Title V Application

From the USEPA website: Operating permits are legally enforceable documents that permitting authorities issue to air pollution sources after the source has begun to operate. This Web site discusses the kind of operating permit (called a title V operating permit) that most large sources and some smaller sources of air pollution are required to obtain. This requirement comes from Title V of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.

Most title V permits are issued by State and local permitting authorities. These permits are often called part 70 permits because the regulations that establish minimum standards for State permit programs are found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR part 70.   However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also issues title V permits to sources in Indian country and in other situations, as needed. EPA-issued permits are called part 71 permits.

The purpose of title V permits is to reduce violations of air pollution laws and improve enforcement of those laws. Title V permits do this by:

• Recording in one document all of the air pollution control requirements that apply to the source. This gives members of the public, regulators, and the source a clear picture of what the facility is required to do to keep its air pollution under the legal limits.
• Requiring the source to make regular reports on how it is tracking its emissions of pollution and the controls it is using to limit its emissions. These reports are public information, and you can get them from the permitting authority.
• Adding monitoring, testing, or record keeping requirements, where needed to assure that the source complies with its emission limits or other pollution control requirements.
• Requiring the source to certify each year whether or not it has met the air pollution requirements in its title V permit. These certifications are public information.
• Making the terms of the title V permit federally enforceable. This means that EPA and the public can enforce the terms of the permit, along with the State.

Under Title V, major sources are those with a potential to emit:

• 100 tons per year or more of any one regulated pollutant (PM10; nitrogen oxides; sulfur dioxide;
   carbon monoxide; volatile organic compounds; and lead).
• 10 tons per year or more of any one hazardous air pollutant (HAPs), or
• 25 tons per year or more of any two or more hazardous air pollutants.