Or. Admin. Code § 340-212-0200 - Purpose and Applicability

(1) The purpose of OAR 340-212-0200 through 340-212-0280 is to require, as part of the issuance of a permit under Title V of the FCAA, improved or new monitoring at those emissions units where monitoring requirements do not exist or are inadequate to meet the requirements of 340-212-0200 through 340-212-0280. Except for backup utility units that are exempt under subsection (2)(b), the requirements of 340-212-0200 through 340-212-0280 apply to a regulated pollutant-specific emissions unit at a major source that is required to obtain an Oregon Title V Operating Permit if the unit meets all of the following criteria:

(a) The unit is subject to an emission limitation or standard for the applicable regulated pollutant (or a surrogate thereof), other than an emission limitation or standard that is exempt under subsection (2)(a);

(b) The unit uses a control device to achieve compliance with any such emission limitation or standard; and

(c) The unit has potential pre-control device emissions of the applicable regulated pollutant that are equal to or greater than 100 percent of the amount, in tons per year, required for a source to be classified as a major source. For purposes of this subsection, "potential pre-control device emissions" has the same meaning as "potential to emit," as defined in 340-200-0020, except that emission reductions achieved by the applicable control device are not taken into account.

(2) Exemptions:

(a) Exempt emission limitations or standards. The requirements of OAR 340-212-0200 through 340-212-0280 do not apply to any of the following emission limitations or standards:

(A) Emission limitations or standards proposed by the Administrator after November 15, 1990 pursuant to section 111 or 112 of the FCAA;

(B) Stratospheric ozone protection requirements under title VI of the FCAA;

(C) Acid Rain Program requirements pursuant to sections 404, 405, 406, 407(a), 407(b), or 410 of the FCAA;

(D) Emission limitations or standards or other applicable requirements that apply solely under an emissions trading program approved or promulgated by the Administrator under the FCAA that allows for trading emissions within a source or between sources;

(E) An emissions cap that meets the requirements specified in 40 CFR 70.4(b)(12), 71.6(a)(13)(iii), or OAR 340 division 222 (Stationary Source Plant Site Emission Limits);

(F) Emission limitations or standards for which an Oregon Title V Operating Permit specifies a continuous compliance determination method, as defined in OAR 340-200-0020. The exemption does not apply if the applicable compliance method includes an assumed control device emission reduction factor that could be affected by the actual operation and maintenance of the control device. For example a certain surface coating line is controlled by an incinerator whose continuous compliance is determined by calculating emissions on the basis of coating records and an assumed control device efficiency factor based on an initial performance test. In this example, OAR 340-212-0200 through 212-0280 apply to the control device and capture system, but not to the remaining elements of the coating line, such as raw material usage.

(b) Exemption for backup utility power emissions units. The requirements of OAR 340-212-0200 through 212-0280 do not apply to a utility unit, as defined in 40 CFR 72.2, that is municipally owned if the owner or operator provides documentation in an Oregon Title V Operating Permit application that:

(A) The utility unit is exempt from all monitoring requirements in 40 CFR part 75, including the appendices thereto;

(B) The utility unit is operated solely for providing electricity during periods of peak electrical demand or emergency situations and will be operated consistent with that purpose throughout the Oregon Title V Operating Permit term. The owner or operator must provide historical operating data and relevant contractual obligations to document that this criterion is satisfied; and

(C) The actual emissions from the utility unit, based on the average annual emissions over the last three calendar years of operation, or such shorter time period that is available for units with fewer than three years of operation, are less than 50 percent of the amount in tons per year required for a source to be classified as a major source and are expected to remain so.

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Or. Admin. Code § 340-212-0200

DEQ 21-1998, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-98; DEQ 14-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from 340-028-1200; DEQ 6-2001, f. 6-18-01, cert. ef. 7-1-01; DEQ 7-2015, f. & cert. ef. 4/16/2015

Publications: The publication(s) referenced in this rule is available from the agency.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.310

Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.310