Contact:  Sheila Blais, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Air Quality Division (517-335-6989).  For a copy of the rule book, contact Lorraine Hickman, Air Quality Division  (517) 241-9059.

The following Air Pollution Control Rules have been adopted pursuant to Part 55, Air Pollution Control, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (Act 451).

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• PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS (as amended March 28, 2008)       

  • R 336.1101  Definitions; A
    R 336.1102  Definitions; B
    R 336.1103  Definitions; C
    R 336.1104  Definitions; D
    R 336.1105  Definitions; E
    R 336.1106  Definitions; F
    R 336.1107  Definitions; G
    R 336.1108  Definitions; H
    R 336.1109  Definitions; I
    R 336.1112  Definitions; L
    R 336.1113  Definitions; M
    R 336.1114  Definitions; N
    R 336.1115  Definitions; O
    R 336.1116  Definitions; P
    R 336.1118  Definitions; R
    R 336.1119  Definitions; S
    R 336.1120  Definitions; T
    R 336.1121 Definitions; U 
    R 336.1122  Definitions; V
    R 336.1123  Definitions; W
    R 336.1127  Terms defined in the act
    R 336.1128  Rescission

• PART 2. AIR USE APPROVAL (as amended June 20, 2008)    

  • R 336.1201   Permits to install
    R 336.1201a General permits to install
    R 336.1202   Waivers of approval
    R 336.1203   Information required
    R 336.1204   Authority of agents
    R 336.1205   Permit to install; approval
    R 336.1206   Processing of applications for other facilities
    R 336.1207   Denial of permits to install
    R 336.1208   Rescinded
    R 336.1208a Limiting potential to emit by registration
    R 336.1209   Use of old permits to limit potential to emit
    R 336.1210   Renewable operating permits
    R 336.1211   Renewable operating permit applicability
    R 336.1212   Administratively complete applications; insignificant activities; streamlining applicable requirements; emissions reporting and fee calculations
    R 336.1213   Content of a renewable operating permit
    R 336.1214   Approval of a renewable operating permit

  • R 336.1214a Consolidation of permits to install within a renewable operating permit
    R 336.1215   Operational flexibility, emissions trading activities between stationary sources, off-permit changes, and insignificant changes for a renewable operating permit
    R 336.1216   Modifications to renewable operating permits
    R 336.1217   Renewals and reopenings of renewable operating permits
    R 336.1218   General renewable operating permits
    R 336.1219   Amendments for change of ownership or operational control
    R 336.1220   Construction of major offset sources and major offset modifications proposed for location within nonattainment areas
    R 336.1221   Rescinded
    R 336.1224   T-BACT requirement for new and modified source of air toxics; exemptions
    R 336.1225   Health-based screening level requirement for new or modified sources of air toxics

  • R 336.1226   Exemptions from the health-based screening level requirement
    R 336.1227   Demonstration of compliance with health-based screening level
    R 336.1228   Requirement for lower emission rate than required by T-BACT and health-based screening levels.
    R 336.1229   Methodology for determining health-based screening levels
    R 336.1230   Informational list for health-based screening levels and T-BACT determinations
    R 336.1231   Cancer risk assessment screening methodology
    R 336.1232   Methodology for determining initial threshold screening level.
    R 336.1240   Required air quality models
    R 336.1241   Air quality modeling demonstration requirements
    R 336.1277   New emission units at facilities with plantwide applicability limits; exemption
    R 336.1278   Exclusion from exemption

  • R 336.1278a Scope of permit exemptions
    R 336.1279   Rescinded
    R 336.1280   Permit to install exemptions; cooling and ventilating equipment
    R 336.1281   Permit to install exemptions; cleaning, washing, and drying equipment
    R 336.1282   Permit to install exemptions; furnaces, ovens, and heaters
    R 336.1283   Permit to install exemptions; testing and inspection equipment
    R 336.1284   Permit to install exemptions; containers
    R 336.1285   Permit to install exemptions; miscellaneous
    R 336.1286   Permit to install exemptions; plastic processing equipment
    R 336.1287   Permit to install exemptions; surface coating equipment
    R 336.1288   Permit to install exemptions; oil and gas processing equipment
    R 336.1289   Permit to install exemptions; asphalt and concrete production equipment
    R 336.1290   Permit to install exemptions; emission units with limited emissions
    R 336.1299   Adoption of standards by reference

• PART 3. EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS-- PARTICULATE MATTER (as amended March 19, 2002)     

  • R 336.1301  Standards for density of emissions
    R 336.1302  Rescinded
    R 336.1303  Grading visible emissions
    R 336.1310  Open burning
    R 336.1320  Rescinded
    R 336.1330  Electrostatic precipitator control systems
    R 336.1331  Emission of particulate matter
    R 336.1349  Coke oven compliance date
    R 336.1350  Emissions from larry-car charging of coke ovens
    R 336.1351  Charging hole emissions from coke ovens
    R 336.1352  Pushing operation fugitive emissions from coke ovens
    R 336.1353  Standpipe assembly emissions during coke cycle from coke ovens
    R 336.1354  Standpipe assembly emissions during decarbonization from coke ovens
    R 336.1355  Coke oven gas collector main emissions from coke ovens
    R 336.1356  Coke oven door emissions from coke ovens; doors that are 5 meters or shorter
    R 336.1357  Coke oven door emissions from coke ovens; doors that are taller than 5 meters
    R 336.1358  Roof monitor visible emissions at steel manufacturing facilities from electric arc furnaces and blast furnaces
    R 336.1359  Visible emissions from scarfer operation stacks at steel manufacturing facilities
    R 336.1360  Visible emissions from coke oven push stacks
    R 336.1361  Visible emissions from blast furnace casthouse operations at steel manufacturing facilities
    R 336.1362  Visible emissions from electric arc furnace operations at steel manufacturing facilities
    R 336.1363  Visible emissions from argon-oxygen decarburization operations at steel manufacturing facilities
    R 336.1364  Visible emissions from basic oxygen furnace operations
    R 336.1365  Visible emissions from hot metal transfer operations at steel manufacturing facilities
    R 336.1366  Visible emissions from hot metal desulphurization operations at steel manufacturing facilities
    R 336.1367  Visible emissions from sintering operations
    R 336.1370  Collected air contaminants
    R 336.1371  Fugitive dust control programs other than areas listed in table 36
    R 336.1372  Fugitive dust control program; required activities; typical control methods
    R 336.1373  Rescinded
    R 336.1374  Particulate matter contingency measures: areas listed in table 37

• PART 4. EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS--SULFUR-BEARING COMPOUNDS (as amended January 31, 2008)     

  • R 336.1401   Emission of sulfur dioxide from power plants
    R 336.1401a  Definitions
    R 336.1402   Emission of sulfur dioxide from fuel-burning sources other than power plants
    R 336.1403   Oil- and natural gas-producing or transporting facilities and natural gas-processing facilities; emissions; operation
    R 336.1404  Emission of sulfuric acid mist from sulfuric acid plants
  • R 336.1405  Emissions from sulfur recovery plants located within Wayne county

    R 336.1406  Hydrogen sulfide emissions from facilities located within Wayne county

    R 336.1407  Sulfur compound emissions from sources located within Wayne county and not previously specified

    R 336.1420  Applicability determinations, definitions, and permitting requirements under CAIR sulfur dioxide trading program

• PART 5. EXTENSION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE COMPLIANCE DATE FOR POWER PLANTS PAST JANUARY 1, 1980 (as amended May 28, 1997)     

  • R 336.1501 through R 336.1507 Rescinded 

• PART 6. EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS--EXISTING SOURCES OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS (as amended October 3, 2007)     

  • R 336.1601  Definitions
    R 336.1602  General provisions for existing sources of volatile organic compound emissions
    R 336.1603  Rescinded
    R 336.1604  Storage of organic compounds having a true vapor pressure of more than 1.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, in existing fixed roof stationary vessels of more than 40,000-gallon capacity
    R 336.1605  Storage of organic compounds having a true vapor pressure of 11 or more psia in existing stationary vessels of more than 40,000-gallon capacity
    R 336.1606  Loading gasoline into existing stationary vessels of more than 2,000-gallon capacity at dispensing facilities handling 250,000 or more gallons per year
    R 336.1607  Loading gasoline into existing stationary vessels of more than 2,000-gallon capacity at loading facilities
    R 336.1608  Loading gasoline into delivery vessels at existing loading facilities handling less than 5,000,000 gallons per year
    R 336.1609  Loading delivery vessels with organic compounds having true vapor pressure of more than 1.5 psia at existing loading facilities handling 5,000,000 or more gallons of such compounds per year
    R 336.1610  Existing coating lines; emission of volatile organic compounds from existing automobile, light-duty truck, and other product and material coating lines
    R 336.1611  Existing cold cleaners
    R 336.1612  Existing open top vapor degreasers
    R 336.1613  Existing conveyorized cold cleaners
    R 336.1614  Existing conveyorized vapor degreasers
    R 336.1615  Existing vacuum-producing systems at petroleum refineries
    R 336.1616  Process unit turnarounds at petroleum refineries
    R 336.1617  Existing organic compound-water separators at petroleum refineries
    R 336.1618  Use of cutback paving asphalt
    R 336.1619  Standards for perchloroethylene dry cleaning equipment; adoption by reference
    R 336.1620  Emission of volatile organic compounds from existing flat wood paneling coating lines
    R 336.1621  Emission of volatile organic compounds from existing metallic surface coating lines
    R 336.1622  Emission of volatile organic compounds from existing components of petroleum refineries; refinery monitoring program
    R 336.1623  Storage of petroleum liquids having a true vapor pressure of more than 1.0 psia, but less than 11.0 psia, in existing external floating roof stationary vessels of more than 40,000-gallon capacity
    R 336.1624  Emission of volatile organic compounds from existing graphic arts lines
    R 336.1625  Emission of volatile organic compound from existing equipment utilized in manufacturing synthesized pharmaceutical products
    R 336.1626  Rescinded
    R 336.1627  Delivery vessels; vapor collection systems
    R 336.1628  Emission of volatile organic compounds from components of existing process equipment used in manufacturing synthetic organic chemicals and polymers; monitoring program
    R 336.1629  Emission of volatile organic compounds from components of existing process equipment used in processing natural gas; monitoring program
    R 336.1630  Emission of volatile organic compounds from existing paint manufacturing processes
    R 336.1631  Emission of volatile organic compounds from existing process equipment utilized in manufacture of polystyrene or other organic resins
    R 336.1632  Emission of volatile organic compounds from existing automobile, truck, and business machine plastic part coating lines
    R 336.1651  Standards for degreasers; adoption by reference
    R 336.1660  Standards for volatile organic compounds emissions from consumer products.
    R 336.1661  Definitions for consumer products.

• PART 7. EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS--NEW SOURCES OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS (as amended March 19, 2002)     

  • R 336.1701  "New source" defined
    R 336.1702  General provisions for new sources of volatile organic compound emissions
    R 336.1703  Loading gasoline into new stationary vessels of more than 2,000-gallon capacity at dispensing facilities
    R 336.1704  Loading gasoline into new stationary vessels of more than 2,000-gallon capacity at loading facilities
    R 336.1705  Loading gasoline into delivery vessels at new loading facilities handling less than 5,000,000 gallons per year
    R 336.1706  Loading delivery vessels with organic compounds having a true vapor pressure of more than 1.5 psia at new loading facilities handling 5,000,000 or more gallons of such compounds per year
    R 336.1707  New cold cleaners
    R 336.1708  New open top vapor degreasers
    R 336.1709  New conveyorized cold cleaners
    R 336.1710  New conveyorized vapor degreaser

• PART 8. EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS—OXIDES OF NITROGEN (as amended May 28, 2009)     

  • R 336.1801  Emission of oxides of nitrogen from stationary sources
  • R 336.1802  Applicability under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program

  • R 336.1802a Adoption by reference.

  • R 336.1803  Definitions for oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1804  Retired unit exemption from oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1805  Standard requirements of oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1806  Computation of time under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1807  Authorized account representative under oxides of nitrogen budget
    trading program
  • R 336.1808  Permit requirements under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1809  Compliance certification under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1810  Allowance allocations under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1811  New source set-aside under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1812  Allowance tracking system and transfers under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1813  Monitoring and reporting requirements under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1814  Individual opt-ins under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1815  Allowance banking under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1816  Compliance supplement pool under oxides of nitrogen budget trading program
  • R 336.1817  Emission limitations and restrictions for Portland cement kilns
  • R 336.1818  Emission limitations for stationary internal combustion engines

  • R 336.1821  CAIR NOx ozone season and annual trading programs; applicability determinations.

  • R 336.1822  CAIR NOx ozone season trading program; allowance allocations.

  • R 336.1823  New EGUs, new non-EGUs, and newly-affected EGUs under CAIR NOx ozone season trading program; allowance allocations.

  • R 336.1824  CAIR NOx ozone season trading program; hardship set-aside.

  • R 336.1825  CAIR NOx ozone season trading program; renewable set-aside.

  • R 336.1826  CAIR NOx ozone season trading program; opt-in provisions.

  • R 336.1830  CAIR NOx annual trading program; allowance allocations.

  • R 336.1831  New EGUs under CAIR NOx annual trading program; allowance allocations.

  • R 336.1832  CAIR NOx annual trading program; hardship set-aside.

  • R 336.1833  CAIR NOx annual trading program; compliance supplement pool.

  • R 336.1834  Opt-in provisions under the CAIR NOx annual trading program.

• PART 9. EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS--MISCELLANEOUS (as amended September 11, 2008)     

  • R 336.1901  Air contaminant or water vapor, when prohibited

  • R 336.1902  Adoption of standards by reference
    R 336.1906  Diluting and concealing emissions
    R 336.1910  Air-cleaning devices
    R 336.1911  Malfunction abatement plans
    R 336.1912  Abnormal conditions, start-up, shutdown, and malfunction of a source, process, or process equipment, operating, notification, and reporting requirements
    R 336.1913  Rescinded (September 12, 2001)
    R 336.1914  Rescinded (September 12, 2001)
    R 336.1915  Enforcement discretion in instances of excess emissions resulting from malfunction, start-up, or shutdown.
    R 336.1916  Affirmative defense for excess emissions during start-up or shutdown.
    R 336.1930  Emission of carbon monoxide from ferrous cupola operations
    R 336.1931  Standards for municipal solid waste landfills; adoption of standards by reference
    R 336.1932  Standards for municipal solid waste combusters; adoption of standards by reference
    R 336.1933  Standards for hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators; adoption by reference
    R 336.1940  Emission standards for ethylene oxide commercial sterilization and fumigation operations; adoption by reference
    R 336.1941  Emission standards for chromium emissions from hard chromium electroplating, decorative chromium electroplating, and chromium anodizing tanks; adoption by reference
    R 336.1942  Emission standards for asbestos; adoption by reference

  • R 336.1943  General provisions for emission standards; adoption by reference

  • R 336.1944  Emission standards for Portland cement manufacturing; adoption by reference

  • R 336.1945  Emissions standards for publicly owned treatment works; adoption by reference

  • R 336.1946  Emission standards for secondary aluminum production; adoption by reference

  • R 336.1947  Emission standards for site remediation; adoption by reference

  • R 336.1970  Best available retrofit technology; adoption by reference

  • R 336.1971  Best available retrofit technology or BART program

• PART 10. INTERMITTENT TESTING AND SAMPLING (as amended October 16, 2009)     

  • R 336.2001  Performance tests by owner
    R 336.2002  Performance tests by department
    R 336.2003  Performance test criteria
    R 336.2004  Appendix A; reference test methods; adoption of federal reference test methods
    R 336.2005  Reference test methods for state-requested tests of delivery vessels
    R 336.2006  Reference test method serving as alternate version of federal reference test method 25 by incorporating Byron analysis
    R 336.2007  Alternate version of procedure L, referenced in R 336.2040(10).
    R 336.2010  Rescinded
    R 336.2011  Reference test method 5B
    R 336.2012  Reference test method 5C
    R 336.2013  Reference test method 5D
    R 336.2014  Reference test method 5E.
    R 336.2021  Figures
    R 336.2030  Reference test method 9A.
    R 336.2031  Reference test method 9B
    R 336.2032  Reference test method 9C.
    R 336.2033  Test methods for coke oven quench towers.
    R 336.2040  Method for determination of volatile organic compound emissions from coating lines and graphic arts lines
    R 336.2041  Recordkeeping requirements for coating lines and graphic arts lines
    R 336.2060  Procedures for determination of compliance with R 336.1631

• PART 11. CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING (as amended October 16, 2009)    

  • R 336.2101  Continuous emission monitoring, fossil fuel-fired steam generators
    R 336.2102  Continuous emission monitoring, sulfuric acid-producing facilities
    R 336.2103  Continuous emission monitoring, fluid bed catalytic cracking unit catalyst regenerators at petroleum refineries
  • R 336.2104  Continuous emission monitoring; coal-fired electric generating units at a power plant
    R 336.2150  Performance specifications for continuous emission monitoring systems
    R 336.2151  Calibration gases for continuous emission monitoring systems.
    R 336.2152  Cycling time for continuous emission monitoring systems
    R 336.2153  Zero and drift for continuous emission monitoring systems
    R 336.2154  Instrument span for continuous emission monitoring systems
    R 336.2155  Monitor location for continuous emission monitoring systems
    R 336.2156  Performance testing notifications; monitoring notification
    R 336.2157  Quality assurance requirements for continuous emission monitoring systems
    R 336.2158  Sorbent trap monitoring system methodology for mercury emission monitoring; scope; application
    R 336.2159  Alternative continuous emission monitoring systems
    R 336.2160  Mercury low mass emitter monitoring methodology
    R 336.2161  Specifications and test procedures for total vapor-phase mercury continuous emission monitoring systems; definitions; scope; application; methodology
    R 336.2170  Monitoring data reporting and recordkeeping
    R 336.2175  Data reduction procedures for fossil fuel-fired steam generators
    R 336.2176  Data reduction procedures for sulfuric acid plants
    R 336.2189  Alternative data reporting or reduction procedures
    R 336.2190  Monitoring system malfunctions
    R 336.2199  Exemptions from continuous emission monitoring requirements

• PART 12. EMISSION AVERAGING AND EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT TRADING (as amended November 26, 2007)     

  • R 336.2201 through R 336.2218  Rescinded

• PART 13. AIR POLLUTION EPISODES (as amended May 28, 1997)     

  • R 336.2301 through R 336.2308  Rescinded

• PART 14. CLEAN CORPORATE CITIZEN PROGRAM (as amended March 24, 2000)     

  • R 336.2401 through R 336.2412  Rescinded
    R 336.2413  Waivers to commence construction and operation
    R 336.2414  Processing of clean corporate citizen permit applications
    R 336.2415  Plantwide applicability limit permit for clean corporate citizen
    R 336.2420  Rescinded

• PART 15. EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS-MERCURY (as amended October 16, 2009)     

  • R 336.2501  Definitions
    R 336.2502  Adoptions by reference
    R 336.2503  Mercury emission standards for electric generating units
    R 336.2504  Stationary source specific mercury emission standards
    R 336.2505  Baseline and coal analysis for input mercury levels
    R 336.2506  Technical extensions to mercury emission standards
    R 336.2507  Economic extensions to mercury emission standards
    R 336.2508  Eligibility provisions and prohibitions for mercury program

  • R 336.2509  Mercury compliance demonstration

    R 336.2510  Mercury emissions testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting

    R 336.2511  Reserved

    R 336.2512  Michigan mercury permits

    R 336.2513  Alternative compliance demonstration project for VLME units

    R 336.2514  Mercury program expiration

• PART 16. ORGANIZATION, OPERATION. AND PROCEDURES (as amended May 28, 1997)     

  • R 336.2601 through R 336.2605  Rescinded
    R 336.2606  Declaratory rulings requests
    R 336.2607  Consideration and disposition of declaratory rulings requests
    R 336.2608  Rescinded

• PART 17. HEARINGS (as amended April 10, 2000)     

  • R 336.2701  Procedures from administrative procedures act
    R 336.2702  Service of notices and orders; appearances
    R 336.2703  Voluntary agreements, performance contracts, stipulations, and consent orders
    R 336.2704  Hearing commissioner's hearings
    R 336.2705  Agency files and records, use in connection with hearings
    R 336.2706  Commission hearings after hearing commissioner hearings

• PART 18. PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY (as amended September 11, 2008)     

  • R 336.2801  Definitions

  • R 336.2801a  Adoption by reference
    

  • R 336.2802  Applicability

  • R 336.2803  Ambient air increments
    

  • R 336.2804  Ambient air ceilings.
    
  • R 336.2805  Restrictions on area classifications
    
  • R 336.2806  Exclusions from increment consumption
    
  • R 336.2807  Redesignation
    
  • R 336.2808  Stack heights
    
  • R 336.2809  Exemptions
    
  • R 336.2810  Control technology review
    
  • R 336.2811  Source impact analysis
    
  • R 336.2812  Air quality models
    
  • R 336.2813  Air quality analysis
    
  • R 336.2814  Source information
    
  • R 336.2815  Additional impact analyses
    
  • R 336.2816  Sources impacting federal class I areas; additional requirements
    
  • R 336.2817  Public participation
    
  • R 336.2818  Source obligation
    
  • R 336.2819  Innovative control technology
    
  • R 336.2823  Actuals plantwide applicability limits (PALs)
    
  • R 336.2830  Administrative hearings.

• PART 19. NEW SOURCE REVIEW FOR MAJOR SOURCES IMPACTING NONATTAINMENT AREAS (as amended June 20, 2008)     

  • R 336.2901  Definitions
  • R 336.2901a Adoption by reference
  • R 336.2902  Applicability
  • R 336.2903  Additional permit requirements for sources impacting nonattainment areas
  • R 336.2907  Actuals plantwide applicability limits or PALs
  • R 336.2908  Conditions for approval of a major new source review permit in a nonattainment area
  • R 336.2910  Administrative hearings

• ANNUAL REPORTING (as amended August 19, 1987)     

  • R 336.201  Definitions
    R 336.202  Annual reports
    R 336.203  Rescinded
    R 336.204  Register of materials
    R 336.205  Rescission

• CLEAN CORPORATE CITIZEN PROGRAM – GENERAL RULES (as amended December 1, 2006, Environmental Science & Services Division source)      

  • R 324.1501   Definitions
    R 324.1502   Purpose
    R 324.1503   Applicability
    R 324.1504   Clean corporate citizen criteria
    R 324.1505   Environmental management system
    R 324.1506   Pollution prevention
    R 324.1507   Environmental compliance
    R 324.1508   Procedures for application
    R 324.1509   Procedures for retaining or terminating clean corporate citizen designation
    R 324.1509a Annual reporting requirements
  • R 324.1510   Clean corporate citizen benefits
    R 324.1511   Impact on benefits from termination of clean corporate citizen designation