1. AWMA – Georgia Chapter Air Permitting Update May 1, 2014 Eric Cornwell Stationary Source Permitting Program

2. SSPP Personnel Changes NOx Unit – Mr. Dika Kuoh replaces Furqan Shaikh NOx Unit – Anna Aponte Minerals Unit – Curt Churchill

3. SSPP Structure…shrinking 4 Units - 26 permit engineers, 1admin – Chem Unit – Glass, engineered wood – NOx Unit – Landfills, engines – VOC Unit – Wood pellets, lumber kilns – Min Unit – Military, rendering, asphalt

4. Title V Application Web-Based App and Database Outside contractor – Washington and Michigan Radiation/water/land priorities then SIP September 2014 Until then? XP

5. Paperless Draft Permits Title V Renewal Title V Initial Title V Sig Mods without Const. Saves our time, paper, postage Please make sure you can open docs.

6. Permit Applications one year later Pending Application Count (April 2013): – 202 permit applications – 12 (non TV-renewal) apps older than six months – 500 permit apps processed in past 12 months Pending Application Count (April 2014): – 185 permit applications – 11 (non TV-renewal) apps older than six months – 581 permit apps processed in past 12 months

7. Expedited Air Permitting In place since May 20, 2013 Modeled after S.C. DHEC’s program EPD staff review (no third party review) Sliding scale for fees and timelines Optional for applicant Focus on Construction Permits

8. Timelines and Fees Permit TypeTimeline (days)**Fee Synthetic Minor 502(b)(10) Minor Mod w/const* 65$4000 TV Sig Mod122$6000 PSD (w/o modeling)152$15,000 PSD (subject to PM2.5, NO2, or SO2 modeling) 183$25,000

9. Status of Program 24 Applicants – Permits issued in 2/3 expedited timeline $120K revenue generated – Compare to fee revenue loss from Ga Power Customer reviews?

10. GHG Permitting July 20, 2014 – Biomass deferral set to end. – D.C Court vacated rule in August 2013, but it was never mandated – October 2013 EPD posted implementation policy in light of failure to mandate – GHG-major sources with non-PSD permits must “begin actual construction” prior to 7/20/14.

11. Boiler MACT and GACT Final standards published in FR Feb 2013 SSPP slowly rolling details into permits – Adding to already pending applications – Companies can request revisions – Conditions as specific as practical – No mass “open for cause”

12. Rules Changes Attained 1997 Ozone std Dec 2 VOC rules with future compliance dates now invalid…. “go into effect 1/1/2015 unless EPA re-designates Atlanta to attainment for the 1997 ozone standard prior to that date” Rule (mmm) for Data Centers

13. TSP/PM 10 /PM 2.5 TSP – Filterable only PM10 and PM2.5 – filterable and condensible

14. EPA Ruling on TV Petitions Greenlaw petitioned EPA June 2012 – Scherer, Hammond, Wansley, Kraft, McIntosh Final EPA Ruling April 14, 2014 EPA “granted” Greenlaw regarding fugitive dust

15. Contact Info (404) 363-7070 Eric.cornwell@gadnr.org