Air Quality Permit Information

Central and Regional Office Contact Info

For general Air Quality Permit questions, please call 717-787-4325. For more specific questions, contact the appropriate Regional Office (PDF) serving you.

• Permit Exemptions
• Request For Determination either via the web, or on paper.
• Plan Approval
• Completion Instructions (PDF)
• Extension Form
• General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit
• Operating Permit
• Emission Reduction Credits
• Miscellaneous Applications
• Air Quality Technical Guidance

Proposed General Permits

Proposals with closed Comment Periods

Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)

• RACT I (PDF)
• Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOx and VOCs (RACT II)
• RACT II Fact Sheet (Word)
• RACT II Overview and Implementation Presentation (PowerPoint)
• Responses to Frequently Asked Questions on RACT II Implementation (Word)
• Title V Permit Special Cases

NESHAP's

• NESHAP's
  Introduction to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

• Section 112(j) MACT "Hammer"
• Notice of Availability (PDF)
• Part 1 MACT Application
• Part 2 MACT Application
• Timeline for Subject Sources (PDF)

• MACT Program Description (PDF)
  Section 112 of the Clean Air Act establishes construction and reconstruction requirements for major sources of hazardous air pollutants.

Air Toxics & Risk Assessment

• EPA Toxicity Data Guidance (PDF)
• Chemical-Specific Toxicity Values
• Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
• EPA Human Health Risk Assessment Protocol, for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities
• DEP Risk Assessment Guidance (PDF)

Other Information

• State Plans Addressing Federal Emission Guidelines
• Listening Sessions to Solicit Input for Developing a State Plan to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
• Section 111(d)/129 State Plan for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (PDF) (9/98)
• Section 111(d)/129 State Plan For Large Municipal Waste Combustors (PDF) (4/98)
• Section 111(d)/129 State Plan For Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (PDF) (6/97)

• Implementation of EPA's White Paper (PDF)
  Implementation of EPA's White Paper for Pennsylvania DEP Title V Permit Applications