(a) This section applies to both the owner
and the operator of a major NO
x emitting facility or
major VOC emitting facility for which no RACT requirement has been established
in §§
129.51,
129.52,
129.54-
129.72,
129.81 and
129.82. This section does not
apply to the owner and operator of a major VOC emitting facility for which
requirements have been established in §
129.52, Table I (11) (relating to
surface coating processes) and §§
129.101-
129.107 (relating to wood
furniture manufacturing operations).
(b) The owner and the operator shall,
jointly, provide the Department with the following information on or before May
16, 1994.
(1) An identification of each
facility including individual sources to which this section applies.
(2) A determination through emission testing
of the following:
(i) The total potential to
emit and the actual emissions of VOCs for the 1990 calendar year from each
source at the facility.
(ii) The
total potential to emit and actual emissions of NOx for
the 1990 calendar year from each source at the facility.
(c) Alternative methods which
accurately characterize the emissions for the 1990 calendar year may be used to
determine potential and actual emissions under subsection (b) if emission test
data are not available and the Department has approved the alternative method
in writing.
(d) The owner and the
operator of a major NO
x emitting facility or major VOC
emitting facility shall, jointly, on or before July 15, 1994, provide to the
Department and the EPA, Chief, Air Programs Branch, United States EPA, Region
III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 a written proposal
for RACT for each source of VOCs and NO
x at the
facility. The RACT proposal shall include, at a minimum, the information
contained in §
129.92 (relating to RACT proposal
requirements).
(e) The Department
will approve, deny or modify each RACT proposal.
(f) Upon receipt of notice of the
Department's approval of the RACT proposal, the facility shall begin
implementation of the measures necessary to comply with the approved or
modified RACT proposal. Implementation of the RACT program shall be completed
according to the schedule established in the approved RACT program and shall be
as expeditious as practicable but no later than May 31, 1995.
(g) Where the installation of a new source,
modification or change in operation of an existing source will result in the
source or facility meeting the definition of a major NOx
emitting facility or a major VOC emitting facility, the owner and the operator
shall jointly submit a RACT proposal to the Department and the EPA that meets
the requirements of this section, and complete implementation of the RACT
proposal as approved or modified by the Department prior to the installation,
modification or change in operation of the existing source.
(h) Except for sources which elect to comply
with the presumptive RACT emission limitations in §
129.93 (relating to presumptive
RACT emission limitations), the Department will submit each RACT determination
to the EPA for approval as a revision to the SIP. A major
NO
x emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility
shall bear the costs of public hearings and notification required for EPA
approval.
(i) Following the
implementation of the RACT requirements, the owner and operator of a combustion
unit with a rated heat input of 250 million Btus per hour or greater and
subject to §
123.51 (relating to monitoring
requirements) shall, through the use of a Department approved continuous
emission monitoring system, determine the rate of emissions of
NO
x from the combustion unit. Following the
implementation of the RACT requirements, the owner and operator of a combustion
unit with a rated heat input greater than 100 million Btus per hour and not
subject to §
123.51, shall, through the use of
either a Department approved periodic source testing program or predictive
modeling program, determine the rate of emissions of NO
x
from the combustion unit unless the owner and operator elects to use a
Department approved continuous monitoring system.
(j) Based on the results of the emission
monitoring conducted in accordance with subsection (i), the Department will
determine the RACT emission limitations for the source and the Department will
submit the emission limitations to the EPA as a Federally enforceable permit.
