New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Subchapter 22 - OPERATING PERMITS
Section 7:27-22.14 - General operating permits
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The Department may promulgate a rule to issue one or more general operating permits, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-2 et seq. The Department may also publish a technical manual for each general permit, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1D-111. The technical manual shall contain the information required under N.J.S.A. 13:1D-111, including, but not limited to, information that details and clarifies the Department's interpretation of standards or other requirements that are not defined by regulation. However, if the Air Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2C-1 et seq., establishes an alternative procedure for issuing general permits without rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act, the Department will issue general permits in accordance with that procedure. Otherwise, in issuing a general permit, the Department shall comply with:
(b) In accordance with the procedures set forth in this section, an owner or operator may apply to the Department for authorization under a general operating permit to operate any source operation, group of source operations, or facility which meets the applicability criteria set forth in a general operating permit issued by the Department. A separate application for a preconstruction permit is not required. Approval of the general operating permit shall also constitute preconstruction permit approval. If the general operating permit applies to the entire facility, the general operating permit may serve as the operating permit for the facility. If the general operating permit applies to a part of the facility, the general operating permit may serve as a component of the operating permit for the facility.
(c) A general operating permit is available for the following sources:
(d) In an application for authorization to operate under a general operating permit, the owner or operator shall demonstrate how the facility or portion thereof:
(e) The Department shall grant a facility's request to operate under a general operating permit without repeating the public and EPA comment procedures specified in (a) above if the general operating permit includes applicable requirements for all relevant source operations at the facility.
(f) A permittee shall operate a facility, or any portion thereof, for which authorization to operate under a general operating permit has been obtained from the Department, according to the terms and conditions of the general operating permit.