## United States Environmental Protection Agency

General Permit for New or Modified Minor Sources of Air Pollution in Indian Country http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html



## Questionnaire for Requesting Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for
New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations in Indian Country

Last Modified: July 2, 2014

Version 1. 0



### Does the General Permit apply to my facility? The following questionnaire is intended to help you, the facility owner or operator, determine whether or not you are eligible for a General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

. You are not required to complete it and th is questionnaire is not necessary to apply for a General Air Quality Permit for

New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations . This q uestionnaire does not cover all of the General Air Quality Permit requirements and does not guarantee approval of a true minor source preconstruction permit under this program

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### Description of Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

A Graphic Arts and Printing Operation is any facility which uses offset lithograph ic, letterpress, rotogravure, and flexograph ic methods to apply ink and other coatings to paper, cardboard, metal, and other surfaces by means of a printing press. T his Graphic Arts and Printin g Operations Questionnaire is for graphic arts and printing operations that are not major sources of air pollution and that are located, or planning to locate, within Indian country

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### About this Questionnaire The questions focus on general information pert aining to your existing or future graphic arts and/or printing facility. The questionnaire is not meant to be exhaustive and only requires knowledge of basic facility information, including process rates, raw material volatile organic compound ( VOC ) conten t, raw material throughput, and fuel usage

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

 Plan t o construct a new, true minor source graphic arts and printing operation within Indian country ;

 Plan t o modify an existing, true minor source graphic arts and printing operation located within Indian country ;

 Have a potential to emit (PTE) less than the New Source Review (NSR) major source thresholds and equal to or above the minor NSR applicability thresholds. See the “Does my Graphic Arts and Printing Operation Need or Qualify for a Minor Source Permit?” section below ;

 Have a PTE less than the major source thresholds for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). See the “Does my Graphic Arts and Printing Operation Need or Qualify for a Minor Source Permit?” sec tion below ;

 Are located in an attainment, unclassifiable, or attainment/unclassifiable area for ozone and, after the proposed construction or modification project, your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations is projected to be less than 75 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ;

 Are located in a marginal or moderate nonattainment area for ozone and, after the proposed construction or modification project, your facility’s VOC emissions from t he combination of all graphic arts and printing operations is projected to be less than 50 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ;

 Are located in a serious ozone nonattainment area and, after the proposed construction or modification project,

your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations is projected to be

less than 25 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ;

 Are located in a severe ozone nonattainment area and, after the proposed construction or modification project, your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations is projected to be

less than 15 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ;Questionnaire: Graphic Arts and Printing Operations Page 2 of 6

Version 1.0  Are located in a n extreme ozone nonattainment area and, after the proposed construction or modification project, your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations is projected to be less than 7 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ;

 Do not know whether your facility needs a permit, or do not know the attainment status of your area and want to find out whether or not you should apply for a g eneral air quality permit or a major source permit for a graphic arts and printing operation ; an d

 Intend to satisfy the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) according to the procedures attached to the Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit

for New or Modified True Minor Sour ce Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

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### More Information

The definition of a “modification” and “PTE” can be found at 40 CFR 49.152(d) and in the “ Instructions: Graphic Arts and Printing Operations ” document. Additional information on the applicability of the Indian Country Minor NSR rule can be

found at 40 CFR 49.153

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Information on the ozone attainment status of the area where your facility is located can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/greenbook/ . You may also contact your reviewing authority for information on your

attainment status

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Information on any available voluntary consensus standards that can used as alternatives to th e emissions measurement
standards in the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

can be found in: “Voluntary Consensus Standard Results for General Permits and Permits by Rule for the Indian Country Minor New Source Review Program; 40 CFR Part 49, Subparts 156(c) and 162,” from Robin Segall, Acting Group Leader, Measurement Technology Group, to Laura McKelvey, Community and Tribal Programs Group, February 7, 2014, http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html

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Please contact your reviewing authority if you have questions or need assistance. A list of reviewing authorities, their area of coverage, and contact information can be found in Attachment E to the General Air Quality Permit for New or
Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations or by visit ing : http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html



## Questionnaire for Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

Part 1: Does my Graphic Arts and Printing Operation Need a True Minor Source Permit? The following questions are meant to determine whether or not your graphic arts and printing operation needs a true

minor source permit

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1. Is your facility a minor source of HAP? If the PTE of your facility is less than 10 tons per year for a single HAP and less than 25 tons per year for any combination of HAPs, your source is a minor source of HAPs. The emissions from your facility may be calculated using the PTE calculator provided at http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html

. Be sure to include all existing, new, and modified emission units.

Yes No

If you answered ‘No,’ your source does not qualify for the minor NSR program. Please contact your reviewing authority to apply for a site

- specific permit. If you answered ‘Yes,’ continue on to the next question.Questionnaire: Graphic Arts and Printing Operations Page 3 of 6

Version 1.0 2. Is the PTE of your facility less than 250 tons per year (tpy) for particulate matter (PM, PM 10 , or PM 2.5 ), VOC, nitrogen oxides (NO X ), carbon monoxide (CO), and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 )? The emissions from your facility may be calculated using the PTE calculator provided at http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html

. Be sure to include all existing, new, and modified emission units

.

Yes No

If you answered ‘No

, ’ your source does not qualify for the minor NSR program. Please contact your reviewing authority to apply for a site

- specific permit. If you answered ‘Yes

, ’ continue on to the next question

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3. Is the PTE of your new facility or the emissions increase from your modified existing facility equal to or above the applicable minor NSR thresholds li sted below for ANY of the seven pollutant s listed in the table below ? The emissions from your facility may be calculated using the PTE calculator provided at http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribaln sr.html

. Be sure to include all new, modified, and existing emission units when determining PTE

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Pollutant Attainment Area Nonattainment Area

CO 10 tpy 5 tpy

PM 10 tpy 5 tpy

PM 10 5 tpy 1 tpy

PM 2.5 3 tpy 0.6 tpy

SO 2 10 tpy 5 tpy

NO X 10 tpy 5 tpy

VOC 5 tpy 2 tpy

Yes No

If you answered ‘No

, ’ your source is exempt from the minor NSR program. Please contact reviewing
auth ority to confirm that your facility will not need a permit. If you answered ‘Yes

, ’ continue on to the next
question

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4. If located in a nonattainment area for any pollutant, is the PTE of your facility for the particular nonattainment pollutant less than the NSR major source thresholds specified in the table below (based on nonattainment classification)? The emissions from your facility may be calculated using the PTE calculator provided at http://www.epa.gov/air/tribal/tribalnsr.html

. Be sure to include all existing, new, and

modified emission units

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Pollutant Nonattainment Classification NSR Major Source Threshold

Ozone Marginal 100 tpy of VOC or NO X

Moderate 100 tpy of VOC or NO X

Serious 50 tpy of VOC or NO X

Severe 25 tpy of VOC or NO XQuestionnaire: Graphic Arts and Printing Operations Page 4 of 6

Version 1.0 Pollutant Nonattainment Classification NSR Major Source Threshold

Extreme 10 tpy of VOC or NO X

PM 10 Moderate 100 tpy

Serious 70 tpy

CO Moderate 100 tpy

Serious 50 tpy

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

Yes No No t Applicable

If you answered ‘No

, ’ your source does not qualify for the minor NSR program. Please contact your reviewing authority to apply for a site

- specific permit. If you answered ‘Yes

, ’ continue on to Part 2 of the

Questionnaire

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### Part 2: What Types of Facilities DO NOT Qualify for Coverage under thi s General Air Quality
Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations ? The following questions are meant to determine whether or not your graphic arts and printing operation would be disqualif ied fr om coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations . Plea se only answer the questions that are applicable to your particular graphic arts and printing operation

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1. Is your facility a textile fabric printing operation?

Yes No

2. Will the VOC emissions from an y individual p rinting press (printing line) at your facility exceed 25 tons per year ?

Yes No

If you answered ‘No’ or ‘Not Applicable’ to all of these questions, your facility may qualify for coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations , and should
continue on to Part 3 of the Questionnaire

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If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, your facility likely does not qualify for coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations . Please contact your reviewing authority to confirm that your facility will not qualify for this permit.Questionnaire: Graphic Arts and Printing Operations Page 5 of 6

Version 1.0 

### Part 3 : Does m y Graphic Arts and Printing Operation Q ualify for a General Air Quality Permit
for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations ? The following questions are meant to determine whether or not your graphic arts and printing operatio n would qualify for coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and
Printing Operations

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1. If located in an attainment, unclassifiable, or attainment/unclassifiable area for ozone , after the proposed construction or modification project, will your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations exceed 7 5 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ?

Yes No No t Applicable

2. If located in a marginal or moderate nonattainment area for ozone , after the proposed construction or modification project, will your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations exceed 50 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ?

Yes No No t Applicable

3. If located in a serious nonattainment area for ozone , after the proposed construction or modification project,

will your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations exceed 2 5 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ?

Yes No No t Applicable

4. If located in a severe ozone nonattainment area, after the proposed construction or modification project, will your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations exceed 15 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month per iod ?

Yes No No t Applicable

5. If located in a n extreme ozone nonattainment area, after the proposed construction or modific ation project, will your facility’s VOC emissions from the combination of all graphic arts and printing operations exceed 7 tons in any continuous rolling 12

- month period ?

Yes No No t Applicable

6. Do you intend to satisfy the ESA and NHPA requirements according to the procedures attached to the Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations ?

Yes No



### Conclusion If you answered ‘Yes’ or ‘Not Applicable’ to each of the questions in Part 3 , you may qualify for coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Sourc e Graphic Arts and Printing Operations

. If you believe based upon your answers in this questionnaire that your new or modified graphic arts and printing operation qualifies for a General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Minor Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations , please contact your reviewing authority to obtain a permit application.Questionnaire: Graphic Arts and Printing Operations Page 6 of 6

Version 1.0 If you answered ‘No’ to any of these questions, your facility may not qualify for coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified True Mino r Source Graphic Arts and Printing Operations . Please contact your reviewing authority to confirm that your facility will not qualify for a permit

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