Standard Air Permits
Permits for specific, well-characterized classes of facilities. If a standard permit fits your operations, you may choose this permitting option.
UPDATE Beginning January 1, 2021, all standard permit registrations, excluding Temporary Rock and Concrete Crushers, must be submitted online via STEERS. Further information can be found at Guidance for STEERS.
NEW January 30, 2025: New Non-Rule Air Quality Standard Permit for Natural Gas Electric Generating Units
Effective January 30, 2025, TCEQ issued a new non-rule air quality standard permit for natural gas fired electric generating units (EGUs) under Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 382.05195, Standard Permit, and 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 116, Subchapter F, Standard Permits. The new standard permit provides applicants with more flexibility than allowed under Permit by Rule (PBR) when seeking authorization of natural gas (NG) EGUs at a site and serves as an alternative option to the existing Non-Rule Air Quality Standard Permit for EGUs. The new non-rule standard permit authorizes NG EGUs that generate electricity for use by the owner or operator and/or generate electricity to be sold to the electric grid. The application, Form PI-1S, and additional information on the new standard permit may be obtained from the commission’s Air Quality Standard Permit for Natural Gas Electric Generating Units webpage.
NEW November 1, 2024: Proposed New Non-Rule Air Quality Standard Permit for Temporary Public Works Projects
TCEQ is providing an opportunity for public comment and will conduct a public meeting to receive testimony regarding a new non-rule air quality standard permit for temporary concrete batch plants that support public works projects.
The new standard permit will implement a requirement of Senate Bill (SB) 1397, 88th Session, that TCEQ issue a standard permit for temporary concrete batch plants that support public works projects. The proposed standard permit contains conditions to ensure facilities meet the criteria of SB 1397 and Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 382.051985. The standard permit also includes emission control requirements, best management practices, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure the standard permit is protective of human health and the environment and is enforceable.
A public meeting on the proposed non-rule standard permit is scheduled for December 6, 2024. The proposed standard permit is subject to a 30-day comment period which closes at 11:59 pm on December 6, 2024. Please refer to the documents below for more detailed information.
- Notice of Request for Public Comment and Public Meeting ( English; Spanish)
- Plain Language Summary ( English; Spanish)
- Executive Summary ( English; Spanish)
- Proposed Standard Permit
- Technical Background Summary
- Modeling Report
- Public Involvement Plan
NEW June 28, 2024: Proposed New Non-Rule Air Quality Standard Permit for Natural Gas Electric Generating Units
The TCEQ is providing an opportunity for public comment and will conduct a public meeting to receive testimony regarding a new non-rule air quality standard permit for natural gas fired electric generating units (NGUs).
The proposed standard permit would provide applicants with more flexibility when seeking authorization of natural gas EGUs at a site and serves as an alternative option to the existing Non-Rule Air Quality Standard Permit for EGUs. The standard permit would only be applicable to spark-ignited internal combustion engines that fire natural gas and excludes boilers and turbines. It would include operating specifications and emission limitations for typical natural gas engines during routine operation and planned maintenance, startup, and shutdown.
Draft Proposal Documents:
- Notice of Request for Public Comment and Public Meeting (due to a publication error, some published notices were followed by a notification of correction in the same newspaper. Below are all notices and publication dates for their respective newspaper):
- Austin American Statesman ( original notice on 6/21/2024; notice correction on 6/26/2024)
- El Mundo (Austin) ( original notice on 6/20/2024; notice correction on 6/27/2024)
- Dallas Morning News ( amended notice on 6/28/2024)
- Al Dia ( original notice on 6/19/2024; notice correction on 7/3/2024)
- Houston Chronicle ( original notice on 6/21/2024; notice correction on 6/26/2024)
- La Prensa de Houston ( original notice on 6/23/2024; notice correction on 7/7/2024)
- Plain Language Summary ( English; Spanish)
- Executive Summary ( English; Spanish)
- Standard Permit
- Technical Background Summary
- Modeling Report
The proposed non-rule air quality standard permit is subject to a 30-day comment period.
As of August 13, 2024, please direct all questions or communication regarding this project to Stephanie Heath at stephanie.heath@tceq.texas.gov or Kati Wooten at kati.wooten@tceq.texas.gov.
January 24, 2024: Amendments to Non-Rule Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants & Updated PI-1S-CBP Workbook
Effective January 24, 2024, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) issued amendments to the non-rule air quality standard permit for concrete batch plants (CBPs). The amendments to the standard permit reflect the results of an updated Air Quality Analysis (AQA). The amendments include the addition and revision of definitions, revisions to operational requirements and setback requirements, improved best management practices, and other minor corrections and edits. These amendments were adopted under the Texas Clean Air Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 382.05195, Standard Permit; and 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 116, Subchapter F, Standard Permits.
More information on the amended standard permit, including the technical background document and registration materials, may be obtained from the following commission webpages:
- Information on 2023 Amendment to the Concrete Batch Plant Standard Permit
- Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants
To reflect the amended standard permit, the Air Permits Division has updated the application workbook, Form PI-1S-CBP, for concrete batch plant standard permit registrations. PI-1S-CBP Version 6.0 has been released. The workbook is available on the Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants webpage. The PI-1S-CBP Version 6.0 is required for all registration applications for the Standard Permit for CBPs submitted on or after January 24, 2024.
(The updated workbook is also available on the Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants with Enhanced Controls webpage. Registration applications for CBPs with Enhanced Controls received on or after January 24, 2024, must use Version 6.0.)
September 22, 2021: Amended Non-Rule Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plant Operations
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued an updated non-rule air quality standard permit for concrete batch plant operations (CBPs) under the Texas Clean Air Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 382.05195, Standard Permit and 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 116, Subchapter F, Standard Permits. The standard permit was updated to reinstate an exemption from emissions and distance limitations in 30 TAC Section 116.610(a)(1) that was inadvertently removed during a previous amendment. The application workbook, Form PI-1S-CBP and additional information on the CBP standard permit may be obtained from the commission’s Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants webpage.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Air Quality Pollution Control Projects
Describes how a pollution control project will be permitted and helps you use the tools needed to get authorized.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Distribution Operations
Use this information to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Distribution Operations.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Animal Carcass Incinerators
Links to forms and other information needed to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Animal Carcass Incinerators.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Boilers
Describes how a boiler with a heat input of greater than 40 MMBtu, may be authorized by a standard permit and provides links to the forms needed to get authorized.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants with Enhanced Controls
Describes how a concrete batch plant with enhanced controls will be permitted and helps you use the tools needed to get authorized.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Cotton Gin Facilities and Cotton Burr Tub Grinders
Use this information to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Cotton Gin Facilities and Cotton Burr Tub Grinders.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Dry Bulk Fertilizer Handling Operations
Use this information to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Dry Bulk Fertilizer Handling Operations.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Electric Generating Units
Quick checklist for determining whether this standard permit fits your facility. Links to relevant forms, guidelines, and the standard permit itself.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Natural Gas Electric Generating Units
Use these quick screening questions to determine whether this standard permit fits your facility. Links to relevant forms, guidelines, and the standard permit itself.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Feedmills, Portable Augers, and Hay Grinders
Use this information to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Feedmills, Portable Augers, and Hay Grinders.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Grain Elevator/Grain Handling Operations and Portable Grain Augers
Use this information to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Grain Elevator/Grain Handling Operations and Portable Grain Augers.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Marine Loading Operations
On June 30, 2021, the TCEQ adopted a new non-rule air quality standard permit for marine loading operations (MLO), which may be used to authorize stationary facilities, or groups of facilities, at a site that conducts MLO activities.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
This page provides links to the rule regarding an Air Quality Standard Permit for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, as well as a link to the form required to claim this standard permit.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Oil and Gas Handling and Production Facilities
Links to the rule and detailed information on the Standard Permit for Oil and Gas Handling and Production Facilities.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Peanut-Handling Operations
Use this information to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Peanut-Handling Operations.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Permanent Hot Mix Asphalt Plants
Links to forms and guidance. Standard permit for permanent hot mix asphalt plants.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Permanent Rock and Concrete Crushers
Standard permit guidance and forms for permanent rock and concrete crusher plants.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Sawmills
Links to information needed to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Sawmills.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Temporary Hot Mix Asphalt Plants
Links to forms and guidance. Standard permit for temporary hot mix asphalt plants.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Temporary Rock and Concrete Crushers
Standard permit guidance and forms for temporary rock and concrete crushers.
Air Quality Standard Permit for Temporary and Permanent Polyphosphate Blenders
Use this information to claim the Air Quality Standard Permit for Temporary and Permanent Polyphosphate Blenders.
Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants
Links to forms and guidance. Standard permit for plants that produce no more than 300 cu yd/h (if a specialty plant, 60 cu yd/h) and are equipped with adequate suction shrouds and filters.
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