N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-30.5

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 7:27-30.5 - General procedures

(a) Information pertaining to the filing of an NOI, an OCS permit application, including, but not limited to, a preconstruction permit, an operating permit, and a modification to a permit, as well as a request for an exemption from a control technology, is available on the Department's website at http://www.nj.gov/dep/aqpp and at the following address:

Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Air Quality

Air Quality Permitting Program

401 East State Street

Mail Code 401-02

PO Box 420

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420

The Department's website shall identify the acceptable method(s) of submission of OCS-related materials, which will include one or more of electronic submission, or submission in hard copy.

(b) All applications and other filings, submitted on behalf of an OCS source that would have been required to obtain a permit pursuant to the applicability provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 22 if the same source had been located onshore, shall be processed in accordance with the corresponding administrative procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 22, respectively.

(c) All applications and other filings, submitted on behalf of an OCS source that would not have been required to obtain a permit pursuant to the applicability provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:27-8 or 22 had the same source been located onshore, shall be processed in accordance with the administrative procedures of N.J.A.C. 7:27-8, except that all applications for new permits and permit modifications shall be subject to public notice and the opportunity for public comment.

(d) A request for an exemption from a control technology requirement that has been filed in conjunction with a permit application under this subchapter, shall be processed as part of the permit application and adhere to the administrative requirements set forth in (b) and (c) above. If there is no requirement for notice and an opportunity for public comment because the permit application has been denied, the Department shall provide public notice and comment for the preliminary determination on the request for an exemption as required by the Federal rules incorporated by reference into this subchapter.

(e) A request for an exemption from a control technology requirement that is not filed in conjunction with a permit application or another permit-related filing, shall be processed pursuant to the administrative and public participation procedures set forth in the Federal rules incorporated by reference into this subchapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-30.5

Recodified from 7:27-32.5 52 N.J.R. 1015(b), effective 5/4/2020