"I certify under penalty of law that, based on information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, I believe the information included in the attached document is true, complete, and accurate."
Upon becoming aware that he or she submitted incorrect information or failed to submit relevant facts, the responsible official must provide the Department with the supplementary facts or corrected information.
An applicant must publish a public notice of Intent to File for a resubmitted application that was originally returned and deemed incomplete by the Department.
NOTE: A Public Notice of Intent to File form is available from the Department.
After an application has been filed, if the Department determines that the applicant submits significant new or additional information or substantially modifies its application at any time after acceptance of the application as complete, the applicant shall provide additional notice to interested persons who have commented on that application. The Department may also require additional public notice and may extend the time to submit requests for a public hearing or for the Board to assume jurisdiction.
For new source licenses the air emission license fee must be paid in full to meet the completeness criteria.
If the applicant fails to submit the requested information by the deadline specified or as otherwise agreed in writing by the Department, the Department may deny the license. Thirty (30) days prior to denying the license, the Department shall provide written notice to the applicant including a list of the required information. A person may reapply at any time after the license is denied. The reapplication shall meet all requirements of a complete initial license application, including any required license fee.
However, in no case shall such a determination within the license be a permit shield from a federally enforceable requirement.
NOTE: A Draft Availability Notice form is available from the Department.
For a Major New Source Review draft license subject to this subsection, any person may request the Department in writing to hold a public meeting. The written request shall state the nature of the issues to be raised at a public meeting. If the Department's Augusta office receives a written request for a public meeting within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date upon which the notice is published which raises a material issue, a public meeting may be held on the date and time as scheduled in the public notice. Whenever the Department holds a public meeting, the duration of the public comment period may be extended to the close of the public meeting or extended to a later date announced at the public meeting.
The Department shall receive comment for at least thirty (30) days, beginning after the day on which the notice of the Draft Availability is published or after the day on which EPA received the draft, whichever is later.
The Department shall consider and keep records of all analyses and all written comments received during the public comment period, and all comments received at any public meeting or public hearing in making a final decision on the approvability of the draft license. The Department shall file all written comments for public inspection at the Department's Augusta office.
NOTE: A license issued for a new major source or major modification shall not expire.
Failure to submit a timely and complete application prior to expiration of the license renders the license expired and the owner or operator is considered to be operating and maintaining an air emission source without a license from the Department, in violation of this Chapter.
For those sources that fail to submit a timely and complete application and continue to operate, the source shall submit a new application which will be processed as a renewal. These sources shall apply the BPT results of an analysis similar to subsection 4(A)(4)(d) of this Chapter in addition to any appropriate enforcement response for the operation of an air emission source without a license.
In the case where a source has submitted information to the Department under a claim of confidentiality, the Department may also require the source to submit a copy of such information directly to EPA.
At reasonable times and location the Department shall provide for the inspection of public records. Charges for copying shall reflect the costs to the Department and payment shall be made to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund.
06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 115, § 2