Proposed Permit System
For
Sources Of Air Pollution
in the
State Of Alabama
November 1971
Prepared For
Environmental Protection Agency
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WASHINGTON OPERATIONS
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PROPOSED PERMIT SYSTEM
FOR SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION
IN THE
STATE OF ALABAMA
Steven E. Plotkin
November 1971
Prepared For
Environmental Protection Agency
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SYSTEMS GROUP
WASHINGTON OPERATIONS
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The work upon which this publication is based was performed by
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Number
1.
2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
4.
5.
6.
7.
7.1
7.2
8.
9.
10.
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.3.1
10.3.2
11.
11.1
11.2
11.3
Appendix A
Appendix B
Title Page
INTRODUCTION 1-1
GENERAL OVERVIEW 2-1
New Sources 2-1
Existing Sources 2-5
Data Bank 2-7
LEGAL AUTHORITY 3-1
Review of New Sources and Modifications 3-1
Source Surveillance 3-1
Enforcement 3-2
APPLICABILITY 4-1
PERMIT APPLICATIONS 5-1
PERMIT UNITS 6-1
REVIEWING PERMIT APPLICATIONS 7-1
Review Process 7-1
Conditional Permits 7-3
VARIANCES 8-1
FACILITY INSPECTIONS 9-1
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCIES 10-1
State/Local Jurisdiction 10-1
Staff Logistics 10-1
Personnel 10-3
Field Operations 10-3
Office Staff 10-3
DATA MANAGEMENT 11-1
Functional Organization 11-1
Data Operations 11-3
Automated System Requirements 11-9
Sample Permit Applications and A-l
Instructions
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPENDIX A
SAMPLE PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
Page
GENERAL APPLICATION
Form A-5
Instructions A-6
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT (< BTU/hr)
Form A-9
Instructions A-ll
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT (> BTU/hr)
Form A-14
Instructions A-17
SMALL INCINERATORS
Form A-21
INCINERATORS (including TEEPEE Burners) .
Form A-23
Instructions A-26
PROCESS EQUIPMENT
Form A-30
Instructions A-34
STONE QUARRYING OPERATIONS
Form A-36
Instructions A-42
WOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS
Form A-46
Instructions A-55
BULK STORAGE
Form A-60
Instructions A-62
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPENDIX A
(continued)
Paqe
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
Form A-63
Instructions A-65
EMERGENCY EPISODE INFORMATION (Fuel Combustion Equipment) .... A-66
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1 . INTRODUCTION
The following is a description of the Alabama Permit System, which is
designed to fulfill the requirements delineated in §420.18, Review of new
sources and modifications, and §420.19, Source Surveillance, of the
Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of Implementation
Plans (Chapter IV, Title 42, Federal Register, Vol. 36, No. 150, Saturday,
August 14, 1971).
The purpose of the Permit System is the following:
1. To administer the source surveillance program.
2. To prevent construction of new sources, or modifications
of existing sources, that will violate the rules and
regulations of the Air Pollution Control Commission.
The key advantages of a permit system are:
1. It enhances the legal position of the control agency
(Alabama Division of Air Pollution Control) vis-a-vis
the courts and industry. Upon denial or suspension of
a permit, the burden of proof lies with industry proving
that it operates within the rules, rather than with the
agency proving the converse.
2. The system provides an automatic review of new construction,
thus benefiting the industrialist by preventing the con-
struction of facilities he cannot legally operate.
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2. GENERAL OVERVIEW
Figures 2-1 and 2-2 are flow diagrams describing the general operation
of the Alabama, Permit System as it applies to new and presently operating
sources.
2.1 NEW SOURCES
In order to build a new facility (or modify an old one) which has the
potential to emit dust, fumes, mist, smoke, particulate matter, vapor, gas,
or any combination thereof, it will be necessary to apply for and obtain
a Permit to Construct in accordance with the requirements of the Alabama
Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC). The permit application must
include all information relevant to the new source's potential impact on
the air environment.
The application will undergo a careful review by the staff of the
Division. The review will determine whether or not the proposed facility
will be constructed and operated in accordance with State and Federal
laws and regulations. An affirmative decision results in the granting
of a Permit to Construct, which grants the applicant the right to build
the facility strictly according to the application and within a limited
amount of time. If the application is rejected, the applicant will be
informed as to the reasons for rejection and be granted permission
to resubmit the application after necessary revisions have been made. If
the application is found to be generally acceptable but requiring some
minor modification, a conference will be scheduled with the applicant to
accomplish the required modifications without a complete recycling of the
review process.
After construction of the facility, an application will be made for
a Permit to Operate. An inspector from the Division will verify that the
actual construction has been in accordance with the original Permit to
Construct; a satisfactory inspection will lead to a Temporary Permit to
Operate, which will remain in force until a detailed inspection of the
facility under actual operating conditions can be made and the results
reviewed. The applicant may hasten the granting of this Temporary Permit
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DATA BANK
COMPLAINTS
REVIEW PROCESS
EMISSION REDUCTION PLANS
LAND USE
EMISSION STANDARDS
EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
GRANT PERMIT
TO OPERATE
CONTINUED
ORDINARY
OPERATIONS
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JL
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS
PERIODIC REPORTS
ISSUE ORDER
WITH DEADLINE
YES
TEST AND
INSPECTION
LEGAL
ACTION
YES
INFORMATION FLOW
ACTIVITY FLOW
NOTE: ONLY MAJOR INFORMATION FLOWS TO DATA BANK ARE SHOWN
Figure 2-1.
OPERATION OF A NEW POLLUTION SOURCE
IN THE PERMIT SYSTEM
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INDUSTRIAL PLANT
(LARGER THAN
SPECIFIED MINIMUM
SIZE)
REVIEW PROCESS
EMISSION REDUCTION PLANS
LAND USE
EMISSION STANDARDS
EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
INFORMATION FLOW
ACTIVITY FLOW
NOTE: ONLY MAJOR INFORMATION FLOWS TO DATA BANK ARE SHOWN
Figure 2-2.
OPERATION OF AN EXISTING POLLUTION SOURCE
IN THE PERMIT SYSTEM
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by having his original application for a Permit to Construct signed by a
Professional Engineer well versed in air pollution control techniques.
A Temporary Permit to Operate will immediately be granted to the applicant
upon receipt by the Division of Air Pollution Control of a letter from
the Professional Engineer testifying that the construction has been com-
pleted and is in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by
the DAPC. If there is any doubt as to the acceptability of any particular
Professional Engineer's credentials, the DAPC may be contacted for a ruling
as to his acceptability.
A full-scale operating inspection of the facility will be conducted
by the DAPC within a reasonable time following the granting of the Temporary
Permit to Operate. This inspection will determine whether a Permit to
Operate shall be granted to the facility. In addition, prior to this time
the DAPC may require the facility to substantiate, by the submission of
data or the conducting of tests in the presence of officers of the DAPC,
the adequacy of its control equipment. These data and tests will consist
of stack sampling and/or continuous monitoring of emissions. If either
the inspection or the data submitted by the source indicates a lack of
compliance with the specifications in the permit application, the DAPC
will issue an order requiring compliance with these specifications within
a limited period of time. Continued non-compliance past the deadline of
the order will result in suspension or revocation of the Temporary Permit
to Operate, and legal action by the DAPC if the facility fails to cease
operations.
If the facility is found to conform to the specifications of the permit,
a Permit to Operate shall be granted and the facility will enter the routine
source surveillance loop of the Permit System.
Source surveillance includes the issuing of periodic reports by the
source and routine inspections of the source by the DAPC. Periodic reports
may range from production reports and notification of unusual operations,
chemical spills, etc., to detailed emission reports required of the larger
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sources in the region. The inspections will be conducted at regular
intervals by agents of the DAPC and will be similar to but less detailed
than the original operating inspection noted above.
If either the periodic reports or inspections indicate non-compliance
with conditions specified by the Permit to Operate, the DAPC may repeat the
"order to comply with deadline" procedure outlined above. A fine may be
levied against the facility whose amount will depend on the plant size,
degree of non-compliance, previous record of the facility, and the nature
of the non-compliance, i.e., whether it was deliberate or accidental, known
or unknown to the plant operators.
2.2 EXISTING SOURCES
The procedure for registering presently operating sources into the
Permit System is identical to that already described for new sources,
except that the review process focuses on an existing source rather than
merely on a set of blue prints and process descriptions. In this case,
the application for a Permit to Operate is the equivalent, in level of
detail, to the Permit to Construct application in the previous discussion.
The inspection to determine permit status can be an extraordinary one
conducted at the time of the application submittal, or else it can simply
be the first of the routine inspection in the "normal operation" cycle.
The latter is preferable where the control agency has limited personnel for
the task, but it is likely that a staggered permit application schedule
will be initiated anyway in order to avoid a sharply discontinuous demand
for engineering personnel in the agency. At any rate, once the Permit to
Operate has been granted to the source, operation in the system is identical
to that described above for new sources.
Under the Alabama Permit System, existing facilities which do not
satisfy the emission standards and/or equipment and operational specifications
defined in this Implementation Plan AT THE TIME OF ITS PROMULGATION may be
permitted to continue operating under Conditional Permits to Operate. These
permits specify certain conditions under which the facilities must operate,
and certain schedules under which the facilities must systematically reduce
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their emissions to satisfactory levels. The DAPC will require the facilities
to submit control plans with permit applications, but it may impose additional
conditions and schedules. In the latter case, if the facilities continue
operation under such permits, they will be considered legally to have accepted
the conditions and schedules specified.
Conditional Permits may also be granted to a new source which has been
granted a Permit to Construct and Temporary Permit to Operate but cannot pass
operational inspection. In these circumstances, the permits will be granted
to a period of time from 30 days to one year, provided that a compliance plan
has been agreed to by the facility and the DAPC. However, under no circum-
stances will the DAPC grant a Conditional Permit (including renewals) for a
period of time greater than one year.
In order for the Conditional Permit to remain in effect, periodic progress
reports must be supplied by the facility to the DAPC. A failure to submit these
reports or lack of satisfactory progress will be grounds for revocation of the
permit. If the emission reduction plan includes the addition of control
devices to the facility, then an important milestone in the reduction plan
shall be the granting of a Permit to Construct the devices. Upon satisfactory
completion of the emission reduction program, a Permit to Operate will be
issued and the facility will enter the routine source surveillance loop.
In cases where a facility cannot obtain a Permit to Operate from the
DAPC, it may appeal to the Air Pollution Control Commission for a variance,
which would exempt the facility from the requirement that it satisfy one or
more of the air pollution rules, regulations, and laws. The process of
granting a variance will often include a public hearing called by either
the Commission itself or any citizen who files an objection. The variance
itself will often include conditions and schedules similar to those in a
Conditional Permit, but a key difference is that the end result of such
conditions and schedules in a variance need not be compliance with regular
air pollution emission standards or other regulations.
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2.3 DATA BANK
All operations in the Permit System create information to be fed into
a central Data Bank. In Figures 2-1 and 2-2, the major sources of informa-
tion from the permit system are seen to be permit applications, periodic
reports, and the routine inspections. In addition, of course, other sources
of information both inside and outside the Permit System exist, e.g., legal
action proceedings, air quality surveillance inputs, old emission inventories,
etc.
Because of the great number of air pollution sources to be included under
the Permit System, and the requirement for speed of data processing for use
during emergency episodes, the air pollution data bank will eventually be
computerized.
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3. LEGAL AUTHORITY
The Alabama Air Pollution Act of 1971, Act #769, Regular Session, 1971,
provides full legal authority to the Air Pollution Control Commission and its
agent, the Division of Air Pollution Control, to initiate and maintain a permit
system in satisfaction of the new source review and source surveillance require-
ments in the Federal Register. The following passages of the bill are relevant:
3.1 RtVIttJ OF iJEW SOURCES AiJD MODIFICATIONS
1. To deny construction:
§18 The Commission may operate a permit system.
§18,3 It is able to deny a permit.
§8,a It may prohibit construction of a new source if
it finds the source to be in violation of the rules.
2. To require sufficient information:
§18,2 The Commission is able to require applicants for
a permit to furnish information necessary to grant
a permit.
§5,f It may institute requirements for reporting
information on processes, stacks, fuels, etc.
§8a It may require, prior to construction, the
submission of plans, specification, etc., to
allow it to determine whether such construction
should be allowed.
3.k: SOURCE SURVEILLANCE
1. To require reporting by owners:
§7,0 It may require owners to install, use, and maintain
monitoring equipment; sample emissions; maintain
records of emissions, and report the results..
§18,2 As described above.
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2. To provide for periodic testing and inspection:
§9,b The Commission may conduct tests on the equipment
of sources and take necessary samples. It may
require owners to provide sampling and testing
facilities.
§9a Its agents have the right of entry into any business
during proper hours to inspect and find out what's
happening.
3.3 ENFORCEMENT
§17,a . The Commission may fine violators of the Control Act.
§17,d The Act establishes any knowing violation of the Act
or of the rules adopted under it as a misdemeanor.
§17,c The Commission may commence prosecution of violators.
§17,e It may authorize the Director of the DAPC to issue
citations commanding appearance at a hearing.
§17,i It may conduct hearings, and sign, issue, and serve
subpoenas.
§17,j It may seek injunctive relief.
§18,3 It may suspend or revoke permits.
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4. APPLICABILITY
All equipment, machines, devices, articles, contrivances, or installations
presently operating, under construction, or in planning in the State of Alabama
that emit, or have the potential to emit, any form of air pollutiondust,
fumes, mist, smoke, other particulate matter, vapor, qas, or any combination
thereofare subject to the Alabama Permit System. However,the uAPC will
exempt several categories of air pollution sources from the requirement that
they obtain permits; furthermore, the DAPC shall establish size limitations
on facilities, based on factors such as yearly emissions, process rate, heat
input, and others, such that those facilities smaller than the established
limit shall also be exempt from the application requirement. (Exemption
from the permit system does not, of course, exempt a pollution source from
complying with all other rules and regulations, including all applicable
emission standards, of the air pollution program.)
Because it is evident that a relatively small number of very large
pollution sources play a significant role in determining the quality of the
air environment in the State of Alabama, the DAPC will establish increased
permit application and emission monitoring and reporting requirements for
these sources. For instance, a "long" and "short" permit application form
will be used for registering fuel-burning sources into the permit systeiii--
the short form for the many small boilers in Alabama, and the long form for
the larger sources, including power plants.
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5. PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Applications for Permit to Operate and Construct must include all
information relevant to the facility's potential impact on the air
environment. This information includes:
Facility identification - name, address, owner, etc.
Details of construction procedures
Description of the facility
Description of air pollution control devices
Details of operating procedures
Plans for emission reduction during emergency episodes
Emission estimates/measurements or information with
which to estimate emissions
Plans for permanent reduction of emissions, if necessary
Signature of responsible party
For a given type of facility, one form will normally serve as an
application for a Permit to Construct or Operate and, when approved,
as the Permit itself. This will decrease the amount of paperwork to be
processed by the system.
The DAPC will establish a Permit Advisory Unit to assist applicants
in filling out satisfactory permit applications. This unit is primarily
designed to aid owners of small facilities. Owners of larger facilities
will be encouraged to obtain the services of a Professional Engineer to
assist them in filing the proper forms.
The signature of the applicant will constitute an agreement that
the applicant assumes the responsibility for any alterations, additions,
or changes in operation that may be necessary to achieve and maintain
emission standards or compliance with any other applicable regulations.
The DAPC has the right to request the applicant to furnish any
additional information necessary to evaluate the facility's effect on
the air environment.
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6. PERMIT UNITS
All facilities not exempt from the Permit System must apply for
separate permits for each "permit unit" of equipment under operation or
construction, or in planning. A permit unit is defined as a piece of
equipment, or an equipment grouping, which operates together as a
functional unit. In any and all cases where confusion exists as to what
constitutes a permit unit, the DAPC shall decide.
In the case of an equipment grouping involved in a process, the
grouping will be considered a permit unit if each separate piece of
equipment is united to the others by conveyor or pipe or chute or hose,
provided that no item of the group will operate separately with process
material not common to the group operation. For instance, a small con-
crete batching plant may be divided into 2 pen.iit units - a cement receiving
and storage system (hopper, conveyor, elevators, vibrators, aerators,
and storage silos) and a batching unit (conveyor or receiving hopper,
vibrators, elevator, hoppers) and truck loading. If a control device is
used, this constitutes a third separate permit unit. A rock crushing
plant might only consist of 1 permit unit (2 of a control system is
included), including charging hopper, various crushers, and storage. If
the storage bin is physically separated from the crushers, it will be con-
sidered a separate permit unit.
Spare or standby equipment which forms a separate permit unit in
itself (e.g., a standby boiler in a hospital) will require a separate
permit even if it is almost never used. When spare equipment forms a
part of a permit unit, it should be described in the permit application
for the unit.
Equipment ;iterns or groupings in parallel, operated independently
and not physically united for the flow of material,will be considered as
separate permit units.
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7. REVIEWING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
7.1 REVIEW PROCESS
An application for a Permit to Operate or Construct will undergo a
rigorous review by a committee composed of members of the staff of the
DAPC. In order for a source to successfully gain a Permit, it must
satisfy the review committee that:
1. The source does, or will,conform to all emission
standards formulated by the DAPC.
2. The construction and/or operation of the source will
not cause air quality standards to be violated.
3. The source has established a satisfactory emission
reduction schedule for emergency episodes.
One result of the second condition is that any newly constructed
source in an air quality "saturated" area* will have to emit at a lower
rate than the source it replaces. This condition can easily be stricter
than the established source emission standards, especially in heavily
developed areas.
Characteristics of the review process will be:
Full documentation of all findings, for every permit
application
t Standardized review procedures
Procedures which are in accordance with existing legal
authority for control, and the existing DAPC charter
Availability to all applicants of clear standards for
acceptance or rejection of permit applications
Staff members reviewing permit applications will be graduate
engineers (or have equivalent experience), specially trained in air
* Saturated in the sense that any increase in emissions will cause a
violation of air quality standards, assuming a violation does not
already exist.
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pollution control. Since the State has a considerable variety of process
sources of air pollution, it is likely that staff members specializing
in different types of industries will have to be available.
The review process will proceed as follows:
1. The application will be checked to insure that all
information requirements have been met. Plant size and type
will be checked to insure that the equipment is not exempt.
2. Data contained in the application will be checked for
internal consistency. If old emission inventories or other
information on the source are available, they will be com-
pared to the application.
3. An emission estimate will be derived using available emission
factors. If measured emissions are included in the
application, these will be compared to the estimates.
4. Allowable emissions will be calculated using data contained
in the application and compared to the estimated or
measured emissions. If emission standards are not met,
the additional control needed will be specified and compared
to that called for in the emissions reduction plan included
in the application.
5. If the application is for a new facility, an estimate will
be made of the source's potential impact on the air quality
at its selected site. An allowable emission rate based on
air quality will be calculated. If this rate is lower than
that calculated in step 4, it becomes the determinant of
the applications's acceptability, and a new control
efficiency is specified.
6. Plans for emission reductions during emergency episodes
will be reviewed.
7. Operational and equipment standards will be reviewed as
they pertain to the source.
8. The application is either accepted, rejected, or alse,
if only minor modifications are necessary, the applicant
will be called in for consultation and, if he is agreeable,
these modifications will be made. For a presently operating
source, a Conditional Permit will be issued if the source
does not satisfy emission standards but has submitted a
satisfactory plan for emission reduction.
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The DAPC will establish a time limitation on the review process
outlined above, so as to insure that no applicant shall suffer a hard-
ship because of a delay in obtaining a permit. However, this time limit
will immediately be extended in the event of any obstruction or delay in
forwarding requested information on the part of the applicant.
7.2 CONDITIONAL PERMITS
The main purpose of the Conditional Permit is to provide a mechanism
whereby an air pollution source will be required to adhere to or surpass
a fixed schedule by which it must reduce its pollutant emissions to the
legal limits. As outlined in the Federal Register , the emission reduc-
tions scheduled by the State must achieve primary ambient air quality
standards within 3 years after approval of the Implementation Plan. Since
a considerable proportion of the air pollution sources in Alabama will
have to resort to various means of controlfuel switches, stack devices,
etc.--to meet the new emission standards, and since these means will
require some time for their implementation, the Conditional Permit pro-
vides an efficient means for both granting this time and legally requiring
adherence to schedules.
Although a variance can obtain the same effect as a Conditional Permit,
the variance is much too cumbersome a device to use extensively in the
early years of the program. However, it should be made clear that the
Conditional Permit is not meant to circumvent the variance procedure.
Rule 10 (see Appendix B) is written expressly so as to eliminate the use
of Conditional Permits for establishing long-range reduction schedules
(and allowing operation above the emission standards for considerable
lengths of time) after the program is two years old. After this time,
the Conditional Permit will merely provide a means whereby the DAPC can
specify conditions to be taken immediately, or within 90 days, in order
for a source to continue legal operations. If a source cannot operate
within the standards and cannot correct this within a very short period
of time, it will have to petition for and obtain a variance or else
shut down.
Federal Register, Vol. 36, No. 150 - Saturday, August 14, 1971, Part
420 - Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of
Implementation Plans.
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8. VARIANCES
The Alabama Air Pollution Act of 1971, Act #769, Regular Session, 1971,
grants the Air F'ollution Control Commission the right to exempt individual
sources of pollution from certain of the limitations imposed by the Act and by
the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission. In order to obtain
a variance, a source must show that:
1. Compliance with the limitation(s) in question "would impose
serious hardship without equal or greater benefits to the
public ," and
2. The emissions occurring or proposed to occur with the
variance "do not endanger or tend to endanger human
health or safety, human comfort, and aesthetic values."
The Act provides several safeguards against misuse of the
Commission's power:
1. Every petition for a variance must be published in a
local newspaper.
2. Receipt by the Commission of a written objection from
any person within 21 days of the notice will require
a public hearing to be held, with the burden of proof
being on the petitioner.
3. Any person adversely affected by a variance or renewal
may appeal to the civil courts to have the variance
disallowed.
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9. FACILITY INSPECTIONS
The key enforcement tool of the Permit System will be the facility
inspection, conducted on both a regular and an extraordinary basis by
trained inspectors.
During the inspection, the DAPC inspector will inventory all
equipment in the facility, noting serial numbers, equipment types and
location in plant, physical condition and operating procedures. This
inventory will be immediately checked against the information provided
on the operating permits on file at the facility. If the inspection
has been scheduled, the inspector will carry with him copies of the
facility's permits to provide an added check.
An inspection will cover one primary activity (for instance, steel-
making, rendering, etc.). When more than one activity appears in a
single facility, each merits a separate inventory form and inspection.
The frequency of inspection will depend upon the following factors:
available personnel
history of complaints against the facility
total emissions of the facility
complexity of the facility
facility's room for expansion
history of violations
time required to conduct inspections
The DAPC shall establish a list of facilities which shall be subject
to a minimum of one inspection per year. It will be considered undesirable
to permit any source to go uninspected for a period greater than two
years. However, if adequate personnel are not available, the DAPC shall
establish an inspection schedule based on selective coverage of sources,
bypassing those sources which have minimum impact on the air environment
of the State of Alabama. Also, inspections conducted in response to a
specific complaint or air pollution problem will concentrate only on the
equipment involved in the problem and will not constitute a complete
inspection.
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10. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCIES
10.1 STATE/LOCAL JURISDICTION
The Permit System shall be jointly run by the Alabama DAPC and the
local control agencies, with the former playing the central, and major,
role.
In practice, all permit applications will be reviewed by both the
local and the State agencies. The local agency will collect the applica-
tions and perform an advisory service to the applicant. The depth of the
local review will be determined by the local agency itself, since the
State DAPC will perform a standardized review regardless of the local
agency's actions. The DAPC will also perform a second-level advisory
function for matters that the local agency cannot handle. If either the
State or local agency rejects a permit application, then a permit shall
be denied; however, the permit applicant may appeal to the Control
Commission to override the rejection. Although the Commission, and
through it the DAPC, may override the local agency (Section 15d of
Act #769) in such matters, it may be expected that this will rarely, if
ever, occur.
The source surveillance portion of the system will also be conducted
jointly by the State and local agencies. The local agency shall perform
the majority of routine inspections; the State DAPC will inspect facili-
ties requiring special expertise that should properly be concentrated in
the central (State) agency.
10.2 STAFF LOGISTICS
The impact of the Permit System on the DAPC staff manpower and
capability needs will be considerable. The following new groups within
the Division will have to be formed:
Permit Review Section
Permit Advisory Unit
Permit Inspection Unit
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The Permit Review Section will consist of engineers and technicians
who will review permit applications. The engineers in this section will
also provide technical support to the Permit Advisory Unit, which will
consist of one or two engineers who will provide help to permit applicants
and will draw on all agency personnel for help on specific problems.
The Permit Inspection Unit will handle the non-operational and operational
inspections necessary to the permit granting process; this unit will be a
subsection of the field operations staff of the DAPC.
In addition to the increase in the permanent staff necessitated by
the System, there will be a sharp peak in manpower requirements during
the first year or two after the System is initiated. This peak will be
caused by the fact that every facility in Alabama subject to the require-
ment to obtain a Permit to Operate must apply during this initial period.
The DAPC shall put the following policies into effect in order to
lessen the impact of initiating the Permit System:
1. Although it is anticipated that sources of air pollution below
some specified size will never be required to obtain a Permit to
Operate from the DAPC, the Director will designate an intermediate
size limitation such that those sources below that limit but are
still above the minimum will be exempt from the permit require-
ment for one year, or until such time, not to exceed two years
past the promulgation of this Implementation Plan, that the
Director shall decide that the Permit System staff is fully
trained and able to handle the additional influx of new permit
applications. This policy will apply to existing sources only;
new sources in the above category will be required to apply for
Permits to Construct and Operate in the same manner as those
larger non-exempt sources.
2. The DAPC will establish a schedule whereby existing sources
subject to permit requirements may apply for Permits to Operate
on a staggered basis during the first year that the Permit
System is in operation.
3. The Permit Staff will schedule permit reviews so as to favor
applications for Permits to Construct, to minimize any hard-
ships to individuals and corporations seeking to install new
equipment.
4. The DAPC will establish a source-location priority system to
first concentrate manpower resources on sources located in urban
areas in Alabama, where the problem is most acute.
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10.3 PERSONNEL
The following is a brief description of the types of technical
personnel needed, job requirements, and job descriptions for implementation
of the Permit System.
10.3.1 Field Operations
1. Patrol Inspector
a. Job Requirements - No formal academic requirements, good
basic writing skills and intelligence. Training in combustion processes
and equipment operation will be needed (can be done by DAPC). Possibly
training in stack sampling and smoke reading.
b. Job Description - General patrolling duties, investigation
of complaints against nor.-industrial polluters, simple inspections of small
pollution sources, surveillance of suspected violators, smoke observations,
stack testing, etc.
2. Industrial Engineering Inspector
a. Job Requirements - Bachelor's degree in chemical or mechanical
engineering or equivalent experience; detailed knowledge of industrial
processes and equipment, control devices and procedures, etc.; specialized
training in stack sampling and smoke reading.
b. Job Description - Conduct full-scale inspections of major
pollution sources, investigate breakdowns of control equipment, advise
owners as to proper operation of equipment, handle complaints against
industry, take opacity readings, conduct air quality sampling, etc.
3. Special Industry Inspectors
Same requirements and job descriptions as Industrial Engineering
Inspector, but with training concentrated on a few complex processes.
10.3.2 Office Staff
1. Air Pollution Control Officer
a. Job Requirements - Bachelor's degree in chemical or mechanical
engineering or equivalent experience; detailed knowledge of industrial
processes and equipment, control devices, and procedures, etc.
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b. Job Description - Review applications for permits to operate
or construct, consult with applicants on procedures for applying, consult
with plant owners and operators on effective control techniques, review
reports from Field Operations, review regular source reports, etc.
2. Technical Aide
a. Job Requirements - High school graduate or equivalent, with
excellent reading and writing skills and intelligence, ability to make
independent judgements. Basic training in combustion and industrial
processes and equipment, use of emission factors.
b. Job Description - Conduct preliminary review of all permit
applications, handle complete review for small source applications, code
information in application forms for computerization, record results of
sampling stations, etc.
3. Systems Analyst/Programmer
a. Job Requirements - Master's degree in Operations Research or
equivalent experience; background in air pollution control; programming
ability in language selected for data information system (probably COBOL).
b. Job Description - Supervise operation of data information
system; perform incremental program changes to allow generation of new
kinds of reports as their need becomes apparent; revise permit application
forms and design new forms; perform statistical analyses of available data
as necessary; etc.
Since the Alabama DAPC is a relatively small agency, a key feature
of the staff members must be their flexibility in handling a variety
of tasks. Thus, it is entirely conceivable that an Air Pollution Control
Officer may handle the duties of an Industrial Engineering Inspector, or
vice versa. The job descriptions above should not, therefore, be considered
as creating rigid boundaries between separate staff positions, but instead
as defining broad areas of expertise which must be filled.
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11. DATA MANAGEMENT
The purpose of this section is to identify the functional organi-
zation of the Permit System, the data sources and information generated
and used by the functional organizations, and the structures necessary
to accommodate the data handling.
11.1 FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION
There are four functional organizations involved in using the data
generated in a permit system. They are: (1) administrative operations,
(2) field operations, (3) engineering evaluation operations, and (A)
data management operations. Figure 11-1 graphically depicts this organization
with sub-functions and responsibilities. They are as follows:
Administrative Operations
a. Responsible for program and budget requirements
b. Responsible for permit system personnel requirements
c. Responsible for submitting required Federal reports
d. Responsible for procedures to process applications
e. Responsible for actual issuance of permits
f. Responsible for administrative details and coordination
of legal actions
Field Operations
a. Responsible for conducting tests as prescribed by statutes
b. Responsible for conducting routine inspections of registrants
c. Responsible for conducting visitations, interviews, special
tests and investigations, as required for exceptional
applicants and/or registrants
Engineering Evaluation Operations
a. Responsible for technical review and analysis of
applications
b. Responsible for approval or disapproval of applications
for permits
c. Responsible for recommendations for legal action as
required
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PERMIT SYSTEM
OPERATIONS
Administrative
Operations
Field
Operations
Program/Budget
Requirements
Personnel
Requirements
Federal/State
Report Requirements
Application
Processing
Procedures
Permit Issuance
Legal Action -
Administrative
» Tests
0 Inspections
Special Reports
Engineering
Evaluation
Operations
Data Management
Operations
Engineering Review
and Analysis
Approval for Permit
Issuance
Disapproval for
Permit Issuance with
Recommendations
Legal Action
Recommendations
Special Instructions
for Tests and
Inspections
Data Organization
Data Storage and
Maintenance
t Information Retrieval
and Dissemination
t Continued Data Handling
Development
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d. Responsible for requesting special tests and/or
inspections as required
Data Management Operations
a. Responsible for proper organization of data associated
with applications and permits
b. Responsible for data storage and maintenance of files
associated with applications and permits
c. Responsible for information retrieval and dissemination
d. Responsible for continued system development of data
handling and management techniques
11.2 DATA OPERATIONS
Data Sources
The primary data sources within the permit system are applications
for Permits to Construct, applications for Permits to Operate, issued
permits, and routine tests, inspections, and source reporting require-
ments.
Secondary data sources consist of special reports generated for
exceptional applicant/registrant cases, engineering review evaluation,
and analysis reports, special tests and inspections that may occur, and
reports generated due to legal actions.
Information Generated
The following data generated by primary sources are as follows:
Resume of pertinent information of the applying business
organization
§ Engineering data on plant equipment and processes
Emission data on pollutants
Schedule of plant operations
Inventory of air pollution control devices
Emergency episode procedures and plans
List of businesses approved and disapproved for permits
Test and inspection data
Source periodic reports
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The information generated by secondary sources include the
following:
t Special reports on equipment, control devices and
emissions for exceptional cases
Engineering evaluations, analyses, and recommendations
on applications requiring modifications and those which
were denied permits.
Reports on special tests and inspections
Legal action information giving offense, pertinent
dates of inquiries or hearings, and related company
and violation information
Information Files
To assure access of information to the users identified in Figure 11-1,
a central depository is necessary for all applications, issued permits,
and the generated reports related to them. A manual system can accommo-
date the initial requirement of storing a hard copy of the application and
maintaining a simplified system of tracking the application, and its
related documents, through the permit-granting process. However, data
generated in the permit system will be used in future air pollution
control and prevention analysis. This will require that permit system
data be readily accessible and in a usable form as a possible data source
input in modeling studies, comparative analysis, and control procedures
during emergency episodes. Therefore, the intent of the data handling
procedures set forth in this description is to identify how to begin
manual operations, yet allow the basic structural and procedural flexibility
for a transition to computerized phases of operation.
The organization of information generated by primary data sources
must accommodate three basic categories: (1) applications for Permits to
Construct, (2) applications for Permits to Operate, and (3) Registrants,
that is, a category for issued Permits to Operate.
The information generaged by secondary data sources will be used
to update the files within the three categories previously mentioned.
The files associated within each category are shown in Figure 11-2. A
description of each file follows:
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PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT FILES
PERMIT TO OPERATE FILES
REGISTRANTS FILES
Application to
Construct
Master File
Application To
Operate
Master File
Registrants
Master File
Review and
Approval
File
Review and
Approval
File
Test/Inspection
Schedule
File
Modify-Reject
File
Modify-Reject
File
Legal Action
File
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1. Permit to Construct Category
Application to Construct Master File
This file maintains a hard copy of the original application.
All actions, until issuance of a Permit to Construct, are
recorded in this file to maintain a current status of the
application. Each application is filed alphabetically-
chronologically by the name of the company and date of
application. Any action through the permit-granting
process is updated in this master file. After issuance
of a Permit to Construct, the application may be purged
and stored in an inactive historical file for reference
purposes.
Review and Approval File
This file is primarily a control device to assist the
engineering review board in scheduling applications for
review. It contains only the name of the applicant, date
of application, and date of the scheduled review. The
company and date of application are supplied by data manage-
ment operations to the appropriate engineering review board
authority; the company is scheduled for review and this
information is returned to data management for updating.
After approval or. disapproval, the application is purged
from the file upon notification by the engineering review
board to data management operations.
Modify-Reject File
This file is maintained in order to have ready access to
the number of modifications and rejections and the reasons
for them. Only the applicant's name, date of application,
and date of the review board's conclusions need appear.
Details of the review board can be obtained from the
Application to Construct Master File since all actions
affecting an application update this file. The Modify-
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Reject File should assist in ready access of information
in field operations when special tests and/or inspections
are required and, in addition, in any legal action processes.
The file may be purged after the applicant has resubmitted
an application for a Permit to Construct and received approval.
2. Permit to Operate Category
Application to Operate Master File
This file has the same relationship to the application for
a Permit to Operate as does the application to Construct
Master File has to the application for a Permit to Construct.
An application is received and a hard copy is maintained in
the Application to Operate Master File. All actions, until
issuance of a permit, are recorded in this file, giving a
current status of the application. Each application is
filed alphabetically-chronologically by the name of the
company and the date of application. Any action through
the permit-granting process is updated in the master file.
After issuance of a Permit to Operate, the application with
all updates and date of permit issuance is transferred to
the Registrants-Master File.
Review and Approval File
The file operates in conjunction with the Application to
Operate Master File exactly as the Review and Approval File
operates with the Application to Construct Master File
described in the Permit to Construct Category.
Modi fy-Re j ect Fi1e
This file operates in conjunction with the Application to
Operate Master File exactly as the Modify-Reject File operates
with the Application to Construct Master File described in the
Permit to Construct Category.
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3. Registrants
Registrants Master File
This file is created by the transfer of applications, and
all related information, from the application to Operate
Master File upon issuance of a Permit to Operate. The data
is filed alphabetically by company name; each permit unit
will be assigned a file number indicating site location, SIC
number, process type, site number and a one digit code
signifying relative impact on the air environment. The
Master File becomes the permanent record of sources operating
with permits, contains periodic tests and inspection reports,
assists in the scheduling of these tests and inspections,
and contains all critiques, evaluations, etc., that may lead
to legal actions due to non-compliance with regulations.
Purging of this file would occur when a need for a new
permit arises, e.g., change of ownership or expiration of
the old permit, or if the source goes out of business.
Test/Inspection File
This file contains only the name of the company due for
testing and/or inspection, the date of issuance of a Permit
to Operate, and the scheduled date for the test and/or
inspection. It is used primarily as a control device to
assist field operations. Field personnel may develop
schedules based on the date of issue obtained from the
Registrant Master File and cross-reference the registrant
in the Test/Inspection File by date of test and/or inspec-
tion and the alphabetical filing of the registrants. This
file can be maintained by assigning a new schedule date
after a test/inspection in the Test/Inspection File. The
registrant would be purged from the File only if his permit
was revoked or expired.
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Legal Action File
This file contains only the name of the registrant and
the fact that legal action is pending. Details of the
legal action can then be obtained from the Registrant
Master File.
11.3 AUTOMATED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The Alabama Permit System will be run on a manual basis at the onset
of operations. However, because of the sheer bulk of the data to be
collected and stored, and the processing speed necessary when handling an
Emergency Episode, an automated information system will eventually be
placed into operation.
This information system will require computer software capable of
rapid updating and retrieval of information, i.e., a real-time capability.
An on-line terminal will be utilized for retrieval of specific information
requirements and for updating the status of applications throughout the
permit-gathering process. Bulk data will be loaded via punched cards read
through a card reader; this stored information will be accessible either
through the on-line terminal by specific inquiry or by reports processed
using application programs and printed by a high-speed printer.
The tasks required to develop and implement the permit information
system are identified in Figure 11-3. This effort will require six informa-
tion systems specialists (full time) for twelve months. Additional
personnel within DAPC will be involved in the development and implementation
of this system as required.
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TASKS
1. SYSTEM DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION
A. COMPUTER SUBSYSTEM
B. DATA OPERATIONS SUBSYSTEM
II. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS
A. USER REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS
1. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
ANALYSIS
2. DATA SOURCE REQUIREMENTS
ANALYSIS
3. DATA MANIPULATION REQUIRE-
MENTS ANALYSIS
B. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS
1. INFORMATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2. EXISTING PROGRAM ANALYSIS
3. APPLICATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
C. SOFTWARE SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
D. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS
1. COMPUTER
2. PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
3. TERMINAL
III. IMPLEMENTATION
A. FILE DESIGN
B. FILE TEST
C. FILE IMPLEMENTATION
D.. OPERATING PROCEDURES DEVELOPMENT
E. USER TRAINING
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APPENDIX A
SAMPLE PERMIT APPLICATIONS
AND INSTRUCTIONS
The following sets of sample permit applications and instructions
include the following:
Sample letter to equipment owners
General identification form, to be included with all
permit applications
"Short form" for small fuel combustion equipment
"Long Form" for large fuel combustion equipment
"Short Form" for small incinerators
"Long Form" for small incinerators
Form for "general processes"
t Form for stone quarrying operation
Form for wood processing operation
Form for air pollution control devices
t Emergency Episode Questionnaire for key fuel combustion sources
These forms are neither all inclusive separate forms should be
designed for special process types, for instance nor final and
complete. Filing information formats will be evolved with further
development of the data management system. Evolution of both the kinds
of information asked for, and the precise manner in which it is asked
for, will continue with further development work and with information
gained by using the Permit System.
The application forms are to be used as follows:
The general application form, "application for a Permit to Construct/
Permit to Operate," will be sent to each potential applicant along with
whatever additional specialized forms apply to him. Thus, an asphalt
batching plant will be sent a process form, (possibly) a storage pile
form, (possibly) some control device forms, some boiler forms (for space
heating, at the very least), and general forms for each.
Each completed applicatton^general form plus specific formwill
be assigned a 12-digit file number of the following form:
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- (2-digit political jurisdiction number)
- (4-digit Standard Industrial Classification)
- (2-digit process code)
- (3-digit site code)
- (1-digit "pollution significance" code depending upon
emission potential)
It is conceivable that a 4- or 5-digit site code may be necessary if
the Permit System is to include very small pollution sources. In any case,
the file number will uniquely identify each and every "permit unit" in
Alabama and also provide important information at a glance. The file
number, coupled with the "type of pollutant" box on the general form, will
provide a means by which the computerized system can assemble various
reports for any future pollution control needs.
The notation "required optional " appears on several of the
forms. This refers to specialized information that shall be required from
major sources only; the DAPC officer issuing the application form (or his
counterpart in the local agencies) shall check the appropriate space and
sign his name.
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Sample Letter to Owners of Equipment
Dear Sir:
Under the laws of the State of Alabama (Act #769, General Session,
1971 Section 18§4), operators of equipment which has the potential to
emit dust, fumes, mist, gas, or any other contaminant into the air must
obtain a Permit to Operate with the Alabama Division of Air Pollution
Control (DAPC). In addition, a Permit to Construct must be obtained
from the DAPC in order to build a new facility or modify an existing
facility in any way that might affect the location, amount, or type of
its emissions of contaminants. Since certain types and/or sizes of equip-
ment are exempt from this obligation, please check the enclosed list to
determine your eligibility.
If you operate, intend to operate, or plan to construct, modify,
purchase, or relocate any equipment as described above, you must obtain
the proper permit application forms from the DAPC and fill them out
according to the accompanying instructions. The DAPC has established
special units to advise operators on the proper procedures for completing
these forms; a telephone number to call is included with the instructions.
I urgently request your complete cooperation in joining with us to
make the air of Alabama a natural resource we may all be proud of. We
have earnestly attempted to make the air pollution permit system as fair
to both the industry and the people of Alabama as is possible. We welcome
any comments or suggestions you may have concerning how we may improve our
system to better serve Alabama.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely yours,
(Signature)
(Name)
Director, Division of Air Pollution
Control
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STICKER TO VALIDATE A PERMIT TO OPERATE
(Place over "Application For ....)
PERMIT TO OPERATE XXXX
(equipment type)
Alabama Division of Air Pollution Control
Approved (date), Valid Until (date)
Owner (name)
Equipment Address:
Official Signature
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APPLICATION FOR A
PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT/PERMIT TO OPERATE
Deviations from approved plans and specifications are not permissible without securing the formal
approval of the Alabama Division of Air Pollution Control
1. Firm Name:
Telephone:
2. Present Legal Owner:
3. Date Business Acquired:
4. Nature of Business at this Location:
Address of Premises:
Address of Legal Owner:
Former Owner:
5.
6.
Responsible Person to Contact/Applicant:
Telephone: Signature of Above:
Title:
Reason for Application:
Initial Application: Construct New Unit Modify Existing Unit Change Owners
Renewal Change Location
If "Construct New Unit" or "Modify Existing Unit" are checked, indicate starting date of construction/
modification . Indicate expected completion date .
Indicate the year for which data applies .
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
PLEASE NOTE: You may contact your regional air pollution control office
to obtain advice in filling out permit application form.
IN THE
Area Name
AREA, CALL
Telephone
Number
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All applicable sections on the forms must be completed. Incomplete
forms will be returned for further action. Please type or carefully print
all answers. Separate forms must be filed for each collection of equip-
ment that form a "permit unit." A permit unit is defined as equipment
which operates together as a single functional unit and constitutes a
separate emission source or operates independently from other equipment
within a plant. Examples of independent equipment which can be considered
as permit units are:
boilers
metal melting furnaces
galvanizing kettles
cookers
paint spray booths
In the case of an equipment grouping involved in a process, the grouping
will be considered a permit unit if each separate piece of equipment is
united to the others by conveyor or chute or pipe or hose, provided that
no item of the group will operate separately with product material not
common to the group operation. Any questions as to what constitutes a
permit unit may be referred to the Division of Air Pollution Control.
NOTE: "Equipment" should be interpreted in the broadest possible way,
e.g., a storage pile is a possible source of air pollution and is con-
sidered process equipment ... and thus requires a Permit to Operate.
If there is information in this application that you feel is of a
confidential nature, indicate this by lightly circling the appropriate
sections and noting their confidential nature.
Sections 1 - 3 are self-explanatory.
Nature of Business
Describe the activity of which this equipment is a part (i.e., quarry/
rock-crushing if the equipment is a hammermill . For a boiler, describe
the business it is associated withhospital, apartment house, etc.,--
rather than "space heating.").
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Responsible Person
Name the person who has managerial responsibility for the operation
of this piece of equipment. This person may be telephoned in the event
of an air pollution emergency episode to verify compliance with the Episode
Plan. This person is responsible for the accuracy of the Permit Application.
Reason for Application
Initial application indicates the first application for a Permit to
Operate by an existing facility. New unit indicates an application for
a Permit to Construct a proposed facility. Change on existing unit
indicates an application for a Permit to Construct major modifications on
an existing facility. Change o^f ownership indicates an application for
a Permit to Operate by an existing facility under new ownership. Renewal
indicates an application to extend the present Permit to Operate for
another permit period.
Indicate the expected starting and completion data of any construction,
Where data from records are givenfor instance, fuel burned per year--
indicate the year in which the data are recorded.
NOTE: In the portions of the permit applications that call for
descriptions of operating procedures and/or equipment, if the
application is for a Permit to Construct, be sure to include a
description of construction procedures sufficiently detailed to
allow the DAPC to determine the dust and spray emissions that
may be caused in the construction process.
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1
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APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT RATED AT
LESS THAN BTU/HR
7. Type of Equipment:
8. Fuel Usage: Percent of total fuel used for space heating
Fuel Used . Amount/Year Heat Content Sulfur Content (%)
? Process heating
Ash Content (%)
Unit Cost
9. Height of Stack above ground, feet:
10. Maximum Firing Rate (Rated Capacity): Input
gallons/hour oil, ft /hour gas
11. Operating Schedule: hours/day, days/week,
Million BTU/hr,
Ibs/hour coal,
weeks/year,
Peak Periods:
Periods of Zero Operation
12. Gas Cleaning or Emission Control Device:
Estimated Efficiency: Basis:
Date of Installation:
13 EMERGENCY EPISODE PROCEDURES:
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9 Alert:
Warning:
Emergency:
14. Plans for permanent reduction of emissions (if installation of control devices or modifications of
equipment are contemplated, an application for a Permit to Construct must be submitted):
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT RATED LESS
THAN BTU/HOUR
7. Type of Equipment
Describe fully the type of equipment operated, both by its common
name (e.g., spreader stoker, pressure type oil burner) and by its
manufacturer's model name and number, its date of installation and
condition. Enclose a drawing to scale showing its location in your
facility.
8. Fuel Usage
Estimate the percentages of fuel used for space heating and
process heating.
Indicate the type of fuel used, the amount per year, the heat
content in BTU's per unit quantity (coal - tons; oil - gallons;
gas - cubic feet), sulfur and ash (for coal) content as a percentage
by weight, and the average cost in dollars per unit capacity. If you
do not know the heat content and/or sulfur and ash content of the fuel
you use, ask your local distributor. As a last resort, give the name
and address of the distributor. For a Permit to Construct, estimate
these values based on the actual fuel suppliers you intend to use. For
a Permit to Operate, use the values incurred during the last 12 months
of operation. If you have reason to believe that you will be forced
to utilize a lower grade fuel mix in the coming year, enclose a
statement detailing the expected change and giving the reasons for the
change.
9. Height of Stack
Give the height above ground level of the stack to which the equip-
ment is connected.
10. Maximum Firing Rate
Indicate the maximun input firing rate in BTU's per hour. If this
is unknown, indicate either the input horsepower or maximum fuel firing
rate.
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11. Operating Schedule
Indicate the average number of hours/day, days/week, and weeks/
year that the equipment operates. Give the starting and closing dates
of peak periods of operation. If operation is fairly constant over the
complete operating period, indicate "none." Indicate the starting and
closing dates of periods where the equipment is not in operation.
12. Gas Cleaning or Emission Control Device
Specify the general type of control device installed on the equip-
ment (settling chamber, baghouse, etc.) and the manufacturer's model name
and number. Give the estimated control efficiency for each pollutant
and the basis for the estimate. Indicate the date of installation or last
major modification.
If you take any measures for the control of air pollution that would
not be strictly considered a "device," enclose a statement describing
the measures.
13. Emergency Episode Procedures
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and safety
of the people living and working in the State of Alabama is that
operators of all potential air pollution sources be aware of the procedures
to be taken during all stages of a declared Air Pollution Emergency.
List here the procedures that will be used during the three stages of an
Emergency Episode.
14. Plans for Permanent Reduction of Emissions
This question applies ONLY to presently operating sources applying
for an initial Permit to Operate. If the source does not conform to
State air pollution control regulations, an implementation plan for
reducing emissions to below legal limits must be outlined here. If the
plan is judged to be acceptable by the Division of Air Pollution Control
and if the remainder of the application is satisfactory, a Conditional
Permit to Operate will be issued to the applicant which will remain in
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force as long as satisfactory progress towards emission reduction is
demonstrated. Under no circumstances shall a Conditional Permit be
granted for a period greater than one year; and under most circumstances,
a considerably shorter period will be granted.
The plan as outlined here must briefly describe the operational
changes, installation of new control devices, fuel switches, and other
measures, and their control efficiencies which will reduce emissions
to satisfactory levels. No product of any specific supplier of control
devices need be mentioned here UNLESS the device type described does
not normally achieve the efficiencies claimed. In the latter case,
the applicant should supply detailed justification for such claims.
If a facility is operated under a Conditional Permit, the applicant
is considered legally to have formally agreed to abide by the conditions
attached to the permit and, thus, is legally responsible for carrying
out those conditions.
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APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT RATED AT
GREATER THAN BTU/HOUR
7. Equipment Description:
8. Rated Capacity (in BTU/hour):
9. Fuel Usage: Percent of total fuel used for space heating
? Process heating
? Power generation
Fuels Used
Amount/Year
Heat Content
Sulfur Content
Ash Content
Cost
10.
Stack Data:
Height above ground, feet:
Gas Temperature at exit, °F
Moisture Content of exit gas,
Basis:
Are sampling ports available:
Inner Diameter at Exit, feet:
Gas Velocity at exit, f/s:
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Operating Schedule:
hours/day,
to
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Peak Periods:
days/week, _
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weeks, year
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Periods of little or no operation:
12. Description of Control Equipment:
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Manufacturer's Rated Efficiency:
13. Emissions:
Actual Measured Efficiency:
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Uncontrolled Controlled
Peak, Tons/Hr
Uncontrolled Controlled
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14. Emergency Episode Procedures:
How do you intend to comply with the requirements for reduced emissions during an air pollution episode:
Alert
Warning:
Emergency:
15. Plans for permanent reduction of emissions (if installation of control devices or modifications of
equipment are contemplated, an application for a Permit to Construct must be submitted):
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT RATED
GREATER THAN BTU/HR
7. Type of Equipment
Describe fully the type of equipment operated, both by its common
name (e.g., spreader stoker, pressure type oil burner) and by its
manufacturer's model name and number, its date of installation and
condition. Enclose a drawing to scale showing its location in your facility.
If so indicated by the DAPC, supply an assembly drawing, dimensioned
and to scale, in plan and elevation. Show all details including locations,
sizes and shapes of all internal chambers, and all doors, holes, vents,
and other openings. Show all stack details.
If the application is for a Permit to Construct (construct new unit,
modify existing unit), include a statement describing how this construction
will be accomplished. Specify in particular those operations which may
cause contaminants to be injected into the air, e.g., blasting and demoli-
tion, concrete mixing, spraying operations, etc.
8. Rated Capacity
Give the maximum input firing rate in BTU's per hour.
9. Fuel Usage
Estimate the percentages of fuel, by heat capacity, used for space
heating and process heating.
Indicate the type of fuel used, the amount per year, the heat content
in BTU's per unit quantity (coal - tons; oil - gallons; gas - cubic feet),
sulfur and ash (for coal) content as a percentage by weight, and the
average cost in dollars per unit quantity. For a Permit to Construct,
estimate these values based on the actual fuel suppliers you intend to
use. For a Permit to Operate, use the values incurred during the last
12 months of operation. If you have reason to believe that you will be
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forced to utilize a lower grade fuel mix in the coming year, enclose a
statement detailing the expected change and giving the reasons for the
change.
10. Stack Data
Give the height of the stack above the ground and the inner diameter
at the uppermost part (exit), in feet. Give the temperature, velocity, and
moisture content of the exit gas, and indicate the basis for these figures.
Indicate whether sampling ports for stack tests are available.
11. Operating Schedule
Indicate the average number of hours per day, days per week, and
weeks per year the equipment is in operation. Indicate the normal starting
and ending times, and circle the days of the week the equipment is in
operation. If there is a period when operations are increased over the
average, indicate the approximate starting and ending date of this period.
Indicate starting and ending dates for periods when operations are curtailed
or stopped altogether (ignore short periods of a week or two, or less).
If the schedule varies seasonally, include an additional sheet
showing the operating hours and days of the week for each period or season.
12. Description of Control Equipment
Specify the general type of control device installed on the equip-
ment (settling chamber, baghouse, electrostatic precipitator, etc.) and
the manufacturer's model name and number. Indicate the manufacturer's
rated efficiency and actual measured efficiency (and its basis). If an
Application for a Permit to Operate/Construct Air Pollution Equipment for
this control device is submitted with this application, no further
information is necessary. Otherwise, enclose a detailed assembly drawing,
dimensioned and to scale, in plan and elevation, of the device. Enclose
a discussion of the maintenance procedures used for the device, including
a schedule of standard maintenance actions.
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13. Emissions
Indicate the estimated annual emissions, in tons, of participates,
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide,
both before and after control. Indicate the peak rate, in tons per hour,
for the same pollutants. Give the basis for the estimate.
14. Emergency Episode Procedures
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and safety of
the people living and working in the State of Alabama is that operators
of all potential air pollution sources be aware of the procedures to be
taken during all stages of a declared Air Pollution Emergency. List here
the procedures that will be used during the three stages of an Emergency
Episode.
The following information must be included:
t type of air pollutant
amount of reduction of contaminants
time involved in the reductions
§ procedures used in achieving the reductions
15. Plans for Permanent Reduction of Emissions
This question applies ONLY to presently operating sources applying
for an initial Permit to Operate. If the source does not conform to State
air pollution control regulations, an implementation plan for reducing
emissions to below legal limits must be outlined here. If the plan is
judged to be acceptable by the Division of Air Pollution Control and if
the remainder of the application is satisfactory, a Conditional Permit to
Operate will be issued to the applicant which will remain in force as
long as satisfactory progress towards emission reduction is demonstrated.
Under no circumstances shall a Conditional Permit be granted for a
period greater than one year; and under most circumstances, a considerably
shorter period will be granted.
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The plan as outlined here must briefly describe the operational
changes, installation of new control devices, fuel switches, and other
measures, and their control efficiencies which will reduce emissions
to satisfactory levels. No product of any specific supplier of control
devices need be mentioned here UNLESS the device type described does
not normally achieve the efficiencies claimed. In the latter case,
the applicant should supply detailed justification for such claims.
If a facility is operated under a Conditional Permit, the applicant
is considered legally to have formally agreed to abide by the conditions
attached to the permit and, thus, is legally responsible for carrying
out those conditons.
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APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
SMALL INCINERATORS (< LBS/HR)
7. Equipment Description:
a. Type of Incinerator
Single chamber
(without primary burner)
Teepee
Pathological
Others (Describe):
b. Manufacturer:
Date of first operation:
c. Waste Feed Method
Flue fed
Chute fed
Single chamber
(with primary burner)
Open pit
Multiple chamber
Model name and/or number:
Continuous direct
Batch direct
d. Rated Capacity =
pounds/hour
e. Condition of incinerator - describe:
8. Operating Schedule:
Normally operates (or will operate) about
9. Type of Waste Burned/Amount:
hours per day,
days per week,
weeks per year
(Check as many as are appropriate; write in the amount burned last year, or during a normal year if
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no
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10.
11.
12.
Wood Waste
Moist organic waste
General municipal-type waste
Liquid waste
Other
Height of stack above ground:
(
(
(
feet
tons/year)
tons/year)
tons/year)
tons/year) (type:
tons/year) (type:
a. Pollution Control Device: None
Simple Cyclone Other
Settling Chamber or Bafflers
Afterburner
(Type:
b. Rated efficiency =
c. Date installed:
tmergency Episode Procedures:
Describe what actions you shall take to comply with requirements for reducing emissions during
an air pollution episode?
Alert Stage
Warning Stage
» Emergency Stage
13. Do you plan to install new pollution control equipment? Yes
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If yes,
What kind?
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APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
INCINERATORS
(INCLUDE TEEPEE BURNERS)
7. Equipment Description:
Type: Rated Capacity: Auxiliary Burners?
Location: Waste Feed Method: Manufacturer:
Model No.: Date of Installation: Condition:
8. Operating Schedule:
hours/day, days/week, weeks/year
From to onMTWT FSS
^ Peak Periods: to Periods of little or no Operation: to
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Moisture Content of exit gas, % Basis:
Are sampling ports available? Describe:
9. Type of Waste Burned:
10. Amount of waste burned per peak day of operation: , per year:
11. Auxiliary Burners:
Capacity: Fuel Type Amount/Year
12. Stack Data:
Height above ground, feet: Inner Diameter at exit, feet:
Required: Optional
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13. Description of Gas Cleaning or Emission Control Device:
Required:
14. Emissions
Optional
Manufacturer's Rated Efficiency
Actual Measured Efficiency
Date of Installation
Model Name and Number
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Type
Part.
so2
N02
HC
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Required Optional
AMOUNT
Total Yearly Tons
Uncontrolled Controlled
Peak, Tons/Hour
Uncontrolled Controlled
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15. Emergency Episode Procedures:
How do you intend to comply with the requirements for reduced emissions during an air pollution episode:
t Alert:
t Warning:
t Emergency:
16. Plans for permanent reduction of emissions (if installation of control devices or modifications of
equipment are contemplated, an application for a Permit to Construct must be submitted):
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INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT/OPERATE
INCINERATORS
(INCLUDING TEEPEE BURNERS)
7. Equipment Description
Indicate the general type of incinerator (single chamber, teepee,
etc.). Indicate the rated capacity of the unit in pounds per hour.
Give the location of any auxiliary burners. Indicate the waste feed
method (flue fed, chute fed, continuous direct, batch direct). Give
the manufacturer's name, his model name and number. Indicate the date
of installation and present condition of the unit. Enclose a diagram
indicating the unit's location on the premises and its relation to
surrounding roads and lots. If the unit is larger than pounds/
hour capacity, include an assembly drawing, dimensioned and to scale,
in plan and elevation, of the unit and stack, and. if the aoolication
is for a Permit to Construct (construct new unit, modify existing unit),
include a statement describing how this construction will be accomplished.
Specify in particular those operations which may cause contaminants to be
injected into the air, e.g., blasting and demolition, concrete mixing,
spraying operations, etc.
8. Operating Schedule
Indicate the average number of hours per day, days per week, and
weeks per year the equipment is in operation. Indicate the normal
starting and ending times, and circle the days of the week the equipment
is in operation. If there is a period when operations are increased over
the average, indicate the approximate starting and ending date of this
period. Indicate starting and ending dates for periods when operations
are curtailed or stopped altogether (ignore short periods of a week or
two, or less).
If the schedule varies seasonally, include an additional sheet showing
the operating hours and days of the week for each period or season.
9. Type of Waste Burned
Indicate the major type of waste burned in the unit. If a mix is
burned, indicate different types and percentages (if Permit to Construct,
estimate).
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10. Amount of Waste
Indicate amounts burned on a peak day and per year (estimate if
Permit to Construct, otherwise use records from last 12 months).
11. Auxiliary Burners
Indicate the total rated capacity, in BTU/hour, and fuel burned per
year, or any auxiliary burners.
12. Stack Data
Give the height of the stack above ground level and the inner
diameter at the top (exit), in feet. If required, indicate the gas
temperature (degrees Fahrenheit), velocity (feet per second), and moisture
content (%) at the exit, and give the basis for tnese data. Describe any
stack sampling ports available.
13. Description of Gas Cleaning or Emission Control Device
Indicate the general type of control device (settling chamber,
cyclone, iruilticyclone, etc.). Give the manufacturer's rated efficiency
and, if required, the actual efficiency. Indicate the date of installa-
tion and manufacturer, model name, and number. If the incinerator has
a rated capacity greater than pounds per hour, include a detailed
assembly drawing, dimensioned and to scale, in plan and elevation, of
the control device. Enclose a discussion of the maintenance procedures
used for the device, including a schedule of standard maintenance items.
(The assembly drawing and maintenance discussion may be omitted if an
Application for a Permit to Operate/Construct an Emission Control Device
is filed simultaneously with this application.)
14. Emissions
Indicate the estimated annual emissions, in tons, of particulates,
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide both
before and after control. Indicate the peak rate, in tons per hour, for
the same pollutants. Give the basis for the estimates.
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15. Emergency Episode Procedures
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and safety
of the people living and working in the State of Alabama is that operators
of all potential air pollution sources be aware of the procedures to be
taken during all stages of a declared Air Pollution Emergency. List here
the procedures that will be used during the three stages of an Emergency
Episode.
The following information must be included:
type of air pollutant
amount of reduction of contaminants
time involved in the reductions
procedures used in achieving the reductions
16. Plans for Permanent Reduction of Emissions
This question applies ONLY to presently operating sources applying
for an initial Permit to Operate. If the sources do not conform to State
air pollution control regulations, an implementation plan for reducing
emissions to below legal limits must be outlined here. If the plan is
judged to be acceptable by the Division of Air Pollution Control and if
the remainder of the application is satisfactory, a Conditional Permit to
Operate will be issued to the applicant which will remain in force as long
as satisfactory progress towards emission reduction is demonstrated. Under
no circumstances shall a Conditional Permit be granted for a period greater
than one year; and under most circumstances, a considerably shorter period
will be granted.
The plan as outlined here must briefly describe the operational
changes, installation of new control devices, fuel switches, and other
measures, and their control efficiencies which will reduce emissions to
satisfactory levels. No product of any specific supplier of control
devices need be mentioned here UNLESS the device type described does not
normally achieve the efficiencies claimed. In the latter case, the
applicant should supply detailed justification for such claims.
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If a facility is operated under a Conditional Permit, the applicant
is considered legally to have formally agreed to abide by the conditions
attached to the permit and, thus, is legally responsible for carrying
out those conditions.
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7. Type of Equipment:
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE
OR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
PROCESS EQUIPMENT
8. Organic solvents used
or produced
by this installation:
CO
O
Type
Quantity/Year
Used or Produced
9. Process Fuels:
Type
Quantity/Year
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10. Materials Input (process rate):
OJ
Type
Quantity/Year
Peak Rate (per hour)
11. Products Produced:
Type
Quantity/Year
Peak Rate (per hour)
12. Description of Gas Cleaning or Emission Control Device:
Required
Optional
Manufacturer's Rated Efficiency
Actual Measured Efficiency
Date of Installation
Model Name and Number
13.
Operating Schedule:
From to on:
Peak Periods:
_ hours/day,
M T
to
days/week, weeks/year
W T F S S
Periods of little or no Operation
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14. Stack Data:
Height above ground, feet:
Required Optional
Moisture Content of Exit Gas,
Are sampling ports available?
15. Emissions Data:
Inner Diameter at exit, feet
No stack
Gas temperature at exit, °F Gas velocity at exit,f/s
Basis:
Describe:
Type
Part.
SO,
NO,
HC
CO
Required
Optional
AMOUNT
Total Yearly Tons
Uncontrolled Controlled
Peak, Tons/hour
Uncontrolled Controlled
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16. Emergency Episode Procedures:
How do you intend to comply with the requirements for reduced emissions during an air pollution episode?
Alert:
Warning:
Emergency:
17. Plans for permanent reduction of emissions (if installation of control devices or modifications of
f equipment are contemplated, an application for a Permit to Construct must be submitted):
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INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
PROCESS EQUIPMENT
If the process equipment is in the following categories, this form
is not the proper application for a permit. Consult the Alabama Division
of Air Pollution Control for the proper forms.
Manufacture of organic solvents
(To be filled
0 in by the
DAPC)
7. Type of Equipment/Process
Describe each process to be carried out in the equipment and the
function of the equipment itself in the process. In particular, care-
fully describe all stages in the process where the discharge of any
materials might contribute to air pollution. Use additional sheets where
necessary. Include a flow diagram of the process indicating equipment
capacities.
Include a drawing, to scale, showing the location of the equipment
in the facility.
Give the manufacturer's name, model name, and number of each equip-
ment item in the "permit unit." Indicate date of installation and condition
of equipment.
If so indicated by the DAPC, include an assembly drawing, dimensioned
and to scale, in plan and elevation of the equipment.
If the application is for a Permit to Construct (construct new unit;
modify existing unit), include a statement describing how this construction
will be accomplished. Specify in particular those operations which may
cause contaminants to be injected into the air, e.g., blasting and
demolition, concrete mixing, spray operations, etc.
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8. Organic Solvents Used
Specify the chemical nature of all solvents used in or produced by
the equipment in excess of 50 gallons per year. Specify the quantity per
year. If more than 50 gallons are used or produced, a special form for
regulating users/producers of solvents must be completed.
9. Process Fuels
Indicate types and quantities of fuels used for direct heating or
as a process charge in this equipment. If this form is for a Permit to
Operate, use data from the last consecutive 12 months' period. Otherwise,
estimate usage.
10. Materials Input
Specify the type of materials input to this equipment, the total
quantity per year, and the peak hourly rate.
11. Products Produced
Specify the type of all materials or products which are produced
by this equipment, the total quantity per year, and the peak hourly
rate. If the units selected may be ambiguous, supply a conversion factor
(e.g., 10,000,000 bricks per year, 6.5 pounds per brick).
12. Description of Gas Cleaning or Emission Control Device
Specify the general type of control device attached to this equipment.
Indicate the manufacturer's rated efficiency, his name, and model name and
number. If required, indicate the actual measured efficiency of the
device(s). Indicate the date of installation and the condition of the
device. If an application for a Permit to Construct/Operate Air Pollution
Control Equipment is submitted along with this application, no further
information is required. Otherwise, if so indicated by the DAPC, submit
an assembly drawing of the device and a discussion and schedule of the
maintenance procedures utilized.
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APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
STONE QUARRYING OPERATION
This application is divided into two parts: quarrying and rock processing,
fill out additional forms; CHECK INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
A. QUARRYING
7. Description of Operation:
It may be necessary to
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en
8.
9.
Raw Material Produced: Type of Rock
Maximum One Day's Production
Production
tons/year
How much raw material is stored at one time?
Covered? If yes, describe:
tons
tons Is it wetted down?
10. Operating Schedule: hours/day, days/week, weeks/year
Peak Period to Periods of little or no operation
11. Dust control procedures used now:
to
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If more than one device and/or more than one piece of equipment are
involved, indicate in (7) which equipment is attached to each device.
13. Operating Schedule
Indicate the average number of hours per day, days per week, and
weeks per year the equipment is in operation. Indicate the normal starting
and ending times, and circle the days of the week the equipment is in
operation. If there is a period when operations are increased over the
average, indicate the approximate starting and ending date of this period.
Indicate starting and ending dates for periods when operations are curtailed
or stopped altogether (ignore short periods of a week or two, or less).
If the schedule varies seasonally, include an additional sheet
showing the operating hours and days of the week for each period or season.
14. Stack Data
If there is no stack, check the appropriate line. Otherwise,
indicate the height above ground level and the inner diameter at the top
(exit), in feet. If required, indicate the gas temperature (°F), velocity
(feet/second) and moisture content (%) at the exit, and give the basis
for these data. Describe any sampling ports on the stack.
If the permit unit contains more than one stack, include an additional
sheet describing each stack separately. Indicate which equipment units are
connected to each stack in a Flow Chart for question (7).
15. Emission Data
Indicate the estimated annual emissions, in tons, of particulates,
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide, both
before and after control. Indicate the peak rate, in tons per hour, for
the same pollutants. Give the basis for the estimates.
16. Emergency Episode Procedures
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and safety of
the people living and working in the State of Alabama is that operators
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of all potential air pollution sources be aware of the procedures to be
taken during all stages of a declared Air Pollution Emergency. List here
the procedures that will be used during the three stages of an Emergency
Episode.
The following information must be included:
type of air pollutant
amount of reduction of contaminants
time involved in the reductions
procedures used in achieving the reductions.
17. Plans for Permanent Reduction of Emissions
This question applies ONLY to presently operating sources applying for
an initial Permit to Operate. If the source does not conform to State air
pollution control regulations, an implementation plan for reducing emissions
to below legal limits must be outlined here. If the plan is judged to be
acceptable by the Division of Air Pollution Control and if the remainder of
the application is satisfactory, a Conditional Permit to Operate will be
issued to the applicant which will remain in force as long as satisfactory
progress towards emission reduction is demonstrated. Under no circumstances
shall a Conditional Permit be granted for a period greater than one year;
and under most circumstances, a considerably shorter period will be granted.
The plan as outlined here must briefly describe the operational changes,
installation of new control devices, fuel switches, and other measures, and
their control efficiencies which will reduce emissions to satisfactory levels.
No product of any specific supplier of control devices need me mentioned here
UNLESS the device type described does not normally achieve the efficiencies
claimed. In the latter case, the applicant should supply detailed justification
for such claims.
If a facility is operated under a Conditional Permit, the applicant is
considered legally to have formally agreed to abide by the conditions
attached to the permit and, thus, is legally responsible for carrying out
those conditions.
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B. ROCK PROCESSING (Number
13. Equipment Description:
14. Production and Emissions:
Type of Operation
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Equipment
Material In
Tons/Year
Product Out
Tons/Year
Product Size
Diameter, Inches
Control Device
Type
Efficiency
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fa
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Emissions
Tons/Year
Stack Height
Feet
- Stack Dia.
Feet
Exit Velocity
F/S
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List storage piles, size of rock stored, and average amount in pile. For each pile, note
whether the rock is wetted down or covered.
a.
b.
c.
inches ,
inches ,
inches ,
tons ,
tons ,
tons ,
wetted?
wetted?
wetted?
covered?
covered?
covered?
16. Any additional process information not described above:
17. Operating Schedule:
hours/day,
Peak Period
days/week,
to
Periods of little or no operation
weeks/year
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18. Emergency Episode Procedures:
How do you intend to comply with the requirements for reduced emissions during an air pollution
episode?
Alert:
Warning:
Emergency:
19. Plans for permanent reduction of dust. (If installation of control devices or modifications
of equipment are contemplated, an application for a Permit to Construct must be submitted
and approved before construction begins):
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLLTION
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
STONE QUARRYING OPERATION
The applicant should fill out the Quarrying application for each
location where blasting, drilling , etc., of rock is carried out. Part B,
Rock Processing, should be filled out for each size reduction system,
starting with the discharge from storage (or with the charging hopper
or grizzly) and ending with storage or packaging. If there are two
or more systems in parallel, each requires a separate Rock Processing
form. Fill out an Application for Permit to Operate/Construct Air
Pollution Control Equipment for each control device.
A. QUARRYING
7. Description of Operation
Describe how the rock is quarried and stored. Note blasting
and drilling operations, use of machinery, etc. Be brief, but be
sure to cover all aspects of the operation which affect the production
of dust.
8. Raw Material
Indicate the kind of rock quarried and the total amount produced
in a year. Use data from the past 12 months if the quarry was in opera-
tion then, if the production shown is for some other year, indicate the year
in parenthesis. If the production shown is not representative of expected
production in the near future -- i.e., if production is going to be
expanded or curtailed, attach a statement to this application indicating
the expected change in production.
Indicate the maximum number (approximately) of tons of rock
produced in one day during the production year used for data.
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9. Storage Piles
How much rock is stored in piles (or otherwise) at any one
time? Is the rock wetted down or covered to prevent dust? If the
rock is trucked to a separate storage area removed from the quarry
site, a separate Storage Pile application should be filled out.
10. Operating Schedule
Indicate the average number of hours per day, days per week,
and weeks per year the quarry is in actual operation. If there is
a period when operations are increased over the average, indicate the
approximate starting and ending date of this period. Indicate starting
and ending dates for periods when operations are curtailed or stopped
altogether (ignore very short periods).
11. Dust Control Procedures
Describe any procedures presently used to curtail dust at the
s i te.
12. Dust Reduction Plans
Indicate your plans for further reduction of dust for future
operation of the quarry. The staff of your local air pollution control
agency and/or the Alabama Division of Air Pollution Control will assist
you in formulating such plans.
B. ROCK PROCESSING
13. Equipment Description
Describe each piece of equipment used in the operation. Include
a flow diagram showing how the rock is processed, which equipment belongs
where, etc. For all equipment, indicate the generally recognized name,
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manufacturer, model name and number, and year of installation or
manufacture. Include a drawing showing where each piece of equipment
is located on the site. Use separate sheets when necessary.
14. Types of Rock Crushing Operations
List each type of rock crushing operation -- primary, secondary,
and tertiary crushing, fines milling, and recrushing and screening --
and the associated equipment. (If these operation names are unfamiliar
to you, simply list the equipment.) Indicate the input and output to
the equipment and the average size of the product from this operation
(even if it is only an intermediate product.) Note any control devices,
and their efficiencies, attached to the equipment and indicate, if known,
the annual emissions and exit velocity of the exhaust. Indicate the
stack height and diameter in the appropriate columns. (If there is no
stack, indicate "none." If there is an exhaust, write "exh" and the
height and diameter in place of the stack data.)
15. Storage Piles
How much rock, either as final or intermediate product, is
stored in piles (or otherwise) at any one time? Is the rock wetted
down or covered to suppress dust? If the rock is trucked to a separate
site for storage, a Storage Pile application should be filled out.
16. Other Information
Any processing information that is not covered by any of the
categories above should be described here.
17. Operating Schedule
Indicate the average number of hours per day, days per week,
and weeks per year the quarry is in actual operation. If there is
a period when operations are increased over the average, indicate the
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approximate starting and ending date of this period. Indicate starting
and ending dates for periods when operations are curtailed or stopped
altogether (ignore very short periods).
18. Emergency Episode Procedures
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and
safety of the people living and working in the State of Alabama is
that operators of all potential air pollution sources be aware of the
procedures to be taken during all stages of a declared Air Pollution
Emergency. List here the procedures that will be used during the
three stages of an Emergency Episode.
19. Dust Reduction Plans
Outline the operational changes or installation of new control
devices planned in order to reduce dust emissions to satisfactory levels.
Estimate the efficiency of these changes or devices. No specific product
of any specific supplier need be mentioned here UNLESS the device-type
described does not normally achieve the efficiencies claimed. In the
latter case, the applicant should supply a justification for such
claims.
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APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
WOOD PROCESSING OPERATION
(Sawmills, Planer Mills, Veneer Mills, Plywood Mills)
This application is divided into three parts - Wood Processing, Boilers and Furnaces, and Waste
Disposal. Fill out all three parts.
A. WOOD PROCESSING
7a. Type of Mill: (Check one only)
Sawmill Veneer Mill Planer Mill Plywood Mill
7b. Equipment Description:
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8. Operating Schedule:
hours/day _ days/week _ weeks/year
Peak Periods _ to _ Periods of Little or No Operation _ to
9. Production/Input:
SAWMILL
Annual production = _ thousands board feet green lumber
Maximum daily production = _ thousands board feet green lumber
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t PLANER MILL
Annual intake = thousand board feet lumber
Maximum daily intake = thousand board feet lumber
% hardwood % softwood
§ VENEER AND PLYWOOD MILLS
Annual intake = thousand board feet, log scale, Doyle rule
Maximum daily intake = thousand board feet, log scale, Doyle rule
% hardwood % softwood
10. Wood Was Produced:
(Estimate total wood waste produced at this site annually.)
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11. Dust Control Devices and Procedures:
DEVICES
Type
Attached To
Manufacturer
Model Name
and Number
Date
Installed
Efficiency
01
h
Basis
Stack Height
Emissions
Tons/Year
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PROCEDURES
12. Emergency Episode Procedures:
How do you intend to comply with the requirements for reduced emissions during an air pollution
episode:
Alert
Warning
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13. Plans for further reduction of emissions ( if installation of control devices or modifications of
equipment are contemplated, an application for a Permit to Construct must be submitted and approved
before construction or installation):
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B. BOILERS AND FURNACES
(Use this form only if major fuel used is wood waste -- otherwise, fill out standard boiler form.)
14. Equipment Description:
Boiler Type: Manufacturer's Name, Model Name & Number:
Date of Installation: Base diameter, ft: Top diameter, ft:
Rated Capacity (maximum firing rate): Input Million BTU/Hr
or_ pounds of wood waste/hour
0£ input boiler horsepower
?* % Excess air used in firing
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Type overfire: tangential or radial (check one)
Method of charge: bulldozer conveyor or other
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15. Fuel Use:
a. Wood Waste
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Bark tons/year
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19. Emergency Episode Procedures:
How do you intend to comply with the requirements for reduced emissions during an air
pollution episode?
Alert
Warning
Emergency
20. Plans for reduction of emissions (if installation of control devices or modifications of
equipment are planned, an application for a Permit to Construct must be approved before
construction begins):
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C. WASTE DISPOSAL
21. Method of Disposal (Check one or more)
a. Open Pit Burning
b. Off-Site Disposal
c. Incinerator
d. TeePee Burner
(conical metal burner)
If c or d are checked, fill out Form , Application for Permit to Operate/Construct
Incinerators. Also, answer question 22.
If b is checked, indicate type of disposal -* landfille, municipal incinerator, etc. -- and site:
If a is checked, complete the remainder of the questionnaire.
22. Waste Burned;
a. Sawdust tons/year Cm percent of total produced in (A. WOOD PROCESSING)
b. Chips/Shavings tons/year OR percent of total produced in (A. WOOD PROCESSING)
c. Bark tons/year OR_ percent of total produced in (A. WOOD PROCESSING)
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23. Emergency Episode Procedures:
How do you intend to comply with the requirements for reduced emissions during an air pollution
episode?
Alert
t Warning
t Emergency
24. Plans for reduction of emissions (if plans include construction of an incinerator or teepee burner,
an application for a Permit to Construct must be approved before construction or installation
can begin):
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INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
WOOD PROCESSING OPERATION
Fill out all three sections of the questionnaire. Any mill that has
more than one "process" -- sawmill, planer mill, etc. -- must fill out a
separate Wood Processing section for each process. Fill out a separate
Section B. - Boiler and Furnaces for each boiler or furnace operated. Boilers
of a capacity greater than tons of wood waste per hour should file
Form , Application for a Permit to Operate/Construct Fuel Burning
Equipment Greater than BTU/Hr.
A. WOOD PROCESSING
7a. Type of Mill
Check the appropriate mill type, if the site contains more than
one sawmill, planer mill, etc., separate forms should be filed.
7b. Equipment Description
List and describe each piece of equipment used in each mill.
Include a flow diagram showing how the wood is processed, which equipment
belongs where, etc., for all major equipment, indicate the generally
recognized name, manufacturer, model name and number, and year of installa-
tion. Include a drawing showing where each piece of equipment is located
on the site. Use separate sheets where necessary.
8. Operating Schedule
Indicate the average number of hours per day, days per week, and
weeks per year the mill is in actual operation. If there is a period
when operations are increased over the average, indicate the approximate
starting and ending date of this period. Indicate starting and ending
dates for periods when operations are curtailed or stopped altogether
(ignore periods of two weeks or less).
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9. Production/Input
Indicate either the production or intake, as called for, of
lumber on an annual and maximum daily basis. For a sawmill, indicate
the average diameter of logs processed. Indicate the percentage of
hardwood and softwood used (e.g., if only hardwood is processed, indicate
100 and 0 percent).
10. Wood Waste Produced
If estimate is based on some conversion factor rather than from
actual weighing, indicate the assumptions used.
11. Dust Control Devices and Procedures
List the general types of control devices used, the equipment
to which they are attached (refer to 7b), and the device manufacturer,
model name and number, date installed, and efficiency. Indicate the
basis for the efficiency estimate -- i.e., stack test, manufacturer's
rating, or other means. Indicate the stack height and, if known,
the dust emissions per year.
Describe any dust control procedures you use at the mill.
12. Emergency Episode Procedures
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and safety
of the people living and working in the State of Alabama is that operators
of potential air pollution sources be aware of the procedures to be taken
during all stages of a declared Air Pollution Emergency. List here the
procedures that will be used during the three stages of an Emergency
Episode.
13. Dust Reduction Plans
Outline the operational changes or installation of new control
devices planned in order to reduce dust emissions to satisfactory levels.
Estimate the efficiency of these changes or devices. No specific product
of any specific supplier need be mentioned here UNLESS the device-type
described does not normally achieve the efficiencies claimed. In the
latter case, the applicant should supply a justification for such claims.
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B. BOILERS AND FURNACES
14. Equipment Description
Give the information called for. Enclose a drawing showing the
location of the boiler on the site (or show the boiler on the drawing
included for 7b). If you need any help with this section (or for any
section), contact either your local air pollution control agency or
else the Alabama Division of Air Pollution Control.
15. Fuel Use
Indicate the amount of wood waste burned in the boiler annually.
If this figure is unknown, estimate the percent of the total wood waste
produced in the wood processing that is used in this boiler. List any
auxiliary fuels used, their amounts, heat contents, and sulfur and ash
contents.
16. Operating Schedule
Indicate the average number of hours per day, days per week, and
weeks per year the mill is in actual operation. If there is a period
when operations are increased over the average, indicate the approximate
starting and end date of this period. Indicate starting and ending dates
for periods when operations are curtailed or stopped altogether (ignore
periods of two weeks or less).
17. Stack Height
18. Emission Control Device
Indicate the general type of control device used -- scrubber,
cyclone, etc. -- its estimated efficiency, and the basis for the estimate.
Indicate the date the device was installed, and the manufacturer's name,
model name, and number.
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19. Emergency Episode Procedure
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and safety
of people living and working in the State of Alabama is that operators of
all potential air pollution sources be aware of the procedures to be taken
during all stages of a declared Air Pollution Emergency. List here the
procedures that will be used during the three stages of an Emergency
Episode.
20. Plans for Reduction of Emissions
Outline the operational changes, installation of new control
devices, or equipment modifications planned in order to reduce emissions
of air pollutants. Estimate the efficiency of these changes or devices.
C. WASTE DISPOSAL
21. Method of Disposal
Check those disposal methods used. For off-site disposal, indicate
the type of disposal and the site. You do not have to complete the remainder
of the questionnaire if all wastes are disposed of off site. Note: include
on-site landfill in this category.
22. Waste Burned
Either estimate the amounts of waste burned, for each category,
per year or else give the percent of all waste produced in the processing
operation disposed of by burning (open pit, incinerator, or teepee burner).
23- Emergency Episode Procedures
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and safety
of the people living and working in the State of Alabama is that operators
of all potential air pollution sources be aware of the procedures to be taken
during all stages of a declared Air Pollution Emergency. List here the
procedures that will be used during the three stages of an Emergency
Episode.
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24. Plans for Reduction of Emissions
Outline the operational changes, installation of new control
devices, or equipment modifications planned in order to reduce emissions
of air pollutants. Estimate the efficiency of these changes or devices.
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APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
BULK STORAGE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Equipment Description: above or below ground
Fixed or floating roof
Paint color of outside walls (if exposed)
Storage capacity, 1000 gallons Diameter, feet _
Product Stored:
Vapor pressure
Average temperature, °F
Throughput, 1000 gallons/day
Loading Procedure:
o 9. Average wind velocity of area where facility is located, mph (if exposed)
10. Working Schedule:
Hours facility is usually loaded/unloaded to
Days of week facility is usually loaded/unloaded (circle)
S M T W T F S
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12. Emergency Episode Procedures:
How do you intend to comply with the requirements for reduced emissions during an air
pollution emergency:
Alert:
t Warning:
t Emergency:
?° 13. Plans for permanent reduction of emissions (if installation of control devices or modifications of
Hi equipment are contemplated, an application for a Permit to Construct must be submitted and approved
before construction begins):
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
BULK STORAGE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
A separate application form should be filled out for every tank with
over gallons storage capacity.
7. Equipment Description
Give the data asked for. Include with the permit application a
schematic diagram of the tank showing all construction details: label all
significant dimensions.
8. Product Stored
Give the type of produce stored, both by its common namegasoline,
crude oil, etc.--and its chemical composition. Indicate the vapor
pressure and average temperature of the product in the tank, and give the
throughput in 1000's gallons per day. Describe the loading procedure,
i.e., connected directly to pipeline, etc.
9. Average Wind Velocity
If the tank is above the ground and exposed, indicate the average
wind velocity in the area.
10. Working Schedule
Unless the loading schedule is random, indicate the normal schedule
(starting and finishing time) for a working day. Indicate days of the
week the tank is normally loaded or unloaded.
11. Emission Control
Specify the type of control device on the tank and give the manu-
facturer's name, model name and number. Indicate the date installed and
efficiency (actual and rated, if both are known). Indicate any special
procedures taken to minimize vapor loss.
12. Emergency Episode Procedures
A strong requirement for the protection of the health and safety of
the people living and working in the State of Alabama is that operators of
all potential air pollution sources be aware of the procedures to be taken
during all stages of a declared Air Pollution Emergency. List here the
procedures that will be used during the three stages of an Emergency
Episode.
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APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
7. Description of Control Equipment:
Manufacturer: Model Name & Number :
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Installation Date: Manufacturer's Rated Efficiency:
Condition of Equipment:
Required. Optional: _____ Actual Measured Efficiency;
8. Type of equipment to which control equipment is attached?
9. Operating Conditions:
a. Gas flow rate: ACFM at °F and inches W. G. pressure
b. Inlet pressure: Outlet pressure:
c. Moisture content of gas: volume percent Dry bulk temperature °F Wet bulb temperature
d. If scrubber, Inlet gas temperature °F
Outlet gas temperature °F
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e. Gas Dust Loading:
Inlet grain/ACFM
Outlet
10. Stack Tests:
11. Device Efficiency:
grain/ACFM
conducted?
to be conducted?
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Manufacturer's
Rated Efficiency
Measured
Efficiency
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INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE/CONSTRUCT
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
7. Description of Control Equipment
Indicate the type of equipment this is and any special features. Give
the data called for. Include a drawing showing the location of the control
device in the facility. Include an assembly drawing, dimensioned and to
scale, in plan and elevation showing clearly each part of the device. Describe
the operational and maintenance procedures used with the device, including
schedules of maintenance actions. Include a flow diagram showing the
progress of exhaust gas from the process or boiler to the stack exit.
If the application is for a Permit to Construct (Construct new unit;
Modify existing unit), include a statement describing ohow this construction
will be accomplished. Specify in particular those operations which may
cause contaminants to be injected into the air, e.g., blasting and demolition,
concrete mixing, spraying operations, etc.
8. Type of Equipment to Which Control Equipment is Attached
Briefly describe the equipment being controlled; give some indications
as to its size, rated capacity, or process rate. If the equipment has a
permit, indicate its permit identification number.
9. Indicate the data called for.
10. Stack Tests
If stack tests have been or will be conducted, answer yes in the appro-
priate space and specify the date.
11. Device Efficiency
Indicate the manufacturer's rated and actual efficiency for each, pollutant
the device is designed to control.
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EMERGENCY EPISODE INFORMATION
FUEL COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT
I. Dual Fuel capacity
1. How much advance notice is needed for you to begin
switch to alternate fuel?
2. Ash and sulfur content of
normal fuel.
3. Ash and sulfur content of
alternate fuel.
4. How much time does it take for you to switch
fuels?
5. Describe the seasonal availability of the
alternate fuel:
Available: January July
February August
March September
April October _
May November _
June December
6. What is the added (or reduced) costs of dual fuel
capability to you?
Capital Costs:
Operating Costs:
II. Curtailment of Business
1. How much advance notice is needed for you to being curtailing
operations (lowering firing rate or shutting down)?
2. Given an emission time-history during curtailment (if known):
3. Indicate emission rate after shutdown:
4. Indicate the most desirable rate of achieving curtailment
(indicate total time):
5. How fast could you achieve curtailment in the event of
an emergency:
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6. How many employees would be released upon curtailment:
7. What is the curtailment period allowable without
substantial loss:
8. What is your estimated economic loss per day of curtailment:
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APPENDIX B
RULES
The following rules are meant to supplement the regulations in the
Alabama Air Pollution Control Act of 1971, Act #769, Regular Session,
1971, where they concern the operation of a Permit System by the Air
Pollution Control Commission and its agent, the Division of Air Pollution
Control.
Since in some areas the Control Act is very specific, it is not
necessary to cover certain territory twice by including it in these
rules. Thus, these rules do not form a complete working set of rules
for the Permit System but must be combined with the appropriate regula-
tions established by the Act.
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Rule 1. DEFINITIONS
"Air Contaminant" means any dust, fumes, mist, smoke, particulate
matter, vapor, gas odor, or any combination thereof, from
whatever source.
t "Emission" means the release into the outdoor atmosphere
of air contaminants.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Air Pollution
Control of the Department of Public Health.
t "Commission" mean the Air Pollution Control Commission.
"DAPC" is used to refer to the Division of Air Pollution Control.
"Person" means the State, any individual, partnership, firm,
municipality, public or private corporation or institution,
political subdivision or agency of the State, any trust, agent,
or agency of the foregoing, the United States or any department,
agency, or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, or
judicial branches of the Federal government.
"Control Act" means the Alabama Air Pollution Control Act of
1971, Act #769, Regular Session, 1971.
Rule 2. PERMITS REQUIRED
a. Permit to Construct
Any person, building, erecting, altering or replacing any
article, machine, equipment or other contrivance, the use of
which may cause the issuance of or an increase in the issuance
of air contaminants or the use of which may eliminate or
reduce or control the issuance of air contaminants, shall first
obtain authorization for such construction from the DAPC in the
form of a Permit to Construct. A Permit to Construct shall
remain in effect until the permit to operate the equipment for
which the application was filed is granted or denied or the
application is canceled.
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b. Permit to Operate
Before any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance
described in Rule 2a may be operated or used, a written permit
shall be obtained from the DAPC. No permit to operate shall
be granted for any article, machine, equipment or contrivance
described in Rule 2a, constructed or installed without
authorization as required by Rule 2a, until the information
required is presented to the DAPC and such article, machine,
equipment or contrivance is altered, if necessary, and made
to conform to the standards established by the Commission.
Any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance described
in Rule 2a which is presently operating (or which is not presently
operating but which is capable of being operated) without a Permit
to Operate, may continue to operate (or may restart) only if
its operator obtains a Permit to Operate prior to a date to be
set by the Director (or prior to restarting).
The Director shall have the authority to decide cases where an
article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance is not clearly
subject to nor exempt from the Permit System. In addition,
The Director may rule that a particular article, machine, equip-
ment or other contrivance is subject to the Permit System even
though it is exempt from the system according to Rules 2a, 2b,
and 3. The operator or builder of such an article, amachine, equip-
ment or other contrivance may appeal the Director's classification
to the Commission, which shall overrule the Director only if it is
shown that he acted arbitrarily and contrary to the purposes of
the Control Act.
c, Display of Permit to Operate
A person who has been granted a Permit to Operate any article,
machine, equipment, or other contrivance shall keep such Permit
under file or on display at all times at the site where the
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article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance is located and
will make such a permit readily available for inspection by any
and all persons who may request to see it.
Rule 3. EXEMPTIONS
From time to time the Director may specify certain classes or
sizes of articles, machines, equipment, or other contrivances
which would normally be subject to the requirement to obtain
Permits to Operate or Construct, as being exeiv.pt from the
requirement to obtain such permits. Exempt sources are subject
in every other way to the Rules and Regulations of the Commission.
Rule 4. TRANSFER
A Permit to Construct or Operate shall not be transferable
whether by operation of law or otherwise, either from one
location to another, from one piece of equipment to another, or
from one person to another.
Rule 5. APPLICATIONS
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Every application for a Permit to Construct or Operate required
under Rule 2 shall be filed in the manner and form prescribed
by the DAPC and shall give all the information necessary to
enable the DAPC to make the determination required by Rule 9
hereof.
Rule 6. CANCELLATION OF APPLICATIONS
A Permit to Construct shall expire and the application shall be
canceled two years from the date of issuance of the Permit to
Construct if the construction has not begun.
Rule 7. ACTION ON APPLICATIONS
DAPC shall act, within a reasonable time, on an application for
authority to construct, Permit to Operate or permit to sell or
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rent, and shall notify the applicant in writing of its approval,
conditional approval or denial.
Rule 8. PROVISION OF SAMPLING AND TESTING FACILITIES
A person operating or using any article, machine, equipment or
other contrivance for which these rules require a permit shall
provide and maintain such sampling and testing facilities as
specified in the Permit to Construct or Perrm't to Operate.
Rule 9. STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS
a. DAPC shall deny a permit except as provided in Rule 10, if the
applicant does not show that every article, machine, equipment
or other contrivance, the use of which may cause the issuance
of air contaminants, or the use of which may eliminate or reduce
or control the issuance of air contaminants, is so designed,
controlled, or equipped with such air pollution control equip-
ment, that it may be expected to operate without emitting or
without causing to be emitted air contaminants in violation of
these Rules and Regulations.
b. The DAPC shall deny a permit if the applicant does not present,
in writing, a plan whereby the emission of air contaminants
by every article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance
described in the permit application, will be reduced during
periods of an Air Pollution Alert, Air Pollution Warning, and
Air Pollution Emergency in accordance with the Emergency Episode
Plan.
c. Before a Permit to Construct or Permit to Operate is granted,
the DAPC may require the applicant to provide and maintain such
facilities as are necessary for sampling and testing purposes
in order to secure information that will disclose the nature,
extent, quantity or degree of air contaminants discharged into
the atmosphere from the article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance described in the Permit to Construct or Permit to
Operate. In the event of such a requirement, the DAPC shall
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notify the applicant in writing of the required size, number and
location of the sampling platform; the access to the sampling
platform; and the utilities for operating the sampling and
testing equipment.
d. The DAPC may also require the applicant to install, use and
maintain such monitoring equipment or methods; sample such
emissions in accordance with such methods, at such locations,
intervals and procedures as may be specified; and provide such
information as the DAPC may require.
e. Before acting on an application for Permit to Construct or
Permit to Operate, the DAPC may require the applicant to furnish
further information or further plans or specifications.
f. In acting upon a Permit to Operate, if the DAPC finds that the
article, machine, equipment or other contrivance has been con-
structed not in accordance with the Permit to Construct, and
if the changes noted are of a substantial nature in that the
amount of air contaminants emitted by the article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance may be increased, or in that the
effect is unknown, then it shall deny the Permit to Operate.
The DAPC shall not accept any further application for a Permit
to Operate until the article, machine, equipment or other con-
trivance has been reconstructed in accordance with the Authority
to Construct, or until the applicant has proven to the satisfaction
of the DAPC that the change will not cause an increase in the
emission of air contaminants.
Rule 10. CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
The DAPC may issue a Permit to Construct or a Permit to Operate
subject to conditions which will bring the operation of any
article, machine, equipment or other contrivance within the
standards of Rule 9, in which case the conditions shall be
specified in writing. Commencing work under such a Permit to
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Construct or Operate such a Permit to Operate shall be
deemed acceptance of all the conditions specified. The
DAPC shall issue a Permit to Construct or a Permit to Operate
with revised conditions upon receipt of a new application, if
the applicant demonstrates that the article, machine, equip-
ment or other contrivance can operate within the standards of
Rule 9 under the revised conditions.
A Conditional Permit may allow an article, machine, equipment,
or other contrivance to be operated in violation of the conditions
of Rule 9 if one of the conditions of the permit is a definite
schedule by which the article, machine, equipment, or contrivance
may attain the conditions of Rule 9 and be granted a Permit to
Operate. A Conditional Permit will be revoked if the applicant
does not submit progress reports to the DAPC according to the
schedule established bv the Conditional Permit. The DAPC may
further revoke the Conditional Permit if the progress reports
do not show satisfactory progress as specified by the terms
of the Conditional Permit or if the progress reports are
found to be inaccurate.
A Conditional Permit that allows an article, machine, equipment
or contrivance to operate in violation of the Standards of
Rule 9 may not be granted for a period of time greater than one
year, including all renewals. In addition, no Conditional
Permit issued on or after a date one year after the promulgation
of the Implementation Plan may allow the article, machine,
equipment or contrivance to operate in violation of the Standards
of Rule 9 for a period of time longer than the greatest of the
following two periods:
1. 60 days
2. The period from the granting of the permit to a date two
years after the promulgation of this Implementation Plan.
(Thus, when two years have passed after the promulgation
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of the Implementation Plan, any article, machine, equipment
or contrivance will require a variance to legally operate
in violation of the Standards of Rule 9 for a period of time
greater than 60 days.)
Rule 11. TEMPORARY PERMIT TO OPERATE
Upon application for a Permit to Operate by a new facility, the
Director shall, within a reasonable period of time, dispatch
an inspector to the facility in question. If the inspector
determines that the facility has been constructed according to
the specifications as set forth under the Permit to Construct,
or else that any changes to the facility would reduce or effect
to an unsubstantial degree the quantity of air contaminants
emitted by the facility, and if a reviewing officer of the
Division agrees with this conclusion, then the Director shall
issue a temporary Permit to Operate which will remain in force
until an offician inspection of the facility under actual
operating conditions can be made and the results reviewed, or
until the Temporary Permit is suspended or revoked by the Director.
The Director may issue a Temporary Permit to Operate without an
inspection if the applicant fulfills the following requirements:
The application for a Permit to Construct is filled out and
countersigned by a Professional Engineer familiar with air
pollution control as it relates to the equipment under
application.
Upon completion of the construction, the Professional Engineer
noted above submits a letter to the Director, signed and sealed
with his professional stamp, testifying that the construction
under application has been completed and is in accordance with
the specifications as set down in the Permit to Construct.
The Director is empowered to reject the testimony of the
Professional Engineer if the Director decides that the
Professional Engineer's qualifications are insufficient to
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the equipment in question. A Professional Engineer may appeal
any such judgement to the Commission.
Rule 12. DENIAL OF APPLICATIONS
In the event of denial of a Permit to Construct or Permit to
Operate, the DAPC shall notify the applicant in writing of the
reasons therefor. Service of this notification may be made in
person or by mail, and such service may be proved by the written
acknowledgement of the persons served or affidavit of the person
making the service. The DAPC shall not accept a further application
unless the applicant has complied with the objections specified
by the DAPC as its reasons for denial of the Permit to Construct
or the Permit to Operate
Rule 13. APPEALS
Within 10 days after notice by the DAPC of denial or conditional
approval of a Permit to Construct or Permit to Operate, the
applicant may petition the Commossion, in writing, for a review.
The Commission may sustain or reverse the action of the DAPC;
such order may be made subject to specified conditions.
The applicant may also petition the Commission for a variance,
as prescribed by the Control Act. A petition for a variance
must state the following:
a. The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner,
or other person authorized to receive service of notices.
b. Whether the petitioner is an individual, co-partnership,
corporation or other entity, and names and address of the
officers, if a corporation, and the names and address of
the persons in control, if other entity.
c. The type of business or activity involved in the application
and the street address at which it is conducted.
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d. A brief description of the article, machine,, equipment or
other contrivance, if any, involved in the application.
e. The signature of the petitioner, or that of some person on
his behalf, and, where the person signing is not the
petitioner, the authority to sign.
f. The requirement, rule, or order complained of.
g. The facts showing why compliance with the requirement, rule
or order would impose serious hardship on the petitioner or
on any other person or persons without equal or greater
benefits to the public.
h. The facts showing why the emissions occurring or proposed
do not endanger or tend to endanger human health or safety,
human comfort, and aesthetic values.
i. For what period of time the variance is sought and why.
j. The requirements the petitioner can meet and the date when
petitioner can comply with such requirements.
k. Whether or not any case involving the same identical equip-
ment or process is pending in any court, civil or criminal.
All petitions shall be typewritten, double spaced, on legal
or letter size paper, on one side of the paper only.
Rule 14. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RULES
The Clerk of the Commission shall not accept for filing, any
petition which does not comply with these Rules relating to
the form, filing and service of petitions unless the chairman
or any two members of the Commission direct otherwise and confirm
such direction in writing. Such direction need not be made at
a meeting of the Commission.
The Chairman or any two members, without a meeting, may require
the petitioner to state further facts or reframe a petition so
as to disclose clearly the issues involved.
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Rule 15.
A person may file a written objection to the grant of a variance
within 21 days from initial public notice and thus insure that
a public hearing will be held, according to Section 12d of the
Control Act.
An objection to the grant of a variance must state:
a. The objector's name, address, and telephone number.
b. Whether the objector is an individual, co-partnership
corporation or other entity, and names and address of the
partners if a co-partnership, names and address of the
officer, if a corporation, and the names and address of
the persons in control, if other entity.
c. A specification of which petition for a variance is being
objected to.
d. A statement indicating why the objector believes that the
variance should not be granted.
All objections should be typewritten or carefully printed in
ink on legal or letter size paper.
Rule 16. RULES OF EVIDENCE AT A HEARING
a.- Each party shall have these rights: to call and examine
witnesses; to introduce exhibits; to cross-examine opposing
witnesses on any matter relevant to the issues even though
that matter was not covered in the direct examination; to
impeach any witness regardless of which party first called him
to testify; and to rebut the evidence against him. If
respondent does not testify in his own behalf he may be called
and examined as if under cross-examination.
b. The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules
relating to evidence and witnesses. Any relevant evidence
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shall be submitted if it is the sort of evidence on which
responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of
serious affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law
or statutory rule which might make improper the admission of
such evidence over objection in civil actions. Hearsay
evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or
explaining any direct evidence but shall not be sufficient in
itself to support a finding unless it would be admissible over
objection in civil actions. The rules of privilege shall be
effective to the same extent that they are now or hereafter may
be recognized in civil actions, and irrelevant and unduly
repetitious evidence shall be excluded.
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