11 Miss. Code. R. § 2-6.3 Permit Content

• Library: Mississippi Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through January 9, 2024
• Citation: 11 Miss. Code. R. § 2-6.3
• Year: 2023

A. Standard permit requirements. Each permit issued under these regulations shall include the following requirements.

(1) Emission limitations and standards, including those operational requirements and limitations that assure compliance with all applicable requirements at the time of permit issuance.(a) The permit shall specify and reference the origin of and authority for each term or condition and identify any difference in form as compared to the applicable requirement upon which the term or condition is based. (b) The permit shall state that, where an applicable requirement of the Federal Act is more stringent than an applicable requirement of regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Federal Act, both provisions shall be incorporated into the permit and shall be enforceable by the Administrator and the Commission.

(2) Permit duration. The Permit Board shall issue permits for a fixed term of 5 years in the case of affected sources, and for a term not to exceed 5 years in the case of all other sources Notwithstanding this requirement, the Permit Board shall issue permits for solid waste incineration units combusting municipal waste subject to standards under Section 129(e) of the Federal Act for a period not to exceed 12 years and shall review such permits at least every 5 years.

(3) Monitoring and related recordkeeping and reporting requirements.(a) Each permit shall contain the requirements with respect to monitoring as follows (1) all emissions monitoring and analysis procedures or test methods required under the applicable requirements including any procedures and methods promulgated pursuant to Sections 114(a)(3) or 504(b) of the Federal Act; (2) where the applicable requirement does not require periodic testing or instrumental or non-instrumental monitoring (which may consist of recordkeeping designed to serve as monitoring), periodic monitoring sufficient to yield reliable data from the relevant time period that are representative of the source's compliance with the permit as reported pursuant to Rule 6.3.A(3)(e) Such monitoring requirements shall assure use of terms, test methods, units, averaging periods, and other statistical conventions consistent with the applicable requirement. Recordkeeping provisions shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of Rule 6.3.A(3)(b); and (3) as necessary, requirements concerning the use, maintenance, and, where appropriate, installation of monitoring equipment or methods. (b) With respect to recordkeeping, the permit shall incorporate all applicable recordkeeping requirements and require, where applicable, the following: (1) records of required monitoring information that include the following:(i) the date, place as defined in the permit, and time of sampling or measurements; (ii) the date(s) analyses were performed; (iii) the company or entity that performed the analyses; (iv) the analytical techniques or methods used; (v) the results of such analyses; (vi) the operating conditions existing at the time of sampling or measurement; and (2) retention of records of all required monitoring data and support information for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the monitoring sample, measurement, report, or application. Support information includes all calibration and maintenance records, all original strip-chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of all reports required by the permit. (c) With respect to reporting, the permit shall incorporate all applicable reporting requirements and require the following:(1) submittal of reports of any required monitoring at least every 6 months (all instances of deviations from permit requirements must be clearly identified in such reports and all required reports must be certified by a responsible official consistent with Rule 11undefined6.2.E of these regulations); and (2) prompt reporting of deviations from permit requirements, including those attributable to upset conditions as defined in the permit, the probable cause of such deviations, and any corrective actions or preventive measures taken. The Permit Board shall define "prompt" in the permit in relation to the degree and type of deviation likely to occur and the applicable requirements.

(4) A permit condition prohibiting emissions exceeding any allowances that the source lawfully holds under Title IV of the Federal Act or the regulations promulgated hereunder. (a) No permit revision shall be required for increases in emissions that are authorized by allowances acquired pursuant to the acid rain program, provided that such increases do not require a permit revision under any other applicable requirement. (b) No limit shall be placed on the number of allowances held by the source. The source may not, however, use allowances as a defense to noncompliance with any other applicable requirement. (c) Any such allowance shall be accounted for according to the procedures established in regulations promulgated under Title IV of the Federal Act.

(5) A severability clause to ensure the continued validity of the various permit requirements in the event of a challenge to any portions of the permit.

(6) Provisions stating the following (a) The permittee must comply with all...