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Vol. 25 Iss. 19 (Final Regulation) 9VAC5-80, Permits For Stationary Sources May 25, 2009
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The State Air Pollution Control Board is claiming an exemption from the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 3 of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that consist only of changes in style or form or corrections of technical errors. The State Air Pollution Control Board will receive, consider and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 9VAC5-80. Permits for Stationary Sources (amending 9VAC5-80-1170).
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; Clean Air Act (§§ 110, 112, 165, 173, 182 and Title V); 40 CFR Parts 51, 61, 63, 70 and 72.
The regulation has been revised to indicate that, for permits subject to § 10.1-1307.01 of the Code of Virginia, comments will be accepted by the board for at least 15 days after any hearing, unless the board votes to shorten the period.
A. No later than 15 days after receiving the initial determination notification required under 9VAC5-80-1160 A, the applicant for a permit for a major stationary source or a major modification shall notify the public of the proposed major stationary source or major modification in accordance with subsection B of this section.
C. Upon a determination by the board that it will achieve the desired results in an equally effective manner, an applicant for a permit may implement an alternative plan for notifying the public to that required in subsections A and B of this section.
D. Prior to the decision of the board, permit applications as specified below shall be subject to a public comment period of at least 30 days. At the end of the public comment period, a public hearing shall be held in accordance with subsection E of this section.
1. Applications for stationary sources of hazardous air pollutants requiring a case-by-case maximum achievable control technology determination under Article 3 (9VAC5-60-120 et seq.) of 9VAC5 Chapter 60.
2. Applications for major stationary sources and major modifications.
3. Applications for stationary sources which have the potential for public interest concerning air quality issues, as determined by the board in its discretion. The identification of such sources may be made using the following nonexclusive criteria:
a. Whether the project is opposed by any person;
b. Whether the project has resulted in adverse media;
c. Whether the project has generated adverse comment through any public participation or governmental review process initiated by any other governmental agency; and
d. Whether the project has generated adverse comment by a local official, governing body or advisory board.
4. Applications for stationary sources for which any provision of the permit is to be based upon a good engineering practice (GEP) stack height that exceeds the height allowed by subdivisions 1 and 2 of the GEP definition. The demonstration specified in subdivision 3 of the GEP definition must be available during the public comment period.
E. When a public comment period and public hearing are required, the board shall notify the public, by advertisement in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the affected air quality control region, of the opportunity for the public comment and the public hearing on the information available for public inspection under the provisions of subdivision 1 of this subsection. The notification shall be published at least 30 days prior to the day of the public hearing. Written For permits subject to § 10.1-1307.01 of the Code of Virginia, written comments will be accepted by the board for at least 15 days after any hearing, unless the board votes to shorten the period.
F. Following the initial publication of the notice required under subsection E of this section, the board will receive written requests for direct consideration of the application by the board pursuant to the requirements of 9VAC5-80-25. In order to be considered, the request must be submitted no later than the end of the public comment period. A request for direct consideration of an application by the board shall contain the following information:
G. The board will review any request made under subsection F of this section, and will take final action on the request as provided in 9VAC5-80-1160 C.
H. In order to facilitate the efficient issuance of permits under Articles 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) and 3 (9VAC5-80-360 et seq.) of this part, upon request of the applicant the board shall process the permit application under this article using public participation procedures meeting the requirements of this section and 9VAC5-80-270 or 9VAC5-80-670, as applicable.
VA.R. Doc. No. R09-1813; Filed May 4, 2009, 1:07 p.m.