Section 160. Preconstruction review procedures for new affected sources subject to 9VAC5-60-140 C 1

A. The review process for new affected sources is as follows:

1. If the board requires an owner to obtain or revise a federal operating permit before construction of the new affected source, or when the owner chooses to obtain or revise a federal operating permit before construction, the owner shall follow the administrative procedures established under the federal operating permit program before construction of the new affected source.

2. If an owner is not required to obtain or revise a federal operating permit before construction of the new affected source (and has not elected to do so), but the new affected source is covered by any preconstruction or pre-operation review requirements established pursuant to the hazardous air pollutant new source review program, then the owner shall comply with those requirements. If the new affected source is not subject to the hazardous air pollutant new source review program, the board will issue a MNSR permit in accordance with the MNSR permit procedures supplemented by the procedures set forth in subsections B through H of this section before construction or operation of the new affected source.

3. Regardless of the review process, the case-by-case MACT determination will be consistent with the principles established in 9VAC5-60-170. The application for the applicable new source review permit or a federal operating permit, permit modification, or administrative amendment, whichever is applicable, will include the documentation required by 9VAC5-60-150.

B. The board will provide for an enhanced review of MNSR permits used to implement case-by-case MACT determinations in accordance with the following review procedures and compliance requirements:

1. The board will notify the owner in writing as to whether the application for a case-by-case MACT determination is complete or whether additional information is required.

2. The board will approve an applicant's proposed control technology, or the board will notify the owner in writing of its intention to disapprove a control technology.

3. The owner may present in writing, within a time frame specified by the board, additional information, considerations, or amendments to the application before the board's issuance of a final disapproval.

4. The board will issue a preliminary approval or issue a disapproval of the application taking into account additional information received from the owner.

5. A determination to disapprove any application will be in writing and will specify the grounds on which the disapproval is based.

6. Approval of an applicant's proposed control technology will be set forth in a MNSR permit as described in 9VAC5-60-140 F.

C. The board will provide opportunity for public comment on the preliminary MNSR permit prior to issuance, including, at a minimum:

1. Availability for public inspection, in at least one location in the area affected, of the information submitted by the owner and of the board's tentative determination;

2. A period for submittal of public comment of at least 30 days;

3. A notice by prominent advertisement in the area affected of the location of the source information and analysis specified in 9VAC5-60-140 F. The form and content of the notice will be substantially equivalent to that found in 9VAC5-80-270 or 9VAC5-80-670; and

4. An opportunity for a public hearing if one is requested. The board will give at least 30 days' notice in advance of any hearing.

D. The board will send copies of the preliminary permit (in time for comment) and final permit required by subsection C of this section to the administrator through the appropriate regional office, to affected states, and to all other state and local air pollution control agencies having jurisdiction in the region in which the new source would be located. The board will provide EPA with a review period for the final permit of at least 45 days, and will not issue the final MNSR permit until EPA objections are satisfied.

E. An owner of a major source that is subject to a case-by-case MACT determination shall comply with notification, operation and maintenance, performance testing, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements established under 9VAC5-60-140 F 2, under the federal operating permit program, and at the discretion of the board, under Subpart A of 40 CFR Part 63. The board will provide the EPA with the opportunity to review compliance requirements for consistency with requirements established pursuant to the federal operating permit program during the review period under subsection D of this section.

F. If the board requires a new source review permit for a new source case-by-case MACT determination under this article, such requirement will not necessitate a determination under Subpart E of 40 CFR Part 63.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 17, Issue 04, eff. January 1, 2001; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 03, eff. December 1, 2002; Volume 20, Issue 16, eff. July 1, 2004.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia, § 112 of the Clean Air Act, and 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63.