General Operating Permits

Whitney Hill

Air Permits Division

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

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Objectives

▼Learn the differences between a GOP and a SOP

▼Learn the technical review procedures for an ATO application

▼Learn the procedures for a GOP renewal or revision

The difference between a GOP and a SOP.

Technical review procedures for an ATO application.

The procedures for a GOP renewal or revision.

Why Title V?

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▼Title V permit needed

Major source

Affected source

category

▼Oil & Gas: 511, 512, 513, 514▼MSW Landfill: 517▼Air Curtain Incinerator: 518

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Types of GOPs

Important Terminology

GOP:

The documents that contain all permit requirements for the industry type.

ATO:

Authorization to operate under a general operating permit.

GOPs v. SOPs

GOPs:

•General

•De minimis, SP, & PBRs only

•No public notice/EPA review for ATO

SOPs:

•Site specific

•Compliance plans allowed

•Public notice/EPA review

Both:

• FOPs

• 5 year renewal

• Legislative notification

Permit Content

▼ATO Letter▼GOP Cover Letter▼GOP Terms▼GOP Tables▼CAM/PM (if applicable)▼Statement of Basis▼Application (federally enforceable)

• GOP Tables

• CAM/PM

• Statement of Basis

• Application (federally enforceable)

• ATO Letter

• GOP Cover Letter

• GOP Terms

Initial ATO Application Procedure

▼Qualify▼Required information▼Forms▼Applicable requirements▼Compliance assurance

monitoring/Periodic monitoring

Qualify

Required Info.

Forms

Applicable

Reqs.

Initial Application

Qualification:• County for appropriate GOP• Qualification criteria• Preconstruction authorizations• Compliance with GOP requirements

Qualify:

• County/Industry• Criteria• PCAs• Compliance

Required Information

Required Information:▼ Process description▼ Process flow▼ Area map▼ Plot plan

Every application has:

• Process description• Process flow• Area map• Plot plan

Required Forms

▼ Admin. Forms:• Core Data Form• OP-1• OP-CRO1• OP-DEL (optional)• OP-SUM• OP-ACPS

▼ Applicable Req. Forms:• OP-REQ1• OP-UA• OP-MON (optional)• OP-REQ3 (optional)

Administrative:• Core Data

• OP-1• OP-CRO1• OP-DEL* • OP-SUM• OP-ACPS

• OP-REQ1• OP-UA• OP-MON* • OP-REQ3*

Applicable Requirement:

* Optional

OP-REQ1

ATO indicator

Applicable Requirements

GOP Index No.

GOP TableOP-UA

Example Data▼ Site:

• Webb County

• Major source of HAPs

▼ Unit Attributes:• Stationary RICE (non-emergency)

• > 500 HP

• Four stroke lean burn (4 SLB)

• Constructed on/after 12/19/2002

• REDCO - Reducing CO emissions by 93% or more

Site

Site Information

• In Webb County

• Major source of HAPs

Attributes

• RICE

• > 500 HP

• 4SLB

• Post 12/19/2002

• REDCO

Example GOP 514 Table

Attributes

Index No. Requirements

> 500 hp

Example GOP 514 Table (cont.)

Constructed On/After 12/19/02

Normal Service

4SLB

Reducing CO emissions

514-21-013

Requirements

Compliance Assurance Monitoring/

Periodic MonitoringCompliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM):▼Is in section (d) of

the GOP▼Has applicability

criteria ▼May be required

for standard permits or permits by rule

Periodic Monitoring (PM):▼In section (f) of

the GOP▼Has applicability

criteria▼May be indicated

in the tables

CAM

• Section (d) of GOP

• Applicability criteria

• Standard permits & PBRs

PM

• Section (f) of GOP

• Applicability criteria

• Indicated in tables

Example GOP Table With PM

Example GOP Table With PM

Example PM TablePollutan

tIndicator Monitored

Periodic Monitoring

RequirementMin. Freq.

Averaging Period

PM Option

No.

Both Options are Required

ATO Technical Review

▼Provisional terms and conditions

▼TCEQ reviews application

▼Deficiencies resolved

▼TCEQ issues ATO letter

Grant Letter

Provisional Terms

and Condition

s

Application Review

Resolve Deficienci

es

Revision to ATO

▼Correction of typographical errors

▼Change, add, or remove

applicability determinations

▼Change in name/ownership (Form)

▼Revision to GOP

Requires New ATO:• Correct typo• Change, add, or remove

applicability determinations

• Change in name/ownership

• Revision to GOP

Revision to ATO Forms

Required:▼OP-2▼OP-CRO1

Potentially Required:▼OP-1▼OP-REQ1▼OP-SUMR▼OP-UA▼OP-MON▼OP-REQ3▼OP-CRO2

Required

• OP-2

• OP-CRO1

Potentially Required

• OP-1

• OP-REQ1

• OP-SUMR

• OP-UA

• OP-MON

• OP-REQ3

• OP-CRO2

Revision Review Policies

• PBR effective dates

• Scope of revision

• Expected timeline of review

ATO Renewal Timeline

ATO issued

ATOexpiratio

n

Five year authorization term

Application due(6-18 months before

expiration)

TCEQ sendsrenewal

notification

ATO Renewal Forms

Required:▼OP-1▼OP-2▼OP-CRO1▼OP-ACPS▼OP-REQ1

Potentially Required:▼OP-SUMR▼OP-UA▼OP-MON▼OP-REQ3

Required

• OP-1

• OP-2

• OP-CRO1

• OP-ACPS

• OP-REQ1

Potentially Required

• OP-SUMR

• OP-UA

• OP-MON

• OP-REQ3

Void Requests

Lowering PTE:▼ATO Void Request

Letter▼APD-Cert or PI-7-

Cert

Application Area or Site Shutdown:▼Void Request Letter▼PCAs Voided▼OP-CRO1

Lowering PTE

• Void Request Letter

• APD-CERT or PI-7-CERT

Application Area or Site Shutdown

• Request to Void PCAs

• Void Request Letter

Revision to ATO

▼ Years

▼ Revision -- between renewals

▼ Update tables and terms

▼ Procedures:

• Public notice

• Affected states review

• EPA review

▼ ATO responsibility:

• Affected states review

• EPA review

GOP Renewals & Revisions:

• Update tables and terms

• Procedures:o Public noticeo Affected states

reviewo EPA review

• ATO responsibility

GOP Guidance

• TexasOilandGasHelp.org

• GOP Guidance

• GOP Information

Signing Up for E-mail Update

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Signing Up for E-mail Update

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Submitting ATO Applications(Initial, Revisions, and

Renewals)

TCEQ

APIRT, MC 161

P.O. Box 13087

Austin, TX 78711-3087

Copies must be mailed to the appropriate TCEQ regional office.

Submitting ATO ApplicationUpdates

[Name of Assigned Permit Reviewer]

TCEQ

APD, MC 163

P.O. Box 13087

Austin, TX 78711-3087

Submitting ATO Application to EPA

Air Permits Section (6PD-R)

EPA, Region 6

1445 Ross Ave., Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75202-2733

Submit application updates to EPA at R6AirPermits@EPA.gov. Identify the associated permit number when submitting information.

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