EPA Form 5900-04 

 OMB No. 2060-0336, Approval Expires 04/30/2012

Federal Operating Permit Program (40 CFR Part 71) 

ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION (A-COMP)

A. GENERAL INFORMATION 

Permit No. ____________________ 

Reporting Period: Beg.____/____/________ End.____/____/_______ 

Source / Company Name ___________________________________________________________ 

Mailing Address: Street or P.O. Box ________________________________________________ 

City ________________________________________ State______ ZIP__________ - ______ 

Contact person __________________________________ Title ___________________________ 

 

Telephone (______) ______ - __________ Ext. ________ 

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B. COMPLIANCE STATUS 

Describe the compliance status of each permit term for the reporting period. Copy this page as many 

times as necessary to cover all permit terms and conditions. 

Emission Unit ID(s): 

Permit Term (Describe requirements and cross-reference) 

Compliance Methods for the Above (Description and Citation): 

Status (Check one): ___ Intermittent Compliance ___ Continuous Compliance

Emission Unit ID(s): 

Permit Term (Describe requirements and cross-reference) 

Compliance Methods for the Above (Description and Citation): 

Status (Check one): ___ Intermittent Compliance ___ Continuous Compliance

Emission Unit ID(s): 

Permit Term (Describe requirements and cross-reference) 

Compliance Methods for the Above (Description and Citation): 

Status (Check one): ___ Intermittent Compliance ___ Continuous Compliance

Emission Unit ID(s): 

Permit Term (Describe requirements and cross-reference) 

Compliance Methods for the Above (Description and Citation): 

Status (Check one): ___ Intermittent Compliance ___ Continuous Compliance
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C. DEVIATIONS FROM PERMIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

 

Report all deviations from permit terms (whether reported previously or not) that occurred during the 

permit term. Cross-reference deviations already reported in the six-month report. Indicate whether each 

deviation is a Apossible exception@ to compliance.@ Start and end period of each deviation should be in 

mo/day/yr, hr:min format (24-hour clock). Also specify the date when the written deviation report was 

submitted (If written report required, but not submitted, leave the date field blank). 

Permit Term for Which There was a Deviation: 

Emission Units (unit IDs): 

Deviation Start _____/_____/_________ ____:____ End:_____/_____/_________ ____:____ 

Date Written Report Submitted ____/____/________ 

Permit Term for Which There was a Deviation: 

Emission Units (unit IDs): 

Deviation Start _____/_____/_________ ____:____ End:_____/_____/_________ ____:____ 

Date Written Report Submitted ____/____/________ 

Permit Term for Which There was a Deviation: 

Emission Units (unit IDs): 

Deviation Start _____/_____/_________ ____:____ End:_____/_____/_________ ____:____ 

Date Written Report Submitted ____/____/________ 

Permit Term for Which There was a Deviation: 

Emission Units (unit IDs): 

Deviation Start _____/_____/_________ ____:____ End:_____/_____/_________ ____:____ 

Date Written Report Submitted ____/____/________ 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR A-COMP 

ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION 

Information Collection Burden Estimates 

The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to 

average 221 hours per respondent per year. Send comments on the Agency's need for this 

information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for 

minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the 

Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any 

correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address. 

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS

Submit this form along with a certification of truth, accuracy and completeness by a responsible official on 

an annual basis. 

Section A (General Information)

Name and address should be consistent with information provided previously. The contact person should 

be a person familiar with the day-to-day operation of the facility, such as a plant site manager or other 

individual, who should be available to be contacted by the permitting authority. If there is more than one 

contact person, list the others on an attachment. 

The reporting period must be at least every 12 months, but your permit may require this more frequently. 

Section B (Compliance Status) 

Description of Permit Term: Include each permit terms that imposes a requirement or action (emission 

limitations, standards, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and other requirements on one or more 

emission units or on the facility. You will likely have to complete this section numerous times to include 

all requirements in the permit. 

The emissions unit ID(s) should be those defined in the permit or in section I of form GIS. If the 

requirements, including compliance methods, apply in the same way to multiple emission units, you may 

list multiple units for a particular requirement. Emission units and requirements may be grouped if they 

apply the same way at all units in the group, the same compliance methods apply to all, and all units have 

the same compliance status. 

Citations to the requirements should unambiguously identify the permit term to the lowest level. 

Compliance Methods: List all compliance methods (monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting) you 

used to determine compliance with the permit term described above. Also describe and crossreference these compliance methods. 

To describe monitoring, indicate the monitoring device, what is being monitored, averaging time, 

frequency, and cross-reference the permit term. To describe recordkeeping, describe the records 

kept, collection frequency, and cross-reference the permit term. Please indicate whether monitoring 

data, results, or if compliance records are be kept on-site rather than reported. To describe reporting 

requirements, describe what is reported, when it is reported, and cross-reference the permit term. 

The citation or cross-reference here must unambiguously identify the requirement to the lowest level. 
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Compliance Status: For each permit requirement and its associated compliance methods, indicate 

whether there was intermittent or continuous compliance (check one) during the reporting period. You 

should consider all available information or knowledge that you have when evaluating this, including 

compliance methods required by the permit and Acredible evidence@ (e.g., non-reference test methods 

and information Areadily available@ to you). You are always free to include written explanations and other 

information to clarify your conclusion regarding compliance status. 

 

You must include permit terms that were not effective or not applicable (e.g., future-effective requirements, 

compliance options, and alternative scenarios). You may certify to continuous compliance for these if 

there is no evidence of noncompliance. 

Absent evidence to the contrary, you may certify continuous compliance based on the data provided by 

the compliance methods, provided you did not fail to perform them and there were no unexcused 

deviations. Any failure to meet any permit term for any period of time indicates intermittent compliance. 

You may also indicate “undetermined compliance,” if you include the reason. 

Section C (Deviations From Permit Terms and Conditions)

Summarize all deviations from permit terms that occurred since the last compliance certification. They may 

have been reported previously in-writing or they may be reported concurrently with this certification. Also 

include any deviations but have not yet been reported in writing. 

Copy this page as many times as necessary to include all deviations that occurred during the reporting 

period for this compliance certification. 

Deviations occur when any permit term is not met, including emission limitations, standards, monitoring, 

recordkeeping, reporting and other requirements. For a more detailed explanation of the term 

Adeviation,@ see the instructions for Form SIXMON. A deviation is not necessarily a violation. Violations 

are determined by EPA (or its delegate Agency). 

You may cross-reference deviations previously reported (e.g., in 6-month monitoring reports). 

You must indicate whether each deviation is a Apossible exception to compliance.@ This is a deviation 

that occurs when compliance is required. A deviation that is not a “possible exception to compliance” is 

one that occurs when compliance is not required or it is excused by another permit term. If you indicate 

that a deviation is not a possible exception to compliance, briefly explain and cross-reference the permit 

term that allows or excuses it. Also, deviations for which the permit provides an affirmative defense (e.g., 

emergencies) must be identified as “possible exception to compliance” because only the permitting 

authority may determine if the affirmative defense applies. 

If the cross-reference a deviation report that does not contain all the information requested here, you must 

supplement it accordingly. 

 

You may list multiple emission units if they all had the same deviation during the same time periods. In 

addition, for deviations that impose requirements to the permitted facility as a whole or to all units at your 

facility, you may enter Afacility-wide@ in the emissions unit column. 

You may indicate continuous periods of deviation that span multiple days in a single entry. Use the 24-

hour clock (equivalent to military time) for reporting these times (e.g., the day starts and ends at midnight, 

12 a.m., or 00:00 in military time. 

Specify the date when the written deviation report was submitted to the permitting authority. Leave the 

date field blank if you did not submit a written deviation report during the reporting period covered by the 

six-month monitoring report (whether required to do so or not). It is a deviation to fail to submit a required 
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deviation report. 
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Form CTAC (Certification of Truth, Accuracy, and Completeness by Responsible Official) 

You must complete form CTAC and attach it to this annual compliance certification.