Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 445B.3649 “Tier-3 thermal unit” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) “Tier-3 thermal unit” means a thermal unit which: 1. Without any controls for mercury emissions, is not capable of and does not have the potential to emit mercury into the atmosphere; 2. Obtains an operating pe…

NAC 445B.3651 Identification of technologies that constitute presumptive NvMACT. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) The technologies to control mercury emissions which are set forth in this section by the associated system or process unit of the tier-1 thermal unit that emits mercury, and …

NAC 445B.3653 Identification of tier-1 thermal units that emit mercury. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) The existing thermal units that emit mercury which are set forth in this section, and none other, are tier-1 thermal units that emit mercury: 1. For Goldstrike Mining Operations of Ba…

NAC 445B.3655 Establishment and implementation of Nevada Mercury Air Emissions Control Program. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) The Commission will establish and the Director shall implement the Nevada Mercury Air Emissions Control Program in accordance with the provisions set forth in …

NAC 445B.3657 Determination by Director of de minimis mercury emissions. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director shall make an initial determination of the de minimis mercury emissions for thermal units that emit mercury not later than July 3, 2006. 2. The Director may, upon wri…

NAC 445B.3659 Application of NvMACT required for control of mercury emissions. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) No owner or operator of a tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury, new thermal unit that emits mercury or modified thermal unit that emits mercury may cause or permit the discha…

NAC 445B.3661 Mercury operating permits to construct: General requirements; restrictions on transfers. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. A mercury operating permit to construct is required for each: (a) Existing thermal unit that emits mercury, other than a tier-3 thermal unit, pursuan…

NAC 445B.3663 Mercury operating permits to construct: Duties of owner or operator of stationary source which conducts precious metals mining; form of application. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An owner or operator of a stationary source which conducts precious metals mining shall o…

NAC 445B.3665 Duties of owner or operator of tier-3 thermal unit. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An owner or operator of a tier-3 thermal unit: (a) Must have an operating permit issued pursuant to NAC 445B.001 to 445B.390, inclusive, to operate the thermal unit; (b) Shall submit doc…

NAC 445B.3667 Tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury: Deadlines for submission of phase-1 and phase-2 applications. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An owner or operator of a tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury shall submit a phase-1 application to the Director not later than Octob…

NAC 445B.3669 Existing thermal unit that emits mercury: Submission of phase-1 application following determination of de minimis mercury emissions. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) Within 90 days after the date of final notification of the determination of de minimis mercury emissions pur…

NAC 445B.3671 Tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury: Contents of required applications. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.225, 445B.300) A phase-1 application, a phase-2 application and an application for a revision of a mercury operating permit to construct for an existing thermal unit that …

NAC 445B.3673 Existing thermal unit that emits mercury: Contents of phase-1 application; sampling and testing for tier-1 thermal unit. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.225, 445B.300) A phase-1 application or an application for a revision of a mercury operating permit to construct which was is…

NAC 445B.3675 Tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury: Contents of phase-2 application. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.225, 445B.300) A phase-2 application for a tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury, or an application for a revision of a mercury operating permit to construct which was issu…

NAC 445B.3677 Review of and action on application for tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) For each tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury: 1. For a phase-1 application, phase-2 application or an application for the revision of a mercury operating perm…

NAC 445B.3679 Mercury operating permit to construct for tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury: Required conditions and information. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) For each tier-2 thermal unit that emits mercury: 1. The Director shall cite the legal authority for each condition contain…

NAC 445B.3681 New or modified thermal unit that emits mercury: Contents of required application. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) An application for a mercury operating permit to construct or an application for a revision of a mercury operating permit to construct for a new thermal unit …

NAC 445B.3683 Review of and action on application for new or modified thermal unit that emits mercury. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) For each new or modified thermal unit that emits mercury: 1. Within 30 days after the date of receipt of an application for a mercury operating permit t…

NAC 445B.3685 Mercury operating permit to construct for new or modified thermal unit that emits mercury: Required conditions and information. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) For each new thermal unit that emits mercury or modified thermal unit that emits mercury: 1. The Director shall c…

NAC 445B.3687 Mercury operating permit to construct for new or modified thermal unit that emits mercury: Expiration and extension. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) For a new thermal unit that emits mercury or a modified thermal unit that emits mercury: 1. If construction will occur in on…

NAC 445B.3689 Fees: Determination, payment and collection; late penalty. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300, 445B.305) 1. The fee for a mercury operating permit to construct as required pursuant to NAC 445B.3611 to 445B.3689, inclusive, must be determined as follows: (a) For a mercury opera…

NAC 445B.3701 Definitions. (NRS 445B.932) As used in NAC 445B.3701 to 445B.3709, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 445B.37013 and 445B.37015 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Environmental Com…

NAC 445B.37013 “Approved contractor” defined. (NRS 445B.932) “Approved contractor” means a contractor that has been approved by the Division pursuant to NAC 445B.3704 to sell an eligible clean truck or bus. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R144-24, eff. 12-19-2024)

NAC 445B.37015 “Eligible clean truck or bus” defined. (NRS 445B.932) “Eligible clean truck or bus” means: 1. A clean truck or bus that is approved by the Division pursuant to NAC 445B.3702 to be eligible for purchase using an incentive from the Program; or 2. A repowered vehicle …

NAC 445B.3702 Eligibility requirements: Clean truck or bus. (NRS 445B.932) The Division may approve a clean truck or bus to be eligible for purchase using an incentive from the Program if: 1. The clean truck or bus is: (a) Model year 2024 or newer; or (b) A repowered vehicle that…

NAC 445B.3703 Eligibility requirements: Repowered vehicle. (NRS 445B.932) The Division may approve a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle to be eligible for an incentive from the Program as a repowered vehicle if the power source of the medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle is: 1. A die…

NAC 445B.3704 Application for approved contractor; approval. (NRS 445B.932) 1. A contractor may apply to the Division to participate as an approved contractor in the Program. Such an application must be on a form prescribed by the Division and include, without limitation: (a) Inf…

NAC 445B.3705 Application for incentive from Program. (NRS 445B.932) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, to be eligible to receive an incentive from the Program, an eligible entity must submit an application for the incentive to the Division before purchasing an elig…

NAC 445B.3706 Review of applications for incentives; compliance with certain federal laws. (NRS 445B.932, 445B.934) 1. As required by subsection 1 of NRS 445B.934, the Division shall review the applications for incentives from the Program submitted pursuant to NAC 445B.3705 on a …

NAC 445B.3707 Authorized conditions for approval of incentive. (NRS 445B.932) 1. As a condition for approval of an incentive, the Division, if required by a funding source, may on a case-by-case basis require that an eligible entity: (a) Scrap a diesel-powered or gasoline-powered…

NAC 445B.3708 Redemption of voucher. (NRS 445B.932) 1. To redeem a voucher issued pursuant to NRS 445B.934, an approved contractor shall submit to the Division: (a) The voucher; (b) Documentation relating to the sale of the eligible clean truck or bus, including, without limitati…

NAC 445B.3709 Requirements for eligible entity that purchases eligible clean truck or bus. (NRS 445B.932, 445B.936) An eligible entity that purchases an eligible clean truck or bus using an incentive received from the Program shall: 1. Own and operate the eligible clean truck or …

NAC 445B.380 Applicability; authorized uses. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. NAC 445B.380 to 445B.390, inclusive, apply to: (a) A new or existing major stationary source or a major modification with a federally enforceable permit that contains requirements associated with an emission…

NAC 445B.3811 Limitations on use. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An emission reduction credit shall not provide or allow: (a) Authority for or the recognition of a preexisting vested right to emit any regulated air pollutant; (b) For an exemption from reasonably available control te…

NAC 445B.3821 Application. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An applicant for an emission reduction credit must submit an application to the Director on the form provided by the Director and pay the determination fee required by NAC 445B.327 when the applicant submits the application t…

NAC 445B.3831 Requirements for issuance. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director shall not issue an emission reduction credit unless the following requirements are met: (a) The emission reductions used to generate the emission reduction credit are surplus, permanent, quantifiabl…

NAC 445B.3841 Duties of Director in making determination to issue or deny; recording of issuance; appeal of denial. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. Within 60 days after the date of receipt of an application for an emission reduction credit, the Director shall determine if the applica…

NAC 445B.385 Registry; banking. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director shall establish and maintain a registry to record and track all emission reduction credit transactions. The registry must be accessible to the public and must contain the following information for all emissi…

NAC 445B.386 Retirement of or moratorium on issuance or use; notice. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director shall have the authority to retire an emission reduction credit that is banked or impose a temporary or permanent moratorium on the issuance or use of emission reduction …

NAC 445B.3871 Transfer. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An emission reduction credit may be transferred in whole or in part. 2. A request for the transfer of an emission reduction credit shall be limited to two parties. 3. The emission reduction credit summary report signed by the Di…

NAC 445B.388 Reciprocity. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director may grant reciprocity for banking, transferring or redeeming an emission reduction credit that is issued by an entity other than the Director if the requirements used by the entity for issuing an emission reductio…

NAC 445B.3891 Redemption. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An owner of an emission reduction credit must submit a request to the Director on a form provided by the Director accompanied by the redemption request fee required by NAC 445B.327 to redeem the emission reduction credit for u…

NAC 445B.390 Actual emissions. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) For the purposes of NAC 445B.0025, unless the Director allows for the use of a different time period upon determining that the period is more representative of the normal operation of a source, the average rate, in tons per …

NAC 445B.400 Scope. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.760, 445B.785, 445B.790) The provisions of NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive, provide the standards for controlling engine emissions. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-28-88; A 11-10-92; A by Environmental Comm’n,…

NAC 445B.401 Definitions. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) As used in NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 445B.408 to 445B.4556, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codifi…

NAC 445B.408 “Carbon monoxide” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Carbon monoxide” (CO) means a colorless, odorless, highly toxic gas that is a normal by-product of incomplete fossil fuel combustion. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.4, eff. 1-10-78]—(Substitut…

NAC 445B.409 “Certificate of compliance” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Certificate of compliance” means a certificate printed by an emissions analyzer and issued by an approved inspector in a test station. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.5, eff. 1-10-78]…