OAR 340-105-0051: Continuation of Expiring Permits

(1) The provisions of 40 CFR 270.51 are deleted and replaced with sections (2) and (3) of this rule. (2) The conditions of an expired permit continue in force until the effective date of a new permit if: (a) The permittee has submitted a timely application under 40 CFR 270.14 and the applicable sections in 40 CFR 270.15 to 270.29 and such application is a complete (under 40 CFR 270.10(c)) application for a new permit; and (b) The Department through no fault of the permittee, does not issue a new permit with an effective date under 40 CFR 124.15 on or before the expiration date of the previous permit (for example, when issuance is impractical due to time or resource constraints). (3) Effect. Permits continued under this rule remain fully effective and enforceable.