The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) is proposing to change its air quality regulations to update adoption by reference dates of federal air quality regulations used in air quality control permits, clarify additional regulatory language, adopt a new pre-approved emission limit, update the adoption of a monitoring plan, and revise Standard Conditions.

Proposed Regulation and SIP Amendment Documents:

• Public Notice,  (PDF)
• Proposed Regulation Amendments, 18 AAC 50 (PDF)
• Explanation of Changes (PDF)
• Quality Assurance Project Plan for the State of Alaska Air Monitoring & Quality Assurance Program, April 20, 2018 (PDF).
• Changes Made to Standard Conditions Explanation (PDF)
• Standard Permit Condition I - Emission Fees (PDF)
• Standard Permit Condition II - Air Pollution Prohibited (PDF)
• Standard Permit Condition III - Excess Emissions and Permit Deviation Reports (PDF)
• Standard Permit Condition IV - Notification Form (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition V - Insignificant Emissions Units (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition VI - Good Air Pollution Control Practices (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition VII - Operating Reports (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition VIII - Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter Monitoring Plan for Gas Fuel-Burning Equipment (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition IX - Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter Monitoring Plan for Liquid Fuel-Burning Equipment (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition X - Reasonable Precautions to Prevent Fugitive Dust (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition XI - SO2 Emissions from Liquid Fuel-Burning Equipment (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition XII - SO2 Material Balance Calculation (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition XIII - Coal-Fired Boilers (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition XIV - Document Submittals and Electronic Copies (PDF)
• Standard Operating Permit Condition XV - Emission Inventory Reporting (PDF)
• Standard Permit Condition XVI - Emission Inventory Reporting Form (PDF)
• Standard Permit Condition XVII - Reporting Requirements (PDF)
• Referenced Documents
• Questions and Answers Page

Adopted Regulations and SIP Amendment Documents (Standard Conditions and related regulatory language will be adopted in a later adoption package):

• Adoption Order, (PDF) 
• Adopted Regulation Amendments, 18 AAC 50 (PDF)
• Responsiveness Summary, (PDF)
• Quality Assurance Project Plan for the State of Alaska Air Monitoring & Quality Assurance Program, April 20, 2018 (PDF).

Filing Certification Documents

• Filing Memo, Adoption Order, Registered Regulations (PDF)

Final Regulations

• 18 AAC 50 Amendments, as amended through (PDF)

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