250-RICR-120-05-29. Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 29 - Operating Permits (version Technical Revision, 01/31/2011 to 01/10/2019)

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 29 OPERATING PERMITS Effective 18 May 1995 Last Amended 31 January 2011 AUTHORITY: These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42- 17.1-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35. RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 29 OPERATING PERMITS TABLE OF CONTENTS 29.1 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................... 1 29.2 Applicability and Exemptions ...................................................................................................................... 9 29.3 Emissions Caps .......................................................................................................................................... 11 29.4 General Requirements for Application Submissions .................................................................................. 15 29.5 Applications and Required Information ..................................................................................................... 18 29.6 Permit Content ........................................................................................................................................... 24 29.7 General Permits.......................................................................................................................................... 35 29.8 Temporary Stationary Sources ................................................................................................................... 35 29.9 Procedures for Processing Permit Applications ......................................................................................... 36 29.10 Changes at a permitted facility requiring a permit revision ....................................................................... 42 29.11 Changes at a permitted facility that do not require a permit revision ......................................................... 52 29.12 Appeals ...................................................................................................................................................... 55 29.13 Variances ................................................................................................................................................... 56 29.14 Phase II Acid Rain Stationary Sources: Permitting Requirements ............................................................. 56 29.15 New Source Review Integration ................................................................................................................ 57 29.16 General Provisions ...................................................................................................................................... 58 APPENDIX A ............................................................................................................................................ 60 TABLE I .................................................................................................................................................... 60 TABLE II ................................................................................................................................................... 63 RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 29 OPERATING PERMITS 29.1 Definitions Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in this regulation shall be defined by reference to the Rhode Island Air Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation. As used in this regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows: 29.1.1 "Actual emissions" means the actual rate of emissions of a pollutant from an emissions unit, as determined in accordance with Subsections (a) through (c) below: (a) In general, actual emissions as of a particular date shall equal the average rate, in tons per year, at which the unit actually emitted the pollutant during a two-year period which precedes the particular date and which is representative of normal source operation. The Director shall allow the use of a different time period upon a determination that it is more representative of normal source operation. Actual emissions shall be calculated using the unit's actual operating hours, production rates, and types of materials processed, stored, or combusted during the selected time period. (b) The Director may presume that source specific allowable emissions for the unit are equivalent to actual emissions of the unit. (c) For any emissions unit which has not begun normal operations on the particular date, actual emissions shall equal the potential to emit of the unit on that date. 29.1.2 "Affected source" shall have the meaning given to it in the regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act. 29.1.3 "Affected States" means any state that: (a) Is contiguous to Rhode Island and whose air quality may be affected; or (b) Is located within 50 miles of a facility subject to the operating permit program in Rhode Island. Page 1 of 63 29.1.4 "Affected unit" shall have the meaning given to it in the regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act. 29.1.5 "Applicable requirement" means all of the following as they apply to emissions units in a stationary source (including requirements that have been promulgated or approved by EPA through rulemaking at the time of issuance but have future-effective compliance dates): (a) Any Air Pollution Control Regulation or other requirement provided for in the Rhode Island State Implementation Plan approved or promulgated by EPA through rulemaking under Title I of the Act that implements the relevant requirements of the Act, including any revisions to that plan promulgated in 40 CFR 52 ; (b) Any term or condition of any preconstruction permits issued pursuant to Rhode Island Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 or issued pursuant to regulations approved or promulgated through rulemaking under Title I of the Act including Parts C or D. (c) Any standard or other requirement under Section 111 of the Act, including Section 111(d); (d) Any standard or other requirement under Section 112 of the Act, including any requirement concerning accident prevention under Section 112(r)(7) of the Act; (e) Any standard or other requirement of the acid rain program under Title IV of the Act or the regulations promulgated thereunder; (f) Any requirements established pursuant to Section 504(b) or Section 114(a)(3) of the Act; (g) Any standard or other requirement governing solid waste incineration, under Section 129 of the Act; (h) Any standard or other requirement for consumer and commercial products, under Section 183(e) of the Act; (i) Any standard or other requirement for tank vessels, under Section 183(f) of the Act; (j) Any standard or other requirement of the program to control air pollution from outer continental shelf sources, under Section 328 of the Act; Page 2 of 63 (k) Any standard or other requirement of the regulations promulgated to protect stratospheric ozone under Title VI of the Act, unless the Administrator has determined that such requirements need not be contained in a Title V permit; and (l) Any national ambient air quality standard or increment or visibility requirement under Part C of Title I of the Act, but only as it would apply to temporary stationary sources permitted pursuant to Section 29.8 of this regulation. (m) Any air pollution control regulation adopted by the Division pursuant to Chapter 23-23 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, 1956, as amended. 29.1.6 "Area source" means any stationary source of hazardous air pollutants that is not a major source as defined in 29.1.14 (a). 29.1.7 "Designated representative" means a responsible person or official authorized by the owner or operator of a unit to represent the owner or operator in matters pertaining to the holding, transfer, or disposition of allowances allocated to a unit, and the submission of and compliance with permits, permit applications, and compliance plans for the unit under acid rain requirements of Title IV of the Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. 29.1.8 "Draft permit" means the version of a permit for which the Division offers public participation or affected State review. 29.1.9 "Emissions allowable under the permit" means a federally enforceable permit term or condition determined at issuance to be required by an applicable requirement that establishes an emissions limit (including a work practice standard) or a federally enforceable emissions cap that the stationary source has assumed to avoid an applicable requirement to which the stationary source would otherwise be subject. 29.1.10 "Emissions cap" means any emission limitation or physical or operational limitations, imposed in a federally enforceable document, that establishes the maximum quantity of emissions which may be released from a stationary source. 29.1.11 "Emissions trading" means the averaging of emissions of a given air pollutant from two or more emissions units within a stationary source for the purpose of complying with a federally enforceable emissions cap or an applicable requirement. Page 3 of 63 29.1.12 "Final permit" means the version of an operating permit issued by the Division that has completed all review procedures. 29.1.13 "General permit" means an operating permit that meets the requirements of subsection 29.7. 29.1.14 "Major source" means any of the following: (a) For pollutants other than radionuclides, all of the pollutant-emitting activities located within a contiguous area and under common control that emits or has the potential to emit, in the aggregate, 10 tons per year (tpy) or more of any hazardous air pollutant which has been listed pursuant to Section 112(b) of the Act, 25 tpy or more of any combination of such hazardous air pollutants, or such lesser quantity as the Administrator may establish by rule. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well (with its associated equipment) and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station shall not be aggregated with emissions from other similar units, whether or not such units are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether such units or stations are major sources; or (b) For radionuclides, "major source" shall have the meaning specified by the Administrator by rule. (c) All the pollutant-emitting activities, which belong to the same industrial grouping, are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties and are under control of the same person or persons under common control, that emits or has the potential to emit, 100 tpy or more of any air pollutant subject to regulation including any fugitive emissions, to the extent they are quantifiable; or Pollutant-emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same industrial grouping if they belong to the same two-digit code as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987. (d) All the pollutant-emitting activities, which belong to the same industrial grouping, are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties and are under control of the same person or persons under common control, that emits or has the potential to emit 50 tpy or more of volatile organic compounds or oxides of nitrogen including any fugitive emission, to the extent they are quantifiable. Page 4 of 63 Pollutant-emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same industrial grouping if they belong to the same two-digit code as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987. 29.1.15 "Operating permit" means any permit or group of permits covering a stationary source that is issued, renewed, amended, or revised pursuant to this regulation. 29.1.16 "Operating permit program" means a program approved by the Administrator under 40 CFR 70. 29.1.17 "Permit modification" means any revision to an operating permit that cannot be accomplished under the provisions for administrative amendments provided in Subsection 29.10.1. A permit modification for purposes of the acid rain portion of the permit shall be governed by regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act. 29.1.18 "Permit revision" means any permit modification or administrative permit amendment. 29.1.19 "Proposed permit" means the version of a permit that the Division proposes to issue and forwards to the Administrator for review. 29.1.20 "Regulated air pollutant" means the following: (a) Nitrogen oxides or any volatile organic compounds; (b) Any pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been promulgated; (c) Any pollutant that is subject to any standard promulgated under Section 111 of the Act; (d) Any Class I or II substance subject to a standard promulgated under or established by Title VI of the Act; or (e) Any pollutant subject to a standard promulgated under Section 112 or other requirements established under Section 112 of the Act, including Sections 112(g), (j), and (r) of the Act, including the following: (1) Any pollutant subject to requirements under Section 112(j) of the Act. If the Administrator fails to promulgate a standard by the date established pursuant to Section 112(e) of the Act, any pollutant for which a subject stationary source would be major shall be considered to be regulated Page 5 of 63 on the date 18 months after the applicable date established pursuant to Section 112(e) of the Act; and (2) Any pollutant for which the requirements of Section 112(g)(2) of the Act have been met, but only with respect to the individual stationary source subject to the Section 112(g)(2) requirement. (f) Any substance which is listed in Table I of Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 22. 29.1.21 "Renewal" means the process by which a permit is reissued at the end of its term. 29.1.22 "Research and development operations" means activities in a laboratory or pilot plant directed toward: (a) the discovery of facts, scientific principles, reactions or substances; or, (b) the structuring or establishment of methods of manufacture or of specific designs of saleable substances, devices or procedures, based upon previously discovered facts, scientific principles, reactions or substances. Development shall not include production for sale of established products through established processes; nor shall it include production for distribution through market testing channels. 29.1.23 "Responsible official" means one of the following: (a) For a corporation: a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice- president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation, or a duly authorized representative of such person if the representative is responsible for the overall operation of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities applying for or subject to a permit and either: (1) the facilities employ more than 250 persons or have gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second quarter l980 dollars); or (2) the delegation of authority to such representative is approved in advance by the Division; Page 6 of 63 (b) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; (c) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. For the purposes of this regulation, a principal executive officer of a Federal agency includes the chief executive officer having responsibility for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit of the agency (e.g., a Regional Administrator of EPA); or (d) For affected sources: (1) The designated representative in so far as actions, standards, requirements, or prohibitions under Title IV of the Act or the regulations promulgated thereunder are concerned; and (2) The designated representative for any other purposes under 40 CFR 70. 29.1.24 "Section 111" means that portion of the Federal Clean Air Act that addresses New Source Performance Standards. 29.1.25 "Section 112" means that portion of the Federal Clean Air Act that addresses National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. 29.1.26 "Section 502(b)(10) changes" are changes that contravene an express permit term. Such changes do not include changes that would violate applicable requirements or contravene federally enforceable permit terms and conditions that are monitoring (including test methods), recordkeeping, reporting, or compliance certification requirements. 29.1.27 "Subject to regulation" means, for any air pollutant, that the pollutant is subject to either a provision in the Clean Air Act, or a nationally- applicable regulation codified by the EPA in 40 CFR Parts 50 through 99, that requires actual control of the quantity of emissions of that pollutant, and that such a control requirement has taken effect and is operative to control, limit or restrict the quantity of emissions of that pollutant released from the regulated activity. Except that: (a) Greenhouse gases (GHGs), the air pollutant defined in 40 CFR 86.1818–12(a) as the aggregate group of six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, shall not be subject to regulation unless, as of July 1, 2011, the GHG emissions are at a Page 7 of 63 stationary source emitting or having the potential to emit 100,000 tpy CO2 equivalent emissions. (b) The term tpy CO2 equivalent emissions (CO2e) shall represent an amount of GHGs emitted, and shall be computed by multiplying the mass amount of emissions (tpy), for each of the six greenhouse gases in the pollutant GHGs, by the gas’s associated global warming potential published at Table A–1 to subpart A of 40 CFR Part 98 - Global Warming Potentials, and summing the resultant value for each to compute a tpy CO2e. 29.1.28 "Technology-based emission limitation" means an emission limitation that is formulated on the basis of the application of measures, processes, methods, systems or techniques including but not limited to: (a) enclosing systems or processes to eliminate emissions, (b) collecting, capturing, destroying, incinerating or treating such pollutants when released from a process, stack, storage or fugitive emissions point, (c) design, equipment, work practice, or operational standards, or (d) reducing the volume of or eliminating emissions of such pollutants through process changes, substitution of materials or other modifications, or (e) are a combination of any of the above. 29.1.29 "Temporary source" means a stationary source which, by design, is intended to be operated at more than one location and which is relocated at least once in five years. 29.1.30 "Title I modification or modification under any provision of Title I of the Act" means any modification under Section 111 or 112 of the Act and any physical change or change in method of operations that is subject to the preconstruction regulations promulgated under Part C and D of Title I of the Act. The following are not considered Title I modifications or modifications under any provision of Title I: (a) Routine maintenance, repair and replacement. (b) An increase in the hours of operation or in the production rate, unless such change is prohibited by conditions of any federally enforceable document. Page 8 of 63 (c) A change in ownership at a stationary source. (d) Any modification subject to the minor source permitting requirements in Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9. 29.1.31 "Title III" means that portion of the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 codified in Section 112 of the Act that addresses requirements for the administration and control of air emissions of toxic air pollutants. 29.1.32 "Title IV" means that portion of the Federal Clean Air Act that addresses requirements for the administration and control of air emissions contributing to acid deposition (acid rain). 29.1.33 "Title V" means that portion of the Federal Clean Air Act that established the requirements for federal operating permits, permit fees, and approval of comparable State programs. 29.1.34 "Title VI" means that portion of the Federal Clean Air Act that provides for Stratospheric Ozone and Global Climate Protection, primarily through the control of emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). 29.2 Applicability and Exemptions 29.2.1 This regulation applies to the following stationary sources as defined below: (a) Any major source; (b) Any affected source; and (c) Any stationary source in a source category designated by the EPA pursuant to 40 CFR 70. (d) Any stationary source, including an area source, subject to a standard, limitation, or other requirement under Section 111 of the Act. (e) Any stationary source, including an area source, subject to a standard or other requirement under Section 112 of the Act, except that a stationary source is not required to obtain a permit solely because it is subject to regulations or requirements under Section 112(r) of the Act. Page 9 of 63 29.2.2 The following stationary sources are exempt from obtaining a permit: (a) All stationary sources listed in subsection 29.2.1 that are not major sources, affected sources, or solid waste incineration units required to obtain a permit pursuant to Section 129(e) of the Act. (b) In the case of stationary sources subject to a standard or other requirement under either Section 111 or Section 112 of the Act after 21 July 1992, that are not major sources, the EPA will determine whether to exempt any or all such applicable stationary sources from the requirement to obtain an operating permit at the time that the new standard is promulgated. (c) Any stationary source listed in subsection 29.2.1. which is exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit under this section may opt to apply for a permit under the operating permit program. (d) Unless otherwise required by the Division to obtain an operating permit, the following source categories are exempt from the obligation to obtain an operating permit: (1) All stationary sources and source categories that would be required to obtain a permit solely because they are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart AAA (Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters); and (2) All stationary sources and source categories that would be required to obtain a permit solely because they are subject to 40 CFR 61, Subpart M National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos, Section 61.145, Standard for Demolition and Renovation. 29.2.3 Stationary sources that emitted or had the potential to emit any air pollutants in excess of the thresholds for a major source as defined in 29.1.14, at any time since 1 January 1990, shall be presumed to be a major source. The owner or operator of a stationary source can rebut this presumption by presenting evidence to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Division that the potential to emit of the stationary source has been reduced by means of a physical change or change in the method of operation of the stationary source. 29.2.4 For the purposes of determining applicability pursuant to this subsection, an owner or operator may elect to treat any part(s) of a stationary source, which part is used solely for research and development operations, as a Page 10 of 63 separate stationary source. If any research and development operations of a stationary source are treated separately for the purposes of determining applicability, the emissions or the potential to emit of those operations may be considered separately from the emissions or the potential to emit of the remainder of the stationary source. However, research and development operations may not be treated separately for the purposes of determining compliance with Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 22. 29.2.5 Any stationary source, operating in compliance with a permit issued under this regulation, that no longer meets any of the applicability criteria in subsection 29.2.1, may petition the Division to terminate its permit and relieve it of its obligation to obtain and operate under a permit issued under this regulation. 29.3 Emissions Caps 29.3.1 Any stationary source with potential emissions in excess of any of the applicability thresholds for this regulation, but with actual emissions less than those thresholds, may apply to the Director for an emissions cap, at or below that threshold level. An emissions cap relieves the stationary source from the requirement to obtain an operating permit under this regulation. 29.3.2 The following stationary sources are not eligible to apply for an emissions cap: (a) Any nonmajor source required to obtain a permit pursuant to Section 29.2 by the Administrator, regardless of emissions level. (b) Any major source subject to one or more of the following regulations: (1) Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 15 "Control of Organic Solvent Emissions; (2) Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 19 "Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Surface Coating Operations"; (3) Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 21 "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Printing Operations"; (4) Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 26 "Control of Organic Solvent Emissions from Manufacture of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products"; Page 11 of 63 (5) Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 27 "Control of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions", except Subsection 27.4.2(c); The above restrictions on eligibility for an emissions cap do not apply to any major source that had previously been exempted from Air Pollution Control Regulation Nos. 15, 19, 21, 26 or 27 through an enforceable document issued by the Director. (c) Any stationary source, including an area source, subject to a Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standard promulgated by EPA pursuant to Section 112(e) of the Act, whose actual emissions exceed the applicabilty threshold of the standard on or after the date the standard is promulgated. (d) Any stationary source, including an area source, subject to a Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standard determined by the Division pursuant to Section 112(j) of the Act, whose actual emissions exceed the applicabilty threshold of the standard on or after the date 18 months after the deadline for promulgation of the standard issued pursuant to Section 112(e) of the Act. 29.3.3 Application for an emissions cap can be made at any time after 18 May 1995, including at permit renewal. Any stationary source applying for an emissions cap must submit an application at least six (6) months prior to: (a) the date by which a timely and complete initial operating permit application must be submitted to the Division ; or, (b) the date of permit expiration if applying at permit renewal. 29.3.4 Application for an emissions cap shall: (a) Be made on forms obtained from the Division or by other means prescribed by the Division. (b) Be submitted in duplicate and signed by a responsible official. (c) Include documentation of actual annual emissions for each of the three previous calendar years. (d) Include sufficient information to document the proposed restriction. Page 12 of 63 29.3.5 An emissions cap issued by the Division (a) Be issued for a term not to exceed five (5) years. (b) Be federally enforceable and include some combination of production and /or operational limitations to ensure that emissions are limited by quantifiable and enforceable means including short- term emission limits or operational restrictions. (c) Include requirements to maintain records sufficient to demonstrate that the limitations imposed in the emissions cap are followed and that the emissions have not exceeded those allowed by the emissions cap. All emissions limitations, controls and other requirements imposed by the emissions cap will be at least as stringent as any applicable requirement and the emissions cap will not waive or make less stringent any applicable requirement. 29.3.6 All emissions caps shall be processed according to the following procedures: (a) Following receipt of a complete application the Division shall review each application and shall either: (1) Deny the application for an emissions cap and notify the applicant and EPA of the denial; or, (2) Give public notice of its intention to issue an emissions cap. (b) The draft emissions cap, including all supporting documentation, shall be made available for public comment. Public notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the source is located. Public notice may also include any other means the Division finds is necessary to assure adequate notice to the affected public of the opportunity for public comment. (c) At a minimum, a copy of the public notice shall be sent to: (1) The applicant for the emissions cap. (2) The Regional Administrator of the EPA or his authorized representative. Page 13 of 63 (3) The chief executives of the city or town where the source is located. (4) Persons on a mailing list developed by the Division, including those who request in writing to be on the list. (d) A public hearing for interested persons to appear and submit written or oral comments on the emissions cap shall be held if requested by ten (10) or more persons, or by a governmental subdivision or agency or by an association having not less than ten (10) members. The Director shall also hold a hearing, whenever he or she believes there is a significant degree of public interest in the proposed action. If held, a hearing shall take place no earlier than thirty (30) days nor later than sixty (60) days following initial public notice. Comments from the applicant and/or any interested persons shall be recorded at the public hearing. Written comments, to be considered part of the record, must be submitted during the public comment period. The public comment period shall commence on the date of initial public notice. The public comment period shall close thirty (30) days later, if no hearing is held. If a public hearing is held, the public comment period shall close at the close of the public comment hearing or on a date set by the Division. (e) After the close of the public comment period, the Division shall prepare a final determination concerning the request for an emissions cap and notify the applicant of its determination. The Division shall provide a written response to each substantive public comment. A copy of all emissions caps will be forwarded to the EPA. The Division shall maintain a record of the commenters and also of the issues raised during the public participation process. Such records shall be available to the public upon request. 29.3.7 Applications for an emissions cap renewal shall be made at least six (6) months prior to the date of expiration of the emissions cap. If the Division fails to issue or deny the emissions cap renewal before the end of the term of the previous emissions cap, then the emissions cap shall not expire until the renewal emissions cap has been issued or denied. 29.3.8 If the application for an emissions cap is not approved, the applicant will be notified, by certified mail, of: (a) the reasons the application for an emissions cap was not approved; and, Page 14 of 63 (b) the date by which a timely and complete operating permit application must be submitted to the Division. 29.3.9 Except as provided in subsections 29.4.6, 29.10.2 and 29.10.3, no source may operate after the time it is required to submit a timely and complete application under the operating permit program except in compliance with either: (a) A permit issued under this regulation; or, (b) An emissions cap issued under this regulation. 29.4 General Requirements for Application Submissions 29.4.1 For all stationary sources subject to this regulation, as described in section 29.2, the owner or operator shall submit a timely and complete permit application in accordance with this section. 29.4.2 Timely Application (a) On or after 18 May 1995, timely and complete operating permit applications shall be submitted to the Division within ninety (90) days of receipt of notice, by certified mail, from the Division that such application to the Division is required. In no case, even in the absence of notice from the Division, shall any applications be submitted, from any stationary source in existence on 18 May 1995, later than 12 months after the date the EPA provides full approval of the operating permit program established under this regulation. (b) All major sources required to meet the requirements under Section 112 (g) of the Act or to have a permit under Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9, shall file a complete application to obtain an operating permit or permit revision within twelve (12) months after commencing operation. Where an existing operating permit would prohibit such construction or change in operation, the stationary source must obtain a permit revision before commencing operation. (c) For purposes of permit renewal, a timely application is one that is submitted at least twelve (12) months prior to the date of permit expiration. (d) Applications for initial phase II acid rain permits shall be submitted to the Division by January 1, 1996 for sulfur dioxides and January 1, 1998 for nitrogen oxides. Page 15 of 63 (e) For any stationary source that becomes subject to this regulation after 18 May 1995, a timely application is one that is submitted within twelve (12) months after the stationary source becomes subject to this regulation. 29.4.3 Complete Application (a) A complete application must provide all the information requested in subsection 29.5.1. Information required under subsection 29.5.1 must be sufficient to evaluate the subject stationary source and its application and to determine all applicable requirements. The stationary source's ability to operate without a permit, as set forth in subsection 29.4.6, shall be in effect from the date the application is determined or deemed to be complete until the final permit is issued, provided that the applicant submits any requested additional information by the deadline specified by the Division. (b) A complete application for those stationary sources that the Division's Transition Plan calls for issuance of operating permits in the years 2000 and 2001 shall be submitted in two phases. The information to be provided in the first phase shall include, as a minimum, the following: (1) Identifying information, including company name and address (or plant name and address if different from the company name), owner's name and registered agent, if applicable, and telephone number and names of plant site manager/contact. (2) A description of the stationary source's processes and products, by Standard Industrial Classification Code, including any associated with each alternate scenario identified by the stationary source. (3) Identification and quantification of all regulated air pollutants emitted from the stationary source. (4) Identification of all applicable requirements. (5) A description of the compliance status of the stationary source with respect to all applicable requirements (6) For requirements for which the stationary source is not in compliance, a narrative description of how the stationary source will achieve compliance with such requirements. Page 16 of 63 (7) A certification of compliance with all applicable requirements by a responsible official consistent with subsection 29.5.2 and Section 114 of the Act. The second phase of the application must provide all the information requested in subsection 29.5.1. The first phase of the application shall be submitted to the Division no later than 1 March 1997 for all sources. (c) Applications for permit revision need only submit information related to the proposed change. (d) The Division will determine whether an application is complete within sixty (60) days of receipt of the application. Unless the Division determines that an application is not complete within sixty (60) days of receipt of the application, the application will be deemed complete. However, if while reviewing a complete permit application it is determined that additional information is required to take final action on the permit, including any information needed due to changes to this regulation, the Division may request such information in writing and set a reasonable deadline for such a response. 29.4.4 All fugitive emissions from any stationary source listed in subsection 29.2.1(a)-(e), to the extent they are quantifiable, shall be included in the permit application and in the permit in the same manner as stack emissions. 29.4.5 The submittal of a complete application shall not affect the requirement that any stationary source have a preconstruction permit under Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9. 29.4.6 Except as provided in the following sentence and subsections 29.10.2, and 29.10.3, no stationary source may operate after the time that it is required to submit a timely and complete application under the operating permit program except in compliance with a permit issued under this regulation. If a stationary source submits a timely and complete application for permit issuance (including for renewal), the stationary source's failure to have a permit is not a violation of this regulation until the Division takes final action on the permit application, except as noted in this subsection. This protection shall cease to apply if, subsequent to the completeness determination made pursuant to subsection 29.4.3, the applicant fails to submit by the deadline specified in writing by the Division any additional information identified as being needed to process the application. Page 17 of 63 29.5 Applications and Required Information 29.5.1 Standard Application Form and Required Information All information as described below shall be included for each emissions unit at the stationary source, except for insignificant activities (Appendix A), in the application provided to the Division. An applicant may not omit information needed to determine the applicability of or to impose, any applicable requirement, or to evaluate the fee amount required under Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 28. All applications shall contain the following elements: (a) Identifying information, including company name and address (or plant name and address if different from the company name), owner's name and registered agent, if applicable, and telephone number and names of plant site manager/contact. (b) A description of the stationary source's processes and products, by Standard Industrial Classification Code, including any associated with each alternate scenario identified by the stationary source. (c) The following emissions-related information: (1) All emissions of pollutants for which the stationary source is major and all emissions of regulated air pollutants. The applicant shall describe all emissions of regulated air pollutants emitted from any emissions unit except those units which are insignificant activities (Appendix A). The Division shall require additional information related to the emissions of air pollutants to verify which requirements are applicable to the stationary source and any other information necessary to collect any permit fees under Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 28. (2) Identification and description of all points of emissions described in paragraph 29.5.1(c)(1), above, in sufficient detail to establish the basis for fees and applicability of requirements of the Act. (3) Emissions rates in tons per year and in such terms as are necessary to establish compliance consistent with the applicable standard reference test method. (4) The following information to the extent it is needed to determine or regulate emissions: fuels, fuel use, raw materials, production rates and operating schedules. Page 18 of 63 (5) Identification and description of air pollution control equipment and compliance monitoring devices or activities. (6) Limitations on stationary source operation affecting emissions or any work practice standards, where applicable, for all regulated pollutants at the stationary source. (7) Other information required by any applicable requirement including information related to stack height limitations developed pursuant to Section 123 of the Act. (8) Calculations on which the above information in items 1 through 7 is based. (d) The following air pollution control requirements: (1) Citation and description of all applicable requirements. (2) Description of or reference to any applicable test method for determining compliance with each applicable requirement. (e) Any other specific information that the Division may deem necessary to implement and enforce other applicable requirements of the Act or of this regulation or to determine the applicability of such requirements. (f) An explanation of any proposed exemptions from otherwise applicable requirements. (g) An application seeking authorization for emissions trading shall also provide the following information to the Division: (1) A description of the planned emissions trading. (2) A statement of the purpose for seeking emissions trading at the facility. (3) Specification of any permit condition or applicable requirement that would be: a. Complied with through emissions trading; or b. No longer applicable as a result of the emissions trading. Page 19 of 63 (4) The specific emissions units that would be included in the emissions trading program. (5) For each emissions unit subject to the emissions trading program, each air contaminant for which the quantity or rate of actual emissions may be increased or decreased as a result of emissions trading. (6) For each air contaminant, the proposed federally enforceable emissions cap for the group of emissions units that are to be included in the emissions trading program. (7) A description of the types of circumstances under which decreases in emissions from one or more emissions units will be used to offset increases in emissions from one or more other emissions units. (8) Proposed permit conditions which will allow the Division to readily verify whether emissions from the stationary source have exceeded the emissions cap; such permit conditions shall set forth replicable procedures sufficient to ensure that emissions are quantified and recorded and that compliance with the emissions cap is enforceable. Such replicable procedures shall include monitoring or stationary source emissions testing, or both, and recordkeeping and reporting procedures. (9) A statement affirming that each included emissions unit shall operate in compliance with the applicable provisions of this subsection and all other applicable requirements. (h) An application seeking authorization for alternative operating scenarios shall also provide the following information to the Division: (1) A description of the proposed alternative operating scenarios. (2) The specific emissions units that are to be included in the proposed alternative operating scenario. (3) A description of the circumstances under which an operation will be changed over from one operating scenario to an alternative. Page 20 of 63 (4) A demonstration that each alternative operating scenario meets all applicable requirements. (i) All additional information determined necessary by the Division to define alternative operating scenarios or to define permit terms and conditions for emissions trading. (j) A compliance plan for all stationary sources subject to this regulation that contains all of the following: (1) A description of the compliance status of the stationary source with respect to all applicable requirements. (2) A description as follows: a. For applicable requirements with which the stationary source is in compliance, a statement that the stationary source will continue to comply with such requirements. b. For applicable requirements that will become effective during the permit term, a statement that the stationary source will meet such requirements on a timely basis. c. For requirements for which the stationary source is not in compliance at the time of permit issuance, a narrative description of how the stationary source will achieve compliance with such requirements. (3) A compliance schedule as follows: a. For applicable requirements with which the stationary source is in compliance, a statement that the stationary source will continue to comply with such requirements. b. For applicable requirements that will become effective during the permit term, a statement that the stationary source will meet such requirements on a timely basis. A statement that the stationary source will meet in a timely manner applicable requirements that become effective during the permit term shall satisfy this provision, unless a more detailed schedule is expressly required by the applicable requirement. Page 21 of 63 c. A schedule of compliance for stationary sources that are not in compliance with all applicable requirements at the time of permit issuance. The schedule shall include a schedule of remedial measures, including an enforceable sequence of actions with milestones leading to compliance with any applicable requirements for which the stationary source will be in noncompliance at the time of permit issuance. This compliance schedule shall resemble and be at least as stringent as that contained in any judicial consent decree or administrative order to which the stationary source is subject. Any such schedule of compliance shall be supplemental to and shall not sanction noncompliance with, the applicable requirements on which it is based. (4) A schedule for submission of certified progress reports, consistent with subsection 29.5.2, no less frequently than every six (6) months for stationary sources required to have a schedule of compliance to remedy a violation. (5) The compliance plan content requirements specified in this paragraph shall apply and be included in the acid rain portion of the compliance plan for an affected source, except as specifically superseded by regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act with regard to the schedule and method(s) the stationary source will use to achieve compliance with the acid rain emissions limitations. (k) Requirements for compliance certification including the following: (1) A certification of compliance with all applicable requirements by a responsible official consistent with subsection 29.5.2 and Section 114 of the Act. (2) A statement of methods used for determining compliance including a description of monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements and test methods. (3) A schedule for submission of compliance certifications, during the permit term, to be submitted annually or more frequently if specified by the underlying applicable requirement or by the Division. Page 22 of 63 (4) A statement indicating the stationary source's compliance status with any applicable monitoring and compliance certification requirements of the Act. (l) The use of nationally-standardized forms for acid rain portions of the permit applications and compliance plans, as required by regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act. (m) A list of insignificant activities (Appendix A-Table II) which are exempted because of size or production rate, their emissions, to the extent required by the Division, and any information necessary to determine applicable requirements. 29.5.2 Any application form, report or compliance certification submitted pursuant to these regulations shall contain certification by a responsible official of truth, accuracy and completeness. This certification and any other certification required under this regulation shall state that based on information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, the statements and information in the document are true, accurate, and complete. 29.5.3 Confidential Information (a) All confidentiality claims made regarding material submitted to the Division under this regulation shall be reviewed under the provisions of the Rhode Island General Laws Title 23-Chapter 23 and Title 38-Chapter 2, as amended. (b) In the case where a stationary source has submitted information to the Division under a claim of confidentiality, the stationary source may be required to submit a copy of such information directly to EPA. (c) If the Division at any time determines that information or data requested to be kept confidential is not entitled to confidential treatment, it shall provide fifteen (15) days written notice of its decision to the owner or operator requesting such confidential treatment prior to making such information or data public. (d) In no event shall the contents of an operating permit be entitled to confidential treatment. 29.5.4 Duty To Supplement or Correct Application Any applicant who fails to submit any relevant facts or who has submitted incorrect information in a permit application shall, upon becoming aware Page 23 of 63 of such failure or incorrect submittal, promptly submit such supplementary facts or corrected information to the Division. In addition, an applicant shall provide additional information, as necessary, to address any requirements that become applicable to the stationary source after the date it filed a complete application but prior to release of a draft permit. 29.6 Permit Content 29.6.1 Emissions Units (a) For major sources, the Division shall include in the permit all applicable requirements for all relevant emissions units in the major source. (b) For any stationary source subject to the operating permit program under subsections 29.2.1 and 29.2.2, that is not a major source, the Division shall include in the permit all requirements applicable to emissions units that cause the stationary source to be subject to the operating permit program. 29.6.2 Standard permit requirements All permits issued by the Division shall include all emission limitations and standards, including those operational requirements and limitations, that assure compliance with all applicable requirements at the time of permit issuance. 29.6.3 Monitoring Requirements All permits issued by the Division shall include the following elements with respect to monitoring: (a) All emissions monitoring and analysis procedures or test methods required under the applicable requirements, including any procedures and methods promulgated pursuant to Section 114(a)(3) or 504(b) of the Act. (b) Periodic monitoring sufficient to yield reliable data from the relevant time periods that are representative of the stationary source's compliance with the permit, as reported pursuant to subsection 29.6.4(b), unless the applicable requirement requires periodic testing or instrumental or noninstrumental monitoring (which may consist of recordkeeping designed to serve as monitoring). Such monitoring requirements shall assure use of terms, test methods, units, averaging periods and other statistical conventions consistent with the applicable requirement. Page 24 of 63 Recordkeeping provisions may be sufficient to meet the requirements of this paragraph. (c) All necessary requirements pertaining to the use, maintenance and where appropriate the installation of monitoring equipment or methods. 29.6.4 Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements All permits issued by the Division shall include the following elements: (a) With respect to recordkeeping, the permit shall incorporate all applicable recordkeeping requirements and require, where applicable, the following: (1) Records of required monitoring information that include the following: a. The date, place as defined in the permit, and time of sampling or measurements; b. The date(s) analyses were performed; c. The company or entity that performed the analyses; d. The analytical techniques or methods used; e. The results of such analyses; and f. The operating conditions as existing at the time of sampling or measurement. (2) All records and supporting information shall be retained for at least five (5) years from the date of sample monitoring, measurement, report or application. Supporting information includes all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip-chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation and copies of all reports required by the permit. (b) With respect to reporting, the permit shall incorporate all applicable reporting requirements in addition to the following: (1) A requirement that all required monitoring reports shall be submitted to the Division at least every six (6) months. These reports shall be due to the Division no later than Page 25 of 63 forty-five (45) days after the end of the reporting period. Any deviation from permit requirements shall be clearly identified in these reports. All required reports must be certified by a responsible official consistent with subsection 29.5.2 of this regulation. (2) A requirement that there be prompt reporting of any deviation from the permit requirements, including those attributable to upset conditions as defined in the permit, the probable cause of such deviations, and any corrective actions or preventive measures taken. The Division shall define "prompt" in relation to the degree and type of deviation likely to occur and the applicable requirements. (c) A stationary source authorized to implement emissions trading shall maintain an emissions trading log at the facility. In this log the permittee shall record on a daily basis the emissions trading that has occurred. Specifically, the log shall reflect for each day: (1) Whether the facility complied with the operating permit by operating within one or more emissions caps established for one or more groups of emissions units; and (2) If compliance is achieved through meeting the emissions cap for any group of emissions units and for any contaminant, for that group of emissions units and for that air contaminant the following information: a. The actual emissions of each emissions unit per unit of time. The unit of time used for this record shall be the same as that in which the emissions cap is given. For example, if the emissions cap is given in pounds per hour, the record shall contain for that day the pounds of actual emissions for each hour of the day for each emissions unit; and b. The total emissions from all emissions units in the group subject to the emissions cap per the same unit of time as is used for paragraph a above. 29.6.5 Compliance Requirements All permits issued by the Division shall include the following elements: (a) A schedule of compliance consistent with subsection 29.5.1(j). Page 26 of 63 (b) A requirement that progress reports shall be submitted at least semiannually or at a more frequent period if specified in the applicable requirement or by the Division and be consistent with an applicable schedule of compliance and with section 29.5.1(i)(5). They shall contain the following information: (1) Dates for achieving the activities, milestones or compliance required in the schedule of compliance and dates when such activities, milestones or compliance were achieved; and (2) An explanation of why any dates were not or will not be met and any preventive or corrective measures adopted. (c) Requirements for compliance certification with terms and conditions contained in the permit, including emission limitations, standards or work practices. Permits shall include the following: (1) The frequency (not less than annually or such more frequent periods as specified in the applicable requirement or by the Division) of submissions of compliance certifications; (2) In accordance with subsection 29.6.3, a means for monitoring the compliance of a stationary source including its emissions limitations, standards and work practices. (3) A requirement that the compliance certification shall include the following: a. The identification of each term or condition of the permit that is the basis of the certification. b. The compliance status. c. Whether compliance was continuous or intermittent. d. The method(s) used for determining the current compliance status and the compliance status during the reporting period of the stationary source. e. Any additional requirements the Division may require to determine the compliance status of the stationary source. Page 27 of 63 (4) A requirement that all compliance certifications be submitted to the EPA as well as to the Division; and (5) Any additional requirements which may be specified in Sections 114(a)(3) and 504(b) of the Act. 29.6.6 Emissions Trading Requirements All permits issued by the Division shall include the following elements: (a) A provision stating that no permit revision shall be required, under any approved economic incentives, emissions trading and other similar programs or processes for changes that are provided for in the permit. (b) Terms and conditions, if the permit applicant requests them, for the trading of emissions increases and decreases, in the permitted facility, to the extent that the applicable requirements provide for trading such increases and decreases without a case-by-case approval of each emissions trade. Such terms and conditions: (1) Shall include all terms required under Section 29.6 of this regulation to determine compliance; (2) May extend the permit shield described in Section 29.6.12 to all terms and conditions, of this Section, which allow for increases and decreases in emissions; and (3) Shall require compliance with all applicable requirements and the requirements of this regulation. (4) Shall require written notification in advance of the proposed change as required in Subsection 29.11.3(a)(1) and (2). (c) Terms and conditions, if the permit applicant requests them, for the trading of emissions increases and decreases, in the permitted facility, solely for the purpose of complying with a federally enforceable emissions cap that is established in the permit independent of otherwise applicable requirements. Such terms and conditions: (1) Shall include all terms required under Section 29.6 of this regulation to determine compliance; Page 28 of 63 (2) May extend the permit shield described in Section 29.6.12 to all terms and conditions, of this Section, which allow for increases and decreases in emissions; and (3) Shall require compliance with all applicable requirements and the requirements of this regulation. (4) Shall require written notification in advance of the proposed change as required in Subsection 29.11.4(a)(1) and (2) 29.6.7 Alternative Operating Scenarios All permits issued by the Division shall include terms and conditions of reasonably anticipated operating scenarios identified by the stationary source in its application as approved by the Division. Such terms and conditions: (a) Shall require the stationary source, contemporaneously with making a change from one operating scenario to another, to record in a log at the permitted facility a record of the scenario under which it is operating; (b) May extend the permit shield described in subsection 29.6.12 to all terms and conditions under each operating scenario; and (c) Must ensure the terms and conditions of each alternative operating scenario meet all applicable requirements and the requirements of this regulation. 29.6.8 Miscellaneous Requirements All permits issued by the Division shall include the following elements: (a) A provision stating the duration of the permit. The Division shall issue permits for a fixed term of five (5) years for all affected sources under Title IV of the Act. Solid waste incineration units combusting municipal waste shall be permitted for a period not to exceed twelve (12) years and shall be reviewed every five (5) years. All other stationary sources shall be permitted for a term not to exceed five (5) years. (b) A severability clause to ensure continued validity of the various permit requirements in the event of a challenge to any portion of the permit. Page 29 of 63 (c) Provisions stating the following: (1) The permittee must comply with all of the conditions of the operating permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Act and this regulation and is grounds for enforcement action, permit termination, revocation and reissuance or modification, or the denial of a permit renewal application. (2) It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of the permit. (3) The permit may be modified, revoked, reopened, reissued or terminated for cause. The filing of a request, by the permittee, for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance or termination or of a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not release the permittee from the conditions of the permit. (4) The permit does not convey any property rights of any sort or any exclusive privilege. (5) The permittee shall furnish to the Division, within a reasonable period of time, any pertinent information that the Division may request in writing to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing or terminating a permit or to determine compliance with the permit. If requested by the Division, the permittee shall also furnish copies of records required to be kept by the permit. For information claimed to be confidential, the permittee may forward these records directly to the EPA along with a claim of confidentiality. (d) A provision to ensure that a stationary source pays fees to the Division consistent with Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 28. (e) A provision to require that any document (including reports) required by the operating permit shall contain a certification by a responsible official that meets the requirements of subsection 29.5.2. (f) Inspection and entry requirements that require that, upon presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required Page 30 of 63 by law, the permittee shall allow the Division or an authorized representative to perform the following: (1) Enter the permittee's premises where emissions-related activity is conducted, or where records are kept under the requirements of the permit. (2) Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that are kept under the requirements of the permit. (3) Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and air pollution control equipment), practices or operations regulated or required under the permit. (4) Sample or monitor at reasonable times substances or parameters for the purpose of assuring compliance with the permit or applicable requirements. 29.6.9 Title IV Requirements All permits issued by the Division shall include a permit condition prohibiting emissions exceeding any allowances that the stationary source lawfully holds under Title IV of the Act or the regulations promulgated thereunder. (a) No permit will need to be revised for increases in emissions that were authorized by allowances acquired pursuant to the acid rain program. Provided that the increases do not require a permit revision under any other applicable requirement. (b) There shall be no limit on the number of allowances held by a stationary source. However; the stationary source may not use allowances as a defense to noncompliance with any other applicable requirement. (c) All allowances shall be accounted for according to the procedures established in the regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act. 29.6.10 Federally Enforceable Requirements All permits issued by the Division shall include the following elements: (a) A statement that all terms and conditions in an operating permit, including any provisions designed to limit a stationary source's Page 31 of 63 potential to emit are enforceable by the EPA and citizens under the Act. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph 29.6.10(a) of this subsection, the Division shall determine and specify any terms and conditions which are not federally enforceable under the Act or required under any of the applicable requirements. 29.6.11 Emergency Provision All permits issued by the Division shall include the following elements: (a) A provision stating that an emergency constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with such technology-based emission limitations if the conditions of paragraph 29.6.11(c) are met. This provision is in addition to any emergency or upset provision contained in any applicable requirement. (b) A provision stating that an emergency means any situation arising from sudden and reasonably unforeseeable events beyond the control of the stationary source, including acts of God, which situation requires immediate corrective action to restore normal operation, and that causes the stationary source to exceed a technology-based emission limitation under the permit, due to unavoidable increases in emissions attributable to the emergency. An emergency shall not include noncompliance to the extent caused by improperly designed equipment, lack of preventative maintenance, careless or improper operation, or operator error. (c) A provision stating that the affirmative defense of an emergency shall be made through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs or other relevant evidence that demonstrates that: (1) An emergency occurred and that the permittee can identify the cause(s) of the emergency. (2) The permitted facility was at the time being properly operated. (3) During the period of the emergency the permittee took all reasonable steps to minimize levels of emissions that exceeded the emission standards or other requirements in the permit. Page 32 of 63 (4) The permittee submitted notice of the emergency to the Division within two (2) working days of the time when emission limitations were exceeded due to the emergency. This notice fulfills the requirement of subsection 29.6.4(b)(2) of this section. This notice must contain a description of the emergency, any steps taken to mitigate emissions, and corrective actions taken. (d) A provision stating that in any enforcement preceding, the permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an emergency has the burden of proof. 29.6.12 Permit Shield All permits issued by the Division shall include the following elements: (a) Except as stated in this regulation, the Division shall include in an operating permit a provision stating that compliance with the conditions of the permit shall be deemed compliance with any applicable requirements as of the date of permit issuance, provided that: (1) Such applicable requirements are included and are specifically identified in the permit; or (2) The Division, in acting on the permit application or revision, determines that other requirements specifically identified are not applicable to the stationary source and a determination is made and stated in the permit. (b) It shall be presumed that no permit shield exists if it is not expressly stated in the operating permit. (c) Nothing in this paragraph or in any operating permit shall alter or affect the following: (1) The provisions of Section 303 of the Act, including the authority of the EPA under that Section. (2) The liability of an owner or operator of a stationary source for any violation of applicable requirements prior to or at the time of permit issuance. (3) The applicable requirements of the acid rain program consistent with Section 408 of the Act. Page 33 of 63 (4) The ability of EPA to obtain information from a stationary source pursuant to Section 114 of the Act. (d) If it is determined that an operating permit was issued based on inaccurate or incomplete information provided by the applicant, any permit shield provision in that operating permit shall be void as to the portions of the permit which are affected, directly or indirectly, by the inaccurate or incomplete information. 29.6.13 Reopenings for cause All issued permits shall include provisions specifying the conditions under which the permit will be reopened prior to the expiration of the permit. A permit shall be reopened and revised under the following circumstances: (a) Additional applicable requirements become applicable to a stationary source with a remaining permit term of three or more years. Such a reopening shall be completed not later than eighteen (18) months after promulgation of the applicable requirement. No such reopening is required if the effective date of the requirement is later than the date on which the permit is due to expire, unless the original permit or any of its terms and conditions have been extended pursuant to subsection 29.9.4(d). (b) Additional requirements (including excess emissions requirements) become applicable to an affected source under the acid rain program. Upon approval by the Administrator, excess emissions offset plans shall be deemed to be incorporated into the permit. (c) The Division or EPA determines that the permit contains a material mistake or that inaccurate statements were made in establishing the emissions standards or other terms or conditions of the permit. (d) The Division or EPA determines that the permit must be revised or revoked to assure compliance with an applicable requirement. 29.6.14 The permit shall specify and reference the origin of and authority for each term or condition and identify any difference in form as compared to the applicable requirement upon which the term or condition is based. 29.6.15 The permit shall state that, where an applicable requirement of the Act is more stringent than an applicable requirement of the regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act, both provisions shall be incorporated in the permit and shall be enforceable by the EPA. Page 34 of 63 29.6.16 The Division may, in the permit issuance, renewal or significant modification process, make a determination of an alternative emission limit at a stationary source, equivalent to, or more stringent than that contained in the state implementation plan, where the plan allows for such determinations of alternative emission limits in an operating permit. Any permit containing such equivalency determination must contain provisions to ensure that the resulting emissions limit has been demonstrated to be quantifiable, accountable, enforceable and based on replicable procedures. 29.7 General permits 29.7.1 The Division may, after notice and opportunity for public participation provided in subsection 29.9.2(c)-(m), issue a general permit covering numerous similar stationary sources. A complete application need not be received before issuance of a general permit. Any general permit will comply with all requirements applicable to other stationary sources subject to this regulation and will identify criteria by which stationary sources may qualify for a general permit. To stationary sources that qualify, the Division shall grant the conditions and terms of the general permit. Notwithstanding, the shield provisions of subsection 29.6.12, the stationary source shall be subject to enforcement action for operation without an operating permit if the stationary source is later determined not to qualify for the conditions and terms of the general permit. General permits shall not be authorized for affected sources under the acid rain program unless otherwise provided in regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act. 29.7.2 Stationary sources that would qualify for a general permit must apply to the Division for coverage under the terms of the general permit or must apply for an operating permit consistent with section 29.5. The Division may, in the general permit, provide for applications which deviate from the requirements of section 29.5, provided that such applications meet the requirements of Title V of the Act, and include all information necessary to determine qualification for, and to assure compliance within the general permit. Without repeating the public participation procedures required under section 29.9.2(d)-(m), the Division may grant a stationary source's request for authorization to operate under a general permit but such authorization shall not be a final permit action for purposes of judicial review. 29.8 Temporary Stationary Sources 29.8.1 The Division may issue a single permit authorizing emissions from similar operations by the same stationary source owner or operator at multiple temporary locations. The operation must involve at least one change of location during the term of the permit. No affected source shall be Page 35 of 63 permitted as a temporary stationary source. Permits for temporary stationary sources shall include the following: (a) Conditions that will assure compliance with all applicable requirements at all authorized locations. (b) Requirements that the owner or operator notify the Division at least fifteen (15) days in advance of each change in location. Notification shall include a description of where the stationary source is to be relocated and how long it will be located there; and (c) Conditions that assure compliance with all other provisions of this section. 29.9 Procedures for Processing Permit Applications 29.9.1 Action on application (a) A permit, permit modification or permit renewal may be issued only if all of the following conditions have been met: (1) The Division has a complete application for a permit, permit modification or permit renewal. (2) Except for modifications qualifying as minor permit modifications, the Division has complied with the requirements for public participation as stated in subsection 29.9.2(d)-(m). (3) The Division has complied with the requirements for notifying and responding to affected States. (4) The conditions of the permit provide for compliance with all applicable requirements and the requirements of this regulation; and (5) The EPA has received a copy of the proposed permit and any notices required by Section 29.9.2(h) and has not objected to the issuance of the permit within the time period specified. (b) Priority shall be given to applications for construction or modification under Parts C and D of Title I of the Act. (c) Except as provided under the initial transition plan or under regulations promulgated under Title IV or Title V of the Act for Page 36 of 63 permitting of affected sources under the acid rain program, the Division shall take final action on each permit application (including a request for permit modification or renewal) within eighteen (18) months after receiving a complete application. 29.9.2 Initial Permit Issuance (a) The Division shall notify the applicant of whether the application is complete within 60 days of receipt of the application. A complete application must provide all the information requested in subsection 29.5.1. Unless the Division requests additional information or otherwise notifies the applicant of incompleteness within sixty (60) days of receipt of an application, the application shall be deemed complete. However, if while reviewing a complete permit application it is determined that additional information is required to take final action on the permit, the Division may request such information in writing and set a reasonable deadline for a response. (b) A copy of each complete permit application will be forwarded to the EPA. The Division may require the applicant to send a copy of the application (including the compliance plan) directly to the EPA. Upon agreement with EPA, the Division may submit to EPA a permit application summary form and any relevant portion of the permit application and compliance plan, in place of the complete application and compliance plan. (c) The Division shall provide a statement that sets forth the legal and factual basis for the draft permit conditions (including references to the applicable statutory or regulatory provisions). The Division shall send this statement to EPA and to any other person who requests it. (d) The Division shall review each application and shall give public notice of its intention to either issue a permit or deny the application. The draft permit or tentative denial, including all supporting documentation, shall be made available for public comment. Public notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the proposed stationary source would be located. Public notice may also include any other means the Division finds is necessary to assure adequate notice to the affected public of the opportunity for public comment. (e) All public notices shall contain the following minimum information: Page 37 of 63 (1) Identification of the affected facility. (2) Name and address of the permittee. (3) Name and address of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Resources (the agency reviewing the permit). (4) The activity or activities involved in the permit action. (5) The emissions change involved in any permit modification. (6) The name, address and telephone number of a person from whom interested persons may obtain additional information, including the availability for public inspection of copies of the draft permit, the application, all relevant supporting information including; compliance plans, monitoring and compliance certification reports (except for information entitled to confidential treatment pursuant to Section 114(c) of the Act); and all other materials available to the Division that are relevant to the permit decision. (7) A brief description of the comment procedures required by this regulation. (8) The time and place of any hearing that may be held, including a statement of procedures to request a hearing unless a hearing has already been scheduled. (f) At a minimum, a copy of the public notice shall be sent to: (1) The permit applicant. (2) The Regional Administrator of the EPA. (3) The chief executives of the city or town where the stationary source is located. (4) Persons on a mailing list developed by the Division, including those who request in writing to be on the list. (5) Any affected State. Page 38 of 63 (g) A public hearing for interested persons to appear and submit written or oral comments on the draft permit or tentative denial shall be held if requested by ten (10) or more persons, or by a governmental subdivision or agency or by an association having not less than ten (10) members. The Director shall also hold a hearing, whenever he or she believes there is a significant degree of public interest in the proposed action. If held, a hearing shall take place no earlier than thirty (30) days nor later than sixty (60) days following initial public notice. The public shall have at least thirty (30) days notice of any hearing. Comments from the applicant and/or any interested persons shall be recorded at the public hearing. Written comments, to be considered part of the record, must be submitted during the public comment period. The public comment period shall commence on the date of initial public notice. The public comment period shall close thirty (30) days later, if no hearing is held. If a public hearing is held, the public comment period shall close at the close of the public comment hearing or on a date set by the Division. (h) After the close of the public comment period, the Division shall prepare a proposed permit. The Division shall provide a written response to each substantive public comment. A copy of the proposed permit will be forwarded to the EPA. The Division shall, when submitting a proposed or revised permit to EPA for review, notify the EPA and any affected State of any refusal by the Division to accept all recommendations for the proposed revised permit that the affected state submitted during its review period. The notice shall include the Division’s reasons for not accepting any such recommendation. The Division is not required to accept any recommendations that are not based on applicable requirements or the requirements of 40 CFR 70. (i) The Division shall maintain for seven years a record of the commenters and also of the issues raised during the public participation process. Such records shall be available to the public upon request. (j) No permit for which an application must be transmitted to the EPA under this regulation shall be issued if the EPA objects to its issuance in writing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the proposed permit and all necessary supporting information. The EPA will object to the issuance of any permit which it determines is not in compliance with the applicable requirements or requirements under 40 CFR 70. Page 39 of 63 (k) Any EPA objection under paragraph (j) above shall include a statement of the EPA's reasons for objection and a description of the terms and conditions that the permit must include to respond to the objections. The EPA will provide the permit applicant a copy of the objection. (l) Within ninety (90) days after the date of an objection under paragraph (j) above, the Division shall revise the proposed permit in response to the objection and issue the permit or deny the application in writing. A copy of each final permit will be forwarded to the EPA. (m) If the Division fails, within ninety (90) days after the date of an objection under paragraph (j) above, to revise and submit a final permit in response to the objection, the EPA will issue the permit or deny the application in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Operating Permit Program promulgated under 40 CFR 71. 29.9.3 Public Petitions to EPA If the EPA does not object in writing as stated in Section 29.9.2(i), any person may petition the EPA within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the EPA's forty-five (45) day review period to make such objection. Any such petition shall be based on comments raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided for in subsection 29.9.2 (g) unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise such objections within such period, or unless the grounds for such objection period arose after such period. If the EPA objects to the permit as a result of a petition filed under this paragraph, the Division shall not issue the permit until EPA's objection has been resolved, except that the petition for review does not stay the effectiveness of a permit or its requirements if the permit was issued after the end of the 45-day review period and prior to an EPA objection. If the Division has issued a permit prior to receipt of an EPA objection under this paragraph, the Administrator will modify, terminate, or revoke such permit, and shall do so consistent with the procedures in subsection 29.9.6 (d) or 29.9.6(e)(1) and 29.9.6(e)(2) except in unusual circumstances, and the Division may thereafter issue only a revised permit that satisfies EPA's objection. In any case, the stationary source will not be in violation of the requirement to have submitted a timely and complete application. 29.9.4 Permit renewal and expiration. (a) Permits being renewed are subject to the same procedural requirements, including those for public participation, affected State and EPA review, which apply to initial permit issuance. Page 40 of 63 (b) Permit expiration terminates the stationary source's right to operate unless a timely and complete renewal application has been submitted consistent with subsections 29.4.2(c), 29.4.3 and 29.4.6 or an emissions cap has been issued to the stationary source pursuant to Section 29.3 of this regulation. (c) If the Division fails to act in a timely manner with regard to a permit renewal, EPA may invoke its authority under Section 505(e) of the Act to terminate or revoke and reissue the permit. (d) If a timely and complete application for a permit renewal is submitted, consistent with subsection 29.4.2(c), but the Division has failed to issue or deny the renewal permit before the end of the term of the previous permit, then the permit shall not expire until the renewal permit has been issued or denied and any permit shield that may be granted pursuant to Section 29.6.12 may extend beyond the original permit term until renewal. 29.9.5 Reopenings for cause by the State (a) Proceedings to reopen and issue a permit shall follow the same procedures as apply to initial permit issuance and shall affect only those parts of the permit for which cause to reopen exists. Such reopening shall be made as expeditiously as practicable. (b) Reopenings for cause by the State shall not be initiated before a notice of such intent is provided to the stationary source by the Division. This notice shall be sent at least thirty (30) days in advance of the date that the permit is to be reopened. In the case of an emergency, notice shall be sent five (5) days in advance of the date that the permit is to be reopened. 29.9.6 Reopenings for cause by EPA (a) If the EPA finds that cause exists to terminate, modify, or revoke and reissue a permit pursuant to subsection 29.9.5, the EPA will notify the Division and the permittee of such finding in writing. (b) The Division shall, within ninety (90) days after receipt of such notification, forward to EPA a proposed determination of termination, modification, or revocation and reissuance as appropriate. The EPA may extend this ninety (90) day period for an additional ninety (90) days if he finds that a new or revised permit application is necessary or that the EPA must require the permittee to submit additional information. Page 41 of 63 (c) The EPA will review the proposed determination from the Division within ninety (90) days of receipt. (d) The Division shall have ninety (90) days from receipt of an EPA objection to resolve any objection that EPA makes and to terminate, modify, or revoke and reissue the permit in accordance with EPA's objection. (e) If the Division fails to submit a proposed determination pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection or fails to resolve any objection pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subsection, the EPA will terminate, modify, or revoke and reissue the permit after taking the following actions: (1) Provide at least thirty (30) days written notice to the permittee of the reasons for any such action. This notice may be given during the procedures in subsection 29.9.6 (a)-(d). (2) Provide the permittee an opportunity for comment on EPA's proposed action and an opportunity for a hearing. 29.10 Changes at a permitted facility requiring a permit revision 29.10.1 Administrative Permit Amendments. (a) An administrative permit amendment is a permit revision that: (1) Corrects typographical errors; (2) Identifies a change in the name, address or phone number of any person identified in the permit; or provides a similar minor administrative change at the stationary source; (3) Requires more frequent monitoring or reporting by the permittee; (4) Allows for a change in ownership or operational control of a stationary source where the Division determines that no other change in the permit is necessary, provided that a written agreement containing a specific date for transfer of permit responsibility, coverage and liability between the current and new permittee has been submitted to the Division ; Page 42 of 63 (5) Incorporates into the permit the requirements from preconstruction review permits authorized under an EPA- approved program, provided that such a program meets procedural requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of Section 29.10 that would be applicable to the change if it were subject to review as a permit modification and compliance requirements substantially equivalent to those contained in Subsection 29.6. (6) Incorporates into the permit any terms and conditions which are not federally enforceable under the Act. (b) Administrative permit amendments for purposes of the acid rain portion of the permit shall be governed by regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Act. (c) An administrative permit amendment may be made by the Division consistent with the following: (1) The Division shall take no longer than sixty (60) days after receiving the request for an administrative permit amendment to take final action on the request. The Division may incorporate such changes without providing notice to the public or affected States provided that it designates any such permit revisions are in accordance with those listed in subsection 29.10.1(a). (2) The Division will submit a copy of the revised permit to the EPA. (3) The stationary source may implement any changes addressed in the administrative amendment request immediately upon submittal of the request. (d) The Division may, upon taking final action granting a request for an administrative permit amendment, allow coverage by the permit shield in subsection 29.6.12 for administrative permit amendments made pursuant to subsection 29.10.1 (a)(5) which meet the relevant requirements of 29.6 and 29.9.2 and 29.10.4 for significant permit modifications. 29.10.2 Minor Permit Modifications (a) Minor permit modification procedures may be used only for those permit modifications that: Page 43 of 63 (1) Do not violate any applicable requirement; (2) Do not involve significant changes to existing monitoring, reporting or recordkeeping requirements in the permit; (3) Do not require or change a case by case determination of an emission limitation including those made under subsections 9.4.2(a)(1)-(4) or 9.5.2(a)(1)-(2) of Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 or a source specific determination for temporary stationary sources of ambient impacts, or a visibility or increment analysis made under subsections 9.5.2(b)(1)b or 9.5.2(c)(1) of Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9. (4) Do not seek to establish or change a permit term or condition for which there is no corresponding underlying applicable requirement and that the stationary source has assumed to avoid an applicable requirement to which the stationary source would otherwise be subject. Such terms and conditions include: a. A federally enforceable emissions cap assumed to avoid classification as a modification under any provision of Title I of the Act; and b. An alternative emissions limit approved pursuant to regulations promulgated under Section 112(i)(5) of the Act; (5) Are not modifications under any provision of Title I of the Act; (6) Are not otherwise required by the Division to be processed as a significant modification. (b) Notwithstanding subsections 29.10.2(a) and 29.10.3(a); minor permit modification procedures may be used for permit modifications involving the use of economic incentives, marketable permits, emissions trading and other similar approaches, to the extent that such minor permit modification procedures are explicitly provided for in the Rhode Island State Implementation Plan or in applicable requirements promulgated by EPA. (c) An application requesting the use of minor permit modification procedures shall meet the requirements of subsection 29.5.1. The Page 44 of 63 application need only include such information as is relevant to the proposed modification. In addition the application shall include the following: (1) A description of the proposed change, the emissions resulting from the change and any new applicable requirements that will apply if the change occurs; (2) A proposed draft permit reflecting the proposed change; (3) Certification by a responsible official, consistent with subsection 29.5.2 that the proposed modification meets the criteria for use of minor permit modification procedures and a request that such procedures be used; and (4) Completed forms, available from the Division, for the Division to use to notify the EPA and affected States of the proposed change. (d) Following receipt of an application for a minor permit modification, the Division shall notify the applicant of whether the application is complete. A complete application must provide all the information requested in subsection 29.10.2(c) as it pertains to the proposed modification. (e) If the application for a minor modification is incomplete, the Division may request additional information in writing and set a reasonable deadline for a response. (f) If the application for a minor modification is complete, the Division will, within five (5) working days, notify the EPA and any affected States of the requested permit modification. EPA and affected States will then have forty five (45) days to notify the Division of any objection to, or comment on, the application. Such objection or comment shall be sent to the Division. The forty five (45) day review period shall be presumed to begin three (3) days after the Division has mailed the notification to both the EPA and affected States, unless EPA demonstrates it received the notice late, in which case it shall begin on the date of receipt. (g) The Division will not take final action on an application for a minor permit modification until after EPA's 45 day review period has concluded or until EPA has notified the Division that it will not object to issuance of the proposed permit modification, whichever is first. Page 45 of 63 (h) Within ninety (90) days after the application for a minor modification is complete, or fifteen (15) days after the completion of EPA's forty five (45) day review period, whichever is later, the Division shall: (1) Issue the permit modification as proposed; or (2) Deny the permit modification application; or (3) Determine that the requested modification does not meet the minor permit modification criteria and should be reviewed under the significant modification procedures; or (4) Revise the draft permit modification and transmit to the EPA the new proposed permit modification. (i) A copy of the final permit modification will be forwarded to the EPA. The Division shall, when submitting a revised permit to EPA notify the EPA and any affected State of any refusal by the Division to accept all recommendations for the proposed permit that the affected state submitted during its review period. The notice shall include the Division’s reasons for not accepting any such recommendation. EPA shall have 45 days following receipt of such notice to object to the permit modification. The Division is not required to accept any recommendations that are not based on applicable requirements or the requirements of 40 CFR 70. (j) If preconstruction permits are required pursuant to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 for the minor modification, the proposed change may, at the stationary source's risk, be made as soon as all required preconstruction permits have been issued, but no sooner. If the stationary source elects to make such changes and until the Division issues its final determination in accordance with 29.10.2(h), the stationary source must comply with both applicable requirements governing the change and the proposed permit terms and conditions. During this time period, the stationary source need not comply with the existing permit terms and conditions it seeks to modify. However, if the stationary source fails to comply with its proposed permit terms and conditions during the time period, the existing permit terms and conditions it seeks to modify may be enforced against it. (k) If preconstruction permits are not required pursuant to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 for the minor modification, the proposed change may, at the stationary source's risk, be made as soon as the application for a minor modification is filed with the Page 46 of 63 Division, but no sooner. If the stationary source elects to make such changes and until the Division issues its final determination in accordance with 29.10.2(h), the stationary source must comply with both applicable requirements governing the change and the proposed permit terms and conditions. During this time period, the stationary source need not comply with the existing permit terms and conditions it seeks to modify. However, if the stationary source fails to comply with its proposed permit terms and conditions during the time period, the existing permit terms and conditions it seeks to modify may be enforced against it. (l) The permit shield as stated in subsection 29.6.12 does not apply to minor permit modifications. 29.10.3 Group processing of minor permit modifications. (a) Group processing of modifications may be used only for those permit modifications: (1) That individually meet the criteria for minor permit modification procedures under subsection 29.10.2(a); and (2) That collectively are below the lowest threshold level as set forth below: a. 10% (Ten percent) of the emissions allowed by the permit for the emissions unit for which the change is requested, or b. 20% (Twenty percent) of the applicable definition of major source, or c. Five tons per year, whichever is least. (b) An application requesting the use of group processing procedures shall meet the requirements of subsection 29.5.1. The application need only include such information as is relevant to the proposed modifications. In addition the application shall include the following: (1) A description of each change, the emissions resulting from the changes and any new applicable requirement that will apply if the changes occur. (2) The stationary source's suggested draft permit. Page 47 of 63 (3) Certification by a responsible official, consistent with subsection 29.5.2, that the proposed modification meets the criteria for use of group processing procedures and a request that such procedures be used. (4) A list of all of the stationary source's pending applications for minor permit modifications and a determination of whether the requested modification, aggregated with these other applications, equals or exceeds the threshold set in subsection 29.10.3(a)(2). (5) Certification, consistent with subsection 29.5.2, that the stationary source has notified EPA of the proposed modification. Such notification need only contain a brief description of the requested modification. (6) Completed forms for the Division to use to notify the EPA and affected States. (c) Following receipt of an application for a group processing, the Division shall notify the applicant of whether the application is complete. A complete application must provide all the information requested in subsection 29.10.3(b) as it pertains to the proposed modifications. (d) If the application for group processing is incomplete, the Division may deny the application or request additional information. (e) On a quarterly basis or within five (5) business days of receipt of an application demonstrating that the aggregate of a stationary source's pending applications equals or exceeds the threshold level set under subsection 29.10.3(a)(2), whichever is earlier, the Division shall notify the EPA and affected States of the requested permit modifications. (f) EPA and affected States will then have forty five (45) days from the receipt of such notice to notify the Division of any objection to, or comment on, the application. Such objection or comment shall be sent to the Division. The forty five (45) day review period shall be presumed to begin three (3) days after the Division has mailed the notification to both the EPA and affected States, unless EPA demonstrates it received notice late, in which case it shall begin on the date of receipt. (g) The Division will not take final action on the application until after EPA's forty five (45) day review period has concluded or until EPA Page 48 of 63 has notified the Division that EPA will not object to the issuance of the permit modification, whichever is first. (h) Within one hundred and eighty (180) days of receipt of a complete application for group processing of minor permit modifications under this section, or fifteen (15) calendar days after the end of EPA's forty-five days review period whichever is later, the Division shall: (1) Issue the minor permit modification as proposed; or, (2) Deny the minor permit modification application; or, (3) Determine that the requested modifications do not meet the minor permit modification criteria and should be reviewed under the significant modifications procedures; or, (4) Revise the draft minor permit modification and transmit to the EPA the new proposed minor permit modification. (i) A copy of the final permit modification will be forwarded to the EPA. The Division shall, when submitting a revised permit to EPA, notify the EPA and any affected State of any refusal by the Division to accept all recommendations for the proposed permit that the affected state submitted during its review period. The notice shall include the Division’s reasons for not accepting any such recommendation. EPA shall have 45 days following receipt of such notice to object to the permit modification. The Division is not required to accept any recommendations that are not based on applicable requirements or the requirements of 40 CFR 70. (j) If preconstruction permits are required pursuant to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 for the modifications, the proposed changes may, at the stationary source's risk, be made as soon as all required preconstruction permits have been issued, but no sooner. If the stationary source elects to make such changes and until the Division issues its final determination in accordance with 29.10.3(h), the stationary source must comply with both applicable requirements governing the change and the proposed permit terms and conditions. During this time period, the stationary source need not comply with the existing permit terms and conditions it seeks to modify. However, if the stationary source fails to comply with its proposed permit terms and conditions during the time period, the existing permit terms and conditions it seeks to modify may be enforced against it. Page 49 of 63 (k) If preconstruction permits are not required pursuant to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 for the modifications, the proposed changes may, at the stationary source's risk, be made as soon as the application for group processing has been filed with the Division, but no sooner. If the stationary source elects to make such changes and until the Division issues its final determination in accordance with 29.10.3(h), the stationary source must comply with both applicable requirements governing the change and the proposed permit terms and conditions. During this time period, the stationary source need not comply with the existing permit terms and conditions it seeks to modify. However, if the stationary source fails to comply with its proposed permit terms and conditions during the time period, the existing permit terms and conditions it seeks to modify may be enforced against it. (l) The permit shield under subsection 29.6.12 shall not apply to group processing of minor permit modifications. 29.10.4 Significant permit modifications: (a) A permittee must apply for a significant permit modification if a proposed modification does not qualify as a minor permit modification or an administrative permit amendment. A significant permit modification shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Any change that is considered a modification under any provision of Title I of the Act; (2) Every significant change in existing monitoring permit terms or conditions; (3) Every relaxation of reporting or recordkeeping permit terms or conditions. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude the permittee from making changes consistent with this subsection that would render existing permit compliance terms and conditions irrelevant. (b) An application for a significant modification may, at the applicant's discretion, be submitted simultaneously with the corresponding application for a preconstruction permit for the proposed change required pursuant to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9. To be deemed timely, applications for significant permit modifications shall be submitted at least 12 months prior to the planned startup of Page 50 of 63 any emissions unit proposed to be modified or to be part of the modification. (c) Where the existing operating permit prohibits the significant permit modification, the stationary source shall obtain the significant permit modification before commencing operation. (d) Where the existing operating permit does not address or prohibit the significant permit modification and all required preconstruction permits have been issued following procedural requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of Subsection 29.9.2, the stationary source can commence construction immediately after obtaining all preconstruction permits. (e) Where the existing operating permit does not address or prohibit the significant permit modification and all required preconstruction permits have been issued following procedural requirements that are not substantially equivalent to the requirements of Subsection 29.9.2, the stationary source shall obtain the significant permit modification before commencing operation. (f) An application requesting the use of significant permit modification procedures shall meet the requirements of Section 29.5.1. The application need only include such information as is relevant to the proposed modification. In addition the application shall include the following: (1) A description of the change, the emissions resulting from the change and any new applicable requirements that will apply if the change occurs; (2) A proposed draft permit reflecting the proposed change; (3) Completed forms, available at the Division, for the Division to use to notify the EPA and affected States of the proposed change. (g) Significant permit modifications shall be processed following the procedures for initial permit issuance in Subsection 29.9.2. (h) The permit shield under subsection 29.6.12 shall apply to significant modifications obtained pursuant to the provisions of 29.10.4. 29.10.5 Notwithstanding the provisions of 29.10.1 - 29.10.4 above, a permit revision is necessary for any change that is not addressed or prohibited by Page 51 of 63 the operating permit, if such change is subject to any requirements under Title IV of the Act or is a modification under any provision of Title I of the Act. 29.11 Changes at a permitted facility that do not require a permit revision 29.11.1 Section 502 (b)(10) Changes (a) No permit revision is necessary for section 502 (b)(10) changes within a permitted facility, if the changes are not modifications under any provision of Title I of the Act and the changes do not exceed the emissions allowable under the permit, whether expressed therein as a rate of emissions or in the terms of total emissions, and provided that notice is provided to the Division as set forth below: (1) For each such change, the stationary source shall provide the Division and EPA with a minimum of fourteen (14) days written notification in advance of the proposed changes. The notice must be received by the Division no later than fourteen (14) days in advance of the proposed changes. The stationary source, the Division and the EPA shall attach each such notice to their copy of the relevant permit. (2) For each such change, the written notification required above shall include information describing the nature of the change, the effect of the change on the emission of any air contaminant, the scheduled completion date of the planned change and any permit term or condition that is no longer applicable as a result of the change. (b) A stationary source shall be allowed to make such change proposed in its notice the day following the last day of the advance notice described in this section if the Division has not responded nor objected to the proposed change on or before that day. (c) The permit shield shall not apply to any changes made pursuant to this section. If subsequent changes cause the stationary source's operations and emissions to revert to those anticipated in the operating permit, the permittee resumes compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit, and has provided the Division and EPA with a minimum of fourteen (14) days advance notice of such changes in accordance with the provisions of subsection 29.11.1(a)(1), the permit shield may be reinstated in accordance with terms and conditions stated in the operating permit. Page 52 of 63 (d) Changes made pursuant to this section shall be incorporated into the operating permit at the time of renewal. 29.11.2 Off Permit Changes (a) No permit revision shall be necessary for changes within a permitted facility, not otherwise addressed or prohibited in the permit. This provision shall not apply to modifications under any provision of Title I of the Act or if such changes are subject to requirements of Title IV of the Act. Changes made pursuant to this subsection shall not be exempt from the requirement to obtain a minor source permit pursuant to the requirements of Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9. (b) Each such change shall meet all applicable requirements and shall not violate any existing permit term or condition. (c) The stationary source must provide contemporaneous written notice to the Division and the EPA of each such change, except for changes that have been determined to be insignificant by the Division pursuant to regulation. Such written notice shall describe each such change, including the date, and change in emissions, pollutants emitted, and any applicable requirement that would apply as a result of the change. (d) The permit shield shall not apply to any such change made pursuant to this subsection. (e) The stationary source shall keep a record describing changes made at the stationary source that result in emissions of a regulated air pollutant subject to an applicable requirement, but not otherwise regulated under the permit, and the emissions resulting from those changes, including any other data necessary to show compliance with applicable ambient air quality standards. (f) Changes made pursuant to this subsection shall be incorporated into the operating permit at the time of renewal. 29.11.3 Emission Trading Allowed Under the SIP (a) No permit revision shall be necessary for a permitted stationary source to trade increases and decreases in emissions in the permitted facility, where the RI State Implementation Plan provides for such trades without requiring a permit revision and based on the notice provided in 29.11.3(a)(1) below. This Page 53 of 63 provision is available in those cases where the permit does not already provide for such emissions trading. Notice shall be provided to the Division as set forth below: (1) For each such change, the stationary source shall provide the Division and EPA with a minimum of twenty (20) days written notification in advance of the proposed trades. The notice must be received by the Division no later than twenty (20) days in advance of the proposed trades. The stationary source, the Division and the EPA shall attach each such notice to their copy of the relevant permit. (2) For each such trade, the written notification required above shall include information as may be required by the provision in the RI State Implementation Plan authorizing the emissions trade, including at a minimum, when the proposed trade will occur, a description of each trade, any change in emissions that will result, the permit requirements with which the stationary source will comply using the emissions trading provision of the RI State Implementation Plan, and the pollutants emitted subject to the trade. The notice shall also refer to the provisions with which the stationary source will comply in the RI State Implementation Plan and that provide for the trade. (b) A stationary source shall be allowed to make such trade proposed in its notice the day following the last day of the advance notice described in this section if the Division has not responded nor objected to the proposed trade on or before that day. (c) The permit shield shall not apply to any changes made pursuant to this section. If subsequent changes cause the stationary source's operations and emissions to revert to those anticipated in the operating permit, the permittee resumes compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit, and has provided the Division and EPA with a minimum of twenty (20) days advance notice of such changes in accordance with the provisions of subsection 29.11.3(a)(1), the permit shield may be reinstated in accordance with terms and conditions stated in the operating permit. 29.11.4 Emission Trading Under an Emissions Cap (a) No permit revision shall be necessary for the trading of emissions increases and decreases in a permitted facility solely for the purpose of complying with a federally enforceable emissions cap that is established in the permit independent of otherwise Page 54 of 63 applicable requirements consistent with 29.6.6(c). Notice shall be provided to the Division as set forth below: (1) For each such change, the stationary source shall provide the Division and EPA with a minimum of twenty (20) days written notification in advance of the proposed trades. The notice must be received by the Division no later than twenty (20) days in advance of the proposed trades. The stationary source, the Division and the EPA shall attach each such notice to their copy of the relevant permit. (2) For each such trade, the written notification required above shall state when the change will occur and shall describe the changes in emissions that will result and how these increases and decreases in emissions will comply with the terms and conditions of the permit. (b) A stationary source shall be allowed to make such trade proposed in its notice the day following the last day of the advance notice described in this section if the Division has not responded nor objected to the proposed trade on or before that day. (c) The permit shield shall not apply to any changes made pursuant to this section. 29.11.5 Prior to the issuance of a stationary source's initial operating permit, the stationary source can make any modifications and commence operation immediately after obtaining all preconstruction permits required pursuant to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9. 29.12 Appeals 29.12.1 Decisions of the Division made pursuant to the following provisions of this regulation may be appealed to the Administrative Adjudication Division of the Department: (a) 29.9.2 Initial Permit Issuance, Subsection 29.9.2(k) (b) 29.9.4 Permit Renewals (c) 29.9.5 Reopenings for cause by the State (d) 29.10.2 Minor Permit Modifications, Subsection 29.10.2(h) (e) 29.10.3 Group processing of minor permit modifications, Subsection 29.10.3(h) Page 55 of 63 (f) 29.10.4 Significant Permit Modifications (g) 29.13 Variances 29.12.2 The applicant and/or any person who provided substantive comment at any time during the public comment period may appeal the decision of the Division to the Administrative Adjudication Division of the Department provided, however, any person who shall demonstrate good cause for failure to participate and demonstrate that his/her interests shall be substantially impacted if prohibited from appearance in the appeal, may at the discretion of the hearing officer, be permitted to participate in the appeal process. 29.12.3 The appeal shall be limited to those issues raised by the parties, provided, however, that upon good cause shown, the Director shall allow additional issues to be raised. 29.12.4 All appeals shall be pursuant to the rules and regulations established by the Director and the rules and regulations established by the Administrative Adjudication Division provided; however, that all appeals shall contain precise statements of the issues presented on appeal and the specific part or parts of the decision of the Division which are challenged. 29.12.5 All appeals shall be heard before Administrative Adjudication Division hearing officers. All hearings shall be evidentiary hearings. All witnesses shall testify under oath and shall be subject to cross-examination. 29.12.6 All requests to appeal the decision of the Division must be filed with the Administrative Adjudication Division within 30 days of the decision of the Division. 29.12.7 The hearing officer shall determine and apportion to the applicant the actual costs of the appeal process, exclusive of attorneys' fees. These costs shall not be considered administrative penalties. 29.13 Variances Any variance or deferral from compliance with an applicable requirement shall be processed as a significant permit modification unless an emergency defense has been established consistent with the requirements in subsection 29.6.11. 29.14 Phase II Acid Rain Stationary Sources: Permitting Requirements The Division hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the provisions of 40 CFR 72, as in effect on 24 November 1997, for purposes of implementing an acid rain program Page 56 of 63 that meets the requirements of Title IV of the Act. The term "permitting authority" shall mean the Division and the term "Administrator" shall mean the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. If the provisions or requirements of 40 CFR 72 conflict with or are not included in this regulation, the 40 CFR 72 provisions and requirements shall apply and take precedence. 29.15 New Source Review Integration 29.15.1 At the time of filing an application under Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 for a proposed new source or modification, the applicant may elect to integrate new source review and operating permit issuance/modification for the proposed new source or modification. Procedures for integration of the two processes are as follows: (a) The owner or operator of an existing stationary source with an operating permit, applying to modify the stationary source, may elect to integrate new source review and modification of the operating permit by so indicating, in writing, at the time it files its permit application under Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9. The Division shall process the applications in accordance with the procedures in Subsection 29.9.2. A proposed permit for the modification shall be provided to the EPA for review as provided in Subsection 29.9.2(h), along with a proposed administrative permit amendment to the stationary source's operating permit. The administrative permit amendment shall incorporate into the operating permit all terms and conditions of the proposed permit and include compliance requirements for any new or modified emissions unit substantially equivalent to those contained in Subsection 29.6. (b) Any person who proposes to construct a new stationary source, may elect to integrate new source review and initial operating permit issuance by concurrently filing with the Division a permit application under Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 and an operating permit application. The Division shall process the applications in accordance with the procedures in Subsection 29.9.2. The Division shall process the two applications in parallel and consolidate all required public hearings, comment periods and EPA review periods. A proposed permit for the new stationary source shall be provided to the EPA for review as provided in Subsection 29.9.2(h), along with a proposed operating permit. Page 57 of 63 29.16 General Provisions 29.16.1 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to specify operating permit requirements for stationary sources 29.16.2 Authority These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-17.1-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35 29.16.3 Application The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of state law, goals and policies. 29.16.4 Severability If any provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be affected thereby. Page 58 of 63 29.16.5 Effective Date The foregoing regulation, "Operating Permits”, as amended, is hereby adopted and filed with the Secretary of State this 12th day of February, 2015, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 23-23, 42-35, 42-17.1, 42-17.6, of the General Laws of Rhode Island of 1956, as amended. Janet Coit, Director Department of Environmental Management Notice Given on: 12 November 2010 Filing Date: 11 January 2011 Effective Date: 31 January 2011 Page 59 of 63 APPENDIX A LIST OF INSIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES The activities described below are those that the Division has designated as insignificant and therefore are exempt from having to be fully described and included in the operating permit application. Operating permit applications do not have to contain any information on any activity listed in Table I. Activities listed in Table II, that are exempted because of size, emission levels or production rate, must be listed in an operating permit application. This list must contain enough information to show that the activity qualifies for the exemption. ********** Any activity that is subject to any state or federal air pollution control regulation or is regulated by the terms or conditions of any preconstruction permit issued to the stationary source pursuant to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 shall not be considered an insignificant activity, regardless of whether the activity meets the criteria listed in Tables I or II ********** TABLE I 1. Air conditioning or ventilating systems not designed to remove air pollutants generated by or released from specific processes or equipment; 2. Equipment used for the preparation of food for human consumption in cafeterias or dining rooms at the stationary source; 3. Plant maintenance activities such as brazing, soldering, or welding operations, pipefitting and caulking; 4. Groundkeeping activities such as the use of lawnmowers, trimmers, snow blowers, etc., the use of pesticides, fumigants and herbicides, weeding and sweeping. 5. Smoking rooms and areas; 6. Restroom ventilation including stacks or vents to prevent escape of sewer gases through plumbing traps; 7. Blueprint copiers and photographic processes; 8. Woodworking shops activities that are vented indoors such as sawing, sanding, drilling and planing; 9. Pharmacies, excluding any synthesized pharmaceutical manufacturing as defined in Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 26; Page 60 of 63 10. Janitorial activities and other indoor maintenance activities such as vacuum cleaning and cleaning of rugs, floors or furniture, but not solvent clean-up of any sort subject to a work practice standard under any applicable requirement; 11. Office activities, including typing, copying and printing; 12. Equipment used exclusively for portable steam cleaning. 13. Emissions from any laboratory activities, excluding research and development operations. Laboratory means a place or activity devoted to experimental study or teaching in any science, or to the testing and analysis of drugs, chemicals, chemical compounds, or other substances, or similar activities, provided that the activities described in this sentence are conducted on a laboratory scale. Activities are conducted on a laboratory scale if the containers used for reactions, transfers, and other handling of substances are designed to be easily and safely manipulated by one person by hand. If a facility manufactures or produces products for profit in any quantity, it may not be considered to be a laboratory under this item. Support activities necessary to the operation of the laboratory are considered to be part of the laboratory. Support activities do not include the provision of power to the laboratory from stationary sources that provide power to multiple projects or from stationary sources which would provide power to multiple projects or from stationary sources which would otherwise require permitting, such as boilers that provide power to an entire facility. 14. Architectural maintenance activities for the buildings and structures at a stationary source such as painting, caulking, reroofing, etc.; 15. The engine of any vehicle, such as forklifts, tractors, construction equipment, motor vehicle, etc.; 16. Fuel burning equipment and/or fuel oil tanks in 1, 2, 3 or 4 family residential housing units where the fuel burning equipment is used solely for heating the building for personal comfort or for producing hot water for personal use. 17. Dryers and distribution systems for instrument air. 18. Locker room ventilation and maintenance. 19. Air contaminant detectors. 20. Electrically powered air compressors and pumps. 21. Dumpsters 22. All electric motors. Page 61 of 63 23. Sampling connections and systems used exclusively to withdraw materials for testing and analysis including air contaminant detectors and vent lines. 24. Grinding or abrasive blasting for nondestructive testing of metals. 25. Steam vents and steam leaks from boilers and steam distribution systems. 26. Rupture discs for gas handling systems. 27. Purging of natural gas lines. Page 62 of 63 TABLE II 1. A fuel burning device designed to burn: • Residual oil or solid fossil fuels having a heat input capacity less than one million Btu per hour, • All other liquid fuels having a heat input capacity of less than five million Btu per hour, • Gaseous fuel having a heat input capacity of less than ten million Btu per hour, • Alternative fuels, including but not limited to, wood chips, hazardous wastes or waste oil having a heat input capacity of less than one million Btu per hour. 2. A storage tank, reservoir or containers with a capacity of ten thousand gallons or less used for the storage of liquids having a vapor pressure less than 0.1 mm of mercury at 200 C. 3. A storage tank, reservoir or containers with a capacity of two thousand gallons or less used for the storage of liquids having a vapor pressure greater than 0.1 mm of mercury at 200 C. 4. Any emissions unit that has the potential to emit less than 20 % of the minimum quantities of the air contaminants listed in Table III of Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 22. 5. Any emissions unit that has the potential to emit less than the following quantity of the listed air contaminant: Air Contaminant De Minimis Level (lbs/yr) VOC 2000 TSP 2000 PM-10 2000 NOx 2000 CO 5000 SO2 2000 Any other air contaminant, excluding those in Table III of APC Regulation No. 22 1000 Page 63 of 63