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    Description
    Several Modules by Learning Objective
    Who Should Attend
    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 material, as well as Title V/Operating Permits topics.
    Leaning Objectives
    1. IDENTIFY THE ROLE OF THE NSR PERMITTING PROGRAM (FOUNDATIONAL)
    New Source Review Program
    2. DESCRIBE THE MAJOR ASPECTS OF NSR PROGRAM HISTORY (FOUNDATIONAL)
    3. OUTLINE THE TYPES OF NSR PERMITS AND BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH (FOUNDATIONAL)
    4. OUTLINE THE NSR PERMITTING PROCESSES (FOUNDATIONAL)
    5. DESCRIBE PROVISIONS GOVERNING ACTIONS OCCURRING AFTER NSR PERMIT ISSUANCE (FOUNDATIONAL)
    6. DESCRIBE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES FOR ISSUING PERMITS (FOUNDATIONAL)
    7. DESCRIBE AVAILABLE GUIDANCE, TOOLS AND RESOURCES RELATED TO NSR PERMITTING (FOUNDATIONAL)
    Role, Purpose and General Use of the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual
    8. OUTLINE THE TITLE V PERMITTING PROGRAM (FOUNDATIONAL)
    Title V Permitting Program
    9. DESCRIBE CONDITIONS REQUIRING A SOURCE TO OBTAIN AN OPERATING PERMIT (FOUNDATIONAL)
    10. DESCRIBE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES FOR ISSUING PERMITS (FOUNDATIONAL)
    Processing Permits
    11. OUTLINE THE TITLE V PERMITTING PROCESSES (FOUNDATIONAL)
    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
    12. DESCRIBE TYPES OF PERMIT ACTIONS (FOUNDATIONAL)
    13. PROVIDE EXAMPLES THAT HELP STUDENTS DISCERN WHAT TYPE OF TITLE V PERMIT ACTION IS REQUIRED (FOUNDATIONAL)
    14. NAVIGATE EPA WEBSITE TO BE ABLE TO EASILY ACCESS TITLE V WEBSITES, GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER TOOLS (FOUNDATIONAL)
    15. DETERMINE WHAT TYPES OF SOURCES ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL NSR PERMITTING (INTERMEDIATE)
    16. IDENTIFY NSR POLLUTANTS AND CALCULATE EMISSIONS TO DETERMINE MAJOR OR MINOR NSR (INTERMEDIATE)- NO TRAINING AVAILABLE
    17. DEFINE MAJOR NSR PERMIT APPLICABILITY REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
    18. DEFINE MAJOR NSR PERMIT REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
    19. DEFINE MINOR NSR PERMIT REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
    20. EVALUATE CONTROL MEASURES AND THEIR COST EFFECTIVENESS FOR NSR (INTERMEDIATE)
    Analyses Under the EPA Control Cost Manual
    21. DEFINE PROCEDURES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PREPARING NSR PERMITS (INTERMEDIATE)
    Setting Enforceable Potential to Emit Limits in New Source Review Permits
    22. EVALUATE A SOURCE FOR MAJOR SOURCE APPLICABILITY (INTERMEDIATE)-NO TRAINING AVAILABLE
    23. DETERMINE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)- NO TRAINING AVAILABLE
    24. IMPLEMENT THE OPERATING PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCESS (INTERMEDIATE)
    25. DETERMINE ACTUAL-TO-PROJECTED-ACTUAL (ATPA) VALUES FOR AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO (ADVANCED)
    26. DETERMINE BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BACT) FOR AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO (ADVANCED)
    27. DETERMINE LOWEST ACHIEVABLE EMISSIONS RATE (LAER) FOR AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO (ADVANCED)
    28. PERFORM AIR QUALITY IMPACT ANALYSIS (ADVANCED)
    29. PERFORM CONTEMPORANEOUS NETTING ANALYSIS FOR AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO FOR BOTH PSD AND NNSR PERFORM INTER-POLLUTANT TRADING (IPT) SCENARIOS (ADVANCED)
    30. WRITE EFFECTIVE NSR PERMITS (ADVANCED)
    31. WRITE EFFECTIVE TITLE V PERMITS, PER EXAMPLE SCENARIOS (ADVANCED)
    32. APPLY ADVANCED PERMITTING CONCEPTS (ADVANCED)
    Classroom Requirements
    Self Instruction
    History of Changes
    Updated from EPA LMS June 15, 2023
    Course ID
    EPA 63
    Course Number
    Permitting Curriculum
    MJO-EPA Supported
    EPA Supported
    Display
    yes
    Status
    active
    Curriculum
    Permitting