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Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 106.13 - References to Standard Exemptions and Exemptions from Permitting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The authorizations formerly known as standard exemptions
					 and exemptions from permitting are referred to as permits by rule in this
					 title. Types of facilities and changes within facilities authorized by those
					 standard exemptions and exemptions from permitting continue to be authorized
					 unless modifications or changes to those facilities has caused them to no
					 longer meet the conditions of the former standard exemption or exemption from
					 permitting and the general requirements of this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter B - REGISTRATION FEES FOR NEW PERMITS BY RULE › Section 106.50 - Registration Fees for Permits by Rule

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A registrant who submits a permit by rule
				  (PBR) registration for review by the commission shall remit one of the
				  following fees with the PI-7 registration form:
(1) $100 for:
(A) small businesses, as defined in Texas
				  Government Code, §
												2006.001;
(B) non-profit organizations; and
(C) municipalities, counties, and independent
				  school districts with populations or districts of 10,000 or fewer residents,
				  according to the most recently published census; or
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter C - DOMESTIC AND COMFORT HEATING AND COOLING › Section 106.102 - Comfort Heating

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This section permits by rule combustion units designed and
					 used exclusively for comfort heating purposes employing liquid petroleum gas,
					 natural gas, solid wood, or distillate fuel oil. Distillate fuel oil includes
					 diesel fuel, kerosene, and heating oil Grades 4 and lighter. Distillate fuel
					 oil does not include heavier residual oils such as Grades 5 and 6 fuel oil.
					 Combustion of bark chips, sawdust, wood chips, treated wood, or wood
					 contaminated with chemicals is not included. Used oil that has not been mixed
					 with hazardous waste may be used as fuel in space heaters provided that:
(1) the space heater or combination of space
				  heaters at the same account have a maximum capacity of 1.0 Million Btu per hour
				  (MMBtu/hr) provided each individual heater is not greater than 0.5
				  MMBtu/hr;
(2) the combustion gases
				  from the heater(s) are vented to the ambient air in accordance with the
				  following requirements:
(A) through an
				  unobstructed vertical vent; or
(B)
				  for a stack with a cap;
(i) for a flat roof,
				  through a minimum of a three-foot stack; or
(ii) for a sloped roof, through a stack that
				  is three feet higher than a point extending ten feet horizontally from the
				  roof; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter D - ANALYSIS AND TESTING › Section 106.122 - Bench Scale Laboratory Equipment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Bench scale laboratory equipment and laboratory equipment
					 used exclusively for chemical and physical analyses are permitted by
					 rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter D - ANALYSIS AND TESTING › Section 106.124 - Pilot Plants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any new or modified pilot plant is permitted by rule,
					 provided the following conditions of this section are met.
(1) For purposes of this section, a pilot
				  plant is defined as a facility that is constructed and operated only for one of
				  the following purposes:
(A) testing the
				  manufacturing or marketing potential of a proposed product; or
(B) defining the design of a larger plant;
				  or
(C) studying the behavior of an
				  existing plant through modeling in the pilot plant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter E - AGGREGATE AND PAVEMENT › Section 106.141 - Batch Mixers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Batch mixers with rated capacity of 27 cubic feet or less
					 for mixing cement, sand, aggregate, lime, gypsum, additives, and/or water to
					 produce concrete, grout, stucco, mortar, or other similar products; and that
					 comply with the following conditions; are permitted by rule.
(1) An internal combustion engine rated at 25
				  horsepower or less may be used to power the mixer.
(2) The owner or operator shall use best
				  management practices for dust control by:
(A)
				  cleaning up spilled raw materials, waste products, or finished products on a
				  daily basis; and
(B) controlling
				  dust in transfer systems, stockpiles, work areas, storage, and truck unloading
				  areas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter E - AGGREGATE AND PAVEMENT › Section 106.143 - Wet Sand and Gravel Production

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any wet sand and gravel production facility that obtains
					 its material from subterranean and subaqueous beds where the deposits of sand
					 and gravel are consolidated granular materials resulting from natural
					 disintegration of rock and stone and whose production rate is 500 tons per hour
					 or less is permitted by rule. All permanent in-plant roads shall be paved and
					 cleaned as necessary or watered as necessary to achieve maximum control of dust
					 emissions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter E - AGGREGATE AND PAVEMENT › Section 106.144 - Bulk Mineral Handling

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All bulk mineral product (except asbestos) handling
					 facilities that operate in compliance with the following conditions of this
					 section are permitted by rule.
(1) All
				  material shall be transported in a closed conveying system and all exhaust air
				  to the atmosphere shall be vented through a fabric filter having a maximum
				  filtering velocity of 4.0 feet per minute (ft/min) with mechanical cleaning or
				  7.0 ft/min with automatic air cleaning.
(2) All permanent in-plant roads and vehicle
				  work areas shall be watered, treated with dust-suppressant chemicals, oiled, or
				  paved and cleaned as necessary to achieve maximum control of dust
				  emissions.
(3) The facility
				  (including associated stationary equipment and stockpiles) shall be located at
				  least 300 feet from any recreational area, school, residence, or other
				  structure not occupied or used solely by the owner of the property upon which
				  the facility is located.
(4) Before
				  construction begins, written site approval must be received from the executive
				  director and the facility shall be registered with the commission's Office of
				  Permitting, Remediation, and Registration in Austin using Form PI-7.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter E - AGGREGATE AND PAVEMENT › Section 106.145 - Bulk Sand Handling

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All oil well servicing bulk sand handling facilities that
					 operate according to the following conditions of this section are permitted by
					 rule.
(1) All sand shall be
				  prewashed.
(2) All handling of sand
				  shall be mechanical or, if conveyed pneumatically, the conveying air shall be
				  vented to the atmosphere through a fabric filter(s) having a maximum filtering
				  velocity of 4.0 feet per minute (ft/min) with mechanical cleaning or 7.0 ft/min
				  with air cleaning.
(3) All
				  permanent in-plant roads and vehicle work areas shall be watered, treated with
				  dust-suppressant chemicals, oiled, or paved and cleaned as necessary to achieve
				  maximum control of dust emissions.
(4) The facility (including associated
				  stationary equipment and stockpiles) shall be located at least 300 feet from
				  any recreational area, school, residence, or other structure not occupied or
				  used solely by the owner of the property upon which the facility is
				  located.
(5) Before construction
				  begins, the owner or operator shall file with the commission's Office of
				  Permitting, Remediation, and Registration in Austin a completed Form PI-7 and
				  supporting documentation demonstrating that all of the requirements of the
				  permit by rule will be met.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter E - AGGREGATE AND PAVEMENT › Section 106.146 - Soil Stabilization Plants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any soil stabilization facility that operates according to
					 the following conditions of this section is permitted by rule.
(1) All bulk storage silos shall be equipped
				  with fabric filter(s) having a maximum filtering velocity of 4.0 feet per
				  minute (ft/min) with mechanical cleaning or 7.0 ft/min with automatic air
				  cleaning.
(2) All conveyor belts
				  transferring dry material to the pug mill shall be top covered.
(3) The pug mill used to mix the materials
				  shall be covered.
(4) All permanent
				  in-plant roads and vehicle work areas shall be watered, oiled, or paved and
				  cleaned as necessary to achieve maximum control of dust emissions.
(5) An audible and/or visible mechanism shall
				  be installed on the storage silo(s) to notify operators that the silo is
				  full.
(6) All stockpiles shall be
				  sprinkled with water and/or chemicals as necessary to achieve maximum control
				  of dust emissions.
(7) When
				  emulsified asphalt is used as the stabilizing admixture, the emulsified asphalt
				  shall be stored in a container used exclusively for emulsified asphalt storage.
				  Transfer of emulsified asphalt from the storage tank to the pug mill shall be
				  accomplished by means of a pump and metering device.
(8) Before construction of the facility
				  begins, written site approval shall be received from the executive director and
				  the facility shall be registered with the commission's Office of Permitting,
				  Remediating, and Registration in Austin using Form PI-7.
(9) The facility shall be located at least
				  300 feet from any recreational area, school, residence, or other structure not
				  occupied or used solely by the owner of the facility or the owner of the
				  property upon which the facility is located. This distance limitation does not
				  apply to structures within the boundaries of the project for which the facility
				  is to process stabilized soil when the facility is located on or contiguous to
				  the project.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter E - AGGREGATE AND PAVEMENT › Section 106.148 - Material Unloading

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Railcar or truck unloading of wet sand, gravel, aggregate,
					 coal, lignite, and scrap iron or scrap steel (but not including metal ores,
					 metal oxides, battery parts, or fine dry materials) into trucks or other
					 railcars for transportation to other locations is permitted by rule, provided
					 the following conditions of this section are met.
(1) Bulk materials shall not be stored
				  on-site.
(2) Water sprays or the
				  equivalent must be installed and used as necessary at material handling
				  operations to achieve maximum control of dust emissions.
(3) All permanent in-plant roads and vehicle
				  work areas shall be watered, treated with dust-suppressant chemicals, oiled, or
				  paved and cleaned as necessary to achieve maximum control of dust
				  emissions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter E - AGGREGATE AND PAVEMENT › Section 106.149 - Sand and Gravel Processing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any sand and gravel production facility that obtains its
					 material from deposits of sand and gravel consisting of natural disintegration
					 of rock and stone is permitted by rule, provided that the following conditions
					 of this section are satisfied:
(1)
				  crushing or breaking operations are not used;
(2) no blasting is conducted to obtain the
				  material;
(3) water sprays are
				  installed on the plant at all screens and transfer points and used as necessary
				  to achieve maximum control of dust emissions;
(4) the area where the sand and gravel is
				  obtained shall be sprinkled with water as necessary to achieve maximum control
				  of dust emissions before the material is removed and transported for
				  processing;
(5) all in-plant roads
				  shall be paved and cleaned or sprinkled with water and/or chemicals as
				  necessary to achieve maximum control of dust emissions;
(6) the plant is located at least 1/4 mile
				  from any recreational area or residence or other structure not occupied or used
				  solely by the owner of the facility or the owner of the property upon which the
				  facility is located;
(7) the
				  production rate is 50 tons per hour or less.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter E - AGGREGATE AND PAVEMENT › Section 106.150 - Asphalt Silos

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any silo used to store hot mix asphalt or asphalt emulsion
					 concrete mixtures which meets the following conditions of this section is
					 permitted by rule:
(1) no cutback
				  asphalt mixtures are stored;
(2)
				  for silos on location for more than six months, all truck traffic areas are
				  paved and cleaned as necessary to achieve maximum control of dust emissions and
				  for those silos on location for six months or less, the truck traffic areas are
				  sprinkled with water and/or chemicals as necessary to achieve maximum control
				  of dust emissions;
(3) fuel used
				  for heating the silo is sweet natural gas as defined in Chapter 101 of this
				  title (relating to General Air Quality Rules) or liquid petroleum gas or first
				  run refinery grade diesel or Number 2 fuel oil that is not a blend containing
				  waste oils or solvents and that contains less that 0.5% by weight
				  sulfur;
(4) the silo(s) is located
				  at least 300 feet from any recreational area, school, residence, or other
				  structure not occupied or used solely by the owner of the property upon which
				  the silo(s) is located;
(5) before
				  construction begins, written site approval is received from the executive
				  director and the facility is registered with the commission's Office of
				  Permitting, Remediation, and Registration in Austin using Form PI-7.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter F - ANIMAL CONFINEMENT › Section 106.161 - Animal Feeding Operations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Animal feeding operations which confine animals in numbers
					 specified in paragraph (1) of this section and any associated on-site feed
					 handling and/or feed milling operations which satisfy the following conditions
					 of this section are permitted by rule.
(1) Operations designed to feed no more than:
(A) 1,000 cattle;
(B) 1,000 horses and mules;
(C) 2,500 swine weighing more than 55
				  pounds;
(D) 10,000 sheep and goats;
				  or
(E) 1,000 animal
				  equivalents.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter F - ANIMAL CONFINEMENT › Section 106.162 - Livestock Auction Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Livestock auction sales facilities are permitted by rule,
					 provided the following conditions of this section are satisfied.
(1) All holding pens shall be covered by a
				  roof.
(2) All traffic areas shall
				  be paved and cleaned, oiled, or sprinkled with water and/or chemicals as
				  necessary to achieve maximum control of dust emissions.
(3) Manure shall be cleaned from pens as
				  necessary to prevent an odor nuisance and disposed of in a manner which will
				  not create a nuisance.
(4) Dead
				  animals shall be properly disposed of within 24 hours after death.
(5) The facility shall be located at least
				  600 feet from any recreational area or residence or other structure not
				  occupied or used solely by the owner or operator of this facility.
(6) Before construction of the facility
				  begins, written site approval shall be received from the executive director and
				  the facility shall be registered with the commission's Office of Permitting,
				  Remediation, and Registration in Austin using Form PI-7.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter F - ANIMAL CONFINEMENT › Section 106.163 - Race Tracks, Zoos, and Animal Shelters

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All animal racing facilities, domestic animal shelters,
					 zoos, and their associated confinement areas, stables, feeding areas, and waste
					 collection and treatment facilities are permitted by rule. Incineration units
					 are not authorized under this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter G - COMBUSTION › Section 106.181 - Used-Oil Combustion Units

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Small boilers and heaters burning used oil that has not
					 been mixed with hazardous waste are permitted by rule provided that all of the
					 following conditions are met:
(1) the
				  combustion unit or combination of combustion units at the same account have a
				  maximum capacity of 1.0 million Btu per hour (MMBtu/hr) and each individual
				  combustion unit is not greater than 0.5 MMBtu/hr;
(2) the combustion gases from the combustion
				  unit(s) are vented to the ambient air in accordance with the following
				  requirements:
(A) through an unobstructed
				  vent; or
(B) through a vertical
				  vent with a cap; and
(i) a flat roof, through
				  a minimum of a three-foot stack; or
(ii) a sloped roof, through a stack that is
				  at least three feet higher than the highest point on the roof or three feet
				  higher than a point extending ten feet horizontally from the roof;
				  and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter G - COMBUSTION › Section 106.182 - Ceramic Kilns

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Kilns used for firing ceramic ware, heated exclusively by
					 natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, electricity, or any combination thereof are
					 permitted by rule where the conditions of this section are met:
(1) the total heat input is ten million
				  British thermal units per hour or less; and
(2) there are no emissions of lead,
				  beryllium, or fluorides, and emissions of sulfur dioxide and particulate matter
				  from both the material being fired and fuel burned do not exceed 25 tons per
				  year of either air contaminant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter G - COMBUSTION › Section 106.183 - Boilers, Heaters, and Other Combustion Devices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Boilers, heaters, drying or curing ovens, furnaces, or
					 other combustion units, but not including stationary internal combustion
					 engines or turbines are permitted by rule, provided that the following
					 conditions are met.
(1) The only
				  emissions shall be products of combustion of the fuel.
(2) The maximum heat input shall be 40
				  million British thermal unit (Btu) per hour with the fuel being:
(A) sweet natural gas;
(B) liquid petroleum gas;
(C) fuel gas containing no more than 0.1
				  grain of total sulfur compounds, calculated as sulfur, per dry standard cubic
				  foot; or
(D) combinations of the
				  fuels in subparagraphs (A) - (C) of this paragraph.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter I - MANUFACTURING › Section 106.221 - Extrusion Presses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Presses used exclusively for extruding metals, minerals,
					 plastics, rubber, or wood are permitted by rule except where halogenated carbon
					 compounds or hydrocarbon solvents are used as foaming agents. Presses used for
					 extruding scrap materials or reclaiming scrap materials are not permitted by
					 rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter I - MANUFACTURING › Section 106.224 - Aerospace Equipment and Parts Manufacturing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any new aerospace equipment and parts manufacturing plant,
					 or physical and operational change to an existing aerospace equipment and parts
					 manufacturing plant are permitted by rule, provided that the following
					 conditions of this section are satisfied.
(1) For purposes of this section, aerospace
				  equipment and parts manufacturing plant means the entire operation on the
				  property which engages in the fabrication or assembly of parts, tools, or
				  completed components of any aircraft, helicopter, dirigible, balloon, missile,
				  drone, rocket, or space vehicle. This permit by rule will not include composite
				  aerospace equipment and parts manufacturing plants. Composite plants are
				  defined to be plants whose products are less than 50% metal, by weight, based
				  on annual production figures. This definition excludes those operations
				  specifically authorized by other permits by rule. For example, a boiler would
				  not be considered a part of the aerospace manufacturing plant, but could be
				  authorized under §
										106.181
				  of this title (relating to Small Boilers, Heaters, and Other Combustion
				  Devices), if all pertinent requirements were met.
(2) Emission points associated with the
				  aerospace equipment and parts manufacturing plant or changes to that plant
				  shall be located at least 100 feet from any off-plant receptor. Off-plant
				  receptor means any recreational area or residence or other structure not
				  occupied or used solely by the owner or operator of the aerospace equipment and
				  parts manufacturing plant or the owner of the property upon which the aerospace
				  plant is located. Controlled access recreational areas owned by the property
				  owner or the owner or operator of the aerospace plant are not off-plant
				  receptors.
(3) The total annual
				  emissions, in tons per year, of the following air contaminants authorized under
				  this section, on a cumulative basis, from the entire aerospace manufacturing
				  plant shall not exceed the values specified:
(A) inhalable particulate matter--five tons
				  per year (tpy);
(B) volatile
				  organic compounds (VOC)--15 tpy;
(C) acid gases or vapors--five tpy;
(D) non-VOC carbon compound emissions--ten
				  tpy;
(E) total of air contaminants
				  in subparagraphs (A) - (D) of this paragraph--25 tpy.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter I - MANUFACTURING › Section 106.225 - Semiconductor Manufacturing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Modifications, additions, or relocations of equipment
					 (excluding add-on controls) used for semiconductor manufacturing operations
					 that result in the addition, increase, or substitution of an air contaminant
					 are permitted by rule provided the following conditions of this section are
					 satisfied.
(1) The following is a list
				  of definitions for this section.
(A) Permitted
				  air contaminants--The individual chemical compounds represented in the latest
				  permit or permit amendment application approved by the executive
				  director.
(B) Ground Level
				  Contaminant (GLC1)(max) new--The maximum hourly
				  off-property GLC resulting from the new emission rate of air contaminant
				  1.
(C) GLC1
				  (receptor) new--The maximum hourly off-property GLC at the sensitive receptor
				  with the highest possible impacts resulting from the new emission rate of air
				  contaminant 1.
(D)
				  GLC2 (max)--The maximum hourly off-property GLC
				  resulting from the emission rate of air contaminant 2.
(E) GLC2
				  (receptor)--The maximum hourly off-property GLC at the sensitive receptor with
				  the highest possible impacts resulting from the emission rate of air
				  contaminant 2.
(F)
				  ESL1 --The 30-minute Effects Screening Level (ESL)
				  published in the commission's ESL list dated April 10, 1995, for air
				  contaminant 1.
(G)
				  ESL2 --The 30-minute ESL published in the commission's
				  ESL list dated April 10, 1995, for air contaminant 2.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter I - MANUFACTURING › Section 106.226 - Paints, Varnishes, Ink, and Other Coating Manufacturing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Coating manufacturing operations including raw material
					 storage, weighing, mixing, milling, grinding, thinning, and packaging are
					 permitted by rule, provided the conditions of this section are met. Coating
					 manufacturing is defined as combining ingredients that are manufactured
					 off-site to make paints, varnishes, sealants, stains, adhesives, inks,
					 pigments, maskants, and paint strippers, etc. Resin manufacturing is not
					 permitted by rule under this section.
(1) Materials usage shall not exceed the
				  following rates:
(A) 345,000 gallons per year
				  of solvent for all operations at a coating manufacturing site; and
(B) 200,000 pounds of dry powder per year for
				  all operations at a coating manufacturing site.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter I - MANUFACTURING › Section 106.227 - Soldering, Brazing, Welding

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Brazing, soldering, or welding equipment, except those
					 which emit 0.6 ton per year or more of lead, are permitted by
					 rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter I - MANUFACTURING › Section 106.229 - Textile Dyeing and Stripping Equipment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Equipment used exclusively for the dyeing or stripping of
					 textiles is permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter I - MANUFACTURING › Section 106.231 - Manufacturing, Refinishing, and Restoring Wood Products

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Facilities, including drying or curing ovens, and hand-held
					 or manually operated equipment, used for manufacturing, refinishing, and/or
					 restoring wood products that meet the following requirements are permitted by
					 rule.
(1) If a pneumatic sawdust
				  collection system is used, it must be followed by a filter with no visible
				  emissions.
(2) Waste materials
				  shall be stored and disposed of properly. There shall be no visible emissions
				  leaving the property.
(3) If the
				  total coatings, solvents, and stripping agents used exceeds six gallons per day
				  (gpd) or one gpd of methylene chloride, the following requirements must be met:
(A) the application area must be exhausted
				  using forced air through a stack with an unobstructed vertical discharge above
				  the peak of the roof line; and
(B)
				  in addition to the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if
				  application is made by spraying, the application area must also be vented
				  through a filter system with a minimum particulate removal efficiency of
				  95%.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter J - FOOD PREPARATION AND PROCESSING › Section 106.241 - Slaughterhouses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any facility where animals or poultry are slaughtered and
					 prepared for human consumption provided that waste products such as blood,
					 offal, and feathers are stored in such a manner as to prevent the creation of a
					 nuisance condition and these waste products are removed from the premises daily
					 or stored under refrigeration until removed are permitted by rule. In addition,
					 areas used to hold animals or poultry for slaughter shall be kept dry and clean
					 to control odors.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter J - FOOD PREPARATION AND PROCESSING › Section 106.242 - Food Preparation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Equipment used in eating establishments for the purpose of
					 preparing food for human consumption is permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter J - FOOD PREPARATION AND PROCESSING › Section 106.243 - Smokehouses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Smokehouses in which the maximum horizontal inside
					 cross-sectional area does not exceed 100 square feet are permitted by
					 rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter J - FOOD PREPARATION AND PROCESSING › Section 106.244 - Ovens, Barbecue Pits, and Cookers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Ovens, mixers, blenders, barbecue pits, and cookers if the
					 products are edible and intended for human consumption are permitted by
					 rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter J - FOOD PREPARATION AND PROCESSING › Section 106.245 - Ethyl Alcohol Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) production facilities having a
					 capacity of less than 200 gallons of ethanol per day when natural gas, liquid
					 petroleum gas, or Number 2 fuel oil is used to supply heat for cooking and
					 distillation are permitted by rule. Drying of spent (distillers) grain and
					 water stillage is not authorized under this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter K - GENERAL › Section 106.263 - Routine Maintenance, Start-up and Shutdown of Facilities, and Temporary Maintenance Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This section
				  authorizes routine maintenance, start-up and shutdown of facilities, and
				  specific temporary maintenance facilities except as specified in subsection (b)
				  of this section.
(b) The following
				  are not authorized under this section:
(1)
				  construction of any new or modified permanent facility;
(2) reconstruction under 40 Code of Federal
				  Regulations, Part 60, New Source Performance Standards, Subpart A, §60.15
				  (relating to Reconstruction);
(3)
				  physical or operational changes to a facility which increase capacity or
				  production beyond previously existing performance levels or results in the
				  emission of a new air contaminant;
(4) facilities and sources that are de
				  minimis as allowed in §
											116.119
				  of this title (relating to De Minimis Facilities or Sources);
(5) piping fugitive emissions authorized
				  under a permit or another permit by rule; and
(6) any emissions associated with operations
				  claimed under the following sections of this chapter:
(A)
												§
												106.231
				  of this title (relating to Manufacturing, Refinishing, and Restoring Wood
				  Products);
(B)
												§
												106.351
				  of this title (relating to Salt Water Disposal (Petroleum));
(C)
												§
												106.352
				  of this title (relating to Oil and Gas Production Facilities);
(D)
												§
												106.353
				  of this title (relating to Temporary Oil and Gas Facilities);
(E)
												§
												106.355
				  of this title (relating to Pipeline Metering, Purging, and
				  Maintenance);
(F)
												§
												106.392
				  of this title (relating to Thermoset Resin Facilities);
(G)
												§
												106.418 of this
				  title (relating to Printing Presses);
(H)
												§
												106.433 of
				  this title (relating to Surface Coat Facility);
(I)
												§
												106.435
				  of this title (relating to Classic or Antique Automobile Restoration
				  Facility);
(J)
												§
												106.436
				  of this title (relating to Auto Body Refinishing Facility); and
(K)
												§
												106.512
				  of this title (relating to Stationary Engines and Turbines).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter K - GENERAL › Section 106.264 - Replacements of Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A facility which replaces an existing facility is permitted
					 by rule provided that the following conditions of this section are
					 satisfied:
(1) the replacement
				  facility functions in the same or similar manner as the facility to be
				  replaced;
(2) the emissions from
				  the replacement facility are not more than nor have different characteristics
				  than those from the facility to be replaced;
(3) the emissions from the replacement
				  facility will not exceed 25 tons per year of any air contaminant;
(4) the physical location of the replacement
				  facility is the same or immediately adjacent to the facility being
				  replaced;
(5) there will be no
				  increase in capacity, production rate, or throughput as a result of the
				  replacement;
(6) notwithstanding
				  the provisions of paragraph (3) of this section, the emissions from the
				  replacement facility will not contain any compounds (other than carbon
				  monoxide, nitrogen oxide, or sulfur dioxide) listed or proposed to be listed as
				  hazardous constituents in 40 Code of Federal Regulations 261, Appendix
				  VIII;
(7) notification of the
				  replacement is provided to the executive director within ten days following
				  installation of the replacement facility.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter K - GENERAL › Section 106.265 - Hand-held and Manually Operated Machines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Hand-held or manually operated equipment used for buffing,
					 polishing, carving, cutting, drilling, machining, routing, sanding, sawing,
					 surface grinding, or turning of ceramic art work, ceramic precision parts,
					 leather, metals, plastics, fiber board, masonry, carbon, glass, graphite, or
					 wood is permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter K - GENERAL › Section 106.266 - Vacuum Cleaning Systems

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Vacuum cleaning systems used exclusively for industrial,
					 commercial, or residential housekeeping purposes are permitted by
					 rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter L - FEED, FIBER, AND FERTILIZER › Division 1 - FEED › Section 106.281 - Feed Milling

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Modifications to feed milling operations which satisfy
						the following conditions of this section are permitted by rule.
(1) In conjunction with the installation of
					 additional grain or feed storage silos, including bins used for loading out
					 finished feed, all materials shall be transported in a closed conveying system
					 when handled mechanically or pneumatically. Exhaust air to the atmosphere shall
					 be vented through a fabric filter having a maximum filtering velocity of 4.0
					 feet per minute (ft/min) with mechanical cleaning or 7.0 ft/min with automatic
					 air cleaning.
(2) In conjunction
					 with the installation of a pellet mill/pellet cooler system, the air from the
					 pellet cooler shall be vented through a high efficiency cyclone collector which
					 has a cone length at least twice the diameter of the cyclone.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter L - FEED, FIBER, AND FERTILIZER › Division 1 - FEED › Section 106.283 - Grain Handling, Storage, and Drying

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any grain handling, storage, and drying facility which
						meets paragraphs (1) or (2) of this section is permitted by rule.
(1) The facility is in noncommercial use
					 only--that is, used only to handle, dry, and/or store grain produced by the
					 owner(s) of the facility if the following conditions are satisfied:
(A) the total storage capacity does not
					 exceed 750,000 bushels;
(B) the
					 grain handling capacity does not exceed 4,000 bushels per hour;
(C) the facility is located at least 500 feet
					 from any recreational area or residence or business not occupied or used solely
					 by the owner of the facility.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter L - FEED, FIBER, AND FERTILIZER › Division 3 - FERTILIZER › Section 106.301 - Aqueous Fertilizer Storage

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All aqueous fertilizer storage tanks are permitted by
						rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.311 - Crucible or Pot Furnace

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Crucible or pot furnaces with a brim full capacity of less
					 than 450 cubic inches of any molten metal are permitted by
					 rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.313 - Tumblers for Cleaning or Deburring Metal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All closed tumblers used for the cleaning or deburring of
					 metal products without abrasive blasting, and all open tumblers with a batch
					 capacity of 1,000 pounds or less are permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.314 - Shell Core and Mold Machines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Shell core and shell mold manufacturing machines are
					 permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.315 - Sand or Investment Molds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Sand or investment molds with a capacity of 100 pounds or
					 less used for the casting of metals are permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.317 - Miscellaneous Metal Equipment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Equipment used exclusively for rolling, forging, pressing,
					 drawing, spinning, or extruding either hot or cold metals by some mechanical
					 means is permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.319 - Foundry Sand Mold Forming Equipment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Foundry sand mold forming equipment to which no heat is
					 applied is permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.320 - Miscellaneous Metallic Treatment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Electrically heated or sweet natural gas or liquid
					 petroleum gas fueled equipment used exclusively for heat treating, soaking,
					 case hardening, or surface conditioning of metal objects, such as carbonizing,
					 cyaniding, nitriding, carbon nitriding, siliconizing, or diffusion treating is
					 permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.321 - Metal Melting and Holding Furnaces

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Metal melting and holding furnaces as specified in this
					 section are permitted by rule.
(1)
				  crucible furnaces, pot furnaces, or induction furnaces with a holding capacity
				  of 1,000 pounds or less, with the following limitations:
(A) no smelting, reduction, sweating, metal
				  separation, or distilling is conducted;
(B) in ferrous melting furnaces where gray
				  iron or steel is melted:
(i) ductile iron is
				  produced only when emissions are captured by a vent hood and filtered or within
				  a crucible with a lid which allows no visible emissions; and
(ii) the furnace charge is free of oil,
				  grease, and paint;
(C)
				  in nonferrous melting furnaces, only the following metals are melted, poured,
				  or held in a molten state:
(i) aluminum or any
				  alloy containing over 50% aluminum;
(ii) magnesium or any alloy containing over
				  50% magnesium;
(iii) tin or any
				  alloy containing over 50% tin;
(iv)
				  zinc or any alloy containing over 50% zinc;
(v) copper, brass, or bronze; or
(vi) precious metals;
(D) no lead, leaded brass, leaded bronze, or
				  manganese bronze is melted, poured, or held in a molten state;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter M - METALLURGY › Section 106.322 - Furnaces To Reclaim Aluminum or Copper

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Dry hearth reverberatory type holding chamber aluminum or
					 copper metal reclamation/sweat furnaces in which no fluxing, degassing, or
					 refining is conducted, which operate according to the following conditions and
					 limitations of this section are permitted by rule.
(1) Scrap metal charges shall consist
				  primarily of copper or aluminum metal. Operation of the furnace for reclamation
				  or lead, tin, zinc, or magnesium metals is prohibited.
(2) The maximum furnace charging rate shall
				  be 2,000 pounds per hour or less.
(3) The furnace charge door shall remain
				  closed except during charging and furnace cleaning operations.
(4) The furnace shall be equipped with an
				  afterburner which will provide a minimum retention time of 0.1 second at a
				  minimum temperature of 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit for all furnace exhaust
				  gases.
(5) The incineration of any
				  insulated wire or cable containing chlorine compounds in the insulation, such
				  as polyvinyl chloride insulation, is expressly prohibited.
(6) The owner or operator of the furnace
				  shall initiate and maintain a program of furnace operator training in the
				  recognition of chlorine-bearing wire or cable insulation and shall demonstrate,
				  upon request by the executive director, acceptable proficiency in the
				  recognition of chlorine-bearing wire or cable insulation such as polyvinyl
				  chloride insulation.
(7) Fuel for
				  the furnace shall be sweet natural gas as defined in Chapter 101 of this title
				  (relating to General Air Quality Rules) or liquid petroleum gas, diesel, or
				  Number 2 fuel oil.
(8) Before
				  construction begins, the facility shall be registered with the commission's
				  Office of Permitting, Remediation, and Registration in Austin using Form
				  PI-7.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter N - MIXERS, BLENDERS, AND PACKAGING › Section 106.331 - Cosmetics Packaging and Pharmaceutical Packaging and Coating

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Equipment used exclusively to package pharmaceuticals and
					 cosmetics or to coat pharmaceutical tablets is permitted by
					 rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter N - MIXERS, BLENDERS, AND PACKAGING › Section 106.332 - Chlorine Repackaging

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Facilities that repackage chlorine are permitted by rule,
					 provided all the following conditions of this section are satisfied:
(1) the repackaging shall be in United States
				  Department of Transportation approved chlorine cylinders not exceeding one ton
				  in capacity;
(2) there shall be no
				  more than two tons of chlorine on the property at any time;
(3) all handling of chlorine shall be in
				  accordance with applicable Chlorine Institute Guidelines;
(4) the facilities shall be located no closer
				  than 300 feet from any recreational area or residence or other structure not
				  occupied or used solely by the owner or operator of the facilities or the owner
				  of the property upon which the facilities are located;
(5) the repackaging system shall be operated
				  under vacuum at all times and all venting of lines and cylinders shall be
				  routed to a caustic scrubbing system that prevents release of chlorine to the
				  atmosphere during all operating and maintenance activities. When the scrubbing
				  system is not operating properly, no chlorine shall be repackaged;
(6) chlorine gas shall not be vented directly
				  to the atmosphere under any circumstances.