North Carolina Air Permitting Issues

North Carolina has a Title V air permitting program in place. Title V permits are required for facilities that has potential emissions of 100 tons per year or more of at least one regulated air pollutant, 10 tons per year or more of at least one hazardous air pollutant, 25 tons per year or more of any combination of all hazardous air pollutants.

A synthetic minor facility is defined in 15A NCAC 2Q .0503(20) as "a facility that would otherwise be required to follow the procedures of Title V [15A NCAC 2Q .0500 "Title V Procedures"] except that the potential to emit is restricted by one or more federally-enforceable physical or operational limitations, including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of operation, the type or amount of material combusted, stored, or processed, or similar parameters." By checking this box, you have indicated either:

• The facility is currently designated as a synthetic minor facility, or
• The facility is requesting synthetic minor status for your facility and, as a requirement of federal enforceability, you are requesting that your "draft permit go to public notice with an opportunity to request a public hearing" in accordance with 15A NCAC 2Q .0306(a)(12)A facility which would otherwise be subject to Title V regulations except a limitation(s) in the facility’s permit has been used to avoid Title V requirements."