Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 7008 - CONDITIONALLY EXEMPT STATIONARY SOURCES AND CONDITIONALLY INSIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES
Part 7008.0200 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Filing an application for a permit under chapter 7007 by the owner or operator of a stationary source does not stay any condition or requirement of this chapter until a permit is issued.

B. The owner or operator shall furnish to the commissioner, within a reasonable time, any information that the commissioner may request in writing to determine whether the conditions of this chapter have been violated. Upon request, the owner or operator shall also furnish to the commissioner copies of records to be kept by the owner or operator as required by this chapter. The owner or operator shall maintain records for the current calendar year at the subject stationary source. The owner or operator shall maintain copies of records required by this chapter for five years from the date the record was made. For all years prior to the current calendar year, the owner or operator shall maintain the records at the subject stationary source or at an office of the owner or operator.

C. All reports, record keeping, testing, and monitoring submittals to the commissioner under this chapter must include a certification made by a responsible official. The certification must state that, based on information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, the statements and information in the document are true, accurate, and complete.

D. The owner or operator shall at all times properly operate and maintain the facilities and systems of treatment and control, and the appurtenances related to them that are installed or used by the owner or operator, to achieve compliance with this chapter. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures.

E. The owner or operator shall maintain sufficient records to demonstrate the proper operation and maintenance of treatment and control and the appurtenances related to them that are installed or used by the owner or operator to achieve compliance with this chapter. The records must include at least a description of any maintenance, inspection, and repair activity; the date the activity was completed; and any corrective action taken. If an emissions unit can be operated without the associated control equipment, the owner or operator shall maintain a record of control equipment operation while the emissions unit is operated.

F. The owner or operator of a stationary source that operates without a permit according to this chapter must comply with part 7007.0400, subpart 4, when making a change or modification that disqualifies the stationary source for a permit exemption under part 7007.0300.