N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-22.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 7:27-22.4 - General application procedures

(a) The procedures in this section apply to all applications and notices submitted to the Department pursuant to this subchapter. Specific procedures for initial operating permits, general operating permits, administrative amendments, seven-day notice changes, minor modifications, significant modifications, and renewals can be found at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.5, 22.14, 22.20, 22.22, 22.23, 22.24, and 22.30, respectively.

(b) Any application, general operating permit or notice of a seven-day-notice change shall be submitted to the Department according to the following schedule:

1. Prior to January 1, 2008, on forms obtained from the Department at the address at 7:27-22.3(t), or in accordance with electronic data interchange (EDI) procedures established by the Department; and

2. On or after January 1, 2008, in accordance with EDI procedures established by the Department, except for renewals. Renewals shall continue to be submitted on paper forms obtained from the Department at the address at 7:27-22.3(t).

(c) An applicant who submits an application or notice to the Department electronically, shall use an electronic method listed at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/aqpp. However, if the applicant is asserting a confidentiality claim for any element of information in the application pursuant to 7:27-1.6(a), the applicant shall omit the confidential information from the electronically submitted application, as the electronic copy of the application shall be a public copy which the Department may disclose to any person, without restriction or limitation. In such case, the applicant shall also make a paper submission of the application in accordance with 7:27-1.6 which included the confidential information. Information about RADIUS is available at the following website: www.state.nj.us/dep/aqpp.

(d) A paper or electronic copy of any application or notice submitted to the Department shall also be submitted to EPA at the following address, unless EPA waives the requirement for notice at 40 CFR 70.8, or determines that an application summary, with any relevant portion of the permit application, may be submitted in lieu of the complete application.

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region II

Air Compliance Branch

290 Broadway

New York, New York 10007-1866

(e) An applicant for an initial operating permit or operating permit renewal is encouraged to submit an application to the Department no less than 90 days prior to the applicable application deadline set forth at 7:27-22.5 or 22.30, respectively.

(f) Within 30 days of receipt of an application, the Department will issue a letter detailing any deficiencies in respect to administrative completeness in the application, thereby providing the applicant the opportunity to correct the deficiencies prior to the application deadline.

(g) An applicant who electronically registers one or more sources under a general operating permit shall submit the completed registration form in accordance with 7:27-22.3(b) using the appropriate electronic method listed at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/aqpp.

(h) An owner or operator of a fumigation operation of a commodity or industrial structure that meets the definition of "significant source operation" at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1, paragraph 21, as of June 3, 2022, shall submit an application for an initial operating permit or a minor or significant modification to the facility's operating permit no later than February 3, 2023.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-22.4

Amended by R.1995 d.493, effective 9/5/1995 (operative October 8, 1995).
See: 27 N.J.R. 1040(a), 27 N.J.R. 3421(a).
Amended by R.1997 d.453, effective 10/20/1997.
See: 29 N.J.R. 2509(a), 29 N.J.R. 4567(a).
In (c), rewrote the first sentence as the first and third sentences, deleted the existing second sentence, and inserted a new second sentence.
Amended by R.2002 d.53, effective 2/4/2002 (operative March 12, 2002).
See: 33 N.J.R. 3290(a), 34 N.J.R. 756(a).
In (c), substituted references to RADIUS for references to AIMS throughout, and updated the informational address.
Amended by R.2006 d.212, effective 6/19/2006 (operative June 30, 2006).
See: 37 N.J.R. 4728(a), 38 N.J.R. 2691(b).
In (a), inserted "general operating permits," and "22.14,"; in (b), inserted "general operating permit" and "according to the following schedule:", and deleted "any" inserted (b)1 designation,; in (b)1, inserted "Prior to January 1, 2008," and substituted "; and" for a period at the end, and added (b)2; in (c), substituted "who" for "may", "submits" for "submit" and "shall use an electronic method listed at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/aqpp" for "using the Remote AIMS Data Input User System (RADIUS)"; inserted "paper or electronic" in (d); and added (g).

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 560(a), effective 4/4/2022