Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 2 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL - QUALITY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 3 - PERMITS AND PERMIT REVISIONS › Section R18-2-304 - Permit Application Processing Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Unless otherwise noted, this Section
				applies to each source requiring a Class I or II permit or permit
				revision.
B. Standard Application
				Form and Required Information. To apply for a permit required by this Chapter,
				applicants shall complete the applicable standard application form provided by
				the Director and supply all information required by the form's filing
				instructions. The application forms and filing instructions for Class I Permits
				shall at a minimum require submission of the following elements:
1. Identifying information, including company
				name and address (or plant name and address if different from the company
				name), owner's name and agent, and telephone number and names of plant site
				manager/contact.
2. A description
				of the source's processes and products (by Standard Industrial Classification
				(SIC) Code), including those associated with any proposed alternative operating
				scenarios (AOS) identified by the source.
3. The following emission-related
				information:
a. All emissions of pollutants
				for which the source is major, and all emissions of regulated air pollutants. A
				permit application shall describe all emissions of regulated air pollutants
				emitted from any emissions unit, except as otherwise provided in
				R18-2-304(F)(8). The Director shall require additional information related to
				the emissions of air pollutants sufficient to verify which requirements are
				applicable to the source, and other information necessary to collect any permit
				fees owed under
				R18-2-326.
b. Identification and description of all
				points of emissions described in subsection (B)(3)(a) of this section in
				sufficient detail to establish the basis for fees and applicability of
				requirements.
c. Emissions rate in
				tons per year (tpy) and in such terms as are necessary to establish compliance
				consistent with the applicable standard reference test method. For emissions
				units subject to an annual emissions cap, tpy can be reported as part of the
				aggregate emissions associated with the cap, except where more specific
				information is needed, including where necessary to determine and/or assure
				compliance with an applicable requirement.
d. The following information to the extent it
				is needed to determine or regulate emissions: fuels, fuel use, raw materials,
				production rates, and operating schedules.
e. Identification and description of air
				pollution control equipment and compliance monitoring devices or
				activities.
f. Limitations on
				source operation affecting emissions or any work practice standards, where
				applicable, for all regulated pollutants at the Class I source.
g. Other information required by any
				applicable requirement (including information related to stack height
				limitations in
				R18-2-332
				).
h. Calculations on which the
				information in subsections (B)(3)(a) through (g) of this section is
				based.
4. The following
				air pollution control requirements:
a.
				Citation and description of all applicable requirements, and
b. Description of or reference to any
				applicable test method for determining compliance with each applicable
				requirement.
5. Other
				specific information that may be necessary to implement and enforce other
				applicable requirements or to determine the applicability of such
				requirements.
6. An explanation of
				any proposed exemptions from otherwise applicable requirements.
7. Additional information as determined to be
				necessary by the Director to define proposed AOS identified by the source
				pursuant to
				R18-2-306(A)(11)
				or to define permit terms and conditions implementing any AOS under
				R18-2-306(A)(11)
				or implementing R18-2-317, R18-2-306(A)(12), R18-2-306(A)(14), or
				R18-2-306.02.
				The permit application shall include documentation demonstrating that the
				source has obtained all authorizations required under the applicable
				requirements relevant to any proposed AOS, or a certification that the source
				has submitted all relevant materials to the Director for obtaining such
				authorizations.
8. A compliance
				plan for all Class I sources that contains all of the following:
a. A description of the compliance status of
				the source with respect to all applicable requirements.
b. A description as follows:
i. For applicable requirements with which the
				source is in compliance, a statement that the source will continue to comply
				with such requirements.
ii. For
				applicable requirements that will become effective during the permit term, a
				statement that the source will meet such requirements on a timely
				basis.
iii. For requirements for
				which the source is not in compliance at the time of permit issuance, a
				narrative description of how the source will achieve compliance with such
				requirements.
iv. For applicable
				requirements associated with a proposed AOS, a statement that the source will
				meet such requirements upon implementation of the AOS. If a proposed AOS would
				implicate an applicable requirement that will become effective during the
				permit term, a statement that the source will meet such requirements on a
				timely basis.
c. A
				compliance schedule as follows:
i. For
				applicable requirements with which the source is in compliance, a statement
				that the source will continue to comply with such requirements.
ii. For applicable requirements that will
				become effective during the permit term, a statement that the source will meet
				such requirements on a timely basis. A statement that the source will meet, in
				a timely manner, applicable requirements that become effective during the
				permit term shall satisfy this provision, unless a more detailed schedule is
				expressly required by the applicable requirement.
iii. A schedule of compliance for sources
				that are not in compliance with all applicable requirements at the time of
				permit issuance. Such a schedule shall include a schedule of remedial measures,
				including an enforceable sequence of actions with milestones, leading to
				compliance with any applicable requirements for which the source will be in
				noncompliance at the time of permit issuance. This compliance schedule shall
				resemble and be at least as stringent as that contained in any judicial consent
				decree or administrative order to which the source is subject. Any such
				schedule of compliance shall be supplemental to, and shall not sanction
				noncompliance with, the applicable requirements on which it is based.
iv. For applicable requirements associated
				with a proposed AOS, a statement that the source will meet such requirements
				upon implementation of the AOS. If a proposed AOS would implicate an applicable
				requirement that will become effective during the permit term, a statement that
				the source will meet such requirements on a timely basis. A statement that the
				source will meet, in a timely manner, applicable requirements that become
				effective during the permit term will satisfy this provision, unless a more
				detailed schedule is expressly required by the applicable
				requirement.
d. A
				schedule for submission of certified progress reports no less frequently than
				every 6 months for sources required to have a schedule of compliance to remedy
				a violation.
e. The compliance plan
				content requirements specified in subsection (B)(8) shall apply and be included
				in the acid rain portion of a compliance plan for an affected source, except as
				specifically superseded by regulations promulgated under title IV of the Act
				with regard to the schedule and methods the source will use to achieve
				compliance with the acid rain emissions limitations.
9. Requirements for compliance certification,
				including the following:
a. A certification of
				compliance with all applicable requirements by a responsible official, which
				shall include:
i. Identification of the
				applicable requirement that is the basis of the certification;
ii. The method used for determining the
				compliance status of the source, including a description of monitoring,
				record-keeping, and reporting requirements and test methods;
iii. The compliance status; and
iv. Such other facts as the Director may
				require;
b. A schedule
				for submission of compliance certifications during the permit term, to be
				submitted no less frequently than annually, or more frequently if specified by
				the underlying applicable requirement or by the permitting authority;
c. A statement indicating the source's
				compliance status with any applicable enhanced monitoring and compliance
				certification requirements of the Act; and
d. A certification of truth, accuracy, and
				completeness pursuant to R18-2-304(I).
10. The use of nationally-standardized forms
				for acid rain portions of permit applications and compliance plans, as required
				by regulations promulgated under title IV of the act.