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Colorado Deparbnerrt of Public Hearth argf Erwironment <br />Ab Poilugou Coatroi Divkion <br />'1~"T"~` <br />Suuface mining egrripmerd almost ahtrays requkes <br />~ air permk. <br />When a pemek is required, the APEN wet becorrea part of <br />ttee petrol! application package. <br />sa Tile Perfnlt Process: <br />In Coorado. Construction Parmils are Issued ~ two <br />phases: Inidnt Approval and Fhal Approval. <br />An tniti9l Approval (IA) Permit aNOws the plant or <br />process equipment to be constructed erect teegin <br />operation. When ~ air permit is regained. k to ilegat <br />to canmence oparaeon rX the plant or process <br />equ~meret taste an U1 Permk 1a issued by the APCD. <br />Some excepeona for rxtreteera and stxeeres aro <br />provided under House HiA 1328. <br />• A Final Approval (FA) psrmk b issued after lire <br />otvrrer t Heat the permitbd operatnn h >n <br />compliance with the conditions d the Inkier Approval <br />Permk. <br />A permk desaetas key areas that art operator needs to <br />address to Careply vMtle Colorado air regulations. The <br />permk defines the type of air poeukae rbretrci meastues <br />to tee used. limes the annual productlore at the site. <br />provkfes guideWeos for apedty (how dense the visible <br />emisekns are auowed to be). and iredtWea <br />recordkeepkeg regu. <br />Obtaining a Final Approval P~enn/t <br />House BiN f 328 - Flexibility for Crushers <br />8itd SCleenS <br />Owners or operators of strfaoe m~ operatiaes are <br />typically required to obtain an iA permk for process <br />equipment prior to operating the egtr(pnteret at the site. <br />However, Colorado FtoVSe BN t326 provides some <br />tlexibeky for reportbrg artd permitting crushers arxt <br />screens. Under Flotrse BiU 1328. the owner or operator <br />of a pemuLted eared and gravel pk or crushed stone <br />quarry may brkeg a new tausher or screen (&ed the <br />engines that are integral ~ tteoae crustrere and screens) <br />onsits and begin operation of this equipment by <br />strbmkkng an APEN (b dre APCD. Submission ~ an <br />APEN will arbor th source to operate the equlpneeret <br />ante such t6tee as the APCD fa able to process and issue <br />en !A Perrt-k. ar for temporary or ren0ad equipment. until <br />the equupment is removed from the site. You nNret rrotky <br />ttte APCO (by adding a rtote to the AMEN form) tllat you <br />are st~mltlYeg en ADEN tmdar Cte pmvisiorre of House <br />13811328. in rreses where you intend ib retabe ownership <br />of ate equlpneret for bee tareseeabb tu4rre, you mtrat <br />request !n wrkkrg that kre APCD proceed weh the <br />pemeikkeg process. In cases where you intend ~ return <br />temporary or rented equipment wehire a few months. you <br />can avoid unnecessary parnriltireg fees by requesting <br />Ueat the APCD ?cold' the APEN urde you remove the <br />equipment and sunk a cancaeatiai letter to the APCD. <br />Applfcabte Fees <br />APEN Filing Fee: A fdmg fee of 5118.88 b requhed to <br />be etrbrreitted wkh each APFJd. <br />ke order to receNe a Fkent Approver Permk for your <br />surface mMkeg site or equipment. you moat eeANy <br />compliance wkh your inklal Approval Per-nk. This seH- <br />cerkflcatlore process must be Carnpletad vvikeae 1~ days <br />(six months) of being issued an irritlsl Approval Pertnk. <br />Altar 180 days. the APCD mt~ fsealize Dee permk or <br />detarmQee to condntre or revoke th permit. <br />CerfTykeg with the IA permk for a surface <br />mkeing site typically involves submilfing a Fkeal Approval <br />Self Cerbflcation Form. This form ~ aveutable through <br />the APCD and downbadable et: <br />.slate.co, uslap/dovrteloedfortna.aso <br />Ceriirying compliance wife the IA permit for process <br />~wkunent h~P~Y aevvlves sutrmili&tg a Fitwl Approves <br />Self Certificetbn Force and Ure requked apadty teal <br />resulf9 (i.e., ekhar a Crm6tute opaWty reading ar a 1-3 <br />hour opacky read'aeg may be retprired ttepending on the <br />type and design rate of the equipment). The APCD Can <br />assist you in determining Me opeaty readktgs required <br />for your equipment. <br />Annual Emisslore Fes: AN sources requNed to Hie <br />APENs must pay annual air mission tees. The APCD <br />bNts each souros that is subject b err ADEN an annual <br />fee of $13.54 per ton of criteria pdttdarete emtted and <br />580.34 per ton ofnon-criteria (hazardous air pdtutants) <br />emitted. Fees are not assessed fa fugitive dtrat <br />emissrons. Invoices are marled in March Through June of <br />eadt year. Fees are sutejact b change by the <br />legislature on an annual basis. <br />PermitUrep Fees: The APCD assesses a pennkftrtg fee <br />based on the arnarnt of time k takes the APCD to <br />process the application. The currant processing fee is <br />159.83 per hour. These fees ere also subject to charrge. <br />QtlesBons? <br />The Smae l3trsiness Assistance Pragrmn (SBAP) is <br />avaeable to assist you wkh questions you may have <br />regarding environmental Issues al your eke. Contact <br />the SBAP at (303)692-3175 ar (303) 692-3148. <br />Ak (]ualily Regtrkemerets for Surface Mtnkeg Operations May 2006 <br />