Air
Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), Environmental Permitting and Planning (EP3) manages air permits and emission limits for University of Michigan (U-M) and is the liaison with state and federal regulators regarding all air quality issues. Rule 201 of the Michigan Air Pollution Control Rules requires a person to obtain an approved Permit to Install for any potential source of air pollution. The need for a permit depends on the equipment function, size, and fuel type. At U-M, examples include:
- Coating application booths
- Boilers
- Generators
- Sterilizers
- Processes that may emit air pollution
Boilers
Emergency Generators
Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Sterilizers
Refrigeration Appliances
Rules:
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters. – 40 CFR Part 63 Updated posting of Major Source Boiler MACT, January 2013.
- EPA Boiler Notification Requirement – On all projects, regardless of the need for a permit, the Project Manager must contact EHS-EP3 at least one (1) week prior to any boiler start-up (new or modified) to ensure that the U-M complies with 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDDD by submitting an initial notification to the EPA within 15 days of start-up.
- Michigan Department of Environmental, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE): Air Quality Division –Part 2. Air Use Approval EGLE’s regulations for installing boilers, June 2012
Purpose: To control hazardous air pollutants from new and existing industrial, commercial and institutional boilers, and process heaters at major sources of hazardous air pollutants.