Form 5900-248 New Source General Application

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United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Reviewing Authority
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FEDERAL MINOR NEW SOURCE REVIEW PROGRAM IN INDIAN COUNTRY

Application for New Construction
(Form NEW)
Please check all that apply to show how you are using this form:
Proposed Construction of a New Source
Proposed Construction of New Equipment at an Existing Source
Proposed Modification of an Existing Source
Other – Please Explain

Please submit information to:

[Reviewing Authority
Address
Phone]

A. GENERAL SOURCE INFORMATION
1. (a) Company Name

2. Source Name

(b) Operator Name

3. Type of Operation

4. Portable Source?
5. Temporary Source?
7. SIC Code

6. NAICS Code

Yes
Yes

No
No

8. Physical Address (home base for portable sources)
9. Reservation*

10. County*

11a. Latitude*

11b. Longitude*

12a. Quarter Quarter Section*

12b. Section*

12c. Township*

12d. Range*

*Provide all proposed locations of operation for portable sources

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B. PREVIOUS PERMIT ACTIONS (Provide information in this format for each permit that has
been issued to this source. Provide as an attachment if additional space is necessary)
Source Name on the Permit
Permit Number (xx-xxx-xxxxx-xxxx.xx)

Date of the Permit Action

Source Name on the Permit
Permit Number (xx-xxx-xxxxx-xxxx.xx)

Date of the Permit Action

Source Name on the Permit
Permit Number (xx-xxx-xxxxx-xxxx.xx)

Date of the Permit Action

Source Name on the Permit
Permit Number (xx-xxx-xxxxx-xxxx.xx)

Date of the Permit Action

Source Name on the Permit
Permit Number (xx-xxx-xxxxx-xxxx.xx)

Date of the Permit Action

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C. CONTACT INFORMATION
Title

Company Contact
Mailing Address
Email Address
Telephone Number

Facsimile Number

Operator Contact (if different from company contact)

Title

Mailing Address
Email Address
Telephone Number

Facsimile Number

Title

Source Contact
Mailing Address
Email Address
Telephone Number

Facsimile Number

Compliance Contact

Title

Mailing Address
Email Address
Telephone Number

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D. ATTACHMENTS
Include all of the following information (see the attached instructions)
FORM SYNMIN - New Source Review Synthetic Minor Limit Request Form, if synthetic minor limits are
being requested.
Narrative description of the proposed production processes. This description should follow the flow of the
process flow diagram to be submitted with this application.
Process flow chart identifying all proposed processing, combustion, handling, storage, and emission control
equipment.

A list and descriptions of all proposed emission units and air pollution-generating activities.
Type and quantity of fuels, including sulfur content of fuels, proposed to be used on a daily, annual and
maximum hourly basis.
Type and quantity of raw materials used or final product produced proposed to be used on a daily, annual and
maximum hourly basis.
Proposed operating schedule, including number of hours per day, number of days per week and number of weeks
per year.
A list and description of all proposed emission controls, control efficiencies, emission limits, and monitoring for
each emission unit and air pollution generating activity.
Criteria Pollutant Emissions - Estimates of Current Actual Emissions, Current Allowable Emissions, PostChange Uncontrolled Emissions, and Post-Change Allowable Emissions for the following air pollutants:
particulate matter, PM10, PM2.5, sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile
organic compound (VOC), lead (Pb) and lead compounds, fluorides (gaseous and particulate), sulfuric acid mist
(H2SO4), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), total reduced sulfur (TRS) and reduced sulfur compounds, including all
calculations for the estimates.
These estimates are to be made for each emission unit, emission generating activity, and the project/source in total.
Modeling – Air Quality Impact Analysis (AQIA)
ESA (Endangered Species Act)
NHPA (National Historic Preservation Act)

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E. TABLE OF ESTIMATED EMISSIONS
The following tables provide the total emissions in tons/year for all pollutants from the calculations
required in Section D of this form, as appropriate for the use specified at the top of the form.
E(i) – Proposed New Source
Pollutant
Potential Emissions
(tpy)
PM
PM10
PM 2.5
SOx
NOx
CO
VOC
Pb

Fluorides
H2SO4

Proposed Allowable
Emissions
(tpy)
PM - Particulate Matter
PM10 - Particulate Matter less
than 10 microns in size
PM2.5 - Particulate Matter less
than 2.5 microns in size
SOx - Sulfur Oxides
NOx - Nitrogen Oxides
CO - Carbon Monoxide
VOC - Volatile Organic
Compound
Pb - Lead and lead compounds
Fluorides - Gaseous and
particulates
H2SO4 - Sulfuric Acid Mist
H2S - Hydrogen Sulfide
TRS - Total Reduced Sulfur
RSC - Reduced Sulfur
Compounds

H2S
TRS
RSC

Emissions calculations must include fugitive emissions if the source is one the following listed
sources, pursuant to CAA Section 302(j):
(a) Coal cleaning plants (with thermal dryers);
(b) Kraft pulp mills;
(c) Portland cement plants;
(d) Primary zinc smelters;
(e) Iron and steel mills;
(f) Primary aluminum ore reduction plants;
(g) Primary copper smelters;
(h) Municipal incinerators capable of charging more than
250 tons of refuse per day;
(i) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric, or nitric acid plants;
(j) Petroleum refineries;
(k) Lime plants;
(l) Phosphate rock processing plants;
(m) Coke oven batteries;
(n) Sulfur recovery plants;
(o) Carbon black plants (furnace process);
(p) Primary lead smelters;
(q) Fuel conversion plants;

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(r) Sintering plants;
(s) Secondary metal production plants;
(t) Chemical process plants
(u) Fossil-fuel boilers (or combination thereof) totaling
more than 250 million British thermal units per hour
heat input;
(v) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a total
storage capacity exceeding 300,000 barrels;
(w) Taconite ore processing plants;
(x) Glass fiber processing plants;
(y) Charcoal production plants;
(z) Fossil fuel-fired steam electric plants of more that
250 million British thermal units per hour heat input,
and
(aa) Any other stationary source category which, as of
August 7, 1980, is being regulated under section 111 or
112 of the Act.

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E(ii) – Proposed New Construction at an Existing Source or Modification of an Existing Source
Pollutant
Current
Current
Post-Change
Post-Change
Actual
Allowable
Potential
Allowable
Emissions
Emissions
Emissions
Emissions
(tpy)
(tpy)
(tpy)
(tpy)
PM
PM10
PM 2.5
SOx
NOx
CO
VOC
Pb

Fluorides
H2SO4
H 2S
TRS
RSC
PM - Particulate Matter
PM10 - Particulate Matter less than 10 microns in size
PM2.5 - Particulate Matter less than 2.5 microns in size
SOx - Sulfur Oxides
NOx - Nitrogen Oxides
CO - Carbon Monoxide
VOC - Volatile Organic Compound
Pb - Lead and lead compounds
Fluorides - Gaseous and particulates
H2SO4 - Sulfuric Acid Mist
H2S - Hydrogen Sulfide
TRS - Total Reduced Sulfur
RSC - Reduced Sulfur Compounds

[Disclaimers] The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 20 hours per response, unless a modeling analysis is required. If a modeling analysis is required,
the public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 60
hours per response .Send comments on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the
provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including
through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460.
Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

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Instructions
Use of This Form
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Proposed new construction or modifications should first be evaluated to determine if the change is
major under the major NSR program using the procedures at 40 CFR 52.21 (i.e., baseline actual to
projected actual applicability test). If the proposed construction does not qualify as a major under
that test, then it may be subject to the requirements of the minor NSR rule at 40 CFR 49.151.

Helpful Definitions from the Federal Minor NSR Rule (40 CFR 49) – This is not a comprehensive list.


40 CFR 49.152(d) - Modification means any physical or operational change at a source that would
cause an increase in the allowable emissions of the affected emissions units for any regulated NSR
pollutant or that would cause the emission of any regulated NSR pollutant not previously emitted.
The following exemptions apply:
(1) A physical or operational change does not include routine maintenance, repair, or replacement.
(2) An increase in the hours of operation or in the production rate is not considered an operational
change unless such increase is prohibited under any federally-enforceable permit condition or
other permit condition that is enforceable as a practical matter.
(3) A change in ownership at a source is not considered a modification.

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40 CFR 49.152(d) - Allowable emissions means ‘‘allowable emissions’’ as defined in
§52.21(b)(16), except that the allowable emissions for any emissions unit are calculated
considering any emission limitations that are enforceable as a practical matter on the emissions
unit’s potential to emit.

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52.21(b)(16) - Allowable emissions means the emissions rate of a stationary source calculated
using the maximum rated capacity of the source (unless the source is subject to federally
enforceable limits which restrict the operating rate, or hours of operation, or both) and the most
stringent of the following:
(i) The applicable standards as set forth in 40 CFR parts 60 and 61;
(ii) The applicable State Implementation Plan emissions limitation, including those with a future
compliance date; or
(iii) The emissions rate specified as a federally enforceable permit condition, including those with
a future compliance date.

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A. General Source Information
1. Company Name & Operator Name (if different): Provide the complete company and operator names. For
corporations, include divisions or subsidiary name, if any.
2. Source Name: Provide the source name. Please note that a source is a site, place, location, etc… that may
contain one or more air pollution emitting units.
3. Type of Operation: Indicate the generally accepted name for the operation (i.e., asphalt plant, gas station, dry
cleaner, sand & gravel mining, oil and gas wellsite, tank battery, etc.).
4. Portable Source: Does the source operate in more than one location? Some examples of portable sources
include asphalt batch plants and concrete batch plants.
5. Temporary Source: A temporary source, in general, would have emissions that are expected last less than 12
months. Do you expect to cease operations within the next 12 months?
6. NAICS Code: North American Industry Classification System. The NAICS Code for your source can be
found at the following link  North American Industry Classification System
(http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics/nsic2ndx.htm#S1).
7. SIC Code: Standard Industrial Classification Code. Although the new North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) has replaced the SIC codes, much of the Clean Air Act permitting processes
continue to use these codes. The SIC Code for your source can be found at the following link  Standard
Industrial Classification Code (http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sic_manual.html).
8. Physical Address: Provide the actual address of where the source is operating, not the mailing address.
Include the State and the ZIP Code.
9. Reservation: Provide the name of the Indian reservation within which the source is operating.
10. County: Provide the County within which the source is operating.
11a & 11b. Latitude & Longitude: These are GPS (global positioning system) coordinates. This information
can be provided in decimal format or degree-minute-second format.
12a – 12d. Section-Township-Range: Please provide these coordinates in 1/4 Section/Section/Township/Range.
(e.g., SW ¼, NE ¼ /S36/T10N/R21E).

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B. Current Permit Information
Provide a list of all permits that have been issued to your source. This should include any Federal
Minor New Source Review (MNSR), Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) or NonAttainment New Source Review (NA NSR) permits, in addition to the most recent Part 71 permit. The
permit number must be included with each permit identified.

C. Contact Information
Please provide the information requested in full.
1. Company Contact: List the full name (last, middle initial, first) of the owners of the source or the company
contact.
2. Operator Contact: Provide the name of the operator of the source if it is different from the company contact.
3. Source Contact: The source contact must be the local contact authorized to receive requests for data and
information.
4. Compliance Contact: The compliance contact must be the local contact responsible for the source’s
compliance with this rule. If this is the same as the Source Contact please note this on the form.

D. Attachments
This section lists the information needed to complete the requested approval. This
information should be accompanied by the supporting information listed on the form and
described below. The information should be presented in enough detail to document how the
source is currently operating and/or how it is proposed to operate.
 FORM SYNMIN
If synthetic minor limits are being requested, a synthetic Minor Limit Application should be included with
this application.
 Narrative description of the proposed production processes.
1. The narrative description should follow the flow of the process flow diagram to be submitted
with this application. This needs to be as comprehensive as possible to help in understanding the
proposed source and how it will be operated. For example:
What are the raw materials?
What are the properties of the raw materials?
Does the production process include heating, drying, the application of chemicals, etc?
How will the raw materials be affected by this process?
What are the out puts from each step of the process (i.e., crushed ore, dry gas, water, etc…)?
Etc….

2. The proposed operating schedule presented in terms of hours per day, days per week,
and weeks per year.
3. A list of the type and quantity of fuels and/or raw materials used. Each fuel and raw
material should be described in enough detail to indicate its basic chemical
components.
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 A process flow chart identifying all proposed processing, combustion, handling, storage, and emission
control equipment (include the unit identification # or code). This flow chart should illustrate the detailed
narrative description requested above.
 List and describe all proposed units, emission units and air pollution-generating activities. At a

minimum, provide the following:
1. The hourly, daily and annual maximum operating rates for each operating unit,
production process, and activity.
2. The hourly, daily and annual maximum firing rates for each fuel and combustion
equipment.
3. The capacity for storage units and the hourly, daily and annual maximum throughput
of material in the storage units.
4. Material and product handling equipment and the hourly, daily and annual maximum
throughput of material and product.
5. Tank designs, tank storage capacities, hourly, daily and annual maximum throughput
of material and product.
 Type and quantity of fuels, including sulfur content of fuels, proposed to be used on a daily, annual and
maximum hourly basis.
 Type and quantity of raw materials used or final product produced proposed to be used on a daily, annual
and maximum hourly basis.
 Proposed operating schedule, including number of hours per day, number of days per week and number of
weeks per year.
 A list and description of all proposed emission controls, control efficiencies, emission limits, and
monitoring for each emission unit and air pollution generating activity.

1. Include manufacturer specifications and guarantees for each control device.

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Criteria Pollutant Emissions Estimates
 Estimates of Current Actual Emissions, Current Allowable Emissions, Post-Change Uncontrolled

Emissions, and Post-Change Allowable Emissions for the following air pollutants: particulate
matter, PM10, PM2.5, sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile
organic compound (VOC), lead (Pb) and lead compounds, ammonia (NH3), fluorides (gaseous and
particulate), sulfuric acid mist (H2SO4), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), total reduced sulfur (TRS) and
reduced sulfur compounds, including all calculations for the estimates.
1. These estimates are to be made for each emission unit, emission generating activity, in addition
to total emissions.
2. The information should include all of the supporting calculations, assumptions and
references. Emission estimates must address all emission units and pollutants proposed
and/or affected by the limitation and be presented in short term (e.g. pounds per hour)
as well as annual (tons per year) units.
3. Any emission estimates submitted to the Regional Administrator must be verifiable
using currently accepted engineering criteria. The following procedures are generally
acceptable for estimating emissions from air pollution sources:
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Source-specific emission tests;
Mass balance calculations;
Published, verifiable emission factors that are applicable to the source. (i.e. manufacturer
specifications)
Other engineering calculations; or
Other procedures to estimate emissions specifically approved by the Regional
Administrator.

4. Guidance for estimating emissions can be found at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/efpac/index.html.
Current Actual Emissions: Current actual emissions for a pollutant is expressed in tpy and

generally is calculated by multiplying the actual hourly emissions rate in pounds per hour
(lbs/hr) times actual hours operated (which is the number of hours in a year) and dividing
by 2,000 (which is the number of pounds in a ton).
1. For an existing air pollution source (permitted and unpermitted) that operated prior to the
application submittal, the current actual emissions are the actual rate of emissions for the
preceding calendar year and must be calculated using the actual operating hours, production
rates, in-place control equipment, and types of materials processed, stored, or combusted
during the preceding calendar year. The emission estimates must be based upon actual test data
or, in the absence of such data, upon procedures acceptable to the Regional Administrator.

Current Allowable Emissions: Current allowable emissions for a pollutant is expressed in tpy and
generally is calculated by multiplying the allowed hourly emissions rate in pounds per hour (lbs/hr)
times allowed hours (which is the number of hours in a year) and dividing by 2,000 (which is the
number of pounds in a ton).
1. “Allowed” means the source is restricted by permit conditions that limit its emissions and are
enforceable as a practical matter (i.e., allowable emissions). The allowable emissions for any
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emissions unit are calculated considering any emissions limitations that are enforceable as a
practical matter on the unit’s PTE.
2. For an existing permitted air pollution source that operated prior to the application submittal, the
current allowable emissions are the allowable rate of emissions for the preceding calendar year and must
be calculated using the permitted operating hours, production rates, in-place control equipment, and
types of materials processed, stored, or combusted during the preceding calendar year.

3. For an existing air pollution source that does not have an established allowable
emissions level prior to the modification must report the pre-change uncontrolled
emissions.
Post-Change Potential Emissions (Potential uncontrolled emissions from proposed project): This is
the maximum capacity of a source to emit a pollutant under its physical and operational design.
This is expressed in tpy and generally is calculated by multiplying the maximum hourly emissions
rate in pounds per hour (lbs/hr) times 8,760 hours (which is the number of hours in a year) and
dividing by 2,000 (which is the number of pounds in a ton).
Post-Change Allowable Emissions: A source’s allowable emissions for a pollutant is expressed in
tpy and generally is calculated by multiplying the allowed hourly emissions rate in pounds per hour
(lbs/hr) times allowed hours (which is the number of hours in a year) and dividing by 2,000 (which
is the number of pounds in a ton).
1. Unless the source is restricted by permit conditions or other requirements that are enforceable
as a practical matter, the post-change allowable emissions would be equivalent to post-change
uncontrolled emissions. For the post-change allowable emissions a lower level of allowable
emissions may be proposed.
2. For physical or operational changes at minor sources and for minor physical or operational
changes at major sources, the total increase in allowable emissions resulting from your
proposed change would be the sum of following:
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For each new emissions unit that is to be added, the emissions increase would be the
potential to emit of each unit.
For each emissions unit with an allowable emissions limit that is to be changed or
replaced, the emissions increase would be the allowable emissions of the emissions unit
after the change or replacement minus the allowable emissions prior to the change or
replacement. However, this may not be a negative value. If the allowable emissions of an
emissions unit would be reduced as a result of the change or replacement, use zero in the
calculation.
For each unpermitted emissions unit (i.e., a unit without any emissions limitations before
the change) that is to be changed or replaced, the emissions increase would be the
allowable emissions of the unit after the change or replacement minus the potential to emit
prior to the change or replacement. However, this may not be a negative value. If the
allowable emissions of an emissions unit would be reduced as a result of the change or
replacement, use zero in the calculation.

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 Modeling Analysis
Do I need to do a modeling analysis?
The Federal Minor New Source Review Regulations at 40 CFR 49.159(d) requires that a modeling
analysis (AQIA) of proposed emissions be performed if there is reason to be concerned that new
construction would cause or contribute to a National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) or
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) increment violation.
In addition, if the AQIA reveals that the new construction could cause or contribute to a NAAQS or
PSD increment violation; such impacts must be reduced before a pre-construction permit can be
issued.
To facilitate the protection of the NAAQS and PSD Increment, EPA requests that those proposed
activities that meet the following criteria perform an AQIA:
1.
The proposed activity has air emissions that the Reviewing Authority determines has the
potential to cause adverse air quality effects for which an air quality impact analysis is
necessary for an accurate assessment of the environmental impact of the activities proposed.
2.
Modeling of proposed emissions is usually warranted, even though the proposed activity does
not meet the modeling requirements, above, if it is reasonable to believe the new activity may cause or
contribute to a violation of applicable ambient air quality standards or increments in circumstances
such as:
(a) A substantial portion of the new or modified emissions have poor dispersion characteristics
(e.g., rain caps, horizontal stacks, fugitive releases, or building downwash) in close
proximity to ambient air at the site boundary;
(b) The new or modified emissions are located in complex terrain (e.g., terrain above stack
height in close proximity to the source); or
(c) The new or modified emissions are located in areas with existing air quality concerns.
(d) If you have questions about whether modeling may be necessary based on the 4th criteria
above, please contact the Reviewing Authority:
[Reviewing Authority
Address
Phone]

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What Kind of Air Quality Modeling Analysis Is Needed?
1.

EPA considers a stepped or phased approach to modeling to be appropriate, as follows:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
Step 6:

2.

Qualitative Air Quality Assessment
Screening Analysis
Preliminary Modeling Analysis (refined modeling)
Full Impact Modeling Analysis (refined modeling)
PSD Increment and NAAQS Analysis
Additional Impact Analysis

Step 1: Qualitative Air Quality Assessment
Narrative description of the current air quality conditions and the expected impact the permitted
source would have on that air quality. Some suggested factors to consider in the qualitative
discussion could include meteorology, terrain, distance to ambient air, expected emissions, etc.
If a convincing case cannot be made qualitatively that no impacts to air quality would be
expected, a screening analysis should next be performed.

3.

Step 2: Screening Analysis
For proposed new or modified sources that meet the modeling requirement criteria identified
above, protection of air quality from proposed emissions may be shown by using a simple
screening technique (e.g., SCREEN3 or AERSCREEN). Screening models are available for
download at the EPA SCRAM website:
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/scram/dispersion_screening.htm. A pre-approved modeling protocol is
not necessary prior to conducting a Screening Analysis.

4.

If the proposed new or modified emission increases do not increase ambient concentrations of a
pollutant by more than the significant impact levels, as compared to the SILs identified below, no
further modeling is necessary.

Significant Impact Levels
Pollutant
Averaging Period

SO2
PM2.5
PM10
NO2
CO

1 hr
3 hr
24 hr
Annual
24 hr
Annual
24 hr
Annual
1 hr
Annual
1 hr
8 hr

Class II Area SIL
(ug/m3)

Class I Area SIL
(ug/m3)

3 ppb or 7.8 ug/m3 (interim)
25
5
1
0.07
0.06
5
1
4 ppb or 7.5 ug/m3 (interim)
1
2,000 ppb
500 ppb

---1.0
0.2
0.08
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.08
---0.08

Note: The Class I area SILs are provided as guidance and have not been formalized by EPA.

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Sources that cannot demonstrate protection of air quality using a screening technique should
continue to the modeling requirements in Step 2 through Step 5. Modeling in Steps 2 through
5 should be performed based an approved protocol.
Applicants are encouraged to contact the Reviewing Authority prior to conducting any refined
modeling analysis (Step 2 through Step 5) to obtain an approved protocol.

What Should I Include In My Application If Modeling Is Necessary?
1.

Approved Modeling Protocol
In order to expedite the permitting process, it is recommended that you include a protocol that
has already been approved. An application will not be deemed complete until the protocol has
been approved.

2.

Modeling Results
In all cases, the modeling results should include the name of the model used, all input
parameters, and the resulting output. Electronic copies of the modeling input/output files should
be provided to the Reviewing Authority.

 ESA
The Endangered Species Act requires us, in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and/or the NOAA Fisheries Service, to ensure that actions we authorize are not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of any listed species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat of such species.
To expedite the approval of your proposed construction, we encourage you to identify any listed
species that you may be readily aware of that could be affected by your proposal. The following
website has been provided to assist you:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Simply enter the State and County in which you propose to construct to obtain a general listing.

 NHPA
The National Historic Preservation Act requires us, in consultation with State and/or Tribal Historic
Preservation Officers to ensure that actions we authorize are not likely to affect cultural resources.
To expedite the approval of your proposed construction, we encourage you to identify any cultural
resources that you may be readily aware of that could be affected by your proposal. The following
website has been provided to assist you:
http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome.do?searchtype=natreghome
Simply enter the State and County in which you propose to construct to obtain a general listing.
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