Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control
Chapter NR 463 - National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants For Metals Treating And Processing
Subchapter I - Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks
Section NR 463.106 - Recordkeeping requirements

1. Submittals sent by U.S. mail shall be postmarked on or before the specified date.

2. Submittals sent by other methods shall be received by the department on or before the specified date.

1. A notification of the date when construction or reconstruction was commenced shall be submitted simultaneously with the notification of construction or reconstruction, if construction or reconstruction was commenced on or before October 1, 1997.

2. A notification of the date when construction or reconstruction was commenced shall be submitted no later than 30 calendar days after that date, if construction or reconstruction was commenced after October 1, 1997.

3. A notification of the actual date of startup of the source shall be submitted within 30 calendar days after that date.

1. The applicable emission limitation and the methods that were used to determine compliance with this limitation.

2. If a performance test is required by this subchapter, the test report documenting the results of the performance test, which contains the elements required by s. NR 463.09(1), including measurements and calculations to support the special compliance provisions of s. NR 463.09(5) if these are being followed.

3. The type and quantity of hazardous air pollutants emitted by the source reported in mg/dscm or mg/hr if the source is using the special provisions of s. NR 463.09(5) to comply with the standards in s. NR 463.04. If the owner or operator is subject to the construction and reconstruction provisions of s. NR 463.10 and had previously submitted emission estimates, the owner or operator shall state that this report corrects or verifies the previous estimates. For sources not required to conduct a performance test in accordance with s. NR 463.06(3), the surface tension measurement may fulfill this requirement.

4. For each monitored parameter for which a compliant value is to be established under s. NR 463.07, the specific operating parameter value, or range of values, that corresponds to compliance with the applicable emission limit.

5. The methods that will be used to determine continuous compliance, including a description of monitoring and reporting requirements, if methods differ from those identified in this subchapter.

6. A description of the air pollution control technique for each emission point.

7. A statement that the owner or operator has completed and has on file the operation and maintenance plan as required by the work practice standards in s. NR 463.05.

8. If the owner or operator is determining facility size based on actual cumulative rectifier capacity in accordance with s. NR 463.04(3) (b), records to support that the facility is small. For existing sources, records from any 12-month period preceding the compliance date shall be used or a description of how operations will change to meet a small designation shall be provided. For new sources, records of projected rectifier capacity for the first 12-month period of tank operation shall be used.

9. A statement by the owner or operator of the affected source as to whether the source has complied with the provisions of this subchapter.

1. The department determines on a case-by-case basis that more frequent reporting is necessary to accurately assess the compliance status of the source.

2. The monitoring data collected by the owner or operator of the affected source in accordance with s. NR 463.07 show that the emission limit has been exceeded, in which case quarterly reports shall be submitted. Once an owner or operator of an affected source reports an exceedance, ongoing compliance status reports shall be submitted quarterly until a request to reduce reporting frequency under par. (b) is approved.

1. An owner or operator who is required to submit ongoing compliance status reports on a quarterly or more frequent basis may reduce the frequency of reporting to semiannual if all of the following conditions are met:

2. The frequency of submitting ongoing compliance status reports may be reduced only after the owner or operator notifies the department in writing of the owner or operator's intention to make such a change, and the department does not object to the intended change. In deciding whether to approve a reduced reporting frequency, the department may review information concerning the source's entire previous performance history during the 5-year recordkeeping period prior to the intended change, or the recordkeeping period since the source's compliance date, whichever is shorter. Records subject to review may include performance test results, monitoring data and evaluations of an owner or operator's conformance with emission limitations and work practice standards. The information may be used by the department to make a judgment about the source's potential for noncompliance in the future. If the department disapproves the owner or operator's request to reduce reporting frequency, the department shall notify the owner or operator in writing within 45 days after receiving notice of the owner or operator's intention. The notification from the department to the owner or operator will specify the grounds on which the disapproval is based. In the absence of a notice of disapproval within 45 days, approval is automatically granted.

3. As soon as the monitoring data required by s. NR 463.07 show that the source is not in compliance with the relevant emission limit, the frequency of reporting shall revert to quarterly, and the owner shall state this exceedance in the ongoing compliance status report for the next reporting period. After demonstrating ongoing compliance with the relevant emission limit for another full year, the owner or operator may again request approval from the department to reduce the reporting frequency as allowed by this paragraph.

1. The company name and address of the affected source.

2. An identification of the operating parameter that is monitored for compliance determination, as required by s. NR 463.07.

3. The relevant emission limitation for the affected source, and the operating parameter value, or range of values, that correspond to compliance with this emission limitation as specified in the notification of compliance status required by sub. (5).

4. The beginning and ending dates of the reporting period.

5. A description of the type of process performed in the affected source.

6. The total operating time of the affected source during the reporting period.

7. If the affected source is a hard chromium electroplating tank and the owner or operator is limiting the maximum cumulative rectifier capacity in accordance with s. NR 463.04(3) (b), the actual cumulative rectifier capacity expended during the reporting period, on a month-by-month basis.

8. A summary of operating parameter values, including the total duration of excess emissions during the reporting period as indicated by those values, the total duration of excess emissions expressed as a percent of the total source operating time during that reporting period, and a breakdown of the total duration of excess emissions during the reporting period into those that are due to process upsets, control equipment malfunctions, other known causes and unknown causes.

9. A certification by a responsible official that the work practice standards in s. NR 463.05 were followed in accordance with the operation and maintenance plan for the source.

10. If the operation and maintenance plan required by s. NR 463.05(2) was not followed, an explanation of the reasons for not following the provisions, an assessment of whether any excess emission or parameter monitoring exceedances are believed to have occurred, and a copy of the report or reports required by s. NR 463.05(2) (d) documenting that the operation and maintenance plan was not followed.

11. A description of any changes in monitoring, processes or controls since the last reporting period.

12. The name, title and signature of the responsible official who is certifying the accuracy of the report.

13. The date of the report.

1. If both of the following conditions are met, semiannual reports shall be prepared and submitted to the department:

2. Once an owner or operator of an affected source reports an exceedance as defined in subd. 1., ongoing compliance status reports shall be submitted semiannually until a request to reduce reporting frequency under par. (c) is approved.

3. The department may determine on a case-by-case basis that the summary report shall be completed more frequently and submitted, or that the annual report shall be submitted instead of being retained on site, if these measures are necessary to accurately assess the compliance status of the source.

1. An owner or operator who is required to submit ongoing compliance status reports on a semiannual or more frequent basis, or is required to submit its annual report instead of retaining it on site, may reduce the frequency of reporting to annual or be allowed to maintain the annual report onsite if all of the following conditions are met:

2. The frequency of submitting ongoing compliance status reports may be reduced only after the owner or operator notifies the department in writing of the owner or operator's intention to make such a change, and the department does not object to the intended change. In deciding whether to approve a reduced reporting frequency, the department may review information concerning the source's previous performance history during the 5-year recordkeeping period prior to the intended change, or the recordkeeping period since the source's compliance date, whichever is shorter. Records subject to review may include performance test results, monitoring data, and evaluations of an owner or operator's conformance with emission limitations and work practice standards. The information may be used by the department to make a judgement about the source's potential for noncompliance in the future. If the department disapproves the owner or operator's request to reduce reporting frequency, the department shall notify the owner or operator in writing within 45 days after receiving notice of the owner or operator's intention. The notification from the department to the owner or operator will specify the grounds on which the disapproval is based. In the absence of a notice of disapproval within 45 days, approval is automatically granted.

3. As soon as the monitoring data required by s. NR 463.07 show that the source is not in compliance with the relevant emission limit, the frequency of reporting shall revert to semiannual, and the owner shall state this exceedance in the ongoing compliance status report for the next reporting period. After demonstrating ongoing compliance with the relevant emission limit for another full year, the owner or operator may again request approval from the department to reduce the reporting frequency as allowed by this paragraph.

1. The same information as is required by 40 CFR 63.347(c) (1) (i) to (v).

2. A statement that a trivalent chromium process that incorporates a wetting agent will be used to comply with s. NR 463.04(5).

3. The list of bath components that comprise the trivalent chromium bath, with the wetting agent clearly identified by its chemical name.

1. A description of the manner in which the process has been changed and the emission limitation, if any, now applicable to the affected source.

2. If a different emission limitation applies, the applicable information required by sub. (3) (a).

3. The notification and reporting as required by subs. (4) to (8), which shall be submitted in accordance with the schedules identified in those subsections.