Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.03 - Permits, Approvals, and Registration - Title V Permits › Section 26.11.03.02 - Applications for Part 70 Permits

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				  A person who owns or operates a source for which a Part 70 permit is required
				  by Regulation .01 of this chapter shall submit a timely and complete
				  application for an initial permit or renewal of an existing permit on forms
				  provided by the Department and in accordance with this regulation.
B. Timely Application.
(1) An application for a Part 70 permit is
				  timely if the application meets the requirements of this section.
(2) Initial Part 70 Permits.
(a) For existing sources for which a Part 70
				  permit is required on the effective date of these regulations, the applicant
				  shall submit a complete permit application to the Department not later than as
				  provided in the following schedule:
(i) For
				  sources in SIC codes major groups 40 through 89, 4 months after the effective
				  date of the Part 70 permit requirements, unless otherwise approved by the
				  Department;
(ii) For sources in SIC
				  codes major groups 01 through 17, 8 months after the effective date of the Part
				  70 permit requirements, unless otherwise approved by the Department;
(iii) For all remaining sources for which a
				  Part 70 permit is required, 12 months after the effective date of the Part 70
				  permit requirements.
(b)
				  If more than one SIC code describes the activities at a source, the SIC code
				  that represents the primary type of activity is controlling.
(3) Part 70 Permit Renewal.
(a) Except as provided in §B(3)(b) of this
				  regulation, the permittee shall submit a complete application for renewal of a
				  Part 70 permit to the Department not later than 6 months before the expiration
				  date of the current Part 70 permit.
(b) The Department may require in a Part 70
				  permit that a complete application for renewal be submitted earlier than 6
				  months, but not earlier than 12 months, before the expiration date.
(4) The owner or operator of a
				  source that becomes subject to the requirement to obtain a Part 70 permit, as
				  provided in Regulation .01 of this chapter, after the effective date of the
				  Part 70 permit program, shall submit a complete application to the Department
				  not later than 12 months after the date that the source commences operations or
				  becomes subject to the requirements for a Part 70 permit, whichever is later.
				  If an existing Part 70 permit prohibits construction or change in operation,
				  the source shall obtain a permit revision before commencing
				  operation.
(5) For a change to a
				  source that is covered by a Part 70 permit, the permittee shall submit an
				  application for a permit revision, as provided in Regulations .14-----.17 of
				  this chapter, unless this chapter allows the change to be made without revising
				  the permit.
(6) Acid Rain Sources.
				  The owner or operator of a source subject to the requirements for Phase II acid
				  rain permits, under Title IV of the Clean Air Act, shall submit an acid rain
				  permit application to the Department by January 1, 1996 for sulfur dioxide, and
				  by January 1, 1998 for nitrogen oxides.