Section Env-A 609.03 - Exempt Activities(a) A list of exempt activities shall not be included in an application for a title V operating permit.(b) Exempt activities shall not be subject to emission-based fees specified in Env-A 705.(c) The following activities shall be classified as exempt activities: (1) Open burning activities conducted in accordance with Env-A 1000;(2) Activities such as copying and duplication activities performed in an office, and use of typewriters, printers, blueprinting, and pens;(3) Interior maintenance activities, such as janitorial cleaning and the use of cleaning products and air fresheners other than the cleaning of any process equipment except as allowed under (15), below;(4) The use of bathroom and locker room ventilation;(5) The activities of maintenance limited to welding, gluing, painting of process equipment and soldering, but excluding VOC degreasing operations;(6) First aid or emergency medical care provided at the facility, including related activities such as sterilization of equipment and medicine preparation;(7) Laundry operations, other than dry-cleaning, to service uniforms or clothing used at the facility;(8) Architectural maintenance activities conducted to take care of the buildings and structures at the facility, including repainting, roofing, and sandblasting, unless subject to an applicable requirement;(9) Exterior maintenance activities conducted to take care of the grounds of the facility, including lawn care and pest controls;(10) Food preparation, including barbecuing for service facility cafeterias and dining rooms, but excluding such activities which are connected to preparation of packaged food for off-site consumption;(11) The use of portable space heaters which can be carried and relocated by an employee;(12) The use of steam vents that do not emit any regulated air pollutants, regulated toxic air pollutants, or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs);(13) The venting of particulate emissions from processes equipped with removal equipment and which are vented inside the building;(14) The use of laboratory ventilation hoods for educational or research and development facilities, excluding hoods used for any production or pilot processes, unless otherwise regulated under section 112 of the Act;(15) The use of consumer products in a manner consistent with how the general public would use the product;(16) The use of fire control equipment, including maintenance and employee training;(17) The characterization of waste sites and feasibility tests;(18) The venting of emissions from mobile equipment and off-road equipment such as automobiles, forklifts, trucks, and construction equipment, except for air conditioning systems regulated under section 609 of the Act; and(19) The venting of emissions from cooling towers, evaporators, or heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems that do not emit regulated air pollutants, carbon monoxide (CO), regulated toxic air pollutants, or HAPs, except for devices subject to a MACT standard under 40 CFR 63, or devices subject to title VI of the Act.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 609.03
#6057-B, eff 6-30-95; amd by #6468-B, eff 3-5-97; ss by #7879, eff 4-26-03; ss by #9906, INTERIM, eff 4-26-11, EXPIRES: 10-24-11; ss by #10000, eff 10-1-11; ss by #10175, eff 9-1-12