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Office of Air Quality, Permitting & Enforcement Division Mechanical Section Policy Memorandum Date: March 8, 1994 No.: 1 From: Skip Clark, P.E. Approved by: Gary Wallin, P.E. Subject: Grandfathered Standard Exemptions Policy: Once a standard exemption has been claimed, the company can keep the exemption for as long as they continue to meet the conditions of that exemption that were in effect at the time the exemption was claimed. Even if the exemption went through major or minor changes, the company does not have to upgrade its facility to meet the newer conditions if they continue to meet the conditions that were in effect when the exemption was first granted. Background: If an exemption did, or did not, require registration at the time it was being claimed, it makes no difference. The most important part of the exemption processis the listed conditions of the exemption at that time. If the company complied with all of the conditions that were listed at the time the exemption was claimed, then they are legally entitled to claim that exemption. If they continue to maintain compliance with all conditions of that exemption all the time, then they are entitled to keep that exemption. Necessary Action: None. cc: All Mechanical Section