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### Expedited Money Back Guarantee Program

The Expedited Review Timeframes (ERT), shown in the chart below, is an alternative to the existing Money Back Guarantee (MBG) Program listed in the previous ch art. An applicant may opt into the program under the following conditions:

• A pre-Plan Approval Application meeting must be held with the appropriate Regional Office to determine what is needed for an application to be Administratively and Technically complete.

• An application that is Admini stratively Incomplete may be re moved from the ERT program.

• An applicant must also correct and respond to any Technical Deficiency Noti ces within 21 calendar days of the receipt of notification. Response times will be off the clock.

• Failure to correct a technical deficiency within 21 calendar days may result in removal of the application from the ERT program.

• Removal from the ERT program will cause the applic ation to be removed from the MBG program and the application fee will be non-refund able. The application determinatio n will continue to proceed in a timely manner.

Appl Type Admin Rev Tech 1 Rev Tech 2 Rev Dec Rev Expedited Review

Time Major Source NSR and PSD (on-the-clock calendar days) NEW 20 100 100 32 252 MOD 20 100 100 32 252 TRAN 15 20 20 15 70 MACT, Hazardous and NSPS (on-the-clock calendar days) NEW 15 51 51 51 168 MOD 15 51 51 51 168 TRAN 15 20 20 15 70 State Only (on-the-clock calendar days) NEW 15 41 42 42 140 MOD 15 41 42 42 140 TRAN 15 20 20 15 70

Request For Determination (RFD) [minor significance review] 50

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