## United States Environmental Protection Agency

General Permit for New or Modified Minor Sources of Air Pollution in

Indian Country

http://www.epa.gov/air/trib al/tribalnsr.html



## Questionnaire: Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities

Last Modified: November 14 , 2013

Version 1. 0



### Does the General Permit apply to my facility?

The following questionnaire is intended to help you, the facility owner or operator, determine whether or not you are

eligible for a General Air Quality Permit for True Minor Source Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities. You are not required to

complete it and th is questionnaire is not necessary to apply fo r a General Air Quality Permit for True Minor Source

Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities . This questionnaire does not cover all of the General Air Quality Permit requirements

and does not guarantee approval of a true minor source preconstruction permit under this program.



### Description of Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities

A petroleum dry cleaning facility may consist of dry cleaning dryers, washers, filters, stills, settling tanks, and boilers. T his

Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities Questionnaire is for petrol eum dry cleaning facilities that are not major sources of air

pollution and that are located, or planning to locate, within Indian country.



### About this Questionnaire

The questions focus on general information pertaining to your existing or future petroleum dry cleaning facility. The

questionnaire is not meant to be exhaustive and only requires knowledge of basic facility information, including the

annual solvent consumption and the capacities of the boilers

.



### You should continue with this Questionnaire if you:

Plan t o construct a new, true minor source Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facility within Indian Country ;

Plan t o modify an existing, true minor source Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facility located within Indian Country ;

Have a total boiler maximum heat input capa city of less than 30 MMB tu/hour;

Have a maximum heat input capacity of each combustion unit of less than 10 MMBtu/hr

Have a potential to emit (PTE) less than the New Source Review (NSR) major source thresholds. See the “Does

My Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facil ity Need or Qualify For a Minor Source Permit?” section below ;

Are located in an ozone attainment area and your facility, after the proposed construction or modification

project, will not consume more than 5,600 gallons of solvents over a consecutive 12 month period ;

Are located in an ozone nonattainment area and your shop, after the proposed construction or modification Are

located in an ozone nonattainment area and your facility, after the proposed construction or modification

project, will not consume more than 1,300 gallons of solvents over a consecutive 12 month period ;

Do not know whether your facility needs a permit, or if you do not know the attainment status of your area; and

you want to find out whether you should apply for a general permit for p etroleum dry cleaning facility ; and

Intend to satisfy the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and National Historic Preservation Act

(NHPA) according to the method provided in the application documents for the General Air Quality Permit for

Tr ue Minor Source Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities

.



### More Information

T he definition of a “modification” and “PTE” can be found at 40 CFR 49.152(d) and in the “Instructions” document.

Additional information on the applicability of th e Indian Country NSR rul e can be found at 40 CFR 49.153

.

Information on the ozone attainment status of the area where your facility is located can be found at:

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/greenbook/ . You may also contact your reviewing authority for information on your

attainment status

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Version 1.0 Please contact your reviewing authority if you have questions or need assistance. A list of reviewing authorities, their

area of coverage, and contact information can be found in Attachment D to the General Air Quality Permit for True

Minor Source Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities or visit: http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html

.



## Questionnaire for Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities

Part 1: Does my Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facility Need or Qualify for a True Minor Source Permit?

The following questions are meant to determine whether or not your petroleum dry cleaning facility qualifies for a

general pe rmit

.

1. Is the PTE of your facility less than 250 tons per year (tpy) for particulate matter (PM, PM
10 , or PM 2.5 ), VOC,

nitrogen oxides (NO

X ), carbon monoxide (CO), and sulfur dioxide (SO

2 )? Be sure to include all existing, new, and

modified emission units.

Yes No

If you answered ‘No

, ’ your source does not qualify for the minor NSR program. Please contact your rev iewing

authority to apply for a site

- specific permit. If you answered ‘Yes

, ’ continue on to the next question

.

2. Is the PTE of your new facility or the emissions increase from your modified existing facility equal to or above the

applicable minor NSR thresholds listed below for ANY pollutant? The emissions from your facility may be

calculated using the PTE calculator available online at : http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html . Be sure to

include all new, modified, or existing emission units when determining PTE

.

Pollutant Attainment Area Nonattainment Area

CO 10 tpy 5 tpy

PM 10 tpy 5 tpy

PM 10 5 tpy 1 tpy

PM 2.5 3 tpy 0.6 tpy

SO 2 10 tpy 5 tpy

NO X 10 tpy 5 tpy

VOC 5 tpy 2 tpy

Yes No

If you answered ‘No

, ’ your source is exempt from the minor NSR program. Please contact your reviewing

authority to confirm that your facility will not need a permit. If you answered ‘Yes

, ’ continue on to the next

question

.

3. If located in a nonattainment area for any pollutant , is the PTE of your facility for the particular

nonattainment pollutant less than the NSR major source thresholds specified in the table below (based on

nonattainment classification)? Be sure to include all existing, new, and modified emission units

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Version 1.0 Po llutant Nonattainment Classification NSR Major Source Threshold

Ozone Marginal 100 tpy of VOC or NO X

Moderate 100 tpy of VOC or NO X

Serious 50 tpy of VOC or NO X

Severe 25 tpy of VOC or NO X

Extreme 10 tpy of VOC or NO X

PM 10 Moderate 100 tpy

Serious 70 tpy

CO Moderate 100 tpy

Serious 50 tpy

SO 2 , NO 2 , PM 2.5 No nonattainment classification 100 tpy

Yes No No t Applicable

If you answered ‘No

, ’ your source does not qualify for the minor NSR program. Please contact yo ur reviewing

authority to apply for a site

- specific permit. If you answered ‘Yes

, ’ continue on to Part 2 of the Questionnaire

.

Information on the ozone attainment status of the area where your facility is located can be found at:

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/greenbook/

.



### Part 2: Does My Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facility Q ualify for a G eneral Air Q uality P ermit?

The following questions are meant to determine whether or not your pet roleum dry cleaning facility would qualify

for the general permit for petroleum dry cleaning facilities.

1. If located in an ozone attainment area, after the proposed construction or modification project, will the

maximum solvent consumption at your new or modified petroleum dry cleaning facility less than or equal to

5,600 gallons per year on a rolling 12

- month total ?

Yes No No t Applicable

2. If located in an ozone nonattainment area, after the proposed construction or modification project, will the

maximum solvent consumption at your new or modified petroleum dry cleaning facility less than or equal to

1,300 gallons per year on a rolling 12

- month total ?

Yes No No t Applicable

3. If there are fuel combustion units, will your facility only use natural gas, propane, or butane as fuels for these

combustion units ?

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Version 1.0 4. If there are fuel combustion units, is the maximum heat input capacity of each combustion unit of less than 10

M MBtu/hr ?

Yes No No t Applicable

5. If there are fuel combustion units, is the total maximum heat input capacity of all t he combust ion units of less

than 30 MMBtu/hr ?

Yes No No t Applicable

6. Do you intend to satisfy the ESA and NHPA requirements according to the method provided in the application

documents for the General Air Quality Permit for True Minor Source Petro leum Dry Cleaning Facilities ?

Yes No



### Conclusion

If you answered ‘Yes’ or ‘Not Applicable’ to each of the questions in Part 2, your facility may qualify for coverage

under the Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facility General Air Quality Permit

. If you believe based upon your answers in this

questionnaire that your new or modified petroleum dr y cleaning facility qualifies for a General Air Quality Permit for

Petroleum Dry Cleaning Facilities , please contact your reviewing authority to obtain a permit application.

If you answered ‘No’ to any of these questions, your facility may not qualify for coverage under the Petroleum Dry

Cleaning Facility General Air Quality Permit. Please contact your reviewing authority to confirm that your facility will

not qualify for this permit

.