A general permit is the same as any permit to install or State permit to operate that DAPC issues except all the terms and conditions of the permit have been developed in advance. This is referred to as the "model general permit."   A potential applicant can review the model general permit qualifying criteria and terms and conditions and then complete the application and sign the qualifying criteria document if they believe they qualify for that model general permit. DAPC will review the applicants information to confirm they meet the qualifications and then issue the model general permit to the applicant. At that point it becomes the applicants “general permit.” All the terms and conditions of the “model general permit” remain the same when it is issued as the “general permit.” The general permit will include a cover page that identifies facility and emission unit specific information.

OEPA began accepting these general permits on July 12, 2005.  Additional information on these models and instruction for applying can be found at: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dapc/genpermit/genpermits.html