Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 567 - Environmental Protection Commission › Title II - Air Quality › Chapter 22 - Controlling Air Pollution › Rule 567-22.109 - General Permits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Applicability.
The director may issue a general permit for
				multiple sources that contain a number of operations and processes which emit
				pollutants with similar characteristics and that have substantially similar
				requirements regarding emissions, operations, monitoring and record keeping.
				General permits shall not be issued to Title IV affected sources except as
				provided in regulations promulgated by the administrator under Title IV of the
				Act.
(2)
Issuance of
				general permits.
General permits may be issued by the director and
				codified in this chapter following notice and opportunity for public
				participation consistent with the procedures contained in subrule 22.107(6).
				Public participation shall be provided for a new general permit, for any
				revision of an existing general permit, and for renewal of an existing general
				permit. Permit review by the administrator and affected states shall be
				provided consistent with subrule 22.107(7). Each general permit shall identify
				criteria by which sources may qualify to operate under the general permit and
				shall comply with all requirements applicable to other Title V
				permits.
(3)
Applications.
Any source that would qualify for a general
				permit must apply for either (a) coverage under the terms of the general permit
				or (b) an individual Title V permit. Applications for authority to operate
				under the terms of a general permit shall be made on the "General Permit
				Application Form" and shall specify the general permit concerned by citing the
				subrule containing that general permit. These applications may deviate from the
				Title V individual permit application but shall include all information
				necessary to determine qualification for, and to ensure compliance with, the
				general permit. If a source is later determined not to qualify for the terms
				and conditions of the general permit, then the source shall be subject to
				enforcement action for operation without a Title V operating permit.
(4)
General permit content.
A general permit shall include all of the following:
a. The terms and conditions required for all
				sources authorized to operate under the permit;
b. Emission limitations and standards,
				including those operational requirements and limitations that ensure compliance
				with all applicable requirements at the time of the permit issuance;
c. A compliance plan;
d. Monitoring, record keeping, and reporting
				requirements to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the general
				permit. These requirements shall ensure the use of consistent terms, test
				methods, units, averaging periods, and other statistical conventions consistent
				with the applicable emissions limitations, standards, and other requirements
				contained in the general permit;
e.
				The requirement to submit at least every six months the results of any required
				monitoring;
f. References to the
				authority for the term or condition;
g. A provision specifying permit duration as
				a fixed term not to exceed five years;
h. A severability clause provision pursuant
				to subrule 22.108(8);
i. A
				provision for payment of fees pursuant to subrule 22.108(10);
j. A provision for emissions trading pursuant
				to subrules 22.108(11) and 22.108(13);
k. Other provisions pursuant to subrule
				22.108(9);
l. Statement that the
				Title V permit is to be kept at the site of the source as well as at the
				corporate offices; and
m. The
				process for individual sources to apply for coverage under the general
				permit.