N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-22.30

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:27-22.30 - Renewals

(a) A permittee shall renew the operating permit through the procedures set forth in this section. At the time of submittal of an application for renewal, an applicant who proposes to make change(s) at the facility may include the proposed change(s) with the renewal application, identifying which are administrative amendments, seven-day-notice changes, minor modifications, or significant modifications. The Department may, upon its renewal of the permit, incorporate the change(s) into the operating permit, rather than process each separately.

1. The permittee shall not make any significant modification proposed in the application for renewal until the Department approves the renewal.

2. Construction or operation of source operations pursuant to any administrative amendment, seven-day-notice change, or minor modification proposed in the application for renewal, shall be done consistent with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.20, 22.22, and 22.23, respectively.

(b) The permittee shall submit, pursuant to (c) and (d) below, a timely and administratively complete application for the renewal of the operating permit.

(c) To be considered timely, an application for renewal shall be received by the Department at least 12 months prior to expiration of the operating permit. However, consistent with N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.4(e), the applicant is encouraged to submit the renewal application at least 15 months prior to expiration of the operating permit, so that the Department can notify the applicant of any deficiencies in the application. This will allow the applicant to correct any deficiencies, and to better ensure that the application is administratively complete by the renewal deadline. Only applications that are administratively complete by the renewal deadline will be eligible for coverage by an application shield.

(d) To be deemed administratively complete, an application for renewal of an operating permit shall include all information required by the application form for the renewal and the following:

1. A summary of all the changes that have been incorporated into the operating permit through administrative amendments, minor modifications, or significant modifications during the past five-year term of the initial operating permit or the most recent renewal thereof;

2. Any additional changes to the operating permit that the permittee seeks to have included in the operating permit. For these changes, the permittee shall submit all information required pursuant to the procedures for an administrative amendment, seven-day-notice change, minor modification, or significant modification, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.20, 22.22, 22.23, or 22.24, as applicable;

3. Any change that the permittee has submitted as a seven-day-notice change since the date of issuance of the most recent operating permit, and that the permittee seeks to have incorporated into the operating permit;

4. Changes made to information required in the operating permit for insignificant source operations at the facility;

5. A summary of the results of any source emissions testing or monitoring required by the operating permit that has been performed since the date of issuance of the most recent operating permit for the source operations included in the operating permit; and

6. Proposed draft operating permit conditions that:

i. Reflect any change to the facility or its operations made through a seven-day-notice change since the last operating permit issuance; and

ii. Reflect any change to the facility or its operations proposed for inclusion in the renewed operating permit.

(e) In addition to the information required at (d) above, an applicant may submit proposed methods to be used to determine the actual emissions of each significant source operation, for the purpose of preparing emission statements required for the facility pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-21. This is useful where a different method is more accurate than the general methods provided for in the guidelines for emission statement preparation.

(f) An application for the renewal of an operating permit may, at the applicant's option, include air quality simulation modeling and risk assessment for the facility or a portion thereof, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.8. Where a modification of the operating permit requires air quality simulation modeling, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.8, such modeling shall be submitted with the application.

(g) If an administratively complete application for renewal is received by the Department at least 12 months prior to the date the operating permit expires, the facility will be covered by the application shield set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.7.

(h) An application for renewal of an operating permit is subject to the requirements for public comment and EPA comment set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.11 and 22.12.

(i) Unless a facility subject to this subchapter is covered by an application shield pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.7, the right to operate the facility terminates upon the expiration of its operating permit.

(j) If an operating permit has expired, the conditions of the operating permit remain enforceable until the operating permit is reissued, except as provided in acid deposition control regulations promulgated by EPA under Title IV of the CAA.

(k) A permit shield provided pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.17 shall apply to an operating permit renewal approved by the Department.

(l) An application for renewal of an operating permit with an expiration date prior to April 4, 2025,is not required to include the NJHAPs hydrogen sulfide and 1-bromopropane.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-22.30

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 409(a), effective 1/16/2018

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