Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-21 - Carbon Monoxide, Ozone, Hydrocarbon Air Quality Standards, and Related Emission Requirements
Section 3745-21-14 - Control of volatile organic compound emissions from process vents in batch operations
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3745-21-14
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, see paragraph (JJ) of rule 3745-21-01 of the Administrative Code entitled "referenced materials."]
(A) Applicability.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in
paragraphs (A)(4) and (A)(5) of this rule, paragraph (C) of this rule shall apply to any facility
that has a batch process train associated with any of the following SIC codes:
2821, 2833, 2834, 2861, 2865, 2869, or 2879, and meets either
paragraphs
(A)(1)(a) and (A)(1)(b) of this rule or paragraphs (A)(1)(c) and (A)(1)(d) of
this rule:
(a) The facility is located in
Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, or Warren county.
(b) The
facility has a combined total potential to emit for VOC emissions equal to or
greater than one hundred tons of VOC per calendar year on or after May 27, 2005
from all of the following:
(i) Process vents
in batch operations.
(ii) All
non-CTG sources.
(iii)
Unregulated emissions from CTG sources except sources regulated under
40 CFR part
60, subparts BBB, III, NNN, and RRR and sources regulated under 40 CFR
part 63 ,
subpart T .
(c) The
facility is located in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina,
Portage, or Summit county.
(d) The
facility has a combined total potential to emit for VOC emissions equal to or
greater than one hundred tons of VOC per calendar year on or after August 25,
2008 from all of the following:
(i) Process
vents in batch operations.
(ii) All
non-CTG sources.
(iii)
Unregulated emissions from CTG sources except sources regulated under
40 CFR part
60, subparts BBB, III, NNN, and RRR and sources regulated under 40 CFR
part 63,
subpart T .
(2) For the purposes of
paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, a source shall be
considered regulated by a paragraph, rule or subpart if
the source
is subject to the limits of that paragraph, rule, or subpart. A source is not
considered regulated by a paragraph, rule, or subpart if
the source
is not subject to the limits of that paragraph, rule, or subpart. For example,
if the source is covered by an exemption in the paragraph, rule, or subpart, or
the applicability criteria of the paragraph or subpart are not met, then the
source is not subject to that paragraph, rule, or subpart. A source is also not
considered regulated if there is no rule contained in this chapter regulating
the source category.
(3) Once a
facility has met the applicability requirements of paragraphs (A)(1)(a) and
(A)(1)(b) of this rule on or after May 27, 2005, or the applicability
requirements of paragraphs (A)(1)(c) and (A)(1)(d) of this rule on or after
August 25, 2008, the facility is
always subject to
paragraph (C) of this rule, except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (A)(4)
and (A)(5) of this rule.
(4) In the
event a facility meets the applicability requirements under paragraphs
(A)(1)(a) and (A)(1)(b) of this rule, but reduces the facility's
potential to emit for volatile organic compounds by means of federally
enforceable operational restrictions (e.g., production, hours of operation, or
capacity utilization) to less than one hundred tons per year by no later than
May 27, 2006, and documents that the actual VOC emissions from the above
combined sources have never exceeded one hundred tons per year after the
baseline year (1990) of the state implementation plan for ozone, the facility
is not subject to
paragraph (C) of this rule.
(5) In
the event a facility meets the applicability requirements under paragraphs
(A)(1)(c) and (A)(1)(d) of this rule, but reduces the facility's
potential to emit for VOCs by means of federally enforceable operational
restriction (e.g., production, hours of operation, or
capacity utilization) to less than one hundred tons per year by no later than
August 25, 2009, and documents that
the actual VOC emissions from the above combined sources have never exceeded
one hundred tons per year after the baseline year (2002) of the state
implementation plan for ozone, the facility is not subject to
paragraph (C) of this
rule.
(B) Definitions.
The definitions applicable to this rule are contained in paragraph (W) of rule 3745-21-01 of the Administrative Code.
(C) Applicability for batch process trains and unit operations (batch operations).
(1) Except as otherwise provided in
paragraphs (C)(2) and (C)(3) of this rule, the owner or operator of a batch
process train at a facility that meets the applicability criteria of paragraph
(A)(1) of this rule is subject to paragraphs (D) to (K) of this rule.
(2)
Paragraphs (D)
to (J) of this rule shall not apply to the
following:
(a) Any emissions unit
included within any early reduction program, as specified in 40 CFR part 63,
and published in 57 Federal Register 61970 (December 29, 1992), evidenced by a
timely enforceable commitment approved by USEPA.
(b) Any unit operation at a synthesized
pharmaceutical manufacturing facility that is subject to
paragraph (W)(1) of
rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative
Code.
(3) The following
unit operations within a batch process train and batch process trains are
exempt from
paragraph (D) of this rule, but are still subject to paragraphs (H), (I) and (K) of
this rule pertaining to recordkeeping, reporting, applicability notification,
and permit application:
(a) Any unit
operation with uncontrolled total annual mass emissions of less than or equal
to five hundred pounds per year of VOC.
Such unit operations are also excluded from the calculation of the total annual mass emissions for a batch process train. If the uncontrolled total annual mass emissions from such exempt unit operation exceed five hundred pounds per year of VOC in any subsequent year, the owner or operator shall calculate applicability in accordance with paragraph (C)(4) of this rule for both the individual unit operation and the batch process train containing the unit operation.
(b) Any
batch process train containing process vents that have, in the aggregate,
uncontrolled total annual mass emissions, as determined in accordance with
paragraph (E)(1) of this rule, of less than thirty thousand pounds per year of
VOC for all products manufactured in such batch process
train.
(4) The
applicability equations in paragraph (C)(5) of this rule, which require the
calculation of uncontrolled total annual mass emissions and flow rate value,
shall be used to determine whether a unit operation or a batch process train is
subject to the control requirements set forth in paragraph (D) of this rule.
The applicability equation shall be applied to the following:
(a) Any unit operation with uncontrolled
total annual mass emissions that exceed five hundred pounds per year and with a
VOC concentration greater than five hundred ppmv. In this individual
determination, no applicability analysis shall be performed for any unit
operation with a VOC concentration of less than or equal to five hundred
ppmv.
(b) Any batch process train
containing process vents which, in the aggregate, have uncontrolled total
annual mass emissions of thirty thousand pounds per year or more of VOC from
all products manufactured in the batch process train. Any unit operation with
uncontrolled total annual mass emissions exceeding five hundred pounds per
year, regardless of VOC concentration, shall be included in the aggregate
applicability analysis.
(5) Applicability equations.
(a) The applicability equations under
this paragraph are specific to volatility.
(b) For purposes of this paragraph , the following abbreviations are employed:
(i) FR = calculated applicability flow rate,
scfm.
(ii) UTAME = uncontrolled
total annual mass emissions of VOC, expressed as pounds per year.
(iii) WAV = weighted average
volatility.
(iv)
MVOCi = mass of VOC component i.
(v) MWVOCi = molecular
weight of VOC component i.
(vi)
VPi = vapor pressure of VOC component i.
(vii) i = subscript denoting a specific VOC
component.
(viii) n = total number
of VOC components.
(c)
Weighted average volatility shall be calculated as follows:
(d)
For purposes of determining applicability, calculated applicability flow rate
values shall be determined as follows:
(i)
Process vents with a WAV that is less than or equal to seventy-five mmHg at
twenty degrees Celsius (sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit), shall use the
following equation:
FR = [ 0.07(UTAME) ] - 1,821
(ii) Process vents with a WAV that is greater
than seventy-five mmHg, but less than or equal to one hundred fifty mmHg at
twenty degrees Celsius (sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit), shall use the
following equation:
FR = [ 0.031(UTAME) ] - 494
(iii) Process vents a WAV that is greater
than one hundred fifty mmHg at twenty degrees Celsius (sixty-eight degrees
Fahrenheit), shall use the following equation:
FR = [ 0.013(UTAME) ] - 301
(D) Control of VOC emissions from process vents.
The controls set forth in this paragraph shall apply to process vents of batch process trains and unit operations within batch process trains (batch operations).
(1) The owner or operator of a unit operation
with an average flow rate, as determined in accordance with paragraph (E)(2) of
this rule, below the flow rate value calculated by the applicability equations
contained in paragraph (C)(5) of this rule, shall reduce uncontrolled VOC
emissions from such unit operation by an overall efficiency, on average, of at
least ninety per cent, or to twenty ppmv, per batch cycle.
(2) The owner or operator of a batch process
train with an average flow rate, as determined in accordance with paragraph
(E)(2)(b) of this rule, below the flow rate value calculated by the
applicability equations contained in paragraph (C)(5) of this rule, shall
reduce uncontrolled VOC emissions from such batch process train by an overall
efficiency, on average, of at least ninety per cent, or to twenty ppmv, per
batch cycle.
(3) If a boiler or
process heater is used to comply with paragraph (D)(1) or (D)(2) of this rule,
the vent stream shall be introduced into the flame zone of the boiler or
process heater.
(4) If a flare is
used to comply with paragraph (D)(1) or (D)(2) of this rule, the flare shall
comply with paragraph
(DD)(10)(d) of rule
3745-21-09 of the Administrative
Code. If a process, not subject to this rule, vents an emergency relief
discharge into a common flare header of this flare, paragraph (DD)(10)(d) of rule
3745-21-09 of the Administrative
Code shall not apply during such emergency relief
discharge.
(E) Determination of uncontrolled total annual mass emissions and actual weighted average flow rate values for a batch process train or unit operation.
(1) Uncontrolled total annual mass emissions
shall be determined by the following methods:
(a) Direct process vent emissions
measurements taken prior to any release to the atmosphere, following any
recovery device, prior to mixing with vents from other process trains or
unrelated operations, and prior to any control device, provided such
measurements conform with the requirements of measuring the mass flow rate of
VOC incoming to the control device as set forth in paragraphs (F)(6)(b),
(F)(6)(c)(i)(a) and (F)(6)(c)(i)(b) of this rule.
(b) Engineering estimates of the uncontrolled
VOC emissions from a process vent or process vents, in the aggregate, within a
batch process train, using either the potential or permitted number of batch
cycles per year or total production as represented in the permit for the batch
process train as follows:
(i) Engineering
estimates of the uncontrolled VOC emissions shall be based upon accepted
chemical engineering principles, measurable process parameters, or physical or
chemical laws and their properties. Examples of methods include, but are not
limited to, the following:
(a) Use of
material balances based on process stoichiometry to estimate maximum VOC
concentrations.
(b) Estimation of
maximum flow rate based on physical equipment design such as pump or blower
capacities.
(c) Estimation of VOC
concentrations based on saturation conditions.
(ii) All data, assumptions and procedures
used in any engineering estimate shall be
documented.
(2)
Average flow rate shall be determined by any of the following methods:
(a) Direct process vent flow rate
measurements taken prior to any release to the atmosphere, following any
recovery device, prior to mixing with vents from other process trains or
unrelated operations, and prior to any control device, provided such
measurements conform with the requirements of measuring incoming volumetric
flow rate set forth in paragraph (F)(6)(b) of this rule.
(b) Average flow rate for a unit operation
having multiple emission events or batch process trains shall be the weighted
average flow rate, calculated as follows:
where:
WAF = actual weighted average flow rate for a unit operation or batch process train.
AFRi = average flow rate of emission event i.
ADEi = annual duration of emission event i.
i = subscript denoting a specific emission event.
n = number of emission events.
(c) Engineering estimates calculated in
accordance with paragraph (E)(1)(b) of this rule.
(3) For purposes of determining the average
flow rate for steam vacuuming systems, the steam flow shall be included in the
average flow rate calculation.
(F) Compliance testing for a batch process train or unit operation.
(1) Upon the director's
request, the owner or operator of a batch process train or unit operation
within a batch process train shall conduct testing to demonstrate compliance
with paragraph (D) this rule. The owner or operator shall, at
the owner or
operator's own expense, conduct such tests in accordance with the
applicable test methods and procedures specified in paragraphs (F)(4)
to
(F)(6) of this rule.
(2)
Notwithstanding paragraph (F)(1) of this rule, flares and process boilers used
to comply with
paragraph (D) of this rule shall be exempt from compliance testing
requirements.
(3) When a flare is
used to comply with paragraph (D) of this rule, the flare shall comply with
paragraph (DD)(10)(d)
of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative
Code.
(4) The owner or operator of
a batch process train or unit operation within a batch process train that is
exempt from
paragraph (D) of this rule due to an average flow rate that is equal to or
above the calculated applicability flow rate or due to a VOC concentration of
less than or equal to five hundred ppmv (unit operation) shall demonstrate,
upon the director's request, the absence of oversized gas moving equipment in
any manifold. Gas moving equipment shall be considered oversized if
the
equipment exceeds the maximum requirements of the exhaust flow rate by
more than thirty per cent.
(5) For
the purpose of demonstrating compliance with paragraph (D) of this rule, the batch process
train or unit operation shall be run at representative operating conditions and
flow rates during any compliance test.
(6) The following methods in 40 CFR part 60,
appendix A shall be used to demonstrate compliance with the reduction
efficiency requirement set forth in paragraph (D) of this rule:
(a) USEPA method 1 or 1A, as appropriate, for
selection of the sampling sites if the flow measuring device is not a
rotameter. The control device inlet sampling site for determination of vent
stream VOC composition reduction efficiency shall be prior to the control
device and after the control device.
(b) USEPA method 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, or 2D, as
appropriate, for determination of gas stream volumetric flow rate flow
measurements, which shall be taken continuously. No traverse is necessary when
the flow measuring device is an ultrasonic probe.
(c) USEPA method 25A or USEPA method 18, if
applicable, to determine the concentration of VOC in the control device inlet
and outlet.
(i) The sampling time for each
run shall be as follows:
(a) For batch cycles
less than eight hours in length, readings shall be taken continuously over the
entire length of the batch cycle with a maximum of fifteen-minute intervals
between measurements if using USEPA method 25A. If using USEPA method 18,
readings shall be taken continuously with a maximum of fifteen-minute intervals
between measurements throughout the batch cycle unless it becomes necessary to
change the impinger train, in which case a thirty-minute interval shall not be
exceeded.
(b) For batch cycles of
eight hours and greater in length, the owner of operator may either test in
accordance with the test procedures defined in paragraph (F)(6)(c)(i)(a) of
this rule or the owner or operator may elect to perform tests, pursuant to
either USEPA method 25A or USEPA method 18, only during those portions of each
emission event which define the emission profile of each emission event
occurring within the batch cycle. For each emission event of less than four
hours in duration, the owner or operator shall test continuously over the
entire emission event as set forth in paragraph (F)(6)(c)(i)(a) of this rule.
For each emission event of greater than four hours in duration, the owner or
operator shall elect either to perform a minimum of three one hour test runs
during the emission event or shall test continuously over the entire emission
event within each unit operation in the batch process train. To demonstrate
that the portion of the emission event to be tested defines the emission
profile for the emission event, the owner or operator electing to rely on this
option shall develop an emission profile for the entire emission event. Such
emission profile shall be based upon either process knowledge or test data
collected. Examples of information that could constitute process knowledge
include, but are not limited to, calculations based on material balances and
process stoichiometry. Previous test results may be used provided such results
are still relevant to the current process vent stream
conditions.
(ii) The mass
emission rate from the process vent or inlet to the control device shall be
determined by combining concentration and flow rate measurements taken
simultaneously at sampling sites selected in accordance with paragraph
(F)(6)(a) of this rule throughout the batch cycle.
(iii) The mass emission rate from the control
device outlet shall be obtained by combining concentration and flow rate
measurements taken simultaneously at sampling sites selected in accordance with
paragraph (F)(6)(a) of this rule throughout the batch cycle.
(iv) The efficiency of the control device
shall be determined by integrating the mass emission rates obtained in
paragraphs (F)(6)(c)(ii) and (F)(6)(c)(iii) of this rule, over the time of the
batch cycle and dividing the difference in inlet and outlet mass flow totals by
the inlet mass flow total.
(7) The owner or operator of a batch process
train or unit operation may propose an alternative test method or procedures to
demonstrate compliance with paragraph (D) of this rule. Such method or procedures
shall be approved by the director and USEPA in writing and shall be included as
federally enforceable permit conditions.
(8) In the absence of a request by the
director to conduct compliance testing in accordance with
this rule, the owner or
operator may demonstrate compliance by the use of engineering estimates or
process stoichiometry.
(9) During
the compliance test conducted to demonstrate compliance with the control
requirements of paragraph (D) of this rule, the owner or operator shall
establish the operating limits (operating parameter values) for the monitoring
devices required under paragraph (G) of this rule.
(G) Monitoring of control devices.
(1) Every owner or operator
using an incinerator to comply with paragraph (D) of this rule shall install,
calibrate, maintain and operate, according to manufacturer's specifications,
temperature monitoring devices with an accuracy of plus or minus one per cent
of the temperature being measured expressed in degrees Celsius or plus or minus
1.8 per cent of the temperature being measured expressed in degrees Fahrenheit,
each equipped with a continuous recorder as follows:
(a) Where a catalytic incinerator is used,
one of the following:
(i)
Temperature
monitoring devices shall be installed in the gas stream immediately before
(upstream) and after (downstream) the catalyst bed.
(ii)
If an owner or
operator elects to implement an inspection and maintenance plan for the
catalytic incinerator that meets paragraph (G)(8) of this rule, the temperature
monitoring device shall be located upstream of the catalyst bed
only.
(b) Where an
incinerator other than a catalytic incinerator is used, a temperature
monitoring device shall be installed in the combustion
chamber.
(2) The owner or
operator using a flare to comply with paragraph (D) of this rule shall install,
calibrate, maintain and operate, according to manufacturer's specifications, a
heat sensing device, such as an ultra-violet beam sensor or thermocouple, at
the pilot light to indicate continuous presence of a flame.
(3) Every owner or operator using a scrubber
to comply with paragraph (D) of this rule shall install, calibrate, maintain,
and operate, according to manufacturer's specifications,
either of the following:
(a) A temperature monitoring device for
scrubbant liquid having an accuracy of plus or minus one per cent of the
temperature being monitored expressed in degrees Celsius or plus or minus 1.8
per cent of the temperature being measured expressed in degrees Fahrenheit and
a specific gravity device for scrubbant liquid, each equipped with a continuous
recorder.
(b) A
VOC monitoring device used to indicate the concentration of VOC exiting the
control device based on a detection principle such as infra-red
photoionization, or thermal conductivity, equipped with a continuous
recorder.
(4) Every owner
or operator using a condenser to comply with paragraph (D) of this rule shall
install, calibrate, maintain, and operate, according to manufacturer's
specifications, either of the following:
(a) A condenser exit temperature monitoring
device equipped with a continuous recorder and having an accuracy of plus or
minus one per cent of the temperature being monitored expressed in degrees
Celsius or plus or minus 1.8 per cent of the temperature being measured
expressed in degrees Fahrenheit, equipped with a continuous recorder.
(b) A VOC monitoring device used to indicate
the concentration of VOC such as infra-red, photoionization, or thermal
conductivity, each equipped with a continuous recorder.
(5) Every owner or operator using a carbon
adsorber to comply with paragraph (D) of
this rule shall install, calibrate, maintain, and operate, according to the
manufacturer's specifications, either of the
following :
(a) An integrating regeneration steam flow
monitoring device having an accuracy of plus or minus ten per cent, and a
carbon bed temperature monitoring device having an accuracy of plus or minus
one per cent of the temperature being monitored expressed in degrees Celsius or
plus or minus 1.8 per cent of the temperature being measured expressed in
degrees Fahrenheit, both equipped with a continuous recorder.
(b) A VOC monitoring device used to indicate
the concentration level of VOC exiting such device based on a detection
principle such as infra-red, photoionization, or thermal conductivity, equipped
with a continuous recorder.
(6) Every owner or operator using a boiler or
process heater with a design heat input capacity less than one hundred fifty
million Btu per hour that is to comply with paragraph (D) of this rule shall
install, calibrate, maintain, and operate, according to the manufacturer's
specifications, a temperature monitoring device in the firebox with an accuracy
of plus or minus one per cent of the temperature being measured expressed in
degrees Celsius or plus or minus 1.8 per cent of the temperature being measured
expressed in degrees Fahrenheit, equipped with a continuous recorder. Any
boiler or process heater in which all process vent streams are introduced with
primary fuel is exempt from this requirement.
(7) Every owner or operator of a process vent
shall be permitted to monitor by an alternative method or may monitor
parameters other than those listed in paragraphs (G)(1) to (G)(6) of this rule,
if approved by the director and USEPA in writing. Such alternative method or
parameters shall be contained in a permit pertaining to the process vent as
federally enforceable permit conditions.
(8)
In accordance
with paragraph (G)(1)(a)(ii) of this rule, for an owner or operator that elects
to monitor the upstream temperature only of the catalytic incinerator, an
inspection and maintenance plan shall be developed, maintained on-site, and
made readily available upon the request of the appropriate Ohio EPA district
office or local air agency. At a minimum, the plan shall include the
following:
(a)
Annual sampling and analysis of the catalyst activity (i.e., conversion
efficiency) following the manufacturer's or catalyst supplier's recommended
procedures.
(b)
Monthly inspection of the oxidizer system including
the burner assembly and fuel supply lines for problems.
(c)
Annual internal
and monthly external visual inspection of the catalyst bed to check for
channeling, abrasion, and settling. If problems are found, corrective action
consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations shall be implemented and a
new performance test to determine destruction efficiency in accordance with
paragraph (C) of rule
3745-21-10 of the Administrative
Code shall be conducted.
(H) Recordkeeping for a batch process train or unit operation.
(1) Every owner or operator
of a unit operation or batch process train that is exempt from the control
per paragraph (C)(3)(a) or
(C)(3)(b) of this rule shall keep records of the uncontrolled total annual mass
emissions for such unit operation or batch process train, as applicable, and
documentation verifying these values or measurements. The documentation shall
include the engineering calculations, any measurements made in accordance with
paragraph (F) of this rule, and the potential or permitted number of batch
cycles per year, or, in the alternative, total production as represented in the
permit pertaining to the unit operation or batch process train.
(2) Every owner or operator of a unit
operation or batch process train that is exempt from control
per paragraph (C)(4) of this
rule shall keep the following records:
(a)
The uncontrolled total annual mass emissions and documentation verifying these
values or measurements.
The documentation shall include any engineering calculations, any measurements made in accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule, and the potential or permitted number of batch cycles per year, or, in the alternative, total production as represented in the permit pertaining to the unit operation or batch process train.
(b)
The average flow rate in scfm and documentation verifying this value.
(c) The calculated weighted average
volatility and documentation verifying this value.
(d) The calculated applicability flow rate
value from paragraph (C)(5)(d) of this rule.
(3) Every owner or operator of a batch
process train or unit operation subject to paragraph (D) of this rule shall keep records
of the following parameters required to be monitored under paragraph (G) of
this rule:
(a) If using a thermal or
catalytic incinerator to comply with paragraph (D) of this rule,
one of the
following:
(i)
For a thermal incinerator, records indicating the average combustion chamber
temperature of the incinerator measured continuously and averaged over the same
time period as the compliance test that demonstrated
compliance.
(ii)
For a catalytic incinerator where the owner or
operator elects to comply with paragraph (G)(1)(a)(i) of this rule, records
indicating the average temperature upstream and downstream of the catalyst bed
measured continuously and averaged over the same time period as the compliance
test that demonstrated compliance.
(iii)
For a
catalytic incinerator where the owner or operator elects to comply with
paragraphs (G)(1)(a)(ii) and (G)(8) of this rule, the following records:
(a)
Records
indicating the average temperature upstream of the catalyst bed measured
continuously and averaged over the same time period as the compliance test that
demonstrated compliance.
(b)
Records, and a description of the results of each
inspection and catalyst activity analysis resulting from the inspection and
maintenance plan for the catalytic incinerator as specified in paragraph (G)(8)
of this rule.
(b) If using a
flare (i.e., steam-assisted, air-assisted or nonassisted) to comply with
paragraph (D) of this rule, continuous records of the flare pilot flame
monitoring and records of all periods of operations during which the pilot
flame is absent.
(c) If using any
of the following as a control device, the following records:
(i) Where a scrubber is used, the exit
specific gravity (or alternative parameter which is a measure of the degree of
absorbing liquid saturation, if approved by the director) and the average exit
temperature of the absorbing liquid, measured continuously and averaged over
the same time period as the compliance test that demonstrated compliance (both
measured while the vent stream is routed normally).
(ii) Where a condenser is used, the average
exit (product side) temperature measured continuously and averaged over the
same time period as the compliance test that demonstrated compliance while the
vent stream is routed normally.
(iii) Where a carbon adsorber is used, the
total steam mass flow measured continuously and averaged over the same time
period as the compliance test that demonstrated compliance (full carbon bed
cycle), temperature of the carbon bed after regeneration (and within fifteen
minutes after completion of any cooling cycle), and
duration of the carbon bed steaming cycle (all measured while the vent stream
is routed normally).
(iv) As an
alternative to paragraph (H)(3)(c)(i), (H)(3)(c)(ii), or (H)(3)(c)(iii) of this
rule, at a minimum, records indicating the concentration level or reading
indicated by the VOC monitoring device at the outlet of the scrubber,
condenser, or carbon adsorber, measured continuously and averaged over the same
time period as the compliance test that demonstrated compliance (while the vent
stream is routed normally).
(4) Every owner or operator of a unit
operation claiming a vent stream concentration exemption level, as set forth in
paragraph (C)(4)(a) of this rule, shall maintain records to indicate the vent
stream concentration is less than or equal to five hundred ppmv, and shall
notify the director in writing if the vent stream concentration at any time
equals or exceeds five hundred ppmv, within sixty days after such event. Such
notification shall include a copy of all records of such event.
(5) An owner or operator of a batch process
train or unit operation subject to paragraph (D) of this rule may maintain alternative
records other than those listed in paragraph (C) of this rule. Any alternative
recordkeeping shall be approved by the director and USEPA in writing and shall
be contained in the permit pertaining to the batch process train or unit
operation as federally enforceable permit conditions.
(6) The owner or operator of a unit operation
or batch process train that is exempt from paragraph (D) of this rule shall notify the
director in writing if the uncontrolled total annual mass emissions from such
unit operation or batch process train exceed the threshold in paragraph
(C)(3)(a) or (C)(3)(b) of this rule, respectively, within sixty days after the
event occurs. Such notification shall include a copy of all records of such
event.
(7) Every owner or operator
of a batch process train or unit operation required to keep records under this
rule shall maintain such records at the facility for a minimum period of five
years and shall make all such records available to the director upon
request.
(I) Reporting .
(1) (General) This paragraph
describes the contents of reports and
identifies the reporting dates for the following
reports:
(a) Initial compliance status
report.
(b) Semiannual compliance
status reports.
(2)
Initial compliance status report.
Each owner or operator of a batch process train or unit operation subject to this rule shall submit an initial compliance status report within sixty calendar days after the compliance dates specified in paragraph (I) of this rule as follows:
(a) The
initial compliance status report shall include the results of exemption,
process vent determinations, compliance tests, values of monitored parameters
established during compliance tests, and any other information used to
demonstrate compliance and recorded pursuant to paragraph (H) of this
rule.
(b) For compliance tests and
process vent determinations based on measurements, the initial compliance
status report shall include one complete test report for each test method used
for a particular kind of process vent. For additional tests and measurements
performed for the same kind of process vent using the same test method, the
test results or measurement results shall be submitted, but a complete test
report is not required.
(c) A
complete test report shall include a brief process description, sampling site
description, description of sampling and analysis procedures and any
modifications to standard procedures, quality assurance procedures, record of
operating conditions during the test, record of preparation of standards,
record of calibrations, raw data sheets for field sampling, raw data sheets for
field and laboratory analyses, documentation of calculations, and any other
information required by the test method.
(d) For each monitored parameter for which a
range is required to be established under paragraph (F)(9) of this rule, the
compliance status report shall include the following information:
(i) The specific range of the monitored
parameter for each control device.
(ii) The rationale for the specific range for
each parameter for each control device, including any data and calculations
used to develop the range and a description of why the range indicates proper
operation of the control device or final recovery
device.
(3)
Semiannual compliance status reports.
The owner or operator of a batch process train or unit operation subject to this rule shall submit semiannual compliance status reports no later than sixty calendar days after the end of each six-month period to the appropriate Ohio EPA district office or local air agency. The first report shall be submitted no later than eight months after the date the initial compliance status report is due and shall cover the six-month period beginning on the date the initial compliance status report is due. The semiannual compliance status reports shall contain the following information:
(a) Semiannual reports on parameter
monitoring for controlled process vents.
For a process vent equipped with a control device to meet paragraph (D) of this rule, the semiannual compliance status reports shall include the following recorded information:
(i) Reports of
monitored parameters for all operating days when the average values recorded
under paragraph (H)(3) of this rule were outside the ranges established in the
initial compliance status report or permit issued by the director.
(ii) Reports of the times and durations of
all periods recorded under paragraph (J)(3) of this rule when the monitoring
device is not working or monitoring data is not collected during process
operation generating the process vent stream or during operation of the control
or recovery device.
(iii) Reports of
the times and durations of all periods recorded under paragraph (H)(3)(b) of
this rule in which the pilot flame is absent.
(iv) Reports on monitoring devices and
parameters approved by the director pursuant to paragraph (H)(5) of this
rule.
(b) Semiannual
reports on subsequent compliance tests for controlled process vents and
subsequent process vent determination tests.
If any subsequent compliance tests or subsequent process vent determination tests are conducted during the semiannual reporting period after the initial compliance status report has been submitted, the semiannual compliance status report shall include the data recorded pursuant to paragraphs (H) of this rule.
(J) Compliance dates.
(1) Except where otherwise specified within
this rule, any batch process train that is subject to this rule shall comply
with this rule by no
later than the following dates:
(a) For any
batch process train located in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, or Warren county for
which installation commenced before May 27, 2005, the compliance date of the
batch process train is May 27, 2006 or the date the facility becomes subject to
this rule, whichever is later.
(b)
For any batch process train located in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, or Warren
county for which installation commenced on or after May 27, 2005, the
compliance date of the batch process train is the date of initial startup of
the batch process train.
(c) For any
batch process train located in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain,
Medina, Portage, or Summit county for which installation commenced before
August 25, 2008, the compliance date of the batch
process train is August 25, 2009 or the
date the facility becomes subject to this rule, whichever is later.
(d) For any batch process train located in
Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, or Summit county
for which installation commenced on or after August 25,
2008, the compliance date of the batch process train is the date of
initial startup of the batch process train.
(2) In the event a facility reduces
the
facility's potential to emit pursuant to paragraph (A)(4) or (A)(5) of
this rule, the date on which the facility subsequently meets
paragraph
(A)(1) of this rule is the date the facility becomes subject to this
rule.
(3) In the event a batch
process train or unit operation is exempted under paragraph (C)(3) of this rule
or is not required to reduce uncontrolled VOC emissions pursuant to paragraph
(D)(1) or (D)(2) and is subsequently equipped with a control device to meet the
VOC reduction requirements of paragraph (D)(1) or (D)(2) of this rule, the
compliance date of the batch process train or unit operation is the date of
first startup of the installed control device. Until the date of first startup
of the installed control device, the batch process train or unit operation
shall continue to meet either the exemption level or the criteria pertaining to
applicability equations.
(4) For
any control device that is used to comply with paragraph (D) of this rule, the
owner or operator shall demonstrate compliance by testing the control device in
accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule within ninety days after the
compliance date.
(5) Additional
testing of the control device or testing of the process vents of a batch
process train or unit operation in accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule
may be required by the director to ensure continued compliance with paragraph
(D) of this rule.
(K) Applicability notification and permit application.
(1) The owner or operator of a facility that
is subject to this rule, is located in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, or Warren
county, and that has an initial startup of a batch process train before May 27,
2005 shall notify the appropriate Ohio EPA district office or
local air agency in writing that the batch process train is subject to this
rule. The notification, which shall be submitted not later than July 26, 2005,
shall provide the information specified in paragraph (K)(5) of this
rule.
(2) The owner or operator of
a facility that is subject to this rule, is located in Butler, Clermont,
Hamilton, or Warren county, and has an initial startup of a batch process train
on or after May 27, 2005, shall notify the appropriate Ohio
EPA district office or local air agency in writing
that the batch process train is subject to this rule. The notification, which
shall be submitted not later than either the date of initial startup of the
facility or July 26, 2006 (whichever is later), shall provide the information
specified in paragraph (K)(5) of this rule. The application for an installation
permit under rule
3745-31-02 of the Administrative
Code may be used to fulfill the notification requirements of this
paragraph.
(3) The owner or
operator of a facility that is subject to this rule, is located in Ashtabula,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, or Summit county, and has an
initial startup of a batch process train before August 25,
2008 shall notify the appropriate Ohio EPA district office or local air agency in writing
that the batch process train is subject to this rule. The notification, which
shall be submitted not later than October 24,
2008, shall provide the information specified in paragraph (K)(5) of this
rule.
(4) The owner or operator of
a facility that is subject to this rule, is located in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga,
Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, or Summit county, and has an initial
startup of a batch process train on or after August 25,
2008, shall notify the appropriate Ohio EPA district office or local air agency in writing
that the batch process train is subject to this rule. The notification, which
shall be submitted not later than either the date of initial startup of the
facility or October 24, 2008 (whichever is
later), shall provide the information specified in paragraph (K)(5) of this
rule. The application for an installation permit under rule
3745-31-02 of the Administrative
Code may be used to fulfill the notification requirements of this
paragraph.
(5) The notification
required in paragraphs (K)(1) to (K)(4) of this rule shall include the
following information:
(a) Name and address
of the owner or operator.
(b)
Address (i.e., physical location) of the facility.
(c) Equipment description and Ohio EPA
application number (if assigned) of any batch process train or unit
operation.
(d)
Identification of the applicable requirements, the means of compliance, and the
compliance date for any batch process train.
(e)
An application for an
operating permit or an application for a modification to an operating permit in
accordance with Chapter 3745-77 of the Administrative Code (for sources subject
to the Title V permit program) or an application for a permit-to-install and
operate or an application for a modification to a permit-to-install and operate
in accordance with Chapter 3745-31 of the Administrative Code (for sources not
subject to the Title V permit program) for each subject process that meets one
of the following:
(i)
The process does not possess an effective operating permit
or permit-to-install and operate.
(ii)
The process
possesses an effective operating permit or permit-to-install and operate and
the owner or operator cannot certify in writing to the director that such
subject process is in compliance with this rule. An application for an
operating permit or permit-to-install and operate is not required provided the
subject process is operating under an effective permit and certifies
compliance. Such certification shall include all compliance certification
requirements under paragraph (I)(2) of this rule.
[Comment: Applications for sources not subject to Chapter 3745-77 of the Administrative Code, requiring submittal prior to June 30, 2008, were submitted in accordance with Chapter 3745-35 of the Administrative Code.]
Effective: 10/15/2015
Five Year
Review (FYR) Dates: 07/13/2015 and
07/13/2020
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3704.03(E)
Rule
Amplifies: 3704.03(A), 3704.03(E)
Prior Effective Dates: 5/27/05,
8/25/08, 4/2/2009
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