Operating Permits Issued under Title V of the Clean Air Act

Congress established the Title V Operating Permit program as part of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.
Keys to Permitting Success
Plan. Communicate. Be flexible. Collaborate.

EPA believes that by 2022, all permitting decisions should be made within six months. To that end, EPA's Smart Sectors Program is discovering strategies that result in efficient environmental permitting processes. When Boeing decided to secure additional land for future growth in Charleston, SC, it received air and wetlands permits just a few months after submitting permit applications.
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Title V of the Clean Air Act requires major sources of air pollutants, and certain other sources, to:

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