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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 19 - CONTROL AND PROHIBITION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM OXIDES OF NITROGEN › Section 7:27-19.30 - 2015 HEDD Emission Limit Achievement Plan

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(a) Each owner or operator of an HEDD unit shall submit to the Department at the address below, by May 1, 2010, a 2015 HEDD Emission Limit Achievement Plan, hereafter referred to as the 2015 Plan. Assistant Director, Air Quality Permitting Element
Division of Air Quality
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
401 East State Street
PO Box 027
Trenton, NJ 08625-0027
(b) The 2015 Plan shall describe how the owner or operator intends to comply with the 2015 HEDD maximum allowable NO[x] emission rates for each HEDD unit owned or operated. The 2015 Plan shall include the following:
1. A list of HEDD units that are expected to be taken out of service by May 1, 2015, in lieu of complying by May 1, 2015 with the applicable maximum allowable NO[x] emission rate(s) in Table 3 at 7:27-19.4(a)  for boilers or Table 7 at 7:27-19.5(g)  for turbines. The following information shall be included for each HEDD unit that is expected to be taken out of service:
i. The name of the facility at which the HEDD unit is located;
ii. The facility ID number;
iii. The emission unit ID number;
iv. The HEDD unit description;
v. The proposed schedule for taking the unit out of service;
vi. An explanation of any obstacles that may prevent this unit from being taken out of service according to the schedule at (b)1v above; and
vii. Any other documentation that would identify the unit or clarify the above information; and
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 20 - USED OIL COMBUSTION › Section 7:27-20.2 - General provisions

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(a) No person shall combust used oil except as authorized pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) No person shall burn fuel oil, allow the burning of fuel oil, or sell fuel oil for burning, in a space heater, boiler, or other combustion unit located in a multi-family residence (such as an apartment building or a dormitory), a day care facility, a pre-school, a school, a hospital, a residence for the elderly, or a nursing home, if the fuel oil consists of used oil or has been blended with used oil.
(c) No person shall sell fuel oil for burning in a space heater, boiler, or other combustion unit located in a single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, or a dwelling of six or less family units, one of which is owner occupied, if the fuel oil consists of used oil, or has been blended with used oil.
(d) No person shall combust used oil or any mixtures containing used oil in a space heater without first registering with the Department pursuant to 7:27-20.3, or combust used oil in any space heater or combustion unit without a permit issued by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 7:27-22, whichever is applicable. The owner or operator of the space heater shall:
1. Construct, install, and operate the space heater in conformance with all applicable requirements in this subchapter and all other provisions of the New Jersey Administrative Code; and
2. Monitor the operation of the space heater and record and report the findings, as required in 7:27-20.3(b)  or in the permit issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 7:27-22, as applicable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 20 - USED OIL COMBUSTION › Section 7:27-20.3 - Burning of on-specification used oil in space heaters covered by a registration

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(a) A person may burn used oil in a space heater pursuant to a registration provided that:
1. The total combined gross heat input of all space heaters at any one facility does not exceed 500,000 BTUs per hour. If any additional used oil space heater(s) at the facility result in the combined total gross heat input of all space heaters exceeding 500,000 BTUs per hour, then all of the space heaters shall require permits pursuant to 7:27-20.4;
2. The used oil space heater(s) covered by a registration shall be installed, operated, and maintained consistently with (b) below and the person submitting the registration shall certify that the space heater(s) is installed, operated, and maintained consistently with (b) below;
3. The registration shall be executed on forms prescribed by the Department. The registration form shall require information identifying full business name, mailing address, facility location, location of equipment on premises, facility contact, and maximum heat input rate; and confirming that the space heater meets the criteria for the registration, and operates in accordance with the registration. Registration forms may be obtained by accessing the Department's website at
http://www.nj.gov/dep/aqpp/applying.htmlor
by submitting a written request to the Department at the following address: Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
Air Quality Permitting Program
Bureau of Air Permits
Mail Code 401-02
PO Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
4. The registration form referenced in (a)3 above shall require the registrant to certify the truth and accuracy of the information on the form. The certification shall meet the requirements of 7:27-1.39; and
5. The registration shall include certifications consistent with 7:27-1.39, Certification of Information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 20 - USED OIL COMBUSTION › Section 7:27-20.4 - Burning of on-specification used oil in space heaters covered by a permit

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(a) Used oil may be burned in a space heater other than as outlined in 7:27-20.3 if a permit to combust used oil is issued by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 7:27-22. Such space heaters include, but are not limited to, those at a facility in which the cumulative gross heat input of all space heaters exceeds 500,000 BTU/hr, the gross heat input of one space heater is in excess of 500,000 BTU/hr, or where any space heaters would combust used oil other than the used oils listed in 7:27-20.3(b)3  i. In accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 7:27-22, as applicable, the application for a permit shall include the following at a minimum:
1. A protocol for conducting an air quality impact analysis, including a risk assessment;
2. Such details regarding the equipment and control apparatus as necessary to determine that the equipment and control apparatus is designed to operate without causing a violation of any provisions of relevant State or Federal laws or regulations and the equipment or control apparatus incorporates advances in the art of air pollution control for the kind and amount of air contaminant emitted by the applicant's equipment;
3. The appropriate completed forms, which may be obtained from the Department by accessing the Department's website at
http://www.nj.gov/dep/aqpp/radius.htmlor
by submitting a written request to the following address: Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
Air Quality Permitting Program
Bureau of Air Permits
Mail Code 401-02
PO Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420; and
4. Certifications complying with 7:27-1.39.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 20 - USED OIL COMBUSTION › Section 7:27-20.5 - Demonstration that used oil is on-specification

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(a) A permittee subject to 7:27-20.6(a)  shall confirm that the used oil to be combusted is on-specification used oil, as defined in 7:27-20.1. This confirmation shall be done by either performing an analysis or obtaining copies of the analysis from the supplier, documenting that each shipment received from off-site or batch generated on-site of used oil meets the on-specification standards.
(b) The permittee shall keep copies of the analysis of used oil and other information, as required by (a) above, on-site in a central file in a permanently bound logbook or in readily accessible computer memories and make these copies available for inspection by the Department for a period of three years after the date of each record, which is consistent with 7:26A-6.9(c)2.
(c) Suppliers of used oil shall provide a copy of the analysis to the permittee upon delivery of each shipment of used oil, documenting that the used oil is on-specification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 20 - USED OIL COMBUSTION › Section 7:27-20.6 - Burning of on-specification oil in other combustion units

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(a) Except as prohibited by 7:27-20.2(b) or (c), a permittee may burn on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel in a combustion unit without having to modify the permit, provided that:
1. The rated gross heat input is greater than 20 million BTU per hour;
2. The combustion device is capable of burning Number 6 fuel oil; and
3. The Department has issued a permit which authorizes the unit to burn Number 6 fuel oil;
4. The permittee confirms, prior to burning, and pursuant to 7:27-20.5, that the used oil combusted is on-specification used oil;
5. The permittee confirms, prior to burning, that the used oil combusted meets the ash standard outlined in 7:27-20.8; and
6. The on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel or blend of any on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel with commercial fuel meets the applicable sulfur standard of N.J.A.C. 7:27-9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 20 - USED OIL COMBUSTION › Section 7:27-20.7 - Burning of off-specification used oil

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(a) A person wishing to burn off-specification used oil shall apply to the Department for a permit pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 7:27-22, as applicable, provided that:
1. The combustion device for which the permit is sought has air pollution control devices which control the emissions of the off-specification contaminants;
2. The combustion device for which the permit is sought is one of the following:
i. An industrial furnace, as defined at 7:26-1.4;
ii. A boiler, as defined at 7:26-1.4, which is any of the following:
(1) An industrial boiler located on the site of a facility engaged in a manufacturing process where substances are transformed into new products, including the component parts of products, by mechanical or chemical process; or
(2) A utility boiler used to produce electric power, steam, heated or cooled air, or other gases or fluids for sale; or
iii. A hazardous waste incinerator subject to regulation under 40 C.F.R. Parts 264 or 265, as incorporated by reference at N.J.A.C. 7:26G-8 or 9; and
3. The combustion device for which the permit is sought complies with all applicable air pollution control regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:27.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 20 - USED OIL COMBUSTION › Section 7:27-20.8 - Ash standard

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(a) Except as provided in (b) below, the ash content of on-specification used oil to be combusted or processed used oil fuel to be combusted shall not exceed 0.15 percent by weight. Any blends of on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel with commercial fuel oil shall meet the 0.15 percent by weight maximum ash content standard, except as provided by (b) below.
(b) Any person may request a different ash content limit if the combustion device incorporates air pollution control for particulates. The Department shall approve such request if compliance with all applicable air pollution control regulations is demonstrated in a permit application pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 7:27-22.
(c) The ash content limit in (a) and (b) above shall be measured with ASTM Standard Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products by ASTM D 482-91, incorporated herein by reference. This specification can be obtained from the ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
(d) The vendor or permittee shall verify the ash content standard in (a) and (b) above for on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel or blend of any on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel with commercial fuel by sampling and analysis.
(e) Used oil space heaters with a capacity of not greater than 500,000 BTU/hr subject to 7:27-20.3 or 20.4 that comply with 7:27-20.3(b)2, 3, 6 and 13 are exempt from this section.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 20 - USED OIL COMBUSTION › Section 7:27-20.9 - Exception

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The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any used oil charged to a fluid catalytic cracking unit at a petroleum refinery.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.2 - Applicability

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(a) This subchapter applies to a facility if the facility emits or has the potential to emit, directly or indirectly to the outdoor atmosphere, any air contaminant listed at Table 1 below at a rate greater than or equal to the applicable reporting threshold given at Table 1. The methane (CH4) reporting threshold applies to reporting years 2022 and later.
TABLE 1
TABLE 1
AIR CONTAMINANT REPORTING THRESHOLDS
Air
Reporting Threshold
Contaminant
(Tons per Year)
VOC
10
NO[x]
25
CH4
100
CO
100
SO[2]
100
TSP
100
PM[2.5]
100
PM[10]
100
NH[3]
100
Pb
5
(b) With respect to the provisions of (a) above, the following apply to the determination of either a facility's potential to emit or its actual emissions:
1. Emissions associated with any delivery vessel loading operation shall be included in the determination;
2. Emissions from any delivery vessel that is to be considered a stationary storage tank, which is subject to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.2 pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.2(j)  also shall be included in the determination; and
3. All other emissions associated with delivery vessels (for example, motor vehicle tailpipe emissions, locomotives, and tugboats) shall be excluded from the determination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.3 - General provisions

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(a) The owner or operator of a facility to which this subchapter applies, pursuant to 7:27-21.2 and (c) below, shall submit to the Department an Emission Statement for each reporting year in accordance with this subchapter. The Emission Statement shall report the actual air contaminant emissions released from the facility directly or indirectly into the outdoor atmosphere during the year.
(b) An Emission Statement shall include the information required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-21.5 and shall include emission information for the following air contaminants:
1. If the facility's potential to emit VOC is less than 25 tons per year and if the facility's potential to emit each of the other air contaminants listed in Table 1 at N.J.A.C. 7:27-21.2 is less than the applicable reporting threshold set forth in Table 1 such that the facility is subject to Emission Statement requirements only because its potential to emit VOC is equal to or greater than 10 tons per year, emission information shall be reported only for:
i. The following three Table 1 air contaminants: VOC, NOx and CO;
ii. For reporting year 2017, each of the toxic air pollutants that is listed in N.J.A.C. 7:27-21Appendix 1, Table 1 and for which the facility has a potential to emit that is equal to or greater than the applicable reporting threshold at N.J.A.C. 7:27-21Appendix 1, Table 2; and
iii. For reporting year 2018 and for each year thereafter, each of the toxic air pollutants that is listed in N.J.A.C. 7:27-21Appendix 1, Table 1 and for which the facility has a potential to emit that is equal to or greater than the applicable reporting threshold at N.J.A.C. 7:27-17.9(a);
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.4 - Procedure for submitting an Emission Statement

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(a) Unless the owner or operator obtains approval pursuant to (e) below to submit an Emission Statement on paper, each Emission Statement shall be prepared using the Remote Access Data Information User System (RADIUS) software (or its successor software) available from the Department at the address given at (d) below, and submitted either through NJDEP online (
www.njdeponline.com
) or on a Department-accessible electronic storage medium (such as a CD) delivered to the Department at the address at (d) below.
(b) If a claim of confidentiality is being asserted for any information in an Emission Statement, pursuant to (f) below, the following applies:
1. A version of the Emission Statement that is complete, except that it omits the information that is claimed to be confidential, shall be submitted to the Department. This document shall be submitted electronically, unless the owner or operator obtains approval to submit it on paper pursuant to (e) below. Information included in any electronic submittal shall be information for which no claim of confidentiality is being made;
2. In addition to the submittal made pursuant to (b)1 above, a complete version of the Emission Statement shall also be submitted on paper, and it shall include the information that is claimed to be confidential, as well as all other information required; and
3. The information given in both versions of the Emission Statement shall be identical, except that the information claimed to be confidential shall be omitted from the version submitted pursuant to (b)1 above; and
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.5 - Required contents of an Emission Statement

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(a) Any owner or operator who submits an Emission Statement to the Department shall include the following, as an integral part of the Emission Statement:
1. Identification of the reporting year for which the statement is being submitted;
2. A certification, in accordance with the requirements of 7:27-21.8; and
3. The date of the signature of certification, and the name, title, mailing address, and telephone number of the responsible official certifying the Emission Statement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.6 - Methods to be used for quantifying actual emissions

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(a) The method used for quantifying actual emissions for use in preparing emission information required at 7:27-21.5(e)  shall be determined as follows:
1. If a permit or certificate issued by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 22 specifies a method for quantifying actual emissions of a given air contaminant, then that method shall be used; and
2. For all other cases, the method that shall be used is the best available quantification method selected from Table 3 below. The best available quantification method is a method listed in Table 3 that is reasonably available, as defined at 7:27-21.1, and provides the most accurate estimation of the actual emissions from the source operation. An owner or operator submitting an Emission Statement shall presume that the highest-ranked method in Table 3, which is also reasonably available, is the best available quantification method and use that method, unless a different method is selected pursuant to (b) below.
TABLE 3
RANKING OF METHODS
FOR QUANTIFYING ACTUAL EMISSIONS
Rank
Method
1
Continuous Emissions Monitoring
2
Predictive Emissions Monitoring
3
Department Approved and Supervised Source Emission Testing
Performed during the Reporting Year
4
Department Approved and Supervised Source Emission Testing
Performed in a Prior Year
5
Mass/Material Balance
6
AP-42 Emission Factor or Other EPA-Approved Emission Estimation
Methodology (for example, TANKS4 and WATER9) or Selection of a
Source Emission Test for a Similar Size Unit from the AP-42 Basis
and Background Documents
7
Manufacturer's Estimate
8
Others (including):
Industry Council or Organization Emission Factor
--Source Emission Testing Not Approved or Supervised by the
Department
--Good Engineering Judgement/Factor
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.7 - Recordkeeping requirements

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(a) For each Emission Statement submitted to the Department, the owner or operator of the facility subject to this subchapter shall maintain the following records at the facility for a period of five years from the date each submittal is due:
1. A copy of the Emission Statement submitted to the Department;
2. Records indicating how the information submitted in the Emission Statement was determined, including any calculations, data, measurements, and estimates used; and
3. Each written justification required pursuant to 7:27-21.6(c)  documenting the basis for the selection of a lower-ranked method for quantifying emissions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.8 - Certification of information

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(a) Any owner or operator who submits an Emission Statement to the Department shall include, as an integral part of the Emission Statement, the following two-part certification:
1. A certification signed by the individual or individuals (including any consultants) with direct knowledge of and responsibility for the information contained in the Emission Statement. The certification shall state:
"I certify under penalty of law that I believe the information provided in this emission statement is true, accurate and complete. For those portions of the above information based on estimates, those estimates are the result of good faith application of sound professional judgment, using techniques, factors, or calculations approved by the Department or EPA, or generally accepted in the trade. I am aware that there are significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines or imprisonment or both, for submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information."
2. A certification signed by a responsible official, as defined at 7:27-21.1, which states:
"I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this emission statement and all attached documents and, based on my inquiry of those officials immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate and complete. I certify that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe any estimates are the result of good faith application of sound professional judgment, using techniques, factors, or standards approved by the Department or EPA, or generally accepted in the trade. I am aware that there are significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines or imprisonment or both, for submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.9 - Request for extension

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(a) If meeting the due date set forth at 7:27-21.4 for submittal of an Emission Statement would cause extreme hardship, an owner or operator may request an extension.
(b) A request for an extension shall include the following information:
1. The name of the facility; the mailing address of the facility, including its zip code; and its facility ID number, as assigned by the Department;
2. The name of the Emission Statement contact for the facility and the contact person's telephone number;
3. The name of the responsible official and the responsible official's telephone number;
4. The reasons and justifications for the inability to submit the Emission Statement by the due date and the extreme hardship that would be prevented if the Department allows an extension of the due date;
5. The revised date by which the owner or operator commits to submitting the Emission Statement. This revised date can be no later than one month from the due date; and
6. A certification, signed by the responsible official, in accordance with 7:27-1.39.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Section 7:27-21.11 - Severability

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If any section, subsection, provision, clause or portion of this subchapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is adjudged invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this subchapter and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and shall remain in full force and effect.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 21 - EMISSION STATEMENTS › Appendix 1

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Toxic Air Pollutants
To Be Reported In EmissionStatements
Air Contaminant
CAS Number<1 >
Acetaldehyde
75-07-0
Acrolein
107-02-8
Acrylonitrile
107-13-1
Arsenic and compounds
71-43-2
Benzene
Beryllium and compounds
1,3-Butadiene
Cadmium and compounds
106-99-0
Carbon tetrachloride
56-23-5
Chloroform
67-66-3
Chromium and compounds
1,3-Dichloropropene
542-75-6
1,4-Dioxane
123-91-1
Dioxins
Ethylene dibromide
106-93-4
Ethylene dichloride
107-06-2
Ethyleneimine
151-56-4
Ethylene oxide
75-21-8
Formaldehyde
50-00-0
Hexachlorobenzene
118-74-1
Hydrazine
302-01-2
Hydrochloric acid
7647-01-0
Manganese and compounds
Mercury and compounds
Methylene chloride
75-09-2
Nickel and compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic organic matter<2>
Propylene dichloride
78-87-5
Quinoline
91-22-5
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
79-34-5
Tetrachloroethylene
127-18-4
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
71-55-6
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
79-00-5
Trichloroethylene
79-01-6
Vinyl
chloride
TABLE 2
Toxic Air Pollutants Reporting Thresholds for Reporting Year 2017
Air Contaminant
Reporting Threshold
Acetaldehyde
1800 lbs/yr
Acrolein
200 lbs/yr
Acrylonitrile
60 lbs/yr
Arsenic and compounds
1 lbs/yr
Benzene
0.01 lbs/hr
Beryllium and compounds
1.6 lbs/yr
1,3-Butadiene
14 lbs/yr
Cadmium and compounds
2 lbs/yr
Carbon tetrachloride
0.01 lbs/hr
Chloroform
0.01 lbs/hr
Chromium and compounds
1000 lbs/yr
1,3-Dichloropropene
200 lbs/yr
1,4-Dioxane
0.01 lbs/hr
Dioxins
0.00012 lbs/yr
Ethylene dibromide
20 lbs/yr
Ethylene dichloride
0.01 lbs/hr
Ethylene imine<1>
0.01 lbs/hr
Ethylene imine<1>
0.6 lbs/yr
Ethylene oxide
20 lbs/yr
Formaldehyde
400 lbs/yr
Hexachlorobenzene
2 lbs/yr
Hydrazine
0.8 lbs/yr
Hydrochloric acid
2000 lbs/yr
Manganese and compounds
160 lbs/yr
Mercury and compounds
2 lbs/yr
Methylene chloride
2000 lbs/yr
Nickel and compounds
200 lbs/yr
Polychlorinated biphenyls
1.8 lbs/yr
Polycyclic organic matter
2 lbs/yr
Propylene dichloride
200 lbs/yr
Quinoline
1000 lbs/yr
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
0.01 lbs/hr
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
60 lbs/yr
Tetrachloroethylene
0.01 lbs/hr
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
2000 lbs/yr
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
0.01 lbs/hr
Trichloroethylene
0.01 lbs/hr
Vinyl chloride
40 lbs/yr
1 If two emission rates are shown for an air toxic, both are applicable Reporting Thresholds
TABLE 3
Additional Toxic Air Pollutants to be Reported in Emission Statements
Air Contaminant
CAS Number3
Benzo(a)pyrene
50-32-8
Chlorine
7782-50-5
Cobalt metal and compounds
7440-48-4
Cyanide compounds (as hydrogen cyanide)
Ethyl benzene
100-41-4
Glycol ethers (as 2-methoxy ethanol)
Hydrogen fluoride
7664-39-3
Methyl tert-butyl ether
1634-04-4
Naphthalene
91-20-3
Phosphorous
7723-14-0
Styrene
100-42-5
Triethylamine
121-44-8
Xylene
1330-20-7
1Given here for individual contaminants only, not for classes of contaminants. A CAS number is a unique identifier that is assigned to each chemical specie by the Chemical Abstract Service, a division of the American Chemical Society.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.2 - Applicability

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(a) This subchapter applies to any facility that is one of the following:
1. A facility which emits or has the potential to emit a Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) in an amount which equals or exceeds the amounts listed in (a)1i through iv below. For the purposes of this paragraph, the calculation of potential to emit shall include fugitive emissions, as defined at 7:27-22.1.
i. Ten tons per year of any HAP;
ii. Twenty-five tons per year of any combination of HAPs;
iii. Such lesser quantity of any HAP as the EPA may establish by rule, pursuant to 42 USC 7412(a)(1), as the threshold amount for a major HAP facility.
iv. Such quantity of any radionuclides as the EPA may establish by rule.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.3 - General provisions

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(a) The owner or operator of a facility subject to this subchapter shall obtain and maintain an operating permit for the facility pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) The owner or operator of a facility subject to this subchapter shall ensure that no person shall use or operate any significant source operation at the facility without a valid operating permit for the facility, which covers the source operation.
(c) The owner or operator of a facility subject to this subchapter shall ensure that no air contaminant is emitted from any significant source operation at a rate, calculated as the potential to emit, that exceeds the applicable threshold for reporting emissions set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22Appendix, Table A, incorporated herein by reference, or 17.9, Tables 3A and 3B, unless emission of the air contaminant is authorized by the operating permit.
(d) A permittee shall ensure that any source operation and any other activity covered by the operating permit, and all components connected to, attached to, or serving the source operation are operated and maintained properly and according to the requirements of the operating permit.
(e) A permittee shall ensure that all requirements of the operating permit are met.
(f) Each owner and each operator of any facility, source operation, or activity to which this subchapter applies is responsible for ensuring compliance with all requirements of this subchapter. If the owner and operator are separate persons, or if there is more than one owner or operator, each owner and each operator is jointly and severally liable for any fees due under this subchapter, and for any penalties for violation of this subchapter.
(g) Any provision of any other rule, statute or other document, incorporated into this subchapter, includes all future supplements and amendments to the incorporated document, unless the context of this subchapter clearly indicates otherwise.
(h) The provisions of (b), (c), (d), and (e) above shall not apply at a facility:
1. Prior to the applicable deadline for applying for an initial operating permit, set forth at 7:27-22.5; or
2. If a timely and administratively complete application has been filed and an application shield is in effect for the facility pursuant to 7:27-22.7.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.4 - General application procedures

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(a) The procedures in this section apply to all applications and notices submitted to the Department pursuant to this subchapter. Specific procedures for initial operating permits, general operating permits, administrative amendments, seven-day notice changes, minor modifications, significant modifications, and renewals can be found at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.5, 22.14, 22.20, 22.22, 22.23, 22.24, and 22.30, respectively.
(b) Any application, general operating permit or notice of a seven-day-notice change shall be submitted to the Department according to the following schedule:
1. Prior to January 1, 2008, on forms obtained from the Department at the address at 7:27-22.3(t), or in accordance with electronic data interchange (EDI) procedures established by the Department; and
2. On or after January 1, 2008, in accordance with EDI procedures established by the Department, except for renewals. Renewals shall continue to be submitted on paper forms obtained from the Department at the address at 7:27-22.3(t).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.5 - Application procedures for initial operating permits

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(a) The application procedures in this section apply to all applications submitted to the Department for initial operating permits.
(b) The owner or operator of a facility subject to this subchapter shall submit a timely and administratively complete application for an initial operating permit. To be considered timely, an administratively complete application for an initial operating permit shall be submitted to the Department no later than the applicable deadline established in this section. An applicant for an initial operating permit is encouraged to submit the application to the Department no less than 90 days prior to the applicable application deadline set forth in this section. Within 30 days of receipt of an application, the Department will issue a letter detailing any deficiencies in respect to administrative completeness in the application, thereby providing the applicant the opportunity to correct the deficiencies prior to the complete application deadline listed at (c) below. An application shall be deemed administratively complete if the Department does not notify the applicant, within 60 days of its receipt of the application, that additional information is required.
(c) For an existing facility subject to this subchapter, the applicable deadline for submitting an administratively complete application for an initial operating permit is the earlier of the deadlines at (c)1 and 2 below that apply to the facility:
1. For an affected Title IV facility with source operations subject to the acid deposition control program Phase II requirements for initial operating permits, the applicable deadline specified at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.29(b); or
2. For a facility with any source operation designated by the EPA pursuant to 40 CFR 70.3(a)(5) as requiring an operating permit, within 12 months after the effective date of the EPA's designation, or by a later deadline specified by the EPA in its designation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.6 - Operating permit application contents

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(a) To be administratively complete, an application for an initial operating permit shall include all information required by this section. The required information shall be provided on and with forms obtained from the Department, which will direct the applicant to set the information forth in a format such that the Department can incorporate the information readily into the draft operating permit.
(b) The required contents of an application for authorization to operate under a general operating permit, an administrative amendment, a minor modification, a significant modification, or a renewal of an operating permit are not set forth in this section, but rather are set forth at 7:27-22.1 4, 22.20, 22.23, 22.24, and 22.30, respectively. Requirements for submitting a notice of a seven-day-notice change are set forth at 7:27-22.22.
(c) Any source operation at a facility subject to this subchapter shall be included in the facility's application for an operating permit, except for exempt activities as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
(d) All source operations which are not exempt as defined at 7:27-22.1 and are significant or insignificant source operations shall be included in a facility's application for an operating permit. Source operations shall be classified as either significant or insignificant, as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1. Different types and amounts of information are required for significant and insignificant source operations in the application for an operating permit.
(e) In an application, an owner or operator may claim a source operation to be an insignificant source operation as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
(f) An application for an initial operating permit shall include all information required by the application form, the instructions accompanying the application form, and the applicable completeness checklist(s) for the application. This shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Information pertaining to the identification of the applicant, including:
i. The company name and mailing address, division name and the plant name and address (if different);
ii. The name and address of each owner, each owner's agent (if any), and each operator of the facility;
iii. The name and telephone number of the on-site facility manager and of any additional on-site contact person; and
iv. The name and address of any responsible official, as defined at 7:27-1.4;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.7 - Application shield

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(a) An application shield provides that the owner or operator of a facility subject to this subchapter will not be subject to penalties for operating the facility without an operating permit during the time the application shield is in effect.
(b) An application shield is in effect for a facility if:
1. The owner or operator of the facility has submitted to the Department an application for an initial operating permit or for a renewal, in accordance with 7:27-22.5 or 22.30, whichever applies; and
2. The application is administratively complete by the applicable deadline for submittal of the application, as set forth at 7:27-22.5 or 22.30, whichever applies.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.8 - Air quality dispersion modeling and risk assessment

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(a) An applicant for an initial operating permit for a new major facility, or for a minor modification or significant modification to an existing operating permit, shall conduct air quality dispersion modeling in accordance with (c) below if:
1. The application is subject to PSD air quality impact analysis requirements set forth at 40 CFR 52;
2. The application is subject to the air quality impact analysis requirements set forth at 7:27-18.4;
3. The application includes relocation of a temporary facility to a site not specifically authorized in the operating permit, and air quality dispersion modeling or risk assessment was required for the location(s) authorized in the operating permit;
4. The application includes source operations that, based on screening procedures published in technical manuals by the Department, including risk screening worksheets, have the potential to cause any of the adverse air quality effects listed at (b)1 through 4 below; or
5. The application is subject to the technical demonstration requirement set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-18.5(l)3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.10 - Completeness review

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(a) Within 30 days of receipt of an application for an initial operating permit, a renewal, a minor modification, or significant modification, the Department will:
1. Determine that the application is administratively complete, and so notify the applicant; or
2. Notify the applicant that the application is administratively incomplete, specify in writing the additional information required for the Department to commence review of the application, and provide a reasonable due date by which the applicant shall submit the information to the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.11 - Public comment

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(a) This section sets forth the procedures by which the Department will obtain comment from the public and affected states on each of the following:
1. A draft operating permit developed by the Department following the receipt of an administratively complete application for an initial operating permit;
2. A draft operating permit developed by the Department following the receipt of an administratively complete application for a significant modification of an operating permit;
3. A draft operating permit developed by the Department following the receipt of an administratively complete application for renewal of an operating permit; and
4. A draft general operating permit developed by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.14(a).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.12 - EPA comment

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(a) After the close of the public comment period and consideration of the comments on a draft operating permit or draft general operating permit, the Department will prepare a proposed operating permit or proposed general operating permit for EPA review. The Department will provide a copy of the proposed operating permit or proposed general operating permit to EPA and, upon request, to any other interested person. The Department will also provide a copy of the proposed operating permit to the applicant.
(b) The Department will transmit the proposed operating permit or proposed general operating permit to EPA, together with a copy of any comments received from the public and from any affected state during the public comment period, and the Department's response to these comments.
(c) In addition to the information transmitted to EPA pursuant to (b) above, the Department will transmit the following with any proposed operating permit:
1. Any information provided by the applicant to the Department subsequent to the application being deemed administratively complete; and
2. Any other supporting information necessary for EPA to review the application.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.13 - Final action on an application

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(a) The Department will take final action on an application:
1. For an initial operating permit, within 18 months after the Department's receipt of an administratively complete application for an initial operating permit;
2. For an application for an operating permit renewal, within 12 months after the Department's receipt of an administratively complete renewal application;
3. For an application for a minor modification, within 90 days after the Department's receipt of an administratively complete application;
4. For an application for group processing of minor modifications, within 180 days after the Department's receipt of an administratively complete application;
5. For an application for a significant modification, within 12 months after the Department's receipt of an administratively complete application; or
6. For an application for an administrative amendment, within 60 days after the Department's receipt of an administratively complete application.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.14 - General operating permits

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(a) The Department may promulgate a rule to issue one or more general operating permits, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-2 et seq. The Department may also publish a technical manual for each general permit, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1D-111. The technical manual shall contain the information required under N.J.S.A. 13:1D-111, including, but not limited to, information that details and clarifies the Department's interpretation of standards or other requirements that are not defined by regulation. However, if the Air Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2C-1 et seq., establishes an alternative procedure for issuing general permits without rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act, the Department will issue general permits in accordance with that procedure. Otherwise, in issuing a general permit, the Department shall comply with:
1. The Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq.;
2. The public comment procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.11;
3. EPA comment procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.12;
4. Any other procedural requirements related to the issuance of an operating permit; and
5. N.J.S.A. 13:1D-111.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS › Section 7:27-22.15 - Temporary facility operating permits

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(a) The Department may issue an operating permit to an owner or operator of a temporary facility which authorizes operation in more than one location during the term of the operating permit, provided that all locations at which the facility may be operated are listed in the operating permit.
(b) An operating permit issued for a temporary facility shall require the permittee to:
1. Comply with all applicable requirements at all locations at which the temporary facility is operated;
2. Comply with all other applicable provisions of this chapter; and
3. Provide written notice, received at least 10 days in advance of each change in location, to:
i. The mayor of the municipality, or if there is no mayor, the governing body of the municipality to which the facility will be moved;
ii. The board of chosen freeholders or other governing body of the county to which the facility will be moved;
iii. The local health agency, certified pursuant to the County Environmental Health Act, N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-21 et seq. (CEHA), and its implementing regulations, N.J.A.C. 7:1H, in the county to which the facility will be moved; and
iv. The Department at the address given at 7:27-22.3(t)  and the address given below: Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air and Hazardous Materials Enforcement