Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Applicability. This regulation is
applicable to each gasoline handling facility in the parishes of Bossier,
Caddo, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, Iberville, Lafayette, St. Mary, Ascension, St. James, St. John the
Baptist, St. Charles, Lafourche, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and Grant.
Any parish to which this regulation does not apply remains subject to the
requirements of 40 CFR 63, Subpart CCCCCC.
B. Control Requirements. No person shall
cause or allow the transfer of gasoline from any delivery vessel into any
stationary storage container unless such container is equipped with a submerged
fill pipe and unless the displaced vapor emissions from submerged filling of
the container are processed by a vapor recovery system that reduces such
emissions by at least 90 percent.
C. Approved Vapor Balance System. When a
vapor balance system is used to comply with the above vapor recovery system
control requirement, the balance system will be assumed to meet the specified
control requirement if the following conditions are met.
1. A vapor-tight return line having an
internal cross-sectional area at least one-half that of the liquid line is
connected before gasoline is transferred into the storage container. No
gasoline leaks exist anywhere in the liquid transfer system. Inspection for
visible liquid leaks, visible fumes, or odors resulting from gasoline
dispensing operations shall be conducted by the owner or the operator of the
gasoline outlet and the owner or the operator of the tank truck. Gasoline
loading or unloading through the affected transfer lines shall be discontinued
immediately when a leak is observed and shall not be resumed until the observed
leak is repaired.
2. The only
atmospheric emission during gasoline transfer into the storage container is
through the storage container pressure-vacuum valve.
3. The delivery vessel is kept vapor-tight at
all times with vapor recovery equipment. The delivery vessel must be in
compliance with LAC 33:III.2137. The vapor-laden delivery vessel may only be
refilled at bulk gasoline plants complying with LAC 33:III.2133 or bulk
gasoline terminals complying with LAC 33:III.2135.
D. Alternate Vapor Balance Systems. Other
vapor balance arrangements may be accepted if proof of the emission level
required in Subsection B of this Section is provided to the administrative
authority. Approval of any alternate vapor balance system shall not be valid
unless it is received from the administrative authority in writing.
E. Exemptions. The following are exempt from
the requirements of Subsection B of this Section:
1. transfers made to storage tanks with a
capacity greater than 40,000 gallons (151,400 liters) and equipped with
controls as required by LAC 33:III.2103 of these regulations;
2. any gasoline outlet in the parish of
Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee or
West Baton Rouge whose throughput is less than 120,000 gallons (454,200 liters)
per year, or any gasoline outlet in the parish of Beauregard, Bossier, Caddo,
Grant, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St.
James, St. John the Baptist, or St. Mary whose throughput is less than 500,000
gallons (1,892,700 liters) per year. Once the rolling 30-day average throughput
exceeds 10,000 gallons for a facility in the parish of Ascension, Calcasieu,
East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, or West Baton Rouge, or
42,000 gallons for a facility in the parish of Beauregard, Bossier, Caddo,
Grant, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St.
James, St. John the Baptist, or St. Mary, that facility becomes an affected
facility, and does not revert to an exempted facility when the throughput drops
back below the throughput exemption level;
3. tanks with a capacity of 2,000 gallons or
less installed before January 1, 1979, and new tanks with a capacity of 250
gallons or less installed after December 31, 1978; and
4. tanks having a capacity of less than 550
gallons used exclusively for the fueling of farm implements and having a
submerged fill line.
F.
Compliance. Compliance with this Section shall be determined by applying the
following test methods, as appropriate:
1.
test method 27 ( 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, as incorporated by reference at
LAC 33:III.3003) for determination of vapor tightness of gasoline delivery
tanks using pressure-vacuum test;
2. guideline report EPA-450/2-78-051,
Appendix B, Gasoline Vapor Leak Detection Procedure by Combustible Gas
Detector;
3. test method 21 ( 40
CFR Part 60, Appendix A, as incorporated by reference at LAC 33:III.3003) for
determination of volatile organic compound leaks.
G. Recordkeeping. The owner or operator of
any operation that is involved with storing gasoline in any stationary
container and required to comply with this Section shall maintain records to
verify compliance with this Section. The records shall be maintained for at
least two years and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. the date of delivery of each shipment of
gasoline, and the certificate number and date of certification of each delivery
vehicle that delivers a shipment. Any owner or operator subject to this Section
shall not accept delivery of gasoline from any gasoline tank truck that does
not comply with LAC 33:III.2137.A.2;
NOTE: All gasoline tank trucks must have a sticker
displayed on each tank indicating the identification number of the tank and the
date each tank last passed the pressure and vacuum test described in LAC
33:III.2137.A.1. Each tank must be certified annually and the sticker must be
displayed near the Department of Transportation certification plate. Any
repairs necessary to pass the specified requirements must be made within 15
days of failure.
2. the
date and a description of any malfunction, repair, replacement or modification
of control systems or control equipment required to be used in the transfer of
gasoline from the gasoline tank truck to a stationary storage tank. If the
problem is with equipment on the tank truck, the name of the owner or operator
of the tank truck, the truck identification number, the date the problem
occurred, and the driver's name shall be recorded as part of the description;
and
3. records of any testing
requested by the administrative authority to prove compliance with this Section
or any testing done by the owner or operator on a voluntary basis.
H. Implementation Schedule.
Facilities must be in compliance with this Section within six months after
becoming an affected facility.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2054.
