Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 80 - PERMITS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES › Part II - Emission Standards › Article 3 - Federal Operating Permits for Acid Rain Sources › Section 9VAC5-80-550 - Changes to permits

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
					 Changes to emissions units that pertain to applicable federal requirements at a
					 source with a permit issued under this article shall be made as specified under
					 subsections B and C of this section. Changes may be initiated by the permittee
					 as specified in subsection B of this section or by the department or the
					 administrator as specified in subsection C of this section. Changes to
					 emissions units that pertain to applicable state requirements at a source with
					 a permit issued under this article shall be made as specified under subsection
					 E of this section.
B. The following
					 requirements apply with respect to changes initiated by the permittee:
1. With regard to emissions units other than
					 affected units, the permittee may initiate a change to a permit by requesting
					 an administrative permit amendment, a minor permit modification or a
					 significant permit modification. The requirements for these permit revisions
					 can be found in
					 9VAC5-80-560
					 through
					 9VAC5-80-590.
2. With regard to affected units, the
					 permittee may initiate a change to a permit by requesting a permit
					 modification, fast-track modification, administrative permit amendment or
					 automatic permit amendment. The requirements for these permit revisions can be
					 found in
					 9VAC5-80-600
					 through
					 9VAC5-80-630.
3. A request for a change by a permittee
					 shall include a statement of the reason for the proposed change.
4. A permit revision may be submitted for
					 approval at any time.
5. No permit
					 revision shall affect the term of the acid rain permit to be revised.
6. No permit revision shall excuse any
					 violation of an acid rain program requirement that occurred prior to the
					 effective date of the revision.
7.
					 The terms of the acid rain permit shall apply while the permit revision is
					 pending.
8. Any determination or
					 interpretation by the state (including the department or a state court)
					 modifying or voiding any acid rain permit provision shall be subject to review
					 by the administrator in accordance with
					 9VAC5-80-690
					 C as applied to permit modifications, unless the determination or
					 interpretation is an administrative amendment approved in accordance with
					 9VAC5-80-620.
9. The standard requirements of
					 9VAC5-80-420
					 shall not be modified or voided by a permit revision.
10. Any permit revision involving
					 incorporation of a compliance option that was not submitted for approval and
					 comment during the permit issuance process, or involving a change in a
					 compliance option that was previously submitted, shall meet the requirements
					 for applying for such compliance option under
					 9VAC5-80-460,
					 § 407 of the federal Clean Air Act and 40 CFR Part 76.
11. For permit revisions not described in
					 9VAC5-80-600
					 and
					 9VAC5-80-610,
					 the department may, in its discretion, determine which of these sections is
					 applicable.