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Permitting (PERM)

The Permitting curriculum is intended for learners who conduct permitting activities and who write, review, and enforce permits in compliance with the Clean Air Act. This curriculum covers New Source Review, Title V/Operating Permits, as well as stationary source control technologies.

In the left column, you will find entire e-learning courses. The right column provides the content of those same courses arranged by learning objective, for learners who would like to customize their learning plan or who are looking for more targeted training content. (It should be noted that training material is not yet available for all learning objectives.)
eLearning Courses

After completion of this course, learners will be able to generally describe the Title V permit process.

After completion of this course, learners will be able to describe the role, industrial use, components, operation, performance parameters, and design variables of fabric filters, electrostatic precipitators, cyclones, and wet scrubbers.

After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain how to establish enforceable potential to emit (PTE) limits in New Source Review permits.

After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain the role, purpose and general use of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Pollution Control Cost Manual and prepare and review cost analyses for Clean Air Act regulatory programs.

After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain the fundamental operating characteristics of particulate and gaseous pollutant emission control systems.

After completion of this course, learners will be able to describe the sources of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from process vessels and methods used to detect and control leaks.
eLearning Modules
(Listed by Learning Objective)

1. DESCRIBE THE HISTORY AND EVENTS LEADING TO THE CURRENT AIR PERMITTING PROGRAMS (NSR and Title V) (FOUNDATIONAL)
Historical Background of the Clean Air Act Permitting Programs

2. IDENTIFY THE ROLE OF THE NSR PERMITTING PROGRAM (FOUNDATIONAL)
New Source Review Program

3. OUTLINE THE TYPES OF NSR PERMITS AND BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH (FOUNDATIONAL)
Not Yet Available

4. OUTLINE THE NSR PERMITTING PROCESSES (FOUNDATIONAL) Processing Permits

5. DESCRIBE THE PROVISIONS GOVERNING ACTIONS OCCURRING AFTER NSR PERMIT ISSUANCE (FOUNDATIONAL)
Not Yet Available

6. DESCRIBE AVAILABLE GUIDANCE, TOOLS AND RESOURCES RELATED TO NSR PERMITTING (FOUNDATIONAL)
Role, Purpose, and General Use of the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual


 7. OUTLINE THE TITLE V PERMITTING PROGRAM (FOUNDATIONAL)
Title V Permitting Program

8. DESCRIBE CONDITIONS REQUIRING A SOURCE TO OBTAIN AN OPERATING PERMIT (FOUNDATIONAL)
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9. OUTLINE THE TITLE V PERMITTING PROCESSES (FOUNDATIONAL)
Processing Permits

Permit Application Review

Comment Review and Finalization of a Permit

Receiving and Logging Title V Permit Applications

Permit Applications

Determining the Type of Permit Required

Developing a Draft Permit

10. DESCRIBE TYPES OF PERMIT ACTIONS (FOUNDATIONAL)
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11. PROVIDE EXAMPLES THAT HELP STUDENTS DISCERN WHAT TYPE OF TITLE V PERMIT ACTION IS REQUIRED (FOUNDATIONAL)
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12. DESCRIBE STATIONARY SOURCE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES (FOUNDATIONAL)
Fabric Filters (Baghouses)

Cyclones

Electrostatic Precipitators

Wet Scrubbers

Wet Collectors

Absorption

Adsorbers

Carbon Adsorption

Combustion Equipment

Incineration

Principles of Condensation

Condensation

Portable VOC Detection


13. DETERMINE WHAT TYPES OF SOURCES ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL NSR PERMITTING (INTERMEDIATE)
Not Yet Available

14. IDENTIFY NSR POLLUTANTS AND CALCULATE EMISSIONS TO DETERMINE MAJOR OR MINOR NSR (INTERMEDIATE)
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15. DEFINE MAJOR NSR PERMIT APPLICABILITY REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
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16. DEFINE MAJOR NSR PERMIT REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
Not Yet Available

17. DEFINE MINOR NSR PERMIT REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
Not Yet Available

18. EVALUATE CONTROL MEASURES AND THEIR COST EFFECTIVENESS FOR NSR (INTERMEDIATE)
Analyses Under the EPA Control Cost Manual

19. DEFINE PROCEDURES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PREPARING NSR PERMITS (INTERMEDIATE)
Setting Enforceable Potential to Emit Limits in New Source Review Permits

20. EVALUATE A SOURCE FOR MAJOR SOURCE APPLICABILITY (INTERMEDIATE)
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21. DETERMINE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
Not Yet Available

22. IMPLEMENT THE OPERATING PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCESS (INTERMEDIATE)
Not Yet Available

23. DETERMINE ACTUAL-TO-PROJECTED-ACTUAL (ATPA) VALUES FOR AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO (ADVANCED)
Not Yet Available

24. DETERMINE BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BACT) FOR AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO (ADVANCED)
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25. DETERMINE LOWEST ACHIEVABLE EMISSIONS RATE (LAER) FOR AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO (ADVANCED)
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26. PERFORM AIR QUALITY IMPACT ANALYSIS (ADVANCED)
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27. PERFORM CONTEMPORANEOUS NETTING ANALYSIS FOR AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO FOR BOTH PSD AND NNSR PERFORM INTER-POLLUTANT TRADING (IPT) SCENARIOS (ADVANCED)
Not Yet Available

28. WRITE EFFECTIVE NSR PERMITS (ADVANCED)
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29. WRITE EFFECTIVE TITLE V PERMITS, PER EXAMPLE SCENARIOS (ADVANCED)
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30. APPLY ADVANCED PERMITTING CONCEPTS (ADVANCED)
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