(a) Applying for initial NOX Budget opt-in permit. In order to apply for an initial NOX Budget opt-in permit, the NOX authorized account representative of a unit qualified under §96.80 may submit to the permitting authority at any time, except as provided under §96.86(g):

(1) A complete NOX Budget permit application under §96.22;

(2) A monitoring plan submitted in accordance with subpart H of this part; and

(3) A complete account certificate of representation under §96.13, if no NOX authorized account representative has been previously designated for the unit.

(b) Duty to reapply. The NOX authorized account representative of a NOX Budget opt-in source shall submit a complete NOX Budget permit application under §96.22 to renew the NOX Budget opt-in permit in accordance with §96.21(c) and, if applicable, an updated monitoring plan in accordance with subpart H of this part.