18 AAC 50.540 - Minor permit: application

(a) Application information. An application for a stationary source-specific minor permit must provide all of the information required by this section, including all information required by the applicable listed forms, unless the department specifies that the provision of one or more specific items makes the provision of additional items unnecessary for the department's determination. Applications must be on department forms.

(b) General information. Each application must include the information prescribed by the Stationary Source Identification Form, included in the department's Minor Permit Application Forms, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 50.030.

(c) Minor permit for air quality protection. Except for a Port of Alaska stationary source, a permit application under 18 AAC 50.502 must include

(1) the information required in the following forms, included in the department's Minor Permit Application Forms, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 50.030:

(A) the Emissions Unit Information Form;

(B) Emission Summary Form; and

(2) for a permit for construction, modification, or relocation of a stationary source, a demonstration in accordance with 18 AAC 50.215(b) - (d) that the proposed potential emissions from the stationary source will not interfere with the attainment or maintenance of the ambient air quality standards, except as provided under (l) of this section; the ambient demonstration must follow an approved modeling protocol if the department requests a modeling protocol for demonstrating compliance with ambient air quality standards; unless the department has made a finding in writing that the stationary source or modification does not need an ambient analysis to determine that construction and operation will not result in a violation of an ambient air quality standard, the application must include an ambient analysis for

(A) each air pollutant for which a permit is required under 18 AAC 50.502(c)(1), (3) or (4);

(B) sulfur dioxide, annual average PM-2.5, PM-10, and nitrogen dioxide for a portable oil and gas operation; or

(C) repealed;

(D) an air pollutant for which the department requests an analysis for a stationary source classified under 18 AAC 50.502(b).

(d) Carbon monoxide source or modification.For construction that would increase carbon monoxide emissions by 100 TPY or more within 10 kilometers of a carbon monoxide nonattainment area, an application must include a demonstration that the potential to emit carbon monoxide emissions from construction and operation of the stationary source or emissions increase from the modification will not cause or contribute to a violation of the ambient air quality standards for carbon monoxide.

(e) Port of Alaska. For a Port of Alaska stationary source, the application must include the information required in the department's Air Quality Compliance Certification Procedures for Volatile Liquid Storage Tanks, Delivery Tanks, and Loading Racks, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 50.030.

(f) Repealed 7/25/2008.

(g) Repealed 7/25/2008.

(h) Plantwide applicability limitation (PAL). An application for a minor permit establishing or revising a plantwide applicability limitation (PAL) must include the information listed in 40 C.F.R. 52.21(aa)(3), adopted by reference in 18 AAC 50.040. As the department considers necessary to evaluate impacts on ambient air quality standards, the department will require the application to include a demonstration that emissions under the PAL will not cause or contribute to a violation of ambient air quality standards.

(i) Offsetting emissions. An application for a minor permit for a limitation to establish offsetting emissions must specify the physical or operational limitations necessary to provide actual emission reductions of the nonattainment air pollutant; including

(1) a calculation of the expected reduction in actual emissions; and

(2) the emission limitation representing that quantity of emission reduction.

(j) Owner requested limits (ORLs). An application for a minor permit establishing an owner requested limit (ORL) under 18 AAC 50.508(5) must include the information and materials required under 18 AAC 50.225(b) (2) - (6) and (8).

(k) Revising or rescinding permit conditions. An application for a minor permit revising or rescinding terms or conditions of a Title I permit under 18 AAC 50.508(6) must include

(1) a copy of the Title I permit that established the permit term or condition;

(2) an explanation of why the permit term or condition should be revised or rescinded;

(3) the effect of revising or revoking the permit term or condition on

(A) emissions;

(B) other permit terms;

(C) the underlying ambient demonstration, if any; and

(D) compliance monitoring; and

(4) for a condition that allows an owner or operator to avoid a permit classification, the information required of an applicant for that type of permit, unless the revised condition would also allow the owner or operator to avoid the classification.

(l) One-hour nitrogen dioxide exemption. A permit applicant is not required to demonstrate compliance with the one-hour nitrogen dioxide standard in 18 AAC 50.010(5) (B), unless the department finds that the emissions have a reasonable likelihood of causing or significantly contributing to ambient concentrations that exceed the one-hour nitrogen dioxide standard, and makes a written request for a demonstration.

Notes

18 AAC 50.540

Eff. 10/1/2004, Register 171; am 12/1/2004, Register 172; am 12/3/2005, Register 176; am 7/25/2008, Register 187; am 12/9/2010, Register 196; am 9/14/2012, Register 203; am 1/4/2013, Register 205; am 8/20/2016, Register 219, October 2016; am 9/15/2018, Register 227, October 2018; am 11/7/2020, Register 236, January 2021; am 4/16/2022, Register 242, July 2022

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