A cotton gin is defined as any facility or plant that separates cotton lint from cotton seed. This process typically includes cleaning (removing plant material, dirt, and other foreign matter) and packaging the lint into bales. Cotton ginning and some grain handling operations may be eligible for coverage under the registration permit if the facility meets the criteria listed below.

Criteria:

Registration Permit

• The facility shall not produce more than 140,000 bales of ginned cotton per ginning season.
• No fuel burning source shall have a rated input capacity greater than or equal to 10 million BTU/hr nor shall the combined rated input capacity of all fuel burning sources exceed 50 million BTU/hr.
• Each fuel burning source is allowed to use natural gas, propane, or a Department approved fuel.
• If applicable, the facility's grain handling operation shall not process more than 2,250,000 bushels of grain per year nor be in operation for more than 4,000 hours per year.
• Facility is a true minor source.

How Do I Apply for the Registration Permit?

Paper applications for all non-Title V sources will no longer be accepted after Feb. 1, 2025.  All submissions should be submitted through ePermitting.