OAR 340-216-0025: Types of Permits

(1) Construction ACDP: (a) A Construction ACDP may be used for approval of Type 3 changes specified in OAR 340-210-0225 at a source subject to the ACDP permit requirements in this division. (b) A Construction ACDP is required for Type 3 changes specified in OAR 340-210-0225 at sources subject to the Oregon Title V Operating Permit requirements. (2) General ACDP. A General ACDP is a permit for a category of sources for which individual permits are unnecessary in order to protect the environment, as determined by DEQ. An owner or operator of a source may be assigned to a General ACDP if DEQ has issued a General ACDP for the source category and: (a) The source meets the qualifications specified in the General ACDP; (b) DEQ determines that the source has not had ongoing, recurring, or serious compliance problems; and (c) DEQ determines that a General ACDP would appropriately regulate the source. (3) Short Term Activity ACDP. A Short Term Activity ACDP is a letter permit that authorizes the activity and includes any conditions placed upon the method or methods of operation of the activity. DEQ may issue a Short Term Activity ACDP for activities included in OAR 340-216-0054. (4) Basic ACDP. A Basic ACDP is a permit that authorizes the regulated source to operate in conformance with the rules contained in OAR chapter 340, divisions 200 to 272. (a) Owners and operators of sources and activities listed in Part A of OAR 340-216-8010 must at a minimum obtain a Basic ACDP. (b) Any owner or operator of a source required to obtain a Basic ACDP may choose to obtain either a Simple or Standard ACDP. (5) Simple ACDP. (a) Owners and operators of sources and activities listed in OAR 340-216-8010 Part B that do not qualify for a General ACDP and are not required to obtain a Standard ACDP must, at a minimum, obtain a Simple ACDP. The owner or operator of a source required to obtain a Simple ACDP may choose to obtain a Standard ACDP. (b) A Simple ACDP is a permit that contains: (A) All relevant applicable requirements for source operation, including general ACDP conditions for incorporating generally applicable requirements; (B) PSELs at less than the SER for all regulated pollutants emitted at more than the de minimis emission level according to OAR chapter 340, division 222; and (C) Testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements sufficient to determine compliance with the PSEL and other emission limits and standards, as necessary. (6) Standard ACDP: (a) Applicability. (A) The owner or operator of a source listed in Part C of OAR 340-216-8010 must obtain a Standard ACDP; (B) The owner or operator of a source listed in Part B of OAR 340-216-8010 that does not qualify for a General ACDP or Simple ACDP must obtain a Standard ACDP; (C) The owner or operator of a source not required to obtain a Standard ACDP may choose to apply for a Standard ACDP. (b) A Standard ACDP is a permit that contains: (A) All applicable requirements, including general ACDP conditions for incorporating generally applicable requirements; (B) PSELs for all regulated pollutants emitted at more than the de minimis emission level according to OAR chapter 340, division 222; and (C) Testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements sufficient to determine compliance with the PSEL and other emission limits and standards, as necessary. (7)(a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this division that establish the eligibility of a source for different types of ACDPs, DEQ may determine, pursuant to the standards described in subsection (b), that the owner or operator of a source is ineligible for certain types of ACDP and must be issued a different type of ACDP; (b) DEQ will make a determination about which type of ACDP that the owner or operator of source must obtain based upon the following considerations: (A) The nature, extent, toxicity and impact on human health and the environment of the source's emissions; (B) The complexity of the source and the rules applicable to that source; (C) The complexity of the emission controls, potential threat to human health and the environment if the emission controls fail, and the source’s capacity; (D) The location of the source and its proximity to places where people live and work; and (E) The compliance history of the source, including by the source’s: (i) Current corporate officers, managers, members of the board of directors, general partners or similar persons, provided that the person exercises or will exercise substantial control on behalf of or over the facility that is the subject of the application or permit; (ii) Parent corporations, or similar business entities, that exercise substantial control over the facility that is the subject of the application or permit; and (iii) Subsidiary corporations, or similar business entities, over which the applicant or permittee exercises substantial control. [NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the EQC under OAR 340-211-0040.] [NOTE: All tables are found in OAR 340-216-8010, -8020, -8030.]