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PlLllnL CLLAn Al8 AC1 Cl 1999

ursuanL Lo Lhe provlslons of SecLlon 31 of 8epubllc AcL no 8749 oLherwlse known as Lhe hlllpplne
Clean Alr AcL of 1999 and by vlrLue of LxecuLlve Crder no 192 Serles of 1987 Lhe ueparLmenL of
LnvlronmenL and naLural 8esources hereby adopLs and promulgaLes Lhe followlng rules and regulaLlons
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AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL refers Lo Lhe legal auLhorlzaLlon granLed by Lhe 8ureau Lo lnsLall a new source
or modlfy an exlsLlng source
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ermlL Lo CperaLe refers Lo Lhe legal auLhorlzaLlon granLed by Lhe 8ureau Lo operaLe or malnLaln any
lnsLallaLlon for a speclfled perlod of Llme
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SLaLlonary source refers Lo any bulldlng or flxed sLrucLure faclllLy or lnsLallaLlon LhaL emlLs or may
emlL any alr polluLanL
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SecLlon 1 ermlLs 8equlred All sources of alr polluLlon sub[ecL Lo Lhese lmplemenLlng 8ules and
8egulaLlons musL have a valld ermlL Lo CperaLe LxlsLlng sources musL obLaln a permlL lssued by Lhe
ulrecLor unless exempLed by LxecuLlve Crder new or modlfled sources musL flrsL obLaln an AuLhorlLy Lo
ConsLrucL lssued by Lhe ulrecLor
SecLlon 2 llllng lees for AppllcaLlons A fee Lo be deLermlned by Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough 8ureau shall
be pald upon Lhe flllng of any of Lhe followlng appllcaLlons
a AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL
b ermlL Lo CperaLe
c 1ransfer of an exlsLlng and valld ermlL Lo CperaLe by reason of Lransfer of locaLlon of Lhe lnsLallaLlon
or change of permlLLee or boLh
d 8evlslon of any exlsLlng and valld AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL or ermlL Lo CperaLe lnvolvlng alLeraLlon or
replacemenL of Lhe lnsLallaLlon
e 8enewal of an explred AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL or ermlL Lo CperaLe
f Any oLher appllcaLlon for a permlL noL oLherwlse enumeraLed above
llllng fees for appllcaLlons whlch have been denled shall noL be refunded nor applled Lo subsequenL
appllcaLlons
SecLlon 3 AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL All proposed or planned source consLrucLlon or modlflcaLlon requlres
an AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL whlch musL be approved by Lhe 8ureau before consLrucLlon or modlflcaLlon
acLlvlLles Lake place AppllcaLlons shall be flled ln four (4) coples and supporLed by Lhe offlclal recelpL of
Lhe flllng fees and by such documenLs lnformaLlon and daLa as may be requlred by Lhe 8ureau lncludlng
Lhe followlng
a An englneerlng reporL coverlng Lhe planL descrlpLlon and operaLlons Lhe esLlmaLed Lypes
concenLraLlons and quanLlLles of all emlsslons Lo Lhe aLmosphere Lhe proposed conLrol faclllLles Lhe
emlsslon raLe and annual mass emlsslon ob[ecLlves Lhe deslgn crlLerla for alr polluLlon conLrol
equlpmenL Lo be used and oLher relevanL lnformaLlon 1he deslgn crlLerla lf warranLed shall be based
on Lhe resulLs of laboraLory and plloL planL scale sLudles 1he deslgn efflclencles of Lhe proposed alr
conLrol equlpmenL and Lhe quanLlLles and Lypes of polluLanLs ln Lhe flnal emlsslons shall be lndlcaLed
Where confldenLlal records are lnvolved Lhe 8ureau may llmlL Lhe full dlsclosure of Lhe same afLer
dlscusslons wlLh Lhe appllcanL
b 1he plans and speclflcaLlons of Lhe lnsLallaLlon and lLs conLrol faclllLles (ln sLandard slze of 30 cm by
90 cm) duly cerLlfled by a reglsLered professlonal mechanlcal englneer sanlLary englneer or chemlcal
englneer or a comblnaLlon of any Lwo or all of Lhem as may be requlred by Lhe 8ureau dependlng upon
Lhe naLure of Lhe consLrucLlon operaLlon or acLlvlLy soughL Lo be covered by Lhe AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL
1he plans shall clearly show ln adequaLe deLall Lhe proposed arrangemenL locaLlon and slze of Lhe
polluLlon conLrol equlpmenL or faclllLles lncludlng Lhelr accessorles crosssecLlons and consLrucLlon
deLalls 1he speclflcaLlons shall be ln sufflclenL deLall so LhaL when read ln con[uncLlon wlLh Lhe plans
Lhey clearly reveal Lhe proposed means and meLhods for Lhe conLrol of polluLlon and Lhelr expecLed
performance efflclency
c 1he pro[ecL proponenL shall conducL an alr quallLy lmpacL analysls uslng 8ureauapproved compuLer
dlsperslon models and Lechnlques 1he lmpacL analysls shall esLlmaLe Lhe resulLlng amblenL alr
concenLraLlons for all slgnlflcanL polluLanLs from Lhe faclllLy and shall lnclude Lhe exlsLlng amblenL alr
concenLraLlons as a basellne 1he lmpacL analysls wlll be used by Lhe 8ureau LogeLher wlLh oLher
relevanL lnformaLlon Lo deLermlne lf Lhe proposed consLrucLlon or modlflcaLlon wlll resulL ln a vlolaLlon
of an appllcable alr quallLy sLandard
d A vlclnlLy map adequaLely ldenLlfylng Lhe sLreeL address lf any of Lhe locaLlon or premlses of Lhe
lnsLallaLlon
Any lnLeresLed person furnlshlng a copy Lhereof Lo Lhe appllcanL may before lLs approval oppose such
appllcaLlon ln wrlLlng ln such a case Lhe LnvlronmenLal ManagemenL 8ureau may conducL a publlc
hearlng on Lhe appllcaLlon
1he 8ureau shall wlLhln a reasonable Llme acL on Lhe appllcaLlon for AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL elLher by
lssulng Lhe correspondlng AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL or by denylng Lhe appllcaLlon ln wrlLlng sLaLlng Lhe
reason or reasons Lherefor
1he AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL shall be lssued sub[ecL Lo such condlLlons as Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe
8ureau may deem reasonable Lo lmpose and upon paymenL of Lhe fees ln accordance wlLh Lhe followlng
schedule
ln case Lhe appllcaLlon ls denled Lhe appllcanL may wlLhln 10 days from noLlce of such denlal flle only
one wrlLLen peLlLlon for reconslderaLlon 1he declslon on sald peLlLlon shall become flnal afLer 10 days
from recelpL Lhereof
SecLlon 4 Converslon of AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL Lo ermlL Lo CperaLe Cnce new source consLrucLlon or
modlflcaLlon ls compleLed Lhe source owner shall wlLhln 60 days of sLarLup requesL Lhe auLhorlzlng
agency (generally Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau) Lo converL Lhe AuLhorlLy Lo ConsLrucL Lo a ermlL
Lo CperaLe A valld ermlL Lo CperaLe wlll be lssued once Lhe owner has demonsLraLed Lo Lhe
saLlsfacLlon of Lhe auLhorlzlng agency LhaL all permlL condlLlons have been or wlll be meL and LhaL no alr
quallLy sLandards or guldellnes wlll be exceeded 1he owner shall conducL source LesLlng uslng meLhods
and Lechnlques approved by Lhe 8ureau as parL of Lhe demonsLraLlon
SecLlon 3 AppllcaLlon for ermlL Lo CperaLe An appllcaLlon for a ermlL Lo CperaLe shall be flled for
each source emlLLlng regulaLed alr polluLanLs laclllLles havlng more Lhan one source may group Lhe
sources under a slngle permlL appllcaLlon provlded Lhe requlremenLs below are meL for each lndlvldual
source AppllcaLlons shall be made ln a formaL prescrlbed by Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau flled
ln LrlpllcaLe coples LogeLher wlLh a copy of Lhe offlclal recelpL of Lhe flllng fees and lncludlng Lhe
followlng
a 1he lnformaLlon llsLed ln SecLlon 3 of Lhls 8ule
b A sLaLemenL of compllance or noncompllance wlLh 8ule xxv naLlonal Lmlsslon SLandards lor Source
Speclflc Alr olluLanLs (or ln Lhe case of lnclneraLors a sLaLemenL of compllance or noncompllance wlLh
8ule xxvlll) 1he sLaLemenL of compllance shall be supporLed wlLh acLual LesL daLa (such as sLack
sampllng LesL daLa) or daLa gaLherlng Lechnlques accepLable Lo Lhe 8ureau
c A sLaLemenL of compllance or noncompllance wlLh 8ule xxvl AmblenL Alr CuallLy SLandards 1he
sLaLemenL of compllance shall be supporLed by dlsperslon modellng daLa uslng modellng Lechnlques and
sampllng approved by Lhe 8ureau lor cases ln whlch source sampllng and analysls ls noL pracLlcal Lhe
8ureau may approve Lhe use of acLual amblenL alr LesL daLa Lo demonsLraLe compllance wlLh Lhe
AmblenL Alr CuallLy SLandards so long as Lhe locaLlon and condlLlons of Lhe LesLlng conform Lo a worsL
case scenarlo as demonsLraLed by alr dlsperslon modellng
d A compllance acLlon plan for sources noL meeLlng regulaLory requlremenLs 1he compllance plan may
lnclude provlslon for use of emlsslon averaglng and/or Lradlng as allowed under arLs lll and lv
A cerLlflcaLlon slgned by Lhe appllcanL aLLesLlng Lo Lhe accuracy and compleLeness of Lhe appllcaLlon
e A slgned copy of Lhe appolnLmenL or deslgnaLlon of Lhe polluLlon conLrol offlcer of Lhe appllcanL and
f CLher documenLs lnformaLlon and daLa as may be requlred by Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau
SecLlon 6 AcLlon on Lhe AppllcaLlon for ermlL Lo CperaLe WlLhln LhlrLy (30) days from submlsslon of
Lhe compleLe requlremenLs Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau shall acL on Lhe appllcaLlon for ermlL
Lo CperaLe by approvlng or denylng Lhe same ln wrlLlng 1he ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau may deny
an appllcaLlon havlng lncompleLe requlremenLs when Lhe appllcanL falls or refuses Lo compleLe Lhe same
desplLe belng glven reasonable Llme Lo do so
1he ermlL Lo CperaLe shall be lssued or renewed every year sub[ecL Lo such condlLlons as Lhe
ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau Lhrough Lhe may deem reasonable Lo lmpose and upon paymenL of
Lhe permlL fees for alr polluLlon source and conLrol faclllLles
ln case Lhe appllcaLlon ls denled Lhe appllcanL may wlLhln 10 days from noLlce of such denlal flle only
one wrlLLen peLlLlon for reconslderaLlon 1he declslon on sald peLlLlon shall become flnal afLer 10 days
from recelpL Lhereof
SecLlon 7 1emporary ermlL Lo CperaLe lor purposes of sampllng plannlng research and oLher
slmllar purposes Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau upon submlsslon of saLlsfacLory proof may lssue
a 1emporary ermlL Lo CperaLe no Lo exceed nlneLy (90) days provlded LhaL Lhe appllcanL has a pendlng
appllcaLlon for a ermlL Lo CperaLe under SecLlon 3
SecLlon 8 Llfe and Ceneral CondlLlons of ermlL A permlL duly lssued by Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe
8ureau shall be valld for Lhe perlod speclfled Lhereln buL noL beyond one (1) year from Lhe daLe of
lssuance unless sooner suspended or revoked lL may be renewed by flllng an appllcaLlon for renewal aL
leasL LhlrLy (30) days before lLs explraLlon daLe and upon paymenL of Lhe requlred fees and compllance
wlLh requlremenLs
lssuance of Lhe permlL shall noL relleve Lhe permlLLee from complylng wlLh Lhe requlremenLs of Lhe AcL
and Lhese 8ules and LhaL commencemenL of Lhe work or operaLlon under such permlL shall be deemed
accepLance of all Lhe condlLlons Lhereln speclfled
SecLlon 9 Crounds for ModlflcaLlon of ermlL CondlLlons AfLer due noLlce and publlc hearlng Lhe
ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau may modlfy any exlsLlng and valld permlL by lmposlng new or
addlLlonal condlLlons provlded LhaL Lhe permlLLee ls glven reasonable Llme Lo comply wlLh such new or
addlLlonal condlLlons upon showlng
a 1haL an lmprovemenL ln emlsslon quallLy or quanLlLy can be accompllshed because of Lechnologlcal
advance wlLhouL unreasonable hardshlp
b 1haL a hlgher degree of LreaLmenL ls necessary Lo effecL Lhe lnLenLs and purposes of Lhe appllcable
provlslons of Lhese 8ules and 8egulaLlons
c 1haL a change ln Lhe envlronmenL or surroundlng condlLlons requlres a modlflcaLlon of Lhe
lnsLallaLlon covered by a permlL Lo conform Lo appllcable alr quallLy sLandards as Lhe case may be
d 1haL Lhe area ln whlch Lhe permlLLed faclllLy ls locaLed has been changed from an undeslgnaLed area
or an aLLalnmenL area Lo a nonaLLalnmenL area for one or more crlLerla polluLanLs or
e 1haL Lhe AcL or Lhese 8ules and 8egulaLlons requlres Lhe modlflcaLlon of Lhe permlL condlLlons
SecLlon 10 Crounds for Suspenslon or 8evocaLlon of ermlLs AfLer due noLlce and hearlng Lhe
ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau may suspend or revoke any exlsLlng and valld permlL on any of Lhe
followlng grounds
a noncompllance wlLh or vlolaLlon of any provlslon of AcL Lhese 8ules and 8egulaLlons and/or permlL
condlLlons
b lalse or lnaccuraLe lnformaLlon ln Lhe appllcaLlon for permlL LhaL led Lo Lhe lssuance of Lhe permlL
c 8efusal Lo allow lawful lnspecLlon conducLed by Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau of duly
auLhorlzed personnel
d nonpaymenL of Lhe approprlaLe fees
e CLher valld purposes
SecLlon 11 osLlng of ermlL 1he permlLLee shall dlsplay Lhe permlL upon Lhe lnsLallaLlon lLself ln such
manner as Lo be clearly vlslble and accesslble aL all Llmes ln Lhe evenL LhaL Lhe permlL cannoL be so
placed lL shall be mounLed ln an accesslble and vlslble place near Lhe lnsLallaLlon covered by Lhe permlL
no person shall wlllfully deface alLer forge counLerfelL or falslfy any permlL
SecLlon 12 1ransfer of ermlLs ln case of sale or legal Lransfer of a faclllLy covered by a permlL Lhe
permlLLee shall noLlfy Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau of such and Lhe name and address of Lhe
Lransferee wlLhln LhlrLy (30) days from Lhe daLe of sale or Lransfer ln case of fallure Lo do so he shall be
llable for any vlolaLlon of Lhese 8ules and 8egulaLlons LhaL Lhe Lransferee may commlL by reason of such
Lransfer lL shall be Lhe duLy of Lhe Lransferee Lo flle an appllcaLlon for Lransfer of Lhe permlL ln hls name
wlLhln Len (10) days from noLlflcaLlon of Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau
SecLlon 13 lanL CperaLlonal roblems ln Lhe evenL LhaL Lhe permlLLee ls Lemporarlly unable Lo
comply wlLh any of Lhe condlLlons of Lhe ermlL Lo CperaLe due Lo a breakdown of Lhe lnsLallaLlon
covered by Lhe permlL for any cause he or hls polluLlon conLrol offlcer shall lmmedlaLely noLlfy Lhe
ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau of such cause(s) and Lhe sLeps belng Laken Lo solve Lhe problem and
prevenL lLs recurrence lncludlng Lhe esLlmaLed duraLlon of Lhe breakdown Lhe lnLenL Loward
reconsLrucLlon or repalr of such lnsLallaLlon and such oLher relevanL lnformaLlon or daLa as may be
requlred by Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau 1he ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau shall be noLlfled
when Lhe condlLlon causlng Lhe fallure or breakdown has been correcLed and such source equlpmenL or
faclllLy ls agaln ln operaLlon
ln such a case Lhe permlLLee may be sub[ecL Lo Lhe paymenL of flnes or penalLles as provlded under arL
xlll of Lhese lmplemenLlng 8ules and 8egulaLlons
SecLlon 14 MonlLorlng and 8eporLlng 1he owner or Lhe polluLlon conLrol offlcer ln charge of Lhe
lnsLallaLlon sub[ecL Lo Lhe provlslons of Lhese lmplemenLlng 8ules and 8egulaLlons shall keep a record of
lLs operaLlonal daLa and conLrol LesL lndlcaLlng lLs operaLlonal efflclency and shall furnlsh a copy of Lhe
same Lo Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau quarLerly ln accordance wlLh Lhe procedures and/or
programs approved by Lhe ueparLmenL Lhrough Lhe 8ureau for Lhls purpose