Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 164 - GENERAL PERMIT FOR CONCRETE BATCH PLANTS › Section 096-164-1 - Applicability

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.This regulation applies
				statewide.
B.This regulation
				supersedes Rules Concerning the Processing of Applications and Other
				Administrative Matters, 06-096 CMR Ch. Ch. 2, where applicable.
C.This regulation applies to all Concrete
				Batch Plants (CBP) unless the CBP is or would be required to be covered under a
				separate state air emission license pursuant to 06-096 CMR Ch. 115.
D.This regulation applies to a facility which
				is considered a minor source of air emissions pursuant to Department regulation
				06-096 CMR Ch. 100, Definitions; that is not defined as a Part 70 source and is
				not subject to 06-096 CMR Ch. 137, Emission Statements. This regulation does
				not exempt a minor source from any applicable state or federal requirements
				including, but not limited to, those pursuant to 06-096 CMR Ch. 143, New Source
				Performance Standards or 06-096 CMR Ch. 144, National Emission Standards for
				Hazardous Air Pollutants.
E.
Exclusions.
A source is not eligible for a Concrete Batch Plant General
				Permit if:
(1) It is determined that the
				source cannot comply with the terms and conditions of this
				regulation;
(2) The Department has
				reasonable cause to believe that the application contains fraud or
				misrepresentation;
(3) The person
				applying for the General Permit failed to disclose a material fact required by
				the application or the regulations of which the applicant had, or should have
				had knowledge at the time the application was submitted;
(4) The owner or operator owes any past due
				fees or civil penalties to the Department from previous air related licenses,
				permits or consent agreements;
(5)
				The power plant engine has a maximum heat input equal to or greater than 5.0
				MMBtu/hr or 700 hp;
(6) The power
				plant engine cannot meet the definition of a portable non-road engine. Concrete
				Batch Plants with a power plant engine(s) subject to National Emission
				Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Stationary Reciprocating
				Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ shall obtain an air
				emission license pursuant to 06-096 CMR Ch. 115;
(7) The associated boilers, hot water
				heaters, and power plant engines have a total maximum heat input capacity equal
				to or greater than 10.0 MMBtu/hr;
(8) The aggregate of all stationary fuel
				burning equipment at a facility, including all concrete batch plants and power
				plant engines or other equipment under control of the owner or operator, fires
				more than 65,000 gallons of diesel, #2, #4, or #6 fuel oil, or equivalent
				natural gas/propane (combined) in a calendar year; or
(9) The Department has reasonable cause to
				believe that emissions from the proposed, modified, or relocated source will
				violate the control strategy or interfere with attainment or maintenance of a
				national standard in Maine or in a neighboring state.