Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-3-14-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 335-3-14-.02 - Permit Procedure

(1) Applications. Every application for an Air Permit required under Rule 335-3-14-.01(1) shall be filed in the manner and form prescribed by the Director and shall give all the information necessary to enable the Director to make the determination required by Rule 335-3-14-.03.

(a) Cancellation of Applications. An Air Permit authorizing construction shall expire and the application shall be canceled two years from the date of issuance of the Air Permit if the construction has not begun.

(2) Action on Application. The Director shall act, within a reasonable time, on an application for an Air Permit and shall notify the applicant in writing of its approval, conditional approval, or denial.

(3) Denial of Application. In the event of a denial of an Air Permit, the Director shall notify the applicant in writing of the reason therefor. Service of this notification may be made in person or by mail, and such service may be proved by the written acknowledgment of the persons served or affidavit of the person making the service. The Director shall not accept a further application unless the applicant has complied with the objections specified by the Director as its reasons for denial of the Air Permit.

(4) Revocation of Air Permits. Any Air Permit granted by the Director may be revoked for any of the following causes:

(a) failure to comply with any conditions of the permit;

(b) failure to notify the Director prior to intended use or operation of any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance described in Rule 335-3-14-.01(1)(a);

(c) failure to establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use and maintain such monitoring equipment or methods; and sample such emissions in accordance with such methods at such locations, intervals and procedures as the Director may prescribe in accordance with Rule 335-3-1-.04(2);

(d) failure to comply with any provisions of any Departmental administrative order issued concerning the permitted source or facility.

(e) failure to allow employees of the Department upon proper identification:

1. to enter any premises where any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance described in Rule 335-3-14-.01(1) is located or in which any records are required to be kept under provisions of the permit and/or the rules and regulations;

2. to have access to and copy any records required to be kept under provisions of the permit and/or the rules and regulations;

3. to inspect any monitoring equipment or practices being maintained pursuant to the permit and/or rules and regulations; and

4. to have access to and sample any discharge of air contaminants resulting directly or indirectly from the operation of any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance described in Rule 335-3-14-.01(1).

(f) failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the Department.

(g) for any other cause, after a hearing which establishes, in the judgment of the Department, that continuance of the permit is not consistent with the purpose of the Alabama Air Pollution Control Act or regulations under it.

(5) Expiration of Air Permits. Air Permits shall expire immediately following:

(a) the issuance of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit required by Chapter 335-3-15 or an Operating Permit required by Chapter 335-3-16 which pertains to the article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance regulated by the Air Permit.

(b) the final denial of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit required by Chapter 335-3-15 or an Operating Permit required by Chapter 335-3-16 which pertains to the article, machine equipment, or other contrivance regulated by the Air Permit.

(c) the failure of a facility to apply for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit or modification to an existing Synthetic Minor Operating Permit as required by Chapter 335-3-15 or the failure of a facility to apply for an Operating Permit or modification to an existing Operating Permit as required by Chapter 335-3-16.

Authors: James W. Cooper, John E. Daniel, Ronald Gore

Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-3-14-.02

Effective January 18, 1972. Amended: April 3, 1979; February 13, 1985. Amended: Filed November 23, 1993; effective December 28, 1993. Amended: Filed October 17, 1996; effective November 21, 1996. Amended: Filed August 3, 2000; effective September 7, 2000. Amended: Filed June 6, 2006; effective July 11, 2006.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-28-14, 22-22A-5, 22-22A-6, 22-22A-8.