Air Permitting

Permits, Registrations, Requirements

Announcements, Updates, and Advisory Groups: meetings, regulatory changes, and other significant news from the Air Permits Division.

Air Permitting Rules and Rulemaking: find links to applicable air permitting state and federal rules and updates to air-related rule and non-rule rulemaking projects.

Permit Applications and Notices: find pending NSR and Title V applications, NSR public notice documents, and Title V public announcements and notices.

Participating in the Permitting Process

• Learn how the public can take part in environmental permitting activities.

NEW Public Involvement Plan (PIP) Form for Certain NSR and Title V Air Permit Applications

• All air permit applications which require public notice received on or after November 1, 2022, must now include a completed PIP form (TCEQ Form 20960) with the application, if applicable.
• TCEQ Form 20960
  
• Instructions for Completing the Form
  

NEW Annual Reporting Requirements for Certain Air Permits

• • Annual Reporting Requirement: For those permits that do not have regular reporting requirements, permittees are required to report the operational status of the permitted activity annually to TCEQ.

Types of Air Permits

• Air New Source Review Permits: applying for a permit or claiming a permit by rule for a new or modified source of air emissions.
• Index of Common Permitted Facilities: guidance for typical NSR facilities.
• Readily Available Permits (RAP): streamlined NSR permitting for specific facilities that meet certain criteria.
• NSR Application Tools: workbooks to help you prepare a complete NSR permit application.
• NSR Permit Processing Update
  
• Air Operating Permits (Title V): applying for a permit to operate major industrial and certain other industrial sites, including General Operating Permits.
• Greenhouse Gas Permitting: permitting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in Texas. Check back often for updates.

Preparing an Application

• Before You Build: steps to take before constructing or modifying a facility.
• Confidential Information: guidelines for including proprietary information in an authorization request.
• Fees for Air Permitting: links to resources explaining the fees related to air permitting activities.
• Air Pollutant Watch List: learn about the APWL.
• Local Air Pollution Control Programs: local air pollution control program in Texas, with addresses and phone numbers.
• Current Air Permitting Policy Memos, Guidance Memos, and Implementation Guidance
  
• Historic Air Permitting Policy and Guidance Memos
  

Check Application Status and Find Permit Documents

Links to tools and information about using:

1. Our database to check the status of pending applications.
2. The Central File Room Online to find records on facilities we regulate.

You Have a Permit – Now What?

• Working with us after you receive an authorization