40 CFR § 96.385 - CAIR opt-in permit contents.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s96.385"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 96.385 - CAIR opt-in permit contents."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "96.385"
section_name: "CAIR opt-in permit contents."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "96"
part_name: "NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS FOR STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401, 7403, 7410, 7601, and 7651,"
regulatory_source: "63 FR 57514, Oct. 27, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "96"
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# 96.385 CAIR opt-in permit contents.

(a) Each CAIR opt-in permit will contain:

(1) All elements required for a complete CAIR permit application under § 96.322;

(2) The certification in § 96.383(a)(2);

(3) The unit's baseline heat input under § 96.384(c);

(4) The unit's baseline NO<sub>X</sub> emission rate under § 96.384(d);

(5) A statement whether the unit is to be allocated CAIR NO<sub>X</sub> Ozone Season allowances under § 96.388(b) or § 96.388(c) (subject to the conditions in §§ 96.384(h) and 96.386(g));

(6) A statement that the unit may withdraw from the CAIR NO<sub>X</sub> Ozone Season Trading Program only in accordance with § 96.386; and

(7) A statement that the unit is subject to, and the owners and operators of the unit must comply with, the requirements of § 96.387.

(b) Each CAIR opt-in permit is deemed to incorporate automatically the definitions of terms under § 96.302 and, upon recordation by the Administrator under subpart FFFF or GGGG of this part or this subpart, every allocation, transfer, or deduction of CAIR NO<sub>X</sub> Ozone Season allowances to or from the compliance account of the source that includes a CAIR NO<sub>X</sub> Ozone Season opt-in unit covered by the CAIR opt-in permit.

(c) The CAIR opt-in permit shall be included, in a format specified by the permitting authority, in the CAIR permit for the source where the CAIR NO<sub>X</sub> Ozone Season opt-in unit is located and in a title V operating permit or other federally enforceable permit for the source.

[70 FR 25382, May 12, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 25396, Apr. 28, 2006]