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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part I - Office of the Secretary › Subpart 5 - Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program › Chapter 70 - Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Regulations › Section I-7011 - New Owner

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A.
				  Definitions
1. The following terms used in
				  this Chapter shall have the meanings listed below, unless the context otherwise
				  requires, or unless specifically redefined in a particular Section.
Acquisition Closing Date
-the date on which
					 ownership of, or a direct or indirect majority interest in the ownership of a
					 regulated facility or operation is acquired in an asset purchase, equity
					 purchase, merger, or similar transaction.
New Owner
-any person not responsible for
					 environmental compliance at the facility that is the subject of the
					 environmental audit, did not cause the violation being disclosed, and could not
					 have prevented the occurrence.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part I - Office of the Secretary › Subpart 5 - Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program › Chapter 70 - Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Regulations › Section I-7013 - Fees

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A. Determination of
				  Fee
1. All requests for reviewing
				  environmental self-audits and corrective actions by the department shall be
				  accompanied by an initial $1,500 minimum fee.
2. The administrative authority shall keep an
				  account of time spent by the department's civil service employee processing the
				  review request. Every hour, or portion thereof, that the department's civil
				  service employee works processing the request shall be multiplied by the
				  maximum per-hour overtime salary of the department's civil service employee who
				  performed the work, plus reasonable indirect costs calculated as a percentage
				  of the hourly fee. Such percentage shall be determined annually by agreement
				  between the department and the United States Environmental Protection Agency
				  for use on grants and contracts. If this amount exceeds the initial minimum fee
				  charge pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  30:2044, an additional fee shall be charged
				  for the amount exceeding the initial minimum fee.
3. Invoices for any additional fee amount may
				  be issued periodically while the audit and corrective actions are being
				  conducted and/or implemented and a final invoice shall be issued once the
				  review is complete.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part I - Office of the Secretary › Subpart 5 - Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program › Chapter 70 - Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Regulations › Section I-7015 - Prescription

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A. Prescription
				  shall be suspended for all claims with violations under the subtitle or the
				  regulations promulgated pursuant to this subtitle upon participation in the
				  voluntary self-audit program. Suspension of prescription commences upon the
				  department's receipt of the owner or operator's disclosure of violation(s) in
				  accordance with LAC 33:I.7009.A.2. The suspension of prescription shall
				  terminate upon a final decision under
				  R.S.
				  30:2030(A)(2) or after a
				  period of two years, whichever occurs first.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2030(A) and
					 30:2044(D).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section III-101 - Authority

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A. By virtue of
				R.S.
				30:2011 the Air Quality program within the
				Department of Environmental Quality was established with the intent and purpose
				of maintaining the purity of the air resources of the state of Louisiana
				consistent with the protection of the health and physical property of the
				people, maximum employment and the full industrial development of the state.
				R.S.
				30:2011 sets forth the powers of this
				administrative authority and by
				R.S.
				30:2019 authorizes the promulgation by this
				administrative authority of rules and regulations consistent with said intent
				and purpose in the manner and in accordance with the provisions of
				R.S.
				30:2001 et seq., which was enacted by the
				legislature as the law of this state by Act 449 of 1979.
B. The administrative authority has been
				authorized by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to provide and
				administer these regulations under
				R.S.
				30:2011 and in accordance with the provisions
				of
				R.S.
				30:2001 et seq., of Title 30 enacted by the
				state legislature as the law of this state by Act 449 of 1979 and amended by
				Act 97 of 1983.
C. Matter
				Incorporated by Reference. Incorporated by reference in these regulations is
				all matter of material that is not specifically set forth herein. These
				materials are hereby made a part of these regulations. Unless the reference
				indicates otherwise, materials subject to change are incorporated only as they
				are in effect on the date of promulgation of the regulation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section III-103 - Scope and Severability

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A.
				Scope. These regulations and air quality standards and emission limitations
				apply to any source of emissions existing partially or wholly within the state
				of Louisiana.
B. Severability. If
				any provision of any of the sections of the regulations of the administrative
				authority or the application of that provision to any person, situation or
				circumstance is for any reason adjudged invalid, the adjudication does not
				affect any other provision of the sections of the regulations or the
				application of the adjudicated provision to any other person, situation or
				circumstance. The administrative authority declares that it would have adopted
				the valid portions and applications of the regulations without the invalid
				part, and to this end the provisions of the regulations are declared to be
				severable.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section III-107 - Investigations-Authority

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Pursuant to the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  30:2011, the administrative authority shall
				  make such investigations as are necessary and proper to carry out the purposes
				  of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act and in connection therewith.
A. Private Conference Method. In the event
				that compliance is achieved as a result of private conference, conciliation or
				persuasion, a notice, in writing, to that effect shall be sent by the
				administrative authority to the owner or operator of such claimed violating
				source. In the event that the administrative authority determines after said
				private conference that no violation exists the administrative authority shall
				send a notice in writing to that effect to said owner or operator of said
				claimed violating source within 30 days.
B. Complaints to be Sent by Registered Mail.
				All such complaints and notices called for by
				R.S.
				30:2025 shall be sent by certified or
				registered mail addressed to the person who represented the alleged violator in
				said private conference; or, if the alleged violator is a corporation,
				addressed to its registered agent for service of process.
C. Investigations to be Made Only for Written
				Complaints. Any investigations made by the administrative authority pursuant to
				R.S.
				30:2025(A) upon receipt of
				information concerning an alleged violation shall be made only upon receipt by
				the administrative authority of written complaint of a violation of the
				Louisiana Environmental Quality Act or any of these rules and
				regulations.
D. If Investigation
				Reveals No Violation. In the event that any investigation reveals that no
				violation of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act or of these rules and
				regulations is found to exist, the administrative authority shall advise the
				complaining person and the person complained against of this fact.
E. Confidentiality of Information. Provisions
				for confidential information may be found in LAC 33:I.Chapter 5.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section III-109 - Compliance Schedules

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A.
				Owners and/or operators of a source or sources of emissions in the state of
				Louisiana shall on request of the administrative authority submit within 90
				days a compliance schedule showing how the source or sources will be brought
				into compliance with state air quality standards and regulations and federal
				primary and secondary ambient air quality standards.
B. Necessary Changes for Approval. Owners
				and/or operators shall make any necessary changes in the schedule submitted to
				obtain an approval of such schedule by the administrative authority within 90
				days of submission of the schedule.
C. Annual Report Requirements. Any compliance
				schedule extending over 18 or more months from the date of its adoption shall
				provide for annual reports indicating increments of progress towards compliance
				with administrative authority regulations and standards.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-201 - Scope and Purpose

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A. It
				is the purpose of these regulations to establish a fee system for funding the
				monitoring, investigation and other activities required to be conducted for the
				maintenance of a safe and healthful environment by the Department of
				Environmental Quality in accordance with the Louisiana Environmental Quality
				Act (R.S. 30:2001 et
				seq.). Fees are required for all permits, licenses, registrations, and
				variances authorized by the Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-203 - Authority

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A. These
				regulations provide fees as required by
				R.S.
				30:2014.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-205 - Definitions

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A. All terms used
				in these rules, unless the context otherwise requires or unless specifically
				defined in the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, or in other regulations
				promulgated by the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality or his
				predecessor, shall have their usual meaning.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-207 - Application Fees

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A. No
				application or amendments thereto shall be processed prior to payment of a
				permit fee, when it is determined that a permit fee is due. No permit, license,
				registration, or variance, unless otherwise authorized by the secretary, shall
				be issued until the full amount of the fee has been paid and such check or
				draft has been accepted by the bank or drawee and the department's account has
				been credited with the amount of the fee, when it is determined that a permit
				fee is due.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-209 - Annual Fees

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A. All
				parties conducting activities for which an annual maintenance fee is provided
				shall be subject to the payment of such fee by the due date indicated on the
				invoice. The annual maintenance fees are based on a state fiscal year from July
				1 to June 30. All major and all minor sources that have been issued a permit
				for air pollution emissions shall pay an annual maintenance fee.
B. Additional Fees for Part 70 Sources. In
				addition to the annual maintenance fee required by Subsection A of this
				Section, the department may assess an additional annual fee not to exceed 20
				percent of the annual maintenance fee on each
part 70 source,
as defined in LAC 33:III.502. This fee shall be used to fund the departments
				ambient air monitoring operations and/or other air quality-related activities
				of the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2014 and
				  2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-213 - Determination of Fee

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A.
				These regulations apply to all registrants, specific licenses, permittees and
				other persons subject to charges concerned with one or more of the various
				programs of the Department of Environmental Quality.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-215 - Methods of Payment

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A. All
				payments made by check, draft, or money order shall be made payable to the
				Department of Environmental Quality, and mailed to the department at the
				address provided on the invoice.
B.
				Electronic Methods of Payment
1. Persons
				wishing to make payments using the electronic pay method should access the
				departments website and follow the instructions provided on the
				website.
2. Persons wishing to make
				payments using the electronic funds transfer (EFT) method shall contact the
				Office of Management and Finance for further instructions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-217 - Late Payment Fee

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A. Payments not
				received within 15 days of the due date will be charged a late payment
				fee.
B. Any late payment fee shall
				be calculated from the due date indicated on the invoice.
C. Payments not received by the department
				by:
1. the fifteenth day from the due date
				will be assessed a 5 percent late payment fee on the original assessed
				fee;
2. the thirtieth day from the
				due date will be assessed an additional 5 percent late payment fee on the
				original assessed fee; and
3. the
				sixtieth day from the due date will be assessed an additional 5 percent late
				payment fee on the original assessed fee.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-219 - Failure to Pay

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A. Failure to
				pay the prescribed application fee or annual fee as provided herein, within 90
				days after the due date, will constitute a violation of these regulations and
				shall subject the person to applicable enforcement actions under the Louisiana
				Environmental Quality Act including, but not limited to, revocation or
				suspension of the applicable permit, license, registration, or
				variance.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Fee System of the Air Quality Control Programs › Section III-221 - Effective Date

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A. The
				application fees prescribed herein shall be effective upon publication in the
Louisiana Register
as adopted.
B. The annual fees prescribed herein shall be
				effective for the state fiscal year in which these fee regulations are
				published in the
Louisiana Register
as adopted and each state
				fiscal year thereafter. Fees submitted to the department in accordance with
				previous fee regulations for the state fiscal year in which these fee
				regulations are published in the
Louisiana Register
as adopted
				shall be credited against the fees due and payable under these fee
				regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-301 - Purpose

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A. This Chapter
				establishes regulatory permits as authorized by
				R.S.
				30:2054(B)(9). Regulatory
				permits may be used to authorize emissions of
air contaminants
as defined in LAC 33:III.111 from the sources and activities identified in this
				Chapter by notifying the department of the planned activity using the
				appropriate form provided by the department. Sources and activities not
				addressed by a regulatory permit must be authorized in accordance with LAC
				33:III.Chapter 5.
B. Eligibility
				for a regulatory permit does not confer a vested right to coverage under such a
				permit. The department may require any person authorized to emit under a
				regulatory permit to apply for and/or obtain a site-specific air permit in
				accordance with LAC 33:III.Chapter 5. If the department requires a permittee
				authorized to emit under a regulatory permit to apply for a site-specific air
				permit, the department will notify the permittee in writing that a permit
				application is required. This notification will include a brief statement of
				the reasons for this decision, a deadline for the permittee to file the
				application, and a statement that on the effective date of issuance or denial
				of the site-specific air permit, coverage under the regulatory permit will
				automatically terminate. If a permittee fails to submit a site-specific air
				permit application as required by the date specified by the department, then
				the applicability of the regulatory permit to the individual permittee will be
				automatically terminated at the end of the date specified by the department for
				application submittal. The department may grant additional time to submit the
				application for a site-specific air permit upon request of the
				applicant.
C. The department is not
				precluded from using a regulatory permit to authorize air emissions from an
				activity at a source operating under a site-specific air permit issued pursuant
				to LAC 33:III.Chapter 5 provided all eligibility requirements of the regulatory
				permit are satisfied.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-305 - Construction and Operation

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A.
				No operation of any source or activity addressed by a regulatory permit shall
				commence until the appropriate permit fee has been paid and the administrative
				authority has notified the applicant that the application (i.e., notification
				form) submitted in accordance with LAC 33:III.303.H has been determined to be
				complete.
B. Construction of any
				source addressed by a regulatory permit may be prohibited by the terms of that
				regulatory permit until such time as the appropriate permit fee has been paid
				and the administrative authority has notified the applicant that the
				application (i.e., notification form) submitted in accordance with LAC
				33:III.303.H is complete.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-307 - Regulatory Permit for Oil and Gas Well Testing

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A. Applicability. This regulatory permit
				authorizes the operation of temporary separators, tanks, meters, and
				fluid-handling equipment, including loading facilities, necessary to test the
				content of a subsurface stratum believed to contain petroleum liquids or
				natural gas and/or to establish the proper design of a permanent fluid-handling
				facility, subject to the requirements established herein, upon notification by
				the administrative authority that the application (i.e., notification form)
				submitted in accordance with Subsection C of this Section has been determined
				to be complete.
B. Control
				Requirements. For purposes of this Section, volumes of natural gas should be
				calculated at
standard conditions
, as defined in LAC
				33:III.111.
1. Releases of natural gas less
				than 2.5 million (MM) cubic feet in volume require no controls.
2. Releases of natural gas greater than or
				equal to 2.5 MM cubic feet in volume shall be controlled by flaring. Flaring
				must continue until less than 0.25 MM cubic feet of gas remains to be released,
				at which time flaring is no longer required.
3. Notwithstanding the volumes specified in
				Paragraphs B.1 and 2 of this Section, releases that will result in total VOC
				emissions of 5,000 pounds or more; benzene emissions equal to or exceeding its
				minimum emission rate (MER) established by LAC 33:III.5112, Table 51.1; or
				total benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) emissions of 2,000
				pounds or more shall be controlled by flaring. Flaring must continue until less
				than 0.25 MM cubic feet of gas remains to be released, at which time flaring is
				no longer required.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-309 - Regulatory Permit for Release of Natural Gas from Pipelines and Associated Equipment

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A.
				Applicability. This regulatory permit authorizes the release of natural gas
				from pipelines and associated equipment resulting from metering, purging, and
				maintenance operations, subject to the requirements established herein, upon
				notification by the administrative authority that the application (i.e.,
				notification form) submitted in accordance with Subsection C of this Section
				has been determined to be complete.
B. Control Requirements. For purposes of this
				Section, volumes of natural gas should be calculated at
standard
				conditions
, as defined in LAC 33:III.111.
1. Releases of natural gas greater than or
				equal to 1.0 million (MM) cubic feet, but less than 2.5 MM cubic feet, in
				volume require no controls.
2.
				Releases of natural gas greater than or equal to 2.5 MM cubic feet in volume
				shall be controlled by flaring. Flaring must continue until less than 0.25 MM
				cubic feet of gas remains to be released, at which time flaring is no longer
				required.
3. Notwithstanding the
				volumes specified in Paragraphs B.1 and 2 of this Section, releases that will
				result in total VOC emissions of 5,000 pounds or more; benzene emissions equal
				to or exceeding its minimum emission rate (MER) established by LAC 33:III.5112,
				Table 51.1; or total benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX)
				emissions of 2,000 pounds or more shall be controlled by flaring. Flaring must
				continue until less than 0.25 MM cubic feet of gas remains to be released, at
				which time flaring is no longer required.
4. Natural gas releases covered by this
				regulatory permit shall have a hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
				content of no more than 1.5 grains per 100 standard cubic feet.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-311 - Regulatory Permit for Stationary Internal Combustion Engines

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				installation and use of stationary internal combustion engines, including, but
				not limited to, electrical power generators, firewater pumps, and air
				compressors, subject to the requirements established herein, upon notification
				by the administrative authority that the application (i.e., notification form)
				submitted in accordance with Subsection L of this Section has been determined
				to be complete. This regulatory permit also authorizes the associated fuel
				storage tank provided the capacity of the tank is less than 10,000
				gallons.
2. This regulatory permit
				may be used to authorize the use of both permanent and temporary
				engines.
3. This regulatory permit
				does not apply to:
a. emergency electrical
				power generators deemed insignificant in accordance with item B.45 in the
				insignificant activities list in LAC 33:III.501.B.5; and
b.
nonroad engines
, as
				defined in LAC 33:III.502.A.
4. This regulatory permit shall not be used
				to authorize use of an engine that combusts noncommercial fuels, including used
				crankcase oil or any other used oil, facility byproducts, or any other type of
				waste material.
5. This regulatory
				permit shall not be used to authorize use of an engine that, when considering
				potential emissions from the engine and potential emissions from the remainder
				of the stationary source, would result in the creation of a major source of
				criteria pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, or toxic air
				pollutants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-313 - Regulatory Permit for Portable Air Curtain Incinerators

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				installation and use of portable air curtain incinerators, subject to the
				requirements established herein, upon notification by the administrative
				authority that the application (i.e., notification form) submitted in
				accordance with Subsection E of this Section has been determined to be
				complete. This regulatory permit also authorizes the engine that drives the fan
				mechanism and the associated fuel storage tank.
2. This regulatory permit does not apply to
				an air curtain incinerator that:
a. has a
				manufacturer's rated capacity greater than 10 tons per hour;
b. is operated at a commercial/industrial or
				institutional facility;
c. combusts
construction/demolition (C&D) debris
as defined in LAC
				33:VII.115;
d. incinerates waste,
				including yard waste, collected from the general public; collected from
				residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial sources; or otherwise
				generated at a location other than the operational site; or
e. remains at a single operational site (not
				to include storage locations) for more than 90 consecutive days.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-315 - Regulatory Permit for Concrete Manufacturing Facilities

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				construction and operation of facilities engaged in the manufacture of
				ready-mixed portland cement concrete, including central-mixed concrete,
				shrink-mixed concrete, and truck-mixed concrete, subject to the requirements
				established herein, upon notification by the administrative authority that the
				application (i.e., notification form) submitted in accordance with Subsection E
				of this Section has been determined to be complete.
2. This regulatory permit may be used to
				authorize both stationary and portable concrete manufacturing
				facilities.
3. The monitoring and
				recordkeeping requirements herein do not apply during each day when the
				concrete manufacturing facility is not operational.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-317 - Regulatory Permit for Rock, Concrete, and Asphalt Crushing Facilities

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				construction and operation of rock, concrete, and asphalt crushing facilities,
				subject to the requirements established herein, upon notification by the
				department that the application (i.e., notification form) submitted in
				accordance with Subsection H of this Section has been determined to be
				complete.
2. This regulatory permit
				may be used to authorize both fixed and portable crushers. Fixed crushers are
				those attached by a cable, chain, turnbuckle, bolt, or other means to any
				anchor, slab, or structure, including bedrock.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-319 - Regulatory Permit for Flaring of Materials Other than Natural Gas

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				flaring of gaseous materials other than natural gas (e.g., propane, ethylene,
				propylene, ammonia) resulting from metering, purging, and maintenance
				operations, subject to the requirements established herein, upon notification
				that the department has determined the application (i.e., notification form)
				submitted in accordance with Subsection G of this Section to be complete. The
				material to be flared may be supplemented with natural gas.
2. The material to be flared must have a
				higher heating value greater than or equal to 300 Btu per standard cubic
				foot.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-321 - Regulatory Permit for Storage Vessels

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				construction and use of storage vessels, subject to the requirements
				established herein, upon notification by the department that the application
				(i.e., notification form) submitted in accordance with Subsection G of this
				Section has been determined to be complete.
2. This regulatory permit shall not apply to
				storage vessels:
a. deemed insignificant in
				accordance with item A.2, A.3, A.8, A.10, B.31, B.39, or B.44 of the
				insignificant activities list in LAC 33:III.501.B.5;
b. that utilize a closed vent system and
				control device to comply with an applicable requirement, except that storage
				vessels employing carbon adsorbers solely to mitigate odors shall be
				allowed;
c. capable of maintaining
				working pressures sufficient at all times under normal operating conditions to
				prevent vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere; or
d. subject to federal regulations not
				identified in Subsection D of this Section.
3. This regulatory permit shall not be used
				to authorize a storage vessel that, when considering potential emissions from
				it and potential emissions from the remainder of the stationary source, would
				result in the creation of a major source of criteria pollutants, hazardous air
				pollutants, or toxic air pollutants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-323 - Regulatory Permit for Boilers and Process Heaters

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				construction and use of boilers and process heaters, subject to the
				requirements established herein, upon notification by the department that the
				application (i.e., notification form) submitted in accordance with Subsection I
				of this Section has been determined to be complete.
2. This regulatory permit shall not apply to
				boilers and process heaters:
a. deemed
				insignificant in accordance with item A.1, A.5, or B.32 of the insignificant
				activities list in LAC 33:III.501.B.5.Table 1;
b. that combust fuels other than natural gas,
				refinery gas,
other gas 1 fuel
as defined in
				40 CFR
				63.7575, or
ultra low sulfur liquid
				fuel
as defined in
				40 CFR
				63.7575; or
c. subject to federal regulations not
				identified in Subsection D of this Section.
3. This regulatory permit shall not be used
				to authorize a boiler or process heater that, when considering potential
				emissions from it and potential emissions from the remainder of the stationary
				source, would result in the creation of a major source of criteria pollutants,
				hazardous air pollutants, or toxic air pollutants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-325 - Regulatory Permit for Cooling Towers

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				construction and use of cooling towers, subject to the requirements established
				herein, upon notification by the department that the application (i.e.,
				notification form) submitted in accordance with Subsection G of this Section
				has been determined to be complete.
2. This regulatory permit shall not apply to
				cooling towers:
a. deemed insignificant in
				accordance with item A.12 of the insignificant activities list in LAC
				33:III.501.B.5.Table 1;
b. subject
				to federal regulations not identified in Subsection D of this
				Section.
3. This
				regulatory permit shall not be used to authorize a cooling tower that, when
				considering potential emissions from it and potential emissions from the
				remainder of the stationary source, would result in the creation of a major
				source of criteria pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, or toxic air
				pollutants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-327 - Regulatory Permit for Stationary Combustion Turbines

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A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
				construction and use of stationary combustion turbines, subject to the
				requirements established herein, upon notification by the department that the
				application (i.e., notification form) submitted in accordance with Subsection H
				of this Section has been determined to be complete.
2. This regulatory permit shall not apply to
				stationary combustion turbines that:
a.
				combust fuels other than natural gas, refinery gas, or distillate oil with more
				than 15 parts per million sulfur; or
b. are subject to federal regulations not
				identified in Subsection D of this Section.
3. This regulatory permit shall not be used
				to authorize a stationary combustion turbine that, when considering potential
				emissions from it and potential emissions from the remainder of the stationary
				source, would result in the creation of a major source of criteria pollutants,
				hazardous air pollutants, or toxic air pollutants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 5 - Permit Procedures › Section III-501 - Scope and Applicability

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A.
				Applicability. The provisions of this Chapter apply to the owner and operator
				of any source which emits or has the potential to emit any air contaminant in
				the state of Louisiana.
1. Such sources shall
				include, but are not limited to:
a. any major
				source as defined herein;
b. any
				nonmajor (area) source of hazardous air pollutants required to obtain an
				operating permit pursuant to regulations promulgated under Section 112 of the
				federal Clean Air Act;
c. any
				nonmajor (minor) source required to obtain an air quality permit pursuant to
				this Chapter or to other regulations promulgated by the Louisiana Department of
				Environmental Quality;
d. any
				affected source, as defined herein, pursuant to the acid rain provisions of
				Title IV of the federal Clean Air Act;
e. any solid waste incineration unit required
				to obtain a permit pursuant to Section 129(e) of the federal Clean Air
				Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 5 - Permit Procedures › Section III-503 - Minor Source Permit Requirements

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A. The owner or operator of each source of
				air contaminants to which this Chapter applies shall comply with the general
				duty to operate in accordance with a permit as established in LAC 33:III.501.
				Emissions below levels defining a major source, as defined under any chapter of
				LAC 33:III, Air Quality, do not relieve the owner or operator from the
				obligation to obtain a permit.
B.
				The following provisions may be utilized to meet the permitting requirements
				for minor sources.
1. Exemption. The owner or
				operator of a stationary source which is not a
part 70 source
as defined in LAC 33:III.502 may apply for an exemption provided the criteria
				in LAC 33:III.501.B.4 are met.
2.
				Small Source Permit. The owner or operator of a stationary source which is not
				a
part 70 source
may apply for a small source permit provided
				the source emits and has the potential to emit less than 25 tons per year of
				any criteria pollutant and 10 tons per year of any toxic air
				pollutant.
3. General Permit. The
				owner or operator of any stationary source, the design and operation of which
				meets the qualifications covered by a general permit issued under LAC
				33:III.513.A, may apply for coverage by such general permit.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 5 - Permit Procedures › Section III-505 - Acid Rain Program Permitting Requirements

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A. The Acid Rain Program regulations,
				published in the
Code of Federal Regulations
at  40 CFR part 72, July 1, 2021, are hereby incorporated by reference.
B. Copies of documents incorporated by
				reference in this Section may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents,
				U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20242 or their website,
				www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html; from the Department of Environmental Quality,
				Office of Environmental Services; or from a public library.
C. Modifications or Exceptions. A copy of
				each report or notice or of any other documentation required by the referenced
				regulations (i.e.,  40 CFR Part 72 ) to be provided to "the Administrator" shall
				be provided to the Office of Environmental Services by the person required to
				make the submission to "the Administrator."
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 5 - Permit Procedures › Section III-507 - Part 70 Operating Permits Program

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A. Applicability. The effective date of this
				Section shall be the date of full or interim approval by the United States
				Environmental Protection Agency of the Louisiana Part 70 program consistent
				with  40 CFR Part 70 . Notice of the date of EPA approval of the Louisiana Part
				70 program shall be published in the next subsequent
Louisiana
				Register
following such approval.
1.
				The following sources are designated Part 70 sources and are required to obtain
				a permit which will meet the requirements of this Section:
a. any major source as defined in LAC
				33:III.502;
b. any nonmajor (area)
				source of hazardous air pollutants required to obtain an operating permit
				pursuant to regulations promulgated under Section 112 of the federal Clean Air
				Act;
c. any nonmajor source
				required to obtain an operating permit pursuant to regulations promulgated
				under Section 111 of the
				federal Clean Air Act;
d. any
				affected source, as defined in LAC 33:III.502, pursuant to the acid rain
				provisions of Title IV of the federal Clean Air Act; and
e. any solid waste incineration unit required
				to obtain a permit pursuant to Section 129(e) of the federal Clean Air
				Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 5 - Permit Procedures › Section III-511 - Emission Reductions

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A. The
				owner or operator of any source permitted under this Chapter shall submit a
				notification to the permitting authority prior to the initiation of any project
				which will result in emission reductions. The notification shall include a
				description of the proposed action, a location map, a description of the
				composition of air contaminants involved, the rate and temperature of the
				emissions, the identity of the sources involved and the change in emissions.
				The permitting authority may request additional information related to the
				reduction project. The permitting authority shall grant authorization to
				construct where consistent with LAC 33:III.501.C.3. The permitting authority
				shall notify the owner or operator of a determination regarding such
				authorization within 30 days of receiving the notification. Emission reduction
				projects at a Part 70 source may be processed as a state-only change provided
				the requirements of LAC 33:III.507.F are met. Any appropriate permit revision
				reflecting the emission reduction shall be made no later than 180 days after
				commencement of operation and in accordance with the procedures of this
				Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 5 - Permit Procedures › Section III-513 - General Permits, Temporary Sources, and Relocation of Portable Facilities

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A.
				General Permits
1. The permitting authority
				may issue a general permit intended to cover numerous similar sources or
				activities. General permits shall be issued in accordance with LAC 33:III.519
				and, prior to issuance, shall undergo public notice and, if the general permit
				is intended to cover a
Part 70 source
as defined in LAC
				33:III.502, review by affected states and EPA in accordance with LAC 33:III.531
				and 533. Each general permit shall incorporate terms and conditions applicable
				to sources that would qualify for the general permit. Any general permit shall
				identify criteria by which sources may qualify for the general permit, and may
				provide for applications which deviate from the requirements of LAC
				33:III.517.
2. The owner or
				operator of any source that would qualify for the general permit may apply for
				authorization to operate under the general permit. The application must include
				all information necessary to determine qualification for and to assure
				compliance with the general permit. The owner or operator of a
Part 70
				source
as defined in LAC 33:III.502 shall publish a notice of the
				application in a newspaper of general circulation in the local area where the
				source is or would be located.
3.
				The permitting authority may approve an owner or operator's application for
				authorization to operate under the general permit without repeating the public
				participation procedures. Such an approval shall not be a final permit action
				for purposes of judicial review regarding the terms and conditions of the
				general permit.
4. Any source which
				is issued the general permit shall, notwithstanding a permit shield, be subject
				to enforcement action for operation without a permit if the source is later
				determined not to qualify for the general permit.
5. General permits shall not be issued for
				affected sources under the Acid Rain Program established pursuant to Title IV
				of the Clean Air Act.
6. General
				permits shall not be issued for new
major stationary sources
and
major modifications
as defined in LAC 33:III.504 or
				509.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 5 - Permit Procedures › Section III-515 - Oil and Gas Wells and Pipelines Permitting Provisions

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Notwithstanding any other time frames for permit review and
				  issuance established under this Chapter, the following provisions shall apply
				  to all applications for permits relating to oil and gas wells and
				  pipelines.
A. Time Frames for Review
				and Issuance
1. Within 14 workdays after
				submittal of a permit application, the permitting authority shall issue
				notification of a completeness determination to the owner or operator. If
				written notice of completeness is not provided within 14 workdays after
				submittal, the application shall be deemed complete.
2. If the application is not deemed complete,
				the department shall notify the owner or operator in writing and provide a list
				of the application's specific deficiencies.
3. Within 60 workdays after notification to
				the owner or operator of a complete permit application or after the application
				has been deemed to be complete, a final decision to grant or deny the permit
				shall be issued.
4. In the event of
				a permit denial, the permitting authority shall provide written reasons for the
				decision to the owner or operator.
5. Any deadline established by this Section
				may be extended upon mutual agreement of the permitting authority and the owner
				or operator.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 5 - Permit Procedures › Section III-517 - Permit Applications and Submittal of Information

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A. Timely Submittal
1. Any permit application pertaining to a new
				or modified source shall be submitted prior to commencement of construction,
				reconstruction, or modification of the source. Construction, reconstruction, or
				modification of any source required to be permitted under this Chapter shall
				not commence prior to approval by the permitting authority.
2. For Part 70 sources, permit applications
				for an initial permit issued in accordance with LAC 33:III.507 shall be
				submitted by the date established for submittal in accordance with LAC
				33:III.507.C. A copy of each permit application pertaining to a major Part 70
				source shall be provided to EPA by the owner or operator at the time the
				application is submitted to the permitting authority.
3. For any source for which grandfathered
				status has expired due to a change in ownership, the permit application shall
				be submitted by a date specified by the permitting authority, which shall allow
				at least 90 days from the date of notification of the change in ownership
				pursuant to Subsection G of this Section.