| (7) Draft permit--The version of a permit available
for the 30-day comment period under public announcement or public
notice and affected state review. The draft permit may be the same
document as the proposed permit.
(8) Emission unit--A discrete or identifiable structure,
device, item, equipment, or enclosure that constitutes or contains
a point of origin of air pollutants, including appurtenances.
(A) A point of origin of fugitive emissions from individual
pieces of equipment, e.g., valves, flanges, pumps, and compressors,
shall not be considered an individual emission unit. The fugitive
emissions shall be collectively considered as an emission unit based
on their relationship to the associated process.
(B) The term may also be used in this chapter to refer
to a group of similar emission units.
(C) This term is not meant to alter or affect the definition
of the term "unit" for purposes of the Acid Rain Program.
(9) Federal Clean Air Act, §502(b)(10) changes--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.
(10) Final action--Issuance or denial of the permit
by the executive director.
(11) General operating permit--A permit issued under
Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to General Operating Permits),
under which multiple similar stationary sources may be authorized
to operate.
(12) Large pollutant-specific emission unit--An emission
unit with the potential to emit, taking into account control devices,
the applicable air pollutant in an amount equal to or greater than
100% of the amount, in tons per year, required for a source to be
classified as a major source, as defined in this section.
(13) Major source--
(A) For pollutants other than radionuclides, any site
that emits or has the potential to emit, in the aggregate the following
quantities:
(i) ten tons per year (tpy) or more of any single hazardous
air pollutant listed under Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA), §112(b)
(Hazardous Air Pollutants);
(ii) 25 tpy or more of any combination of hazardous
air pollutant listed under FCAA, §112(b); or
(iii) any quantity less than those identified in clause
(i) or (ii) of this subparagraph established by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through rulemaking.
(B) For radionuclides regulated under FCAA, §112,
the term "major source" has the meaning specified by the EPA by rule.
(C) Any site which directly emits or has the potential
to emit, 100 tpy or more of any air pollutant. The fugitive emissions
of a stationary source shall not be considered in determining whether
it is a major source, unless the stationary source belongs to one
of the following categories of stationary sources:
(i) coal cleaning plants (with thermal dryers);
(ii) kraft pulp mills;
(iii) portland cement plants;
(iv) primary zinc smelters;
(v) iron and steel mills;
(vi) primary aluminum ore reduction plants;
(vii) primary copper smelters;
(viii) municipal incinerators capable of charging more
than 250 tons of refuse per day;
(ix) hydrofluoric, sulfuric, or nitric acid plants;
(x) petroleum refineries;
(xi) lime plants;
(xii) phosphate rock processing plants;
(xiii) coke oven batteries;
(xiv) sulfur recovery plants;
(xv) carbon black plants (furnace process);
(xvi) primary lead smelters;
(xvii) fuel conversion plant;
(xviii) sintering plants;
(xix) secondary metal production plants;
(xx) chemical process plants (the term chemical processing
plant shall not include ethanol production facilities that produce
ethanol by natural fermentation included in the North American Industry
Classification System codes 312140 or 325193);
(xxi) fossil-fuel boilers (or combination thereof)
totaling more than 250 million British thermal units (Btu) per hour
heat input;
(xxii) petroleum storage and transfer units with a
total storage capacity exceeding 300,000 barrels;
(xxiii) taconite ore processing plants;
(xxiv) glass fiber processing plants;
(xxv) charcoal production plants;
(xxvi) fossil fuel-fired steam electric plants of more
than 250 million Btu per hour heat input; or
(xxvii) any stationary source category regulated under
FCAA, §111 (Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources)
or §112 for which the EPA has made an affirmative determination
under FCAA, §302(j) (Definitions).
(D) Any site, except those exempted under FCAA, §182(f)
(NOX Requirements), which, in whole or
in part, is a major source under FCAA, Title I, Part D (Plan Requirements
for Nonattainment Areas), including the following:
(i) any site with the potential to emit 100 tpy or
more of volatile organic compounds (VOC) or nitrogen oxides (NOX ) in any ozone nonattainment area classified
as "marginal or moderate";
(ii) any site with the potential to emit 50 tpy or
more of VOC or NOX in any ozone nonattainment
area classified as "serious";
(iii) any site with the potential to emit 25 tpy or
more of VOC or NOX in any ozone nonattainment
area classified as "severe";
(iv) any site with the potential to emit ten tpy or
more of VOC or NOX in any ozone nonattainment
area classified as "extreme";
(v) any site with the potential to emit 100 tpy or
more of carbon monoxide (CO) in any CO nonattainment area classified
as "moderate";
(vi) any site with the potential to emit 50 tpy or
more of CO in any CO nonattainment area classified as "serious";
(vii) any site with the potential to emit 100 tpy or
more of inhalable particulate matter (PM-10) in any PM-10 nonattainment
area classified as "moderate";
(viii) any site with the potential to emit 70 tpy or
more of PM-10 in any PM-10 nonattainment area classified as "serious";
and
(ix) any site with the potential to emit 100 tpy or
more of lead in any lead nonattainment area.
(E) The fugitive emissions of a stationary source shall
not be considered in determining whether it is a major source under
subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, unless the stationary source belongs
to one of the categories of stationary sources listed in subparagraph
(C) of this paragraph.
(F) Any temporary source which is located at a site
for less than six months shall not affect the determination of a major
source for other stationary sources at a site under this chapter or
require a revision to the existing permit at the site.
(G) 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 the units are in a contiguous
area or under common control, to determine whether the units or stations
are major sources under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(14) Notice and comment hearing--Any hearing held under
this chapter. Hearings held under this chapter are for the purpose
of receiving oral and written comments regarding draft permits.
(15) Permit or federal operating permit--
(A) any permit, or group of permits covering a site,
that is issued, renewed, or revised under this chapter; or
(B) any general operating permit issued, renewed, or
revised by the executive director under this chapter.
(16) Permit anniversary--The date that occurs every
12 months after the initial permit issuance, the initial granting
of the authorization to operate, or renewal.
(17) Permit application--An application for an initial
permit, permit revision, permit renewal, permit reopening, general
operating permit, or any other similar application as may be required.
(18) Permit holder--A person who has been issued a
permit or granted the authority by the executive director to operate
under a general operating permit.
(19) Permit revision--Any administrative permit revision,
minor permit revision, or significant permit revision that meets the
related requirements of this chapter.
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