Current through August 26, 2024
(1) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT. By July 1,
2017, the owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU subject to this subchapter
shall prepare and submit a compliance report for the initial period of April
16, 2016 to April 15, 2017. On or before March 1, 2018, and on or before March
1 of every calendar year thereafter, the owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU
subject to this subchapter shall prepare and submit a compliance report for the
previous calendar year. The report shall include all of the following:
(a) The actual mercury emissions and, if
subject to NOx and SO2 emission limitations under this subchapter, the actual
NOx and SO2 emissions from each coal-fired EGU for the previous year following
the methodology in s.
NR 446.18.
(b) The designated emission limitations under
sub. (2) for each coal-fired EGU.
(c) The amount of early reduction emission
credits certified under s.
NR 446.15 and currently held by the owner or operator, in
pounds, and the amount of certified early reduction emission credits being
surrendered.
(d) A comparison of
annual actual emissions minus any surrendered early emission reduction credits
to the annual allowable emissions, in pounds, for each coal-fired EGU by the
applicable emission limitation requirement established in sub. (2) using the
methods and procedures in s.
NR 446.18.
Note: The compliance periods and compliance
report due dates are specified in order to allow for 12 month emission
averaging periods in complying with large EGU emission limitations, and in
complying with small EGU emission limitation if appropriate. The initial
compliance report due by July 1, 2017 will demonstrate compliance for the
period of April 16, 2016 to April 15, 2017. The second compliance report will
be due on March 1, 2018 and will demonstrate compliance for the period of
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. All subsequent reports will be due on
March 1 of each year and will demonstrate compliance for the previous calendar
year.
(2)
EMISSION LIMITATION ELECTION.
(a) No later
than December 31, 2010, owners or operators of coal-fired EGUs affected by the
requirements of this subchapter shall identify for each unit under their
ownership or control the mercury emission limitations in this subchapter for
those units including any elections made under ss.
NR 446.12(2) and 446.14(1). This
identification shall be made to the department in writing.
(b) Within 90 days after the receipt of the
report in sub. (1), the department shall notify the owner or operator in
writing of the emission limitation designations for each coal-fired EGUs
subject to this subchapter.
(c)
Designations by the department under par. (b) shall establish emission
limitation requirements under this subchapter.
(3) BACT DETERMINATION FOR SMALL COAL-FIRED
ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS.
(a) No later than
June 30, 2011, owners or operators of small coal-fired EGUs subject to s.
NR 446.12 shall provide the department with a preliminary
BACT determination.
(b)
Notwithstanding par. (a), a small coal-fired EGU designated by the department
under sub. (2) to meet the emission limitations in s.
NR 446.13 or are 446.14 not required to provide a
preliminary BACT determination.
(c)
The owner or operator shall submit the information required in par. (a) on the
application form required for an operation permit, an amendment to an
application, or renewal of the operation permit, as applicable.
(d) Within 180 days after the receipt of the
information in par. (c), the department shall approve, conditionally approve or
disapprove the owner's or operator's preliminary BACT determination.
