Sec. 46.14.150. Time for submission of operating permit applications.
(a) The owner and operator of a stationary source required to have an operating permit under this chapter shall submit the required application and other information required by the department by regulation no later than 12 months after the date on which the stationary source becomes subject to AS 46.14.120(b). (b) The department may accept […]
Sec. 46.14.265. Emission control permit receipts account.
(a) The emission control permit receipts account is established in the state treasury. Under AS 37.05.146(c), money received by the department in payment of fees under AS 46.14.240 and 46.14.250 and under regulations adopted under AS 46.14.140, other than fees described in AS 46.14.260(a), shall be deposited in the account. Appropriations from the account are […]
Sec. 46.14.160. Completeness determination.
(a) The department shall review every application submitted under this chapter for completeness. To be determined complete, an application must provide the information identified by the department in regulations adopted under AS 46.14.140 and in standard application forms provided by the department under AS 46.14.140(a)(1) and must be certified true and correct by the owner […]
Sec. 46.14.270. Clean air protection account.
Civil or criminal penalties, fines, assessments, or damages, and interest, attorney fees, and costs collected as a result of a violation relating to this chapter and interest collected under AS 46.14.255 shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to a special account called the clean air protection account.
Sec. 46.14.170. Administrative actions regarding permits.
(a) Except as provided in AS 46.14.220 or in regulations adopted under AS 46.14.140(a)(7), after receipt of a complete application, and after notice and opportunity for public comment and hearing, the department shall issue or deny (1) a construction permit within 30 days after the close of the public comment period; (2) an operating permit, […]
Sec. 46.14.275. Timely and complete application as shield.
If an owner and operator have submitted a timely and complete application for a permit or a permit renewal, as applicable, but final action has not been taken on the application, the owner’s and operator’s failure to have an operating permit is not a violation of this chapter unless the delay in final action was […]
Sec. 46.14.180. Monitoring.
Monitoring by the owner and operator of stack emissions or ambient air quality shall be required by the department only for purposes of demonstrating compliance with applicable permit program requirements. Monitoring requirements must be reasonable and based on test methods, analytical procedures, and statistical conventions approved by the federal administrator or the department or otherwise […]
Sec. 46.14.280. Termination, modification, reopening, or revocation and reissuance of permits by the department.
(a) After 30 days’ written notice to the permittee, the department (1) may terminate, modify, or revoke and reissue a construction, operating, or minor permit if the department finds that (A) the permit was obtained by misrepresentation of material fact or by failure of the owner and operator to disclose fully the facts relating to […]
Sec. 46.14.010. Emission control regulations.
(a) After public hearing, the department may adopt regulations under this chapter establishing ambient air quality standards, emission standards, or exemptions to implement a state air quality control program required under 42 U.S.C. 7401 – 7671q (Clean Air Act), as amended, and regulations adopted under those sections. The standards established under this section may be […]
Sec. 46.14.015. Special procedure for more stringent regulations.
(a) Before the department adopts a regulation described under AS 46.14.010(b), written findings under AS 46.14.010(c) and (d) shall be made available by the department to the public at locations throughout the state that the department considers appropriate. (b) Before the department adopts a regulation described in AS 46.14.010(b), the department shall submit the findings […]