Air News: New permit checklist, forms and permit number changes

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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Air Program

September 15, 2020

New operation permit renewal application checklist and forms available now!

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Air Program released updated application resources for Part 70 operation permit renewals. The checklist and updated forms are available on DNR’s operation permit renewal webpage. Completing the new checklist offers facilities the assurance that they are providing all necessary information to complete a Part 70 operation permit renewal application.

Updates to the application forms include:

  • fillable PDFs that guide users to required sections in the form based on answers to previous questions
  • an updated format
  • more comprehensive and color-coded instructions

New procedures for DNR staff are also in place to review applications for completeness as they are received. This allows DNR to contact the facility and request missing information early in the process.  A DNR permit reviewer is assigned to each application within a month of receipt of the application. Assigning a DNR staff person right away provides the applicant with a direct contact at the department and ensures prompt action on review.

For questions on the new resources or procedures, contact Megan Corrado.


Minor change to permit numbers

The permit numbers for operation, registration and general permits have changed. In the past, permit numbers started with a 9 digit number identical to the Facility’s FID number followed by a dash and additional letters and numbers. Starting in August, new permit numbers generated by DNR will replace the zero at the end of the FID portion of the permit number to the left of the dash with a letter such as A, B, etc.

 

For decades, operation permit numbers included the Facility Identification (FID) number.  All FID numbers are assigned to a geographic location and are used by DNR’s Air, Waste and Materials Management and Wastewater Programs to designate a facility at a specific location.  When a facility closes and a new facility opens on the same site, the new facility will have the same FID as the old. In order to ensure that every facility has a unique permit number, the FID portion of the permit number is being slightly modified and will now end in a letter.

 

This change only affects the permit numbers. All facility owners and operators should note that there is no change to the FID.  FID numbers always end in zero and facilities will still report emissions under the same FID and still refer to the zero-ending FID when asking questions or looking up the facility online.

 

For questions on this change, contact Megan Corrado.