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- .01, con t inued)

April 1 8, 1994; effective July 2, 1994. Am endm ent filed Jun e 2, 1994; eff e ctive Aug ust 15, 1994. Am endm ent filed Ma rch 2 9, 1995; effe ctive June 1 4

, 1995. A m endm ent filed June 3, 1 996; effectiv e August 14, 1 996. Am end m ent filed June 7, 1 996, e ffective Au gust 18, 1 996. Am endm ent filed O c tobe r 14, 1996; eff e ctive De ce m ber 28, 1996. Am end m ent filed Novem b e r 1 2 , 1998; effectiv e Ja nua ry 2 6

, 1999. Am endm ent filed June 8, 1999; effective Au g ust 22, 1999. Am endm ent filed De cem ber 3 0, 1999; effective Ma rch 14, 200 0. Repeal an d new rul e

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iled De cem ber 1, 2005; effective Fe bruary 14, 2006. Am endm ent filed Februa ry 24, 2009; effective May 10, 2009. Am endm ent filed Februa ry 24, 2009; effective M ay 10, 2009. Am endm ents filed Feb r ua ry 24, 2009; effe ctive M ay 10, 2009.

1200 -03

- 09 -. 02 OPE R ATING PERMI TS.

(1) Any perso n planni ng to operate a n air conta m in ant source constructe d o rmo dified in accordan ce with acon s truction pe rmit issued by the Te chni cal S e cretary i n ru le 12 00-03-0 9

- .01 of this chapter shall apply for an d re ce ive an ope rating p e rmit fro m the Te ch nical Secretary after initial start

- up of thi s sa id ai r contami nant source. Ninety (9 0) days shall b e allowed fo r this, p r ovide d paragraph (3) of thi s rul e is co mplie d with. T h is time peri od i s extended fro m ninety (90 ) to one hu n d red tw enty (120 ) day s if stack sampl i ng ha s bee n requi re d a s a conditio n o n the co nst r u ction per mit, whi c h i s fu rther extende d to sixty (60) days afte r th e sta c k sam p ling repo rt i s requi re d o n the con s truction if a certain time i s spe c ified, p r o v ided the sta ck sa mpling report i s f iled with the Division withi n sixty (60) days of initial start-up or the time spe c ified o n the co n s tructi on pe rmit as that parag ra ph (3 ) of this rule is com p li ed with.

(2) No pe rson shall o perate an ai r co nta m inant so urce in Ten n e s see withoutfirst obtai ning an operating pe rmit from the Tech nical Se creta ry ex ce p tas spe c ifica lly exempted in rule 12 00- 03-0 9 -.0 4 of this ch apter. New sou r ces op erating with a valid con s tru ction permit ma y operate with the co nstructi on permit for the ti me perio d spe c ified in para g raph (1) above.

(3) Applicatio n f o r a n op erating pe rmit sh all be m ade on forms available f r om the Te chni ca l Secretary an d sign ed by t he appli c a n t. Such a ppl i c a t ion for an op erating permit shall b e filed with the Te ch nical Se cretary.

(a) Not less than sixty (60) day s prio r to t he expiration of an existing o peratin g pe rmit.

(b) 1. Not mo re tha n thirty (30 ) days afte r ini t ial start-up o fan air co nta m inant sou r ce

con s tru cted o r modified in accordan ce wi th a co nst r uction p e rmitissu ed by th e Tech nic a l S e cret a ry

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2. If stack sa m p ling or othe r test dat a has bee n req u ired a s a condition on t h e

con s tru ction permit, this time peri od is extended tothe time specified o n the

c o ns truc tion permit for s u bmittal of the tes trepo rt(s). In no ca se shall thi s p e rio d

excee d the p e riod all o wed in the applicable re gulatio n.

(4) Source s that do not compl ywith the re quire ment s o fDivision 1 2 00-0 3 or anypermit issu e d thereu nde r shall have thei r ope rating p e rmit appl i c at ions p r o c e s sed in the follo wing ma nne r:

(a) Source s subj ect to the req u irem ents of para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) shall be subje ct to a com p lia nce sch edul e in th eir pe rmit in acco rd ance with the provisi o n s of that
para g raph.

(b) Source s thatare n o t subj ect to th e re quire ment s o fpa rag r ap h 120 0-0 3 -09-.02(11 ) shall b e issu ed tempo r a ry operating p e r mits contai ni ng a sch edul e of co rre ctive actio n for returning t o complia nce that is a c cep t able to th e T e ch nical Se cretary. The schedul e shall req u ire the permittee to file a written re port o rtheir p r og re ss toward co m p lian c e

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with the Tech nical Se cretary no later than 10 days aft e r the pa ssag e of each in crement in the sched u l e.

(5) Any person i n posse ssion of an ope rati ng pe rmit sh all maintain said ope ratin g permit readil y available fo r i n sp ectio n by the Te chni cal Se cretary or his de sign at ed represent ative on th e operating p r e m ise s . A pe rson re quired by these re g u lation s to have one o rm o re o perating permit s shall kee p at lea s t one o peratin g pe rmitpro m inently and con s pi cu ou sly displaye d o n the operating premi s e s

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(6) Operation of ea ch ai r co ntaminant so urce s hall be in a c cord an ce with the provisi o n s a n d stipulatio ns set forth in the operating permit, all provision s of these reg u lati ons, and all provisi o n s ofthe Tenne ssee Air Qu ality Act. Howev e r, so me excursi o n s , as d e fined un de r part 120 0-03 -09

- .02(11 )(b )31., or a s d e fined in the operatin g p e rmit, whi c h occur d u ri ng perio dic m o n i toring for complian c e a s sura nce at an air conta m inant source subj ect t o para g raph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ), may be ex cu se d by the T e chnical Se cre t ary, and thi s authority is n o t extended to excu rsio ns that demon st rate no nco m plian c e with an appli c a b le emission limit ation.

(7) The owne r or operato rof any air co nta m inant so urce to which a n y of the followin g cha n g e s

are m ade, b u t woul d n o t be a m odification requi rin g a con s tru ct i on pe rmit, m u st notify the Tech nical Se creta ry thirty (30) day s befo r e t he chang e is comm en ced. These ch ange s are:

(a) Cha nge in ai r pollution con t rol equip m en t,

(b) Cha nge in stack heig h t or diamete r
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(c) Cha nge in ex it velocity (of more tha n twent y five percent (25%) o r exit temperat ure of more tha n fifteen pe rcent (15% ) (a bsolu t e temperatu r e basi s ).

(8) Any stack sa mpling rep o rtreq u ired o n a con s tru ctio n pe rmit i s p a rt of the op erating pe rmi t appli c ation. Any stack sa mpling rep o rt req u ir ed o n an ope ratin g pe rmit i s apart of th e appli c ation fo r ren e wal of that operating permit.

(9) The o w ne r or operator of any air conta m inant source subj ect to an order or v a rian ce i s sue d

so a s to allo w the sou r ce b yits terms to operate while exceedi ng a n emissio n st anda rd, shall pay the cost of publicatio n of any notices (in c lu ding, but not limited to, a copy of the order) requi re d by state or fede ral law or regul a t ions to effect uate the right of continu ed operation.

(10 ) Those source s po ssessin g a valid permi t on the data cha p ter 1 200 -03

- 19 b e co mes effe ctive and subj ect t o a spe c ified com p lian c e sched ule in chapter 120 0-03-1 9 mu st comply with all the re quirem ents cont aine d in the pe rm it and the re q u irem ents of rule 120 0-0 3 -09-.02 of thi s cha p ter. All permits shall e x pire on the d a te the emission stan dard spe c ified in chapter 1200

- 3-19 be com e s effe ctive. If a source p o sse ssi ng a valid ope ratin g pe rmit an d su bje ct to a
spe c ified co mplian c e sch edule co ntained in ch apt er 12 00 -03

- 1 9 fails to co mply with th e spe c ified sch edule, su ch permit will b e revo k ed u pon n o tificati on that the source h a s n o t compli ed with the sch edul e and opp ortu nity fo r hearin g by the Tech nical Se cretary.

(11 ) Major Station a ry Source O peratin g Permits

(a) Statement of Purpo s e a nd Gene ral Inten t

The requi rem ents of pa ra g r aph 120 0-0 3

- 09 -.02( 11 ) a r e p r omul gat ed in o r de r to fulfill the req u ire m ents of Title V of the federal Cl ean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 a - 7 661e ) an d the federal re gulation s p r o m ulgated th e r eun de r at 40 C.F.R. Part 70. (F R Vol. 57, No. 140, Tue s day , July 21, 1992 p.322 95-3 2312 ). T he fe deral la w an d regulatio ns require

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uniqu e ap proache s pe rtaining to fe deral i n volve m ent in the permitting activitie s spe c ified in t h is pa rag r ap h. The fede ra l gov e r nme n t, actin g by an d throug h the Unite d States Environmental Protecti on Agency (EPA), is a k e y party in the review, iss u ance, and revi sion s of permits issue d unde r the provi s ion s of this parag raph. It is the intent of the Board to comply wit h these fed e ral requi rem e nts to the full extent allowe d unde r the la ws of t he State of T enne ssee. In t he event t hat the fe de ral la w o r reg u lation s sho u ld re qui re somet h ing t hat the Board has not yet prom ulgate d as a rule, the permit appli c ant and the T e chni ca l Secreta ry m a y mut ually a g ree to be go verned by wh atever emission limit ations an d/or procedu ral requireme nts that t he fe deral rule s requi re an d that sh all b e come a bi ndin g conditio n ofthe a ppli c ant ’s p e rmit too perate. In ad dition,

sou r ces that are subje ct t o this p a ra gr aph 120 0-0 3 -09-.02 ( 1 1 ) m a y opt out ofbein g subj ect to the provisi o n s ofpara g ra ph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ) by limiting their pote n tial to emit such that they are below the applicability threshold. In order to exercise thi s option, the source m u st agre e to be boun d by a permit whi c h spe c ifie s the more
rest rictive li m i t and to b e subj ect tode tailed m onito ring, rep o rtin g an d re cord kee p ing requi rem ents that prove the sou r ce is abidi n g by its more re st ri ctive emissi on and/or prod uctio n li mits. The pe rmit shall hav e a term notto exceed 1 0 years and shall b e subj ected to the opportunityfor comment and hearing by EPA, affected states and the publi c con s istent with th e provi s ion s o f this p a ra graph. Th e p e r mit shall co ntain a statement of basi s compa r ing the so urce’s pote n tial to emit with the syntheti climit to emit and th e pro c ed ures t o be foll owed that w ill in su re that the m o re re stri ctive limit is not exceede d. If the so u r ce late r de ci des to in crea se it s pote n tial to emit, th e ne w

sou r ce revie wpermit pro c edures of rule 1200-03 -09

- .01 sh all apply

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1. Initial Start-Up of the Major Stat ionary Source Op erating Permit Pro g ram

Con s i s tent with the p r ovision s of sub parag rap h 12 00 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (11 ) (d), all operating pe rmits in the pos se ssi on of source s subj ect to the re quire ment s of
para g raph 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) are subje ct to p e rmit re vocation proceedin g s if the

sou r ce d o e s not file a time ly, complete major so urce operating p e rmit appli c atio n within 120 d a y s after the Tech nical Secreta ry files his written no tification to the

sou r ce that their maj o r st ationary sou r ce op eratin g permit ap plications a r e du e, rega rdl e ss of the expiratio n date o n the pe rmit. Anything i n thi s p a rag r a ph 120 0- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1) to the contrary not with standi ng, th e cu rrent p e r mit(s) in the
posse ssion o f the so urce shall be effect ive until su p e rsede d by t he issu an ce of major source ope rating pe rmits und er the p r ovisi o n s of this pa ra g r aph 12 00 -03

- 09-.02 ( 1 1 ), except th at if a co mplet e ap plicatio n or additio n a l informatio n requ este d by the Te chni cal Secretary i s nottimely file d, then (i) th e effectivene ss of the curren t operating p e rmits sh all be suspen de d until su ch appli c ation o r informatio n i s filed, an d (ii), the curre n t ope rating permit s shall be subje ct t o revocation p r oceedi ng s at the di screti on of the Techni cal Secretary. T he
pre c edi ng se ntence shall also a pply to re newals of majo r sou r ce o peratin g permit s . In a ddition, a n y operating pe rmitap plication that doe s not see kto amend an ex isting op erati ng pe rmit without first un d e rgoi ng con s tructio n pe rmi t review being processed by the Techni ca l Secretary for such a source will be

can c el ed u p o n su ch notification an d the so u r ce shall abide by the terms of their
most re ce nt permit until it is supe rsede d by the major sou r ce ope rat i ng permit.

2. Once an ope rating pe rmit h a s b een i s su ed to a so urce pu rsuant tothe provisio n s of para g raph 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ), the p e rm it, its shie ld, (if one wa s granted ) an d its respe ctive conditio n s will be extended and effe ctive after its expiration dat e provide d that the sou r ce h a s sub m itted atimely, co mp lete rene wal appli c ation to the Tech nica l Secreta ry con s i s tent wi th the provision s of item 1200 -03

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- .02(11)(d)1.(i)(III) and section 1200-03-09- .02(11)(d)1.(ii )(I)III. The extension shall cea s e u pon final pe rmit action by t he Techni cal Secreta ry. If the Tech nical

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Secretary’s final pe rmit a ction i s cont es ted, the provision s of T C A 4-5-3 2 0 ( b) shall rule a s to the contin u ed validity of the previo us p e rmit.

3. Judi cial revie wof a permit issued p u rs u ant to parag raph 12 00-03 -09-.02 ( 1 1 )

A perso n a g g rieved by an a ction ofthe T e chni cal S e creta ry on ap e rmit
pro c e s sed p u rsuant topara g raph 1 200- 03 -09

- .0 2(11 ) m a y initially see k admini s trativ e review of t he p e rmitbef ore the B oard an d late r, j udici al review in Cha n cery Co urt by followin g the pro c ed u r es d e tailed b e low:

(i) The pe rson seeki ng admi n istrat ive/judi ci al review shal l be:

(I) The appli c a n t for the permi t reque st und er dispute; or

(II) A person who pa rticip ated in the publi cpa rtici pation p r o c e s s provide d pu rsuant to part 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(f )8; or

(III) Any other pers o n who c a n obtain j udic i al review of t he permitunder State law.

(ii) The T e chni cal Se creta ry’ s failu re totake timelyfinal a c tion on an appli c ation fil ed und er the provisio ns o fparag rap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) i s grou nd s for seeki ng a d min i strative/judi ci al revie w . Ti mely, final act i on shall be dete r min ed a c cordin g to the schedul es fo r action esta bl ishe d in
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11).

(iii) The procedures specified i n part 12 00-03-09-.02(11)(a)3 are the exclusive

mean s for obtainin g ad ministrative/j udicial review of the terms an d

con d ition s of permits i s su ed pu rsu ant to para g ra ph 1200 -03

- 09 -.02(11 ). Petitions for admini s trati v e review ofa pe rmit term o ra ctio n of the Tech nical Se creta ry o n ape rmit shall be file d by a pe rson ide n tified i n sub part 120 0-03 -0 9-.02 ( 1 1 )(a)3 ( i) in accordan ce with the pro c ed ure s spe c ified in Rule 1 200 -03

- 09-.05. A p e rson ag grieve d by th e final action of the Boa r d o n their petition may see kju dicial revie w within 6 0 d a ys of th e entry of the Board’ s final action co n s i s tent with the provisi o n s of T.C.A. 4- 5-322 . A person confo r ming to the crite r ia of sub part 1 2 0 0 -03

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- .02(11 )(a)3(i ) may petition for administ r ative/judicial review late r than the deadli nes of Rule 1 200 -03

- 09 -.05 or T. C.A. 4-5-322 onlyif the p e tition is based sole ly on ground s a r isi ng after the dea dlin es fo r admini s trativ e/judici al review. P e titions in thi s categ o ry mu st b e fi led within sixty days after the occu rre nce of th e n e wgr o und s forad minis t r a tive review. Petitions fo r revie wof the Technical Secret ary’s failu re to take a final permit a c tion may be filed at any time prio r to his issuan ce o r denial of the pe rmit, but only after the pe rmit pro c e ssi ng d eadlin es of p a rag r a p h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) h a ve not been met by the Techni cal Secreta ry.

4. Operational F l exibility

The o w n e r or ope rato r of aso urce su bje ct to p a ra gra ph 1 200 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (11 ) m a y make certain changes attheir facility that are cont rary to or not addressed by the permit a s pro v ided in part 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(a ) 4.

(i) The follo wing cha nge s ca n be m ade b ythe permittee with out re quirin g a permit revisio n , if the cha nge s are notmodificatio n s un der Title I of the federal A ct or Divi sion 1200 -03 a n d the cha nge s do n o t excee d the

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II. The pe rmit shall re qui re co mplian c e with all applica b l e requi rem ents. emission s all o wa ble und er the permit (w hether exp r e s sed the r ein a s a rate of emissio n s or in the te rm s of total emi ssi on s): P r o v ided, that th e facility provide s the Administrator and Te ch nical Se creta ry with written n o tificatio n

as re qui red b e low in adva n ce of the propo sed chan ges, which shall be a minimum of 7 days. Th e Techni cal Secretary m a y waive th e 7 day advan ce noti c e in in stan ces whe r e the sou r ce dem onstrates i n writing th at

an eme r ge ncy nece s sitates the chan ge. Emerge ncy shall b e dem onstrate d by the criteri aof part 120 0-03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1) (e)7 and in no way shall it include cha nge s sole ly to take a d vantage s of a n unfo r e s een busi n e ss op portunity

. The so urce, Tech nical Se creta ry a nd E PA shall atta ch ea ch su ch notice t o their co py of the releva nt permit:

(I) The sou r ce may make aSection 502 (b)(10 ) cha n ge if their wri tten notification:

I. Contai ns a b r ief descriptio n of the cha n ge withi n the permitted facility;

II. Specifie s the date on wh ich the cha nge will occu r;

III. Declares any cha nge in em issi ons; and

IV. De clares an y permit te rm or conditi on that i s no lo nge r appli c able a s a result of the chan ge.

A. The pe rmitshiel d pro v ision s of part 12 00 -0 3-09

- .02(11 )(e)6 shall not a ppl y to Section 5 02(b)(10 ) cha nge s.

(II) [Reserved]

(III) The s o urc e may trade emis s i on s increases and de c r eas e s attheir facility solel yfor the purpo se of complying wit h a federall y enforcea b le e m issi on s cap. In ord e r to exerci se su ch an o p tion, th e permit appli c ant mu st a sk the T e ch nical Secreta ry to issue such a permit. The permit mu st contain all terms requi red unde r pa rt 12 00- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(e)1 an d p a rt 120 0-0 3 -0 9-.02 ( 11 )(e)3to determi ne compli an ce, allowin g fo r t he trading of su ch emissio n s i n crea se s an d d e c r e as es w i th th e emis s i o n s c a p sp ec ifie d in th e p e r m it, indep ende nt of otherwi se appli c able re quire ment s.

I. The appli c a n t for a permit un de r item 120 0-03 -0 9- .02(11)(a)4(i ) (III) shall includ e in its application, proposed repli c abl e proce dures a n d permit terms that en sure the emission tra des are qu antifiable a n d enfo r ceab le. The Tech nical Se creta ry shall not be req u i red to i n cl u de in th e emission s trading p r ovisi ons a n y emissi on s units for whi c h emission s are not quanti f iable or for which the r e are no repli c abl e pro c ed ure s to en force th e emi ssi on s trade s.

III. The written notification r equired under subpart 1200-03-09- .02(11 )(a)4(i ) shall state:

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A. Whe n the ch ange will occur;

B. Describe the changes in em issi ons that w ill result; and

C. Ho w these incre a ses a nd decre as es w i ll c o mp ly w i th th e terms a nd co ndition s of the permit.

IV. The p e rmit shiel d de scri bed in pa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(e ) 6 may be extended to the terms and con d i t ions whi c h al low su ch increa se s an d decrea s e s i n emission s.

(ii) The source may make operational flexibility c hang es thatare no t addresse d o r pro h ibited b ythe pe rmit without a pe rmit revisi on subje ct to the followin g requi rem ents:

(I) The chan ge can not be su bject to a re quire ment ofTitle IV of the F e d e r a l Act orC h ap te r12 00

- 0 3- 30

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(II) The cha nge cannot be am odificatio n un der any p r ovi s ion of Title I of the federal A ct or Divi sion 1200 -03.

(III) Each change shall meet all appl i c able requirement s and shall not violate any existing pe rmit term or con d ition.

(IV) The so urce must provid e co ntemp o ra neou s written noti c e to t he Technical Secretary and EPA of eac h such change, except f o r cha nge s thatare belo wt he thre shol d of insignifi ca nt activities a nd emission leve ls that are sp ecified in Rul e 1200 -03

- 0 9

- .04.

(V) Each chan ge shall be de scrib ed in the notice in cludi ng the date, any cha nge i n emission s, pollutant s e m itted, and any ap plicable requi rem ents that would a p p ly as a re sul tof the chang e.

(VI) The chan ge shall not qu al ify for a perm i t shield und e rthe p r ovisi o ns of part 1200 -03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(e)6.

(VII) The pe rmitte e shall ke ep a re cord de scribi ng the chang es m a d e at the sou r ce th at result in e m issi on s of aregul ated air pollutant subj ect to an ap plica b le requi rem ent, but not o t herwi se re gu lated un der the permit, a nd t he emi s sion s re sulting fro m tho s e cha n ges. The re cord s shall b e re tained until the chan ges a r e in corpo r ated i n to sub s e que ntly issu ed pe rmi t s.

5. Opt -In Opp o rtunity

Any source that is not subj ect to the provision s of parag ra ph 120 0-03 -0 9-.02 ( 1 1 ) may opt intobein g subje ct to p a ra gra ph 1 200 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (11 ) by filing a writte n requ est tob e so b oun d with the Te chnical Se cretary. Up on e x ecution of a mutual, sign ed lette r ofagre e me nt bindi ng the p e rson to the provisio ns of
para g raph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ), the T e ch nical Se cretary shall i s sue amajo r stationa ry so urce ope ratin g pe rmit toth e sou r ce thatsu bje cts the m to all of th e requi rem ents of parag ra ph 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ).

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(b) Definition s - The follo wing terms a r e d e fined as th ey uniquely a p p l y to this paragra ph. All other te rm s shall have t he me aning given to the m in Chapte r 1200 -0 3-0 2

, Cha p ter 1200 -03

- 11, Chapte r1 200-03 -30 Chapter 1 200 -03

- 31, Cha p ter 120 0-0 3 -32 a n d Cha p ter 12 00 -03

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-N OTICETHE REA D E R IS CA UTI O NED THAT ADDITIONAL DEFINITI ONS HAVE BEEN ADDE D TO SUBPARAGRAPH 1200-03-09-.02 (11)(B) DURI NG RULEMAKING. AS A RESULT, NOT ALL DEFINI TIONS ARE ALPHABETIZED.

1. “Fed eral Act” mean s the Cl ean Ai r Act, a s am end ed, 4 2 U.S.C. 7 4 0 1 , et. se q. a s amend ed by Public La w No. 101-5 49 (Novembe r 15, 1990 )

2. “Affected so u r ce ” sh all h av e the m eani ng gi ve n to i tin the fede ral regulatio ns prom ulgate d unde r title IV of the Federa l Act and Cha p ter 120 0-03-30.

3. “Affected Sta t es” m a y be Illinois, Ken t ucky, Virgi n ia, North Carolin a, South Carolina, Ge orgia, Alaba ma, Missi ssip pi, West Virgi n ia, Arka nsa s or Mi sso uri if either of the followin g criteria are met:

(i) the State’s ai r qu ality may be affe ct ed b ythe issua n ce of a permit pursua n t to the provisi ons of pa ra g r aph 12 00-03 -09-.02 ( 1 1 ); or

(ii) the State noted above is within 50 mil e s of the sou r ce’ s site o rprop osed

s i te.

4. “Affected u n it” sh all have the meani ng gi ven it in the re gulation s promulg a te d unde r title IV of the Federa l Act and Cha p ter 120 0-03-30.

5. “Appli c able requireme nt” mean s all of the following as they appl y to emission s units in asou r ce su bject to pa rag r ap h 120 0-03 -0 9-.02 ( 1 1 ) (in c lu din g requi rem ents that have been prom ul gated or approved byEPA through rulem a ki ng atthe time of issua n ce but h a ve future-effective com p li ance date s ):

(i) Any standa rd or oth e r requi rem ent provide d for in the Te nne ssee implementation plan approved or pr omulgated by EPA through rulemak i ng unde r title I of the Federal Act that im plements the rel e vantrequi re ments of the Fed e ral Act, inclu d ing any revi sion s to that pla n promulg a te d in, 40 C.F.R. pa rt 52, but n o t inclu d ing an y stand ard or oth e r re q u irem ent provide d for in the Tenne ssee im plementatio n plan that doe s not impleme n t rel e vant requi re ments of the Fede ral Act;

(ii) Any terms or con d ition s ofany prec on struction pe rmi t s issue d p u rsua nt to regul ation s a pprove d or prom ulgate d throug h rul e maki ng u n d e r title I, inclu d ing part s C or D, of t he Fe deral A ct, but not a n yterms or co ndition s that do not implement relev ant requi rem ents of the Fe deral A ct;

(iii) Any standa rd or other req u irem ent und er Sectio n 11 1 of the Federal Act, inclu d ing sect ion 111 (d );

(iv) Any stand ard or oth e r req u irem ent un d e r se ction 1 1 2 of the F e d e ral A ct, inclu d ing anyreq u irem entcon c e r nin g accide nt pre v ention un de r sectio n 112(r)(7 ) of the Fede ral Act ;

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(v) Any standard or other re q u irem ents of the acid rai n prog ram u n d e r title IV of the Federa l Act or the Federal re gulat ions p r om ulg a ted there u n der;

(vi) Any requi re ments esta bl ishe d pu rs u ant to se cti on 50 4(b ) o rsectio n 114(a)(3 ) of the Fede ral A ct;

(vii) Any stand ard or othe r requireme ntgoverni ng so lid wa ste i n cineratio n
, unde r se ction 129 of the Federal Act;

(viii) Any standard or other requirement for consumer and comm ercial product s
, unde r se ction 183(e ) of the Federal Act;

(ix) Any standa rd or othe r requ ireme n t fo r ta nk ve ssels, u nder se ction 183(f ) of the Fede ral Act;

(x) Any stan dard or othe r req u irem ent oft he p r og ram t o control ai r pollution from oute rco ntinental shel f source s, un der sectio n 3 28 of the Fed e ral Act;

(xi) Any standa rd or other requireme ntof the regul ations p r om u l gated to prote ct strato sph e ri c o z on e und er title VI of the Federal A ct, un less the Administrator ha s d e termined th at su ch req u ire m ents nee d not b e contai ned in a title V permit; and

(xii) Any national ambient ai r quality sta ndard or i n cre m ent o r visibility requi rem ent unde r part C of title I of t he Fede ral Act

, but only as it would apply to tem pora ry sources p e rmitted pursua n t to se ction 5 0 4 ( e) of the Fede ral Act.

6. “De s ig nated repre s e n tative” sh all have t he mea n ing g i ven to it in section 402 (26 ) of the Fed e ra l Act, the Fed e ral reg u latio n s p r om ulgat ed thereun de r and Ch apte r 1200 -3 -30.

7. “Draft permit” means the versi on of a permit for whi c h the Techn i cal Secreta ry offers pu blic particip a tion under p a rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)8 o r affected State review u nde r sub parag rap h 1200 -03

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8. “Emission s a llowa ble un d e r the p e rm it ” mea n s a f ederally enfo r ce able perm i t term o r co n d ition d e term ined at issu ance to be requi re d by an a ppli c abl e requi rem ent that establi s hes an e m i ssi on limit (inclu ding a work pra c tice stand ard ) or a fede rally en force able emi ssi on s cap t h att he so ur ce ha s as sum e d to avoid an appli c able re quire ment towh ich the source would otherwi se b e subj ect.

9. “Emission s u n it” mea n s a n y part or activi ty of a stationary sou r ce that emit s or has the pote n tial to emit any re gulate d ai r polluta nt or a n y poll u tant liste d u n d e r

se ction 112 (b) of the Fed e ral Act. This term is not meant to alter or affect the definition of t he term “u nit” for pu rpo s e s of title IV of the Fed e ral Act or Cha p ter 1200 -03

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10. “EPA” or the “Adminis trator” means the Adminis t rator of the EPA o rhis des i gnee.

11. “Final pe rmit” means the v e rsi on of a p e rmit issue d by the Techn i cal Secreta ry that has com p leted all revi ew p r o c e dur e s requi red bysub p a r ag rap h 120 0-03-09

- .02(11 )(f ) and subp ara g rap h 1200 -03

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12. “Fugitive emi ssi on s” are those em i ssi ons which could not rea s on ably pa ss throug h a sta ck, chimney, vent, or other functionally-equivalent o p ening.

13. “Gen eral permit” mean s a permit i ssued pu rsuantto parag rap h 1200 -03

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- .02(11 ) that meets the req u irem ent s of part 120 0-03-09-.02 ( 1 1 )(e)4.

14. “Majo r sou r ce” me an s a n ystationa ry s ource (o r anygro up of stat ionary so urce s that are lo cat ed on one or more co ntigu ous or a d ja ce nt prop ertie s
, and a r e u nde r

comm on co n t rol of th e same p e rso n [or perso ns und er co m m on cont rol] ) belon ging to a singl e majo r indu strial groupi n g and th at are d e scri b ed in subp art s (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) ofthis def inition. F o r the purposes ofdefin ing “maj or source,” a stationa ry so urce o r gro u p of stationa rysou r ces sh all be con s id ered pa rt of a singl e indu stri al gro upin g if all of the poll u t ant emitting activities at such so urce o r grou p of so urce s o n contig uou s o ra d jac ent prope rtie s b e long to th e same M ajo r Grou p (i.e., all have the same two-d i git code ) as describ ed i n the Stand ard Industri a l Cla ssifi cation Ma nual, 198 7.

(i) A major so urce un der se ction 112 of the Federal Act, whi c h is d e fin ed as:

(I) For polluta nts oth e r than ra dion uclid e s , anystatio nary so urce or grou p of stat ionarysources l o cated within aco ntig uou s a r e aa n d unde r comm on control th at emits o rh a s the pote n tial to emit, in the aggregate, 1 0 tons pe r year (tpy) or more of anyhaza r do us air pollutant whi c h ha s been listed pu rsu ant to se ctio n 11 2(b) of t h e Fede ral A ct, 25 tpy or mo re of a n y co mbination of su ch h a zardo u s air poll u tants, or su ch le sser q uantity as the Ad ministrator m a y establi s h byrule. Notw ithsta ndin g the prece d ing senten ce, emission s fro m any oil or gas expl o r ati on o rp r od uct i on well (with its

asso ciated e quipme n t) a n d emi ssio n s from a n y pipel ine comp re ssor or p u mp stati on shall n o t be ag gr egate d with emissi ons f r om oth e r simila r unit s , wheth e r o rn o t su ch u n its are in a con t iguou s area or unde r comm on control, todetermi ne w hether su ch units o r stati o n s are maj o r sou r ce s; or

(II) For radio n u c l i des, “majo r sou r ce” shall have the m eanin g sp ecif ied by the Administrato r by rule

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(ii) A major stati onary sou r ce of air pollu tan t s, as define d in sectio n 30 2 of the Fede ral A ct, that directly e m its o rh a s th e pote n tial to emit, 100 tpy or m o re of any air po llutant subje ct to regulat io n (incl udin g any major so urce of fugitive emission s of a n y su ch p o lluta nt, as dete r mined by rul e by the Administrator). The fugitiv e emissio n s of a station a ry source sh a ll not be

con s id ere d in determini ng wheth e r it is a major stationary sou r ce for the
purp o ses of section 30 2(j ) of the Federa l Act, unless the sou r ce bel ong s to one of the followin g cate go ries of station a ry sou r ce s:

(I) Coal clea ning plants (with therm a l drye rs);

(II) Kraft pulp mills;

(III) Portland cem ent plants;

(IV) Primary zi nc smelte rs;

(V) Iron and steel mills;

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(VI) Primary alumi num ore red u c tion pla n ts;

(VII) Primary copp er sm elters;

(VIII) Munici pal inci nerat ors capable of charging more than 250 tons of refus e pe r da y ;

(IX) Hydroflu ori c , sulfuri c , or nit r ic a c id pla n ts;

(X) Petroleum ref i nerie s;

(XI) Lime plant s;

(XII) Phosp hate ro ck p r o c e ssi ng plants

(XIII) Cok e oven batteries ;

(XIV) Sulfur re cov e ryplants;

(XV) Carbon bl ack plants (fu r na ce process);

(XVI) Primary lead s m elters ;

(XVII) Fuel co nversi on plant s;

(XVIII) Sintering plants ;

(XIX) Secon d a ry metal prod uctio n plants;

(XX) Chemi c al p r o c e ss pl ants;

(XXI) Fossil-fu el bo ilers (o r com b ination th ereof) totalin g more th an 2 5 0 million British thermal unit s per hou r he a tinput;

(XXII) Petroleum st orag e an d transfe r unit s with a total st orag e capa city

excee d ing 3 0 0 ,000 ba rrels;

(XXIII) Tac o nite ore proc es s i ng plants ;

(XXIV) Glass fiber p r oce s sing pl an ts;

(XXV) Charcoal production plant s ;

(XXVI) Fossil-fuel-fired steam el ectri cpl ants or more than 250 milli on British therm a l units pe r h our he at input ; or

(XXVII) All other sta t ionary sou r ce ca tego rie s re gulated b ya sta nda rd
prom ulgate d unde r se ctio n 111 or 1 1 2 of the Act, but only with
respe ct to those air p o llut ants that h a ve bee n re gul ated for that

c a tegory;

(iii) A major stati onary so urce as define d i n pa rt D of title I of the Fe deral Act, including:

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(I) For ozone n onattainme nt are a s, sources with th e potential toe m it 100 tpy or m o re of volatile organi c com poun ds or oxi des of nit r og en in area s cla s sified as “ma r ginal ” o r“m oderate,” 50 tpy or m o re i n

area s cla ssifi ed as “seri o u s ,” 25 tpy o rmore in are a s cla s sified a s “seve r e,” an d 10 tpy o rmo re in area s cl assified a s “e xtreme”; ex ce pt that the refe rences in this pa rag r ap h t o 10 0, 5 0 , 2 5 , and 1 0 tp y of nitroge n oxid es shall not a pply with respect to a n y source fo r whi c h the Administrator ha s mad e a finding, under se ction 182(f )(1 ) or (2) of the Federal Act, that r equire me nts unde r se ctio n 182(f ) of th e Fede ral Act d o not apply;

(II) For o z on e transport regio n s e s t ablishe d pursua n t to sectio n 184 of the Federal Act, source s with the potential to emit 50 tpy or more o f volatile orga n i c com pou nd s;

(III) For carbon m onoxide nonattainment areas (1) that are classified as “se r io us,” an d (2 ) in which stationa ryso urc e s co nt rib u t e sig n if ican t l y to carb on mo noxide levels as determi n ed unde r rul e s issue d by the Administrator, sou r ces wit h the p o tenti a l to emit 5 0 tpy or m o re of carbon m ono xide; and

(IV) For p a rtic ulat e matter (P M-10 ) no nattainment a r e a s cl assified as “se r io us,” sou r ce s with the potential to e m it 70 tpy or more of PM-1 0.

(iv) For purposes of these regulations , a research and development facility may be treate d as a se para t e source fr o m other statio nary so urce s that are locate d on acontig uou s or a d ja cent prop erty an d are und er comm on control. However, all a ctivities cl aime d by an a pplica n t to be re se arch a n d developm entat the cont iguou s or a d ja cent p r op erty shall h a ve thei r emission s ag greg ated a s a single sou r ce for the pu rpo s e s of determini n g wheth e r or n o t the resea r ch and devel opment activi ties con s titute a m ajo r

sou r c e

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15. “Permit mo dification ” me an s a revisio n to a pe rmit issued p u rsua nt to para g raph 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) that m eets the requi re me nts of pa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -.02(11)(f)5.

16. “Permit revision” m ean s any permitmodificatio n or ad ministrative permi t amend ment.

17. “Potential to emit” me an s the maximum ca pa city of a statio nary sou r ce to em it any air p o llu tant unde r it s phy sical a nd op eratio n a l de sign. Any physical or operational li mitation on the cap a city ofa sou r ce to emit a n air polluta nt, inclu d ing air pollution cont rol equi pmentand rest rictio ns on ho urs of ope ratio n or on the type or am ount of material co mbus te d, sto r ed, o rp r o c e s sed, shall b e treated a s pa rt of its desig n if the limitat ion is enfo r ceable by the Administrator. This te rm do es not alte r or affe ct the use of this term fo r a n y other pu rpo s es unde r the Fe deral A ct, or the term “capa cityfactor” as used in title IV of th e Fede ral A ct o rthe F ede ral regul ation s p r omulgate d th ereu nde r o r chapter 120 0- 3-30.

18. “Prop o sed p e rmit” m ean s the version ofa pe rmit that the Te ch nical S e creta ry prop oses to i s sue and forwards to the Administrator for revie win compli an ce with sub parag rap h 1200 -03

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19. “Re gulate d ai r pollutant ” mean s the follo wing:

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(i) Nitrog en oxid es or a n y volatile orga nic comp oun ds;

(ii) Any pollutantfor whi c h a national a m bi ent air q uality standa rd h a s b een prom ulgate d ;

(iii) Any pollutantthat is su bje c ted to any standard p r om ulgated und e r sectio n 111 of the Fe deral A ct;

(iv) Any Cla s s I or II sub s tan c e su bje ct to a stand ard prom ulgate d unde r o r establi s h ed b ytitle VI of the Fede ral Act ; or

(v) Any pollutant subj ect to a standard prom ulgated u nde r sectio n 112 or othe r requi rem ents establi s he d unde r se ction 112 of the Fede ral Act, inclu d in g

se ction s 112 ( g ), (j), an d (r ) ofthe Act, including the foll owin g:

(I) Any pollutantsubj ect to requireme nts unde r sectio n 112 (j) of the Fede ral A ct. If the Admi n i strato r fail s t o p r omul gate a stand ard by the date esta blish ed p u rsu ant to sectio n 112 (e ) of t he Fe deral A ct, any pollutantfor whi c h asubje ct source would b e major shall be

con s id ere d to be regul a t ed on the date 18 mo nths after the appli c able d a t e esta blishe d pu rsuanttose ction 11 2(e) of the Fed e ral Act; and

(II) Any pollutant for which the requi rem e n t s of section 112(g)(2 ) of the Fede ral A ct have be en m e t, but only with resp ect to the individ ual

sou r ce su bje c t to sectio n 112(g)(2 ) req u irem ent.

20. “Re n e w al ” m ean s the p r o c e ss by whi c h a pe rmit i s rei s sued at the end of its
term.

21. “Re s p o n s ible official” me an s one of the followin g :

(i) For a corpo r ation: a pre s ide n t, se cr etary, trea su re r, or vice-pre sident of the co rpo r ati on in cha r ge of a prin cip a l bu sine ss f unctio n , or a n y othe r person who perfo rms si m ilar p o licy o r de cisio n -m a k ing f unctio n s for the
corpo r ation, or a duly au thorized rep r ese n tative ofsu ch pe rso n if the
rep r e s entativ e is re spo n sible for th e overall ope ra tion of on e or mo re manufa cturi n g , prod uctio n
, or ope rating facilities a p p l ying for or subje ct to a permit an d either:

(I) The facilitie s employ mo re than 25 0 pe rso n s or hav e gro s s an nu al sale s or expe nditure s exce eding $25 mil lion (i n se con d qu arte r 1 9 8 0 dollars); or

(II) The d e legati on of auth o ri ty to such repre s e n tative is ap proved in advan ce by the Techni cal Secretary;

(ii) For a pa rtn e rship or so le prop rieto rship: a ge neral p a rtne r or the
prop rieto r , re spe ctively;

(iii) For a mu nici p a lity, State, Federal, o r oth e r p ubli ca g e n cy: eith er a prin cipal executive officer o rran k in g elected offi cial. For the purp o ses of this pa rt, a prin cipal exe c utive office r of a Fede ra l agen cy incl u des the chief executive

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officer havin g re sp on sibil i ty for the overall o p e r ations of aprin cipal geographic unit of the agency (e.g., a Regional Administrator of EPA); or

(iv ) For aff e ct e d s our ce s:

(I) The de sig n a t ed rep r e s e n t ative in sofar as acti ons, stand ards, requi rem ents, or p r o h ibitio ns u nde r title IV of the Fe deral Act o rt he regul ation s promulgate d thereu nde r are con c e r ne d; and

(II) The d e si gna ted re pre s e n tative for any othe r p u rpo s e s und er para g raph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ). Ho we ver, a perso n other tha n the desi gnate d repre s e n tative may se rve as the re sp o n sibl e official for non title IV activities.

22. “Sectio n 50 2 ( b)(10 ) cha n ges” a r e cha nge s that co ntravene an expre s s pe rmit term. Such cha nge s d onot in clud e ch ange s th at wo uld vio l ate appli c a b l e requi rem ents or co ntrave ne fede rally enforcea b le permit term s and conditio n s that are mo nitoring (i ncl uding test method s), re cordkeepi ng, rep o rtin g, or compli an ce certification re quire ment s.

23. “Stationary source ” mean s any buildi n g, st ru cture, facility, or installation tha t emits or may emit any regu lated air pollu tant or any pollutant listed under se ctio n 112(b) of the Fede ral Act.

24. “Re s e a rch a nd Develo p m ent Facility” mean s an y stationarysource wh ose prima ry purp o se i s to co ndu ct re sea r ch an d devel opment into new p r o c e s ses and p r o d u cts, whe r e su ch sou r ce i s o perate d u nde r the clo s e supervi sion of techni cally trained pe rson nel a nd i s n o t eng age d in t he ma nufa ctu re of produ ct s for com m erci al sale in com m erce, exce p tin a de minimis man ner.

25. “Final Pe rmit Action” mea n s the actio n by the Tech nical Se creta ry to grant or deny a n a p p lication, petition o r obje cti on sub m itted und er the provisi o n s of
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) pu rsua nt to the followin g cla ssifi catio n s:

(i) An initial operating permit application

(ii) A rene wal op erating p e rmitapplication

(iii) A modification - admini st rative amendment, minor modifi cation, group
pro c e s sed mi nor mo dificati on or si gnificant modificati on.

(iv) A reope ning f o r ca use as d e termin ed by the Technical Secreta ry

(v) A reopening of a permitin res pons e to EPA’s requ est - on their own or in
respon se to acitizen’ s petit ion.

If the Techni cal Secretary’ s action s a r e conteste d an d brou ght to th e Board for ahe arin g on th e m a tter, “final pe rmi taction ”, me ans any of th e ab ove action s taken by the Board

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26. “Final Pe rmit” means the p e rmit ari s ing f r om any final permit a ction.

27. “Fed erally e n forceabl e” mean s any emissio n standard a nd/or p r o c e dural requi rem ent that can be en forced agai nst an air contam inant source by EPA or citize ns u nde r autho rity granted them b ythe Federal Act.

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28. “Title I Mo dification ” o r “m odificatio n un der any p r ovi s ion of Title I of the fed e ral Act” mean s a n y modificati on unde r Section 111 and Section 11 2 of the Federa l Act and any physi cal chan ge or cha nge in me thod of operation s th at is su bje ct to the pre c o n st ruction reg u lat i ons pro m ulg a ted un der P a rts C an d D of the Fede ra l Ac t.

29. “Timely” whe n use d with resp ect to a submittal, mea n s that the a pplication wa s delivere d to the Te chni ca l Secretary orde po sited in the United States m a il (eviden ce d b ypostmark) or re cog n ize d delivery se rvice (evid e n c ed by re cei p t) addresse d to the Techni cal Secreta ry on orbefo r e the date it is due. However, the definition of “timely” with re sp ect to timelines f o r a c tion pl a c ed upo n th e Tech nical Se creta ry an d/o rDivisi on sh all not com m ence until receipt of th e submittal in the office of the Tech nical Secretary.

30. “Excee dan ce ” sh all mean a con d ition th at is dete cted by monitorin g that provide s data in term s of an emi ssi on limitati on or stan d a rd a nd thatindicate s th at emission s (o r opa city) a r e gre a ter th an the ap pli c abl e emi ssi on limitation or stand ard (or l e ss tha n the appli c able st anda rd i n the ca se of ape rce n t redu ctio n requi rem ent) co nsi s tent with a n y ave r agin g p e ri od sp ecifie d for avera g ing th e results of the monitori ng.

31. “Excursio n ” shall mean a dep artu re from an indi cator ra nge establi s h ed f o r monitori ng u nder thi s p a ragra ph, con s i s t ent with a n yaveragin g perio d spe c ified for avera g ing the results of the monitori n g

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32. “Subje ct to re gulation ” mea n s, for any air pollutant, that the pollutant is subj ect to either a p r ovi s ion in the Cl ean Air Ac t, o ra nationally -appli c able re gulation codifie d by the Administrator in su bchap ter C of Ch ap ter I of Title 4 0 of the Code of Federal Re gulation s , tha trequires a ct ual co ntrol of the quantity of emissio n s of that pollutant, and that su ch a cont rol re quire ment ha s take n effectand is operative to control, limit orrestri ct the q uantity of em issi on s of that pollutant relea s e d from the regulate d activity. Except that:

(i) Gree nho use gases (GHG s), the air pollu tant defined i n 40 CF R 86. 1818

– 12(a ) a s the aggregate g r oup of six gr e enho use ga ses: ca rbo n di oxide, nitrou s oxide, methane, hydrofluo r o c a r b ons, pe rfluo r o c arbon s, and sulfur hexafluori de, shall n o t be subje ct to r egu lation unle s s, as of July 1, 2011, the GHG e m i ssi on s are at a stationa ry source emittin g or having th e potential to e m it 100,000 tpy CO 2 equivalent emissio n s.

(ii) The term tpy CO 2 equivale nt emission s (CO 2 e) shall repre s e n t an a m ount of GHG s emitted, and sh all be comp ut ed by multiplying the mass a m ount of emission s (tpy), for ea ch of the six greenh ou se ga se s in the poll u tant GHG s , by the gas' s a s soci ated glob al warmin g potent ial publi s hed at Table A–1 to subp a rt A of 40 CFR 98 - Gl obal Warmi ng Pot entials, an d summing the resultant value for ea ch to compute a tpy CO 2 e.

(c) Applicability -

1. The follo win g air conta m inant sou r ces are subj ect to th e requireme nts of
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11):

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(i) Anymajor so urc e ;

(ii) Any sou r ce, i n clu d ing an a r ea so urce
, subje c t to a standa rd, limita t ion, or other re quire ment u nde r section 11 1 ofthe F ede ral Act, Part 1 2 0 0 -03

- 0 7

- .07(4 ) , part 1 200-03 -07

- .0 7(5 ) or Chapt er 120 0-03-1 6 ;

(iii) Any source, incl uding an area so urce, subj ectto a standard or other requi rem ent unde r se ction 112 of th e F ederal A ct, chapter 12 00 -03-1 1

, or cha p ter 1 200 -03

- 31 ex cep tthat a source is not requi red to o b tain a permi t solely be cau s e it i s su bje c t to regul ations or requi rements un de r sectio n 112(r) of the Fede ral Act o rCha p ter 1 2 0 0 -03

- 3 2 ;

(iv) Any affected sou r ce; and

(v) Any source in a so urce catego ryd e sig nated bythe Admini strato r or Tech nical Se creta ry pu rsu ant to the fe deral 40 C.F.R. Part 70 ru les (FR Vol 57, No. 140, Tuesday, July 21, 1992 p 32295-323 12) or thi s pa rag r ap h

r e spec tively.

2. The followi n g air co ntam inant so urce s are exe m p tfrom the requireme nts of
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11):

(i) All non -majo r so urce s i n cl u d ing th ose su bject toSe ction 1 1 2 of the Fed e ra l Act or cha p te r 1200 -03

- 1 1 or Chapte r 1200 -03

- 31 a nd se ction 1 11 of the Fede ral A c t o r cha p ter 120 0-03 -1 6. If th e Admini strat o r pro m ulgat es futu re regul ation s which prohibit the exemptio n of a non -m ajor so urce from the requi rem ents of parag ra p h 1200 -0 3-0 9 -.02 (11 ) , su ch sou r ce wi ll be so permitted bythe Tech nical Secretary. Upon the A d minist rator’ s written notification tothe T e chni ca l Secreta ry t h atsu ch sou r c e s mu stbe p e rmit t e d according tothe provi s io ns of thi s p a rag r a ph 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11), th e Tech nical Se creta ry sh all notify the s ources th at the appli c ation s are du e within 1 80 d a y s of his written notice. T he Te ch nical Secretary sh all have up to 90 d a ys to acco mplish the notification commen c in g upon hi s notification from the Administrato r.

(ii) An affecte d source doe s n o t qualify fo r exemption f r om the provision s of
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) even ifit is a non -maj or source.

(iii) A solid waste incinerator unit that is required to obtai n a permit pursuant to

se ction 1 2 9 ( e ) of the F ede ral Act doe s not qualify fo r exemptio n f r om the provisi o n s of parag rap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) even if it is a n on-m ajo r

sou r c e

.
(iv) All source s a nd so urce categori e s that woul d be req u ired to obtai n a permit solely because they are subj ect to 40 C.F.R. part 60, Subpart AAA - Standards of Perform a n c e for Ne w Re si dential Wood Heate r s a r e exempt from the provision of pa rag r aph 12 00-03 -09-.02 ( 1 1 ).

(v) All source s a nd so urce categori e s t hat woul d be req u ired to obtai n a permit solely be ca use they are su bject to 40 C. F.R. part 6 1 , Subpa rt M - Nation al Emissi on s Standa rd fo r Haza rdo u s Air Pollutants for A s be sto s , se ctio n 61.145, Stan dard fo r De molition an d Renovatio n are exem pt from the provisi on of p a rag r a ph 12 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (1 1).

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3. Source s subj ect to pa ra grap h 12 00- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1) shall have all appli c ab le requi rem ents spe c ified in their pe rmit fo r all releva nt emission u n its in the majo r

sou r ce exce p tthose emission units whi c h are exem pted from pe rmitting in rul e 1200 -03

- 09 -. 04.

4. Source s subj ect to parag raph 12 00 -0 3- 09 -.02 (11 ) must d e cl are their fu gitive emission s in their pe rmit application an d the Tech ni cal Secreta ry must reg u lat e the fugitive emissi on s as t e rm s of their permit.

5. Unle ss sp eci f ically exemp t ed else wh er e in this pa ragra ph 12 00 -03

- 09 -.02 (11 )

, research and devel opment facilities sha ll be considered as a separate and discrete stati onary sou r ce in determi ni ng whethe r su ch fa cilities con s titute a major source subje ct tothe o perati ng p e rmit requireme nts. Except wh ere research and development fa cilities bythemselves constitute a major source,

su ch facilitie s shall be exe m pt from the permit re quirements of pa rag r ap h 1200

- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1), but not from any other permitting re quire ment s of Chapter 1 2 00- 03-0 9

.
(d) Permit Applications -

1. The o w ne r o r ope rator of asou r ce subje ct to pa rag r a ph 12 00-03 -0 9-.02 ( 11 ) ha s a duty to sub m it a timely a nd complet e permit a ppli c ation in a c co rdan ce with th is part. Th e tim e line s for ap plicatio n un d e r the p r ovisi on of parag ra ph 1 200 -03

- 0 9

- .02(11 ) supe rsed e the ap pl ication d eadli nes spe c ified in para g raph s 120 0-03-09

- .0 2 ( 1) , ( 3 ) and ( 1 0)

.
(i) Timely appli c ation.

(I) A timely initial appli c atio n for a so urce subj ect to t he p r ovisio ns of
para g raph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ) i s one that is sub m itted within 12 0 days of the Tech nical Se creta ry’s wri tten notificatio n to the source that such a pplication m u st be filed or as stip ulated on t heir construction permit. The Technica l Secretary will not require an appli c ation tobe filed, eith er by wr itten notification or impo sition ofa

con s tru ction permit con d ition until the Administrato r app rove s t h e Govern or’ s Part 70 pro g ra m submittal, filed in accordan ce with 4 0 C.F.R. Pa rt 7 0 .4. Appli c at ion n o ti ce s shall b e serve d over a pe riod of time in accordan ce with t he Board’ s app roved sched ule. The Tech nical Se creta ry shall su bmit a p r opo sed sche dule fo r Boa r d approval a n d in corporation into th e State Majo r Sou r ce F e e Wo rklo ad An alysis a s a Board O r d e r n o later than M a rch 1, 1994.

(II) Source s subj ect to th e p r ovisio n s of p a rag r a ph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 1(4),
para g raph 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 1(5) and/o rrule 1200-3-3 1 -.0 5 apply for a n operating pe rmit acco rdin g to the schedul e pre scribed o n the i r

con s tru ction permit. Th e Tech nical Se creta ry shall allow suffici e n t time to pre p a r e the appli c a t ion, but in n o ca se sh all the time allott ed to file an app lication ex ce ed 360 d a ys comm en cing upon startu p of the con s tru ct ed so urce.

(III) A timely renewal application for a source subj ect to the provi s ions of
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) i s on e that is su bmitte d at least 1 8 0 days, but no more th an 2 7 0 days pri o r t o the expi rati on of a n exist i ng major sou r ce operating pe rmit.

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(IV) Applications f o r initial phase II ac id rain permit s shall be submitted to the Tech nical Secreta ry by Janu ary 1, 1996 for sulfur dioxide, and by Jan uary 1, 19 98 for nitro g e n oxides.

(V) Con s tru ction occurrin g un d e r the pr ovisi ons of rul e 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 1 at

a so urce alre ady in p o sse ssi on of a m ajor so urce o peratin g p e rmit issued pu rsu ant to the provision s o f pa r a gr ap h 12 00

- 0 3- 09

-

. 0 2 ( 1 1 ) shall b e gove r ned by the fo llowing:

I. Source s shall de sign ate in t heir con s truction pe rmit a p p licatio n the route th at they desi r e to follo w for the p u rposes of inco rpo r ating the ne wly co nstru cted sou r ce s intothei r existing operating pe rmit. The T e ch nical Se cretary sh all use that informatio n to prepa re the operatin g permit a pplication submittal de a d line s in their con s tru c tion permit.

II. Source s de sirin g the permit shiel d shall ch oose the admini s trativ e am endm e n t ro ute ofsu bpa rt 1 200-03 -09

- .02(11 )(f )(4 )(i v) or the sig n i ficantmo dification ro ute of su bpa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)5 ( iv).

III. Sourc e s des i ring expediency ins t ead of the permit s h ield shall cho o se the minor pe rmitmodifi cation procedu re route of Subpa rt 12 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (f)5(ii) o rg r ou p p r o c e ssin g of min o r modificatio n s unde r the provisi o n s ofsub part 1 2 00-0 3 -09- .02(11 )(f )5(iii ) as appli c a b le to the magnitu de of their

c o ns tr uctio n

.
(V I ) E x ist i ng sou r ce s m a kin g t he t r an sition from an existing ope rati ng permit to an i n itial majo r source ope rati ng pe rmit co nsi s tent with the provisi o n s of part 1 200 -03

- 09-.02 ( 1 1 )(a)1 sh all contin ue to con s tru ct unde r the provision of ru le 120 0-0 3 -0 9-.01 and su ppleme n t the i r major sou r ce operating p e rmit appli c a t ion in acco rdan ce with t h e provisi o n s of part 120 0-03-09-.02 ( 1 1 )(d)2.

(VII) Existing sou r ce s that were not in itially subje ct to the provi s ion s of
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11), but late r became subj ect thro ugh a cha nge i n op eration s su ch that t heir potential to e m it cro s se s th e appli c ability thre shol d of para g raph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ), shall file their majo r source op erati ng permi t ap plicatio n withi n 360 days of their sta rt up of su ch op era t ions that cau s ed the m to cross the m ajo r source operating permit applicabilit y provisions ofparagraph 1200- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1).

(ii) Compl e te Application

(I) The o w n e r or ope rato r of aso urce th at i s subj ect tothe p r ovisi o n s of
para g raph 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) shall f ile a compl e te a pplication for a major sou r ce operating p e rmit. Applications shall be made o n forms approved by the Board an d available f r om the Te ch nical Se creta ry. The ap plicati ons shall b e evaluated fo r compl e tene ss by usin g th e Board’ s app roved che ckl ist. The ch ecklist list shall be ma de available to appli c ant s to assi st them in prepa rin g a compl e te appli c ation. “Insig nifica nt Activities” de si gnated a s th ose a ctivities o r emission / p r odu ction th re shol ds liste d at rul e 1 200 -03

- 09 -.04 a nd

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their listin g , if requi red u nder rul e 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 4, in the pe rmit appli c ation shall be gov erne d by the Board’ s a pprove d forms, instru ction sheets and c heck li sts. In addition to the inform ation
requ este d o n the appli c ation form s, the applica n t shall p r o v ide sufficie n t information to de termine whi c h appli c able requireme nts will apply to the sou r ce an d whether or notthe so urce i s in com p lian c e with the appl icabl e req u irements. Th e appli c ation must be sig n e d and dated b ya re sp on si ble official a ttesting to it s a c curacy i n accordan ce with part 12 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (1 1)(d)4.

I. The appli c ati on sh all be d a ted and sta m ped a s to its date of receipt in the Office of the Tech nical Se creta ry.

II. Sixty (60) days w ill be allotted to the Techni cal Secretary from his re ceiptofthe appli c ati on fo r the p u rpo s e of de terminin g wheth e r or n o t the a ppli c ation i s com p lete a c cordi ng to th e Board

- ap proved com p lete ness ch eckli s t. This timeli ne i s n o t appli c able t o minor m odificatio n s con d u cted u nder the provisi o ns of subpart s 1200- 9-.02(11)(f) 5.(ii) & (iii).

III. The appli c ant must file an appli c ation for the entire source
upon initial appli c ation and for ren e wal appli c ation s

. Applicatio ns for a p e rmitrevisio n ne ed only a d d r ess th e portion s of the sou r ce imp a cted by the revision.

IV. The T e chnical Secreta ry shall have u p to 60 days from hi s receipt of the appli c ati on to revie wan appli c ation for compl e tene ss. At the con c lu sion of tha tperiod, the Tech nical Secretary sh all notify the appli c ant ofh i s findi ng s in writing. In the ab sen c e of his tim e l ynotif ication that an a p p lication i s incom p lete, a n appli c ation will be con s i dere d to be compl e te. Such statu s i s limited to o n ly provid e e n forceme n t i mmunity for the ap plicant for failin g to h a ve filed a co mplete appli c ation a n d to pla c e the m in a n a p p lication shi e l d statu s . S hould the Tech nical S e cretary fin d that ad di tional info rmation i s

necessa ry to prop erly ev aluate the a pplication, the appli c an t must p r ovide the additio nal informatio n i n acco rda n ce with the Tech nical S e cretary’ s written re que st whi c h wi ll set a

rea s on able d eadlin e to p r ovide the inf o rmatio n. Th e source may op erate und er the a u thority of th eir m o st re cent pe rmit

con s i s tent wit h the appli c a t ion sh iel d provision s of p a rt 1200

- 0 3

- 09

-

. 02 ( 1 1 ) ( f ) 2 , pr o v id e d th a tth e a p p lic a t io n is de te r m ined or dee med t o be com p l e te and furt her p r ovided that the appli c ant sub m its any req ueste d ad ditional info rmati on by th e deadli ne sp e c ified by the Tech nical Secreta ry. However, the

sou r ce shall abide by the term s of it s most re ce ntly issued permit until final actio n is take n upo n their appli c atio n.

(iii) Confidential Information:

A sou r ce whi c h claim s th at its info rma t ion is co nfid ential is subj ect to a review of co nfidentiality. If the Tec hni cal Se cretarydetermi ne s that the informatio n should n o t be prote cted a s co nfidential

, he shall n o tify the

sou r ce in wri t ing and hold the informat ion in prote ct ed statu s unt il su ch time that the Board can re solve th e di spute via aco ntested case heari ng.

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Duri ng thi s time of disp ute, the appli c a n t will be re q u ired to m a ke a dire ct submittal of the informati on to the Administ rator i fthe EPA desires to review the di spute d info rmation being used to p r e pare the pe rmit. The followin g information sh all not be co nsi d ered confid en tial:

(I) The com p o s i t ion an d qua ntity of air co ntaminant s e m itted from t h e facility.

(II) The a ppli c ab le re quireme nts that a source mu st fulfill and th e

sou r ce’s com p lian c e statu s with each ap plica b le re qui reme nt.

(III) The bus i ness name, address

, and location of the s o urce and t he name of the source’ s re sp o n sibl e official.

(IV) Any other inf o rmatio n whi c h the Bo ard may dete r mine throug h a heari ng of the matter.

2. The o w ne r o r ope rator of asou r ce subje ct to pa rag r a ph 12 00-03 -0 9-.02 ( 11 ) ha s a duty to supplem ent o rco rrect the i r appli c ation upon di sco v ery that their appli c ation was in co rrect or faile d oth e rwi s e to ad dre s s any fa cts releva nt to permitting at the sou r ce. The appli c ant mustalso provide additio nal inform atio n

as ne ce ssaryto addre ss a n y requi reme nts that beco m e appli c abl e to the source after the date that it has filed a complet e appli c ation but prio r to the rele ase of a draft permit.

3. The Bo ard has ap prove d an d m a n dated th e u s e of pe rmi tappli c ation s
, instru ction sheets a nd acomplete ne ss che c klist whi c h should facilitate the appli c ant’ s d u ty to provid e all of the in formatio n required by 4 0 C.F.R. Pa rt 70.5(c) and (d). Tho s e re quire ment s a r e p r inted on the co mplet ene ss ch eckli s t and th at information i s the prima ry ba si s by which an appli c ation shall b e jud g e d for complete n e ss. Appli c at ion mu st be made usin g t he form s available from th e Technical Secretary. The Techni cal Secretary may requesta refilling of appli c ation s that are ill egib l e, vague o rambi gu ou s. In su ch ca se s, the timeline s for action o n the appli c atio n will re start wh e n the cla r ified appli c ation is re ceive d

.

4. Any appli c ation form, rep o rt, or compli a n ce ce rtificati on submitted pursua n t to th e requi rem ents of para g ra p h 1200 -0 3-0 9 -.02 (1 1 ) sh all contai n certification by a
respon sibl e o fficial of truth

, accuracy a nd complete n e ss. Thi s ce rtification and any othe r certification requ ired unde r p a ra g r a ph 1 2 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (1 1) shall state that, based on info rmati on an d b e li ef forme d after rea s ona b l e inqui ry, th e statement s a nd inform atio n in the docu m ent are true , accu rate an d compl e te.

(e) Permit Conte n t -

1. The ap plican t shall p r op o s e the numb e r of p e rmit s that they want a nd th e Technical Secretary shall det ermi ne the number of permit s that a facility is to receive. In de terminin g the numbe r of pe rm its, con s id eration sh all be given to th e

ease of eval uating com p li ance at a complex facility. Tothe extent possi ble, a compl e x facili ty should be divided into major op erating division s with one pe rmit per division. Each permit issued by t he Te chni cal Secretary p u r su ant to the provisi o n s of para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) shall in clu de the followi ng eleme n ts:

(i) Emissi on li mitations a nd standa rds, in cludi n g tho s e o peratio nal requi rem ents and limitatio ns th at a s su re com p lian c e with all a p p lica b le requi rem ents at the time of permit issu an ce.

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(I) The pe rmit shall spe c ify and refe re nce the origi n of and a u thorityfor each te rm o r con d ition, and i dentify any differe nce in fo rm a s comp ared tothe ap plica b le requi rem ent upo n wh ich the term or condition is based.

(II) The pe rmit shall state tha t, w here a n appli c able re quire ment of the Fede ral A c t is mo re string ent tha n the F ede ral regul atio n s prom ulgate d unde r title IV of the Fe deral Act, both provisi o n s sh all be in co rpo r at ed into th e permit a nd shall be enfo r cea b le by th e Adminis t rator.

(III) Sources thatqualify and choo se an alternate em i ssi on standard
pursua n t to the p r ovisio ns of ch apter 1 200-03 -21 sh all be i s sued a permit th at contain s the al ternate st an d a rd with suffi cient provi s io ns to ensu r e tha tany resultin g emissio n limit has be en demon strated to be qua ntifiabl e, accou n tabl e, enf orcea b l e and b a sed upon repli c a b le
pro c ed ures.

(ii) Permit Durati on - The Te chnical Se cret ary shall i s su e pe rmits fo r a fixed term of 5 ye ars in the ca se of affecte d source s, a nd for a te rm not to

excee d 5 ye ars in the case of all ot her so urce s. Notwith s tan d ing thi s requi rem ent, the Te chni cal Secretary shall i ssu e p e r mits fo r soli d waste incin e ratio n u n its com b u s ting muni cipal wa ste su bje ct to standard s und er

se ction 12 9(e ) of the Fed e r al Act for a perio d not to excee d 12 ye ars and shall review such p e rmit s a tleast every 5 years.

(iii) Monitori ng an d related re co rd keepi ng an d repo rting re quire ment s:

(I) Monitori ng Requireme nts

I. The Te ch nica l Secretary sh all pre s crib e monitori ng an d relate d recordkeepin g and repo rting req u ireme n ts in acco rd ance wit h the powers granted to him at chapte r12 00-0 3 -10.

II. Whe r e th e a pplicable re q u irem ent do e s n o t re quire peri odi c testing o rin strumental or nonin s tru m en tal monitori n g (whi ch
may co nsi s tof re co rd kee p ing de sign ed to serve a s monitori ng), perio dic mo ni toring shall b e requi red su fficient to yield reliabl e data from the relevanttime period that are
rep r e s entativ e of th e sou r ce’ s com p lia nce with the permit, a s requi re d pu rsuant to item 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(e)1(iii)(I II). Such monitori ng re quire ment s shall a s sure u s e of su ch te rms, te st method s, un its, avera g in g pe riod s, and other statistical

conve n tion s con s iste nt with the appli c able requireme nts. Re cordkeepi ng p r ovisi o n s shall be sufficie n t tomeet the requi rem ents of this sub-ite m 1200 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (11 ) (e)(1)(iii )(I)II if it is the j udgme n t of the Te ch nical Se cret ary that recordkeepin g alone i s suff icient to prov e compli an ce ; and

III. As nec e ss ary, the Tec hnic a l Secretary may impos e requi rem ents con c e r nin g the use, m a i n tenan ce, an d whe r e approp riate, installatio n of m onitori ng eq uipment o rmethod s.

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(II) With re spe c tto record ke eping, th e p e rmit shall i n co rpo r ate a ll appli c able reco rd kee p ing requi reme nts and require, whe r e appli c able, th e followin g :

I. Re cords of required moni tori ng info rm ation that includ e the following:

A. The d a te, pl ace as defin ed in th e pe rmit, and tim e of sampli ng o rmeasurement s;

B. The date ( s) a nalyse s were perfo rmed;

C. The co mpa n y or entity that perfo rmed th e analysi s ;

D. The analytica l techniq u e s or metho d s u s ed;

E. The re sult s of such analy s e s ; and

F. The o p e r atin g condition s as existing at the tim e of sampli ng o rmeasurement

.

II. Retentio n of record s ofall requi red monitorin g data an d
sup port info rmation for a perio d of at least 5 years from the date of the monitoring sample, m easure m ent, report, or appli c ation. Suppo rt information in clu des all cali b r ation a nd maintena nce records and all ori g inal strip chart re co rding s for contin uou s monitori ng i n stru m entatio n, and co pi es of all
repo rts requi red by the permit.

(III) With respect to reporting, the permit shall incorpor at e all applicable
repo rting req u irem ents a n d requi re the followin g :

I. Submittal of report s of anyrequi red m o nitoring at least every 180 days. All instan ce s of devia tion s fro m permit req u irem ents must b e clea rly identified i n such repo rt s. All req u ire d re po rts must be ce rtified by a re spon sibl e official con s i s tentwith part 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(d ) 4.

II. Prompt repo rting of devi a ti ons from permit req u irem ents, inclu d ing tho s e attributabl e to upset, malfunctio n or em erge ncy

con d ition s as defined in the permit and/or ch apte r12 00-0 3 -20. The p r ovi s io ns of Rule 1 200-03 -20

- .0 3 shall d e fin e “p rom p t
repo rting ” for period s in b e twee n the 180 day rep o rts in sub item 1200-03-09-.02( 11)(e)1(iii )(III)I.

III. Digital data ac cumulation wh ic h utiliz e s valid data compress ion techni que s shall be a c ce ptable for co mplian c e d e termin atio n as lon g as such comp re ssion d o e s no t violate an appli c abl e requi rem ent and its use h a s b een app roved in a d va nce by the Tech nic a l S e cret a ry

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(iv) Permits i s su ed to affecte d so urce s sh all contai n apermit condi tion that prohi bits emi ssi on s excee d ing any all o wa nces tha tthe source lawfully hold s un der title IV of the Fede ra l Act of the Fede ral re gulation s prom ulgate d there und er a n d cha p ter 12 0 0 -03

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(I) The pe rmittee shall n o t be subj ect to the permit revisio n requi rem ents of su bpa rag r aph 1 200 -03

- 09-.02 ( 1 1 )(f) for in cre a ses in emission s th at are autho rized by allo wances acqui red pu rsua nt to the aci d rai n prog ram, p r o v ided t hat su ch in crea se s do not requi re a permit revi sio n unde r any o t her appli c a b l e requi rem e n t.

(II) No limit sh all be placed o n the numb e rof allowan c es hel d by the

sou r ce. The sou r ce may n o t, howeve r , use all o wan c es a s a defe n s e to noncompli ance with anyother appli c a b le req u ireme n t.

(III) Any s u ch allowance s hall be acc ounted for acc o rding to t he
pro c ed ures establi s h ed i n the Fe de ral re gulation s p r omul gat ed unde r title IV of the Federal Act and in State rules prom ulgate d in cha p ter 12 00 -3-30.

(v) The pe rmit requireme nts of a permi t i s sue d pu rsua nt to para g ra ph 120 0- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1) are severa ble. A dispu t e rega rdin g one or mo re permit requi rem ents in su ch a p e rmit d o e s n o t invalidate or otherwi se excu se a permittee fro m their duty to comply with the remaini n g portion of th e permit.

(vi) The followi n g gene ral provision s sh al l appea r on each pe rmi tissue d
pursua n t to parag ra ph 12 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (1 1):

(I) The permittee shall compl ywith all conditions of its permit. Except for re qui reme nts spe c ificall ydesig nated herei n a s n o t being fe derall y enforcea b le, non -compli ance with the pe rmit requireme nts is a violation of the Fede ral Actand the Ten nesse e Air Q uality Act and is
grou nd s fo r e n forceme n t a ction; fo r ap e rmit te rmina t ion, revo cati on and rei s suan ce, o rmo dification; o rfo r denial of a permit ren e wal appli c ation. Non

- complia nce with p e rmit conditi ons sp ecifi c ally desi gnate d h e rein as not being fe deral l yenforceabl e is a violatio n of the Tenne sse e Air Quality Act and may be gro und s fo r these action s.

(II) The need t o halt or redu ce activi ty is not adefen se for

non compli an ce. It shall not be a d e f ense for a permittee in an enforcem ent action that it woul d h a ve been ne ce ssary to halt or redu ce the p e r mitted activity in order to maintain com p lian c e with the

con d ition s of the permit. Howeve r, nothing in this item shall be

con s tru ed a s pre c ludin g consi deration of a need tohalt or re du ce activity as a mitigati ng facto ri n asse ssing penaltie s for

non compli an ce if the he alth, safety or e n viron m ental imp a ct s of halting o rre duci ng op era t ions would be more serious tha n th e impact s of co ntinuing o perations.

(III) The permit may be modi fied, re voked, reopened, and rei s sued, or terminate d for cau s e. Th e filing ofa reque st by the permittee for a permit modifi cation, revo cation a nd rei s suan ce, or termin ation, o r o f a notificatio n of plann ed ch ange s o r anti c ipate d no ncomplian c e do es not stay any permit conditi on.

(IV) The pe rmit d oes not conv ey any p r op erty r i g h t s o fan y s o rt, oran y exclu s ive priv ilege.

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(V) The pe rmittee shall furni s h to the Tech nical Secretary, within a

rea s on able time, any info rmation that t he Te ch nical Secretary m a y requ est in writing to determine wh et he r cau s e exist s for modifying, revoki ng an d reissuin g, or terminat ion of the permit or to dete r mi ne compli an ce with the pe rmit. Upon re que st, the permittee sh all also furnish to the Techni cal S e cretary copi es of re co rd s req u ire d to be kept by th e p e rmit. If the permittee clai ms that su ch informatio n i s confid ential, the Te ch nical Secret ary m a y review that claim and hol d the info rmatio n in protecte d statu s until such time th at the Boa r d ca n hear any co ntested procee ding s rega rdi ng confid entiality disp utes. If the information is des i red by EPA, t he permittee may mail the information direc t ly to EPA.

(vii) A permittee must pay fee s in a c corda n ce with rule 120 0-03-26. 02 a s a

con d i tion of its permit.

(viii) A permit rev i sion will notbe req u ire d unde r any approved e c onomi c ince ntives, marketabl e permit s , emi ssi on s tra d i ng a nd oth e r simila r prog ram s o rpro c e ss fo r chang es that a r e provided fo r in the permit

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(ix) Rea s o nable anticip ated o peratin g sce nario s m a y be e s tabli s h ed in th e permit to add ress va riabl e operating m o des at a sou r ce p r ovide d t hat ea ch

scena rio i s fu lly addre s sed in the sou r ce ’s ap plication. Such scen a r ios are permi ssible only if:

(I) The sou r ce, contem po ran eou sly with makin g a ch ange f r om o n e operating sce nario to anot her, sh all re cord in a log at the permitted facility the scenari o und er whi c h it is op erating;

(II) The term s an d con d ition s of each su ch alternate sce nario shall m eet all appli c able requi reme nts and the rul e s of Divisi o n 1200 -03. T h e Tech nical Secretary is authori z e d to extend th e permit shi e ld descri bed u nder p a rt 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(e)6 to all terms and

con d ition s un der ea ch o p e r ating sce n a r i o

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(x) An appli c antin po ssessi on of a ce rt ificate of alte rnate emissi on control issued pu rsu ant to the provisi o n s ofch apter 12 00-0 3 -21 m a y trade emissions increases and dec reases in the permitted facility to the extent that said cert ificate allo ws for su ch tra d ing. The certificate an d its terms shall be ma de part of the permit a nd must con f orm to the followin g requi rem ents:

(I) The certificate’s terms sh all inclu de al l terms req u i r ed u nde r p a rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(e ) 1 and p a rt1200 -0 3-0 9 -.02 (11 ) (e)3to determi ne co mplian c e; an d

(II) The certificat e terms m u st meet all other a ppli c abl e req u ire m en ts and th e rule s ofDivi sion 120 0-03 th at we re notaltered by the certificate. T he Te ch nical Secret ary i s a u thori z e d to extend the permit shield describ ed in part 1200 -0 3-09 -.02 (11 ) (e)6 to all terms and conditio n s that allow such in cr ea se and de crea se s in emissio n s

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2. A permit i s su ed u nde r the provisi o n s ofpara g raph 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) i s a p e rmi t issued pu rsu ant to the requireme nts oftitle V of the Federal Act and its

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impleme n ting Federal re gu lations p r om u l gat ed at 40 C.F.R. pa rt 70. As su ch, th e permittee i s a d vised that:

(i) All terms and conditio n s in a per mit issu ed pursu ant to para g raph 1200 -03

- 09-.02 ( 1 1 ) in cludi ng any p r ovisio ns d e si gned to limit a sou r ce’s p o t ential to emit, are enforceabl e by the Administ rator and citi zens un de r the Federal Ac t.

(ii) Notwith s tan d i ng sub part120 0-0 3 -0 9-.02 ( 11 )(e)2 ( i), the T e ch nical Secretary sh all spe c ificall ydesignat e as not bein g federally enf orceabl e unde r the Fe deral Act anyterm s a n d condition s i n cl uded in th e p e rmit tha t are not re qu ired un der t he Fede ral Act or unde r any of its appli c able requi rem ents. Term s and con d ition s sodesig nated are n o t subj e ct to the requi rem ents of subp ara g rap h s 1200 -03

- 09 -.02 (11 )(f) a nd 12 0 0 -03

- 0 9

- .02(11 )(g), ot her than tho s e contai ned i n this part 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11)(e)2.

3. All permit s issue d pu rsua nt to pa rag r a ph 12 00 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (11 ) sha ll contai n the following elements with res p ect to c o mplianc e:

(i) Con s i s tentwith su bpart 1 200 -03

- 09 -.02 (11 )(e )1 (iii), complian c e certification, testing, mo nitoring, rep o rti ng, and re co rdke epin g re q u irem ents sufficie n t to assure co mpli ance with the terms and co ndition s of the permit. Any docume n t (inclu ding repo rts) req u i r ed by a permit issue d pu rsu ant to
para g raph 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) shall cont ai n a ce rtifica t ion by a resp onsi b le official that meets the requi reme nts of pa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -.02(11)(d )4.

(ii) Inspe ction a n d entry req u i r eme n ts that requi re that, upon p r e s ent ation of

cre dential s a nd oth e r do cuments a s m a y be re quire d by la w, th e permittee shall all o w t he Te chni cal Secretary o rhis autho ri zed rep r e s en tative to perfo rm the followin g fo r t he p u rp oses of determinin g complia nce with th e permit ap plicable re qui rem ents:

(I) Enter u pon t he p e rmittee’ s at rea s o n a b le time s p r e m ise s whe r e a

sou r ce su bj ect to para g rap h 120 0-03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1) is locate d or emission s-rel a ted a ctivity is c ondu cted, or where re cords mu st b e kept un der th e con d ition s of the permit;

(II) Have acce ss to an d cop y , at rea s o n able time s, any re co rd s that must be kept unde r the co n d itions of the permit;

(III) Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equi pment (incl udi ng monitori ng a nd ai r pollu tion cont rol equi pment ), practi ce s, or operation s re gulated o rre quire d und er the permit; an d

(IV) As a u thori z e d by ch apt er 120 0-0 3 -10, sampl e or mo nitor at

rea s on able ti mes sub s tan c e s o rpa ra meters for t he pu rpo s e of assuri ng com p lian c e with t he permit or appli c able re quire ment s.

(V) “Re a sona ble times” sh all be con s ide r e d to be cu st omary b u si n e ss hours unl ess rea s ona ble cau s e exi s ts to susp ect non compli an ce with the A ct, Divisio n 12 00 -03 or a n y pe rmit issue d p u rsuant th ere t o and the T e chnical Secret ary sp ecifi c al ly authori z e s an inspe ctor to ins p ect a fac i lity at any oth e r time.

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(iii) A sch edule o fcomplian c e con s i s tent wi t h that decla red by the ap plica n t or as otherwi s e modified by the Tec hni cal Secretary utilizing the Board approved ap p lication forms in part 1200 -03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(d)3.

(iv) The requi rem ent that t he p e rmittee sub m it prog re ss repo rts co nsi s tent wit h
an ap plicabl e sche dule of com p lian c e and pa rt 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(d)3. The rep o rt s shall b e sub m i tted at le ast semiann ually, or at a mo re f r equ ent perio d if sp ecified i n th e appli c a b le req u irem entor by the Tech nical Secretary. Such p r og re ss repo rts shall contai n the following:

(I) Date s for ach i eving the act i vities, milestone s, or com p lian c e re quired in the sche d u le of co mpl i ance, and d a tes when such activities, mileston es o r complia nce were achieve d ; and

(II) An explanatio n of why any dates i n the sche dule of co mplian c e we re not or will no t be met, a n d any p r ev ent ative or co rre ctive mea s u r es adopte d

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(v) The p e rmit shall in clude req u irem ent s for compli ance certification wit h
terms an d con d ition s containe d in the pe rmit , inclu d ing emissio n limitations, st anda rd s, o rwork practi ces. Sp ecifi c a lly, the pe rm its shall inclu de ea ch of the followin g :

(I) The freq uen cy (not less th an annu ally or su ch mo re frequ ent peri o ds
as spe c ified in the appl icabl e req u irement or bythe Techni cal Secretary) of submi s sion s ofcompliance certifi c ations;

(II) A means ofmonitorin g the com p lian c e of the source with i t s emission limi t ations, stan d a rd s and wo rk pra ctices. The mea n s o f monitori ng shall conform to subp art 1200-03-09-.0 2(11)(e)1(iii).

(III) A requi rem e nt that com p liance cert ificati on include a ll of the following (provided tha tthe identification of appli c abl e inform a t ion may cro s sreferen c e the permit or p r e v ious re po rts, as appli c a b le ):

I. The ide n tifica tion of ea ch t e rm o r con d ition of the p e rmit that is the basi s of the ce rtificatio n;

II. The ide n tifica tion of the method(s) or ot her me an s used by the

own e r or op e r ator for dete r minin g the complian c e status with each term a nd conditio n durin g the certification p e riod, and wheth e r such methods o r other me an s provide conti nuou s or intermittent data. Such method s a nd othe r m ean s sh all inclu de, at a minimum, the method s and mean s re quired u nde r sub part 1 200 -03

- 09 -.02 (11 )(e )1.(iii ). If necessa ry, the own e r or op erato ra l so shall id e n tify any other mate rial i n formatio n that must be i n clu ded in th e certif i c ation to comply wit h se ction 113(c)(2 ) of the Fed e ral A ct (see sub

- item V), whi c h prohi bit s kno w in gly makin g a fal s e ce rtificatio n or o m itting materi al information;

III. The s t atus ofc o mplianc e with the terms and c o nditions of the permit for th e perio d covered by the certification, ba sed on the method or mean s de si gnated i n sub

- item 1 2 00-0 3 -09- .02(11)(e)3.(v)(III)II. The c e rtif ic ation s h all identify eac h

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deviation an d take it into accountin the complian c e certification. The ce rtificat ion sh all also identify as possibl e exceptio ns to complia n c e any pe riod s duri n g which compli an ce is req u ire d and in which an ex cursio n or

excee dan ce as d e fined unde r sub para g raph 1 200-03 -09

- .02(11 )(b) o c curre d ; and

IV. Such other facts a s the permitting au thority may require t o determi ne the complia nce status of the source.

V. SECTION 1 1 3 (c)(2) of the Fede ral Act SEC. 113. F E DERAL ENFO RCEM E NT.

A. Crimi nal Penalties.-

B. Any person who kn owi ngly -

(A) make s an y false material statemen t,
rep r e s entatio n, or ce rtificat ion in, or omi t s material informatio n from, or kno w i ngly alters, conceal s, or fails to file or maint a in any notice, appli c ation, record, rep o rt, plan, or other d o cumen trequire d
pursua n t to t h is A ct tobe either filed or maintaine d ( w he th erw i th re sp ect to the re quire ment s imposed by the Admini stra tor or by a State);

(B) fails to notify or repo rt a s required u nde r this A ct;

or

(C) fals ifies

, tampers with, re nders inac curate, or fails to install any monitori ng d e v ice o rmeth o d re quired to be maintai ned o rfollowed und er thi s Act shall,
upon co nvicti on, be p uni sh ed by a fin e p u rsuant to title 18 ofthe United States Co de, or by impri s onm entfor not m o re than 2 ye ars, o rb o th. If a convi ctio n of any p e rson un de r this paragraph is for a violat ion committe d after a first convi ction of su ch p e rso n un de r this pa ra grap h, the maximum p unishment shall b e dou bled with
respe ct to both the fine and imprisonme n t.

(IV) A requiremen tthat all complian c e ce rtification s be submitted to the Administrator as well a s to the Technical Secreta ry; and

(V) Such a dditio nal re quirem ents a s ma y be sp ecifi ed pu rsuantto

se ction s 114 (a)(3) an d 504 (b) of the Fe d e ral Act.

(vi) Any other co mplian c e req u irem ent de e m ed n e cessary by the T e ch nical Secretary ma y be impose d in the permit.

4. Gene ral Permits

(i) The Air Pollut i on Co ntrol B oard m a y issue gen eral p e rmits fo r the purpo se of cove ring nume r ou s si milar so urce s that are o w ne d o ro p e r ated by different persons at different f a cilit ies. A general permit satisfies the

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definition of arule pursu an t to the Un ifo r m Admini strative Proced ure s Act

, T.C.A. §4-5-1 01 et seq. A s su ch, gen eral pe rmits mu st be p r om ulg a ted a s rule s. The g eneral permi t must be subj ecte d to the notice and an
oppo rtunity for pu blic p a rticipatio n, a s sp ecifie d in part 12 0 0 -03

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- .02(11 )(f )8. Furthe r, the gene ral p e r mit mu st comply with the othe r requi rem ents appli c abl e topermit s issu ed pu rsuant t o pa rag r ap h 1200 -03

- 09-.02(11). T he permit must specify th e eligibility crit eria by which sources
may qu alify for th e g ene ral pe rmit. T he g ene ral p e rmits shall state th e pro c e s s by which a sou r ce notifies th e Tech nical Se creta ry that itintend s to be auth o ri zed und er th e gen eral pe rmit. The gen eral p e rmit shall state the mean s b ywhich the Tech nical Se cr eta ry confirms that the sou r ce i s covered by the gen eral p e rmit or t hatthe source requi re s an i ndividual permit. Notw ithsta ndin g the shield provi s ion s of pa rt 1 200-03 -09

- .02(11 )(e)6, the sou r ce o p e rating un der the p r ovisi o n s of a ge ne ra l permit shall be subj ect toenfo r cement actio n for ope ratio n with out th e pe rmit requi re d by parag rap h 1200-03-09 -.02( 11) if the sou r ce requ este d
coverage und er a ge ne ral permit by re p r esenting th e m selve s to b e eligible for a gene ral permit in their notice of in tent and it is later determi ned that the so urce d oes n o t quali fy for the eligibility terms and conditio n s of th e gene ral pe rmit. Gene ral permits sh all not be a u thori z ed for affected

sou r ces und er the a c id rain p r og ra m unle ss otherwise p r o v ided i n regul ation s p r omul gated u nder title IV of the federal Act or cha p ter 120 0- 03-3 0

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(ii) Source s subj ect to t he provision s of p a rag r a ph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) th at woul d qu alify for a ge ne ral permit mu st su bmit a notice of inte nt to the Tech nical Se creta ry for co verage un der the term s of the gen eral p e rmit o r must apply for the stan d a rd maj o r st ationary sou r ce op eratin g permit

con s i s tent wi th subp aragraph 12 00 -0 3

- 09 -.02(11 )(d ) acco rdin g to their choi ce of permitting route s as det ailed i n this pa rt 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11)(e)4. The Board may, in the general p e rmit, provide fo r the requi rem e n t s for the notice of inte nt whi c h m a y deviate from the re quirem ents of sub p a r ag rap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(d ) , provided that theymeet the requi rem ent s of title V of the fede ral Act, and i n clu de all i n formatio n ne cessary to de termine qualifications for and to assure com p lian c e with, the g eneral pe rmit. Whe n the Te chni ca l Secretary confirm s t hat a source ma y operate u n der th e terms of a g e neral pe rmit, that action is not subje ct to publi cp a rti c ipatio n unde r pa rt 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11)(f)8 a nd shall not be a final permit a ction fo r purp o ses of j udici al revie w

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5. Tempo r a ry Source s

The Te chni cal Secretary may issue a si ngl e pe rmit authori z in g emission s fro m simila r ope rat i ons by the same sou r ce own e r o rop e r ator at multiple tempo r a ry locatio n s. T h e ope ration must b e tem pora ry an d in volve at leastone cha nge of locatio n du rin g the term of the permit. No affected so urce shall be permitted a s a temporary so urce. Permits for tempo r a ry sou r ces sh all inclu de the following:

(i) Con d ition s that will assure complia nce with all appli c abl e req u ire m ents at all authori z e d location s:

(ii) Req u ire m ent s that the owner or ope ra t o r n o tify the Tech nical Se creta ry at least 10 d a ys in advance o feach chan g e in locatio n ; and

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(iii) Conditions that assu re compli ance with all other provisions of this
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11).

6. Permit Shield

(i) Except a s provide d in paragr aph 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ), the Tech nical Secretary sh all if req u e s te d by the appli c ant, exp r e s sly includ e in a pe rmit issued pu rsu ant to pa ra graph 1 200 -0 3- 09-.02 ( 1 1 ) a provisi on stat ing that compli an ce with the cond itions of the permit sh all b e de eme d co mplian c e with any appl icabl e req u ire m ents a s ofthe date of permit issue, provide d that:

(I) Such appli c able req u ire m ents are i n clu ded and are spe c ifically identified in the permit; or

(II) The Te chni cal Secreta ry, in acting on the permitapplicatio n or revisio n , det ermin e s in writing that ot her requi rem ents spe c ifically identified are not a ppli c ab le to the sou r ce, and the permit i n cl ud e s the determi na tion or a co ncise summa ry thereof.

(ii) A permit issu ed pursu ant to para g ra ph 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) that d oes n o t
expre ssly stat e that a pe rm it shield ex ist s shall be pre s ume d n o t to provide

su ch a s h ield.

(iii) Nothin g in thi s pa rt or i n a n y permit i s sued p u rsua nt to paragraph 1200 -03

- 09-.02 ( 1 1 ) sh all alter or aff e ct the followi ng:

(I) The provisio n s of se ction 3 03 of the fed e ral Act (eme rgen cy orde rs), inclu d ing the authority ofthe Admi ni strato r un der that se ctio n. Similarly, the provi s ion s o fT.C.A. 68-2 01-1 09 (em e rgen cy o r de rs) inclu d ing the authority of the Govern or u nder the se ction;

(II) The liability o fan own e r or operatorof a so urce for any violation of appli c able re quire ment s prior to or at the time of permit issua n ce;

(III) The applic able requirements of the ac id rain program, c o ns is tent with

se ction 40 8(a ) of the federal Act; or

(IV) The ability of EPA to obtain info rmation from a source pursuant to

se ction 11 4 o fthe federal Act.

7. Emerge ncy P r ovisio ns

(i) Definition A n “eme rg en cy” mean s an y situation a r ising from su dden a nd

rea s on ably unfore s e eabl e events b e y ond the co ntrol of the sou r ce, inclu d ing a cts of God, which situatio n re quire s imm e d i ate co rrectiv e actio n to re store n o rmal op eration, an d t hat causes the source to e x ceed a techn o logy b a se d emissio n limitation u nder th e permit issu ed pu rsu ant to
para g raph 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11), due to u navoida ble in cre a ses in e m issi on s attributable to the emerge ncy. An emerg e n cy shall notinclude

non compli an ce tothe ext ent cau s ed b yimpro perly desi gne d eq uipment, lack ofpreventative mai n tenan ce, ca re le ss o rim prop er op era t ion, o r operator e r ro r. For the pu rpo s e s of th is definition, “p ermit issue d pursua n t to parag rap h 120 0-0 3 -09

- .02(11)” sh a ll also in clu de a n y con s tru ction

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permit issu e d unde r the provisi o n s of rule 12 00-0 3 -09

- .01 to a sou r ce subj ect to the permitting re quire ment s of parag ra ph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ).

(ii) An eme r gen cy con s titutes an affirmative defen se to a n enfo r ce me nt actio n brou ght agai nst a so urce for non com p l i ance with su ch technol og y based emission limi t ations if the co ndition s o fsub part 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(II)(e)7(iii )
are met.

(iii) The affirmati v e defense o fthe em erge ncy sh all be demon strated through
prop erly sig ned, contem pora neo us o peratin g log s , or othe r relevant eviden ce that :

(I) An emerg e n cy occurre d and that the permittee can identify the prob able cau s e(s) of the e m erg e n cy. “Proba ble” mu st be su ppo rt ed by a credible investigatio n i n to the i n ci de nt that see k s to identify the

cau s e s and re sults in an expla nati on supp orte d by ge ne rally accepte d eng ineeri ng o rscientific prin cip l es.

(II) The pe rmitte d facility wa s at the time being pro perl yoperate d . In determi ning wheth e r o rnot a facility wa s being p r operly op erat ed, the Techni cal Secreta ry sh all exam ine t he so urce’ s written stand ard operating p r oce dures wh ich we re in effect at t he time of the

non compli an ce and a n y other co de as detailed bel o wthat would be relevant top r eventing th e non compli an ce. Adh e ren c e to the source’s stand ard op erating procedures w ill be the te st of ade qu ate preventative maintena nce, ca rele ss op e r ation, imp r o per ope ration o r operator erro r to the ext ent thatsu ch adh ere n ce woul d prevent

non compli an ce. Th e sou r ce’ s f a ilu re t of o llow re cog n ize d st a nda r d s of practi ce tothe extent that adhe ren c e to such a stand ard wo uld have p r event ed n o n c ompli ance will di squalify the source from a n y claim of a n e m erg e n cy an d an affirmati v e defen se. The Boa r d wi ll
spe c ifically re cog n ize the National Fi re P r otectio n Associatio n code s, the co de s of the Ameri c a n Nation al Stan dard s In stitute, the cod e s of the Ameri c an Society of T e sting Ma teri als, the cod e s of the Unit ed States Depa rtment of Tran spo rtati on, th e code s of th e United Stat es Occup a tional Safety and Health Ad m i nistratio n an d any State of Tenne ssee st atute or reg u l a tion if appli c able. Recog n ition of the s e cod e s, statut es, reg u latio n s an d stand ard s of pra cti ce is limited to the testof determi ning whethe r or not a facilitywas operat ed
prop erly for the pu rpo s es of p r eve n ting a ctual (not p o tent ial )

non compli an ce an d in n oway sh ould it be viewed as the Bo ard ’ s impositio n of the sta nda rd s admini s te red by othe r a g e n cie s , Boa r d s
, or organi zatio n s.

(III) During the period of the em ergency, the permittee tookall

rea s on able st eps to minimi ze level s of e m issi on s thatexcee ded th e emission stan dard s , or oth e r re quireme nts in the permit.

(IV) The permitte e submitted notice of the eme r ge ncy t o the Te chni cal Secretary a ccordin g to th e notificatio n cri t eria for malf unctions in rule 1200 -03

- 20 -. 03. For th e purpo se s of this item 120 0-0 3

- 09

- .02(11 )(e)7(iii )(IV), “eme rgen cy” sh all be substituted fo r “malfun ction s(s)” in rule 1 200-03 -20

- .0 3 to determi ne the relev ant notification th reshold. The notice shall inclu de ade scription of t h e

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emergen cy, any step s ta ken to mitig a t e emission s, and corre ctive action s taken

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(iv) In any enforceme nt pro c eedin g t he p e rmittee see k ing to e s ta blish th e

occurre n ce of an emergen cy has the burden of pro o f.

(v) The p r ovi s io ns of this pa rt 120 0- 03-0 9 -.02 (11 ) (e)7are in additi on to any emergen cy, malfunctio n o ru p setre quirement contai ned i n Divisio n 12 00- 3 or othe r appli c abl e req u ire m ent.

(f) Permit Issuan ce, Re ne wal, Reo penin g a nd Revi sion

1. Action on an Applicatio n

(i) A permit, pe rmit modificati on, or rene wal may be i s sue d only if all of the followin g con d itions h a ve been met:

(I) The Techni cal Se creta ry has received a com p lete appli c ation fo r a permit, p e rmit modifica tion, or pe rmit ren e wal, exce pt tha ta compl e te a p p licatio n ne e d not b e received befo r e issuan ce ofa gene ral pe rmi tunder pa rt 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(e)4;

(II) Except for modificatio n s q ualifying for the minor p e rmit modification
pro c ed ures unde r su bpa rt 1200 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (11 )(f)5(i i) or su bpa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)5 ( iii), the Te chni cal Se cretary has compl i ed with the re qui reme nts fo r p ublic pa rticip ation u nde r p a rt 12 00 -03

- 0 9

- .02(11 )(f )8;

(III) The Techni cal Secretaryhas compli ed with the requi rem ents for notifying and resp ondi ng to affected States un der p a rt 1200 -0 3-0 9

- .02(11 )(g)2;

(IV) The conditio n s of the permit p r ovide for com p lian c e with all appli c able re quire ment s a nd the re qui rements of p a rag r a ph 12 00- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1);

(V) The Admini st rator ha s re ceived a copyof the pro p o s ed permit and any noti c e s requi re d u n d e r part120 0

- 03 -09

- .02 ( 11 )(g )1 an d p a rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(g ) 2, a nd ha s not o bjecte d to the issua n ce of t h e permit un de r part 120 0-0 3 -09

- .02 ( 11 )(g)3 within th e time perio d
spe c ified the r ein.

(ii) Except a s otherwise re quire d by subpa rag r ap h 1200 -3 -30

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. 06(4 ) (d) affected sou r ce s shall hav e final actio n taken o n pe rmit appli c ati ons filed with the

Tech nical Se creta ry withi n 18 mo nth s of the dat e that they file their compl e te pe rmit applicatio n. The Tech n i cal Secreta ry is authori z e d to set the due date of their initial appli c ation s t o me sh with their Ph ase II acid rai n permit applications such t hat their initi a l permit w ill contai n both acid rain requi rem ents and stan dard emi s si on/pro c e d u r al requireme n t s. The Tech nical Se creta ry is inst ructe d to con s ide ra n y gui dan ce p r om ul gated by the Administ rator relative to meshing Title V and Title IV at affected facilities whe n setting such appli c ation submittal dat es.

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(iii) To the extentpractic able, t he Technical Secretary shall give priority to the
pro c e ssi ng ofoperatin g pe rmit applicati ons to so urce s whi c h a r e subje ct to either pa ra g r aph 1200 -0 3-09 -.01 (4 ) or pa rag r ap h 1200 -03

- 0 9 -.01 (5). Source s subj ect to p a ra graph 1 200 -03

- 09-.02 ( 1 1 ) sh all have final actio n taken on pe rmit appli c atio ns file d with the Te ch nical Secreta ry wi thin 1 8 months of the date that their appli c ation i s deem ed co mplete.

(iv) The T e chni cal Secreta ry shall prov ide notice to th e ap plicant o fwheth e r the appli c atio n is complete within 60 d a y s of re ceipt of an appli c at ion in hi s office. Unle ss the Techni cal Secreta ry reque sts a d d itional information or otherwise not ifies the appli c ant of inco m p letene ss within 60 days o freceipt of an appli c ation, the appli c ation shall be dee med co mple te. For modificatio n s pro c e s sed t h rou gh mi no r pe rmit mo dification pro c ed ure s
, su ch a s tho s e in subp art 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)5 ( ii) or subp art 1 2 00-0 3 -09- .02(11 )(f )5(iii ) a com p leten e ss d e termi n ation shall n o t be re quire d of th e Tech nical S e cretary. An appli c atio n that defa u lts to co mple te statu s throug h the Tech nical Secreta ry’s fail ure to notify the applica n t of its incom p leten e ss within 60 d a ys of his re ceipt, does notrelieve the a pplicant of the duty to provid e su ch suppl eme n tal informati on that the Tech nica l Secretary mu st have in ord e r to pro c e s s the permit ap plicatio n.

(v) The Te ch nica l Secretary shall provide astateme n t that sets fo rth t he leg a l and factu a l b a si s for the d r aft permit co n d itions (in c lud i ng refe ren c e s to the appli c able st atutory or re gulatory prov ision s ). T he Tech nical Se creta ry shall send this statement to EPA and to any other person provi ded that

su ch perso n requ est s the statement i n writing an d p a ys a fe e suff icient to pay for posta ge, copyin g costs a nd stafftime to respo nd to the req uest.

(vi) The sub m ittal of a com p let e op eratin g p e rmit a ppli c at ion shall not affect the requi rem ent t hat any sou r ce h a ve a co nstru ction pe rmit as req u ired un de r rule 12 00 -03

- 09-.01.

2. Req u ire m ent for a Permit

Except a s p r ovided in the followin g se ntence, item 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(a ) 4(i ) (I) Section 502 (b)(10) chan g e s, a nd item 1200 -0 3-0 9 -.02(11 )(f )5(ii ) (V) and item 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)5 ( iii)(V), no sou r ce subj ect t o pa rag r ap h 1200 -0 3-0 9

- .02(11 ) m a y operate afte r the time th at itis re quired to su bmit a timely an d compl e te app lication a s p r ovided for in sub part 1 200 -03

- 09 -.02 (11 )(d )1 (i), exce pt in compli an ce with a permit issue d p u rsuant to p a rag r a ph 120 0-03 -0 9-.02 ( 1 1 ). Con s i s tent wi th the provi s i ons of part s 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(a ) 1 a nd 2, a sou r ce subj ect to p a rag r a ph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) th at su b m its a timelyand com p le te appli c ation fo r pe rmit issu ance (i nclu di ng for re newal) will not b e co nsi d e r ed i n violation of p a rag r a ph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11) u n t il t h e Tec hni cal S e cr et aryt a ke s final action o n the permit appli c ation, e x cept as oth e rwi s e n o ted in para g ra p h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ). If the final actio n o n a pe rmit by the Te chni cal Secretary h a s been app eal ed to the Bo ard as a co ntested ca se , the appli c a t ion shi e ld will remai n in eff e ct until final action of the Board. Th is protectio n shall ce ase to apply if, subseq uent to the com p lete ness dete r mi nation mad e pursuant to sub part 1 2 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (1 1)(f )1(iv), a n d as req u ire d by su bpa rt 1200-03 -09

- .02(11 )(d)1(ii ), the appli c an t fails to su b m itby the de adline spe c ifi ed in writing by the Te chni cal Secretary an y additional i n formatio n id entified a s b e i ng ne ede d t o pro c e ss the a pplication.

3. Permit Ren e w al an d Expiration

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(i) Permits th at are bein g rene we d a r e subj ect to the sa me p r oce dural requi rem ents, inclu d ing th ose fo r pu bli cpa rticip atio n, affected S t ate and EPA review, that apply to initial permit issuance; and

(ii) Con s i s tent with the pro v ision s of part 1200 -0 3-09-.02 ( 1 1 )(a)2 permi t expiration terminates the sou r ce’s ri gh t to operate unle ss a timely and compl e te ren e wal appli c at ion ha s b e e n su bmitted con s i s tent wi th part 1200-03-09-. 02(11)(f)2 and item 1200-03-09-. 02(11)(d)1(i)(III).

4. Administrative Permit Ame ndment s

(i) An “admini s trative permit a m endm ent” is a permit revi sion that:

(I) Corre cts typo grap hical erro rs;

(II) Identifies a chang e in th e name, add ress, or ph on e num ber of any person id ent ified in the permit, or provide s asimilar mi nor admini s trativ e cha nge at the so urce;

(III) Requires more freque nt monitoring or reporting by the permittee;

(IV) Allows for a cha nge of ownership or op eratio n a l cont rol of a so urce whe r e the Te chni cal Se cretary deter mi nes that n o other cha nge in the permit is necessa ry, provided t hat a transfe r of o w nership permi t appli c ation i s filed con s ist ent with th e p r ovisio ns of p a rag r a ph 1 2 0 0

- 03-0 9 -.0 3 (6 ) and furth e rprovi ded that a writt en ag reem e n t contai ning a specific date for tran sf er of permitresponsibility, coverage, an d liability betwee n the cu rrent and ne w permittee h a s been submitt ed to the Technical Secret ary;

(V) Incorpo r ate s into the o p e r ating pe rmit i s sued pu rsua nt to pa rag r a ph 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) the re quire ment s of a con s tru ctio n permit issu ed
pursua n t to rule 1 200 -03

- 09-.01 p r ovid ed thatthe co nstru ction p e rmit meets the requireme nts of subp ar a g rap h 1 200 -03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(f), sub parag rap h 120 0-03 -09

- .02(11 )(g ) an d th e complia nce requi rem ents of subp ara g raph 12 00-03 -09-.02 ( 1 1 )(e).

(ii) Administrative pe rmit ame ndment s for purp o ses of t he a c id rain portion of the permit sh all be gove r n ed by re gulat i ons pro m ulg a ted un der tit l e IV of the federal A ct and corre s pondi ng re gul ations in cha p ter 120 0-03-30.

(iii) Administrative permit am e ndment p r o c edures shall be mad e accordin g to the following criteria:

(I) The T e ch nical Secreta ry shall take no mo re th a n 60 days f r om receipt of areque st fo r a n admi n istr ative pe rmit ame ndmentto ta ke final a ction o n such requ est, an d ma y inco rpo r ate su ch chang e s without p r ovi d ing noti c e tothe public or affected States p r ovided t hat he de sign ate s any su ch permit revisi ons as h a ving be en ma de
pursua n t to part 1200 -0 3-0 9 -.02 (11 )(f)4.

(II) After ma king an admini s t r ative pe rmitamen dme n t, the Te ch nical Secretary shall sub m it a copy of the revise d permit to the Adminis t rator.

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(III) The source m a y implem entthe changes addres sed in the request for

an a d mini strative amen d m ent imm edi ately upo n submittal of t he
requ est.

(iv) The T e chni cal Secreta ry may extend the pe rmit shiel d a s p a rt of an admini s trativ e pe rmit ame ndment revisi on con s iste nt with the provision s o f part 12 00-03 -09

- .02(11 )(e )6 for su ch revisio n s m a de pu rsuantto item 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)4 ( i)(V) whi c h m eet the rele vant req u ire m ents of sub parag rap h 120 0-0 3 -09

- .02(11)(e ), subpa rag r ap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f) and sub p a r ag rap h 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11)(g) for signifi cantpermit modific a tions

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(v) Proceedi ng s to revie wa n d grant a d mi nistrative pe rmit amen dm ents sh all be limited toonly those parts of the permit for which cau s e t o amen d exists, and n o t the entire p e rmit.

5. Permit Modifi cation s

(i) A permit m o dification i s any revi sion to a pe rmitissued pu rsuant to
para g raph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ) that can not be accompli sh ed as an admini s trativ e pe rmit ame ndment. A p e rmit m odification fo r p u rposes of the acid rai n portion ofthe permit shall be g o verne d by re gulation s prom ulgate d under Title IV of the federal Act and corre s po ndin g regul ation s a tchapter 1 2 00-0 3 -30. Proce edin g s toreview an d modify permit s shall be limited to only those pa rt s of the pe rmit for whi c h cau s e t o modify the permit exists, a nd not the ent ire pe rmit.

(ii) Minor p e rmit modificatio n pro c ed ures:

(I) Minor pe rmit modification pro c e dures may be u s e d only for th o s e permit modifi cation s that:

I. Do not violate any applicabl e requi rem e n t;

II. Do not invol v e sig n ifica n tcha nge s to existin g m onitorin g
, repo rting o rreco rd kee p ing requi reme nts in the permit;

III. Do not require or change a ca se-by-case determi n ation of an emission li mi tation or oth e r st and ard required by t he fede ral Act, or a sou r ce -spe cific d e termin ation for temp ora ryso urce s of ambient im pact s as required bythe federal A ct, or a visibility or increm ent analysi s a s re quire d by the federal A ct;

IV. Do not see kto establi s h o r chan ge a p e r mit term or condition for which th ere i s n o correspon ding unde rlying appli c abl e requi rem ent and that th e so urce ha s assum ed toavoid a n appli c able re quire ment to whi c h th e sou r ce would oth e rwi s e be subj ect. Such terms an d co ndition s inclu de:

A. A federally e n forceabl e e m issi on s cap assume d to av oid cla ssifi cation as a modification un de r any provisio n of Title I of the federal Act. Furthe r, fede rally enfo r ce able emission ca ps a s sumed to avoid classificatio n as a modificatio n unde r chapte r120 0-0 3 -11

, chapte r12 00-

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30-1 6 , Ch ap ter 120 0-03- 31, parag ra ph 12 00-03-09- .01(4 ) or pa ragra ph 1 200 -03

- 09 -.01 (5) are in clu d e d in the criteriaofthis se ction 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)5 ( ii)(I)IV A.

B. An alternate emission limit app roved pu rsu ant to se ct ion 112(i ) (5) of th e federal A ct or rul e 120 0-03-3 1 -.0 6 ;

V. Are not modi fication s und er Title I of the federal A ct or the federal re gul ations pro m ul gated p u rs ua nt thereto. F u rthe r, the minor p e rmitmodificatio n pro c e ss m a y be used only for cha nge s th at are n o t mo di fication s u n d e r ch apter 12 00-0 3 -11, Cha p ter 1 200 -03

- 31, chapt er 12 00-03 -1 6, para g ra ph 1200 -03

- 09-.01 ( 4 ) or p a rag r a ph 12 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.01 (5 ); and

VI. Are not oth e rwise re qui red in pa rag r ap h 1200 -03

- 0 9 -. 02(1 1 ) to be pro c e s sed as a sig n ifica n t modificatio n

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(II) Applicatio n

An appli c atio n req u e s ting the use of minor p e rmit modificat i on pro c ed ures shall me et the re q u ire m ents of p a rt 120 0-0 3 -09- .02(11 )(d)3 a nd sh all inclu de the followi ng:

I. A descriptio n of the chan g e , t he emissi ons re sulting from the cha nge, a nd any ne w a ppl icabl e requi re ments th at wi ll apply if the cha nge o c curs;

II. The so urce’ s sug g e s ted draft permit;

III. Certification by a res p ons i ble offic i al, c o ns is tent with part 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(d ) 4, that the propo sed mo dificat i on meets the criteri afor use of mi no r permit m odifi cation proced ure s a n d
a requ est thatsuch pro c e d ure s be u s ed; and

IV. Compl e ted fo rms fo r the Tech nical Secretary to use to notify the Admini st rator and affected State s a s req u ired un de r sub parag rap h 1200 -03

- 0 9

- .02(11)(g ).

(III) EPA and affected State notification.

Within 5 working days of receipt of a compl e te p e rmit modificati on appli c ation th e Techni cal S e cretary shall notify the Administrator a n d affected Stat es of the re q ueste d pe rmi tmodification con s i s tent with the provi s ion s of su bpa rt1200 -03

- 09 -.02(11)(g )1 (i ) and sub p a rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(g ) 2(i )

. The Te chni cal Se creta ryshall p r omp t ly

sen d any n o tice req u ire d u nder subpa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(g ) 2(ii ) to the Administrator.

(IV) The T e chni cal Secreta ry shall not i s su e a fin a l p e rmit modification until after EPA’s 45-day review pe riod or until EPA has notified the Technical Secretary that EPA will no t object to the issuance of t he permit modif i cation, whichever is first, although the Tech nical Secretary ca n app rove th e pe rmit mo dification pri o r to that ti me. Within 9 0 da ys of the T e chnical Secret ary’s re ceipt of an a pplicatio n

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unde r mino r permit mo dification pro c e d u re s o r15 d a y s after the e n d of the Admini strato r’s 4 5 -d ay review p e r iod u nde r the provi s ion s of sub part120 0

- 03 -09

- .02 ( 11 )(g )3, whi c he ver i s late r, the Te ch nica l Secretary sh all:

I. Issu e the permit modificati ons a s propo sed; or

II. Deny the pe rmit modificati on appli c atio n; or

III. Determine that the requested modificati on does not meet the minor pe rmitmodification criteriaan d sh ould be reviewed unde r the sig n ificant modifi cation p r o c ed ure s ; or

IV. Revise the draft pe rmitmodificatio n and tran smit to the Administrator the new prop osed p e rmit modifi cation a s requi re d by part 1200 -0 3-0 9 -.02 (11 ) (g)1.

(V) The sou r ce may make the chang e p r opo se d in it s mino r pe rmit modificatio n immediately after it files su ch ap plica t ion. After the

sou r ce ma ke s the chan ge allowe d by the precedin g sente n ce, a n d until the Te chnical Secret ary take s a n yof the actions spe c ified in

s ub items 1200-03-09-.02( 11)(f)5(ii)(IV)I-III the s o urce mus t c o mply with b o th the appli c able re quire ment s g o vernin g the cha nge and the
prop osed pe rmit terms an d con d ition s . Duri ng this ti me peri od, the

sou r ce ne ed not com p l ywith the existing pe rmit terms a n d

c o nd itio ns it s e eks to mo dify. H o w e ver, if the source fails to com p ly with its prop o s ed pe rmit terms and condi tions du ring this time peri o d, the existing p e rmit terms a nd conditio n s it see ks to modify may be enforced a gai nst it.

(VI) Permit Shield - The permitsh ield und er part 1200 -03

- 09 -.02(11 )(e )6 may not extend to minor p e rmit modifications.

(VII) [Reserved]

(iii) Group processing of mi nor permit modifi cations:

A source ma y group its a pplication s for ce rtain mo dification s eli g ible for min o rpe r m it mo d i fic a tion p r oc es s i ng a c c o rd in g to th e f o llo w i ng requi rem ents:

(I) Crite r ia - Gro up pro c e s sin g of modifica tions may be used only for those p e rmit modificatio n s:

I. That meet the crite r ia for minorp e rmit modificatio n pro c ed ures unde r item 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11)(f)5 (ii)(I); and

II. That are coll ectively belo wthe le astofthe followi ng thre shold criteria level s :

A. 10 perce nt of the emissio n s allowed by the permit for the emission s uni t for which the cha nge i s reque sted;

B. 20 pe rcent ofthe appli c a b l e definition o f“majo rsource” in part 120 0-03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(b)14; or

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C. 5 tons pe r year.

(II) Applicatio n

An appli c atio n req u e s ting the use of the gro up p r ocessing of min o r permit m odifi cation s p r o c e dure shall m eet the req u ireme n ts of p a rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(d ) 3 an d shall in clud e the followin g :

I. A descriptio n of the chan g e , t he emissi ons re sulting from the cha nge, a nd any ne w a ppl icabl e requi re ments th at wi ll apply if the cha nge o c curs;

II. The so urce’ s sug g e s ted draft permit;

III. Certification by a res p ons i ble offic i al cons is tent with part 1200- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(d)4, that the pr opo se d m odificatio n meets the crite r ia for use of gro up p r oce s sing pro c ed ure s a nd a req u e s t that such pro c ed ure s be u s ed.

IV. A list of the source’ s oth e r pendi ng a ppli c ation s awaiting g r ou p pro c e ssi ng, and a dete r mination of wheth e r th e req u e s ted modificatio n
, aggregate d with the s e ot her appli c atio ns, e qual s or exceed s the thre sh old set und er sub item 1 2 00-0 3 -09- .02(11)(f )5(iii)(I)II.

V. Certification, con s i s tent with the provi s io ns of pa rt 12 00-0 3 -09- .02(11)(d)4, that t he source has notified EPA of the proposed modificatio n . Such notifi c ation nee d only contai n a brief descri p tion ofthe reque ste d modificatio n

.

VI. Compl e ted fo rms fo r the Tech nical Secretary to use to notify the Admini st rator and affected State s a s req u ired un de r sub parag rap h 1200 -03

- 0 9

- .02(11)(g ).

(III) EPA and affected State Notification;

On a qua rte r ly basi s or within 5 bu si ness day s o frecei p t of an appli c ation d e mon s tratin g that t he agg regate of a source’ s pen di ng appli c ation s equal s or excee d s the th reshold level set und er su b item 1200-03-09-.02(11) (f)5(iii)(I )II, whi c hever is earli er, the Tech nical Se creta ry prom ptly shall me et his obli gati on und er su b part 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(g ) 1(i ) and su bpa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(g ) 2(i ) to notify the Administrator a nd affect e d States of the reque sted permit modificatio n s. The Te ch n i cal Se cretary shall sen d any noti c e requi re d u nder sub p a rt 1200 -0 3-09 -.02 (11 ) (g)2 (ii) tothe Adminis t rator.

(IV) Timetable for issuan ce;

The p r ovisio ns of item 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(f )5(ii )(I V) sh all appl y to modificatio n s eligible fo r g r oup processi ng except tha tthe Technical Secretary sh all take one of the actio n s spe c ified in subitem s 1 2 00- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(f)5 (ii)(IV) I throug h IVwith in 180 days o freceipt of th e

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appli c ation or 15 day s after the end o fthe Administrator’ s 45 d a y review p e ri od under p a rt 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(g)3, wh icheve ris late r.

(V) Source’ s abili ty to make ch ange;

The p r ovi s io ns of item 1 200-03 -0 9

- .0 2(11 )(f )5(ii )(V ) shall applyto modificatio n s eligible for g r oup processi ng.

(VI) Permit Shield

The p r ovisio ns of item 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(f )5(ii )(V I) shall applyto modificatio n s eligible for g r oup processi ng.

(iv) Significant m odificatio n proce dures

(I) Criteria

Significant m odificatio n proce dures sh all be u s e d for ap plicatio n s requ estin g p e rmit modifications that d o not qualify as mino r pe rmit modificatio n s or a s admi n istrative am endme n ts. In additio n toth e crite r ia of t he precedin g se nten ce, a relaxatio n of monito ring,
repo rting or re co rd kee p i ng requi rem ents sh all be con s id ered signifi cant. In the event that the T e ch nical Secretary issue s a statement ofclarification to clar ify a permit req u i reme nt that is ambiguous or otherwise uncl ear, such clarifi c ati on will not be

con s id ere d a signif i ca ntmodif i cat i o n ifit result s in t h e less r e st rict iv e interp retation, provid ed ho wever, that the less re strictive interp retation wa s the inten tof the Tech nical Se cretary in issuin g the origin al perm i t require men t. Nothing herein shall b e con s tru ed to
pre c lud e the permittee from ma king chan ge s consi s tent wit h
para g raph 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ) thatwould re nde r existing pe rmit compli an ce term s and con d itions irrel e vant.

(II) Significant m odificatio n s sha ll me et all req u irement s of parag ra ph 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) i n cl uding th ose for appli c ation s , pu bli c partici pation, review byaff e cted States, and review by EPA, as they apply to pe rmit issuan ce and pe rm it renewal. The Te chni cal Secretary shall e ndeav or to pr ocess all sig n ificant permit modificatio n requ est s with in 9 month s after receipt of a com p let e appli c ation. The T e chni cal Se cretaryis di re cted to pro g ra m the

resou r ces of the De partm e n t’s Divi sion of Air Pollutio n Co ntrol su ch that at lea s t 51 p e rcent of the signifi ca nt modificatio n re que sts a r e pro c e s sed wit h in the 9 mon t h period o n acalen dar yea rbasi s

.

6. Reo penin g fo r Cau s e

(i) Each i s sue d permit shall inclu de p r ovisi ons sp ecifyin g the con d itio ns u nde r whi c h the p e r mit will be reope ned p r io r to the expiration of the p e rmit. A permit shall be reop en ed an d revised und er any of the followin g cir c um st an ce s:

(I) Additional a p p lica b le requ ireme n ts u n d e r the fe deral Act be co me appli c able toa maj o r so urce subj ectto pa rag r ap h 120 0-03-0 9

- .02(11 ) with a re mainin g permit te rm of 3 o rmo re years. Su ch a reop enin g shall b e com p leted not l a ter tha n 1 8 month s a fter

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prom ulgation of the applicable re qui re ment. No su ch reop ening i s requi re d if th e effective da te of the re qu ireme n t is lat e r tha n the d a te on whi c h the permit is d u e to expire, unle ss the original ha s be en extended p u rsua nt to part 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(a ) 2.

(II) Additional re quire ment s (i nclu ding excess emissio n requireme nts) become app licabl e to a n affecte d source und er the a c id rain
prog ram. Up on app roval by the Administrato r, excess emissio n s offset plan s shall be de em ed to be incorporate d into the permit.

(III) The Tec h nical Sec r etary or EPA determines that t he permit c ontains a material mistake or t hat inac c u r a te s t a t e m en ts w e re ma de in establi s hi ng t he emi s sion s stand ards or other te rm s or con d itions of the permit.

(IV) The Tec h nic a l Sec r etary or EPA determines that t he permit mus t be revise d or revoke d to assure com p lian c e with the appli c a b le requi rem ents.

(ii) Proceedi ng s to reo pen and i s sue a pe rmit shall foll ow the same
pro c ee ding s as a pply to i n itial pe rmit i s suan ce and shall affect o n ly those parts of the permit fo r wh ich cau s e toreo pen exist s , and not th e entire permit. Such reope ning sh all be made a s expeditio u sl y as pra ctica ble.

(iii) Reo penin g u nder subpa rt1200 -03

- 0 9 -.02(11 )(f )6(i ) shall not be initiated before a noti c e of su ch i n te nt is prov ided to the permittee by the Te chni cal Secretary at l east 3 0 day s in advan ce of the date th at the permit is to be
reop ene d except that the Tech nical Secreta ry may provide a sh orter time perio d in the ca se of an e m erg e n cy. An emergen cy shall be e s tablishe d by the crite r iaof T.C.A. 68-201-109 o rot her comp ellin g rea s o n s tha tpublic welfare is bei ng adversely effected by the ope ration of a sou r ce that is in compli an ce with its permit requireme nts.

7. Reopenings f o r Cause by EPA

(i) If the Administrato r find s that ca use exists to termin ate, modify, or revoke and rei s sue a pe rmit p u rsuant top a rt 12 00-03 -09-.02 ( 1 1 )(f)6

, he is requi re d und er fede ral ru les to n o tify the Techni cal Secretaryand the permittee of su ch findin g s in writing. Upon receipt o fsuch notification, the Tech nical Se creta ry shall i n vestigate th e matter in o r der to d e term ine if he
agre e s or di sagre e s with the Admini stra tor’s fin d ing s

. If he a g re es with the Administrator’ s findi ng s, the Te ch nical Se creta rysh all con d uct the
reop enin g in the followi ng manne r:

(ii) The Te ch nical Secretaryshall within 90 day s a fter re ceipt of su ch notific ation, forward to EPA a propos ed determination of termination, modificatio n , or revocation and rei s suan ce, a s appro p riate

. If the Administrator grants ad di tional time to secure p e r mit ap plications o r addition al informatio n fro m the permi tt ee, the Technical Secretary shall have the addi tional time pe riod ad ded to the stand ard 90 day time period.

(iii) EPA will evaluate the Technical Secretary’ s proposed revisi ons and
respon d as totheir evaluati on.

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(iv) If EPA agrees with the propos ed revi s i ons , the Technical Secret ary s h all
pro c ee d with the reop enin g in the same manne r prescribed u nde r subpa rts 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)6 ( ii) and (iii ).

(v) If the Tech nical Se cret ary disag r ee s with eithe rthe findin g s of the Administrator that a p e rm it sho u ld b e reo pen ed o ran obj ectio n of th e Administrator to a pro p o s ed revisio n t o a permit submitted p u rsua nt to sub part 12 00 -03

- 09 -.02 (11 )(f)7(ii), he sh all bring the matter to the Board at its next re gul arly sch edule d meetin g for instructio ns as to how he sho u l d
pro c ee d. Th e permittee shall be req u ir ed to file a written bri e f expre ssi n g their po sitio n relative to the Administrato r’ s o bjectio n and have a
respon sibl e official prese n t at the me eting to an swer que stion s of the Board. If the Board agrees that EPA is wrong in their demand for a permit revis i on, theys h all ins t ruct the Te c h nical Secretary to c o nform to EPA’s deman d, but to issue th e permit un der p r ote s t pre s e rving al l right s available for li tigation agai nst EPA.

8. Public Parti c i pation

(i) Except for modificatio n s qualifying for minor p e rmit modifi cation s pro c ed ures, all permit p r oceedi ng s, inclu d ing init ial permit issua n ce, signifi cant m odificatio n s a nd re ne wal s , shall p r ovid e adeq uate p r o c ed ure s for pu blic noti c e in clu d ing offering an o pportu nity for publi ccomm ent and a heari ng on th e draft permit. These procedures shall i n clu de the fol l owin g:

(I) Notice shall b e given by th e appli c a n t b ypublication in a ne wspa p e r of gene ral circulatio n in th e are aw here the so urce i s lo cated or by other m ean s desi gnate d b ythe Tech ni cal Se cretaryif nece s saryto

assure adeq uate n o tice to the affecte d pu blic. Th e ap plicant shal l bear the exp ense of th e newsp ape r n o tice. Noti ce shall alsobe given by the Techni cal S e cretary to person s on a mailing list who meet the following crite r ia:

I. Such pe rson s sh all requ e s t to be on the list in writ ing on an

annu al ba sis.

II. Such pe rson s shall pay a fee of $1 0.00 p e r year toth e Dep a rtme nt to defray the co st of posta ge and handli ng and li st manag eme n t.

(II) The notice shall identify the fa cility to be permitted; the name and address of th e permittee; t he Te c hni cal Secretary a nd his add re ss; the activity or activities in volved in the permit actio n ; the emissi on cha nge i n volved in any p e rmit modifi cation; the na me, add re ss an d telepho ne nu mber of a p e rson from whom inte re sted pa rties may obtain additional informatio n, incl uding copies of the permit draft, the appli c ation, a ll relevant su pportin g mat e rial s incl udi ng the sou r ce’s compli an ce plan a nd m onitorin g rep o rts, an d all other m a terials available tothe Te ch nical Secretary th at are rel e va nt to the p e rmit deci s io n. These m a terial s will be pla c e d in a publi cdepo sitory for publi cin sp ect i on. T h o s e p e rson s unwilli ng toview th ese mate rial s at the publi cde posito r ie s ma y reque st cop i es to be m a il ed to them ata

co st of $0.50 (50 cent s) p e r pa ge. Th e notice sh all also in clu d e a brief de scripti on of the co mment proce dure spe c ifie d in part 12 0 0

- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(f)8; an d the t i me and pl a c e of any he ari ng that may b e

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held, incl udi ng a state m ent of pro c e dure s to req uest a h e a r ing (unle s s a hea ring ha s al rea d y been sch e duled );

(III) The T e chni cal Secretary shall provide such noti c e and opportunity for pa rticip a t ion by affected State s a s i s p r ovided fo r by sub parag rap h 1200 -03

- 0 9

- .02(11)(g );

(IV) The Te ch nical Secreta ry shall provide at lea s t 30 days fo r pu b lic

comm ent and shall give no tice of any pu blic he arin g a tleast 30 day s in advan ce ofthe hearin g.

(V) The Te chni ca l Secreta ry shall ke ep a reco rd of the comm entors and alsoof the issue s rai s ed durin g the pu blic parti cipat ion p r o c e s s so that the Ad ministrator may fulfill his obli gation unde r Se ction 505(b)(2 ) of t he fed e ral A ct to d e termi ne wheth e r a citizen petition may be gran ted, and such re co rd s sh all be availa ble to both t h e publi cand th e appli c ant.

(g) Permit Review by EPA and Affected States

1. Tran smi ssi on of Information to the Administrato r

(i) The T e chni cal Se creta ry shall provid e a copy of e a ch pe rmit a pplication submitted pu rsu ant to the provisio ns o fparag rap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) to the Administrator. Upon agre e me nt wi th the Administrato r the Tech nical Secretary i s pe rmitted t o send le ss than a co mplete co py to th e Administrator as long as the Administrator is satisfi ed with the level of detail in th e partial su bmittal. Addition ally, the Te chnical Se cret ary shall provide the A d minist rator a co py of ea ch p r o p o s ed permit a nd e a ch fin a l permit that will be issued to a source su bject to the provisions of paragrap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ).

(ii) The Te chni ca l Secreta ry shall ke ep fo r 5 years su ch records a nd submit to the Administrator su ch inf o rmatio n as the Administrator may rea s on abl y requi re to ascertai n wheth e r o rnot the provi s ion s o fpara g ra ph 1200 -03

- 09-.02 ( 1 1 ) a r e being follo wed.

2. Revie wby affected State s

(i) The Te chni cal Secretary shall give n o t ice of each draft permit prep ared
pursua n t to t he p r ovisi o n s of pa rag r ap h 1200 -0 3-0 9 -. 02(1 1 ) toanyaffected State on or b e fore the tim e that he pro v ides this not ice to the pu blic un de r part 120 0-03-09-.02 ( 1 1 )(f)8

, except to the extent that sub part 12 00 -03

- 09

- .02(11 )(f )5(ii ) or su bpa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)5 ( iii) req u ire s th e timing of the notice to be differe nt. The affecte d State review and comme n tperiod shall clo s e simultan eou sl y with the closu r e of the publi crevi ew a n d

comm ent period. The affected States will have thi rty days to review and

comm ent upo n minor mo dification s.

(ii) The T e chnical Secreta ry shall not ify the Admini strator a nd any affecte d State in writi ng of hi s re fusal to a ccept all re co mmend ation s for the
prop osed pe rmit that the affected St ate submitted during the publi co r affected Stat e revie wp e ri od. Said not i c e shall be fil ed when the prop osed permit i s se nt to the Administ rator or as soon as po ssi ble after th e submittal for minor pe rmit modificatio n pro c ed ures a llowe d u nde r su bpa rt

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- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(f)5 ( ii) or su bpa rt 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11)(f)5 (iii). Th e notice shall in clu de the Techni cal Secretary’ s reason s for n o t accepting any su ch

recomme ndat ion. The Te chni cal Secretary is notreq u ired toacce pt

recomme ndat ions that a r e not ba sed u p on appli c a b le requi rem ent s or th e requi rem ents of 40 C.F.R. Part 70.

3. EPA Objec t ion

(i) No pe rmit for whi c h an a p p lication mu st be tran smitte d to the Administrato r unde r pa rt 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 )(g)1 sh a ll be i s sue d if the Ad ministrator objects to its issuance in writing with in 45 days of recei p t of the prop osed permit an d its level of su pportin g in formation a s prescrib ed in sub part 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 )(g ) 1(i )

.
(ii) The Te ch ni cal Se cretary shall re spond toth e obje ction s of the Administrator and rest ru cture the pe rm it consi s tent with the prov ision s of the federal A c t, federal re gulation s p r o m ulgated th e r eun de r or an y lawfully
prom ulgate d federal poli cy and the pr ovisi o n s of the State Act, the regul ation s compri sin g division 1 200 -03 and any poli c i e s of the Boa r d.

4. PublicPetitions to the Adminis t rator

Any perso n can petition the Administrator to obje ct to a permit according to th e crite r ia of 40 C.F.R. 70.8(d ) . An objecti on to a permi t by the Administrato r that is filed in re sp o n se to a pu bli cpetition und er the p r ovi s i ons of parag raph 4 0 C.F.R. 70.8(d ) sh all be an swere d by the Te chni cal Secretary in th e same ma nne r pre s crib ed bysub p a rt 120 0-03 -0 9-.02 ( 1 1 )(g)3 ( ii). If the Te ch nical Secretary h a s issued the p e rmit prio r tothe Administ rator’ s obj ecti on in re spo n s e to a publi c petition, the Administrator’ s modifi catio n
, revocation or termi natio n of the issu ed permit sh all not cau s e th e source to be in viol atio n of the re qu ireme n t to have submitted a timely and complete appl ication as sp ecified i n p a rt 1200 -03

- 09

- .02(11 )(d)1 a nd in keepin g with th e a ppl ic ation shield provisi o n s of part 1 200 -0 3- 09-.02 ( 1 1 )(f)2

. If the Technical Secret ary disa gre e s with the Administrator’ s obje ction s an d deman d for revision of the permit, the provisi o n s of sub part 12 00

- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1) (f)7 (v ) sh all a pply

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Authority : T.C.A. §§68 -201-105 an d 4-5

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: Original rule certified Jun e 7, 19 74 . Am endm ent filed and effective Fe brua ry 9, 19 77. Am endm ent filed and effective March 21, 1979. Am endm ent filed May 17, 1990; effectiv e Jul y

1, 1990. Am endm ent filed July 8, 1994; effective Sept em ber 2 0, 1994. Am endm ent filed May 11, 1998; eff e ctive Jul y

2 5 , 1998. Am endm ent filed Octob e r 15, 1 998; effectiv e

De cem ber 2 8, 1998. Am endm ent filed No vem ber 1 2 , 1998; effe ctive January 26, 1999. Am endm ent filed De cem ber 1 4, 1999; effective February 2 7 , 2000. Amendm ent filed De cem ber 30 , 1999; effe ctive M a rch 14, 2000. Am endm ents filed Feb r ua ry 24, 2009; effe ctive M ay 10

, 2009.

1200 -03

- 09 -. 03 GE NERAL PROVISIONS.

(1) Irre spe ctive of the provisions of the pre c edi ng pa rag r ap hs of this ch apte r , the owne r or operator of a n y air co nta m inantsource shall b e re spo n si ble for complying with emi ssio n regul ation s a s contain ed i n othe r chapt ers of the s e regulatio ns at the ea r lie st practicable tim e and fo r this purp o se th e Board sha ll have t he authority an d re spo n si bil i ty to require compli an ce with the s e regulatio ns atan ea rlier date than in dicate d wh ere su ch e a rli e r compli an ce may rea s on a b ly be accom p lish ed.

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(2) No p e rson sh all use any pl an, activity, device, or co ntrivance which the Techni cal Secretary determi nes will, without resulting in an actual reduction ofai r contami nants, conceal or appe ar tomi nimize the effects of a n e m issi on wh i c h woul d oth e rwise co nstitute a violatio n of these re gulati ons. Method s con s ide r e d circumve ntio n of the reg u l a tions i n cl ud e but a r e not limited to the following:

( a ) Air( o ro t he rga s e s ) in tr o duc e d fo r d ilu tion p u r po se s on ly.

(b) The sta gge re d installatio n and op eratio n ofa facility to avoid cov e rag e by a st anda rd that applie s o n ly to operati ons la rge rtha n a spe c ified size.

(3) No p e rso n shall di scha rg e from any source wh atso ever su ch qu antities of air co ntamina n t, uncombin ed water, o rothe r material s which cau s e a traffic ha zard.

(4) Any person a ffected by an y of these re gulation s shall file emissions data with t he Techni cal Secretary o n forms availa b l e from the S e cretary. If a n y ch ang es a r e m ade that i n validate thi s data, the owner o rope rat o r shall file within th irty (3 0) day s ne w forms with th e app rop r iate revisio n s to the data.

(5) Any source o peratin g und e ra varian ce o rBoard O r de r (whethe r effective unde r T.C.A. §§68- 25-1 16 o r 68 -25-1 1 8 )sh all promi nently a nd conspicuo u sly display acopy of said varian ce o r Board O r de r on the ope rati ng pre m ises.

(6) An operatio n and/or con s truction p e rm it is not transfera ble from one person to another
pers on, nor from one air c o ntaminant source to another air c ontaminant s o urc e , nor from one locatio n to a nother lo cati on. Appli c ati ons fo r con s truction p e rm its by the n e w owner o r operator of the ne w air contami nant sou r ce, o rb ythe owne r or ope rato r of the ai r contami nant sou r ce at th e ne w lo cation sh all be re q u ired a s if th ere had be en no p r evio us construction permit i s sued. The new construction permit w ill address only rul e s i n effect at the time of its issu an ce.

(7) The Te ch nical Secreta ry may su sp end or revo ke a n ycon s tru ctio n or ope ratin g pe rmit if the permit hold e r fails toco mply with th e provis io ns, stipul ation s , or complia n c e sche dule s spe c ified i n the permit; all provi s ion s of the s e regul ation s ; and all prov ision s of the Tenne ssee Ai r Q uality Act. Upo n p e rmit su spe n si on o rrevocation, i fthe pe rmit h o lder fails to take re medial action, he sh all beco m e immediatel y subje ct to enforce ment actio n s prescri b e d by law.

(8) The Te chni ca l Secreta ry may includ e on all permits i s sue d und er the Tenn esse e Air Quality Act conditio n s to dire ctly impose all provisio n s appl icabl e to sou r ce s that are nece s sary unde r the fe deral Cl ean Air Act a nd effective fede ral regul ation s pu rsua nt tothis a ct, e.g.

, Nation al Emissi on Standa rds for Ha zardou s Air Po llutants, as we ll as provisi o ns ne ce ssary unde r Te nn. Cod e Ann. 6 8 -20 1 -101 et. seq. a nd ru l e s of thi s Division 120 0-0 3 . Issu an ce of a permit contai ning con d itio ns im po sing such appli c a b l e provisio ns necessa ry un der th e fed e ral Clea n Air Act and effective federal re gul ations pu rsua nt to this act shall not be treated a s a repe al by im plicatio n of a n y otherwise appli c abl e p r ovisio ns of Divisio n 12 0 0 -03. T hat is, simply the in clu s ion of su ch condition s containi n g federal stand ards orrequi re ments that are less restri ctive than stan d a rd s o rrequi reme nt s in Division 1 200 -03 con c e r nin g the sam e matter shall n o t thereby eff e ct a relaxati on of t he mo re re stri ctive p r ovisio ns of Division 1 200

- 03.

Authority : T.C.A. §§68-25-1 05, 68 -2 01-1 05, an d 4-5-202 et. seq. Admini stra tive History: Original rule ce rtified Jun e 7, 1 974 . Am endm ent filed an d effective Feb r ua ry 9, 19 77 . Am endm ent filed a nd effective No vem ber 6, 1988. Am endment filed May 17, 1990; eff e ctive July 1, 1990. Am endm ent filed

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20, 1 999; effective Octob e r 2, 1 999. Am end m ent filed July 22, 2003; e ffective Oct ober 5, 20 03

. Am endm ent filed Feb r ua ry 24, 2009; effe ctive M ay 10, 2009.

1200-03-09-. 04 EXEMPTIONS.

(1) The exem ptio ns li sted in p a rag r a ph (4) of this rule, d o not a pply if an ai r conta m inant sou r ce is subj ect to a standa rd o r requireme nt contai ned in the following except wh ere specifi c ally stated:

Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 11 (Hazardo us ai r co ntaminant s) Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 18 (Vola t ile organi c compou nd s) Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 19 (Emi ssi on sta nda rds an d monit o ring req u ire m ents for a d d itional control

area s) Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 22 (Le a d emission standa rd s) Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 27 (Nit rogen oxid es) Parag r ap h 1 200-03 -31

- .0 5(2 ) (Ca s e by ca se d e termin ation s of hazard o u s ai r poll u tant requi rem ents)

In addition, t he exemptio n provide d for the air conta m inant sou r ces in paragra ph (4 ) of thi s rule d o e s not exempt them from incl usi o n in det ermini ng if a major stationa ry so urce or m ajo r modificatio n con s tru ctio n permit is requi red u nder paragraph 12 00-0 3 -09

- .01 ( 4 ) an d
para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 1(5).

(2) (a) Definition s.

As use d in p a rag r a p h s (1 ), (2), (3), an d (4) of this Rule, all term s not define d herein shall have th e meanin g given them in Paragraph 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) an d Cha p ter 1200 -03

- 02 with the term s in Para gra ph 120 0-0 3 -0 9-.02 ( 11 ) taking p r e c ed e n ce ove r Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 02.

1. “Emission s u n it” mea n s a n y part or activi ty of a stationary sou r ce that emit s or has the pote n tial to emit any regul ate d air polluta nt or any pollutant listed in
para g raph 1 200-03 -31

- .0 2(6 ) . Emissio n s u n it incl u des within it s me aning the smalle st di screte or id entifiable st ru ct ure, device, item, equipme n t, or enclo su re or g r ou p of discrete or i dentifiable st ructu r e s , dev ice s , items, equipm ent, o r encl o sure s th at emit or have the potential to emit any regulated a i r pollutant or any polluta nt listed i n pa ragra ph 120 0-03-3 1 -. 0 2 (6 ). A point of o r igin of fugitive emission s re sulting fro m e quipme n t lea ks of individ u a l pieces of e quipme n t, e.g., valves, flang es, p u mp s, a nd com p re ssors, shall notbe consi d e r ed a n in divid ual emission s u n it. Such eq uipment l e a ks shall be colle ctively consi dered a n emission s un it based on t heir rel a tion ship to th e a s so ciated pro c e s s unit an d shall b e con s idere d sepa rately from other e m ission s from th e proce s s unit whe n defining in sig n ificant emi s sions.

2. “Fugitive emi ssi on s” are those em i ssi ons which could not rea s on ably pa ss throug h a sta ck, chimney, vent, or other functionally-equivalent o p ening.

3. “Insig nifica nt activity” o r “in s ignifi ca n temission s unit” m ean s any a ctivity or emission s uni t at a station a ry sou r ce fo r which th e e m issi on s u n it or a ctivity ha s a pote n tial toemit le ss th an 5 ton s p e ryea rof ea ch air contami nant a nd ea ch regul ated ai r pollutant that is not a h a za rdou s ai r poll u tant, and le ss th an 1,00 0
poun ds p e r year of ea ch h a za rdo u s ai r pollutant.

4. “Potential to emit” me an s the maximum ca pa city of a statio nary sou r ce to em it any air pollu tant unde r it s p h ysi c al a nd op eration a l de sign. A n y physi cal o r

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operational li mitation on the cap a city ofa sou r ce to emit a n air polluta nt, inclu d ing air pollution cont rol equi pmentand rest rictio ns on ho urs of ope ratio n or on the type or am ount of material co mbus te d, sto r ed, o rp r o c e s sed, shall b e treated a s pa rt of its desig n if the limitation is fede rall y enforce able

.

5. “Pro ce ss unit ” mea n s equi pment a s sem b l ed a nd con necte d by pip e s o rd u ct s to manufa cture an inte nde d prod uct. A proce s s u n it ca n op erate in depe ndently i f
sup p lied with sufficient fee d or raw mat e rial s and su fficient storag e facilities fo r the prod uct.

6. “Re gulate d ai r polluta nt” h a s the sam e definition a s f ound i n subp arag ra ph 12 0 0

- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(b)19.

7. “Stationary source ” mean s any buildi n g, st ru cture, facility, or installation tha t emits or ma y emit any regulate d ai r po llutant or any poll u tantlisted un de r para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -31-.0 2(6).

8. “Appli c able requireme nt” has the sam e definitio n as i n part 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2 (11 )(b )5.

9. “Fed erally e n forceabl e” mean s anyemissi on stand ard a n d /or pro c e d u ral requi rem ent that can be en forced agai nst an air contam inant source by EPA or citize ns u nde r autho rity granted them b ythe Federal Act.

10. “Ha z a r d o u s a i r polluta nt” mean s any ai r co ntamina n t regul ated in Cha p ter 1 200

- 03-1 1 , or liste d in Cha p ter 1200 -03

- 31 -. 02(6 )

.
(b) Notwith s tan d i ng the exem ptions g r ante d in para g ra ph 120 0-0 3 -09-.04 ( 4 ) , noperson shall disch a rge, from a n y sou r ce what soev e r , such quantitie s ofair contami n ants o r other mate rial s whi c h ca use o rh a ve atende ncy tocause inj u ry, d e triment, a n n o yance, or adve r se effect to the pub lic.

(c) Notwith s tan d i ng any oth e r provisi on ofDivi s i on 1 200

- 3 , no e m iss i o n s un it o r a ctivity subj ect to afederally e n forceabl e a pplicable req u irem ent (ot her tha n ge nerall y appli c able requireme nts of the state impl emen tation plan) shall qu alify as a n insig n ificant emission s u n it or activity. For purpo se s of this para g raph, g enerally appli c able requireme nts of the sta t e implem en tation pla n are tho s e f ederally enforcea b le requi rem ents that apply universa lly to all emissi on units o ractivities without reference to spe c i f ic types of e m issi on u n its or a ctivities except for th e sulfu r d i o x id e s t an da r d s fo rth os e c a te g o r i es a nd cla s se s in clud ed in Cha p ter 120 0-03-14.

(d) De sign ation of an emi ssi ons unitor a ctivityas i n si gnifica nt for purp o ses of t h is rul e doe s not exe m pt the unit or activity from any applicabl e requi rem e n t.

(e) The emi ssi on s from a n y exempt air cont aminant sou r ce shall com p ly with all ap plica b le rule s and reg u lation s of the Tenne ssee Air Pollution Control Board.

(3) Any person may re que stthat a fed e rally enfor ce a b le pe rmit b e issue d fo r any of the ai r contami nantso urce s th at are exe m pted in p a rag r a ph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 4(4). “F ede rall y enforcea b le ” shall h a ve the meanin g as provided in p a rag r a ph 12 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (1 1).

(4) The list of ex empted ai r contamina n t source s contai ned in thi s p a rag r a ph sha ll not be u s e d

as “in s ignifi cant a ctivities” or “in s ig nificantemi ssi on units” when a pplying fo r a major source operating pe rmit under pa ragra ph 120 0-03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1). These ex e m ptions shall not be used to lower the source’s potential to emitbelow “m ajor source” applicability thre sholds or to

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avoid any “a p p lica b le req u i r eme n t”. Oth e rwi s e, no pe rso n shall be requi re d to o b tain o rfile a requ est for a permit du e to own e rship, o peratio n, con s tru ction, or modificatio n of the followin g types of ai r contami nant sou r ces unl ess spe c if ical ly requi re d todo soby th e Boa r d or a s provide d for i n para g raph (3) of this rul e :

(a) Any “insignifi cant a ctivity” or “in s ig nifica nt emission s unit”:

In orde r to re ceive de sign ation as an “insig ni ficant activity” or “in s ignifi cant e m issi on s unit”, a writt en notificatio n mu st be su bmitted t o the T e chn i cal Se cretary. The notification fo r de sig nation sh all in clud e ca lculation s a nd suffici ent do cum e n t ation to sub s tantiate the appli c ant ’s claim. Up on re ceipt o fthe notification, the Techni cal Secretary wil l re spo nd wit h a determin a tion of agre e ment o r disagre e me nt with the appli c ant’ s claim. In issuan ce of d e termin ation as “in s ig nificant”, the Tech nical Secretary m a y base the determin a tio n upon a n y criteri athat are rel e van tto the determi nation

. For ne w so urces, the re que stfor de si gnation m u st be mad e at l east 3 0 days pri o r tothe estimat ed startin g d a te of co nstruction. Fo r new sou r ces, if it i s determi ned t hat the emissions unit do e s not qua lify as an “i nsi gni ficant emissio n s unit”, the sou r ce must apply for a co nst r u ction pe rmit. The re que st for desi gnati on as a n “insi gnificant emission s un it” may be made atany time for an existing source. In the absen ce of being de sign ated a s an “insig ni ficant emission s u n i t” by the Te chni ca l Secretary un der subp ara g rap h 120 0-03-0 9 -.0 4 (4 )(a) o rin th e absen ce of being exempt unde r sub p a r ag ra phs 1 200 -03

- 09 -.04 (4 )(b ) or 120 0-03 -09

- .04 (4 )(c), any emission u n it or activity must have a valid con s tru ctio n and / or op erating p e rmit

.
(b) The catego ri cal emissio n u n its or activiti es li sted in subpa rag r ap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 04(5 )(f ), excludi ng pa rts 1. and 2.

To be categ o r ically in sig n ificant, with th e exce ption o fparts 1 9 . an d 84., the em issi on s unit or activity must have a potential to em it less t han 5 tons p e r year of ea ch air contami nant and ea ch reg u lated air p o ll utant that is not a hazard ous ai r pollut ant, and less than 1,0 00 po und s p e r yea rof ea ch h a zardou s air p o llutant. Such emi ssi on unit s

or a ctivities, with the exce ption of part s 19. a nd 8 4

., are not requi red to be li ste d in th e construction or operating permit applications for the facility.

(c) The emi ssi o n units o ra ctivities liste d in sub para g rap h 120 0-03-0 9 -.0 4 (5 )(g). Such emission u n its or a ctivities are not re qui red to be liste d in the con s t r uctio n or o p e rating permit applications for the facility.

(d) Any one of the followi ng emission u n its or a ctivities:

Such emi s sio n units o ractivities are n o t requi red t o be listed i n the con s tru ction o r operating pe rmit applicatio ns for the fa ci lity.

1. Fuel burning equipme n t of less t han 500,000 Btu per hou r cap a city. This exemption sh all not apply whe r e the tot a l cap a city of such equi p m ent ope rate d by one perso n excee d s 2. 00 million Btu per hou r.

2. Single stack of an air contami nantsource tha temits no hazard o u s a i r contami nant s or p o llutant s, and whi c h doe s not have the p o tenti a l for e m itting

more than 0.50 po und s p e r h our of n o nha zardou s particulate s a nd 0.5 pou nd s per h our of a n y regul ated nonh azard o u s ga s (parti cu lates an d ga se s not defin ed as h a zard ou s air co ntami nants or p o ll ut ants), provi ded that the total potenti a l particulate e m issi on s fro m the air con t aminant sou r ce amou nts to less th an tw o (2) p oun ds p e r hou r, and the total regulated g a se ous emi s sion s from the ai r contami nant sou r ce am ou nts to le ss t han two (2 ) poun ds p e r hour. F o r th e

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purp o se of t h is part, a n air conta m in ants our ce i n clu d e s all s our ce s lo cat ed within a conti guou s area, a nd und er com m on co ntrol.

3. Any air co nta m inant sou r ce co nstructe d and o p e r at ed at a do m e stic re side n c e solely for domestic use.

4. Equipme n t u s ed exclu s ive l y to store, h o ld, or di strib u te natu r al g a s or pro pan e excludi ng all asso ciated fu el burni ng eq uipment not specifi c ally exempted.

5. Brazi ng, sold ering, o r wel d ing e quipm e n t whi c h d o e s not emit le ad in am ount s equal to or g r eater than 0. 6 tons pe r year.

6. Source s withi n the count ie s of Shelby, David s on, Ha milton, and Knox until such time as the B oard sh all det ermin e that air pollution i s not being con t rolled in su ch

cou n ty to a degree at le ast as strin g ent as the substa ntive provision s of the Tenne ssee Air Quality Act and reg u lation s ado pted pursu a n t thereto. This exemption d o e s n o t apply to any air co ntami nant so urce in tho s e cou n ties if th e local regul ation is le ss stri ngent t han th e appli c able state regulatio n.

7. Automobile body shop s - incl udin g paint spray i ng, grin ding and p o lishi ng operation s . T h is exemptio n do es nota pply to sou r ces i n o z o n e nonattainm e n t

area s which emit more tha n 15 pou nd s per day of volatile orga nic comp oun ds.

8. Any pro c e ss emi ssi on source emittin g le ss tha n 0.1 po und s per ho ur of a pollutant.

9. Any emission unit with the potential to em it radionuclides whi c h will result in a dose to the most expo se d membe rof the public o fless than 0

. 1 millirem p e r year. Even t houg h radion uclid e ai r co nt aminant so urces are re gulated und e r Chapter 1200-03-11, this exemption i s st ill valid except thatrecordkeeping and
repo rting req u irem ents mu st be met.

10. Any modifica tion (as d e fined in Rul e 1200 -03

- 02 -. 01) to an existing process emission so urce, in cine rator, o rfu el-bu r nin g in st allation toa dd sou r ce s of equipm ent le aks (e.g. valves, flang es, p u mp s, com p ressors, et c.) as lo ng a s th e estimated in crea se i n a n n ual emi s sion s attributabl e t o the m odification d o e s n o t

excee d 5 ton s p e r year. Howeve r, su ch emi ssi on s in cre a ses shall be consi d e r e d whe n m a kin g majo r m odifi cation dete r mination s pu rsu ant topa ragra p h s 120 0- 03-0 9 -.0 1 (4 ) and (5 ).

11. All livestock (incl udin g p oultry) o pera t ions a nd a s so ciated fu el burni ng a n d incin e ratio n e quipme n t. Th is exe m ption from pe rmitting requi rem ents doe s no t extend to:

( i ) An inc i n e r a tion u n i t w h ic h h a s ama nu fact u r er ’s r a te d c a pa c i ty gr e a te r th an 500 p ound s pe r h o u ro r ha s a total burn e r rated cap a city g r e a t er tha n 400,00 0 Btu per ho ur.

(ii) An in cine rati on u n it into whi c h i s ch arged materi als or waste s other tha n livestock an d poultry ca rca s ses; o r

(iii) A commerci a l incineration unit.

12. All storage ta nks with a ca pacity le ss th an 1 0 ,000 ga llons an d all pro c e s s tan ks with a ca pa city less than 3, 000 gall ons.

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13. Mobile sou r ces such as: a u tomobile s, trucks, bu se s, locom o tives, plane s, boat s, and ship s. T h is exem ptio n only appli e s to the e m issi on s fro m the intern al comb ustio n e ngine s u s ed exclu s ively to propel su ch vehicle s

.

14. Die s el fuel o rfuel oil sto r age tan ks wi th a capa city of forty thou san d (40,00 0 ) gallons or less.

15. Surface coating and deg reasi ng op er a t ions which do not exce ed a combin ed total usa ge of more tha n 60 gallon s/m onth of coating s , thin ners, cl ean -up solvent s, an d deg rea s in g solvent s atany one pl ant location, and d o e s not

excee d 1,000 pound s pe r year of ea ch h a za rdo u s ai r pollutant.

16. Rep a ir an d maintena nce, cleani ng an d degrea sing operatio ns whi c h do no t

excee d more than 145 ga llons in any twelve (1 2) m onth peri od, and doe s not

excee d 1,000 pound s pe r year of ea ch h a za rdo u s ai r pollutant.

17. Fuel bu rnin g sou r ces that are eithe rga s fired o r#2 oil fired with a heat input rate unde r 10 mil lion Btu/hou r, whe r e th e combi ned tot a l heat in putrate at e a ch locatio n doe s not exceed 1 0 million Btu/hour.

18. Machi n ing of metals wh ere total solve n t usa ge d o e s not ex cee d more th an 6 0 gallon s/mont h at any one plant lo cation , and d o e s n o t exce ed 1,0 00 po und s p e r year of each hazard o u s air pollutant.

19. Equipme n t u s ed exclu s ive l y for ste a m o r d ry cle anin g of fabri c s, pl astics, rubb er,

woo d , or vehi cle en gine s o rdrive trai ns
, provided th e total solvent usag e on all equipm ent ofthis type at the same pla n t location i s less th an 6 0

. 0 gallon s pe r month, an d doe s not excee d 1,00 0 poun ds pe r year of ea ch ha zardou s air pollutant.

20. Heat tre a ting, soa k ing, case-ha r d ening, or surfa c e co nditioning of metal obje cts,

su ch a s ca rb onizi ng, nitrid ing, ca rb onni trid ing, silico n izin g, or diffusio n tre a tin g usin g sweet natural g a s o rliq uid petrol eum ga s a s in p r o c e s s fue l and whe r e t h e heat input rat e is und er 10 million Btu pe r hou r.

21. Natural ga s f i red a nd # 2 oil fired ove n s which hav e no e m issio n s oth e r th a n prod uct s of combu s tion which have a heat in put rat e un de r 1 0 million Btu p e r hour.

22. Deg r ea sin g o peratio ns wit h solve n t u s a ge le ss than 30 gall o n s/month, and wh ere hazard o u s air pollutant emi ssi on s are le ss than 1,00 0 poun ds p e r year.

23. Silk scree n o peratio ns wit h solvent u s age l e ss th a n 30 gall o n s per month, a nd whe r e ha za rd ous ai r pollut ant emission s are less than 1,000 pou nd s per yea r

.

24. The procedu res for the on -site remedi a t ion of soil o rwate r co nta m inated with
orga nic com p ound s a s follows:

(i) Land sp rea d in g, aeration o r biorem ediati on of contami nated soil.

(ii) Neg a tive pre s sure ventin g of c ontamin ated soil, pro v ided the re mediation is com p leted within 18 months an d volatile orga nic compo und e m issi on s do not exce e d one (1 ) po u nd per h o u r

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(iii) Installation and use of air stri ppers for treatmentofcontaminated water, provide d the remedi ation is com p let ed within 1 8 month s , and the emission s a r e no mo re th an 5 ton s p e r y ear of any regulate d poll u tant that is n o t a ha za rdou s air poll u tant, and le ss than 1,00 0 po und s per year of each ha zardo u s air p o lluta nt.

25. Tempo r a ry-u s e ai r cu rtain dest r u ctors or temp orary

- use ai r curt ain in cine rato rs

use d in di sa ster re cove ry solely for di s posal of mate rials re sulting from a natu r al disa ster, an d whe n co ndu cted in confo r mity with the followin g co nd itions:

(i) Fire s disposi ng of stru ctural and hou se hold materi al s and vegeta t ion are

a llo we d on ly w h en th os e str u ct ur es or material s a r e dest r oyed or seve rely damag ed by natu r al di sa ster. T he air cu rtain de st ructo r or air cu rtai n incin e rato r shall o n ly be use d to co m bust deb ris i n an a r ead e cla r ed a State of Emerge ncy by a local or State governm ent, or the Presi dent, unde r the aut hority of the Stafford Act, has d e cl ared that an eme r gen cy or a major di sa ster exist s in the area. Input from Emerge ncy Man ageme n t
person nel ma y be reque ste d in determi ni ng qualifi c atio n with this crit erion.

(ii) The maximu m rated cap a c ity for ea ch t e mpo r ary

- u s e air curtai n destructo r

or temp orary-use air cu rtai n inci nerat or shall not exceed 3 5 ton s per day per unit.

(iii) The persons us ing temporary-use ai r curtain destructors or temporary-use air curtai n in cinerato rs un d e r thi s p r ovisi on mu st ma ke a rea s on ab le effort to remove all tires an d ot her rubb er p r odu cts, vinyl shin gle s and siding, vinyl flooring, ca rpet, othe r pla s tics, a s phalt shingl e s an d othe r asp halt roofing materials, an d/or a s be sto s c ont aining m a teri als from the material s to be bu rne d before ig nition. T he Tech nical Se creta ry re serve s th e ri ght to insp ect th e prop osed m a terial s tob e bu rne d b e fore ignitio n . Th e alternative use of chippe rs and grinders, landfillin g, or on-site burial of

wa ste in lieu of burnin g , if lawful, is en co urag ed.

(iv) The perso n resp on sible fo r su ch burni ng m u st notify the Divisio n of Ai r Pollution Co ntrol of th e pro p o s ed l o catio n . The notificatio n must be delivere d to the Divisio n of Air Pollu tion Control at the appro p riate region al Environme n tal Field Office at least three (3 ) day s p r ior to comm enci ng th e burn. Th e Division may requ est thatalternate si tes be id ent ified to minimize imp a ct to air qual ity. The al ternative use of chip pers an d grind e rs in lieu of burn i ng is en co uraged.

(v) No fi re sh all be i gnited while any air pollutio n em erge ncy epi sode i s i n effect in the area of the bu rn.

(vi) The ai r cu rtai n de stru ct o ro rai r curtai n in cine rato r shal l only b e u s e d du rin g a perio d that begins o n the date t he unit started operation an d lasts 8

wee ks o rle ss within th e boun dari e s o fthe same e m erg e n cy or disaste r decl a ratio n area.

(vii) Dispo s al via tempora ry-u s e air cu rtai n destructo rs or tempora ry-use ai r curtai n in cine rators cond u cted un de r this exce ption i s only allo we d whe r e no other safe and/or p r a ctical mean s of dispo s al i s ava ilable.

(viii) The T e chni ca l Secretaryre serve s t he rig h t to requi re a pe rson to cease o r limit burni ng if emissio n s from the ai r curtai n de structo ro rai r cu rtain

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incin e rato r a r e deem ed b ythe Techni cal Se creta ryor his de signee to jeopa rdi z e p ublic h ealth or welfare, create a p ubli cnui san c e or safety hazard, creat e a potential safety hazard

, or interfere with the attainment o r maintena nce of the air qual ity standard s

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(5) Major Sou r ce Operatin g Permits In signi ficant Emissi on Unit s

(a) Definitions

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As used in thi s Rule, all terms not d e fine d herein shall have the me aning give n them i n Parag r ap h 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2(11 ) and Chapter 12 00 -03-0 2 with th e term s i n P a rag r a p h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ) ta king pre c ed en ce o v er Cha p ter 1 200-03 -02.

1. “Emission s u n it” mea n s a n y part or activi ty of a stationary sou r ce that emit s or has the pote n tial to emit any regul ate d air polluta nt or any pollutant listed in
para g raph 1 200-03 -31

- .0 2(6 ) . Emissio n s u n it incl u des within it s me aning the smalle st di screte or id entifiable st ru ct ure, device, item, equipme n t, or enclo su re or g r ou p of discrete or i dentifiable st ructu r e s , dev ice s , items, equipm ent, o r encl o sure s th at emit or have the potential to emit any regulated a i r pollutant or any polluta nt listed i n pa ragra ph 120 0-03-3 1 -. 0 2 (6 ). A point of o r igin of fugitive emission s re sulting fro m e quipme n t lea ks of individ u a l pieces of e quipme n t, e.g., valves, flang es, p u mp s, a nd com p re ssors, shall notbe consi d e r ed a n in divid ual emission s u n it. Such eq uipment l e a ks shall be colle ctively consi dered a n emission s un it based on t heir rel a tion ship to th e a s so ciated pro c e s s unit an d shall b e con s idere d sepa rately from other e m ission s from th e proce s s unit whe n defining in sig n ificant emi s sions.

2. “Fed eral Act” has the sa me definit io n as fo und i n sub p a r ag rap h 120 0-03-0 9

- .02(11 )(b).

3. “Fugitive emi ssi on s” are those em i ssi ons which could not rea s on ably pa ss throug h a sta ck, chimney, vent, or other functionally-equivalent o p ening.

4. “Insig nifica nt activity” o r “in s ignifi ca n temission s unit” m ean s any a ctivity or emission s uni t which q ualifi e s a s insi gnifi cant ba se d o n any one of the followin g :

(i) Any air e m ission s from a n air emi ssi o n s unit o ra ctivity at a stationary

sou r ce for which the emission s unit o ractivity has apotential to emit less than 5 ton s p e r yea rof ea ch regul ated air poll u tant that is n o t a h a za rdo u s air p o llutant, and le ss tha n 1,000 pou n d s p e r ye ar of each ha za rdou s air pollutant. Such emissio n u n its an d a ctivi ties or types of emission u n its an d activities mu st be listed in the permit app lication.

(ii) The emi s sion unit or a ctivity, with the exception of p a rts 1 9 . and 84., is listed in su b para g raph (5 )(f) as not h a ving to be inclu ded i n aTitle V appli c ation. For an activity listed i n su b para g raph (5 ) (f), with the e x ception of part s 1., 2 ., 19., and 8 4 ., the emi ssi on s u n it or a ctivity mu st have a potential to e m it less than 5 ton s pe r y ear of ea ch regulate d air pollutant that is not a hazard o u s ai r pollutant, an d less tha n 1

, 000 po und s per yea r of each h a zardou s air poll u tant.

(iii) The emi ssi on unit or activity is lis ted in subparagraph (5)(g) as not having to be inclu d e d in a Title V appli c ation.

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(iv) Any emission unit with the potential to emit radi onuclides whi c h will result in a do se tothe mo st e x pose d mem ber of th e p ublic of less than 0.1 millirem per year. Such emissi on un it must be listed in the permit appli c ation.

(v) Any emissio n units or activities co nsid ere d bythe Divisi o n to be insignificant and approved by EPA. T he Di vision shall mai n tain a li st of emission unit s or a ctivities which are consi dered to be insi gnifica nt by the Division and EPA. Such emissi on units or activities must be li sted in the permit ap plication.

5. “Potential to emit” me an s the maximum ca pa city of a statio nary sou r ce to em it any air pollu tant unde r it s p h ysi c al a nd op eration a l de sign. A n y physi cal o r operational li mitation on the cap a city ofa sou r ce to emit a n air polluta nt, inclu d ing air pollution cont rol equi pmentand rest rictio ns on ho urs of ope ratio n or on the type or am ount of material co mbus te d, sto r ed, o rp r o c e s sed, shall b e treated a s pa rt of its desig n if the limitat ion is enfo r ceable by the Administrator. This te rm do es not alte r or affe ct the use of this term fo r a n y other pu rpo s es unde r the Fe deral A ct, or the term “capa cityfactor” as used in title IV of th e Fede ral A ct o rthe F ede ral regul ation s p r omulgate d th ereu nde r o r chapter 120 0- 03-3 0

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6. “Pro ce ss unit ” mea n s equi pment a s sem b l ed a nd con necte d by pip e s o rd u ct s to manufa cture an inte nde d prod uct. A proce s s u n it ca n op erate in depe ndently i f
sup p lied with sufficient fee d or raw mat e rial s and su fficient storag e facilities fo r the prod uct.

7. “Re gulate d ai r polluta nt” h a s the sam e definition a s f ound i n subp arag ra ph 12 0 0

- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1) (b).

8. “Stationary source ” mean s any buildi n g, st ru cture, facility, or installation tha t emits or ma y emit any regulate d ai r po llutant or any poll u tantlisted un de r para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -31-.0 2(6).

9. “Majo rso urce ” has th e sam e definiti on a s in part 12 00 -03

- 09 -.02 (11 )(b )14.

10. “Appli c able requireme nt” has the sam e definitio n as i n part 1 200-03 -09

- .0 2 (11 )(b )5.

11. “EPA” or the “Adminis trator” means the Adminis t rator of the EPA o rhis des i gnee.

12. “Permit revision” m ean s any permitmodificatio n or ad ministrative permi t amend ment.

13. “Re n e w al ” m ean s the p r o c e ss by whi c h a pe rmit i s rei s sued at the end of its
term.

14. “Fed erally e n forceabl e” mean s anyemissi on stand ard a n d /or pro c e d u ral requi rem ent that can be en forced agai nst an air contam inant source by EPA or citize ns u nde r autho rity granted them b ythe Federal Act.

15. “Ha z a r d o u s a i r polluta nt” mean s any ai r co ntamina n t regul ated in Cha p ter 1 200

- 03-1 1 , or liste d in Cha p ter 1200 -03

- 31 -. 02(6 )

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(b) Gene ral

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1. This pa ra gra ph co ntain s crite r ia for id entifying insi gnifica nt emissi on unit s o r activities fo r purp o ses of i s suan ce of m ajor station a ry sou r ce ope rating pe rmits, Parag r ap h 12 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11).

2. Notwith s tan d i ng the cla ssi fication s as i n sig n ifica n t emissi on s unit s or a ctivities grante d in t h is p a ragrap h, no p e rso n sh all di scharg e , from any source what soeve r , su ch qu antities of air cont aminant s or other mate ria l s whi c h cau s e or h a ve a te nden cy to ca use i n jury, d e triment, an n o yance, or a d verse effe ct to the publi c

.

3. De sign ation of an emi s si on unit or activitya s in s i gn ific a n tforpu r p os es o fth is
para g raph a nd parag rap h 1200 -03

- 0 9 -.02 (1 1 ) do es not exe m pt the unit or activity from any appli c abl e requi rem e n t.

4. No insi gnifica nt activities or emission u n i ts shall be e x empt from inclu s io n in the permit ap plication if the informatio n omitted is nee ded to:

(i) Determine or impo se anyappli c abl e requireme nt, or the re qui rement to obtain a pe rm it under pa ra grap h 120 0-0 3 -09

- .02 ( 11 ).

(ii) Determine if a source is m ajor.

(c) Applica b le Requireme nts

1. Notwith s tan d i ng any oth e r p r ovis io n of para g ra ph 120 0-03-09-.02 ( 1 1 ), no emission s u n it or a ctivity subje ct t o afede rall y enforce abl e ap plicable requi rem ent(othe rtha n gen erallyappli c abl e requi rem e n t s of the state impleme n tation pl an) shal l qualify a s a n in significan temission s u n it or activity. For purpo se s of this pa ra grap h, ge ne ra lly appli c abl e re qui reme n t s of the stat e impleme n tation plan are those fe deral ly enforceabl e req u ire m e n ts that ap pl y universally toall emi ssi on units o ra ctiviti es with out referen c e to specifi ctypes of emission u n its or a ctivities exce pt for the sulfur d i oxide stan d a rd s for tho s e categ o rie s an d cla s ses in cl uded in Cha p t er 1200 -0 3-1 4

.

2. The pe rmit appli c ation shall list an d the permit shall contai n all gen era lly appli c able re quire ment s that apply to insig n if ica n t emissi on unit s or activities at the majo r so u r ce. Fo r com p lian c e purpo se s, the Te ch nical Secreta ry may re quire monitori ng, reco rd kee p ing

, and rep o rti ng for in sig n ificant e m ission units o r

activities

.

3. Any emissi on unit or activity which is a sub s et of a proce s s emissi on so urce, fuel burni ng i n stal lation, or in ci nerato r , a nd whi c h ha s a potential toe m it less tha n 5 tons p e r ye ar of a re gulate d air polluta n t, by annual certification o fcomplia nc e as requi red i n item 1200 -03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(d)1 .(ii)(I), m a y, at the discretion of th e Tech nical Secretary, be con s ide r ed to meet the monito rin g and relat e d recordkeepin g an d repo rti ng requi rem e nts of su bpa rt 1200 -03

- 0 9 -.02(11 )(e)1.(ii i ) and 12 00-03-10-.04 ( 2 ) (b)(1), and the complian c e re quire ment s of subp art 120 0- 03-0 9 -.0 2 (1 1)(e)3.(i) for that regulat ed air poll u tant except where g ene rall y appli c able re quire ment s o fthe state impl eme n tatio n plan spe c i f ically impo se monitori ng a nd related re cord kee p ing and rep o rtin g re quireme n t s, or exce pt whe r e any a pplicable pro c ed ure s and metho d s are requi red p u rsuantto ru le 1200 -3 -10

- .0 4. This provision shall n o t relieve any e m issi on s unit or a c tivity from any applicabl e stand ard o r requi reme nt unde r Cha p ters 1 200 -0 3-11 and 12 00

- 03-3 1 , and su bparag raph 1 200-03 -2-.0 1 (1)(dd).

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( d ) ( R es erve d)

(e) Do cume ntation

1. Upo n re que stfrom the T e chnical Secret ary the ap plicant must pro v ide suffici ent documentatio n to ena ble t he Te chni cal Secr etary to determi ne th at the emissi on unit or a ctivity has bee n app rop r iatel ylisted on the pe rmit a pplication as insignificant.

2. Upo n re que stfrom the Te chni cal Se cre t ary, at any time duri ng th e term of the permit, an ap plica n t wh o lists a n a ctivity or emi ssi on s unit a s in si gnifica nt und er sub part 1 2 0 0 -03

- 0 9 -.04 (5 )(a )4.(i ) of this p a ra gra p h sh all dem onstrate to th e Tech nical Se creta ry that t he a c tual e m i ssi on s of the unit or activity are b e lo w the emission th re shol ds li sted i n that subp art

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(f) Unle ss spe c if ically requi re d un der pa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 04(5 ) (b)4., the follo wing e m issi on units o ractivi ties, or statio nary source s that qualify as ‘in signifi ca nt activities’, with the exceptio n of parts 19. and 84. of this su bparag raph, are n o t req u ired to be in clu ded in a permit appli c ation u nde r pa rag r ap h 1200 -03

- 09 -. 02(1 1 ). For the follo wi ng li sted activities to b e con s ide r ed insig n ificant, with the exce ption of p a rt s 1., 2., 19., an d 84 of th is s u bp ar ag r a ph , th e emis s i o n s u n i t o r acti vity must have apotential to emit le ss than 5 tons p e r year of e a c h regulate d air pollu ta nt that is not a h a za rdo u s ai r pollutant and le ss than 1000 pou nd s per yea rof e a ch ha zardou s air polluta nt. No emi s sion s uni t

or activity subje ct to a federally enf or ceabl e a p p lica b le req u i reme nt (oth er th an gene rally ap p licabl e re qui rements of th e state im ple m entation pla n ) shall qualify as a n insig n ificant e m issi on s unit or activity.

1. Unp a ved roa d way s an d p a rki ng are a s unle ss pe rmits h a ve spe c i f ic condition s limiting fugitive emissions. This activity i s not in signifi cant if it is subje ct to new source performance standar ds for nonmetallic mi neral processi ng plant s under Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 16 o rund er 40 CFR p a rt 60.

2. Paved road ways a nd p a rki ng area s unl ess pe rmits have spec ifi cconditions limiting fugitive emissions. This activity i s not in signifi cant if it is subje ct to new source performance standar ds for nonmetallic mi neral processi ng plant s under Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 16 o rund er 40 CFR p a rt 60.

3. Equipme n t used o n farms for soil pre p a ra tion, tendi ng or ha rvest i ng of cro p s, or for pre p a r atio n of feed to b e use d on the fa rm wh ere p r epa re d. This activity is not insig n ificant ifit is su bje c t to ne w s ource perfo rman ce stand ard s u nder Ch apte r 1200 -03

- 16 o runde r 40 CFR pa rt 60.

4. Barbe c u e pits and co oke r s; if the produ cts a r e e d ible (inte n d ed for hu ma n

con s um ption ) , and are sold on site, or at one lo cation.

5. Vacuu m pum p exhau sts when eva c uati ng air con d itioning u n its. This a ctivity is not insig n ificant if emissi ons exh a u s t ed are subj e ct to any standard or oth e r requi rem ent of the re gulat ions pro m ulg a t ed to p r ote ct stratosphe ric o z on e un d e r title VI of the Fede ral Act.

6. Woo d smo k in g operation s to cure toba cco in barn s

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7. Operation s regulate d un der Ch apter 1200 -0 3-4(Op en Bu rning) of the s e Reg u lation s.

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8. Sewe r vent s. Thi s a ctivity is not i n sig n i ficant if it i s subj ect toth e ne w so urce perfo rman ce stan da rd s for p e trole u m refin e rywa stew at er system s un der Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 16 o rund er 40 CFR p a rt 60.

9. Natural ga s mixing and t r eatme nt op eration s in cl uding sam p ling and te sti ng. This activity is not insignificant if it is subj ect to th e ne w source perfo rma n ce stand ard s fo r onshore nat ural g a s pro c essing pl ants unde r Chapt er 12 00-03 -1 6 or und er 4 0 CFR pa rt 60.

10. Wire d r a w ing incl uding d r awin g coola n t s an d lu bri c ants provid e d that they a r e water b a sed.

11. Air drying of woo d

.

12. Wa shin g of trucks a nd vehi cle s wh ere n o solvent cl ea ners are used

.

13. Sealing o rcutting plasti c film or fo a m with he at or hot wire s provided n o chlo rofluo ro c a rbo n s (CF C s) s are emitte d.

14. Comb ustio n units de signe d an d u s ed ex clu s ively fo r comfort he ating p u rp oses employing liq uid petrol eum gas, or p r op ane or n a tura l gas a s fuel.

15. Wate r co olin g towe rs (ex c ept for th ose at nucl e a rpower pl ants), water tre a ting system s for pro c e s s co oling water or b o iler fe edwater, a n d wate r tan ks, reservoi rs, or other wate r containe rs de signed toco ol, store, or oth e rwi s e han dl e water (in c ludi ng rain wate r) that has not been u s e d in dire ct co ntactwith gaseou s

or liq uid pro c e s s stream s contai ning ca rbo n com poun ds, sulf ur com poun ds, halog en s or halog en com poun ds, cya n i de com pou n d s, ino r gani c acid s, or a c i d gases. This activity is not insignifi cant if chromi um-b ased water treatme nt chemi c al s a r e use d

.

16. Equipme n t u s ed exclu s ive l y to store, ho ld , or distri but e natu r al g a s. This activity is not in signif i cant if it is subje ct to the new sou r ce perfo rman ce stand ard s for onshore natu r al ga s p r o c e ssi ng plant s unde r Cha p ter 120 0-0 3 -1 6 o r u nde r 4 0 CFR p a rt 60.

17. Gasoline, die s el fuel, and fuel oil handling facilitie s, equipm ent , and stora g e tanks, exce pt those subje ct to ne w so urce p e rfo r m ance sta nda rds a nd th ose subj ect to sta ndards i n Ch apter 1 200 -0 3-18. Ho wev e r, facilitie s, equipm ent, a nd
stora ge tan ks whi c h are subj ect only to Chapte r1 200-03 -18 re quire ment s for subm erged f ill and fo r maintena nce of re co rd s do cume ntin g qu antities of gasoline, die s el fuel, and fuel oil di spen sed a r e entitled to the exemptio n provide d by this pa rag r a p h

, despite the qualification o fexempt ion specifie d in the first sente n ce of this subpa rag r ap h. This acti vity is not insignifica nt if it is subject to the new sou r ce pe rfo r man c e stan dard s fo r bul k ga solin e termin als u n d e r Cha p ter 1 2 0 0 -03

- 1 6 or unde r 40 CFR p a rt 60 and the St age I ga soli n e distrib u tion M A CT stan dard unde r Ch ap ter 1200 -0 3-3 1

.

18. Blast clea nin g equipm ent usin g a su sp ensi on of abrasive s in wat e r.

19. Labo rato ry equipme n t, used for re se arch an d devel opment o rfor che m ical a nd physi cal an a l yses, in cludi ng ventilatin g and exh a u st sy stems for labo rato ry hood s u s ed f o r air contami nants.

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20. Equipme n t used for inspe ction of metal produ cts.

21. Portable, ha nd o perated bra z in g, so l derin g, o rwelding equi p m ent. Portab le

mean s as b e i ng able to b e moved by hand fro m on e location to anothe r by an individual without the a ssistan ce of a n y motori zed or no n-m o torized vehi cl e, conveya n ce, or device.

22. Equipme n t used fo r washi ng or drying pr od uct s fab r icated from metal or gl ass, provide d n o volatile organ ic comp oun d s (solvents) are used in t he p r o c e s s a n d that no oil or solid fuel i s b u rne d

.

23. Found ry san d mold formi ng equip m en t to which n o heat is ap plied, and from whi c h no o r g anics are emi tted.

24. Equipme n t used for comp ressio n moldi ng and inje cti on moldin g of plastics whi c h emit no hazardou s air poll u tants.

25. Mixers, blenders, roll mills

, or cal endars for rubber or plasti cs where no materi al s in powde r form are a dde d and in whi c h no organi c so lvents, dilluen ts, or thinn e rs

are u s ed.

26. Equipme n t u s ed exclu s iv ely to packa ge ph arm a ce utical s an d cosmeti cs or t o coat p h a r ma ceutical ta blet s whe r e n o h a za rdo u s air pollutant s are emitted. An y

asso ciated fu el burni ng is not inclu ded.

27. Electri c ally h eated equip m ent u s ed e x cl usively fo r heat treatin g, so aki ng, case hard enin g , o rsurfa c e co nditioning ofmetal o bje cts, su ch a s carboni zin g
, nitriding, carb onitridin g, sili coni zin g , or d i ffusion treati ng.

28. Vacuu m cle aning syste m s used ex clu s ively for industri a l, comm ercial, or resi dential h ousekeepin g purp o ses, exc ept tho s e system s u s ed to coll e ct hazard o u s air contamin ant s reg u lated b yChapter 1 2 00-0 3 -11.

29. Sewage treatment facilities (excluding com b ustion or incineration equipm ent, land farm s, stora ge sil o s for dry material, or g r e a se tra p wa ste han dling or treatment fac i lities ) . This activity is not in significant if it is subje ct to ne w sou r ce perfo rman ce stand ard s fo r volatile orga nic com poun ds e m issio n s unde r Cha p ter 1200 -03

- 16 o runde r 40 CFR pa rt 60, MACT sta n d a rd un de r Ch apter 12 00 -0 3- 31, and ha za rdou s org ani c NESHAP und er 40 CFR p a rt 63.

30. Emerge ncy smoke relief vents that acti vate only in the event of fire.

31. Alkaline/p h o s phate washers and a s so cia t ed burn e rs.

32. Outdoo r ke ro sen e heate r s.

33. Livesto ck a n d poultry feedl ots.

34. Wire in sul a tio n marking p r o v ided the marking mate rial s are wate r b a se d.

35. Portable eq ui pment used f o r th e o n -site pai nting of buildi n g s , to wers, brid ge s, and ro ad s.

36. Powde rcoati ng ope ration s.

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37. The follo wing equip m ent, whe n u s ed e x clusively fo r emergen cy repla c eme n t o r stand by servi c e:

Internal com bustio n engi nes burning natural ga s, ga soline, or die s el f uel inclu d ing stationary re cipro c ating engin e s
, intern al co mbustio n (I C) engine drive n comp re ssors, IC engine driven ele ctri cgen erato r sets a nd IC driven wate r pump s , an d e quipme n t co mpone nts fo r gas de hydrati on u n its, g a s-oil sepa rato rs, free wate r kn ockout s, iro n sp ong e unit s
, produ ction tank batteri e s , an d natu r a l gas liq uid s se paratio n plant s.

38. Equipment used exclusiv ely to mill or grind coatings and hol di ng compounds whe r e all mat e rial s ch arge d are in pa ste form.

39. Stenciling of carto n s or b o x es for pu rp o s e s of shi p m ent and conte n t identificatio n provide d the inks are wate r base d

.

40. Firefightin g e quipme n t and the equipme n t used fo r training of firefi ghting.

41. Clea n ste a m con den sate a nd ste a m reli ef vents whe r e stea m ha s not co ntacted
any pro c e ss orga nics o rother p r od uctio n material s.

42. End pa per l a beling of boo ks or othe r readin g mate rial provided no o r gani c o r solvent ba se d material s are use d

.

43. Pressu rized v e ssel s d e si gn ed to ope rate in ex ce ss of 30 p s ig sto r in g a petroleum fuel. Thi s a ct i vity is not i n signifi cant ifi tis subj ectto ne w so urce pe rforman c e stand ard s fo r petrol eum li quid storage vessels und er Cha p ter 1 200-03 -16 or unde r 40 CF R part 60.

44. Herbici de an d pesti cide mi xing, application, and sto r a ge activities f o r on site u s e

.

45. Maintena nce activities, su ch as: machin ing of metals and pla s tic curing fo r non

prod uctio n re lated ope rati ons, vehi cle repai r shop s, carpente r sh ops, spraying

, grindi ng and polishing op e r ation s
, mai n t enan ce shop vents, and miscellan eou s non-produ ctio n su rface cle aning, p r epa ra tion, and pa inting ope rati ons. Repai rs not involving stru ctural cha nge s whe r e n o ne w o rpe rmanent statio nary sou r ce i s installe d. Internal comb usti on (IC) engin e driven weld ers n o t part o fa produ ctio n p r oc es s

. Any ma in te na nc e a ctivity is no t insignificant if it is part of a manufa cturi n g pro c e ss.

46. Miscellan eou s a c tivities a nd e quipm en t, such a s : a e ro sol sp ray can s
, cafete ri a vents, locke r room ve nts, photo copyi ng, photo g ra phic pro c e sses, blu e pri n t machi n e s , de commi ssion e d equip m ent, solid wa ste dump s ters, fire trainin g , an d
spa c e h eaters. Miscella ne ous m ean s a s bein g un rel a ted to the primary bu sine ss

activity of the s o urce.

47. Cold storage refrig erato r e quipme n t po we red by el e ctri cmotors and that d o n o t

use Cla ss I or Class II ozon e depletin g substa nces.

48. Sampling systems u s e d to withdraw mat e rial s for te sti ng an d an alysis, a nd vent s from proce s s instru mentati on syst e m s, i n clu d ing a r eamonitors.

49. Labo rato rie s in prima ryand secon dary sch ool s and in school s of hig her edu cation u s ed for inst ru ctional pu rpo s e s

.

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50. Hydrova cto r air se pa rator tanks.

51. Equipme n t used excl usive l y for rolling, fo rging, pressing, stam pin g , spinnin g , or extruding eit her hot o r cold pla s tics provide d h a zardo u s air p o llutants are not emitted.

52. Grain, metal or mine ral extrusio n proce ss. This acti vity is not insignificant if it is subj ect to ne w sou r ce p e rforma n ce standa rd s for metallic mine ral p r o c e ssi n g plants u nde r Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 16 o rund er 40 CFR p a rt 60.

53. Bioreme d iatio n operation s

.

54. Equipment used exclusively for rolling, forging, pressing, stamping, spinning, dra w ing, o re xtruding eithe rhot or cold metals.

55. Equipme n t u s ed excl usiv ely for sinte r i ng of ce rami cs, gla s s or metals, b u t n o t exempting eq uipment u s ed for sinteri ng me tal-b eari n g ores, metal scale, cl ay, fly ash, o rmetal comp oun ds. This a ctivity is not insi gni ficant if it is subje ct to new

sou r ce p e rfo r mance stand ard s fo r p r im ary zi nc sm elters an d gla ss manufa ctu rin g operation s un der Chapte r1 200-03 -16 o runde r 40 CF R part 60.

56. Equipme n t for the mining and screeni n g of uncru sh ed native sa nd and g r ave l

. This activity is not insignificant if it is subje c t tonew source perfo rma n ce stand ard s fo r nonm etallic mineral p r o c essing plant s und er Ch apt er 1 200 -03

- 1 6 or und er 4 0 CFR pa rt 60.

57. Equipme n t used ex clu s ive l y for mixing and ble ndin g water-b a sed adhe sive s an d coatin gs at ambient tem peratu r e s . M a terial s cont aining le ss than 5 pe rce n t volatile orga nic comp ou nds q ualify as water-ba sed fo r pu rposes of th is exemption.

58. Pulp and pap er ind u st ry, and cellulo sic fiber in du stry i n sig n ifica n t a ctivities: Any of the follo wing a ctivities is not in sig n if icant if it is subj ect tone w sou r ce perfo rman ce stand ard s for kraft pulp mill s unde r Ch ap ter 1200 -03

- 1 6 or unde r 40 CFR p a rt 60, and MACT st anda rd un de r Chapte r120 0-03 -3 1.

(i) Ash slui ce ta nks
(ii) Black liq uo r mix boxes (e. g ., for sulfur a ddition)
( i i i ) C a u s t i c t a n k s
(iv) Chemi c al spil ls less than reporta ble qu a n tity
(v ) D e i n kin g cell
(vi) Demineralized water tanks
( v i i ) D r e d g i n g
( v i i i ) D r e g s w a s h e r
(ix) Drye r ca n ste a m/con den sa te blowd o wn
( x ) E l e ct r i c al cha r ging s t a t i o n
( x i ) G r e e n liquo r clarifie r s
(xii) Gree n liquo r tanks

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(xiii) Grindi ng/bla s ting for nond e s tru ctive testi ng of metals
(xiv) High d e n s ity pulp sto r ag e tanks
( xv ) H y d r a pulp e r
(xvi) Hydro b la sting (e.g., evaporators)
(xvii) Instrum ent air dryers and di stributio n
(xviii) Lime mud filter filtrate tanks

(xix) Lime mud pil e s (xx) Liquid sodiu m hydro s ulfid e stora ge tan ks

( xx i ) L o g flume s

(xxii) Neutralized spent co oki ng acid tan ks (xxiii) Oilers on chai n, etc.

( xx i v ) O p e n contai n e r s

(xxv) Paper machi ne “blowd own” with ai r for cleanup

( xxvi) P r ess u r e filter s
(xxvii) Pressu rized p u lp wa sh ers

( xxv i i i ) P r o c e s s ra w water treatme nt (e.g., phosphate)
(xxix) Pulp tanks an d stock che s ts

( xxx ) R a i l r o a d f l a r e s

(xxxi) Saltcake storage tanks ve nted to the recovery system

( xxx i i ) S l a k e r v e n t s
(xxxiii) Smelt spout cooling water t anks

(xxxiv) Smelt spout co vers (dog houses)

( xxxv) Star c h ordye mak e

- d ow n t anks
(xxxvi) Strong black liquor tanks

( xxxvii) Tankinter i orc oatings (epoxy r e s i ns)

( xxxv i i i ) T u r p e n t i n e l o a d i n g

( xxxix) W e akwash tanks

(x L ) W h e e l bar ro w s

(xLi) White liquor clarifiers

(xLii) White liquor oxidizer

(xLiii) White liquor tanks
( x L i v ) W i n d e r

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59. Steam heate d woo d dryin g kiln s exclu d ing ch emicall ytreated woo d

.

60. Wa reho use storage of pa ckag ed raw m a terial s an d finish ed g ood s emitting n o hazard o u s air pollutants.

61. Electri cstati ons, incl udin g transfo rm e r s, and sub s tations. Any activity is not insig n ificant ifit is subje ct to MA CT sta n dard u nde r Chapter 1 200 -03-3 1

.

62. Grou nd wate r monitori ng wells.

63. Lubri c a n ts an d waxe s used for machi nery lubricatio n.

64. Use of materi als for ma rkin g and gradi n g of lumber, an d the storage of lumber.

65. Equipme n t used ex clu s ively to pa ckage ph otog raphi c ch emi c al s, and fo od
pre s e rvatives excludin g an y asso ciate d fuel burning.

66. Air purifi c atio n system s. T h is a ctivity is not insignifi cant ifemissi o n s exha usted are f r om anymanufa c tu ri ng o roth e r i ndu strial pro c e s ses an d subj ect toan y stand ard or other req u ireme n t of the re gulatio ns p r om ulga ted to prote ct strato sph e ri c ozo ne un der t i tle VI of the Fede ral Act.

67. Equipme n t used in the pro d u ct ion of ente r ic food coati ngs.

68. Equipme n t u s ed i n the produ ction of a queo us i n ks i n whi c h no organi c solvent s, dilutents, or t h inne rs a r e u s ed.

69. Equipme n t u s ed to tran spo rt o r st o r e pro c e s s wa stewater strea m s to a

wa stewater treatment fa cili ty (i.e. floor drain s
, sum p s, d r ain he ad ers, man hole covers). This activity is not insignific ant if it is subje ct to the new sou r ce perfo rman ce stan da rd s for p e trole u m refin e rywa stew at er system s un der Cha p ter 12 00 -03

- 16 o rund er 40 CFR p a rt 60.

70. Dru m melter operatio ns f o r low-volat ili ty solid and semi -solid m a terial s usi n g steam or el e ctri c al heatin g. This activity is not insignificant if it is subje ct to the

new source p e rform a n c e st anda rd s fo r el ectri carc fu rn ace s und er Chapter 12 00

- 03-1 6 or u n d e r 40 CFR p a rt 60.

71. Vacuu m p r o d u cin g e quipm ent in cludi ng vacu um se a l pots a nd va cuum p u mp s. Any asso ciat ed intern al co mbustio n eng ines a r e excl uded.

72. Presse s u s e d exclusivelyfor extrudin g metals, mineral s, pla s tics, ru bbe r, or

woo d exceptwhe r e halo genate d carb on comp oun ds o rhyd r o c arbo n o r ga ni c solvent s are use d as foam ing age nts. Pr esse s u s ed f o r extrudi ng scra p materi al s

or re claimi ng scrap m a teria l s are n o t exempt.

73. Tank tru c ks, railca r s, ba rge s , an d trail e rs exclu d ing t r a n sfer op eratio ns at loadi ng and unl oadin g station s , an d internal cle aning o perations.

74. Portable du mpste r s and other co ntai ners fo r li quid s (exclu ding tran sfe r operation s ), and solid waste dum pst e rs, in cludi n g handlin g equipm ent a nd

asso ciated a ctivities.

75. Environme n tal field sampli ng activities.

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76. Parts washer where the vapor p r e s sure of clean ers is less than 1.52 psi a . Any activity is n o tinsig n ifica n t if it is su bje ct to the hal ogen ated sol v ent cle anin g MACT sta nda rd und er Cha p ter 120 0-03-31.

77. Instrum ent air dryers and di stributio n.

78. Automatic oili ng ope ration s (e.g., oiler on chain s ).

79. Machi ne blo w down with air for clea nup.

80. Storage tan ks of any size containin g e x clusively so aps, dete r ge nts, surfa c tan t s,

waxe s, glyce r ine, vegetabl e oils, gre a ses, animal fa ts, swe e tene rs, corn syrup
, aque ou s salt solutio n s or a queo us ca ust i c solution s p r ovided an organi c solvent has not bee n mixed wit h such m a te rials. Thi s a ctivity is notinsi gnificantif
approp riate lids an d / or co vers a r e not u t ilized.

81. Loadi ng an d unloa ding systems for railcars, tan ktru c ks, o rwate rcraft that handle only the follo wing li quid material s p r o v ided an org anic solve n t has not b e e n mixed with such materi al s: soap s, d e te rge n ts, su rfactant s, wa xes, glyce r in e, vegetable oil s , grea se s, animal fats, sw eeten ers, corn syrup, aque ou s salt solutio n s, or aqueo us causti c sol u tions. Th i s a c tivity is not insignifi cantif
approp riate lids an d / or co vers a r e not u t ilized.

82. Sanitary se wer sy stems.

83. Treatm ent sy stem s for pot able water.

84. Any pilot plant provided tha tthe following conditio n s a r e satisfie d:

(i) Pilot plant fa cilities which demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Technical Secretary, that such faciliti e s do not significantly impact ambientair quality. Air quality modeling may b e requi re d by the Technical Secreta ry.

(ii) The facility is co nstructed and operated onl y for the purpose of:

(I) Testing the manufa cturi n g o rma rketi ng p o tential of a p r o p o s ed prod uct, or

(II) Definin g the desi gn of a la rge rplant or f u ture p r o c e s ses, or

(III) Studying the behavior of an exi s ting plant through modeling in the pilot plant.

85. Sodium hypo chlo rite sto r a ge tanks.

86. Industri a l-Co mmercial

- Inst itutional Steam Gene ratin g Facility exemptions a r e as follows : Any of the following ac tivities is not insignificant if it is subject to new

sou r ce perfo rman ce stan dard s for st eam-gen erati ng facilities unde r Ch apt er 1200 -03

- 16 o runde r 40 CFR pa rt 60.

( i ) B u n k e r ro om exhau s t

(ii) Coal sampli n g and weighi ng ope ration s

(iii) Alternative so lid fuel handli ng

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(iv) Vents from a s h tran sp ort systems n o t operatin g at po sitive
pre s sure (e.g . ash hop pers)

(v) Coal comb ust i on by-p rod u ct di spo s al (ex c ept for d ry stacking and intermittent ash ha ulin g and di spo s al)

(vi) Building venti l ation other th an boile r ro o m , coal han dl ing, and ash lo ading (e.g. turbine room, battery room )

(vii) Lubri c atio n of equipme n t

( v i i i ) H y d r o gen ve n t s

( i x ) S t e a m v e n t s

(x) Air comp re ssor and di stri b u tion system s

( x i ) E m e r g e ncy e quipme n t

(xii) Fugitive dust from ope ratio n of a passen ger auto m obil e , station
wag on, picku p truck, or va n.

(xiii) Pressure reli ef valves

(xiv) Test ga se s a nd bottled ga se s

(xv) Emissi on s fro m a laboratory. If a facility manufa ctures or prod uces p r o duct s for profit in any quantity, it may not be

con s id ere d to be a laborato ry unde r this i t em. Supportpart of the laboratory

. Support act i vities do not inclu de the provision of power to the laboratory fro m sou r ces th at provide po wer to multiple proje cts o rfrom so urces whi c h woul d otherwi se re qui re permitting, su ch a s boile rs that provide p o we r to an en tire facility.

(xvi) Safety devices su ch a s fire extinguish ers

(xvii) Equipme n t used for hydr aul ic or hyd r o s ta tic testing

(xviii) Food p r ep ara t ion for onsite con s umptio n

(xix) Oil vapor extractor (e.g. turb ine seal oil, turbin e lube oi l)

87. Sulfuric a c id tanks. This a ctivity is not i n significant if it is subje ct to new source perfo rman ce stand ard s f o r sulfuri ca c id pl ants u nder Ch apte r 1200 -03

- 1 6 or unde r 40 CF R part 60.

88. Soil “b orro w” pits. T h is a ctivity is not i n significant if it is s u bject to new s o urce perfo rman ce stand ard s for nonmetalli c mineral pro c e ssi ng plant s unde r Ch apte r 1200 -03

- 16 o runde r 40 CFR pa rt 60.

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89. Phosp h o r ic a c id tan ks. Th is activity is not insignificant if it is subject to new

sou r ce p e rfo r mance stand ard s fo r p h o s ph ate fertili zer in du stry u nder Chapte r 1200 -03

- 16 o runde r 40 CFR pa rt 60.

90. Sodium carb onate tan ks.

91. Firearm s , firing ranges, and pr otective services facilities.

92. Physical testi ng of air filtration. Thi s a ctivity is notinsi gnificantif emi ssi on s exhau sted a r e from a n y m anufa cturin g or oth e r in du strial pro c e sses a nd subj e ct to any stan d a rd or oth e r requi rem ent of the reg u lat i ons p r omul g a ted to prote ct strato sph e ri c ozo ne un der t i tle VI of the Fede ral Act.

93. Safe venting of comp re sse d gas cylinde rs which have lost st ru ctura l integrity.

94. Testing, in sp ection, clea ni ng or dryin g of person a l p r otective e qui pment such as respirators, cl othing, gl oves , s h oe sc uffs, etc

.

95. Equipme n t used to p r o c e ss o rha ndle solid mate ri als o rsoli d wa stes su ch as bottle sma s h e rs, bul b cru s hers, bale r s, comp acto rs, and can pu ncturers.

(g) Unle ss spe c if ically requi re d un der pa rt 1200 -03

- 09 -. 04(5 ) (b)4., the follo wing e m issi on units or activi ties, o rstatio nary sou r ce s that qu alify as ‘i nsi gnifica nt activities’ are not requi re d to be inclu ded in a permit ap pli c ation u nde r para g raph 1 2 00-0 3 -09-.0 2(11).

1. Comb ustio n emission s from pro pulsi o n of mobile sou r ces, except for vessel emission s fro m Outer Cont inental Shelf sou r ces.

2. Air-conditio n i ng units use d for hum an comfo rt that do not have applicabl e requi rem ents unde r title VI of the Act.

3. Ventilating u n its u s ed for human comfort that don o t exhau st ai r poll u tants i n to the ambient a i r from any m anufa cturin g /indu strial o rcommercial p r oce s s.

4. Non

- comme rcial food p r ep aration.

5. Con s um er u s e of office equipm ent and p r od uct s , not in clud ing pri n ters or busi n e s ses p r imarily involv ed in photo g raphi c rep r o d u c tion.

6. Janito rial services a nd con s ume ru s e of janitorial p r od ucts.

7. Internal comb ustion e ngin e s used for lan d scapi ng pu rposes.

8. Laun dry activ i ties, except fo r dry-cle anin g and ste a m boilers.

9. Bathroom/toil et vent emissi ons.

10. Emerge ncy (backu p) ele ct r ical g ene rato rs at re sid enti a l locatio n s.

11. Toba cco sm o k ing room s a nd are a s.

12. Blac ks mith forges

.

13. Plant mainte nan ce a nd up kee p a ctivities (e.g., gro u n d s-ke epin g , g eneral repai rs, clea ning, pai nting, weldin g, plumbing, re -ta rri ng ro o f s, installing i n sul a tion, an d

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paving pa rki ng lots) p r ov ided these a ctivi ties are not con duct e d as pa rt of a manufa cturi n g pro c e s s, are not rel a ted to the so urce’ s p r imary b u siness a ctivity, and not othe rwise trigge rin g a permit mo dification.

14. Rep a ir or m a intena nce shop a ctivities n o t rel a te d to the so urce’s pri m a ry busi n e s s a ctivity, not incl uding emi ssi ons from surface co ating or de-gre a si n g (solve nt met a l clea ning ) activities, and not oth e rwi s e t r igg e ring a pe rmit modific a tion.

15. Portable ele ctrical ge nerators that c an be moved byhand from o ne locatio n to anothe r.

16. Hand-held equipment for buffing, poli s hing, cutting, drilling, sawing, grindi ng, turning o rma chini ng wood, metal or pla s tic.

17. Brazi ng, sol derin g an d weldi ng eq ui pment, and cutting torches relate d to manufa cturi n g an d con s truction a ctivities th at don o t re sult in e m issi on of HAP metals

.

18. Air comp re ssors a nd pn eu matically ope rated eq uipm ent, includi ng hand tool s.

19. Batteries a n d battery cha r g i ng station s , except at battery manufa ct u ring pl ants.

20. Storage tan ks, vessel s, a nd contai ners holdi ng or st oring liqui d substa nces th at will not emit any VOC or HAP.

21. Storage tan ks, reservoi rs, and pu mpin g an d h andli ng e quipm en t of any si ze contai ning so aps, veg e tabl e oil, grea se, animal fat, a nd no nvolatil e aqu eou s sa lt solutio n s, pro v ided app rop r iate lids an d covers a r e utili zed.

22. Equipme n t used to mix a nd pa ckage, so a p s, veget able oil, grea se, anim a l fat, and n onvolati l e aqu eou s salt solutio n s, provide d a p p r op riate lid s a nd covers a r e utilized.

23. Dro p hamm e rs or hyd r auli cpresse s for f o rgin g or met a lwo r ki ng.

24. Equipme n t used exclu s ively to slaug hter ani mals, but not includi ng oth e r equipm ent a tslaug hterh ouses, su ch as ren deri n g co okers, boilers, he ating plants, in cine rators, and el ectri c al po we r gene ratin g equipm ent.

25. Vents from continuo us em issi on s monit o rs a nd othe r analyze r s.

26. Natural ga s p r essu re re gul ator vent s, excludi ng venti ng at oil and gas produ ctio n facilities.

27. Han d -h eld a pplicator e q u i pment for h o t melt adhe sives with n o VOC in th e adhe sive formulation.

28. Equipme n t u s ed fo r surfa c e coatin g, p a inting, dip p i ng or sprayi ng op eratio n s
, except those that will emit VOC or HAP.

29. CO 2 lase rs, use d o n ly on metals an d other materi a l s whi c h do n o t emit HAP i n the pro c e ss.

30. Con s um er u s e of paper tri mmers/bind e rs.

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31. Electri c or st eam-heate d drying ove n s and auto c laves, but not the emissio n s from the a rticles o rsub s ta nce s b e ing p r ocesse d in t he oven s o r autocl a ves or the boilers de livering the st eam.

32. Salt baths u s i ng nonvol atile salts th at do not re sult in emission s ofany regul ate d air polluta nts.

33. Laser trimm e rs u s ing d u st colle ct ion to p r event fugitive emission s.

34. Bench

- scale l aboratory e q u ipment used fo r p h ysi c al or che m ical a nalysi s , but n o t lab fume hoo ds or vent s.

35. Routin e calib ration an d m a intena nce of laborato ry e quipme n t or other an alytical inst ru ment s.

36. Equipme n t used fo r quality control/a ssuran c e or in spectio n pu rp ose s , incl udi ng sampli ng eq u i pment used to withdraw m a terial s for an alysis.

37. Hydra u lic a n d hydrostati c testing e quip m ent.

38. Environme n tal cham be rs not usin g ha zardo u s ai r pol lutant (HAP) gasse s.

39. Shock ch amb e rs.

40. Humidity ch a m bers.

41. Solar sim u lat o rs.

42. Fugitive emissi on rel a ted to movement of passe n ger vehi cle s , provided th e emission s a r e not cou n te d for appli c a b ility purpo se s and a n y re quire d fugitive dust control p l an or its eq ui valent is su b m itted.

43. Process wate r filtrati on systems and d e m ineralizes.

44. Demin e ralize d water tan ks and demin eralize rvents.

45. Boiler water treatme nt ope ration s, not includi ng coolin g towers.

46. Oxygen scav engin g (de

- a e ration ) of wa ter.

47. Ozo ne ge nerators.

48. Fire supp re ssion system s.

49. Emerge ncy road flare s

.

50. Steam vents and safety relief valves.

51. Steam leaks.

52. Steam clea ni ng ope ration s.

53. Steam sterili zers

.

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Authority : T

. C.A. §§4-5-2 02 et. seq. a nd 68 -2 01 -105

. Administrative His t or

y: Ori ginal Rule certified Jun e 7, 1974 . Am endm ent filed Janua ry 10, 1977; e ffe ctive Feb r ua ry 9, 19 77. Am endm ent filed March 31, 1987; effective May 1 0, 1987. Amendm ent field S eptem ber 27, 1989; effective No vem ber 11, 1989

. Am endm ent filed May 17, 1990; effe ctive Jul y

1, 199 0 . Am endm e n t filed April 22 , 1993; effective June 5, 1993. Am en dm ent filed Septem ber 7, 1993; effe ctiv e No vem b e r 21, 1993. A m endm ent filed June 12

, 1995; effective Aug ust 26, 1995. Am endm ent filed July 25, 1 996; effective O c tober 6, 1 996. Am endm ent filed No vem b er 3 0, 1999; effective Feb r ua ry 6, 2 0 0 0 . Am endm ent filed No vem ber 29, 2 001; effe ctive February 12, 2002. Am e ndm ents f iled Septem ber 9, 2005; effective No vem ber 23, 20 05. Am endm ent filed Jun e 1, 2009; effectiv e August 15, 2009.

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- 09 -. 05 APPEAL OF PERMIT APPLICAT ION DE NIAL S AND PERMIT CONDITI O NS.

(1) In any case whe r e the Te chni cal Se cre t ary or the Departm ent de nies a p e rmitapplication, this d enial is app eala b le t o the Boa r d if a p e tition of app eal i s received by t he T e chni cal Secretary wit h in thirty (30) days of re cei p t of the denial letter by the own e r o rop erato r

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(2) The letter of denial of the appli c ation shall incl u de the basi s for denial an d no tify the party of their rig h t to appeal a nd of the right to leg a l cou n sel.

(3) The rea s on s the petitione r feels the pe rmit sh o u ld h av e been gran ted mu st be fi led a s p a rt of the petition. Additionally aparty m a y re que st pr ehe a r ing discove ry, as p r ovide d in T. C.A. § 4

- 5-30 6, by filing and detaili n g t he requ est with the petition.

(4) Within thirty (30) day s of re ceipt of the p e tition for app eal of a permi t denial, the Tech nical Secretary sh all notify the petitioner ofthe time and p l ace for the h earin g.

(5) In any case whe r e a con d ition is pla c ed on a pe rmit, the imposition of that permit conditi on may be a ppe aled by filing a petition fo r recon s ide r ati on of the p e rmit con d ition s . The petitio n for re co nsi d e r ation of permit con d ition s s hall spe c ify which co ndition s an d portio n s of

con d ition s are objecte d to and sp ecifyin g in det ail the objection s. The petition o fappeal must be delivered to the Techni cal Secretarywithin thirty (30) day s after the m a iling date of the permit.

If the Te chni cal Secreta ry i s con s id erin g denyin g the petition h e sh all sch edule a conferen ce with the petiti oner to discu s s the matters u nde r appe al withi n fo rty-five (4 5) day s of re cei p t of the petition. If the Technical Se creta ry’s re sulta n t deci s ion o n the matter unde r app eal aggri e ves the petitioner, the petitioner m a y reque st a heari ng pu rsu ant to T.C.A. §68-25 -10 8

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(6) All applica b le provision s of T.C.A. §4-5-30 1 et seq. , on conte s te d ca se s sh all apply to the heari ng befo r e the Board o n su ch ap pea ls.

(7) The d enial ofa pe rmit a p p lication by th e Te chni cal Secretary stan ds, u n le ss th e majo rity of a quorum of the Board vote s to overturn the deni al after the hea ring.

(8) A permit co n d ition sp ecifi ed by the Tech nical Secretary after t he hea ring p r ovided fo r in
para g raph (5) stands u n le ss on app eal the Board vo t e s to modify or delete the con d ition by a majority of a quorum of the Board.

Authority : T.C.A. §§68-2 5-105 and 4

- 5-20 2 et. seq. Administrative Histor y: Original rule f iled October 1, 1979; effective No ve m ber 16, 19 79. Am endm ent filed May 17, 1990; effective July 1, 1990. Adm i nistrative Hi sto r y ha s bee n e d ited to delete a

Novem b e r 6, 1 988 Am endm ent. No e v ide n ce of thi s filing exi s ts, a nd this is a n editorial m i st

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the Se creta r y of State. June 30, 2 001.

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