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Air Quality Standard Permit to Construct

Standard Permit to Construct - Processing or Manufacturing Equipment

This air quality standard permit to construct is required prior to installation and operation of any processing or manufacturing equipment capable of emitting air pollution that is not an incinerator, fuel burning equipment such as a boiler, internal combustion engine, or emergency generator, or portable crushing/screening equipment at a temporary site.

Expected Fee

To Be Determined Upon Review of the Application

Estimated Processing Time

4 Months to 15 Months

  1. Submit completed Application Checklist
  2. Submit completed Form 5 - Application Form for Processing or Manufacturing Equipment
  3. Submit completed Form 5EP - Emission Point Data for each associated emission point or fugitive discharge area
  4. Submit completed Form 5T - Toxic Air Pollutant (TAP) Emissions Summary and Compliance Demonstration (if applicable)
  5. Submit completed Form 6 - Application for Emission Control Equipment (if applicable)
  6. Submit all required supporting documentation as indicated on the Application Checklist. Additional information may be required upon request.

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

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Standard Permit to Construct - Emission Control Equipment

This air quality standard permit to construct is required prior to installation and operation of any new, additional, or replacement air pollution control equipment for an EXISTING permitted process or equipment that emits air pollution. Applications for air pollution control equipment that will be used with a NEW process or equipment should be submitted with the specific application for the process or equipment to be permitted (e.g. Processing or Manufacturing Equipment, Fuel Burning Equipment, Incinerator, etc.)

Expected Fee

To Be Determined Upon Review of the Application

Estimated Processing Time

4 Months

  1. Submit completed Application Checklist
  2. Submit completed Form 6 - Application for Emission Control Equipment
  3. Submit all required supporting documentation as indicated on the Application Checklist. Additional information may be required upon request.

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

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Standard Permit to Construct - Incinerators

This air quality permit to construct is required prior to installation and operation of any human or animal crematory, or municipal waste, industrial waste, special medical waste, or sewage sludge incinerator.

Expected Fee

To Be Determined Upon Review of the Application

Estimated Processing Time

4 Months to 15 Months

  1. Submit completed Application Checklist
  2. Submit completed Form 10 - Application Form for Incinerators
  3. Submit completed Form 5EP - Emission Point Data for each associated emission point or fugitive discharge area
  4. Submit completed Form 5T - Toxic Air Pollutant (TAP) Emissions Summary and Compliance Demonstration
  5. Submit completed Form 6 - Application for Emission Control Equipment (if applicable)
  6. Submit all required supporting documentation as indicated on the Application Checklist. Additional information may be required upon request.

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

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Standard Permit to Construct - Fuel Burning Equipment

This air quality permit to construct is required prior to installation and operation of any indirect fired, fuel burning equipment, such as a boiler, water heater, combustion turbine, or combined heat and power system that does not qualify for an Air Quality General Permit to Construct for small or medium fuel burning equipment and is not an emergency generator or internal combustion engine.

Expected Fee

To Be Determined Upon Review of the Application

Estimated Processing Time

4 Months to 15 Months

  1. Submit completed Application Checklist
  2. Submit completed Form 11 - Application Form for Fuel Burning Equipment
  3. Submit completed Form 5EP - Emission Point Data for each associated emission point or fugitive discharge area
  4. Submit completed Form 6 - Application for Emission Control Equipment (if applicable)
  5. Submit all required supporting documentation as indicated on the Application Checklist. Additional information may be required upon request.

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

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Standard Permit to Construct - Portable Crushing/Screening Equipment at Temporary Sites

This air quality permit to construct is required prior to installation and operation of any portable crushing and/or screening equipment located at a temporary site that is used to process a finite amount of material already on site and generated by operations at the site. New material generated on site during the course of the permit period and any material generated off site are prohibited from being processed under this permit. Examples of operations that qualify for this permit include the processing of in-situ stone at a construction site or concrete waste at a concrete batch plant, the replacement of a runway at an airport, and the demolition of a building where the waste products are processed at the site. No crushing and/or screening equipment can relocate to the same site for at least three years after the expiration of this permit.

Expected Fee

To Be Determined Upon Review of the Application

Estimated Processing Time

4 Months

  1. Submit the Application for Portable Crushing/Screening Equipment at Temporary Sites
  2. Submit required attachments as indicated on the application form.

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

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Standard Permit to Construct - Emergency Generator

This air quality permit to construct is required prior to installation and operation of an emergency generator equipped with an engine rated at 500 brake horsepower or greater that does not qualify for an Air Quality General Permit to Construct for emergency generators.

Expected Fee

To Be Determined Upon Review of the Application

Estimated Processing Time

4 Months to 15 Months

  1. Submit completed Application Checklist
  2. Submit completed Form - Application Form for Emergency Generators
  3. Submit completed Form 5EP - Emission Point Data for each associated emission point
  4. Submit completed Form 6 - Application for Emission Control Equipment (if applicable)
  5. Submit all required supporting documentation as indicated on the Application Checklist. Additional information may be required upon request.

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

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Standard Permit to Construct - Internal Combustion Engines

This air quality permit to construct is required prior to installation and operation of an internal combustion engine, including non-emergency generators and engines powering equipment. This permit is not required for engines that serve as the primary source of power for agricultural or industrial equipment rated at less than 500 brake horsepower.

Expected Fee

To Be Determined Upon Review of the Application

Estimated Processing Time

4 Months to 15 Months

  1. Submit completed Application Checklist
  2. Submit completed Form 44 - Application Form for Internal Combustion Engines
  3. Submit completed Form 5EP - Emission Point Data for each associated emission point
  4. Submit completed Form 6 - Application for Emission Control Equipment (if applicable)
  5. Submit all required supporting documentation as indicated on the Application Checklist

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

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