Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 3 - Regulatory Permits › Section III-303 - Requirements and Limitations of Regulatory Permits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Regulatory permits cannot be used to
				authorize construction of a
major source
, as defined in LAC
				33:III.502, or a
major modification
, as defined in LAC
				33:III.504.K and 509.B.
B. Use of a
				regulatory permit may be precluded by specific permit conditions contained
				within a Part 70 operating permit.
C. Regulatory permits shall not authorize the
				maintenance of a nuisance or a danger to public health or safety.
D. All emissions control equipment
				specifically required by, or otherwise installed in order to comply with, the
				terms and conditions of a regulatory permit shall be maintained in good
				condition and operated properly.
E.
				Regulatory permits shall not preclude the administrative authority from
				exercising all powers and duties as set forth in
				R.S.
				30:2011(D) including, but not
				limited to, the authority to conduct inspections and investigations and enter
				facilities, as provided in
				R.S.
				30:2012, and to sample or monitor, for the
				purpose of assuring compliance with a regulatory permit or as otherwise
				authorized by the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, the Clean Air Act, or
				regulations adopted thereunder, any substance or parameter at any
				location.
F. Regulatory permits
				shall require compliance with all applicable provisions of the Louisiana air
				quality regulations, the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, and the federal
				Clean Air Act. Violation of the terms or conditions of a regulatory permit
				constitutes a violation of the Louisiana air quality regulations, the Louisiana
				Environmental Quality Act, or the federal Clean Air Act, as
				applicable.
G. Regulatory permits
				shall, as appropriate, prescribe such emission limitations, necessary control
				requirements, and other enforceable conditions, and associated monitoring,
				recordkeeping, and reporting provisions, as are necessary for the protection of
				public health and the environment.
H. Regulatory permits shall require any
				person seeking such a permit to submit a written notification describing the
				planned activity and any appropriate fee to the department. Submission of a
				written notification and appropriate fee shall be in lieu of submission of an
				individual permit application. The written notification shall be signed and
				certified by a
responsible official
as defined in LAC
				33:III.502. The certification shall state that, based on information and belief
				formed after reasonable inquiry, the statements and information contained in
				the notification are true, accurate, and complete.
I. All regulatory permits shall establish
				notification procedures, permit terms, and provisions for confirmation of
				notification by the administrative authority and shall be promulgated in
				accordance with the procedures provided in
				R.S.
				30:2019.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.