Region 4 Air Permits

• Visit EPA's GHG Permitting Tools Website for more information
• Download a pdf version of the revised GHG Permitting Guidance

View Recent PSD Permit Applications Received by Region 4

Contacts

• State and Local NSR Permit Contacts
• Region 4 NSR Permit Contacts
• Region 4 Air Permit Section Staff - Special Emphasis Areas

Resources

• NSR Information (EPA official NSR website)
• NSR Policy & Guidance Documents Database (EPA Region 7)

Download the National Combustion Turbine Spreadsheet (no longer being updated - for historical reference only):

• MS Excel version

Download the National Coal-Fired Utility Projects Spreadsheet found on Region 7's NSR Webpage and maintained by Region 7 staff:

• MS Excel version

* Please note that Region 4 is not responsible for the accuracy of the data provided by other Regional offices. For further information regarding information outside Region 4, please contact the NSR staff of the appropriate EPA Regional office.

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Title V Operating Permits Program

View Recent Title V Proposed Permits Received by Region 4

Contacts

• State and Local Title V Permit Contacts
• Region 4 Title V Permit Contacts
• Region 4 Air Permit Section Staff - Special Emphasis Areas

Resources

• Title V Policy & Guidance Memorandum (EPA TTN)
• Title V Policy & Guidance Database (EPA Region 7)
• National Title V Petition Database (EPA Region 7)
• Region 4 Federal Register Notices for Part 70 State Operating Permit Programs

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EPA Region 4 is the agency responsible for implementing and enforcing Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sources offshore the state seaward boundaries of the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, which includes all areas of the Gulf of Mexico east of 87’30” (see CAA section 328). Applicants located within 25 nautical miles of a state seaward boundary are required to comply with the air quality requirements of the nearest onshore area, including applicable permitting requirements. Applicants locating beyond 25 nautical miles from the state seaward boundary, are subject to federal air quality requirements and will likely need an OCS permit complying with the EPA’s Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) preconstruction permit program (see 40 CFR 52.21), and/or Title V operating permit program requirements (see 40 CFR 71). EPA strongly recommends that potential applicants review the OCS Permitting Process below and contact EPA Region 4 to determine what requirements apply.

Listed below is information you might find useful regarding OCS Permitting in Region 4:

• Region 4 OCS Permit Activity
• OCS Permitting Process in Region 4
• Region 4 OCS Contacts
• Public Notice Information
• Additional OCS Reference

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Permitting

U.S. EPA Region 4 is the agency responsible for issuing Clean Air Act (CAA) permits to liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater ports that may be located on the Outer Continental Shelf beyond the seaward boundaries of the States of Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. These facilities, primarily vessels, will be engaged in vaporizing imported LNG and sending it to shore through pipelines and will be located a minimum of three miles, but often much farther, from shore. If licensed, such projects will require an air quality preconstruction permit and Title V operating permit issued pursuant to the CAA and applicable regulations.

Listed below is information you might find useful regarding LNG Permitting in Region 4:

• Region 4 LNG Permit Activity
• Region 4 LNG Contacts
• Public Notice Information

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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Permitting in Florida

Most air quality permits required by the Clean Air Act (CAA) are issued by state and local agencies. Occasionally, however, the U.S. EPA is responsible for issuing permits for sources of air pollution when states do not have authority to implement certain provisions of the CAA. EPA Region 4 is currently the permitting agency responsible for issuing preconstruction air quality permits for Florida facilities that emit significant quantities of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are subject to the federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting program.

Listed below is information you might find useful regarding GHG PSD Permitting in Region 4:

• Region 4 GHG Permit Activity
• GHG Permitting Process in Region 4
• Region 4 GHG Contacts
• Public Notice Information
• Additional GHG References

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Title V and NSR Final Progam Evaluations

Download Region 4's Final Reports in PDF format...
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1st Round of Program Evaluations

2nd Round of Program Evaluations

Alabama (May 11, 2005) Jefferson Co., AL (Dec. 23, 2005) Florida (Nov. 24, 2004) Georgia (Jan. 20, 2005) Kentucky (Oct. 7, 2005) Jefferson Co., KY (July 24, 2005) Mississippi (Feb. 8, 2005) North Carolina (Sept. 28, 2006) Forsyth Co., NC (March 28, 2006) Mecklenburg, NC (March 7, 2006) South Carolina (Dec. 24, 2003) Tennessee (Sept. 1, 2006) Chattanooga, TN (Sept. 19, 2006) Nashville-Davidson Co., TN (Sept. 1, 2006) Knox Co., TN (Sept. 15, 2006) Memphis-Shelby Co., TN (Sept. 27, 2006)

Alabama (July 24, 2008) Jefferson Co., AL (Sept. 30, 2008) Florida (Nov. 13, 2007) Georgia (Feb. 14, 2008) Kentucky Jefferson Co., KY Mississippi (Sept. 30, 2008) North Carolina Forsyth Co., NC Mecklenburg, NC South Carolina (Oct. 31, 2007) Tennessee (Sept. 29, 2009) Memphis-Shelby Co., TN(Sept. 29, 2009)

 

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Part 70 Objection Letters

• Florida
• Kentucky
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• Tennessee

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Part 71 Permits

LG & E Part 71 Permit - Issued on 9/29/04

• Louisville Gas & Electric - Final Part 71 Permit (pdf format)
• Louisville Gas & Electric - Statement of Basis w/addendums (pdf format)
• Louisville Gas & Electric - Response to Comments (pdf format)

Valspar Part 71 Permit Application Request (7/22/07)

• Valspar Notification Letter (pdf format)

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National Permit Initiatives

• Flexible Permitting Examples
• Sector Strategies Program
• Permits Improvement Team
• Pollution Prevention

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