40 CFR § 97.285 - CAIR opt-in permit contents.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s97.285"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 97.285 - CAIR opt-in permit contents."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "97.285"
section_name: "CAIR opt-in permit contents."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "97"
part_name: "FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM, CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS, CSAPR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS, AND TEXAS SO2 TRADING PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401, 7403, 7410, 7426, 7491, 7601, and 7651,"
regulatory_source: "65 FR 2727, Jan. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted. 71 FR 25396, 25422, and 25443, Apr. 28, 2006"
cfr_part: "97"
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# 97.285 CAIR opt-in permit contents.
(a) Each CAIR opt-in permit will contain:
(1) All elements required for a complete CAIR permit application under § 97.222;
(2) The certification in § 97.283(a)(2);
(3) The unit's baseline heat input under § 97.284(c);
(4) The unit's baseline SO<sub>2</sub> emission rate under § 97.284(d);
(5) A statement whether the unit is to be allocated CAIR SO<sub>2</sub> allowances under § 97.288(b) or § 97.288(c) (subject to the conditions in §§ 97.284(h) and 97.286(g));
(6) A statement that the unit may withdraw from the CAIR SO<sub>2</sub> Trading Program only in accordance with § 97.286; and
(7) A statement that the unit is subject to, and the owners and operators of the unit must comply with, the requirements of § 97.287.
(b) Each CAIR opt-in permit is deemed to incorporate automatically the definitions of terms under § 97.202 and, upon recordation by the Administrator under subpart FFF or GGG of this part or this subpart, every allocation, transfer, or deduction of CAIR SO<sub>2</sub> allowances to or from the compliance account of the source that includes a CAIR SO<sub>2</sub> 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 SO<sub>2</sub> opt-in unit is located and in a title V operating permit or other federally enforceable permit for the source.