New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 2 - AIR QUALITY (STATEWIDE)
Part 81 - WESTERN BACKSTOP SULFUR DIOXIDE TRADING PROGRAM
Section 20.2.81.110 - SPECIAL PENALTY PROVISIONS FOR THE 2018 MILESTONE
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.2.81.110
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. If the WEB trading program is triggered as outlined in section A of the sulfur dioxidemilestones and backstop trading program implementation plan, and the first control period will not occur until after the year 2018, the following provisions shall apply for the 2018 emissions year.
(1) All WEB sources shall
register, and open a compliance account within 180 days after the program
trigger date, in accordance with Subsection A of 20.2.81.103 NMAC and
20.2.81.105 NMAC.
(2) The tracking
system administrator shall record the allowances for the 2018 control period
for each WEB source in the source's compliance account once the department
allocates the 2018 allowances under section C1 and D1 of the sulfur
dioxidemilestones and backstop trading program implementation plan.
(3) The allowance transfer deadline is
midnight Pacific standard time on May 31, 2021 (or if this date is not a
business day, midnight of the first business day thereafter). WEB sources may
transfer allowances as provided in Subsection A of 20.2.81.107 NMAC until the
allowance transfer deadline. For each control period after 2018 that the
special penalty provisions are assessed, the dates for the 2019 control period
will be adjusted forward by one year.
(4) A WEB source shall hold allowances
allocated for 2018 including those transferred into the compliance account by
an allowance transfer correctly submitted by the allowance transfer deadline,
in an amount not less than the WEB source's total sulfur dioxide emissions for
2018. Emissions shall be determined using the pre-trigger monitoring provisions
in section B of the sulfur dioxidemilestones and backstop trading program
implementation plan, and 20.2.73 NMAC.
(5) In accordance with Subsection D of
20.2.81.108 NMAC and Paragraph 4 of Subsection A of 20.2.81.110 NMAC, the
department shall seek at least the minimum financial penalty of $5,000 per ton
of sulfur dioxide emissions in excess of the WEB source's allowance limitation.
(a) Any source may resolve its excess
emissions violation by agreeing to a streamline settlement approach where the
source pays a penalty of $5,000 per ton or partial ton of excess emissions, and
payment is received within 90 calendar days after the issuance of a notice of
violation.
(b) Any source that does
not resolve its excess emissions violation in accordance with the streamlined
settlement approach in Subparagraph a of this paragraph will be subject to
civil enforcement action, in which the department shall seek a financial
penalty for the excess emissions based on the state's statutory maximum civil
penalties.
(6) Each ton
of sulfur dioxide emissions in excess of a source's allowance limitation is a
separate violation and each day of a control period is a separate
violation.
B. The provisions in 20.2.81.110 NMAC shall continue to apply for each year after the 2018 emission year until:
(1) the first
control period under the WEB trading program under Paragraph 1 of Subsection A
of 20.2.81.109 NMAC; or
(2) the
department determines, in accordance with section A3.10 of the implementation
plan, that the 2018 sulfur dioxide milestone has been met.
C. If 20.2.81.110 NMAC was implemented, the following shall apply to each emissions year after the 2018 emissions year.
(1) The tracking system administrator will
record the allowances for the control period for the specific year for each WEB
source in the source's compliance account once the department allocates the
allowances under section C1 of the sulfur dioxide milestones and backstop
trading program implementation plan.
(2) The allowance transfer deadline for the
2019 emissions year shall be midnight Pacific standard time on May 31, 2021 (or
if this date is not a business day, midnight of the first business day
thereafter); and for each control period after 2018 that the special penalty
provisions are assessed, the May 31, 2021 allowance transfer deadline for the
2019 control period will be adjusted forward by one year.
(3) A WEB source must hold allowances
allocated for that specific emissions year, or any year after 2018, including
those transferred into the compliance account by an allowance transfer
correctly submitted by the allowance transfer deadline, in an amount not less
than the WEB source's total sulfur dioxide emissions for the specific emissions
year. Emissions are determined using the pre-trigger monitoring provisions in
section B of the sulfur dioxide milestones and backstop trading program
implementation plan, and 20.2.73 NMAC.
(4) An allowance deduction penalty and
financial penalty shall be assessed and levied in accordance with Subsection D
of 20.2.81.108 NMAC, Paragraph 4 of Subsection A of 20.2.81.109 NMAC, and
Subsection C of 20.2.81.109 NMAC, except that sulfur dioxide emissions shall be
determined under Paragraph 3 of Subsection C of 20.2.81.110 NMAC.
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