Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

A. Plantwide Applicability Limitation (PAL). In accordance with 40 CFR 52.21(aa), any major stationary source may establish a plantwide applicability limitation based on baseline actual emissions (actuals PAL) for use in future NSR actions. The actuals PAL can be established in a…

A. "Transfer" shall mean any sale, conveyance, or assignment of the rights held by the applicant in any permit issued pursuant to these Regulations which meets the conditions of both (1) and (2) below:(1) There is a change of more than 50 percent of the equity ownership of the pe…

If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of any of these regulations, or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances is for any reason challenged or held to be invalid or void, the validity of the remaining regulations and/or portions th…

A. Except as provided for in 11 Miss Admin. Code Pt. 2, Ch. 6., no permit shall be issued unless the applicant has complied with applicable requirements of 11 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Ch. 1.; 11 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Ch. 2.; the "Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution…

A. All engineering plans and specifications required by DEQ must bear the signature, registration number, and seal of a professional engineer registered in the State of Mississippi. B. Information Required.(1) The Permit Board may require each application for a permit to construc…

A. For any application for a Prevention of Significant Deterioration permit to construct, the DEQ will follow the public participation procedures specified in 11 Miss. Admin Code Pt. 2, Ch. 5. in lieu of the requirements set forth herein. B. For any application for a Title V perm…

A. Standards for Approving an Application for a Permit to Construct. (1) The stationary source shall be designed and constructed so as to operate without causing a violation of any Applicable Rules and Regulations. (2) The stationary source shall be designed and constructed so as…

A. Where compliance testing is required in any permit, it shall be performed as provided herein. The Permit Board may require in any permit the installation of sampling ports with safe access and the installation, maintenance and use of monitoring equipment. B. Requirements. (1) …

Where emissions evaluation reporting is required in any permit, acceptable mathematical methods to demonstrate control adequacy shall include but not be limited to the following: A. An emission inventory including: (1) location and description of control equipment at each point s…

A. A State Permit to Operate shall expire five (5) years from the effective date of said permit or within any shorter period of time deemed appropriate by the Permit Board and stated in the State Permit to Operate when issued. B. Not less than one hundred and eighty (180) days pr…

The Permit Board may require in any permit the maintenance of records relating to the operation of air contamination sources, and any authorized representatives of the Commission may examine and copy any such records pertaining to the operation of such air contaminant source. Cop…

Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 49-17-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, Recompiled, the following regulations are adopted to prevent the excessive buildup of air pollutants during air pollution episodes, thereby preventing the occurrence of an emergency due to the effect…

A. "Air Standards." The maximum allowable concentration of any air contaminant existing in the ambient air during a stated period of time, as adopted by the Commission. B. "Director." The Director of the Mississippi Department of Natural Resources. Notes 11 Miss. Code. R. 2-3.2 M…

Conditions justifying the proclamation of an air pollution alert, air pollution warning, or air pollution emergency shall be deemed to exist whenever the Director determines that the accumulation of air pollutants in any place is attaining or has attained levels which could if su…

A. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contaminant which emits 0.25 tons per day or more of air contaminants for which air standards have been adopted shall prepare emission control action programs, consistent with good industrial practice and safe operati…

A. Following are emergency orders which may be appropriate for use by the Director upon his declaration that an Air Pollution Emergency Episode exists for any air contaminants for which air standards have been adopted: (1) Air Pollution Alert (a) Any one or combination of air con…

Except for odor, as covered below, the ambient air quality standards for Mississippi shall be the Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards as duly promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in (or to be printed in) 40 CFR Part 50, pursuant to the …

The purpose of this regulation is to implement a program for the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality as required by 40 C.F.R. § 51.166. This regulation supersedes and replaces the previous adoption of Title 11, Part 2, Chapter 5, "Regulations for the Prevention…

Other than the subsections listed below and except for the changes set forth in Rule 5.3 of this regulation, the provisions of 40 C.F.R. § 52.21, as amended and promulgated by [Start date of public notice], are incorporated herein and adopted by reference by the Mississippi Commi…

The term "Administrator" as it appears in 40 C.F.R. § 52.21 shall mean the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board, except that: A. In subparagraph (b)(3)(iii) [relating to "net emissions increase"], it shall mean either the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board o…

Subsection 40 CFR 51.166(f)"Exclusions from Increment Consumption" (excluding the phrase "The plan may provide that"), as amended and promulgated by [Start date of public notice], is incorporated herein and adopted by reference, except for the changes set forth below: A. The phra…

The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality shall transmit to the Administrator of the USEPA a copy of each permit application filed under this regulation and shall notify the Administrator of the USEPA of each significant action the Executive Di…

This regulation applies to any stationary source or modification to which 40 CFR 52.21 applied as of the date of adoption of this regulation, but for which the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board had not issued a permit pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 52.21 by that date. Notes…

A. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality ("the Department") shall notify all applicants within 30 days as to the completeness of the application or any deficiency in the application or information submitted. In the event of such a deficiency, the date of receipt of …

A. Definitions. (1) Advisory Council is the Council created by State law to conduct an independent study of the costs for the development and administration of the Title V program within the Department of Environmental Quality and to conduct an annual review of the costs of admin…

A. Duty to apply. For each Title V source, the owner or operator shall submit a timely and complete permit application in accordance with this rule. (1) Timely application. (a) A timely application for a source applying for a Title V permit for the first time is one that is submi…

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 ti…

A. Action on application. (1) A permit, permit modification, or renewal may be issued only upon satisfaction of the conditions that follow: (a) the DEQ has received a complete application for a permit, permit modification, or permit renewal, except that a complete application nee…

A. Transmission of information to the Administrator. (1) The DEQ shall provide to the Administrator a copy of each permit application (including any application for permit modification), the statement required by Rule 6.4.A(3)., each proposed permit and each final Title V permit.…

A. Fees. The owner or operator of any stationary source that is required to hold a Title V permit shall pay to the DEQ an annual fee based on a fee schedule established by the Commission. The fee schedule for Title V program fees shall be set each year by order of the Commission …

A. The following activities/emissions sources are not required to be included in a Title V permit application:(1) new or modified pilot plants, subject to temporary source regulations located in Rule 6.3.E. (2) maintenance and upkeep: (a) maintenance, structural changes, or repai…

The Federal permit regulations applicable to facilities affected by the requirements of Title IV of the Clean Air Act are those regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in (or to be printed in) 40 CFR Parts 72 and 76. All such regulations duly promulgat…

A. Regulations for case-by-case maximum achievable control technology (MACT) applicable to facilities affected by the requirements of Section 112(g) of the Federal Clean Air Act are those regulations duly promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in (or to …

A. Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions are regulations duly promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in (or to be printed in) Part 68 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. All such regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Pr…

Pursuant to the authority granted by the Lead-Based Paint Activity Accreditation and Certification Act, Miss. Code 49-17-501 through 49-17-531, the following regulations contain procedures and requirements for the accreditation of lead-based paint activities training programs, pr…

A. "Abatement" means any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards. Abatement includes, but is not limited to:(1) The removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust, the permanent enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based paint, …

A. Scope.(1) A training program may seek accreditation to offer lead-based paint activities courses in any of the following disciplines: inspector, risk assessor, supervisor, project designer, renovator, dust sampling technician, and abatement worker. A training program may also …

A. Certification of Individuals. (1) Individuals seeking certification by the Commission to engage in lead-based paint activities must either: (a) Submit to the Commission an application demonstrating that they meet the requirements established in paragraphs B. thru H. of this Ru…

A. Effective Date, Applicability, and Terms. (1) Beginning on the date of adoption all lead-based paint abatement and renovation activities shall be performed pursuant to the work practice standards contained in this rule. (2) When performing any lead-based paint activity describ…

A. Compliance Inspections and Investigations (1) The Department may inspect or investigate the practices of any person involved in lead-based paint activities in target housing or child-occupied facilities as defined in these rules. (2) Advance notice of inspections or investigat…

The standards for the management of hazardous waste, the definitions of terms, and the provisions for rulemaking petitions (with the exception of the last sentence of 260.34(a) and 260.34(a)(1)-(3)) shall have the meaning as found in the EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations 40 CFR 260…

A. For the purposes of this Rule 1.10, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Incinerator" means any enclosed device that: (a) Uses controlled flame combustion and neither meets the criteria of classification as a boiler, sludge dryer, or carbon regeneration unit, nor is list…

Owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in Mississippi that have fully complied with the requirements for interim status shall meet the requirements in Part 265 of the EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations 40 CFR 265 (with the exception of 40…

The owner or operator of any interim status facility for the treatment, storage, recycling, or disposal of hazardous waste shall report by March 1 of each calendar year to the Department, on forms provided by the Department, the types and amounts of hazardous waste treated, store…

Generators, transporters and treatment, storage and disposal facilities conducting activities identified in Part 266 of the EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations shall comply with the requirements of Part 266 of the EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations 40 CFR 266; 50 FR 661, January 4, 1985…

Owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in Mississippi under a 40 CFR Subpart J standardized permit shall meet all the requirements of Part 267 of the EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations 40 CFR 267 (with the exception of 267.150): 70 CFR 53…

Generators, transporters, and owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in Mississippi shall meet all the requirements of Part 268 of the EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations 40 CFR 268; 51 FR 19300, May 28, 1986, Effective June 27, 1986; 51 F…