18 AAC 50.560 - General minor permits
(a)
Criteria. The department may
issue a general minor permit to allow construction or operation of stationary
sources or emissions units that
(1) require a
minor permit;
(2) involve the same
or similar types of operation;
(3)
involve the same type of emissions; and
(4) are subject to similar air quality
control requirements.
(b)
General minor permit issuance
procedures. To issue a general minor permit, the department will provide
notice and opportunity for public comment on the department's proposed permit
by
(1) posting a public notice on the Alaska
Online Public Notice System established under
AS
44.62.175;
(2) sending a copy of the notice by mail or
electronic mail to persons on a list maintained by the department, including
any person who has requested to be notified; if a person requests to be sent
notice by postal mail instead of electronic mail, the department will send the
notice by postal mail;
(3)
distributing the notice using other means the department finds necessary for
informing the public;
(4) allowing
the public at least 30 days to submit comments; and
(5) making available for public inspection in
the affected area
(A) a description of the
stationary sources that would qualify under the general minor permit;
(B) the results of any department analysis on
the effect on air quality;
(C) the
reasons for the department's proposed action;
(D) a copy of the proposed permit and of the
proposed application or notification form;
(E) a description of how interested persons
may comment on the proposed general minor permit, including the period during
which the department will accept public comments; and
(F) the time and place of any public hearing;
the department will schedule any public hearing no sooner than 30 days after
the date the first notice was published.
(c)
Application or notification
forms.The department will issue an application or notification form with
each general minor permit. This may include an online or electronic form. The
forms will identify the information that an applicant must provide to operate
under the general minor permit, including
(1)
information identifying the stationary source and location of the stationary
source, and contact information; as necessary to show that the stationary
source meets the qualifying criteria or a term or condition of the general
minor permit, the department will require that location information required
under this subsection or under (d) - (g) of this section include a map and
scale drawing;
(2) any information
that is necessary to determine that the stationary source qualifies for the
general minor permit;
(3)
identification of all equipment to be operated under the general minor permit;
and
(4) a certification by the
applicant that the stationary source is capable of complying with all permit
requirements.
(d)
Applying to construct or operate under a general minor permit.To
construct or operate under a general minor permit, the owner or operator must
submit the appropriate completed application or notification form for the
specific stationary source type. In a general minor permit, the department will
specify whether the applicant must submit a complete notification form and
operate in compliance with the general minor permit, or whether the applicant
must also obtain department approval under (e) of the section to operate under
the general minor permit. If the general minor permit requires that the
applicant get approval, the department will notify the owner or operator within
30 days after receipt of the application that
(1) the application is complete;
(2) additional information is necessary to
make the application complete; or
(3) the stationary source does not qualify
for the general permit.
(e)
Approval to construct or operate
under a general minor permit.Approval to construct or operate under the
general minor permit is granted when the department finds the application
complete. If the general minor permit does not require department approval, and
if the stationary source meets all of the qualifying criteria and operates in
compliance with the general minor permit, the owner or operator may construct
or operate under the permit immediately after the department receives a
completed notification form. The general minor permit authorizes construction
or operation only for
(1) equipment identified
in the application or notification; and
(2) a location identified under (c), (f), or
(g) of this section.
(f)
General minor permit content.In a general permit the department
will set out
(1) criteria that must be met in
order for a stationary source to qualify under the general minor
permit;
(2) a requirement to notify
the department of the physical location of the stationary source before
commencing construction or operation under the general minor permit, if the
location is not provided in the application or notification;
(3) requirements in accordance with
18 AAC 50.544;
(4) for portable stationary sources, a
notification form and procedures for a change in location; and
(5) any other terms and conditions that are
necessary to assure that the stationary source continues to meet the qualifying
criteria of the general minor permit.
(g)
Relocation.A portable
stationary source is authorized to operate under a general minor permit at
additional locations not identified in the permit application or notification
if the
(1) permittee notifies the department
by submitting a completed change of location form following the procedures
specified in the permit; and
(2)
stationary source will continue to meet all of the permit's qualifying criteria
at each location.
Notes
Authority:AS 46.03.020
AS 46.14.010
AS 46.14.020
AS 46.14.120
AS 46.14.130
AS 46.14.140
AS 46.14.150
AS 46.14.170
AS 46.14.180
AS 46.14.211
AS 46.14.250
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