312 IAC 30-6-4 Permit modification; amendment

Sec. 4. (a) At the storage operator's request, the department may modify a carbon sequestration project permit to make a minor modification to the permit under subsection (b) without requiring the storage operator to file an application to amend the permit. (b) A minor modification includes the following: (1) To correct a typographical error. (2) To require more frequent monitoring or reporting by a storage operator. (3) To change an interim compliance date in a compliance schedule that: (A) is not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date specified by the existing carbon sequestration project permit; and (B) does not interfere with finishing by the required final compliance date. (c) A modification to a carbon sequestration project permit not processed as a minor modification must be filed as an application to amend an existing carbon sequestration project permit. A storage operator may file an application to amend a permit regarding the following: (1) A change in the carbon dioxide stream to be injected, including the quantity or type. (2) A change in the construction requirements to a storage facility, monitoring well, or carbon dioxide injection well. (3) An amendment to: (A) a testing and monitoring plan; (B) a plugging plan; (C) a postinjection site care and closure plan; or (D) an emergency and remedial response plan. (d) If a storage operator files an application to amend an existing carbon sequestration project permit under subsection (c), the application is treated as a new carbon sequestration project permit.