Tribal Air Permitting in Region 7

EPA Region 7 is the primary permitting authority for Clean Air Act related construction and operating permits on federally-recognized tribal lands.

Which tribes are federally recognized?

• Federally recognized tribes in Region 7

What's happening in Region 7?

• Tribal air permits available for public review
• Status of Tribal air permitting actions
• Interactive map of Title V sources and proximity to Tribal "Treatment as State" (TAS) and Federal Class I areas
• Contacts for Region 7 "Treatment as State" Areas

Learn About

• Background
• Major Source Permits
  • Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
  • Part 71 Operating Permit
• Minor Source Permits
  • Synthetic minor permits
  • Construction permits
• General permits, Permit by Rule
  • hot mix asphalt plants, stone quarrying, crushing and screening facilities, gasoline dispensing facilities, petroleum dry cleaning facilities, auto body repair and miscellaneous surfacing coating operations
  • concrete batch plants, boilers and emergency engines, stationary spark ignition engines, stationary compression ignition engines, graphic arts and printing operations, sawmill facilities
• minor New Source Review
  • Registrations
• Regulations
  • Tribal Minor Source Review
  • 40 CFR 49.151 - 49.173

When Applying for a Permit

• General and Permit by Rule
  • Application Forms, Instructions, FAQ and Potential to Emit Calculators
• Synthetic minor and new minor construction
  • Applications, Instructions and Forms
• Registration
  • Application Forms and Potential to Emit Calculators

Public Participation

If you have a question, would like to comment on a permit on public review or the eligibility of a source using a permit by rule or general permit, or would like to be added to an email notification list for all permitting actions on review, please contact: 

Bob Webber
Tribal NSR Coordinator
webber.robert@epa.gov
(913) 551-7251

Mark Smith
Chief, Air Permitting and Compliance Branch
smith.marka@epa.gov
(913) 551-7876