25 Pa. Code § 129.112 - Presumptive RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and petition for alternative compliance schedule
(a)
The owner and operator of a source listed in one or more of subsections (b)-(k)
located at a major NOx emitting facility or major VOC
emitting facility subject to §
129.111 (relating to
applicability) shall comply with the applicable presumptive RACT requirement or
RACT emission limitation, or both, beginning with the specified compliance date
as follows, unless an alternative compliance schedule is submitted and approved
under subsections (n)-(p) or §
129.114 (relating to alternative
RACT proposal and petition for alternative compliance schedule):
(1) January 1, 2023, for a source subject to
§
129.111(a).
(2) January 1, 2023, or 1 year after the date
the source meets the definition of a major NOx emitting
facility or major VOC emitting facility, whichever is later, for a source
subject to §
129.111(b).
(b) The owner and operator of a source listed
in this subsection that is located at a major NOx
emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility subject to §
129.111 shall comply with the
applicable presumptive RACT requirements in paragraph (1) and recordkeeping and
reporting requirements in paragraph (2).
(1)
The owner or operator of a:
(i) Combustion
unit or process heater with a rated heat input equal to or greater than 20
million Btu/hour and less than 50 million Btu/hour shall conduct a biennial
tune-up in accordance with the procedures in
40 CFR
63.11223 (relating to how do I demonstrate
continuous compliance with the work practice and management practice
standards?).
(A) Each biennial tune-up shall
occur not less than 3 months and not more than 24 months after the date of the
previous tune-up.
(B) The biennial
tune-up must include, at a minimum, the following:
(I) Inspection and cleaning or replacement of
fuel-burning equipment, including the burners and components, as necessary, for
proper operation as specified by the manufacturer.
(II) Inspection of the flame pattern and
adjustment of the burner, as necessary, to optimize the flame pattern to
minimize total emissions of NOx and, to the extent
possible, emissions of CO.
(III)
Inspection and adjustment, as necessary, of the air-to-fuel ratio control
system to ensure proper calibration and operation as specified by the
manufacturer.
(ii) Combustion unit or process heater with
an oxygen trim system that maintains an optimum air-to-fuel ratio that would
otherwise be subject to a biennial tune-up shall conduct a tune-up of the
boiler one time in each 5-year calendar period in accordance with the
following:
(A) Each tune-up shall occur not
less than 3 months and not more than 60 months after the date of the previous
tune-up.
(B) The tune-up must
include, at a minimum, the following:
(I)
Inspection and cleaning or replacement of fuel-burning equipment, including the
burners and components, as necessary, for proper operation as specified by the
manufacturer.
(II) Inspection of
the flame pattern and adjustment of the burner, as necessary, to optimize the
flame pattern to minimize total emissions of NOx and, to
the extent possible, emissions of CO.
(III) Inspection and adjustment, as
necessary, of the air-to-fuel ratio control system to ensure proper calibration
and operation as specified by the manufacturer.
(2) The applicable recordkeeping
and reporting requirements of §
129.115(f) and
(i) (relating to written notification,
compliance demonstration and recordkeeping and reporting
requirements).
(3) Compliance with
the applicable presumptive RACT requirements in paragraph (1) and recordkeeping
and reporting requirements in paragraph (2) assures compliance with the
provisions in §§
129.93(b)(2), (3), (4) and
(5) and
129.97(b)(1), (2) and
(3) (relating to presumptive RACT emissions
limitations; and presumptive RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and
petition for alternative compliance schedule).
(c) The owner and operator of a source listed
in this subsection that is located at a major NOx
emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility subject to §
129.111 shall install, maintain
and operate the source in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and
with good operating practices:
(1) A
NOx air contamination source that has the potential to
emit less than 5 TPY of NOx.
(2) A VOC air contamination source that has
the potential to emit less than 2.7 TPY of VOC.
(3) A natural gas compression and
transmission facility fugitive VOC air contamination source that has the
potential to emit less than 2.7 TPY of VOC.
(4) A boiler or other combustion source with
an individual rated gross heat input less than 20 million Btu/hour.
(5) A combustion turbine with a rated output
less than 1,000 bhp.
(6) A lean
burn stationary internal combustion engine rated at less than 500 bhp
(gross).
(7) A rich burn stationary
internal combustion engine rated at less than 100 bhp (gross).
(8) An incinerator, thermal oxidizer,
catalytic oxidizer or flare used primarily for air pollution control.
(9) A fuel-burning unit with an annual
capacity factor of less than 5%.
(i) For a
combustion unit, the annual capacity factor is the ratio of the unit's heat
input (in million Btu or equivalent units of measure) to the unit's maximum
rated hourly heat input rate (in million Btu/hour or equivalent units of
measure) multiplied by 8,760 hours during a period of 12 consecutive calendar
months.
(ii) For an electric
generating unit, the annual capacity factor is the ratio of the unit's actual
electric output (expressed in MWe/hr) to the unit's nameplate capacity (or
maximum observed hourly gross load (in MWe/hr) if greater than the nameplate
capacity) multiplied by 8,760 hours during a period of 12 consecutive calendar
months.
(iii) For any other unit,
the annual capacity factor is the ratio of the unit's actual operating level to
the unit's potential operating level during a period of 12 consecutive calendar
months.
(10) An emergency
standby engine operating less than 500 hours in a 12-month rolling
period.
(11) An electric arc
furnace.
(d) Except as
specified in subsection (c), the owner and operator of a combustion unit, brick
kiln, cement kiln, lime kiln, glass melting furnace or combustion source
located at a major VOC emitting facility subject to §
129.111 shall install, maintain
and operate the source in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and
with good operating practices for the control of the VOC emissions from the
combustion unit, brick kiln, cement kiln, lime kiln, glass melting furnace or
combustion source.
(e) The owner and
operator of a municipal solid waste landfill subject to §
129.111 shall comply with the
following applicable presumptive RACT requirements. The owner or operator of a:
(1) Municipal solid waste landfill
constructed, reconstructed or modified on or before July 17, 2014, that has not
been modified or reconstructed since July 17, 2014, shall comply with the
Federal plan for municipal solid waste landfills in 40 CFR Part 62, Subpart OOO
(relating to Federal plan requirements for municipal solid waste landfills that
commenced construction on or before July 17, 2014 and have not been modified or
reconstructed since July 17, 2014).
(2) Municipal solid waste landfill
constructed, reconstructed or modified on or after July 18, 2014, shall comply
with the New Source Performance Standards in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XXX
(relating to standards of performance for municipal solid waste landfills that
commenced construction, reconstruction, or modification after July 17, 2014),
which are adopted and incorporated by reference in §
122.3 (relating to adoption of
standards).
(f) The owner
and operator of a municipal waste combustor subject to §
129.111 shall comply with the
presumptive RACT emission limitation of 110 ppmvd NOx @
7% oxygen.
(g) Except as specified
in subsection (c), the owner and operator of a NOx air
contamination source listed in this subsection that is located at a major
NOx emitting facility or a VOC air contamination source
listed in this subsection that is located at a major VOC emitting facility
subject to §
129.111 may not cause, allow or
permit NOx or VOCs to be emitted from the air
contamination source in excess of the applicable presumptive RACT emission
limitation specified in the following paragraphs:
(1) The owner or operator of:
(i) A natural gas-fired, propane-fired or
liquid petroleum gas-fired combustion unit or process heater with a rated heat
input equal to or greater than 50 million Btu/hour shall comply with 0.10 lb
NOx/million Btu heat input.
(ii) A distillate oil-fired combustion unit
or process heater with a rated heat input equal to or greater than 50 million
Btu/hour shall comply with 0.12 lb NOx/million Btu heat
input.
(iii) A residual oil-fired
or other liquid fuel-fired combustion unit or process heater with a rated heat
input equal to or greater than 50 million Btu/hour shall comply with 0.20 lb
NOx/million Btu heat input.
(iv) A refinery gas-fired combustion unit or
process heater with a rated heat input equal to or greater than 50 million
Btu/hour shall comply with 0.25 lb NOx/million Btu heat
input.
(v) A coal-fired combustion
unit with a rated heat input equal to or greater than 50 million Btu/hour and
less than 250 million Btu/hour shall comply with 0.45 lb
NOx/million Btu heat input.
(vi) A circulating fluidized bed combustion
unit firing waste products of coal mining, physical coal cleaning and coal
preparation operations that contain coal, matrix material, clay and other
organic and inorganic material with a rated heat input equal to or greater than
250 million Btu/hour shall comply with the following presumptive RACT
requirements and RACT emission limitations as applicable:
(A) 0.16 lb
NOx/million Btu heat input when firing primarily
bituminous waste such as gob.
(B)
0.16 lb NOx/million Btu heat input when firing primarily
anthracite waste such as culm.
(C)
Control the NOx emissions each operating day by
operating the installed air pollution control technology and combustion
controls at all times consistent with the technological limitations,
manufacturer's specifications, good engineering and maintenance practices and
good air pollution control practices for controlling emissions.
(vii) A solid fuel-fired
combustion unit that is not a coal-fired combustion unit with a rated heat
input equal to or greater than 50 million Btu/hour shall comply with 0.25 lb
NOx/million Btu heat input.
(2) The owner or operator of a:
(i) Combined cycle or combined heat and power
combustion turbine with a rated output equal to or greater than 1,000 bhp and
less than 4,100 bhp shall comply with the following presumptive RACT emission
limitations as applicable:
(A) 120 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen when firing natural gas or a
noncommercial gaseous fuel.
(B) 5
ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen when firing natural gas or a noncommercial
gaseous fuel.
(C) 150 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen when firing fuel oil.
(D) 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen
when firing fuel oil.
(ii) Combined cycle or combined heat and
power combustion turbine with a rated output equal to or greater than 4,100 bhp
and less than 180 MW shall comply with the following presumptive RACT emission
limitations as applicable:
(A) 42 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen when firing natural gas or a
noncommercial gaseous fuel.
(B) 5
ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen when firing natural gas or a noncommercial
gaseous fuel.
(C) 96 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen when firing fuel oil.
(D) 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen
when firing fuel oil.
(iii) Combined cycle or combined heat and
power combustion turbine with a rated output equal to or greater than 180 MW
shall comply with the following presumptive RACT emission limitations as
applicable:
(A) 4 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen when firing natural gas or a
noncommercial gaseous fuel.
(B) 2
ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen when firing natural gas or a noncommercial
gaseous fuel.
(C) 8 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen when firing fuel oil.
(D) 2 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen
when firing fuel oil.
(iv) Simple cycle or regenerative cycle
combustion turbine with a rated output equal to or greater than 1,000 bhp and
less than 4,100 bhp shall comply with the following presumptive RACT emission
limitations as applicable:
(A) 120 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen when firing natural gas or a
noncommercial gaseous fuel.
(B) 9
ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen when firing natural gas or a noncommercial
gaseous fuel.
(C) 150 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen when firing fuel oil.
(D) 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen
when firing fuel oil.
(v)
Simple cycle or regenerative cycle combustion turbine with a rated output equal
to or greater than 4,100 bhp and less than 60,000 bhp shall comply with the
following presumptive RACT emission limitations as applicable:
(A) 42 ppmvd NOx @ 15%
oxygen when firing natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous fuel.
(B) 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen
when firing natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous fuel.
(C) 96 ppmvd NOx @ 15%
oxygen when firing fuel oil.
(D) 9
ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen when firing fuel
oil.
(3) The
owner or operator of a:
(i) Lean burn
stationary internal combustion engine with a rating equal to or greater than
500 bhp and less than 3,500 bhp shall comply with the following presumptive
RACT emission limitations as applicable:
(A)
3.0 grams NOx/bhp-hr when firing natural gas or a
noncommercial gaseous fuel.
(B) 0.5
gram VOC/bhp-hr excluding formaldehyde when firing natural gas or a
noncommercial gaseous fuel, liquid fuel or dual-fuel.
(ii) Lean burn stationary internal combustion
engine with a rating equal to or greater than 3,500 bhp shall comply with the
following presumptive RACT emission limitations as applicable:
(A) 0.6 gram
NOx/bhp-hr when firing natural gas or a noncommercial
gaseous fuel.
(B) 0.5 gram
VOC/bhp-hr excluding formaldehyde when firing natural gas or a noncommercial
gaseous fuel, liquid fuel or dual-fuel.
(iii) Stationary internal combustion engine
with a rating equal to or greater than 500 bhp shall comply with 1.6 grams
NOx/bhp-hr when firing liquid fuel or
dual-fuel.
(iv) Rich burn
stationary internal combustion engine with a rating equal to or greater than
100 bhp shall comply with the following presumptive RACT emission limitations
as applicable:
(A) 2.0 grams
NOx/bhp-hr when firing natural gas or a noncommercial
gaseous fuel.
(B) 0.5 gram
VOC/bhp-hr when firing natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous fuel.
(4) Except as specified
in subparagraph (ii), the owner or operator of a unit firing multiple fuels
shall comply with:
(i) The applicable RACT
multiple fuel emission limit determined on a total heat input fuel weighted
basis in accordance with the following:
(A)
Using the following equation:
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Where:
EHIweighted = The heat input fuel weighted multiple fuel emission rate or emission limitation for the compliance period, expressed in units of measure consistent with the units of measure for the emission limitation.
Ei = The emission rate or emission limit for fuel i during the compliance period, expressed in units of measure consistent with the units of measure for the emission limitation.
HIi = The total heat input for fuel i during the compliance period.
n = The number of different fuels used during the compliance period.
(B)
Excluding a fuel representing less than 2% of the unit's annual fuel
consumption on a heat input basis when determining the applicable RACT multiple
fuel emission limit calculated in accordance with clause
(A).
(ii) The
determination in subparagraph (i) does not apply to a stationary internal
combustion engine that is subject to the RACT emission limits in paragraph (3).
(h) The owner
and operator of a Portland cement kiln subject to §
129.111 shall comply with the
following presumptive RACT emission limitations as applicable:
(1) 3.88 pounds of NOx
per ton of clinker produced for a long wet-process cement kiln as defined in
§
145.142 (relating to
definitions).
(2) 3.0 pounds of
NOx per ton of clinker produced for a long dry-process
cement kiln as defined in §
145.142.
(i) The owner and operator of a glass melting
furnace subject to §
129.111 shall comply with the
following presumptive RACT emission limitations as applicable:
(1) 4.0 pounds of NOx
per ton of glass pulled for container glass furnaces.
(2) 7.0 pounds of NOx
per ton of glass pulled for pressed or blown glass furnaces.
(3) 4.0 pounds of NOx
per ton of glass pulled for fiberglass furnaces.
(4) 7.0 pounds of NOx
per ton of glass pulled for flat glass furnaces.
(5) 6.0 pounds of NOx
per ton of glass pulled for all other glass melting
furnaces.
(j) The owner
and operator of a lime kiln subject to §
129.111 shall comply with the
presumptive RACT emission limitation of 4.6 pounds of
NOx per ton of lime produced.
(k) The owner and operator of a direct-fired
heater, furnace, oven or other combustion source with a rated heat input equal
to or greater than 20 million Btu/hour subject to §
129.111 shall comply with the
presumptive RACT emission limitation of 0.10 lb
NOx/million Btu heat input.
(l) The requirements and emission limitations
of this section supersede the requirements and emission limitations of a RACT
permit issued to the owner or operator of an air contamination source subject
to one or more of subsections (b)-(k) prior to November 12, 2022, under
§§
129.91-129.95 (relating to stationary
sources of NOx and VOCs) or under §§
129.96-129.100 (relating to additional
RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs) to
control, reduce or minimize NOx emissions or VOC
emissions, or both, from the air contamination source unless the permit
contains more stringent requirements or emission limitations, or
both.
(m) The requirements and
emission limitations of this section supersede the requirements and emission
limitations of §§
129.201-129.205,
129.301-129.310,
145.111-145.113 and
145.141-145.146 unless the requirements or
emission limitations of §§
129.201-129.205, §§
129.301-129.310, §§
145.111-145.113 or §§
145.141-145.146 are more
stringent.
(n) The owner or operator
of a major NOx emitting facility or a major VOC emitting
facility subject to §
129.111 that includes an air
contamination source subject to one or more of subsections (b)-(k) that cannot
meet the applicable presumptive RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation
without installation of an air cleaning device may submit a petition, in
writing or electronically, requesting an alternative compliance schedule in
accordance with the following:
(1) The
petition shall be submitted to the Department or appropriate approved local air
pollution control agency as soon as possible but not later than:
(i) December 31, 2022, for a source subject
to §
129.111(a).
(ii) December 31, 2022, or 6 months after the
date that the source meets the definition of a major NOx
emitting facility or a major VOC emitting facility, whichever is later, for a
source subject to §
129.111(b).
(2) The petition must include:
(i) A description, including make, model and
location, of each affected source subject to a RACT requirement or a RACT
emission limitation in one or more of subsections (b)-(k).
(ii) A description of the proposed air
cleaning device to be installed.
(iii) A schedule containing proposed interim
dates for completing each phase of the required work to install the air
cleaning device described in subparagraph (ii).
(iv) A proposed interim emission limitation
that will be imposed on the affected source until compliance is achieved with
the applicable RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation.
(v) A proposed final compliance date that is
as soon as possible but not later than 3 years after the written approval of
the petition by the Department or the appropriate approved local air pollution
control agency. The approved petition shall be incorporated in an applicable
operating permit or plan approval.
(o) The Department or appropriate approved
local air pollution control agency will review the timely and complete written
petition requesting an alternative compliance schedule submitted in accordance
with subsection (n) and approve or deny the petition in writing.
(p) Approval or denial under subsection (o)
of the timely and complete petition for an alternative compliance schedule
submitted under subsection (n) will be effective on the date the letter of
approval or denial of the petition is signed by the authorized representative
of the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control
agency.
(q) The Department will
submit each petition for an alternative compliance schedule approved under
subsection (o) to the Administrator of the EPA for approval as a revision to
the Commonwealth's SIP. The owner and operator of the facility shall bear the
costs of public hearings and notifications, including newspaper notices,
required for the SIP submittal.
Notes
The provisions of this § 129.112 added under section 5(a)(1) and (8) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4005(a)(1) and (8)).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 121.1 (relating to definitions); 25 Pa. Code § 129.111 (relating to applicability); 25 Pa. Code § 129.113 (relating to facility-wide or system-wide NOx emissions averaging plan general requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 129.114 (relating to alternative RACT proposal and petition for alternative compliance schedule); and 25 Pa. Code § 129.115 (relating to written notification, compliance demonstration and recordkeeping and reporting requirements).
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