Keyword Index to Air Permits by Rule

A permit by rule is the state air authorization for activities that produce more than a de minimis level of emissions but too little for other permitting options. To make sure that you properly claim all permits by rule that pertain to your business or other operation, look in this index for the equipment, processes, or facilities that you use.

To find out whether your facility is covered by a permit by rule (PBR):

Make sure that it meets the general conditions found in Title 30, Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Section 106.4 .
If so, search the list below for:
- the type of facility;
- each process you will carry out—for example, “mixing” or “coating”;
- each type of equipment you will use—for example, “laminating press” or “grinder”;
- each material you will use—for example, “plastic” or “wood”.
For each item you find in this list, follow the link to a Web page that briefly explains the relevant PBR, summarizes its requirements, and links to the relevant rule.

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adhesive—See “coating manufacturing”
aerospace—: … equipment manufacturing 106.224; … parts manufacturing 106.224
aggregate—: loading/unloading/transfer 106.148; mixing 106.141
air separation 106.372
aircraft—See “aerospace”
airplane—See “aerospace”
alcohol (ethanol) production—106.245
analytical instruments—See “laboratory equipment”
anhydrous ammonia: as refrigerant 106.373; storage 106.477
animal—See also specific type of animal or “zoo”: … auction 106.162; … feeding operation 106.161; … racetrack 106.163; … shelter/stable 106.163
anodizing 106.375
antique vehicle restoration 106.435
asphalt—: … silo 106.150
auction: livestock 106.162
automobile: body refinishing 106.436; restoration (classics or antiques) 106.435

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balloon—See “aerospace”
barbecue pits—106.244
batch mixer (5 cu. ft. or smaller)—106.141
blast cleaning (wet) 106.451
blenders: for food—106.244; for plastic 106.395; for rubber 106.395
blimp—See “aerospace”
boiler—: gas 106.183; LPG 106.183; oil-burning 106.183; used oil–burning 106.181
brazing—106.227
buffing—See “equipment, manually operated”
burning brush. See “incinerator, air curtain”

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calendar 106.395, 106.396
carbon—See “equipment, manually operated”
carving—See “equipment, manually operated”
cattle—See “animal feeding operation,” “livestock,” or “slaughterhouse”
cement mixer—See “batch mixer”
ceramics—See “kiln”
chemicals—See also “facilities” and “laboratory equipment”: storage 106.478
chicken—See “animal feeding operation” or “slaughterhouse”
chrome plating 106.375, 106.376
classic car restoration 106.435
cleaning: degreasing 106.454; dry 106.411; dry abrasive 106.452; heat 106.495; of glass 106.453; of metal 106.453; steam 106.411; wet blast 106.451
climate control—See “heater”
coal—: loading/unloading/transfer 106.148
coating. See also “plating”: chromate conversion process 106.375; … manufacturing 106.226; powder 106.434; surface 106.433, 106.434
combustion unit—: …boilers, heaters, and other combustion devices 106.183; …ceramic kiln 106.182; …comfort heating 106.102; comfort heating 106.102; …engine/turbine 106.512; …used oil combustion unit 106.181
concrete—: asphalt or asphalt emulsion. See “asphalt”; … batch. See “batch mixer”
conveyer belt—See specific type of material transported—for example, “minerals,” or “rock”
cookers—106.244
cooling towers 106.371
crucible—106.311
cutting—See “equipment, manually operated”

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dairy—See “animal feeding operation,” “livestock”, or “slaughterhouse”
degreasing equipment 106.454
die casting—106.318
dirigible—See “aerospace”
dipping operations 106.432
dog—: racetrack 106.163; shelter 106.163
drilling—See “equipment, manually operated”
drinking water plant 106.532
drone—See “aerospace”
dry cleaning equipment 106.411
dryers, laundry 106.415
ducks—See “animal feeding operation” or “slaughterhouse ”
dyeing, textile—106.229

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electrodeposition 106.375
electrolytic polishing 106.375
electrolytic stripping 106.375
electroplating 106.375
engine: backup, emergency, or standby 106.511; stationary 106.512
equipment—See also each PBR for “facilities”: coating (pharmaceuticals) 106.331; handheld 106.265; laboratory 106.122, 106.124; manually operated 106.265; packaging 106.331; remediation 106.533
etching 106.375
ethyl alcohol (ethanol) production—106.245
ethylene oxide sterilization unit 106.417
extrusion press—106.221

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facilities—106.261, 106.262, 106.263, 106.264: chlorine repackaging 106.332; liquid transfer (loading and unloading) 106.472, 106.473; sewage treatment 106.531; uranium recovery 106.416
farm—: animal feeding operation 106.161; animal shelter 106.163; livestock auction facilities 106.162
feedlot—106.161
feed. See also “grain storage, handling, and drying”: mill/handling 106.281, 106.161
fertilizer—: aqueous, storage 106.301
fiberboard—See “equipment, manually operated”
fiberglass. See “thermoset resin”
film. See “photographic processing“
flares 106.492, 106.533
food—: cooking 106.244; preparation 106.242
fuel. See also “liquid transfer”: dispensing 106.412; from remediation activities 106.533; storage 106.412, 106.475, 106.476, 106.478
forge—106.317
furnace—: aluminum reclaiming 106.322, copper reclaiming 106.322; gas 106.183; heat cleaning 106.495; LPG 106.183; oil-burning 106.183; pot 106.311, 106.321; reclamation 106.322

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gas—See also “oil and gas”: …-fired heater. See “heater, gas”; flare 106.492; packaging 106.372; separation 106.372; storage (natural gas, dry) 106.471
generator: backup, emergency, or standby 106.511; stationary 106.512
glass—See “equipment, manually operated”
goats—See “animal feeding operation,” “livestock,” or “slaughterhouse”
grain—: drying 106.283; handling 106.283; storage 106.283
graphite—See “equipment, manually operated”
gravel—: loading/unloading/transfer 106.148; mixing 106.141; … pit 106.143, processing 106.149
grinding, surface—See also “equipment, manually operated”: of coatings 106.431, of molding compounds 106.431

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handheld equipment—See also “wood products” 106.265
heater—: gas 106.102, 106.183; LPG 106.102, 106.183; oil-burning 106.102, 106.183; used oil–burning 106.102, 106.181; wood 106.102
helicopter—See “aerospace”
home —See also “domestic use”
horse—See also “animal feeding operation” and “livestock”: racetrack 106.163
hot mix—See “asphalt”
HVAC—: Comfort Heating 106.102
hydrocarbon–See also “oil and gas” or “facilities”
hydrochloric acid—106.474

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incinerator—: air curtain 106.496; dual chamber 106.491; non-commercial and crematories 106.494
injection well—106.351
ink—See “coating manufacturing”
iron—: scrap, unloading 106.148

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kiln, for ceramics—106.182

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laboratory equipment—: bench-scale 106.122; for chemical analysis 106.122; for physical analysis 106.122; pilot plant 106.124
land clearing—See “incinerator, air curtain”
landfill (municipal solid waste)—106.534
leatherworking—See “equipment, manually operated”
lignite See “coal”—
lime slaking—106.374
liquid transfer (loading and unloading)—106.472, 106.473
livestock—See also “animal feeding operation”: … auction facilities 106.162
lumber—See “sawmill”

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machining—See “equipment, manually operated”
manually operated equipment—See “handheld equipment”. See also “wood products”
manufacturing plants—See “facilities”
maskant—See “coating manufacturing”
metal—See also “equipment, manually operated”: carbon nitriding 106.320; carbonizing 106.320; case hardening 106.320; cleaning 106.313; cyaniding 106.320; deburring 106.313; die casting 106.318; diffusion treating 106.320; drawing 106.317; extrusion 106.221, 106.317; forging 106.317; heat treating 106.320; inspection equipment 106.316; melting 106.311, 106.321; molding 106.314, 106.315; nitriding 106.320; pressing 106.317; rolling 106.317; siliconizing 106.320; soaking 106.320; spinning 106.317; surface conditioning 106.320; tumbling (cleaning) 106.313
mill—See “feedmill” or “sawmill”
milling—: of coatings 106.431; of molding compounds 106.431
minerals—: bulk, handling 106.144; extrusion 106.221; loading/unloading/transfer 106.148
missile—See “aerospace”
mixers—: food 106.244; water-based adhesives 106.333
mixing—See “aggregate,” “chemicals,” or other individual substances
molds and mold-forming equipment—: foundry sand 106.319; investment 106.315; sand 106.315; shell 106.314
mule—See “animal feeding operation,” or “livestock”

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oil and gas—: carbon dioxide separation 106.352; gas sweetening units 106.352; iron sponge units 106.354; MSS 106.359; natural gas (dry) storage 106.471; oil well servicing bulk sand handling facilities 106.145; pipeline 106.352, 106.355; production facility 106.352; sulfur recovery units 106.352; temporary facilities 106.353; test wells 106.353
oven—See also “kiln”: cooking 106.244; curing 106.183, 106.231; drying 106.183, 106.231; heat cleaning 106.495

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packaging equipment—: for chlorine 106.332; for greases or lubricants 106.414; for industrial gases 106.372
paint—See “coating manufacturing”
paint stripper—See “coating manufacturing”
parts—See “aerospace” or the material that makes up the part—for example, “ceramic, metal, plastic, or wood”
pet shelter—106.163
petroleum—See “oil and gas”
photographic processing—106.419
pigs—See “animal feeding operation”, “livestock,” or “slaughterhouse”
pigment—See “coating manufacturing”
pilot plant—See “laboratory equipment”
plastic—See also “facilities” and “equipment, manually operated”: compression molding 106.394; conveyance 106.393; curing 106.391; extrusion 106.221; injection molding 106.394; mixing (no solvent) 106.395; mixing (with solvent) 106.396; storage 106.393
plating—: chrome 106.375, 106.376; electroless 106.375
polishing—See also “equipment, manually operated”: electrolytic 106.375
polymer—See “plastic”
poultry—See “animal feeding operation” or “slaughterhouse”
powder coating—106.434
power supplies—: emergency, standby, or backup 106.511
power tools—See “equipment, manually operated”
press—: plastic-curing 106.391; printing 106.418; rubber-curing 106.391; xerographic 106.418

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railcar—See “sand,” “gravel,” or other specific type of material transported
refrigeration—106.373
restoration of classic automobiles—106.435
rock—See also minerals—“bulk, handling”
rocket—See “aerospace”
roll mill—106.395, 106.396
router—See “equipment, manually operated”
rubber—: conveyance 106.393; curing 106.391; extrusion 106.221; mixing (no solvent) 106.395; mixing (with solvent) 106.396; storage 106.393

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saltwater injection—106.351
sand—: bulk, handling 106.145; loading/unloading/transfer 106.148; mixing 106.141; … pit 106.143; processing 106.149
sander—See “equipment, manually operated”
saw—See “equipment, manually operated”
sealant—See “coating manufacturing”
semiconductor manufacturing—106.225
sheep—See “animal feeding operation,” “livestock,” or “slaughterhouse”
shell core or shell mold manufacturing—106.314
silo—: asphalt 106.150; soil stabilization 106.145
slaked lime production—106.374
slaughterhouse—106.241
smokehouse—106.243
soil stabilization plant—106.146
soldering—106.227
space heater—See “heater”
spacecraft—See “aerospace”
stable—See animal type or “animal”
stain—See “coating manufacturing“
steam-cleaning equipment—106.411
steel scrap (loading/unloading/transfer)—106.148
sterilization unit—: ethylene oxide 106.417
still—106.245
storage tanks—: fertilizer, aqueous 106.301
storage tanks—: anhydrous ammonia 106.477; chemical 106.478; fertilizer, aqueous 106.301; fuel 106.412, 106.475, 106.477, 106.478; hydrochloric acid 106.474
stripping—: electroless 106.375; electrolytic 106.375; paint. See “coating manufacturing”; textile 106.229
swine—See “animal feeding operation,” “livestock,” or “slaughterhouse”
surface grinding—See “equipment, manually operated“: coating 106.433, 106.434; degreasing 106.454; … grinding. See “equipment, manually operated”; preparation 106.375; stripping 106.433

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textile dyeing or stripping—106.229
thermoset resin—106.392
tools—See “equipment, manually operated” or “aerospace”
trench burner—See “incinerator, air curtain”
truck—See “sand,” “gravel,” or other specific type of material transported
tumbler—See entry under “metal”
turbine—: backup, emergency, or standby 106.511; stationary 106.512
turkey—See “animal feeding operation,” or “slaughterhouse”

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uranium recovery—106.416

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vacuum—: …cleaning systems (for housekeeping or janitorial) 106.266
varnish—See “coating manufacturing”

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waste transfer station—106.534
wastewater treatment plant—106.531, 106.532
water treatment plant—106.532
welding—106.227
wet blast cleaning—106.451
wood—See also “equipment, manually operated”: extrusion 106.221; milling. See “sawmill”; … products manufacturing 106.231; refinishing 106.231; restoration 106.231; … stove. See “heater, wood”

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zoo—106.163