Compliance Certification: Commercial, Industrial or Institutional Boiler

Next steps   for Compliance Certification: Commercial, Industrial or Institutional Boiler

1. What to Know

   In most cases, anyone planning to install and operate a commercial, industrial, or institutional boiler needs to either:

   • Certify compliance with specific requirements and performance standards in advance, or
   • Apply to MassDEP for an Air Plan Approval.

   Some temporary boilers may be installed without site-specific permits from MassDEP, subject to specific emissions and operating limits, and record-keeping requirements ("Permits by Rule"). See Air Plan Approval Applications to learn more.

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   Permit	Eligible to Certify	Not Eligible & May Need Plan Approval
   Operating Permit?	Not Subject to OP Requirements	Has or Needs an OP
   Boiler Rating	10 million - 40 million Btu/hr	3 million + Btu/hr
   Boiler Fuel(s)	Natural gas Ultra-low sulfur distillate oil	Distillate fuel oil Natural gas Propane Residual fuel oil Solid fuel Landfill gas Digester gas Used oil
   Date Installed	After 9/14/2001	N/A

   Complete the Boiler Non-Applicability Form below for your own records and to provide to MassDEP upon request ONLY if you are exempt from the compliance certification requirement. You may fill out and save the Microsoft Word form on your computer. The PDF version has to be printed out and completed by hand.

   Open DOC file, 122 KB,  Boiler Non Applicability Form (English, DOC 122 KB)

   Open PDF file, 21.63 KB,  Boiler Non Applicability Form (English, PDF 21.63 KB)

2. Review the Workbook & Instructions

   Learn about your environmental obligations and how to complete your compliance certification.

   Open PDF file, 345.42 KB,  Boiler Environmental Certification Workbook (English, PDF 345.42 KB)

   Open PDF file, 261.92 KB,  Boiler Certification Instructions (English, PDF 261.92 KB)

3. Complete & Sign Your Certification

   You may fill out and save the Microsoft Word form on your computer. The PDF version has to be printed out and completed by hand.

   Open DOCX file, 97.56 KB,  Boiler Certification Form (English, DOCX 97.56 KB)

   Open PDF file, 153.05 KB,  Boiler Certification Form (English, PDF 153.05 KB)

4. Prepare a Return to Compliance Plan, if Necessary

   Complete and submit this form if your facility is NOT in compliance with a particular requirement at the time you certify.

   You may fill out and save the Microsoft Word form on your computer. The PDF version has to be printed out and completed by hand.

   Open DOC file, 118 KB,  Return to Compliance Form (English, DOC 118 KB)

   Open PDF file, 26.75 KB,  Return to Compliance Form (English, PDF 26.75 KB)

5. Mail the Applicable Forms to MassDEP

   Send forms to:

   MassDEP - ERP Boilers
   P.O. Box 120-165
   Boston, MA 02112-0165