I. The construction, installation, operation, or modification of any device or non-Title V source as defined under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-C:2, and as further defined by rules adopted by the commissioner shall be prohibited unless the source possesses a temporary permit or operating permit whether a permit-by-notification, general permit, or an individual operating permit issued by the commissioner. The commissioner may by rule exempt certain devices or non-Title V sources from the requirements of this section.
I-a. The construction, installation, operation, or modification of an affected source shall be prohibited unless the affected source possesses and complies with a temporary permit, general permit, or individual operating permit issued by the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act. The term of the general permit or permit to operate shall not exceed 5 years.
II. A temporary permit, which may contain conditions, shall be required prior to commencement of construction or installation of any new or modified device or non-Title V source except for those devices or non-Title V sources which are authorized to construct and operate pursuant to a permit-by-notification or a general permit. A temporary permit shall be in effect until it expires, an operating permit is issued, or until sooner revoked by the commissioner. Such permit shall contain the emission limits the device or non-Title V source is required to meet, and shall be issued by the commissioner upon a finding that the device or non-Title V source will meet such limits and will not result in a violation of any air quality standard or regulation in force under this chapter.
III. An individual operating permit, which may contain conditions, shall be issued with respect to a device or non-Title V source for which a temporary permit is in effect, upon a finding by the commissioner, following operational testing, where required, that the device or non-Title V source meets the applicable emission limits and that its operation will not result in a violation of any air quality standard or regulation in force under this chapter.
III-a. [Repealed.]
III-b. A general permit, which may contain certain conditions, may be issued with respect to a Title V source category if the commissioner finds that there is more than one stationary source, area source, or device in the same category and the stationary sources, area sources, or devices in that category are all subject to the same regulatory requirements.
III-c. The commissioner may adopt rules providing for a permit-by-notification with respect to a source category, provided that the commissioner finds that there is more than one device or non-Title V source in the source category, and that the devices or non-Title V sources in that category are all subject to the same regulatory requirements.
IV. A temporary permit, which may contain conditions, shall be required prior to commencement of construction or installation of any new or modified affected source, except for those affected sources which are authorized to be constructed pursuant to a general permit. The applicant shall be required to conduct preconstruction or premodification review procedures prior to commencement of construction of any new major stationary source, device, or modification to any existing major stationary source or device. Such procedures shall be sufficient to allow the commissioner to make determinations that the proposed construction or modification will not cause or contribute to a failure to attain or maintain any ambient air quality standard, significant deterioration of air quality, or a violation of any applicable emission limitation or standard of performance. Such preconstruction and premodification review requirements shall be no less stringent than, and shall require that no permit shall be issued for a source unless such source meets all the requirements for review and for obtaining a permit prescribed in the Clean Air Act.
V. The applicant for a permit to operate shall be required to conduct preconstruction or premodification review procedures prior to commencement of construction of any affected source. Such procedures shall be sufficient to allow the commissioner to make determinations that the proposed construction or modification will not cause or contribute to a failure to attain or maintain any ambient air quality standard, significant deterioration of air quality, or a violation of any applicable emission limitation or standard of performance. The applicant shall submit the required information to the commissioner prior to the commencement of construction or modification. Such preconstruction review and premodification review requirements shall be no less stringent than those prescribed in the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., as amended.