Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) General.
1) As an alternative to demonstrating
compliance with the emissions standards of Sections
225.230(a)
or
225.237(a),
the owner or operator of an EGU may elect to demonstrate compliance pursuant to
the emission standards in subsection (b) of this Section and the use of
quarterly emissions testing as an alternative to the use of CEMS (or an
excepted monitoring system);
2) The
owner or operator of an EGU that elects to demonstrate compliance pursuant to
this Section must comply with the testing, recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements of this Section in addition to other applicable recordkeeping and
reporting requirements in this Subpart;
3) The alternative method of compliance
provided under this subsection may only be used until June 30, 2012, after
which a CEMS (or an excepted monitoring system) certified in accordance with
Section
225.250
of this Subpart B must be used.
4)
If an owner or operator of an EGU demonstrating compliance pursuant to Section
225.230, 225.233(d)(1) or (2), or 225.237, or 225.294(e)(1)(A) discontinues use
of a CEMS (or an excepted monitoring system) before collecting a full 12 months
of data and elects to demonstrate compliance pursuant to this Section, the data
collected prior to that point must be averaged to determine compliance for such
period. In such case, for purposes of calculating an emission standard or
mercury control efficiency using the equations in Section
225.230(a)
or (b), the "12" in the equations will be
replaced by a variable equal to the number of full and partial months for which
the owner or operator collected data from a CEMS or an excepted monitoring
system.
b) Emission
Limits.
1) Existing Units: Beginning July 1,
2009, the owner or operator of a source with one or more EGUs subject to this
Subpart B that commenced commercial operation on or before June 30, 2009, must
comply with one of the following standards for each EGU, as determined through
quarterly emissions testing according to subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of
this Section:
A) An emission standard of
0.0080 lb mercury/GWh gross electrical output; or
B) A minimum 90-percent reduction of input
mercury.
2) New Units:
Beginning within the first 2,160 hours after the commencement of commercial
operations, the owner or operator of a source with one or more EGUs subject to
this Subpart B that commenced commercial operation after June 30, 2009, must
comply with one of the following standards for each EGU, as determined through
quarterly emissions testing in accordance with subsections (c), (d), (e), and
(f) of this Section:
A) An emission standard
of 0.0080 lb mercury/GWh gross electrical output; or
B) A minimum 90-percent reduction of input
mercury.
c)
Initial Emissions Testing Requirements for New Units. The owner or operator of
an EGU that commenced commercial operation after June 30, 2009, and that is
complying by means of this Section must conduct an initial performance test in
accordance with the requirements of subsections (d) and (e) of this Section
within the first 2,160 hours after the commencement of commercial
operations.
d) Emissions Testing
Requirements.
1) Subsequent to the initial
performance test, emissions tests must be performed on a quarterly calendar
basis in accordance with the requirements of subsections (d), (e), and (f) of
this Section;
2) Notwithstanding
the provisions in subsection (d)(1), owners or operators of EGUs demonstrating
compliance under Section
225.233
or Sections
225.291
through
225.299,
and which have not opted into the emission limit provisions of Section
225.233(d)(1) or
(d)(2), or Section
225.294(c)
pursuant to Section
225.294(e)(1)(B),
must perform emissions testing on a semi-annual calendar basis, where the
periods consist of the months of January through June and July through
December, in accordance with the requirements of subsections (d), (e), and
(f)(1) and (2) of this Section;
3)
Emissions tests which demonstrate compliance with this Subpart must be
performed at least 45 days apart. However, if an emissions test fails to
demonstrate compliance with this Subpart or the emissions test is being
performed subsequent to a significant change in the operations of an EGU under
subsection (h)(2) of this Section, the owner or operator of an EGU may perform
additional emissions tests using the same test protocol previously submitted in
the same period, with less than 45 days in between emissions tests;
4) A minimum of three and a maximum of nine
emissions test runs, lasting at least one hour each, shall be conducted and
averaged to determine compliance. All test runs performed will be
reported.
5) If the EGU shares a
common stack with one or more other EGUs, the owner or operator of the EGU will
conduct emissions testing in the duct to the common stack from each unit,
unless the owner or operator of the EGU considers the combined emissions
measured at the common stack as the mass emissions of mercury for the EGUs for
recordkeeping and compliance purposes.
6) If an owner or operator of an EGU
demonstrating compliance pursuant to this Section later elects to demonstrate
compliance pursuant to the CEMS monitoring provisions (or excepted monitoring
provisions) in Section
225.240
of this Subpart, the owner or operator must comply with the emissions
monitoring deadlines in Section
225.240(b)(4)
of this Subpart.
e)
Emissions Testing Procedures.
1) The owner or
operator must conduct a compliance test in accordance with Method 29, 30A, or
30B of 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, as incorporated by reference in Section
225.140;
2) Mercury emissions or control efficiency
must be measured while the affected unit is operating at or above 90% of peak
load;
3) For units complying with
the control efficiency standard of subsection (b)(1)(B) or (b)(2)(B) of this
Section, Section
225.233(d)(1)(B)
or (d)(2)(B) and electing to demonstrate
compliance pursuant to Section
225.233(d)(4),
or Section
225.294(c)(2)
pursuant to Section
225.294(e)(1)(B),
the owner or operator must perform coal sampling as follows:
A) in accordance with Section
225.265
of this Subpart at least once during each day of testing; and
B) in accordance with Section
225.265
of this Subpart, once each month in those months when emissions testing is not
performed unless the boiler did not operate or combust coal at all during the
month;
4) For units
complying with the output-based emission standard of subsection (b)(1)(A) or
(b)(2)(A) of this Section, the owner or operator must monitor gross electrical
output for the duration of the testing.
5) The owner or operator of an EGU may use an
alternative emissions testing method if such alternative is submitted to the
Agency in writing and approved in writing by the Manager of the Bureau of Air's
Compliance Section.
f)
Notification Requirements.
1) The owner or
operator of an EGU must submit a testing protocol as described in USEPA's
Emission Measurement Center's Guideline Document #42 to the Agency at least 45
days prior to a scheduled emissions test, except as provided in Section
225.239(h)(2)
and (h)(3). Upon written request directed to
the Manager of the Bureau of Air's Compliance Section, the Agency may, in its
sole discretion, waive the 45-day requirement. Such waiver shall only be
effective if it is provided in writing and signed by the Manager of the Bureau
of Air's Compliance Section, or his or her designee;
2) Notification of a scheduled emissions test
must be submitted to the Agency in writing, directed to the Manager of the
Bureau of Air's Compliance Section, at least 30 days prior to the expected date
of the emissions test. Upon written request directed to the Manager of the
Bureau of Air's Compliance Section, the Agency may, in its sole discretion,
waive the 30-day notification requirement. Such waiver shall only be effective
if it is provided in writing and signed by the Manager of the Bureau of Air's
Compliance Section, or his or her designee. Notification of the actual date and
expected time of testing must be submitted in writing, directed to the Manager
of the Bureau of Air's Compliance Section, at least five working days prior to
the actual date of the test;
3) For
an EGU that has elected to demonstrate compliance by use of the emission
standards of subsection (b) of this Section, if an emissions test performed
under the requirements of this Section fails to demonstrate compliance with the
limits of subsection (b) of this Section, the owner or operator of an EGU may
perform a new emissions test using the same test protocol previously submitted
in the same period, by notifying the Manager of the Bureau of Air's Compliance
Section or his or her designee of the actual date and expected time of testing
at least five working days prior to the actual date of the test. The Agency
may, in its sole discretion, waive this five-day notification requirement. Such
waiver shall only be effective if it is provided in writing and signed by the
Manager of the Bureau of Air's Compliance Section, or his or her
designee;
4) In addition to the
testing protocol required by subsection (f)(1) of this Section, the owner or
operator of an EGU that has elected to demonstrate compliance by use of the
emission standards of subsection (b) of this Section, that opts into Section
225.233(d)(1) or
(d)(2) early and elects to demonstrate
compliance pursuant to Section
225.233(d)(4),
or that opts into Section
225.294(c)
pursuant to Section
225.294(e)(1)(B),
must submit a Continuous Parameter Monitoring Plan to the Agency at least 45
days prior to a scheduled emissions test. Upon written request directed to the
Manager of the Bureau of Air's Compliance Section, the Agency may, in its sole
discretion, waive the 45-day requirement. The waiver shall only be effective if
it is provided in writing and signed by the Manager of the Bureau of Air's
Compliance Section, or his or her designee. The Continuous Parameter Monitoring
Plan must detail how the EGU will continue to operate within the parameters
enumerated in the testing protocol and how those parameters will ensure
compliance with the applicable mercury limit. For example, the Continuous
Parameter Monitoring Plan must include coal sampling as described in Section
225.239(e)(3)
of this Subpart and must ensure that an EGU that performs an emissions test
using a blend of coals continues to operate using that same blend of coal. If
the Agency disapproves the Continuous Parameter Monitoring Plan, the owner or
operator of the EGU has 30 days from the date of receipt of the disapproval to
submit more detailed information in accordance with the Agency's
request.
g) Compliance
Determination.
1) Each successful quarterly
emissions test shall determine compliance with this Subpart for that quarter,
except for days in the quarter before and after a failed test and until a
successful re-test as described in subsection (g)(2) of this Section, where the
quarterly periods consist of the months of January through March, April through
June, July through September, and October through December;
2) If emissions testing conducted pursuant to
this Section fails to demonstrate compliance, the owner or operator of the EGU
will be deemed to have been out of compliance with this Subpart beginning on
the first day of the current quarter, the last day of certified CEMS data (or
certified data from an excepted monitoring system) demonstrating compliance, or
the date on which a significant change was made pursuant to subsection (h)(2)
of this Section if such a change was made, whichever is later; the EGU will
remain out of compliance until a subsequent emissions test successfully
demonstrates compliance with the limits of this Section.
h) Operation Requirements.
1) The owner or operator of an EGU that has
elected to demonstrate compliance by use of the emission standards of
subsection (b) of this Section must continue to operate the EGU commensurate
with the Continuous Parameter Monitoring Plan until another Continuous
Parameter Monitoring Plan is developed and submitted to the Agency in
conjunction with the next compliance demonstration, in accordance with
subsection (f)(4) of this Section.
2) If the owner or operator makes a
significant change to the operations of an EGU subject to this Section, such as
changing from bituminous to subbituminous coal or any other change that would
render the most recent test no longer representative of current operations
according to the parameters listed in the Continuous Parameter Monitoring Plan,
the owner or operator must submit a testing protocol to the Agency within seven
operating days of the significant change and perform an emissions test within
30 days after the change if the change takes place more than 30 days before the
end of the current calendar quarter, or within 30 days of the beginning of the
new quarter if the change takes place less than 30 days before the end of the
current calendar quarter. In addition, the owner or operator of an EGU that has
elected to demonstrate compliance by use of the emission standards of
subsection (b) of this Section, Section
225.233(d)(1) or
(d)(2), or Section
225.294(c)
pursuant to Section
225.294(e)(1)(B)
must submit an updated Continuous Parameter
Monitoring Plan within seven operating days of the significant
change.
3) If a blend of bituminous
and subbituminous coal is fired in the EGU, the owner or operator of the EGU
must ensure that the EGU continues to operate using the same blend that was
used during the most recent successful emissions test. If the blend of coal
changes, the owner or operator of the EGU must re-test in accordance with
subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this Section within 30 days of the change
in coal blend, notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (d)(3) of this
Section that there must be 45 days between emissions tests.
i) Recordkeeping.
1) The owner or operator of an EGU must
comply with all applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this
Section.
2) Continuous Parameter
Monitoring. The owner or operator of an EGU must maintain records to
substantiate that the EGU is operating in compliance with the parameters listed
in the Continuous Parameter Monitoring Plan, detailing the parameters that
impact mercury reduction and including the following records related to the
emissions of mercury:
A) For an EGU for which
the owner or operator is complying with this Subpart B pursuant to Section
225.239(b)(1)(B)
or
225.239(b)(2)(B),
records of the daily mercury content of coal used (parts per million) and the
daily and quarterly input mercury (lbs).
B) For an EGU for which the owner or operator
of an EGU complying with this Subpart B pursuant to Section
225.239(b)(1)(A)
or
225.239(b)(2)(A),
records of the daily and quarterly gross electrical output (MWh) on an hourly
basis.
3) The owner or
operator of an EGU using activated carbon injection must also comply with the
following requirements
A) Maintain records of
the usage of sorbent, the exhaust gas flow rate from the EGU, and the sorbent
feed rate, in pounds per million actual cubic feet of exhaust gas at the
injection point, on a weekly average;
B) If a blend of bituminous and subbituminous
coal is fired in the EGU, keep records of the amount of each type of coal
burned and the required injection rate for injection of activated carbon, on a
weekly basis.
4) The
owner or operator of an EGU must retain all records required by this Section at
the source for a period of five years from the date the document is created,
unless otherwise provided in the CAAPP permit issued for the source, and must
make a copy of any record available to the Agency promptly upon request. This
period may be extended in writing by the Agency, for cause, at any time prior
to the end of five years.
5) The
owner or operator of an EGU demonstrating compliance pursuant to this Section
must monitor and report the heat input rate at the unit level.
6) The owner or operator of an EGU
demonstrating compliance pursuant to this Section must perform and report coal
sampling in accordance with subsection
225.239(e)(3).
j) Reporting Requirements.
1) An owner or operator of an EGU shall
submit to the Agency a Final Source Test Report for each periodic emissions
test within 45 days after the test is completed. The Final Source Test Report
will be directed to the Manager of the Bureau of Air's Compliance Section, or
his or her designee, and include at a minimum:
A) A summary of results;
B) A description of test methods, including a
description of sampling points, sampling train, analysis equipment, and test
schedule, and a detailed description of test conditions, including:
i) Process information, including but not
limited to modes of operation, process rate, and fuel or raw material
consumption;
ii) Control equipment
information (i.e., equipment condition and operating parameters during
testing);
iii) A discussion of any
preparatory actions taken (i.e., inspections, maintenance, and repair);
and
iv) Data and calculations,
including copies of all raw data sheets and records of laboratory analyses,
sample calculations, and data on equipment calibration.
2) The owner or operator of a
source with one or more EGUs demonstrating compliance with Subpart B in
accordance with this Section must submit to the Agency a Quarterly
Certification of Compliance within 45 days following the end of each calendar
quarter. Quarterly certifications of compliance must certify whether compliance
existed for each EGU for the calendar quarter covered by the certification. If
the EGU failed to comply during the quarter covered by the certification, the
owner or operator must provide the reasons the EGU or EGUs failed to comply and
a full description of the noncompliance (i.e., tested emissions rate, coal
sample data, etc.). In addition, for each EGU, the owner or operator must
provide the following appropriate data to the Agency as set forth in this
Section.
A) A list of all emissions tests
performed within the calendar quarter covered by the Certification and
submitted to the Agency for each EGU, including the dates on which such tests
were performed.
B) Any deviations
or exceptions each month and discussion of the reasons for such deviations or
exceptions.
C) All Quarterly
Certifications of Compliance required to be submitted must include the
following certification by a responsible official:
I certify under penalty of law that this document and all
attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with
a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information
submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and
complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
violations.
3)
Deviation Reports. For each EGU, the owner or operator must promptly notify the
Agency of deviations from any of the requirements of this Subpart B. At a
minimum, these notifications must include a description of such deviations
within 30 days after discovery of the deviations, and a discussion of the
possible cause of such deviations, any corrective actions, and any preventative
measures taken.