(a)
Applicability. Beginning
December 10, 2022, this section and §§
129.122 -
129.130 apply to an owner or
operator of one or more of the following unconventional oil and natural gas
sources of VOC emissions installed at an unconventional well site, a gathering
and boosting station or a natural gas processing plant in this Commonwealth
which were constructed on or before December 10, 2022:
(1) Storage vessels at:
(i) An unconventional well site.
(ii) A gathering and boosting
station.
(iii) A natural gas
processing plant.
(iv) The natural
gas transmission and storage segment.
(2) Natural gas-driven continuous bleed
pneumatic controllers.
(3) Natural
gas-driven diaphragm pumps.
(4)
Reciprocating compressors and centrifugal compressors.
(5) Fugitive emissions components.
(b)
Existing RACT
permit. Compliance with the requirements of this section and
§§
129.122 -
129.130 assures compliance with
the requirements of a permit issued under §§
129.91 -
129.95 (relating to stationary
sources of NO
x and VOCs) or §§
129.96 -
129.100 (relating to additional
RACT requirements for major sources of NO
x and VOCs) to
the owner or operator of a source subject to subsection (a) prior to December
10, 2022, to control, reduce or minimize VOC emissions from oil and natural gas
sources listed in subsection (a), except to the extent the operating permit
contains more stringent requirements.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 129.121 added December 9, 2022, effective
12/10/2022, 52 Pa.B.
7587.
The provisions of this § 129.121 added under
section 5(a)(1) and (8) of the Air Pollution Act (35 P.S. §
4005(a)(1) and
(8)).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
129.122 (relating to definitions,
acronyms and EPA methods); 25 Pa. Code §
129.123 (relating to storage
vessels); 25 Pa. Code §
129.124 (relating to natural
gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controllers); 25 Pa. Code §
129.125 (relating to natural
gas-driven diaphragm pumps); 25 Pa. Code §
129.126 (relating to compressors);
25 Pa. Code §
129.127 (relating to fugitive
emissions components); 25 Pa. Code §
129.129 (relating to control
devices); and 25 Pa. Code §
129.130 (relating to recordkeeping
and reporting).
