The Title V operating permit rules provide the EPA with a 45-day review period for proposed Title V permits followed by a 60-day period in which anyone may petition the EPA to object to the permit.

EPA has adopted a single, standardized, and reproducible method of computing the 45-day EPA review and 60-day petition periods. There are five basic principles:

The 45-day review period begins the day after the proposed permit is submitted to the EPA for review;
The 60-day petition period begins the day after the end date of EPA’s review period;
Count every day, including weekends and federal holidays (start dates can fall on a weekend or holiday);
If the end date of EPA’s 45-day review period falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the 45-day review period’s end date rolls over to the next business day. As a result, the 60-day petition period will begin the day after that next business day.
If the 60-day petition period ends on a weekend or federal holiday, the petition period’s deadline is rolled over to the next business day.

For information on the status of a specific Title V permit submitted to Region 5 by Minnesota MPCA, contact one of the EPA’s contacts.

Clean Air Act Permitting in Minnesota

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Air Permitting Information

Federal Construction Permit Authority

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Title V/Construction Permit Program Documents

Title V Petition

Minnesota

Region 5 CAA Permitting Focus

Permitting Under the Clean Air Act