Yes! The Agency can receive and process requests in languages other than English. To submit a request visit our portal here, complete the form in your preferred language and the Agency will be in contact with you. 

Some examples of records available: 

• Notice of Construction application materials and Orders of Approval
• Compliance information related to facilities registered as emission sources
• Enforcement records, e.g.: Notices of Violation, Written Warning, Civil Penalties
• Asbestos Abatement and Demolition Notifications
• Complaints submitted online, by voicemail, or by postal mail 
• Agricultural Burning applications and associated approvals
• List of vendors PSCAA does business with
• Finance records including Annual Budgets and Grant management
• Minutes of Board and Advisory Council meetings

 Please note, this is not an exhaustive list. 

Many records are on the Agency’s website. Here a few examples: 

• Meeting Materials and Minutes for the Board of Directors and Advisory Council, 
• Approved Title V Air Operating Permits, 
• PSCAA Regulations 
• Forms
• Interlocal Agreements. 

A public record request is a request for a specific and identifiable Agency public document. An information request is a general inquiry seeking answers or details about a specific topic.  

An example of an information request could be: Is the permit approved for the ________? or, What is the current data for air quality in my neighborhood? 

No. The Records department is not able to discuss or explain records produced. In some circumstances, other Agency departments, such as Compliance or Engineering may have the ability to discuss the content of records, and we can help requesters determine who they can speak with. 

It depends on what records are requested. Generally speaking, within five-business days, the Agency will do at least one of the following: provide the records, claim an exemption from disclosure, seek clarification of a request and/or provide a reasonable estimate of the time it will take to respond to the request.

The Agency may produce records in installments depending on the estimated volume of records involved and the Agency’s other requests.  

The Agency provides up to 50 pages of scans or photocopies at no cost. After the first 50 pages, the Agency charges $0.10 per scan and $0.15 per photocopy. There is no cost to receive native copies of the records the Agency has electronically. Please see our fee section for more information. 

No. The Agency can only provide records which exist today, not records possibly created in the future. The Agency’s obligation is confined to existing records. If you anticipate there will be more records forthcoming, then you would need to make a new request at a later date. 

No. The Agency cannot search for any undefinable geographic area. The Agency is able to search for addresses that include a street number. The Agency is also able to gather information for larger geographical areas, e.g.: all asbestos abatement notifications submitted during a specific time frame for a specific zip code.