Capped air emission state permit

A state permit option, called capped emission permit, restricts a facility's emissions below federal permitting thresholds and requires the facility to comply with all applicable requirements. The facility is allowed to make changes as long as emissions remain below the facility-wide thresholds and the facility can demonstrate continued compliance with all requirements.

Minn. R. 7007.1140 to 7007.1148 creating this permit option was effective on December 6, 2004. The Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) for the rulemaking provides explanation of the proposed rules:

Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR)

As of January 24, 2011, greenhouse gas emissions are limited under the capped permits. For more information about this change, see the GHG Rulemaking web page.

For application forms, visit MPCA's Air Quality Forms web page. If you've previously submitted an application for a different type of permit or currently hold an air emissions permit, contact the MPCA at 651-296-6300 or 1-800-657-3864 prior to filling out the capped application forms to obtain information about your facility from the MPCA's database to simplify your application process

Ambient air quality assessment resources

Part 7007.1148 of the rule requires a facility to conduct an ambient air quality assessment when demonstrating initial eligibility for a capped permit or a state permit with environmental management system provision, or when required to do a pre-change analysis under part 7007.1146, subpart 3 of the rule. A facility is allowed to use the method in subpart 2 (CAPS spreadsheet) or subpart 3 (SCREEN3) of part 7007.1148 for each pollutant standard. The tools available for a facility to conduct this assessment are:

CAPS Spreadsheet and guidance (links provided to locked version of CAPS)
SCREEN3 model and guidance
DISPERSE

Compliance resources

Sample Compliance Plans
CAP-CR-04: Annual Compliance Certification Report for Capped Permits
CAP-WS-01: Pre-Change Analysis for Capped Permits (aq-f6-capws01) (11/22/16)
CAP-ADM: Capped Permit Administrative Changes (7/5/12) Request for change of facility name, mailing address, ownership or control.

Public comments

Listed below are capped permit applications received and capped permits issued by the MPCA.

Capped Permit Applications received and permits issued

The conditions for eligibility and compliance requirements for a capped state permit can be found in Minn. R. 7007.1140 to 7007.1148.

Persons interested in commenting have 30 days from the date the application is posted on this Web site. Comments are due by 4:00 p.m. on the comment period end date. During the comment period, an interested person may submit written comments on the eligibility of the applicant for the capped permit. A person who submits comments under this item shall include:

a statement of the person's interest in the permit application and any information related to a facility's eligibility for the capped permit;
a statement of the action the person wishes the agency to take; and
the reasons supporting the person's position, stated with sufficient specificity as to allow the commissioner to investigate the merits of the person's positions.

Submit your comments to: Carolina Schutt, Permit Supervisor, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul , MN 55155. Or by email: carolina.schutt@state.mn.us.

The MPCA hopes to issue capped permits within 60 to 90 days after the application is received.

Actual emissions from existing facilities for prior years can be viewed on the MPCA Environmental Data Access page, and the Hazardous Air Pollutants Web page.

Capped permit applications received and issued

Applications open for public comment

Facility name	City/County	New Facility or Existing	Option 1 or 2	Date application posted	Comment period end date	SIC Code
None at this time

Capped permits issued

Facility name	SIC Code	Capped Permit number	Issue date	Capped Permit Option (1 or 2)
Anagram International Inc Eden Prairie, Hennepin County	2759	05300648-002	03/19/2007	2
Arctic Cat Inc - St Cloud St. Cloud, Stearns County	3519	14500175-001	02/28/2006	2
Big Lake Maintenance Facility Big Lake, Sherburne County	4111	14100068-001	01/29/2009	2
Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc Roseville, Ramsey County	2051	12300704-003	08/07/2013	2
CenterPoint Energy - Dakota Station Dakota County	4923	03700171-002	12/23/2014	2
Central Bi-Products – Long Prairie Long Prairie, Todd County	2048	15300006-004 15300006-005	03/10/2005 07/29/2005	2
Central Bi-Products – North Redwood Redwood Falls, Redwood County	2048	12700013-008	08/03/2011	2
Central Marble Products Inc. Rice, Benton County	3088	00900038-002	04/12/2006	2
Clearbrook Station Clearbrook, Clearwater County	4612	02900002-003	04/15/2015	2
Eveland's Inc Backus, Cass County	3792	02100022-001	04/03/2006	2
First District Association LItchfield, Meeker County	2022	09300002-101	10/27/2016	2
Genpak LLC – Lakeville Lakeville, Dakota County	3081	03700333-004	12/07/2011	2
Honeywell, Golden Valley Golden Valley, Hennepin County	3822	05300146-002	03/28/2006	1
Hutchinson Technology Inc - Hutchinson Hutchinson, McLeod County	3577	08500032-101 08500032-009	7/20/2017 07/1/2009	1 1
Industrial Rubber Applicators Inc Hibbing, St. Louis County	3069	13700336-002	08/08/2011	2
Interplastic Corp – Vadnais Hghts Plant Vadnais Heights, Ramsey County	3087	12300602-003	04/12/2006	1
Irathane Systems Inc Hibbing, St. Louis County	3479	13700327-001 13700327-003	10/11/2006 05/10/2011	2
Kangas Enameling Inc Hopkins, Hennepin County	3479	05300774-004	01/30/2003	2
KPLOP – Moorhead Terminal Moorhead, Clay County	4613	02700013-002 02700013-003	05/25/2006 06/28/2007	2
Morris Packing LLC Plymouth, Hennepin County	2759	05301239-101	06/08/2017	1
NuStar — Roseville Products Terminal Roseville, Ramsey County	4613	12300069-005	01/07/2016	1
NuStar — Sauk Centre Terminal Sauk Centre, Stearns	4613	14500016-101	05/02/2018	2
PACE Analytical Services Inc Minneapolis, Hennepin County	8734	05301248-001 05301248-101	01/06/2015 04/05/2018	1 1
Pinta Acoustic Inc Minneapolis, Hennepin County	3086	05301199-001	02/25/2008	2
Polar Semiconductor LLC Bloomington, Hennepin County	3674	05301141-002 05301141-003 05301141-004	04/12/2005 08/24/2005 05/21/2013	2
Sierra Corp Minnetonka, Hennepin County	2851	05300820-101	12/16/2016	2
Southern Graphic Systems Inc Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County	2796	05301184-001 05301184-002	09/05/2006 09/24/2007	2
Splash Products Inc St Paul, Ramsey County	2842	12300601-002 12300601-003 12300601-004	12/05/2006 04/14/2008 04/25/2012	2
STERIS Inc Coon Rapids, Anoka County	3842	00300209-002	07/13/2005	2
Taylor Corp – Mankato Campus Mankato, Blue Earth County	2752	10300024-003	10/06/2008	2
Valmont/Applied Coating Technology – 2 Mendota Heights, Dakota County	3479	03700155-002	08/09/2005	2
Viracon Inc Owatonna, Steele County	3211	14700061-002	05/26/2005	2
Vision-Ease Lens – Ramsey Ramsey, Anoka County	3851	00300199-007 00300199-006 00300199-005	01/05/2015 11/17/2014 09/25/2006	2

Questions/Information

Questions about capped permits can be addressed to the MPCA at 651-296-6300 or toll-free at 1-800-657-3864.