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Air Permitting: What you need to know

Governing Law and Regulations

Potential to emit: 40 CFR 70.2

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Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): 40 CFR 51.165 and 40 CFR 52.24

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD): 40 CFR 51.166 and 40 CFR 52.21

New Source Performance Standards (NSPS): 40 CFR 60

General applicability and definitions: 40 CFR 60.1, 40 CFR 60.2, and 40 CFR 60.15

Notifications: 40 CFR 60.7

Performance tests: 40 CFR 60.8

Emissions guidelines: 40 CFR 60.20 to 60.39e, 40 CFR 60.1500 to 60.1940, 40 CFR 60.2500 to 60.2875, and 40 CFR 60.2980 to 60.3078

Title V operating permits: 40 CFR 70 and 40 CFR 71

Compliance assurance monitoring (CAM): 40 CFR 64

Cap-and-trade programs:

Acid rain program: 40 CFR 72 to 78

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) budget program: 40 CFR 96.1 to 96.88

Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR): 40 CFR 96.101 to 96.388 and 40 CFR 97.101 to 97.388

Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR): 40 CFR 97.401 to 97.735

Federal enforceability: 40 CFR 51.165 and 40 CFR 63.2

Credible evidence: 40 CFR 51.212, 40 CFR 52.12, 40 CFR 52.33, 40 CFR 60.11, and 40 CFR 61.12

Regulatory Agency

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

Overview

TYPES OF PERMITS

Air emissions permits are divided into two distinct categories: construction permits and operating permits. The applicability of various permitting programs within each category is dependent on the type and quantity of the pollutants emitted, the attainment status of the area where the source is located, and the date the source was constructed or modified. The quantity of emissions from a source will determine whether the source can be classified as a major source or if changes at the source can be classified as a major modification. ...


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Governing Law and Regulations
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Overview
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Construction Permits
Operating Permits
State Permit Programs
Permit Enforcement
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State Requirements

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