Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
The requirements
of this rule apply to any facility which emits volatile organic compounds and
meets both of the following conditions:
(1)
The facility is
located in Butler, Clermont, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Hamilton, Lake, Lorain, Medina,
Portage, Summit, or Warren county.
(2)
The facility
emits, or has the potential to emit as defined in rule
3745-21-01 of the Administrative
Code, one hundred tons or more of VOC emissions as of the effective date of
this rule from sources which are not controlled by Ohio's CTG regulations in
this chapter or by categorical non-CTG RACT contained in rules 3745-21-12,
3745-21-14, 3745-21-16,
3745-21-21 and
3745-21-25 of the Administrative
Code.
[Comment: The requirements of this
chapter may not be applicable to certain sources due to the applicability
provisions or the specific exemptions and exclusions contained within that
rule.]
[Comment: For the purposes of this
rule, "controlled by" is not limited to physical pollution controls, but may
include other types of controls such as VOC content limitations, operational
limits or work practices.]
(B)
The owner or
operator of any facility subject to this rule shall conduct a detailed
engineering study, performed by an engineering consulting firm or other person
or persons experienced in the field of air pollution control, to determine the
technical and economic feasibility of reducing the VOC emissions from the
sources at the facility which are not by Ohio's CTG regulations in this chapter
and to define RACT for the source, providing the following information:
(1)
The complete
facility name, Ohio EPA air program facility identification number, and
address.
(2)
The name, title, address and telephone number of the
owner or operator's representative within the company who is the contact person
for this facility regarding the engineering study and affected
sources.
(3)
The name, title, address and telephone number of the
official who is responsible for approval of the engineering
study.
(4)
The standard industrial classification code and source
classification code numbers which are applicable to the facility's
operations.
(5)
The following general information for each affected
source:
(a)
Current Ohio EPA application number.
(b)
Company
identification and Ohio EPA emissions unit identification
number.
(c)
Source description.
(d)
Month and year
installed.
(e)
Normal operating schedule (hours per day, days per week
and weeks per year).
(f)
Annual production rates for each of the three full
calendar years preceding the effective date of this rule.
(g)
Average and
maximum daily production rates for each of the three full calendar years
preceding the effective date of this rule.
(h)
The type of
control equipment employed and the date installed.
(6)
A plot plan which
shows the general layout of the facility and the affected
sources.
(7)
The following emissions data for each affected
source:
(a)
Average daily VOC emissions (pounds per day of operation)
based upon the highest average daily production rate for each of the three full
calendar years preceding the effective date of this rule or any other year that
may be representative of the highest average daily emissions.
[Comment: The average daily production
rate for a calendar year may be calculated in the following
manner:
Average daily production rate = [(total
production rate during the calendar year) / (number of days production occurred
during the calendar year)]
Repeat the calculation for each of the
three calendar years preceding the effective date of this rule. The highest
value of these three years is the representative value used to calculate the
average daily VOC emissions per year.]
(b)
Maximum daily VOC
emissions (pounds per day of operation) based upon the highest maximum daily
production rate for each of the three full calendar years preceding the
effective date of this rule or any year that may be more representative of the
highest maximum daily emissions.
(c)
Annual VOC
emissions (tons per year) based upon the highest annual production rate for
each of the three full calendar years preceding the effective date of this rule
or any year period that may be more representative of the annual production
rate.
(d)
General composition of the VOC
emissions.
(e)
If coating materials are used in the source, the
company identification and formulation of each coating [VOC content (pounds per
gallon of coating and pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water), water
content (per cent by volume), solids content (per cent by volume), and exempt
organics content (per cent by volume)].
(f)
Composition,
density and quantity (pounds per day of operation and tons per year) of any
clean-up solvents which were employed during the calendar year.
(g)
Documentation of
the efficiency of the existing control equipment.
(h)
Documentation of
any emissions testing which has been performed.
(8)
A detailed
discussion of the technical feasibility of employing each of the following
types of control measures for each affected source (or combination of
sources):
(a)
Carbon adsorber (with and without recovery of the organic
compounds).
(b)
Thermal incinerator (with and without heat
recovery).
(c)
Catalytic incinerator (with and without heat
recovery).
(d)
Condenser.
(e)
Scrubber.
(f)
Any other such
RACT alternatives not listed in paragraph (B)(8) of this rule that may be
applicable to an affected source, or as are proposed by the owner or
operator.
A detailed engineering discussion is
not required for those control measures which are not applicable to a
particular source.
(9)
For each type of
control measure that is determined to be technically feasible, an estimate of
the control efficiency that can be achieved.
(10)
If coating
materials are used in an affected source, a detailed discussion of the
technical feasibility of converting to waterborne, high-solids or powder
coatings to minimize or eliminate the VOC emissions (statements from several
major coating suppliers should be obtained to document the
conclusions).
(11)
A detailed discussion of the technical feasibility of
modifying or replacing the source in order to minimize or eliminate the VOC
emissions.
(12)
A quantification of the VOC emission reductions that
could be achieved, at the production rates for the calendar year, by each
control option that is determined to be technically feasible.
(13)
For each control
option that is determined to be technically feasible, an estimate of the
capital cost, annualized cost (including capital and operating costs), and the
cost-effectiveness (annual dollars per ton of VOC removed
annually).
(14)
A comparison and discussion of the advantages and
disadvantages of control options that are determined to be technically
feasible.
(15)
A recommended definition of RACT for the source,
including one or more of the following:
(a)
Enforceable
production limitations.
(b)
Emissions limitations.
(c)
Control
efficiencies.
(d)
Operating requirements.
(16)
An expeditious
schedule for implementing the recommended definition of RACT, including
milestones for awarding contracts, initiating construction, completing
construction, and performing emissions testing, if necessary, to demonstrate
compliance with the approved definition of RACT.
(17)
Clean and
detailed documentation of all calculations of the VOC emissions, including all
assumptions made.
(18)
Capital and operating costs and cost-effectiveness
estimates calculated in a manner consistent with the most recent edition of the
"United States environmental protection agency air pollution control cost
manual."
(C)
If, within the five years prior to the effective date
of this rule, the Ohio EPA has defined best available technology, pursuant to
section 3704.01 of the Revised Code, for
VOC emissions from a source which is subject to this rule, and the owner or
operator is employing or has committed to employ the best available technology,
the owner or operator may provide the following information to the director in
satisfaction of paragraph (B) of this rule:
(1)
All information
required by paragraphs (B)(1), (B)(2), (B)(4), (B)(5) and (B)(7) of this
rule.
(2)
Copies of the documents and technical information that
support the existing best available technology determination.
(3)
The name, title,
address and telephone number of the official who is responsible for the
information submitted in accordance with paragraph (C) of this rule.
If upon review of this information, the
director determines that the information does not or may not indicate that the
definition of best available technology satisfies the requirements of this
chapter, the director will so notify the owner or operator, and the owner or
operator shall conduct a full RACT engineering study in accordance with
paragraph (B) of this rule.
(D)
For any facility
having a potential to emit, as described in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, in
excess of one hundred tons of VOC as of the effective date of this rule, the
detailed engineering study shall be submitted to the Ohio EPA, division of air
pollution control (central office), by not later than one year after the
effective date of this rule, and for any facility having a potential to emit in
excess of one hundred tons of VOC during any calendar year after the effective
date of this rule by not later than one year following the first such calendar
year. The director may approve an alternate schedule for the submission of the
detailed engineering study if additional time is required to ensure that the
study is complete, comprehensive, and accurate.
(E)
Any facility
located in Butler, Clermont, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Hamilton, Lake, Lorain, Medina,
Portage, Summit, or Warren county for which the director has established a
site-specific definition of RACT in this chapter shall submit an updated RACT
study to the Ohio environmental protection agency within one year of the
effective date of this rule.
(F)
Any definition of
RACT and schedule of compliance for an affected source that are approved by the
director will be submitted to and approved by the United States environmental
protection agency as a revision of the Ohio state implementation
plan.
