United States Environmental Protection Agency

General Permit for New or Modified True Minor Sources of Air 

Pollution in Indian Country

http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html

Instructions for Requesting Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit 

for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

in Indian Country

Version 1.0

Last Modified: July 2, 2014

If you wish to apply for the ‘General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts 

and Printing Operations,’ please complete the form “Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality 

Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations in Indian Country.” 

This General Air Quality Permit implements the requirements of the minor New Source Review (NSR) rule as 

described under 40 CFR part 49.

These instructions are intended to provide you with information that may be useful in completing the Request 

for Coverage form. In the form, please provide information on all existing, new and modified units.

Helpful Definitions from the Federal Indian Country Minor NSR Rule (40 CFR 49.152) –

This is not a comprehensive list.

 Modification means any physical or operational change at a source that would cause an increase in the 

allowable emissions of the affected emissions units for any regulated NSR pollutant or that would cause 

the emission of any regulated NSR pollutant not previously emitted. [40 CFR 49.152(d)]

The following exemptions apply: 

(1) A physical or operational change does not include routine maintenance, repair, or replacement. 

(2) An increase in the hours of operation or in the production rate is not considered an operational 

change unless such increase is prohibited under any federally-enforceable permit condition or 

other permit condition that is enforceable as a practical matter. 

(3) A change in ownership at a source is not considered a modification.

 Potential to emit (PTE) means the maximum capacity of a source to emit a pollutant under its physical 

and operational design. Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the source to emit a 

pollutant, including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of operation or on the type 

or amount of material combusted, stored or processed, shall be treated as part of its design if the 

limitation or the effect it would have on emissions is enforceable as a practical matter. Secondary 

emissions, as defined at 40 CFR 52.21(b)(18) of this chapter, do not count in determining the PTE of a 

source.
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Information collected on applications includes the following:

Section 1: Contact Information

1. Business Name: Provide the complete company name. For corporations, include divisions or subsidiary 

name, if any.

2. Date: Provide the date you submit the completed application/notification.

3. Site Address: Provide the actual address of where the source is operating or will operate and not the 

mailing address. Include the state and the zip code.

4. County: Provide the county in which the source is operating or will operate. 

5. Name of Operator or Contact at Site: Provide the name of the operator or contact at the site. 

6. Telephone Number of Operator or Contact at Site: Provide a telephone number where the operator or 

contact at the site can be reached during business hours.

7. Owner: List the full name of the owner of the business. 

8. Telephone Number of Owner: Provide a telephone number where the owner of the business can be 

reached during business hours.

9. Mailing Address of Owner: Provide the mailing address of the owner. Include the state and the zip code.

10. Correspondence Address: Provide the mailing address of the authorized contact person. Include the 

state and the zip code.

11. Authorized Contact Person: Provide the name, title, phone number, email address, and fax number of 

the authorized contact person. The authorized contact is the person authorized to receive requests for 

data and information.

Section 2: Facility Information for Requesting Coverage under the General Air Quality 

Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

12. Description of Your Graphic Arts and Printing Operation: Is your facility a new facility or a modification 

to an existing facility? If this is a new request, describe the proposed new source. If this is a 

modification, describe the modification proposed. 

13. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)/Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code and 

Description: Provide the NAICS/SIC Code and/or a description for the facility:

 323111 NAICS Printing: Flexographic, Rotogravure, Gravure, Letterpress, Lithographic, Digital

 323113 NAICS Commercial Printing, Newspapers, Print Shops

 323117 NAICS Printing Books

 2711 SIC Newspapers: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing

 2721 SIC Periodicals: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing
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 2731 SIC Books: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing

 2732 SIC Book Printing

 2741 SIC Miscellaneous Publishing

 2752 SIC Commercial Printing, Lithographic

 2754 SIC Commercial Printing, Gravure

 2759 SIC Commercial Printing, Not Elsewhere Classified

 2761 SIC Manifold Business Forms

 2771 SIC Greeting Cards

 Other – please specify _____NAICS; _____SIC

14. Ozone Attainment Status: Indicate if this facility is located in an ozone nonattainment area and specify 

the classification of the ozone nonattainment area. If part of a tribe’s area is designated as attainment, 

unclassifiable, or attainment/unclassifiable and another part as nonattainment, the answer to this 

question should be based on the designation where the source would be located. If the source straddles 

the two areas, the more stringent classification applies. Information on the ozone attainment status of 

the area where your facility is located can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/greenbook/. 

Please contact your reviewing authority if you have questions about an area’s attainment status.

15. Exemption from the Minor NSR Program: For a new facility, calculate the PTE of all proposed emission 

units and determine if the proposed construction is below the applicability thresholds in the Indian 

Country Minor NSR program (the thresholds listed in 40 CFR 49.153). For a modification to your existing 

facility, calculate the emissions increase from your new or modified emission units and determine if the 

proposed construction or modification is below the thresholds listed. For a new emissions unit, the 

emissions change is the PTE of the new unit. For a modified emissions units, the emissions change is the 

change in allowable emissions of the unit. 

You only need to consider the thresholds for nonattainment areas if your source is (or will be) located in 

an area designated nonattainment. If in a nonattainment area, then you only need to consider the 

nonattainment threshold for the pollutant(s) for which the area is designated nonattainment. 

If the PTE of your new facility or the emissions increase at your existing facility is below the applicable 

thresholds listed for ALL pollutants, the new or modified source is exempt from the minor NSR program. 

You do not need a permit for this source. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing a 

PTE calculator to assist with this task. The calculator is available online at:

http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html.

16. Qualification for General Permit – Facility in Attainment, Unclassifiable, or Attainment/Unclassifiable

Area: If located in an attainment, unclassifiable, or attainment/unclassifiable area, calculate the PTE of 

your entire facility (include new, modified, and existing units) and determine if the facility is below the 

NSR major source threshold of 250 tons per year (tpy). If the PTE of the proposed facility is equal or 

above 250 tpy for ANY pollutant, this new or modified source does not qualify for this general permit. 

The EPA is providing a PTE calculator to assist with this task. The calculator is available online at:

http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html.

17. Qualification for General Permit – Facility in Nonattainment Area: If located in a nonattainment area, 

calculate the PTE of your entire facility (include new, modified, and existing units) and determine if the 

facility is below the NSR major source thresholds listed. Note the NSR major source classification is 
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pollutant specific. You only need to consider the nonattainment area thresholds for the particular 

pollutant for which your area is designated as nonattainment. If the PTE of the proposed facility is equal 

to or above the threshold for ANY pollutant for which the area is designated as nonattainment then this 

new or modified source does not qualify for this general permit. The EPA is providing a PTE calculator to 

assist with this task. The calculator is available online at: http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html.

18. Qualification for General Permit – Hazardous Air Pollutants: Calculate the PTE of your entire facility 

(include new, modified, and existing units) and determine if the facility is below the major source 

thresholds for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). If the PTE of the proposed facility is equal to or above 10 

tpy for a single HAP or 25 tpy for any combination of HAPs, then this new or modified source does not 

qualify for this general permit. The EPA is providing a PTE calculator to assist with this task. The 

calculator is available online at: http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html.

19. Overall Annual Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions: How much VOC, in tons, do you project to 

be emitted per consecutive 12 month period?

20. Annual VOC Emissions per Printing Line: What is the projected annual VOC emissions, in tons, that you 

project to be emitted per consecutive 12 month period from any single printing line?

Section 3: Technical Information for Requesting Coverage under the General Air Quality 

Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

21. Printing Lines: First, specify the total number of printing lines at your facility. Second, place a checkmark 

in each box beside the type(s) of printing lines at your facility. For each type of printing line at your 

facility, specify the number of printing lines of the particular type. 

22. Boilers: First, specify the total maximum continuous rating of all boilers and space heaters at your facility 

in million British thermal units per hour. Second, identify how many boilers and space heaters are at 

your facility.

23. Emergency Engines: First, specify the total maximum engine rating of all emergency engines at your 

facility in horsepower. This should be the rating of the engine and not the electric output of the 

generator. Second, identify how many emergency engines are at your facility.

24. Volatile Liquid Storage Vessels: First, specify the total capacity of all volatile liquid storage vessels or 

tanks at your facility in gallons. This should be the rating of the engine and not the electric output of the 

generator. Second, identify how many volatile liquid storage vessels or tanks are at your facility.

Section 4: Information on Compliance with Federal Statutes Necessary for Requesting 

Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source 

Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

25. Endangered Species Act: To request coverage under this permit, sources must demonstrate that they 

have satisfied the permitting requirements related to the Endangered Species Act. The EPA is providing 

procedures with the application to assist with this task.

26. National Historic Preservation Act: To request coverage under this permit, sources must demonstrate 
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that they have satisfied the permitting requirements related to the National Historic Preservation Act. 

The EPA is providing procedures with the application to assist with this task.

Section 5: Applicant’s Statement

Certify that the information supplied in the application is correct, then sign the document, print your name, and 

date the document in the spaces provided.