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AIR PERMITS PROGRAM REWRITE
REGULATIONS AFFECTING OIL AND GAS DRILL RIGS
Revisions to 18 AAC 50 regarding Oil and Gas Drill Rigs were filed by the Lt. Governor's office on November 3, 2005. They became effective as of December 3, 2005. The revisions to the regulations and the Response to Comments are found below. The public notice for the proposed revisions ended on February 28, 2005.
Documents Related to the Drill Rig Regulations |
| Revised sections of 18 AAC 50 - Final Adopted Version |
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| Response to Comments for comments received during public notice period, February 2005 |
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| Support Document for Changes to 18 AAC 50 and MG1 |
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| Modeling Files used to support this rulemaking |
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18 AAC 50 as amended through December 3, 2005.
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The Regulations effective December 1, 2004 included technical corrections, which are explained in the link below.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has rewritten its air permits regulations. This web page gives information about the Department's progress in that rewrite. The regulations became effective October 1, 2004.
The August 31, 2004 version of the regulations at the link below is a copy of the Department of Law's mark-up. The official copy is the original mark-up the Department of Law sent to the Lieutenant Governor.
| Minor Permits Transition Plan (This document will guide you through the process of deciding when, how or if you should use the Minor Permit process.) |
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| Frequently Asked Questions (This document will answer many of your questions concerning Minor Permits and the electronic permitting process.) |
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| Effect of October 1, 2004, changes to 18 AAC 50 on need for Pre Approved Emission Limits |
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Final Adoption of Program Rewrite Regulations
August 31, 2004 |
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Support Documents for Rule Making
| Final Response to Public Comments |
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| Adoption Draft of regulation change to 18AAC50. This document will be discussed at the Air Permits Work Group Meeting on June 18, 2004. This draft is now at the Department of Law for final review and it is possible that there will be changes made by the Department of Law. |
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| Proposed changes to 18 AAC 50 - Public comment Draft |
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| Regulations Rewrite Background Information Document |
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The Documents below show the type of information that will be requested in an
Application for a Minor Permit |
| Minor Permit Application Forms |
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The Minor Permit Application Forms document available for download above contains draft versions of application forms showing the types of information that will be required for minor permit applications.
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| Proposed Revisions To Standard Permit Conditions |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Question:
Can I obtain a Microsoft Word copy of the proposed regulations?
Answer:
Yes. Call or email Bill Walker at (907) 465-5124 or
Bill_Walker@dec.state.ak.us.
Question:
Does the state have statutory authority to retain the Pre-Approved Limits
for gasoline distribution facilities to allow them to be considered gasoline
bulk plants.
Answer:
Yes. The department considers the existing authority listed after the
current regulation (18 AAC 50.230), with the addition of AS 46.14.010(a) to
provide adequate authority.
Question:
Does the department intend to use that authority to continue to retain
Pre-Approved Limits for gasoline bulk plants?
Answer:
The department proposes to move the Pre-Approved Limit section to a new
section 18 AAC 50.565, with minor changes. The proposed regulations would
allow the current Pre-Approved Limits to remain in effect. New limits could
be established under 18 AAC 50.565. The proposal would change the name to
Pre-Approved Emission Limits (PAELs) because a new unrelated term in federal
regulation uses the acronym PAL.
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Supplemental Public Notice (Expired) |
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Supplemental Public Notice (Expired) |
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January 29, 2004 Public Notice (Expired) |
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Statute Change
On June 6, 2003, the governor signed HB160 into
law. This bill changes the form of the Department's air permit program,
and directs the department to write regulations to implement the changes.
The new statute directs the department to
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Write new major
source permit programs to closely follow the corresponding federal
programs; and |
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Write a new minor
permit program. |
The Department's air statute, AS 46.14 is shown
in the box below.
As of 10/3/03 this link did not include the changes
made by HB160. This version of AS 46.14 is necessary to understand the
changes made by HB160.
Department Working Documents
The following documents show work in progress. We are providing them for information only. They are not part of a current public comment period. The draft regulation language will be changed and expanded before the public comment period. |
| The following document describes recommendations for a new minor source permit program. It can be expected to change before formal proposal. |
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| Survey of Other States' Minor Source Air Quality Permit Programs by RTP Environmental Associates Inc. Posted 11/12/03 |
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Rough draft showing the format for major permits in 18 AAC 50, Article 3. This language was provided to the contractors to show them the format with which we would like to start. |
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| Rough draft showing the format for minor permits in 18 AAC 50, Article 5. This language was provided to the contractors to show them the format with which we would like to start. |
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| Proposed list of states to survey for minor permit program elements |
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| Matrix of Information to gather from other state programs |
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| Project Schedule |
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Public Input |
Recommendations by AOGA and ARECA - Air Permit Work Group members
These recommendations were presented by Matt Cohen, counsel for the AOGA and ARECA members at the October 2, 2003 work group meeting. |
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