Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Compliance with Recordkeeping
1. Each owner or
operator subject to the provisions of this Subchapter shall comply with the
recordkeeping requirements of this Section.
2. An owner or operator of more than one
hazardous waste management unit subject to the provisions of this Subchapter
may comply with the recordkeeping requirements for these hazardous waste
management units in one recordkeeping system if the system identifies each
record by each hazardous waste management unit.
B. Facility Operating Record. Owners and
operators must record the following information in the facility operating
record:
1. for each piece of equipment to
which LAC 33:V.Chapter 17.Subchapter B, applies:
a. equipment identification number and
hazardous waste management unit identification;
b. approximate locations within the facility
(e.g., identify the hazardous waste management unit on a facility plot
plan);
c. type of equipment (e.g.,
a pump or pipeline valve);
d.
percent-by-weight total organics in the hazardous waste stream at the
equipment;
e. hazardous waste state
at the equipment (e.g., gas/vapor or liquid); and
f. method of compliance with the standard
(i.e., "monthly leak detection and repair" or "equipped with dual mechanical
seals");
2. for
facilities that comply with the provisions of LAC 33:V.1709.A.2, an
implementation schedule as specified in LAC 33:V.1709.A.2;
3. where an owner or operator chooses to use
test data to demonstrate the organic removal efficiency or total organic
compound concentration achieved by the control device, a performance test plan
as specified in LAC 33:V.1713.B.3;
4. documentation of compliance with LAC
33:V.1735, including the detailed design documentation or performance test
results specified in LAC 33:V.1713.B.4.
C. Leak Detection. When each leak is detected
as specified in LAC 33:V.1719, 1721, 1729, and 1731, the following requirements
apply.
1. A weatherproof and readily visible
identification, marked with the equipment identification number, the date
evidence of a potential leak was found in accordance with LAC 33:V.1731.A, and
the date the leak was detected, shall be attached to the leaking
equipment.
2. The identification on
equipment, except on a valve, may be removed after it has been
repaired.
3. The identification on
a valve may be removed after it has been monitored for two successive months as
specified in LAC 33:V.1729.C, and no leak has been detected during those two
months.
D. Inspection
Log. When each leak is detected as specified in LAC 33:V.1719, 1721, 1729, and
1731, the following information shall be recorded in an inspection log and
shall be kept in the facility operating record:
1. the instrument and operator identification
numbers and the equipment identification number;
2. the date evidence of a potential leak was
found in accordance with LAC 33:V.1731.A;
3. the date the leak was detected and the
dates of each attempt to repair the leak;
4. repair methods applied in each attempt to
repair the leak;
5. "above 10,000"
if the maximum instrument reading measured by the methods specified in LAC
33:V.1741.B after each repair attempt is equal to or greater than 10,000
ppm;
6. "repair delayed" and the
reason for the delay if a leak is not repaired within 15 calendar days after
discovery of the leak;
7.
documentation supporting the delay of repair of a valve in compliance with LAC
33:V.1733.C;
8. the signature of
the owner or operator (or the designee authorized by the owner or operator in
writing in the operating record) whose decision it was that repair could not be
effected without a hazardous waste management unit shutdown;
9. the expected date of successful repair of
the leak if a leak is not repaired within 15 calendar days; and
10. the date of successful repair of the
leak.
E. Design
Documentation and Monitoring, Operating, and Inspection Information. Design
documentation and monitoring, operating, and inspection information for each
closed-vent system and control device required to comply with the provisions of
LAC 33:V.1735 shall be recorded and kept up-to-date in the facility operating
record as specified in LAC 33:V.1713.C. Design documentation is specified in
LAC 33:V.1713.C.1 and 2, and monitoring, operating, and inspection information
in LAC 33:V.1713.C.3-8.
F. Control
Device Exemptions. For a control device other than a thermal vapor incinerator,
catalytic vapor incinerator, flare, boiler, process heater, condenser, or
carbon adsorption system, the administrative authority will specify the
appropriate recordkeeping requirements.
G. Equipment Information Log. The following
information pertaining to all equipment subject to the requirements in LAC
33:V.1719-1735 shall be recorded in a log that is kept in the facility
operating record.
1. Identification Numbers:
General. A list of identification numbers for equipment (except welded
fittings) subject to the requirements of this Subchapter shall be kept in the
log.
2. Identification Numbers: No
Detectable Emission Equipment
a. A list of
identification numbers for equipment that the owner or operator elects to
designate for no detectable emissions, as indicated by an instrument reading of
less than 500 ppm above background, under the provisions of LAC 33:V.1719.E,
1721.I, and 1729.F, shall be kept in the log.
b. The designation of this equipment as
subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.1719.E, 1721.I, or 1729.F shall be
signed by the owner or operator.
3. Identification Numbers: Pressure Relief
Devices. A list of equipment identification numbers for pressure relief devices
required to comply with LAC 33:V.1723.A shall be kept in the log.
4. Compliance Test. The following compliance
test information shall be included:
a. the
dates of each compliance test required in LAC 33:V.1719.E, 1721.I, 1723, and
1729.F;
b. the background level
measured during each compliance test; and
c. the maximum instrument reading measured at
the equipment during each compliance test.
5. Identification Numbers: Equipment in
Vacuum Service. A list of identification numbers for equipment in vacuum
service shall be kept in the log.
6. Identification. Either by list or location
(area or group) of equipment that contains or contacts hazardous waste with an
organic concentration of at least 10 percent by weight for less than 300 hours
per calendar year.
H.
Identification Numbers: Valves. The following information pertaining to all
valves subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.1729.G and H shall be recorded
in a log that is kept in the facility operating record:
1. a list of identification numbers for
valves that are designated as unsafe to monitor, an explanation for each valve
stating why the valve is unsafe to monitor, and the plan for monitoring each
valve; and
2. a list of
identification numbers for valves that are designated as difficult to monitor,
an explanation for each valve stating why the valve is difficult to monitor,
and the planned schedule for monitoring each valve.
I. Valve Information Log. The following
information shall be recorded in the facility operating record for valves
complying with LAC 33:V.1739:
1. a schedule of
monitoring; and
2. the percentage
of valves found leaking during each monitoring period.
J. Pump Seal System Information Log. The
following information shall be recorded in a log that is kept in the facility
operating record:
1. criteria required in LAC
33:V.1719.D.5.b and 1721.E.2 and an explanation of the design criteria;
and
2. any changes to these
criteria and the reasons for the changes.
K. Exemption Log. The following information
shall be recorded in a log that is kept in the facility operating record for
use in determining exemptions as provided in the applicability Section of this
Subchapter and other specific Subchapters.
1.
An analysis determining the design capacity of the hazardous waste management
unit shall be recorded in the log.
2. A statement listing the hazardous waste
influent to and effluent from each hazardous waste management unit subject to
the requirements in LAC 33:V.1719-1735 and an analysis determining whether
these hazardous wastes are heavy liquids shall be recorded in the
log.
3. An up-to-date analysis and
the supporting information and data used to determine whether or not equipment
is subject to the requirements in LAC 33:V.1719-1735 shall be recorded in the
log. The record shall include supporting documentation as required in LAC
33:V.1741.D.3 when application of the knowledge of the nature of the hazardous
waste stream or the process by which it was produced is used. If the owner or
operator takes any action (e.g., changing the process that produced the waste)
that could result in an increase in the total organic content of the waste
contained in or contacted by equipment determined not to be subject to the
requirements in LAC 33:V.1719-1735, then a new determination is
required.
L. Record
Retention Period for Equipment Leak Information. Records of the equipment leak
information required by LAC 33:V.1743.D and the operating information required
by LAC 33:V.1743.E must be kept for three years.
M. The owner or operator of a facility with
equipment that is subject to this Subchapter and to regulations at 40 CFR Part
60, Part 61, or Part 63 may elect to determine compliance with this Subchapter
by documentation either in accordance with this Section or by documentation of
compliance with the regulations at 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, or Part 63 in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the regulations at 40 CFR Part 60,
Part 61, or Part 63. The documentation of compliance under the regulation at 40
CFR Part 60, Part 61, or Part 63 shall be kept with or made readily available
with the facility operating record.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2180 et
seq.
