General Permits

General Permits. The Permit Board may issue general permits to construct and operate, as described below, classes of articles, machines, equipment, or other contrivances. Issuance of a general permit shall comply with the public participation procedures of Rule 2.4.C., as applicable. Issuance of a general permit allowing operation of a Title V source must comply with the requirements of 11 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, R. 6.3.D. A general permit shall be issued for a period of time not to exceed five years. The Permit Board shall establish the schedule for submittal of the notice of intent (NOI) and the information that shall be required in the NOI. The Permit Board may choose, for certain types of operations, to confer automatic coverage under a general permit without requiring the submittal of an application or other request. General permits allowing construction of moderate stationary sources or moderate modifications and general permits allowing operation of synthetic minor sources or major Title V sources must require submittal of a NOI. For any request for coverage of a moderate stationary source, moderate modification, and/or synthetic minor source under a general permit, the DEQ will follow the public participation procedures required by Rule 2.4.C. of these regulations. A. The applicant shall apply for coverage under an issued general permit in accordance with the schedule and requirements established in that general permit. B. If the proposed determination is to grant coverage under an issued general permit, the Permit Board’s designee shall issue a certificate of coverage to the applicant C. Any stationary source covered or eligible to be covered under a general permit may be required to obtain an individual permit at the discretion of the Permit Board. Any interested person may petition the Permit Board to take action under this paragraph. D. The Permit Board may revoke and/or modify a general permit or coverage under a general permit. E. Any stationary source covered by a general permit may request to be excluded from such coverage by applying for an individual permit. Coverage under the general permit is automatically terminated upon issuance of an individual permit. F. Any stationary source excluded from coverage under a general permit solely because it is already covered under an individual permit may request that the individual permit be revoked and that it be covered by the general permit. Upon revocation of the individual permit by the Permit Board, coverage under the general permit may be granted to the stationary source if approved by the Permit Board. G. A general permit shall remain in force until it is either reissued, modified, or revoked by the Permit Board. All coverages under the general permit continue until the general permit is reissued or as defined in the reissued general permit. A stationary source may apply for coverage under any general permit that is currently in force. H. The granting of coverage under a general permit does not imply or express exclusion from the requirements of any emission-limiting regulation.