Advantages of General Permits

• Simplified application and permit issuance process
• Standardized permit conditions providing consistency across industry sectors
• Additional individual public notice and comment period not required
• Pre-determined eligibility criteria

Advantages of Registration Permits

• Simplified application and permit issuance process
• Standardized permit conditions providing consistency across industry sectors
• Dual permitting process - construction and operating permit combined
• No professional engineer (P.E.) signature required
• Flexibility to construct or modify equipment without a construction permit
• Pre-determined eligibility criteria
• Sources are considered to be true minor source facilities

Below is a list of the Bureau of Air Quality's current general and registration permits:

• Asphalt Plants 
  • General Conditional Major
  • General Synthetic Minor Construction
• Autobody Refinishing Shop
  • Registration
• Concrete Plants
  • General Conditional Major
  • General State Operating
  • General Minor NSR Construction
  • General Synthetic Minor Construction
• Cotton Ginning Operations
  • Registration
• Crematory Operations
  • Registration
• Fiber Reinforced Plastic Boat Manufacturing
  • General Title V
• Fuel Combustion Operations 
  • General Conditional Major
  • Registration
• Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
  • Registration
• Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (Webpage Coming Soon)
  • General Title V
• Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants
  • General Conditional Major
  • General State Operating
• Petroleum Distribution Operations
  • General Conditional Major
• Sawmill Operations
  • General State Operating
• Surface Finishing Operations
  • General Conditional Major
  • General State Operating
  • Registration
• Temporary Crushing and Screening Operations
  • Registration
• Textile Operations
  • General Conditional Major
  • General State Operating
• Wood Working Operations
  • Registration