Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The owner or operator of each source of
air contaminants to which this Chapter applies shall comply with the general
duty to operate in accordance with a permit as established in LAC 33:III.501.
Emissions below levels defining a major source, as defined under any chapter of
LAC 33:III, Air Quality, do not relieve the owner or operator from the
obligation to obtain a permit.
B.
The following provisions may be utilized to meet the permitting requirements
for minor sources.
1. Exemption. The owner or
operator of a stationary source which is not a part 70 source
as defined in LAC 33:III.502 may apply for an exemption provided the criteria
in LAC 33:III.501.B.4 are met.
2.
Small Source Permit. The owner or operator of a stationary source which is not
a part 70 source may apply for a small source permit provided
the source emits and has the potential to emit less than 25 tons per year of
any criteria pollutant and 10 tons per year of any toxic air
pollutant.
3. General Permit. The
owner or operator of any stationary source, the design and operation of which
meets the qualifications covered by a general permit issued under LAC
33:III.513.A, may apply for coverage by such general permit.
C. Permit Duration, Expiration,
and Renewal
1. Permit Duration
a. Permits issued to a minor source shall
have an effective term of ten years from the effective date of the permit,
unless a shorter period is provided in the permit. Permits are effective on the
date of issuance unless a later date is specified therein.
b. Any revision or reopening of the permit
shall establish the start of a new permit term. An administrative amendment or
approval to relocate a portable facility shall not establish the start of a new
permit term.
2. Permit
Expiration
a. Unless renewed in accordance
with Paragraph C.3 of this Section, a minor source permit shall expire at the
end of its effective term.
b.
Permit expiration terminates the owners or operators right to operate the
source.
3. Permit
Renewal
a. Any permit application that renews
an existing permit shall be submitted at least 6 months prior to the date of
permit expiration. In no event shall the application for permit renewal be
submitted more than 18 months before the date of permit expiration.
b. Notwithstanding Subparagraph C.3.a of this
Section, the permit application to renew an existing permit that expires on or
before December 31, 2015, shall be submitted in accordance with the schedule
specified by the department and published in the Louisiana
Register unless the existing permit provides that a renewal
application shall be submitted by an earlier date. In no event shall an owner
or operator be provided less than three months to prepare a renewal
application.
c. Provided a timely
and complete renewal application has been submitted, the terms and conditions
of the existing permit shall remain in effect until such time as the department
takes final action on the application for renewal.
d. Any permit being renewed shall be subject
to the same procedural requirements that apply to initial permit issuance as
found in LAC 33:III.519.
D. No permit shall be rendered invalid by
Subsection C of this Section unless the owner or operator fails to submit a
timely and complete renewal application in accordance with LAC
33:III.503.C.3.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2054.
