Michigan Air Permits System
Renewable Operating Permit Program

ROP Manual

A compilation of the procedures, guidance, and resource materials used by the AQD permit writer to process a Renewable Operating Permit.

  1. Pre-Application Process for Renewals
    1. ROP Renewal Pre-Application Meeting Procedure and Timeline
  1. Log Application and Administrative Completeness
    1. Applications using PASS-ROP
      1. Log Application and Electronic Completeness Check - View
      2. ROP Application Log-In Checklist - View
      3. Manual Administrative Completeness Check - View
      4. Entering Hard Copy Applications into PASS-ROP - View
      5. Returning PASS-ROP Applications - View
    2. Applications using ROP Renewal Form
      1. Log Application Procedures - View
      2. ROP Renewal Application Log-In Checklist - View
      3. ROP Renewal Application Administrative Completeness Checklist - Download
    3. Administrative Letters Guidance - View
  1. Background Information for Technical Review
    1. Identifying Underlying Applicable Requirements - View
    2. Rule 212 Memo & Table
    3. Fugitive Emissions in PTE
      1. Change of Major Source Definition for Fugitives - View
      2. EPA Definition Memo - View
      3. EPA Fugitives Determination for Indiana - View
      4. EPA Policy Letter and Attachment - View
      5. Fact Sheet – Major Source Definition Regarding Fugitives - View
      6. ROP Sources Fugitive Table - View
    4. NESHAP/MACT, NSPS and Other Guidance - View
    5. Rules in the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
      1. Accessing Michigan SIP Submittals Information - View
    6. Template Development Procedure - View
  1. Permit Development
    1. Word Processing Tips - View
    2. ROP Shell Instructions - View
    3. ROP Renewal Technical Review Procedures - View
    4. Monitoring Examples - Coming Soon!
    5. Periodic Monitoring Guidance
      1. Evaluating Periodic Monitoring Submittals - View
      2. Periodic Monitoring Guidance - View
    6. Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) Guidance
      1. Applicability Determination - View
      2. CAM Rule Exemptions - View
      3. CAM – ROP Example Table - Download
      4. Elements of a CAM Plan - View
      5. Technical Review of CAM Plans - View
      6. Incorporating a CAM Plan into an ROP - View
    7. Staff Guidance on Streamlined/Subsumed Requirements in ROPs - View
    8. Special Conditions for Emission Units Subject to Rule 801 - View
    9. Incorporating Consent Orders/Consent Judgments into ROPs - View
    10. Completing a Schedule of Compliance in Appendix 2 an ROP - View
  1. Public Participation
    1. Public Participation Procedures for Renewable Operating Permits - View
    2. Public Participation Procedures for Renewable Operating Permits – Reopenings - View
    3. FITT Public Participation Procedures - View
    4. Public Hearing Information
      1. ROP Public Hearing Preparation Checklist - View
      2. ROP Public Hearing Checklist - View
      3. Guidance for Conducting an ROP Public Hearing - View
      4. Example Fact Sheet for Public Hearing - View
      5. Example Opening Statement for Hearings Officer - View
    5. Procedures for Issuance of Non-ROP Renewable Permits (Acid Rain) and Incorporation into ROPs - View
  1. Life After ROP
    1. “Life After ROP” Workbook - View
    2. Certification and Deviation Report Forms and Instructions - View
    3. Procedures for Processing Amendments and Modifications
      1. Administrative Amendments Under Rule 216(1)(a)(i)-(iv) - View
      2. Administrative Amendments Under Rule 216(1)(a)(v) - View
      3. Minor Modifications Under Rule 216(2) - View
      4. Significant Modifications Under Rule 216(3) - View
      5. State-Only Modifications Under Rule 216(4) - View
    4. Part 63 Extension of Compliance Procedure - View
  1. Void Procedures
    1. Procedure to Void an ROP Application - View
    2. Procedure to Void an ROP - View
  1. Policies and Procedures (Operational Memoranda) - View
    1. AQD-001 – RESCINDED - Modification of Permit to Install or an Equivalent Emission Limit in a ROP
    2. AQD-002 – RESCINDED - Changes at a Stationary Source After Renewable Operating Permit (ROP) Issuance
    3. AQD-003 – RESCINDED - Procedure for Limiting PTE to Emit Below Major Source Thresholds
    4. AQD-004 – Mechanisms for Limiting the Applicability of ROP
    5. AQD-005 – RESCINDED - Definition of VOC
    6. AQD-006 – Procedure for Determining Emission Units
    7. AQD-007 – Procedure for Implementation of the ROP Application Shield
    8. AQD-008 – RESCINDED - Applicability of the Operating Permit and Emission Fee to Particulate Sources
    9. AQD-009 – RESCINDED - Treatment of Rules Identified for Repeal in ROP Applications
    10. AQD-010 – Procedure for Handling of Confidential Materials and FOIA Requests for Confidential Materials
    11. AQD-011 – Stationary Source Determinations
    12. AQD-012 – RESCINDED - Incorporation Changes to an Application for a ROP
    13. AQD-013 – Criteria Pollutant Threshold Levels for the Emissions Inventory
    14. AQD-014 – Use of Visible Emission Limits Less than 20% Opacity in Permits
    15. AQD-015 – Procedure for Processing Permit Applications Subject to Federal Clean Air Act Section 112(g)
    16. AQD-016 – RESCINDED - Procedure for Evaluation Plant-wide Applicability Limits
    17. AQD-017 – RESCINDED - Procedure for Processing Clean Corporate Citizen Permit Applications
    18. AQD-018 – Averaging Times and Compliance Testing
    19. AQD-019 – Issue Resolution Process for Permit to Install Applications
    20. AQD-020 - RESCINDED - Best Available Control Technology Determinations
    21. AQD-021 - Application of Rule 901(b) in the Permit to Install Review Process

 

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