Current through Bulletin 2024-20, October 15, 2024
Section R307-415-6f - Permit Content: Permit Shield(1) Except as provided in R307-415, the director shall include in each operating permit a permit shield provision stating that compliance with the conditions of the permit shall be deemed compliance with any applicable requirements as of the date of permit issuance, provided that: (a) Such applicable requirements are included and are specifically identified in the permit; or(b) The director, in acting on the permit application or revision, determines in writing that other requirements specifically identified are not applicable to the source, and the permit includes the determination or a concise summary thereof.(2) An operating permit that does not expressly state that a permit shield exists shall be presumed not to provide such a shield.(3) Nothing in this paragraph or in any operating permit shall alter or affect any of the following: (a) The emergency provisions of Section 19-1-202 and Section 19-2-112, and the provisions of Section 303 of the Act, Emergency Orders, including the authority of the Administrator under that Section;(b) The liability of an owner or operator of a source for any violation of applicable requirements under Section 19-2-107(2)(g) and Section 19-2-110 prior to or at the time of permit issuance;(c) The applicable requirements of the Acid Rain Program, consistent with Section 408(a) of the Act;(d) The ability of the director to obtain information from a source under Section 19-2-120, and the ability of EPA to obtain information from a source under Section 114 of the Act, Inspection, Monitoring, and Entry.Utah Admin. Code R307-415-6f