Table of Contents

Introduction
Permitting Authority
Delegation of Authority
Permit Processing Steps
Ambient Air Quality Standards
Attainment and Nonattainment Areas
Sources Needing Permits
Thresholds for Permitting
New Source Review in Nonattainment Areas
Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permitting
Major Sources Subject to PSD
Pollutants Subject to PSD Permitting
PSD Increments
Major Modifications to PSD Sources
Prohibitionary Rules
New Source Performance Standards
Control Technology Guidelines
Title V Operating Permits
Applicability
Application Preparation
Application Content
Title V Permit Content
Permitting Actions
Fees
Identifying Air Pollutant Sources
Emission Factors
Engineering Calculations
Material Balance
Source Testing
Use Approved Source Test and Analysis Methods
Replicate Process Operations in the Test Conditions
Maintenance of Steady State Operation
Measurements Well Above Detection Limits Without Interference
Other Emission Estimation Topics
Use of F Factors
Startups, Shutdowns, and Upsets
Fugitive Emission Estimates
Emission Estimate Corrections
Control Technology Requirement Definitions
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER)
California BACT
Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)
Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (BARCT)
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT)
Generally Available Control Technology (GACT)
Toxic Best Available Control Technology (T-BACT)
Reasonably Available Control Measures (RACM) and Best Available Control Measures (BACM)
BACT Selection Strategy
Top-Down BACT Analysis
Identify Technologies
Determine Technical Feasibility
Rank Technically Feasible Alternatives
Evaluate Impacts of Technology
BACT Analysis Examples
Boiler NOx Control
Need for Emission Offsets
Offset Quantities Required
Sources of Offsets
Offset Prices
Creating ERCs
Overview of Air Pollution Meteorology
Fundamentals of Dispersion Modeling
Modeling Protocol
Dispersion Model Selection
Modeling Methodology
Source Inputs
Meteorological Data
Basis for Ambient Pollutant Concentrations
Receptor Grid Selection
Protocol Submission
Modeling Results
Uncertainty in Model Estimates
Time and Space Comparisons
Significant Figures
Averaging Time Conversion Factors
Quality Assurance
Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions and Regulations
Toxic Air Contaminant Emission Estimates
Toxic Air Contaminant Regulations
New or Modified HAP Source Permitting
HAP Offsets
Control Technology Requirements
Health Risk Assessments for Permitting
Hazard Identification
Exposure Assessment
Exposure Estimate
Dose-Response Assessment
Risk Characterization
Uncertainty
Risk Management
Permitting Goals
Minimum Cost Goal
Minimum Time
Minimizing Risk
Minimize Disclosure
Permitting Team
Project Manager
Environmental Counsel
Technical Specialists
Community Relations
Team Communications
Permitting Requirements
Aesthetics
Biological Resources
Cultural Resources
Environmental Impact Analysis
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Wastes
Land Use
Noise
Paleontological Resources
Risk of Upset
Solid Wastes
Traffic and Transportation
Water Quality
Worker Health and Safety
Permitting Schedule
Permitting Costs
Project Changes During Permitting
Permit Conditions
Conclusions
Compliance Requirements
Methods to Determine Compliance
Clean Air Act Enforcement Provisions
Administrative Penalty Orders
Issuing an Order Requiring Compliance or Prohibition
Bringing Civil Action in Court
Requesting the Attorney General to Bring Criminal Action
Emergency as a Defense
Section 114 Fact-Finding
Inspection Protocol