N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-8.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 7:27-8.9 - Environmental improvement pilot tests

(a) A person may seek approval for a preconstruction permit and certificate for an environmental improvement pilot test, as defined at 7:27-8.1, of air pollution control equipment or other environmental clean-up equipment under this section.

(b) An applicant for an environmental improvement pilot test shall ensure that the equipment shall comply with all applicable requirements, and that the activities shall not cause impacts outside the property boundary.

(c) An applicant for an environmental improvement pilot test approval shall submit the application on a form obtained from the Department at the address in 7:27-8.4(b). The application shall meet the requirements of 7:27-8.4, and shall include information regarding the planned sampling, analysis, equipment or processes, potential environmental impacts, the length of time requested for the test, projected emission rates, and any other information necessary for the Department to ensure that the proposed activities fit within the definition of an environmental improvement pilot test at 7:27-8.1.

(d) The Department shall take final action on the application within 30 days of its receipt of a complete application.

(e) The Department shall determine the term of a permit and certificate for an environmental improvement pilot test approval on a case-by-case basis, but in no case shall the approval last longer than 90 days from the start of the actions covered by the environmental improvement pilot test approval. If the permittee wishes to extend the pilot test for 90 or fewer days, the permittee shall submit a new application for a preconstruction permit and operating certificate for an environmental improvement pilot test to the Department. The Department shall approve this application only if the applicant demonstrates that continued testing of the equipment or process is needed, and that the proposed activities remain within the definition of an environmental improvement pilot test at 7:27-8.1.

(f) The fee for an environmental improvement pilot test is set forth at 7:27-8.6.

(g) The holder of an environmental improvement pilot test approval shall keep records of product run time, emission testing performed, and other data relevant to the emission of air contaminants. These records shall be kept for a minimum of five years, and any relevant data obtained must be submitted with any future application covering the source.

(h) Upon completion of the environmental improvement pilot test, the equipment involved shall cease operating, or shall return to operating under the conditions of the existing permit, if any. An environmental improvement pilot test approval does not constitute Departmental acceptance of equipment or a process for future production purposes.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-8.9

New Rule, R.1998 d.231, effective 5/4/1998 (operative June 12, 1998).
See: 29 New Jersey Register 3521(a), 30 New Jersey Register 1563(b).
Former N.J.A.C. 7:27-8.9, Reporting requirements, recodified to N.J.A.C. 7:27-8.15.
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 (e), deleted "The approval may be renewed by application", added "If the permittee ... pilot test" and substituted "approve this application" for "renew the environmental improvement pilot test approval".