Indiana Administrative Code
Title 326 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 14 - EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
Rule 9 - Emission Limitations for Benzene from Furnace Coke Oven By-Product Recovery Plants
Section 9-9 - Record keeping and reporting requirements

Universal Citation: 326 IN Admin Code 9-9

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 13-14; IC 13-17-3

Affected: IC 13-14; IC 13-17

Sec. 9.

(a) The following information pertaining to the design of control equipment installed to comply with sections 3 and 4 of this rule shall be recorded and kept in a readily accessible location:

(1) Detailed schematics, design specifications, and piping and instrumentation diagrams.

(2) The dates and descriptions of any changes in the design specifications.

(b) The following information pertaining to sources subject to section 3 of this rule shall be recorded and maintained for two (2) years following each semiannual inspection and each annual maintenance inspection:

(1) The date of the inspection and the name of the inspector.

(2) A brief description of each visible defect in the source or control equipment and the method and date of repair of the defect.

(3) The presence of a leak, as measured using the method described in 326 IAC 14-8-3(b) and 40 CFR 61.245(c) *. The record shall include the date of attempted and actual repair and method of repair of the leak.

(4) A brief description of any system abnormalities found during the annual maintenance inspection, the repairs made, the date of attempted repair, and the date of actual repair.

(c) Each owner or operator of a source subject to section 5 of this rule shall comply with 326 IAC 14-8-4 and 40 CFR 61.246 *.

(d) The provisions of this section apply to an owner or operator of any source to which this rule applies.

(1) The owner or operator shall submit a written statement to the commissioner providing information specified in subdivisions (2) through (4).

(2) In the case of an existing source or a new source which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date, the statement shall be submitted within ninety (90) days of the effective date, or on a date specified by the commissioner along with the information required under 40 CFR 61.10(a)(1) through 61.10(a)(6) *.

(3) In the case of new sources that did not have an initial startup date preceding the effective date, the statement shall be submitted with the application for approval of construction, as described in 40 CFR 61.07 *.

(4) The owner or operator shall include in the statement the following information for each source:
(A) Type of source such as a light-oil sump, pump or final cooler.

(B) For equipment in benzene service, equipment identification number and process unit identification; percent by weight benzene in the fluid at the equipment; and process fluid state in the equipment (gas/vapor or liquid).

(C) Method of compliance with the standard such as use of a wash-oil final cooler, monthly leak detection and repair, or equipped with dual mechanical seals.

(e) A report shall be submitted to the commissioner semiannually starting six (6) months after the initial reports required in subsection (d) and 40 CFR 61, Subpart A*, which includes the following information:

(1) For sources subject to section 3 of this rule:
(A) a brief description of any visible defect in the source or ductwork;

(B) the number of leaks detected and repaired; and

(C) a brief description of any system abnormalities found during each annual maintenance inspection that occurred in the reporting period and the repairs made.

(2) For equipment in benzene service subject to section 5(a) of this rule, information required by 326 IAC 14-8-5(a) and 40 CFR 61.247(b) *.

(3) For each exhauster subject to section 5 of this rule for each quarter during the semiannual reporting period:
(A) the number of exhausters for which leaks were detected as described in section 5(d) and 5(e)(6) of this rule;

(B) the number of exhausters for which leaks were repaired as required in section 5(d), 5(e)(7), and 5(e)(8) of this rule; and

(C) the results of performance tests to determine compliance with section 5(g) of this rule conducted within the semiannual reporting period.

(4) A statement signed by the owner or operator stating whether all requirements of this rule have been fulfilled during the semiannual reporting period.

(5) Revisions to items reported according to subsection (d) if changes have occurred since the initial report or subsequent revisions to the initial report. Compliance with the requirements of 40 CFR 61.10(c) *, is not required for revisions documented under this subsection.

(f) In the first report submitted as required in subsection (d), the report shall include a reporting schedule stating the months that semiannual reports shall be submitted. Subsequent reports shall be submitted according to that schedule unless a revised schedule has been submitted in a previous semiannual report.

(g) An owner or operator electing to comply with the provisions of 40 CFR 61.243-1 * and 61.243-2* shall notify the commissioner of the alternative standard selected ninety (90) days before implementing either of the provisions.

(h) An application for approval of construction or modification, as required under 40 CFR 61.05(a) * and 61.07*, will not be required for sources subject to section 5 of this rule if:

(1) the new or modified source complies with section 5 of this rule; and

(2) in the next semiannual report required by subsection (e), the information described in subsection (d)(4) is included.

*These documents are incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20401 or are available for review and copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Quality, Indiana Government Center-North, Tenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

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