N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 621.04

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-A 621.04 - Applications Subject to Nonattainment Requirements

For permit applications subject to the requirements of Env-A 618, the following public notice procedures shall supersede the provisions specified in Env-A 621.02:

(a) Within 10 days after the completion of a draft temporary permit, or draft decision and findings of fact, the department shall issue a public notice of the receipt of the permit application and the preliminary determination to issue, amend, or deny such permit.

(b) The public notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general daily statewide circulation and once in a newspaper circulated at least once per week in the immediate area of the proposed Source.

(c) Public notice of the preliminary determination to issue, amend, or deny a temporary permit shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and address of the applicant;

(2) The location of the source;

(3) A brief description of the stationary source, area source or device sought to be permitted;

(4) For new sources or devices, the emissions resulting from the installation;

(5) For modified sources or devices, the significant net emissions increase resulting from the modification, if any;

(6) For new or modified sources or devices, the quantity and geographical location(s), in terms of street address, if applicable, or longitude and latitude, of the offset source(s) and devices from which the offsets will be obtained;

(7) The determination of LAER, including the type of equipment, such as a carbon adsorption system, and, if applicable, the prescribed emission limit;

(8) The location(s) where, and the hours during which, the completed application and other pertinent information may be examined; and

(9) The date by which, and the address where, written comments or requests for a public hearing shall be filed.

(d) The deadline for written comments or public hearing requests shall not be sooner than 30 days after the publication of the notice.

(e) The department shall distribute copies of the public notice to the following parties:

(1) The applicant;

(2) The EPA;

(3) Any state or Indian governing body whose lands may be affected by emissions from the source or modification;

(4) The current official(s) of the city or town where the source is or would be located;

(5) The regional planning agency, if applicable, where the source is or would be located; and

(6) The Federal Land Manager.

(f) The department shall make available for public inspection, at a location in the immediate area of the proposed source, copies of the following materials:

(1) All information, to the extent required or permitted by RSA 91-A and RSA 125-C:6, VII, submitted by the applicant;

(2) The department's analysis of the effect of the proposed facility on air quality; and

(3) The preliminary determination to issue, amend, or deny the permit and all other materials, if any, considered in making such determination.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 621.04

#5989, eff 2-22-95; amd by #7541, eff 7-27-01; subparagraphs (c)(1)-(9) and paragraphs (d)-(f) EXPIRED: 2-22-03

New. #8129, eff 7-28-04 (formerly Env-A 205.04); ss by #10175, eff 9-1-12

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2016, Proposed by #12011, Effective 10/22/2016, Expires 10/22/2026.