CAA Title V Regulatory Requirements

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CAA Title V Regulatory Requirements

• Malcolm C. Weiss, Esq.
• [phone]
• mweiss_at_jmbm.com
• Jeffer, Mangels, Butler Marmaro LLP
• February 28, 2006
• 3323622 v3

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Your Rights Under CAA Title V

• MAJOR GOALS/CONSIDERATIONS
• Gain clarity in requirements
• Avoid conflicting requirements
• Streamline permit
• Maximize operational flexibility

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Your Rights Under CAA Title V (Cont.)

• MAJOR PROGRAM ELEMENTS
• Public notice and comment
• No tighter emission standards
• 5 year term (renewal)
• Greater MRR obligations
• Certification requirements

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Title V Permits Issued
12/31/01
California 58
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Title V Permits Issued
12/31/03
California gt81
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Title V Permits Issued
SCAQMD 78
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Title V PermitsBring It All Together

• Relevant emission limits
• NSR PSD (CAA 110)
• NSPS (CAA 111)
• HAPs (CAA 112)
• Monitoring, reporting and record keeping
• Compliance plan and schedule

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Applicability in SoCAB

• 8 tpy VOC
• 8 tpy NOx
• 80 tpy SOx
• 40 tpy CO
• 56 tpy PM10
• 8 tpy Single HAP
• 20 tpy Combo HAP

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Attaining YourPermitting Goals

• Practical considerations
• Administrative considerations
• Legal considerations

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Attaining Your GoalsPractical ConsiderationsPubl
ic Participation

• Draft permit open for public review
• Public comments due within 30 days
• Hearing may be requested
• EPA comments due within 45 days
• District weighs comments
• Permit may issue after comments considered

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Sample Public Notice
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Attaining Your GoalsPractical Considerations

• Open a dialogue with the District
• Meet with District prior to draft permit issuing
• Check on public comments
• Assist District in responding to comments
• Open EPA dialogue, as needed

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Attaining Your GoalsAdmin. / Legal Considerations

• Public or applicant can challenge issuance of
  permit to District Hearing Board (30 days)
• Public or applicant can challenge issuance of
  permit to EPA (60 days)
• After administrative remedies are exhausted,
  public or applicant may file suit (90 days)

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Simplifies Enforcement Since It Is All Together

• Clears ambiguities between State and federal
  requirements
• Enhances monitoring and reporting requirements

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Permit Shield

• If
• Permittee requests and is granted shield status
• Permit states that shield applies
• Identifies applicable and non-applicable
  provisions
• Then
• Compliance with permit s compliance with the
  CAAs applicable requirements

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Permit Streamlining

• Existing requirements may be redundant or
  conflicting
• Multiple existing applicable requirements may be
  streamlined into a single set of requirements
• Permit terms and conditions must assure compliance

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Permit Streamlining (Cont.)

• Recognizes that some requirements may be subsumed
  under streamlined requirements
• Compliance with the streamlined provision is
  considered compliance with the subsumed
  requirements

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ARBs Rules Log Database
http//www.arb.ca.gov /rldb/rldb.htm
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EPA White Paper 3Draft 08/07/00

• Design of Flexible Air Permits
• Allows specified future operational changes
  without permit revision
• Facilitates opportunities to comply in smarter
  more efficient ways

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Title V Permitting Flexibility
Local district program rules
Federal Regs (40 CFR, Part 70)
Where are my rights/obligations listed?
EPA guidance documents
Local district regulations
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Key Components for Flexibility

• Incorporate anticipated future changes
• Must describe changes to be advance approved
• Requires advance notice before operational change
• MRR flexible permit must include necessary
  additional data collection requirements

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Key Components for Flexibility (Cont)

• Examples
• Consider
• Emissions limit rather than VOC content of
  coatings
• Monthly emissions limit rather than Btu input per
  hour

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Your Rights Under Title V

• MAJOR GOALS
• Streamline permit
• Gain clarity in requirements
• Avoid conflicting requirements
• Maximize operational flexibility

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CAA Title V Regulatory Requirements

• Malcolm C. Weiss, Esq.
• [phone]
• mweiss_at_jmbm.com
• Jeffer, Mangels, Butler Marmaro LLP
• February 28, 2006
• 3323622 v3