Ohio Admin. Code 3745-21-11 - Reasonably available control technology studies for non-CTG sources in ozone nonattainment areas
(A)
The requirements of this rule apply to any facility which emits volatile
organic compounds and meets both
one of the following conditions:
(2)(1) The facility emits,
or has the potential to emit as defined in rule 3745-21-01 of the
Administrative Code, one hundred tons per year 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, and is located in Butler,
Clermont, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Hamilton, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit, or
Warren county as of March 27, 2022 or the date of the initial startup of the
source, whichever is later.
(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, fifty tons per year or more, but less than one hundred
tons per year, of VOC emissions 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, and is located in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina,
Portage, or Summit county as of the effective date of this rule or the date of
initial startup of the source, whichever is later.
[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 controlled
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
submission of a RACT study under
this rule.
(g) Average and maximum
daily production rates for each of the three full calendar years preceding the
effective date of
submission of a RACT study under 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
submission of a RACT study under 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
submission of a RACT study under 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
submission
of a RACT study under 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
submission of a RACT study under 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
submitting a RACT study under 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 owner or operator of a source subject to this rule shall
submit a complete RACT study to the Ohio environmental protection agency within
one year of becoming subject to this rule. 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
prior to March 27, 2022 shall submit an updated
RACT study to the Ohio environmental protection agency
within one year of the effective date of this
rule
by March 27, 2023.
(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.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3704.03(E)
Rule Amplifies: 3704.03(A), 3704.03(E)
Prior Effective Dates: 05/27/2005, 08/25/2008, 10/15/2015, 03/27/2022
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