Title V Permits

Title V permits are also known as Part 70 permits, since the applicable regulations are listed in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR part 70.

Title V Permit Objectives

Title V permits accomplish the following objectives:

• Title V permits indicate all of the air pollution control requirements that apply to a given source.
  • This gives concerned citizens, state and local regulators, and the operators of the source an equivocal view of the actions the facility is required to undertake to keep generated air pollution under the legal limits.
• Required, publicly available, regularly scheduled reports concerning emissions tracking and control effectiveness and efficiency.
  • These reports are available to any interested person from the permitting authorities.
• Ability to add additional testing or recordkeeping/monitoring requirements.
  • When required to ensure the facilitiy's pollution controllability.
• Required publicly available, annual facility-wide recertifications.
  • Show whether the facility has met the pollution control requirements in its Title V permit.
• Make the terms of the Title V permit Federally enforceable.
  • Meaning, the EPA and the public can enforce the terms of the Title V permit, as well as the State regulatory authority.

Title V Permitting Costs

Title V permitting costs and fees from regulatory authorities are designed to recover the costs of the permitting program and are authorized by federal law.  They are designed so that higher fees are paid by facilities that emit greater quantities of air pollution.

Time Required

For any permitting authority, federal regulations indicate that all Title V permits must be issued withing 3 years of the effective date of that agency's Title V program.  Most agencies are behind schedule, and issuance of a given Title V permit may be delayed if the EPA, on its own initiative or by public request, raises an objection to a permit.  This means that circumstances beyond an applicant's control may increase the time it takes to get a Title V permit.