1. (a)

   1. (1)

      1. (A) The Division of Environmental Quality may grant an extension to any testing, compliance, or other dates in the permit.
      2. (B) No extensions shall be authorized until the permittee of the facility receives written approval from the division.

   2. (2) The division may grant such a request, at its discretion, in the following circumstances:

      1. (A) The permittee of the facility makes such a request in writing at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the deadline specified in the facility’s permit;
      2. (B) The extension does not violate a federal requirement;
      3. (C) The permittee of the facility demonstrates the need for the extension; and
      4. (D) The permittee of the facility documents that all reasonable measures have been taken to meet the current deadline and documents reasons the current deadline cannot be met.

2. (b)

   1. (1)

      1. (A) The division may grant a request to allow temporary emissions and/or testing that would otherwise exceed a permitted emission rate, throughput requirement, or other limit in a facility’s permit.
      2. (B) No such activities shall be authorized until the permittee of the facility receives written approval from the division.

   2. (2) The division may grant such a request, at its discretion, in the following circumstances:

      1. (A) The permittee of the facility makes such a request in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance of the date that temporary emissions and/or testing that would otherwise exceed a permitted emission rate, throughput requirement, or other limit in a facility’s permit;
      2. (B) Such a request does not violate a federal requirement;
      3. (C) Such a request is temporary in nature;
      4. (D) Such a request will not result in a condition of air pollution;
      5. (E) The request contains such information necessary for the division to evaluate the request, including but not limited to, quantification of such emissions and the date and time such emissions will occur;
      6. (F) Such a request will result in increased emissions less than five (5) tons of any individual criteria pollutant, one (1) ton of any single HAP, and two and one-half (2.5) tons of total HAPs; and
      7. (G) The permittee of the facility maintains records of the dates and results of such temporary emissions and/or testing.

3. (c)

   1. (1)

      1. (A) The division may grant a request to allow an alternative to the monitoring specified in a facility’s operating permit.
      2. (B) No such activities shall be authorized until the permittee of the facility receives written approval from the division.

   2. (2) The division may grant such a request, at its discretion, in the following circumstances:

      1. (A) The permittee of the facility makes such a request in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance of the first date that the monitoring alternative will be used at the facility;
      2. (B) Such a request does not violate a federal requirement;
      3. (C) The monitoring alternative provides an equivalent or greater degree of actual monitoring to the requirements in the facility’s operating permit; and
      4. (D) Any such request, if approved by the division, is incorporated into the next permit modification application by the permittee of the facility.

Codification Notes: “HAP” means hazardous air pollutant.