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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 39PUBLIC NOTICE
SUBCHAPTER HAPPLICABILITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
RULE §39.419Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision

(a) After technical review is complete, the executive director shall file the preliminary decision and the draft permit with the Office of the Chief Clerk (chief clerk), except for air applications under subsection (e) of this section. The chief clerk shall mail the preliminary decision concurrently with the Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision. For applications filed on or after September 1, 2015, this mailing will occur no earlier than 30 days after written notification of the draft permit is provided by the executive director to the state senator and state representative of the area in which the facility which is the subject of the application is or will be located. Then, when this chapter requires notice under this section, notice must be given as required by subsections (b) - (e) of this section.

(b) The applicant shall publish Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision at least once in the same newspaper as the Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Permit, unless there are different requirements in this section or a specific subchapter in this chapter for a particular type of permit. The applicant shall also publish the notice under §39.426 of this title (relating to Alternative Language Requirements), if applicable.

(c) Unless mailed notice is otherwise provided under this section, the chief clerk shall mail Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision to those listed in §39.413 of this title (relating to Mailed Notice).

(d) The notice must include the information required by §39.411(c) of this title (relating to Text of Public Notice).

(e) For air applications the following apply.

  (1) After technical review is complete for applications subject to the requirements for Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment permits in Chapter 116, Subchapter B of this title (relating to New Source Review Permits), the executive director shall file the executive director's draft permit and preliminary decision, the preliminary determination summary and air quality analysis, as applicable, with the chief clerk and the chief clerk shall post these on the commission's website. Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision must be published as specified in Subchapter K of this chapter (relating to Public Notice of Air Quality Permit Applications) and, as applicable, under §39.426 of this title, unless the application is for any renewal application of an air quality permit that would not result in an increase in allowable emissions and would not result in the emission of an air contaminant not previously emitted and the application does not involve a facility for which the applicant's compliance history is in the lowest classification under Texas Water Code, §5.753 and §5.754 and the commission's rules in Chapter 60 of this title (relating to Compliance History).

  (2) If notice under this section is required, the chief clerk shall mail notice according to §39.602 of this title (relating to Mailed Notice).

  (3) If the applicant is seeking authorization by permit, registration, license, or other type of authorization required to construct, operate, or authorize a component of the FutureGen project as defined in §91.30 of this title (relating to Definitions), any application submitted on or before January 1, 2018, shall be subject to the public notice and participation requirements in Chapter 116, Subchapter L of this title (relating to Permits for Specific Designated Facilities).


Source Note: The provisions of this §39.419 adopted to be effective September 23, 1999, 24 TexReg 8190; amended to be effective June 12, 2002, 27 TexReg 4948; amended to be effective November 30, 2005, 30 TexReg 7877; amended to be effective March 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 2471; amended to be effective June 24, 2010, 35 TexReg 5198; amended to be effective April 17, 2014, 39 TexReg 2854; amended to be effective December 31, 2015, 40 TexReg 9644; amended to be effective May 14, 2020, 45 Texeg 3067; amended to be effective September 16, 2021, 46 TexReg 5784

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