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 9VAC5-80-430 - Applications

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A
					 single application is required identifying each emission unit subject to this
					 article. The application shall be submitted according to the requirements of
					 this section,
					 9VAC5-80-440
					 and procedures approved by the department. Where several emissions units are
					 included in one affected source, a single application covering all units in the
					 source shall be submitted. A separate application is required for each affected
					 source subject to this article.
B.
					 For each source subject to this article, the responsible official shall submit
					 a timely and complete permit application in accordance with subsections C and D
					 of this section.
C. The following
					 requirements concerning timely applications apply to affected sources and
					 affected units subject to this article:
1. No
					 owner or operator of any affected source shall operate the source or affected
					 unit without a permit that states its acid rain program requirements.
2. The designated representative of any
					 affected source shall submit a complete acid rain permit application by the
					 following applicable deadlines:
a. For any
					 affected source with an existing unit described under
					 9VAC5-80-380 A 2,
					 the designated representative shall submit a complete acid rain permit
					 application governing such unit to the department as follows:
(1) For sulfur dioxide, on or before January
					 1, 1996; and
(2) For nitrogen
					 oxides, on or before January 1, 1998.
b. For any affected source with a new unit
					 described under
					 9VAC5-80-380 A 3
					 a, the designated representative shall submit a complete acid rain permit
					 application governing such unit to the department at least 24 months before the
					 later of January 1, 2000, or the date on which the unit commences
					 operation.
c. For any affected
					 source with a unit described under
					 9VAC5-80-380 A 3
					 b, the designated representative shall submit a complete acid rain permit
					 application governing such unit to the department at least 24 months before the
					 later of January 1, 2000, or the date on which the unit begins to serve a
					 generator with a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe.
d. For any affected source with a unit
					 described under
					 9VAC5-80-380 A 3
					 c, the designated representative shall submit a complete acid rain permit
					 application governing such unit to the department at least 24 months before the
					 later of January 1, 2000, or the date on which the auxiliary firing commences
					 operation.
e. For any affected
					 source with a unit described under
					 9VAC5-80-380 A 3
					 d, the designated representative shall submit a complete acid rain permit
					 application governing such unit to the department before the later of January
					 1, 1998, or March 1 of the year following the three-calendar-year period in
					 which the unit sold to a utility power distribution system an annual average of
					 more than one-third of its potential electrical output capacity and more than
					 219,000 MWe-hrs actual electric output (on a gross basis).
f. For any affected source with a unit
					 described under
					 9VAC5-80-380 A 3
					 e, the designated representative shall submit a complete acid rain permit
					 application governing such unit to the department before the later of January
					 1, 1998, or March 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the
					 facility fails to meet the definition of qualifying facility.
g. For any affected source with a unit
					 described under
					 9VAC5-80-380 A 3
					 f, the designated representative shall submit a complete acid rain permit
					 application governing such unit to the department before the later of January
					 1, 1998, or March 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the
					 facility fails to meet the definition of an independent power production
					 facility.
h. For any affected
					 source with a unit described under
					 9VAC5-80-380 A 3
					 g, the designated representative shall submit a complete acid rain permit
					 application governing such unit to the department before the later of January
					 1, 1998, or March 1 of the year following the three-calendar-year period in
					 which the incinerator consumed 20% or more fossil fuel (on a Btu
					 basis).
3. The
					 responsible official for an affected source applying for a permit under this
					 article for the first time shall submit a complete application pertaining to
					 all applicable requirements other than the acid rain program requirements on a
					 schedule to be determined by the department but no later than 12 months
					 following the effective date of approval of Article 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et
					 seq.) of this part by the administrator, to include approval for federal
					 delegation purposes.
4. The owner
					 of a source subject to the requirements of the new source review program shall
					 file a complete application to obtain the permit or permit revision within 12
					 months after commencing operation. Where an existing permit issued under this
					 article would prohibit such construction or change in operation, the owner
					 shall obtain a permit revision before commencing operation. The owner of a
					 source may file a complete application to obtain the permit or permit revision
					 under this article on the same date the permit application is submitted under
					 the requirements of the new source review program.
5. For purposes of permit renewal, the owner
					 shall submit an application at least six months but no earlier than 18 months
					 prior to the date of permit expiration.