75-2-108 Small business stationary sources -- exceptions -- waivers

75-2-108 . Small business stationary sources -- exceptions -- waivers. (1) Upon petition, the department may designate a source to be a small business stationary source for purposes of receiving assistance from the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program if the stationary source does not emit more than 100 tons per year of all air pollutants and:

(a) is a major stationary source as defined in Subchapter V of the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661, et seq.;

(b) emits 50 tons or more per year of an air pollutant; or

(c) emits more than 75 tons per year of all air pollutants.

(2) After notice and an opportunity for public comment, the department may grant a petition submitted under subsection (1) upon finding that the source of air pollutants does not have sufficient technical and financial capabilities to meet the requirements of this chapter without the assistance of the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program.

(3) After notice and opportunity for public comment, the department may exclude from the definition of small business stationary source in 75-2-103 a category or subcategory of sources that the department determines to have sufficient technical and financial capabilities to meet the requirements of this chapter without the assistance of the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program. The department may make this determination only after consulting with the appropriate federal agencies under Subchapter V of the federal Clean Air Act.