Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 21, May 25, 2024
Section 127.445 - Operating permit compliance schedules(a) The Department may issue an operating permit to an existing and operating source that is out of compliance with the act, the Clean Air Act or the regulations thereunder.(b) An operating permit issued under subsection (a) shall contain an enforceable schedule requiring the source to attain compliance as soon as possible but no later than the date required by the act or the Clean Air Act.(c) The compliance schedule required by subsection (b) may contain interim milestone dates for completing any phase of the required work, as well as a final compliance date and may contain stipulated penalties for the failure to meet the compliance schedule.(d) If the permittee fails to achieve compliance by the final compliance date or fails to pay the stipulated penalties for failure to meet an interim compliance date, the permit shall be revoked.(e) The operating permit shall be part of an overall resolution of the outstanding noncompliance and may include the payment of an appropriate civil penalty for past violations and shall contain other terms and conditions the Department deems appropriate.(f) An operating permit may incorporate by reference a compliance schedule contained within a consent order and agreement, including provisions related to the implementation or enforcement of the compliance schedule or consent order and agreement. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 127.513 (relating to compliance certification).