Submission of NO X Budget permit applications.

(a) Duty to apply. The NO X authorized account representative of any NO X Budget source required to have a federally enforceable permit shall submit to the permitting authority a complete NO X Budget permit application under § 96.22 by the applicable deadline in paragraph (b) of this section. (b)(1) For NO X Budget sources required to have a title V operating permit: (i) For any source, with one or more NO X Budget units under § 96.4 that commence operation before January 1, 2000, the NO X authorized account representative shall submit a complete NO X Budget permit application under § 96.22 covering such NO X Budget units to the permitting authority at least 18 months (or such lesser time provided under the permitting authority's title V operating permits regulations for final action on a permit application) before May 1, 2003. (ii) For any source, with any NO X Budget unit under § 96.4 that commences operation on or after January 1, 2000, the NO X authorized account representative shall submit a complete NO X Budget permit application under § 96.22 covering such NO X Budget unit to the permitting authority at least 18 months (or such lesser time provided under the permitting authority's title V operating permits regulations for final action on a permit application) before the later of May 1, 2003 or the date on which the NO X Budget unit commences operation. (2) For NO X Budget sources required to have a non-title V permit: (i) For any source, with one or more NO X Budget units under § 96.4 that commence operation before January 1, 2000, the NO X authorized account representative shall submit a complete NO X Budget permit application under § 96.22 covering such NO X Budget units to the permitting authority at least 18 months (or such lesser time provided under the permitting authority's non-title V permits regulations for final action on a permit application) before May 1, 2003. (ii) For any source, with any NO X Budget unit under § 96.4 that commences operation on or after January 1, 2000, the NO X authorized account representative shall submit a complete NO X Budget permit application under § 96.22 covering such NO X Budget unit to the permitting authority at least 18 months (or such lesser time provided under the permitting authority's non-title V permits regulations for final action on a permit application) before the later of May 1, 2003 or the date on which the NO X Budget unit commences operation. (c) Duty to reapply. (1) For a NO X Budget source required to have a title V operating permit, the NO X authorized account representative shall submit a complete NO X Budget permit application under § 96.22 for the NO X Budget source covering the NO X Budget units at the source in accordance with the permitting authority's title V operating permits regulations addressing operating permit renewal. (2) For a NO X Budget source required to have a non-title V permit, the NO X authorized account representative shall submit a complete NO X Budget permit application under § 96.22 for the NO X Budget source covering the NO X Budget units at the source in accordance with the permitting authority's non-title V permits regulations addressing permit renewal.