Air Permits
Obtaining a Permit
The first step in obtaining a permit is to submit a permit application. Permits must be obtained prior to installation by submitting a Permit-to-Install (PTI)/Permit-to-Install and Operate (PTIO) application. All of the application materials are available for download by pressing the icon below.
Electronic Permit applications can be submitted using the eBusiness Center: Air Services in a variety of ways depending on the type of facility where the operations are located. Some facilities are required to submit applications electronically. For more information please see the Air Services web page. For those who can submit hard copy applications, they must be sent to the appropriate District Office or Local Air Agency (DO/LAA).
Types of Permits
Effective June 30, 2008, permits-to-install (PTI) will be issued only to Title V facilities. Non-title V facilities will be issued permits-to-install and operate (PTIO). PTIOs replace historical permits-to-operate (PTO) which were issued following the issuance of a PTI. PTIs and PTIOs are regulated under OAC Chapter 3745-31.
Descriptions of various types of permits can be found here.
Getting Your Permit Quickly
If I have to fill out the applications quickly what do I do?
If I need to get my permit processed quickly what do I do?
- Complete the above steps.
- Call the DO/LAA and ask for rush processing.
- Call Mike Hopkins, Assistant Chief of Permitting at (614) 644-3611 to put your permit on the "rush" list. Information on this process is available on the DAPC website.
- Call the Ohio EPA periodically to monitor the progress and to offer to help.
Tracking Permits
The Permit Issuance and Emissions Reporing Unit is responsible for tracking, typing, proofing, and issuing Permits to Install (PTIs), Permits-to-Install and Operate (PTIOs) and Title V permits for air pollution sources.
To find out the status of your permit, it is recommended that you first contact the DO/LAA that is responsible for your facility it you do not have the access to Air Services. the DO/LAA has already sent their permit recommendation to the EPA Central Office, you may contact us at (614) 644-2300 to determine the status and likely issue date of your permit. If you would like to see the steps involved in issuing a permit, click here.
Electronic Copies of Issued Permits
DAPC provides electronic copies of permits issued to facilities that we have an electronic copy of. Our electronic documents date back to late 1998. All electronic permit records are available in PDF. If an electronic copy is available a link will be present in a list of all records we have going back to 1974 of issued permits. Additional search options and tracking status will be added to this web site in mid to late 2009.
All stages of issued permits are now available by clicking here.
Reporting in Permits
For many years, Ohio EPA has been requiring quarterly deviation reports in PTIs and historical PTOs. Effective June 30, 2008 Ohio EPA will only be requiring quarterly deviation reports in PTIs issued to Title V facilities and for certain restrictions issued in a federally enforceable PTIO (FEPTIO). An annual Permit Evaluation Report (PER) is required for any emissions unit issued in a final PTIO. The PER is due by the date indicated in the issued PTIO. The PER must be submitted via the eBusiness Center - Air Services if the facility is subject to an FEPTIO. The use of Air Services to submit the PER is optional for facilities that are not subject to an FEPTIO. A hard copy PER form or reminder letter is mailed to all facilities at the end of the reporting period. If you need to acquire a copy of that form/letter you should contact the applicable District Office/Local Air Agency for the location of the facility.
Permit Fees
Most of the air pollution permit fees are emissions-based fees (i.e., a $/ton assessed fee based on estimated actual emissions). However, the Permit-To-Install fee is assessed on a permit basis using a schedule identified in Section 3745.11 of the Ohio Revised Code. This schedule identifies various fees for specific categories of permitted activities. The total Permit-To-Install fee is the sum of the various activity-specific fees assessed for the operations permitted in each issued Permit-To-Install.
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