Permits are required to install or remove a boiler.

Before installing a boiler larger than 350,000 BTUs, you must also register the boiler with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Learn more about DOB Boiler Permits.

Additional assistance is available:

In Person

Department of Buildings
280 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10007

By Phone

You must register to install, use, or alter fuel burning equipment which has an aggregate BTU input or gross output equal to or greater than 350,000 BTUs, but less than 2.8 million BTUs.

Fuel burning equipment that uses # 4 or # 6 Oil, or has a BTU input or gross output equal to or greater than 2.8 million BTUs requires a Fuel Burning Equipment Permit. To learn more about this permit, go to the Fuel Burning Equipment Permit page.

Boiler registration instructions.

Learn about Clean Air Tracking System (CATS).

Login to CATS.

You can get help by email or phone.

By Email

Send a message to catsfeedback@dep.nyc.gov.

By Phone