Rule 11-2-2.8 - Procedures For Renewal Of State Permit To OperateA. A State Permit to Operate shall expire five (5) years from the effective date of said permit or within any shorter period of time deemed appropriate by the Permit Board and stated in the State Permit to Operate when issued.B. Not less than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the expiration date of the State Permit to Operate, the applicant shall make application for renewal of a State Permit to Operate if the applicant desires to continue operation of that stationary source. If the applicant submits a timely and complete application pursuant to this paragraph and the Permit Board, through no fault of the applicant, fails to act on the application on or before the expiration date of the existing permit, the applicant shall continue to operate the stationary source under the terms and conditions of the expired permit which shall remain in effect until final action on the application is taken by the Permit Board.C. The application for renewal of a State Permit to Operate shall be substantiated with current emissions data, test results or reports, or other data as deemed necessary.D. Renewal of the State Permit to Operate shall comply with the public participation procedures of Rule 2.4.C., as applicable.Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-2-9 (1)(b), 49-17-17, 49-17-28, 49-17-29, 49-17-30, 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.