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Air Quality General Permit to Construct

Vehicle Refinishing Autobody - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Vehicle Refinishing (Autobody): This general permit applies only to autobody repair facilities that: (a) Are at a fixed stationary location; (b) Use no more than 400 gallons of vehicle refinishing materials per year; (c) Have two or less paint spray booths; and (d) Do not use materials containing: lead; formaldehyde; or pot life extenders.

Expected Fee

$500 for the facility

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Vehicle Refinishing
  2. Submit Initial Notification and Compliance Notification forms

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Small Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Small Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities: This general permit applies to all facilities that: A) Dispense gasoline into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles; B) Have gasoline storage tanks larger than 2,000 gallons; C) Dispense less than 10,000 gallons of gasoline per month; and D) Are equipped with Stage I vapor recovery only.

Expected Fee

$200 for the facility

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Small Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Medium Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Medium Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities: This general permit applies to all facilities that: A) Dispense gasoline into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles; B) Have gasoline storage tanks larger than 2,000 gallons; C) Dispense between 10,000 and 100,000 gallons of gasoline per month; and D) Are equipped with Stage I vapor recovery only.

Expected Fee

$200 for the facility

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Medium Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Large Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Large Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities: This general permit applies to all facilities that: A) Dispense gasoline into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles; B) Have gasoline storage tanks larger than 2,000 gallons; C) Dispense more than 100,000 gallons of gasoline per month; and D) Are equipped with Stage I vapor recovery only.

Expected Fee

$200 for the facility

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Large Motor Vehicle Refueling Facilities

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Charbroilers and Pit Barbecues - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Charbroilers and Pit Barbecues: This general permit applies to a person who owns, constructs (installs), or operates a non-residential charbroiler or pit barbecue with a total cooking area greater than 5 square feet (0.46 square meters) which: (1) Operates at one location 15 days or more in any 365-day period; or (2) Operates at one location more than 2 days in any 7-day period.

Expected Fee

$100 per unit

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Charbroilers and Pit Barbecues

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Groundwater Air Strippers & Soil Vapor Extraction - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Soil Vapor Extraction and Groundwater Air Stripping : This general permit applies for soil vapor extraction (SVE) and groundwater air strippers (GWAS) systems where: 1) the contamination is the result of gasoline, No.1 & No.2 fuel oils, kerosene, diesel, and jet fuels; and 2) the soil is treated in place by means of vapor or groundwater extraction wells. This permit does not apply to: (1) soil and groundwater remediation at sites contaminated with anything other than gasoline, kerosene, diesel, No.1 or No.2 fuel oils, or jet fuels; (2) In-situ soil remediation by heating the soil in order to induce thermal decomposition of soil contaminants; (3) treatment of contaminated soil from off-site; and (4) the treatment of contaminated soil on-site which would require excavation, except where the excavation is required for the installation of the SVE or GWAS system.

Expected Fee

$250 per system

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Groundwater Air Strippers & Soil Vapor Extraction

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Perchlorethylene (PERC) Dry Cleaning Equipment - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Perchlorethylene (PERC) Dry Cleaning Equipment: This general permit applies only to dry cleaning facilities that: (1) Use no more than 450 gallons of PERC per year; (2) Are not in a co-residential building; and (3) Have only dry-to-dry type machines. Note: Tandem machines are billed as two separate pieces of equipment.

Expected Fee

$500 per piece of equipment

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Perchlorethylene (PERC) Dry Cleaning Equipment

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Small Fuel Burning (Boiler/Heater) Equipment - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Small Fuel Burning Equipment: This general permit applies only to a person who owns, constructs (installs), or operates fuel burning equipment that: (1) Is a boiler or heater that has the primary function of heating air, water, or any other medium through indirect heat transfer from the burning of fuels; (2) Has a maximum rated heat input of 1 to less than 10 million Btu per hour; and (3) Burns natural gas, liquid petroleum gas (propane), or distillate fuel oil.

Expected Fee

$400 per piece of equipment

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Small Fuel Burning (Boiler/Heater) Equipment

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
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(410) 537-3230

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Medium Fuel Burning (Boiler/Heater) Equipment - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Medium Fuel Burning (Boiler/Heater) Equipment: This permit applies only to a person who owns, constructs (installs), or operates fuel burning equipment that: (1) Is a boiler or heater that has the primary function of heating air, water, or any other medium through indirect heat transfer from the burning of fuels; (2) Has a maximum rated heat input of 10 to less than 30 million Btu per hour; and (2) Burns only natural gas or burns natural gas with distillate fuel used only in periods of natural gas curtailment or supply interruption.

Expected Fee

$500 per piece of equipment

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Medium Fuel Burning (Boiler/Heater) Equipment

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
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(410) 537-3230

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Non-Heatset Sheet-fed Offset Lithographic Printing - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Non-Heatset Sheet-fed Offset Lithographic Printing: This permit applies only to a facility that: (1) Exclusively uses non-heatset, sheet-fed, offset lithographic printing presses; (2) Does not use any other equipment requiring an air quality permit, except for fuel burning equipment used for work area heating; (3) Uses 1,000 gallons or less of fountain solution concentrate per year; and (4) Does not use fountain solutions or clean-up solvents containing: methylene chloride or dichloromethane, heavy aliphatic petroleum distillate, or dipropylene glycol butyl ether.

Expected Fee

$500 per piece of equipment

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Non-Heatset Sheet-fed Offset Lithographic Printing

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
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(410) 537-3230

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Concrete Batch Plant - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Concrete Batch Plant: This permit applies only to concrete batch plants. This permit does not apply to: (1) Sources that manufacture dry concrete or cement products (such as cinder block, concrete pipes, etc), or (2) Sources that use dry concrete or Portland cement in a manufacturing process.

Expected Fee

$250 for the plant

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Concrete Batch Plant

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Off-Road Gasoline Refueling Facilities - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Off-Road Gasoline Refueling Facilities: This general permit applies exclusively to gasoline storage and dispensing operations that: (1) Are located at marinas, farms, or similar locations where off-road equipment is refueled; and, (2) Have tanks with a capacity greater than 2,000 gallons.

Expected Fee

$200 for the facility

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Off-Road Gasoline Refueling Facilities

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
[email protected]
(410) 537-3230

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Emergency Generators - General Permit to Construct

Air Quality General Permit to Construct For Emergency Generators: This general permit applies only to a person who owns, constructs (installs), or operates an emergency generator set that: (1) Has a stationary internal combustion engine rated at 500 brake horsepower (373 kilowatts) or up to and including approximately 2,681 brake horsepower, or a maximum electrical output of 2,000 kilowatts. AND (2) Is only used for emergency operation, maintenance and testing, and operation in non-emergency situations for 50 hours per year, as described in 40 CFR §60.4211(f)(3) and §63.6640(f)(3). AND (3) Meets ONE of the following requirements: (a) The engine was constructed after July 11, 2005 with a manufacture date after April 1, 2006, the engine is an emergency diesel-fired, compression ignition, internal combustion engine with a displacement of less than 30 liters per cylinder, and the engine is certified to the emergency engine emission standards of 40 CFR §60.4205(a) or (b), as applicable, for the same model year and maximum engine power. OR (b) The engine is an existing emergency stationary reciprocating internal combustion engine constructed before June 12, 2006.​ This permit does not apply to: (1) Stationary internal combustion engines with an electrical output greater than 2,000 kilowatts; (2) Spark ignition internal combustion engines; (3) Stationary combustion turbines; (4) Emergency generator sets located at major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP); (5) Generator sets that participate in demand response programs, or that are used for peak or load shaving; or (6) Groups of emergency generator sets at one location that require premises wide emissions limits such as data centers or other critical infrastructure locations.

Expected Fee

$400 per generator set

Estimated Processing Time

45 Days

  1. Submit the Complete Request for Coverage: Application for Emergency Generators ​
  2. Submit Engine Manufacturer Literature/Engine Specification Sheet
  3. Copy of the engine Certificate of Conformity or other evidence showing that the engine is certified to meet U.S.. EPA Tier standards for emergency engines if the electric generator set is NOT an existing unit constructed before June 12, 2006

Air and Radiation Administration
Air Quality Permits Program - Permit Services Administrator
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(410) 537-3230

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