1. Air Quality Permitting Webinar
Sponsored by
Kansas Small Business
Environmental Assistance Program
and
Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
Bureau of Air
Webinar will begin at 10:00 a.m. CDT
March 24, 2010
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3. Agenda SBEAP Air regulation overview Potential to emit (PTE)
What is it?
How is it calculated?
Examples
Emission sources
Construction permits/approvals
Operating permits (Class I and II)
NESHAP/MACT
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4. Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
Provides air-focused technical assistance to Kansas small- and medium-sized businesses
Environmental regulatory compliance
Emissions reduction and pollution prevention
Permitting and reporting requirements
All states have a similar program.
This is a program we operate under a specific contract with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Kansas Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) provides small businesses with technical assistance to achieve environmental regulatory compliance. The program supports companies in their effort to prevent pollution and enhance the bottom line by improving the company’s environmental performance. All services are free and confidential.
SBEAP staff –
In Wichita: Nancy Larson, ;
In Manhattan: David Carter, ;
In Salina: Barb Johnson, or ;
In Kansas City: Ryan Hamel, ; or
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5. Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
SBEAP services are provided via
Environmental hotline ( )
On-site visits
Targeted regulatory or industry-specific workshops
Publications (hard copy or electronic)
Fact sheets, manuals
E-tips
Web-based resources and training
One of our primary activities is conducting on-site assessments at businesses. Businesses generally contact us through our hotline or are referred to us when they have a regulatory or waste stream problem. If the business desires, we go to the facility and perform an assessment based on its needs. Many times businesses are interested in us looking for any regulatory problems related to hazardous waste, air, or wastewater discharges. Other times businesses would like us to help them identify cost-saving measures that increase their efficiency as well as decrease wastes. Each year we perform numerous assessments at machine shops, metal finishing shops, painting operations, printers, dry cleaners, and numerous other manufacturers. These services are free, confidential, and nonregulatory. Please feel free to refer a business that you may know to the SBEAP.
Publications include fact sheets, manuals, compliance calendars, self-assessment checklists, on-line trainings/tools, covering environmental regulations, pollution prevention, industry- and process-specific information, and case studies.
We’ve held several Webinars and workshops in the past and have more planned. Each year, our work plan includes a series of workshops. Again, the industry or topic focus is often dictated by new regulations or a special regulatory focus. Check out our web site for more information on upcoming workshops.
Past Webinars and workshops include:
Air quality
Lawn care for clean air
EMS
Industrial coatings
Healthcare
Dry cleaning
Printing
Wood and metal finishing
Salvage yards
Auto maintenance
Auto body
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6. CAA 1970 Risk-based standards
SOx
NOx CO
PM10
Lead
Ozone
Technology-based standards for point sources
CAA set national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) based solely on human health risk, regardless of cost, for six “criteria” pollutants.
The “New Source Performance Standards” (NSPS) required the “best available control technology” (BACT).
Automobile manufacturers were required to reduce air pollution by 90% (beginning with 1975 models).
1977 amendments authorized EPA standards for “prevention of significant deterioration” (PSD) to keep good air quality where it already existed. They also authorized “lowest achievable emissions rate” (LAER) on new sources in non-attainment areas.
Problems with this approach –
Specific emission-control leaves few options for control technologies.
Existing sources were “grandfathered” increasing incentive to keep operating.
Adoption of best current practice is disincentive for new, innovative technologies.
Focus on “end of pipe” technology merely shifts pollution to other media.
Compliance monitoring close to plants resulted in higher stacks, which increased long-range transport of pollutants.
No emissions “cap.”
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7. CAAA 1990 Contains 11 titles, including –
Title I: National ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
Title III: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
Title V: Operating permits
Title I – National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) – attainment areas – currently all of Kansas is IN attainment – Johnson and Wyandotte counties still regulated.
Title II – Mobile sources (such as cars, trucks, buses, planes, and nonroad vehicles). Reformulated gasoline, auto emission controls, vapor- recovery nozzles on gas pumps, etc.
Title III – List of 187 HAPs (originally 189).
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) – Categories of industries emitting HAPs are regulated with standards – Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT). NESHAP also typically includes process changes, material substitutions, operator training and/or certification, and improved work practices. These rules are in 40 CFR part 61 (prior to 1990) and 63.
Title IV – Acid rain – establishes SO2 emissions program.
Title V – Permitting. Comprehensive operating permits, known as part 70 permits, or Title V permits. (In Kansas, these are known as Class I permits). Permits are determined by the facility’s potential emissions, requiring many small businesses to get some type of operating permit. Permitting requirements are from 40 CFR part 70.
Title VI – Stratospheric ozone protection – includes phasing out the manufacture of ozone-depleting chemicals and restricting their use. These chemicals include many refrigerants.
Title VII – Enforcement
General Duty Clause – Obligates facilities to identify hazards through a hazard assessment, prevent and minimize the effects of accidental releases, and provide emergency response for accidental releases. All facilities with extremely hazardous substances present must comply. EPA interprets “extremely hazardous substances” broadly. Facilities that use regulated substances under section 112(r) (40 CFR 68) are required to develop Risk Management Programs.
Maximum penalty for violations are $27,500 per day per violation.
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8. Kansas Air Quality Regulations KAR 28-19-1 -- 801
The Kansas Air Quality Act (KAQA) implements elements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.
It is administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Air.
Located on the KDHE BOA Web site at
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9. What must you evaluate? KAQA applicability and compliance
Existing sources that are not permitted
Proposed sources
Existing sources that are permitted, when modifying or adding new equipment
Be sure you are in compliance with all permitting, recordkeeping, and notifications.
If you find an existing source should be permitted but is not, notify KDHE.
Construction permits or approvals are required prior to beginning construction. Applications should be submitted well in advance of beginning construction or modifying.
A source can be a single facility or a group of facilities located on contiguous property that has air emissions.
Emission source can be a piece of equipment that has air emissions.
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10. Emission unit – any part or activity of a stationary source that emits or would have the potential to emit any regulated pollutant or any pollutant listed under 42 U.S.C. 7412(b) of the federal Clean Air Act.
Emission source: KAR (x)
Emission unit: KAR a(j); (z); and (y)
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11. What are emissions? Stack emissions
Fugitive emissions (if a federally designated fugitive emission source)
Stack emissions leave or could reasonably leave your building through a vent or stack.
See Kansas Air Quality Regulations and Statutes, (dd) for a list of federally designated fugitive emission sources. Also include fugitive emissions if facility is regulated by a New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) or National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) established prior to Aug. 7, If a source is determined to be a major source, fugitive emissions, to the extent quantifiable, are considered in subsequent analyses.
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12. Identify each emissions unit
A unit (or source) is an activity that emits or has the potential to emit.
Emission units do not have to be connected to a stack or vent.
The entire facility can be viewed as an emissions unit.
For Class II permit purposes, identify your emission unit(s) based on what’s convenient for you to track. It depends on how you keep your records and what method you’re using for calculating emissions.
For example, if your emissions are only from a boiler, it can be your emission unit. If you have a boiler and a paint booth, you can have two emission units. If you have multiple paint booths and are not tracking the material usage in each of them separately, you can consider the entire facility as an emissions unit.
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13. Frequently overlooked emission sources
Bleed valves
Compressors
Degassing (line, pump, vessel)
Steam traps
Process vents
Pressure-relief
Cooling towers
Loading operations
Solid wastes
Wastewater collection and treatment
Transfer operations
Cooling towers may have heat exchanger leaks.
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14. Emissions from activities
Conveyors
Tank truck loading and unloading
Valves and vents
Wastewater treatment plant emissions
Material storage and transfer
Evaporation
Wind erosion
Haul roads
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16. Other emissions to consider
Degreasing tanks
Welding activities
Pumps
Painting
Cleanup
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17. What to leave out Categories of Exempt Activities
Fuel use
Upkeep and maintenance
Production operations
Finishing operations
Storage tanks
Wastewater collection and treatment
Cleaning operations
Residential activities
Recreational activities
Health-care activities
Miscellaneous
Exemptions found in Class I permit application instructions –
Fuel use (production of hot water for personal use, not related to industry)
Upkeep and maintenance (grounds keeping, general repairs)
Production operations (welding equipment with no HAPs)
Finishing operations (hand-held equipment for buffing, polishing)
Storage tanks (tanks holding liquids with no VOCs or HAPs)
Wastewater collection and treatment (stacks or vents to prevent escape of sewer gases)
Cleaning operations (janitorial services and consumer use of products)
Residential activities (typical emissions from residential structures)
Recreational activities (fireplaces, barbecue pits, and cookers)
Health-care activities (equipment for diagnosis and care of patients)
Miscellaneous (fire extinguishers, fugitive dust emissions from vehicles at the source, A/C units for personal use)
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18. Potential to Emit (PTE)
This is the maximum design capacity of a stationary source to emit a pollutant under its physical and operational design.
Any physical or operational limitation shall be treated as part of the design –
Control equipment
Hours of operation
Amount of material
Stored
Combusted
Processed
Potential emissions determine you require a construction permit or approval, and whether or not you’re a major source. These are calculated based on “full” operation at all times.
Physical or operational limits may be used to limit your PTE, but the limits must be federally enforceable.
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19. PTE assumptions 24-hour operation, 365 days per year
Operate at maximum capacity
No pollution control devices or practices
“Bottlenecks” can limit the PTE
This is the maximum design capacity of a stationary source to emit a pollutant under its physical and operational design.
Must use “worst” case for calculating PTE.
Use maximum design capacity for boilers or combustion sources.
Calculate PTE without pollution control devices. Operation of a pollution control device can be one of the permit conditions, if you determine that a permit is needed.
A bottleneck is a physical or operational limitation that is part of the design of the emission facility or emission unit. Bottlenecks prevent operation of the equipment at 100% capacity and can be considered when calculating PTE. Be sure, though, that the bottleneck isn’t resolved in the future, changing your PTE.
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20. Steps for calculating PTE
Identify each emission unit
List all possible pollutants
Quantify emissions (tons/year)
Material balance
Emission factors
Performance tests
Think of every possible source of air emissions at your facility. Mobile sources (cars, trucks, forklifts, etc.) aren’t included. Calculate emissions from the highest polluting unit first, to determine whether or not you’re in the ballpark.
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21. List all possible pollutants
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Sulfur oxides (SOx)
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Particulate matter 10 microns or less (PM10)
Lead
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
When initially calculating emissions, consider all possible emissions.
In addition to stacks and vents for manufacturing processes, consider –
Conveyor transfer points for bulk materials
Tank truck loading and unloading
Tanks, valves, and vents
Degreasing tanks
Painting and cleanup activities
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22. PTE calculation methods
CEMS
Stack tests
Material balance
Emission factors
Engineering judgment
Other approved method
Stack test results are applicable only to conditions existing at the time of the testing or monitoring. Better estimates are typically obtained from longer-term tests. Also, test methods and data must be validated and accepted by KDHE.
Material balance is a basic method for calculating PTE, covered later in this presentation.
AP-42 (compilation of air pollutant emission factors), AIRS (aerometric information retrieval system) and FIRE (factor information retrieval) are all compilations of emission factors for specific processes accepted by EPA. These factors are usually expressed as the weight of pollutant divided by a unit weight, volume, distance, or duration of the activity emitting the pollutant (e.g., kilograms of particulate emitted per megagram of coal burned). E.g., the emission factor of fugitive emissions from a lead smelting furnace is pounds of lead per ton of lead produced.
Other methods of emission calculations, such as computer programs or industry-specific emission factors, may be approved by KDHE on an individual basis.
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23. Material balance Product in = product out (assumes constant inventory)
Example: solvent cleaning
Solvent purchased = emissions
Material balance can be applied to individual unit, activity, or entire source process.
Initially, use purchasing records to keep track of material used. As you get close to the threshold, you need to be more exact. If inventory varies significantly during the reporting period, keep track of actual usage.
Once you get a Class II permit, keep records of material shipped off site for disposal or recycling, and subtract that amount from your actual emissions.
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24. Fuel consumption
Emissions from combustion can be calculated based on the fuel and equipment used.
Rated heat capacity can be used.
Maximum rated fuel consumption can be used.
The worst-polluting fuel capable of being used in the equipment must be the basis for calculating potential to emit.
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25. Sample PTE Calculation
A facility operates a paint booth 2,000 hours a year and uses 3,000 gallons of blue paint with a density of 9.85 pounds per gallon. The paint is 25% volatile organic compound (VOC) by weight.
Actual emissions
(3,000 gal/yr) x (9.85 lbs/gal) x (0.25 lbs VOC/lb of paint)
= (7,388 lbs of VOC/year) x (1 ton/2,000 lbs)
= 3.7 tons of VOC/year
Potential emissions
(3.7 tons of VOC) x (8,760 potential hours/2,000 actual hours)
= 16.2 potential tons VOC/year
You have to calculate PTE for each of the six criteria pollutants and each of the 187 plus HAPs for each chemical you use.
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26. Sample PTE Calculation (cont.)
The blue paint also has xylene (a HAP) at 14% by weight, so you follow the same calculation for each HAP.
Actual emissions
(3,000 gal/yr) x (9.85 lbs/gal) x (0.14 lbs xylene/lb of paint)
= (4,137 lbs of xylene/year) x (1 ton/2,000 lbs)
= 2.1 tons of xylene/year
Potential emissions
(2.1 tons of xylene) x (8,760 potential hours/2,000 actual hours)
= 9.2 potential tons xylene/year
Common HAPs in painting/coating/solvents include xylene, ethyl benzene, toluene.
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27. Tools for Air Emission Calculations
Painting and coating
Boilers
Engines
12-month rolling totals
MACT WWWW Compliance Demo
SBEAP training tools

28. Air construction permits
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permits
Significance levels
100 ton/yr PTE for listed sources
250 ton/yr PTE for all other sources
Construction permits KAR (a)
Construction approvals KAR (b)
KDHE informational sheets
Prevention of Significant Deterioration permits are designed to keep an attainment area in compliance with NAAQS. Regulations are found in KAR (essentially adopts 40 CFR 52.21). PSD construction permits are issued to new major sources (or modifications of minor sources) that demonstrate no significant deterioration of ambient air quality. PSD requires NAAQS and increment impact analysis, additional impacts analysis, BACT analysis, and could require pre-construction and/or post-construction monitoring.
Listed sources are found in KAR (dd).
Facilities that are existing major sources and have major modifications that result in significant net emissions are subject to PSD permitting.
Significant net emission rates
Pollutant PTE (tons/yr) PM SO NO
VOC 40 CO
Lead
PM 25
Fluorides 3
Sulfuric Acid Mists 7
Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) compounds 10
H2S 10
Municipal Waste Combustor (MWC) acid gases 40
MWC metals 15
MWC Organics
Ozone depleting substances (ODS) any increase
Municipal Solid Waste landfill Emissions 50
(Non-Methane Organic Compounds [NMOC])
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29. Construction permits – when?
If PTE threshold is met because of –
New construction
Modification of existing emission unit
Change in method of operation
Emissions unit is major HAP source or incinerator
Acceptable activities that can occur prior to construction
Obtain construction permit prior to beginning construction/modification. Pre-construction activities include clearing land, making contracts, purchasing equipment, constructing fences, building roads, installing power lines, and storing equipment.
Confidential business information request must meet definition and be submitted in accordance with policy.
Typical units that are modified include boilers, tanks, engines, rock crushers, and paint booths.
Construction permits are also required for affected acid rain sources and incinerators.
Construction permit thresholds
Pollutant Threshold (Tons/Year)
PM 25 PM
PM (ag-related) 100
SOx 40
CO 100
VOC 40
NOx 40
Lead (or compounds) 0.6
NOTE: If you get a construction permit with federally enforceable permit restrictions, you must file for an operating permit within a year of commencing operations.
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30. Construction permit threshold
Pollutant Threshold (Tons/Year)
PM 25 PM
PM (ag-related) 100
SOx 40 CO
VOC 40
NOx 40
Lead (or compounds) 0.6

31. What ISN’T a modification?
Routine maintenance, repair, or replacement
Switching fuel – specific cases
Increase in production rate or hours – as long as not prohibited by permit
Change in ownership
Keep vendor documentation in the case of replacement of equipment.
Switching fuel is allowed:
When required under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974
When required under Section 125 of the Clean Air Act
To burn municipal solid waste for steam-generating units
When it is a material that the source could accommodate prior to Jan. 6, 1975, providing it’s not prohibited by permit
The word “routine” in the regulations not only applies to repair and maintenance but also to the term replacement. Determinations on whether a replacement project is routine are conducted on a case-by-case basis. Factors that KDHE uses to determine whether a modification is routine include the nature, extent, purpose, frequency and cost of the project. Generally, the replacement of an entire emission unit does not qualify as “routine”. The term “routine replacement” generally means the replacement of parts.
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32. Construction approvals – when?
Does not exceed construction permit thresholds
Exceeds construction approval thresholds
Emissions unit is subject to
NSPS
NESHAP/MACT
Construction permit application form
K.A.R (b) – the approval application is the same as the permit application, but no application fee.
NSPS – New Source Performance Standard; NESHAP – National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants; MACT – Maximum Achievable Control Technology
Construction approval thresholds
Pollutant Threshold
PM 5 lb/hr
PM lb/hr
PM/PM2.5 (Ag-related) 5 lb/hr
SOx 2 lb/hr
CO 50 lb/24hr
VOC (WY/JO counties) 15 lb/24hr
VOC (WY/JO counties) 3 lb/hr
VOC (all other counties) 50 lb/24hr
NOx 50 lb/24hr
Lead (or compounds) 0.1 lb/hr
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33. Construction approval thresholds
Pollutant PTE
PM lb/hr
PM lb/hr
PM/PM2.5 (Ag-related) 5 lb/hr
SOx lb/hr
CO lb/24hr
VOC (WY/JO counties) 15 lb/24hr
VOC (WY/JO counties) 3 lb/hr
VOC (all other counties) 50 lb/24hr
NOx lb/24hr
Lead (or compounds) 0.1 lb/hr

34. Kansas air operating permits
Class I operating permits (true major sources)
Class II operating permits (potential major, actual area sources; limits PTE)
KDHE Permit Forms and Applications
KAR series regulations, Title V of the CAAA
Class I applications have an initial fee.
Class II applications have an initial fee.
Class III (registrations) Requirements were revoked Sept. 23, 2005; intended to be registration for minor sources subject to a federal regulation. No need to request the voiding of this permit.
See appendix for a list of NSPS source categories and part 61 NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) sources. These permits are also used for Johnson and Wyandotte counties’ facilities under RACT (reasonably available control technology) rules and incinerators (includes paint hook burn-off ovens).
A facility obtains a single permit. A facility is defined as under –
Common owner or common control
Same major SIC code or support facility
Contiguous or adjacent property
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35. Major source Stationary source with potential emissions of –
100 tons/yr or more of regulated pollutant (e.g., NOx, SOx, PM10, CO, VOC, lead)
10 tons/yr of any single HAP
25 tons/yr of any combination of HAPs
Facilities subject to Title IV (acid rain) and New Source Performance Standards for incinerators are classified as major sources.
EPA designated categories are also major sources.
Organic compounds that have negligible photochemical reactivity, and thus are NOT classified as VOCs, include 1,1,1-trichloroethane and methylene chloride [see list in KAR (hhhh)]. [However, methylene chloride is a HAP]
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36. Class I permits
Combines all air quality requirements into single permit (corrects and modifies previous permits and approvals)
Requires sources to review and correct air quality requirements
Requires annual air emission inventory submissions
KAR
$1,000 application fee, may be waived/reduced by emission fees paid; five-year permit term; renewal application due six months prior to expiration
Class I applications are complex.
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37. Class I permits (cont.)
Establishes recordkeeping, monitoring, and testing requirements
Establishes semi-annual reporting and annual compliance certification
Federally enforceable
Federally enforceable – generally means that you must be able to show continual compliance with each limitation or requirement (typically through recordkeeping, testing, and/or monitoring).
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38. Class I permit – who needs it?
Major source
Affected source
Subject to New Source Performance Standard (NSPS)
Subject to 112(r), prevention of accidental releases
Designated by the secretary
Major source – actual emissions of 100 tpy or more of criteria pollutants, 25 tpy or more of combination of HAPs, 10 tpy or more of single HAP
Affected source – acid rain
NSPS are nationally uniform standards applied to specific categories of stationary sources that are constructed, modified, or reconstructed after the standard was proposed. (KAR essentially adopts 40 CFR part 60 by reference). If your facility or equipment is in a source category currently described by an NSPS, and you make a change, you may be required to provide notifications and initial performance testing. Note: Modifications that result in increased emissions subject to the standard or those whose fixed capital costs are more than 50% of comparable new construction are subject to this standard.
Common NSPS subparts:
D, Da, Db, and Dc – Industrial-commercial-institutional steam-generating units
F – Portland cement plants
G – Nitric acid plants
H – Sulfuric acid plants
I – Hot mix asphalt plants
J – Petroleum refineries
K and Ka – Petroleum storage vessels
Kb – Organic liquid storage vessels
L – Secondary lead smelters
O – Sewage treatment plants
W – Phosphate fertilizer industry
Y – Coal preparation plants
CC – Glass manufacturing plants
DD – Grain elevators
GG – Stationary gas turbines
KK – Lead-acid battery manufacturing
UU – Asphalt processing and roofing manufacture
W – Equipment leaks at SOCMI facilities
XX – Bulk gasoline terminals
BBB – Rubber tire manufacturing
GGG – Equipment leaks at refineries
KKK and LLL – Onshore natural gas processing
NNN and RRR – SOCMI distillation and reactors
OOO – Nonmetallic mineral processing plants
PPP – Wool fiberglass insulation manufacturing
UUU – Calciners and dryers in mineral industry
WWW – Municipal solid waste landfill
AAAA – Municipal waste combustion devices
CCCC – Commercial and industrial waste incinerators
112(r) Accidental prevention regulations – 40 CFR part 68 – list of 77 toxic substances and 63 flammable substances, with “threshold quantities (TQ)” for each, requiring risk management plans for accidental release prevention when quantities greater than TQ are used in a process.
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39. Class I renewals
KDHE has a special form for Class I renewal applications
New forms may be required if operations have significant changes.
Submit application six to18 months prior to expiration of current permit.
Contact KDHE for more information.
KAR
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40. Class II (synthetic minor) permits
General Class II permits
General – rock crushers
Permit-by-rule
Reciprocating engines
Organic solvent evaporative sources
Hot-mix asphalt facilities
Sources with actual emissions less than 50% of major source thresholds
KAR – 564
Class II permits (regular) have a $200 initial fee, a $100 modification fee, and are valid until modified or revoked. Permits include specific operational limitation or control strategy to limit PTE to below major source thresholds.
Specific cases: Rock crushers, organic solvent evaporative sources, reciprocating engines, hot-mix asphalt, and sources that have actual emissions of 50% or less of major source thresholds can take advantage of streamlined applications, and pay a $50 initial fee.
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41. Class II permit emission levels Actual emissions (blue), potential emissions (red)
Class II permits may be used to limit PTE of a source below Title V major source thresholds.
This graph illustrates who is eligible for a Class II permit, i.e., those with –
Actual emissions of a single HAP less than 10 tons per year, but potential emissions of that HAP greater than or equal to 10 tons per year
Actual total emissions of all HAPs less than 25 tons per year, but potential emissions of all HAPs combined greater than or equal to 25 tons per year
Actual emissions of all VOCs less than 100 tons per year, but potential emissions of all VOCs greater than or equal to 100 tons per year
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42. Federally enforceable permit conditions
The condition must be permanent, quantifiable, and otherwise enforceable.
The source must be able to meet its business needs while operating under the permit conditions.
You can get a Class II permit by limiting emissions with “federally enforceable permit conditions.”
You have to choose a condition that can be tracked, and you must keep records on what you’re doing.
You can’t be so restrictive that you put yourself out of business.
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43. Limiting PTE
Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the source to emit a pollutant, including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of operation or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of the design if the limitation or effect it would have on emissions is federally enforceable.
In order to limit PTE, you need a permit.
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44. Common methods of reducing PTE
Pollution prevention
Limit process rates
Limit hours of operation
Limit amount of material processed or combusted
Add pollution control equipment
Emission limit required by a regulation
Combination of these
Pollution prevention – get rid of actual and potential emissions. Contact SBEAP for pollution prevention suggestions for solvent cleaning and general housekeeping.
Looking at your facility’s emissions can provide an opportunity for improving your efficiency.
Be sure to make any limits you impose on your operations as generous as possible. Examples of limits include the following:
Process rates – rate at which you process material through your operation per time
Hours – work hours per time (or restrictions on process hours because of required cleanups or other down time)
Material – amount of material that goes through your operation per time
Control equipment – use a baghouse, cyclone, scrubber, or other control equipment
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45. Class II general permits
Source proposes restrictions used to limit emissions
Material purchased, used, or processed
Hours of operation
Control equipment
Other restriction
KDHE has specific forms for several processes and equipment.
Recordkeeping
Restrictions must be documented and records kept. Many facilities find it easiest to track purchases, but be sure the amount purchased does not exceed thresholds.
Facilities are required to keep and submit accurate records of actual emissions, and to propose methods for quantifying and monitoring restrictions. KDHE may require notification if actual emissions reach specific thresholds, and they may require a plan of getting back into compliance.
If using air pollution control equipment, a maintenance plan (in compliance with KAR ) must be used.
Other restrictions could include limiting the process rate or limiting emission rates.
Simple flow diagrams are required. These list the source, pollutants, source type, process or equipment subject to VOC regulations in Wyandotte or Johnson counties, NSPS requirements, and any NESHAP requirements. Annual actual emissions inventory is due by April 1.
Initial application fee is $200.
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46. Class II Permit
Permit application
Process/Equipment Description Form

47. Class I to Class II Applicable if –
Acid rain, sulfur dioxide allowance tracking do not apply and
Actual emissions are less than
10 tons of any HAP
25 tons of any combination of HAP
100 tons of NOx, SOx, PM10, VOCs, and CO
Submit an application for Class II permit six to 18 months before your Class I permit expires. The two-page Class II operating permit application is located on the KDHE Website at The application must be accompanied by the appropriate equipment description form, as well as forms for control equipment, if applicable.
If, in any four consecutive calendar quarters, actual operations exceed 85% of the Class II operation restrictions, you must report actual operations to KDHE.
Air Permitting Webinar, December 9, 2009

48. NESHAP/MACT
1970 Section 112 provisions—national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP)
EPA had to identify hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and identify standards to prevent any adverse human health effects with “ample margin of safety.”
All were risk-based.
Courts directed EPA to determine safe air pollutant levels without technological or cost concerns.
1990s—maximum achievable control technology (MACT)
Congress saw setting health-based standards as too long and difficult, so initiated new “technology-based standards.”
There are area source MACTs, like the perchloroethylene dry-cleaner MACT, which apply to specific industries no matter what their emissions levels are. But most MACT standards apply to major sources or Kansas Class I sources of HAPs involved in a specific industry, like furniture refinishing or boat manufacturing.
Air Permitting Webinar, December 9, 2009

49. NESHAP/MACT sources
Initially applied to major HAP sources, but now there are many area source HAP
New sources must comply upon startup
Existing sources comply within a period stated by the applicable standard (2-3 years)
Major sources are still required to get Class I permits under the current schedule (unless they limit their PTE).
All sources under the MACT, including area sources not required to get a Class I permit, are required to adhere to the MACT.
A major source facility that is subject to a major source NESHAP, must also be classified as a Class I facility, no matter the amount of its actual emissions.
KAR essentially adopts 40 CFR Part 63 by reference.
Air Permitting Webinar, December 9, 2009

50. General MACT requirements
Initial notification
Recordkeeping and reporting
Malfunctions plus periodic startup and shutdowns must be reported.
KDHE has adopted all MACT standards through July 1, 2005 (K.A.R ); submit reports for these to KDHE, copying EPA.
List of MACTs
You must notify the agency that you’re subject to the MACT.
If a performance test is required, you must notify the administrator within 60 days prior to testing.
There are lots of records required if you are subject to the MACT, and periodic reports that must be filed. Do not fail to do these!!!
If you determine you are NOT subject to the MACT, keep those records on file at least five years. Keep abreast of any changes within your operations that might change your status.
Air Permitting Webinar, December 9, 2009

51. Questions?
SBEAP:
KDHE air permit contact list