Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 2 - Notification
Chapter 39 - Notification Regulations and Procedures for Unauthorized Discharges
Subchapter E - Reportable Quantities for Notification of Unauthorized Discharges
Section I-3931 - Reportable Quantity List for Pollutants

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-3931

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Incorporation by Reference of Federal Regulations

1. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, the following federal reportable quantity (RQ) lists are incorporated by reference:

a. 40 CFR 117.3, July 1, 2016, table 117.3- reportable quantities of hazardous substances designated pursuant to section 311 of the Clean Water Act;

b. 40 CFR 302.4, July 1, 2016, table 302.4-list of hazardous substances and reportable quantities;

c. 40 CFR 355, July 1, 2016, appendix A-the list of extremely hazardous substances and their threshold planning quantities; and

d. 49 CFR 172.101, July 1, 2016, appendix A-list of hazardous substances and reportable quantities.

2. The following administrative reporting exemptions are hereby incorporated by reference:

a. 40 CFR 302.6(d) and (e), July 1, 2016; and

b.40 CFR 355. 31, July 1, 2016.

B. Modifications or Additions

1. The following table contains modifications to the federal RQ lists incorporated by reference in Subsection A of this Section, as well as RQs for additional pollutants.

Pollutant	Pounds
Acetaldehyde - Barium compounds	Repealed.
Brine from Solution Mining	5000
n Butyl alcohol - Nitric acid	Repealed.
Oil	1 barrel
Phthalic anhydride - Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons***	Repealed.
Produced water	1 barrel
Propionaldehyde - Sulfur dioxide	Repealed.
Sweet pipeline gas (Methane/Ethane)	42000 (1,000,000 scf)
Vinyl acetate - Methyl ethyl ketone	Repealed.

2. The RQ for any material on which maintenance of a material safety data sheet (MSDS) is required under the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations hazard communication standard as found in 29 CFR 1910.1200 et seq., and that does not appear on any of the lists incorporated by reference in Subsection A of this Section or in the table set forth in Subsection B of this Section shall be 5000 pounds, except that the RQ for all:

a. compressed or refrigerated flammable gases shall be 100 pounds;

b. flammable liquids shall be 100 pounds; and

c. other liquids requiring maintenance of an MSDS shall be 1000 pounds.

3. Notwithstanding Subparagraph B.2.a of this Section, for facilities that meet the criteria described in LAC 33:V.10111.E.2, the RQ for compressed or refrigerated flammable gases shall be 1000 pounds.

4. The controlled release of hydrogen for maintenance, during the start-up or shutdown of industrial equipment, or for other purposes is not reportable provided the release cannot be reasonably expected to affect the public safety beyond the boundaries of the facility.

C. Copies of documents incorporated by reference may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20401, or by telephone at (866) 512-1800.

D. State Hazardous Material Reportable Quantity Exemptions

1. LAC 33:V.10111.E.1.b-d.

E. Spill Prevention and Control. The provisions of LAC 33:IX.Chapter 9 shall not apply to those substances listed in LAC 33:I.3931.A.1.c, LAC 33:I.3931.A.1.d, or LAC 33:I.3931.B.2, but in no other reportable quantity list specified in Subchapter E of this Chapter.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2025(J), 2060(H), 2076(D), 2183(I), 2194(C), 2204(A), and 2373(B).

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