Air Permits

Title V

LANL Title V Operating Permit

• Operating Permit No: P100M1 (pdf)
• Regulations
• EPA Title V Operating Permit Program
• NMED 20.2.70 NMAC Operating Permit Requirements
• Applications
• 2008 Title V Operating Permit Renewal Application (pdf)
• 2005 Title V Operating Permit Modification Application (pdf)
• 2002 Title V Operating Permit Application
• Reports
• Title V Compliance Reports

Construction

20.2.72 NMAC Construction Permits

Construction permits are emission-unit-specific permits that are required for new or modified equipment or operations if applicable criteria are met. This permit program includes permit requirements for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) program and the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) program.

Current Applications

• None

Regulations

• 20.2.72 NMAC Environmental Protection Air Quality Construction Permits

Reports

• Reporting Requirements

Open Burn

Open Burn Permits

In 2002, under this regulation (20.2.60 NMAC), NMED issued permits for operational burns that are conducted for mitigation of hazards associated with high-explosive-contaminated materials and waste and research of accident scenarios involving fire.

In January 2006, LANL cancelled all open burn permits for operational burns.

Regulations

• 20.2.60 NMAC Open Burning
• 20.2.65 NMAC Smoke Management

Rad-NESHAP

Rad-NESHAP Construction/Modification Approvals

Under the Radionuclides-National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (Rad-NESHAP) regulation, pre-construction applications are sent to EPA for new or modified projects that increase radiological emissions over a specified threshold. LANL does not have any active Rad-NESHAP pre-construction permits.

Regulations

• 40 CFR 61.90 National Emission Standards for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than Radon From Department of Energy Facilities
• 40 CFR 61.07 Application Process for Approval of Construction or Modification