The owners and operators, and to the extent
applicable, the NOx authorized account representative of
a NOx budget unit, shall comply with the monitoring and
reporting requirements as provided in this section and §§
145.71-145.76 (relating to recordkeeping
and reporting requirements) and in 40 CFR Part 75, Subpart H (relating to
continuous emission monitoring). For purposes of complying with these
requirements, the definitions in §
145.2 (relating to definitions)
and in 40 CFR
72.2 (relating to definitions) apply, and the
terms "affected unit," "designated representative" and "continuous emission
monitoring system" (or "CEMS") in 40 CFR Part 75 shall be replaced by the terms
"NOx budget unit," "NOx
authorized account representative" and "continuous emission monitoring system"
(or "CEMS"), respectively, as defined in §
145.2. The owner and operator of a
unit that is not a NOx budget unit but that is monitored
under 40 CFR
75.72(b)(2)(ii) shall comply
with the monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements for a
NOx budget unit under this subchapter.
(1)
Requirements for installation,
certification and data accounting. The owner or operator of each
NO
x budget unit shall meet the following requirements.
These provisions also apply to a unit for which an application for a
NO
x budget opt-in approval is submitted and not denied
or withdrawn, as provided in §§
145.80-
145.88 (relating to opt-in
process).
(i) Install all monitoring systems
required under this subchapter for monitoring NO
x mass
emissions. This includes all systems required to monitor
NO
x emission rate, NO
x
concentration, heat input rate and stack flow rate, in accordance with 40 CFR
Part
75, Subpart H.
(ii) Install
the monitoring systems for monitoring heat input.
(iii) Successfully complete the certification
tests required under §
145.71 (relating to initial
certification and recertification procedures) and meet all other provisions of
this subchapter and 40 CFR Part
75 applicable to the monitoring systems under
subparagraphs (i) and (ii).
(iv)
Record, report and quality-assure the data from the monitoring systems under
subparagraphs (i) and (ii).
(2)
Compliance dates. The
owner or operator shall meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(i)-(iii) on or
before the following dates and shall record and report data on and after the
following dates:
(i)
NO
x budget units for which the owner or operator intends
to apply for early reduction credits under §
145.43(a) or (c)
(relating to compliance supplement pool) shall comply with this section and
§§
145.71-
145.76 by May 1, 2000, except that
compliance with §
123.108 (relating to source
emissions monitoring requirements) may be used as an alternative monitoring
method for the 2000 control period. If the owner or operator of a
NO
x budget unit fails to meet this deadline, the owner
or operator is not eligible to apply for early reduction credits under §
145.43(a) or (c)
and is subject to the deadline under subparagraph (ii).
(ii) Except for NO
x
budget units under subparagraph (i), NO
x budget units
under §
145.4 (relating to applicability)
that commence operation before January 1, 2002, shall comply with this section
and §§
145.71-
145.76 by May 1, 2002.
(iii) NO
x budget units
under §
145.4(a)(1) that
commence operation on or after January 1, 2002, and that report on an annual
basis under §
145.74(d)
(relating to recordkeeping and reporting) shall comply with the requirements of
this section and §§
145.71-
145.76 by the later of the
following dates:
(A) May 1, 2002.
(B) Ninety days after the date on which the
unit commences commercial operation.
(iv) NO
x budget units
under §
145.4(a)(1) that
commence operation on or after January 1, 2002, and that report on a control
season basis under §
145.74(d)(2)(ii)
shall comply with this section and §§
145.71-
145.76 within 90 days after the
date on which the unit commences commercial operation, provided that this date
is during a control period. If this date does not occur during a control
period, the applicable deadline is May 1 immediately following this
date.
(v) For the owner or operator
of a NO
x budget unit under §
145.4(a)(2) that
commences operation on or after January 1, 2002, and that reports on an annual
basis under §
145.72(d)
(relating to out of control periods), by the later of the following dates:
(A) May 1, 2002.
(B) One hundred-eighty days after the date on
which the unit commences operation.
(vi) For the owner or operator of a
NO
x budget unit under §
145.4(a)(2) that
commences operation on or after January 1, 2002, and that reports on a control
period basis under §
145.72(d)(2)(ii)
(relating to out of control periods), by 180 days after the date on which the
unit commences operation, provided that this date is during a control period.
If this date does not occur during a control period, the applicable deadline is
May 1 immediately following this date.
(vii) For a NO
x budget
unit with a new stack or flue for which construction is completed after the
applicable deadline under subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) or
§§
145.80-
145.88 and that reports on an
annual basis under §
145.72(d), 90
days after the date on which emissions first exit to the atmosphere through the
new stack or flue.
(viii) For the
owner or operator of a NO
x budget unit that has a new
stack or flue for which construction is completed after the applicable deadline
under subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) or §§
145.80-
145.88 and that reports on a
control period basis under §
145.72(d)(2)(ii),
by 90 days after the date on which emissions first exit to the atmosphere
through the new stack or flue, provided that this date is during a control
period. If this date does not occur during the control period, the applicable
deadline is May 1 immediately following this date.
(ix) For a unit for which an application for
a NO
x budget opt-in approval is submitted and not denied
or withdrawn, the compliance dates specified under §§
145.80-
145.88.
(3)
Reporting data prior to initial
certification. The owner or operator of a NO
x
budget unit under paragraph (2)(iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) shall determine, record
and report NO
x mass emissions, heat input rate, and any
other values required to determine NO
x mass emissions
(for example, NO
x emission rate and heat input rate, or
NO
x concentration and stack flow rate) in accordance
with 40 CFR
75.70(g) (relating to
NO
x mass emissions provisions), from the date and hour
that the unit starts operating until the date and hour on which the continuous
emission monitoring system, excepted monitoring system under 40 CFR Part
75,
Appendix D or E, or excepted monitoring system under
40 CFR
75.19 (relating to optional
SO
2, NO
x, and
CO
2 emissions calculation for low mass emissions units)
is provisionally certified.
(4)
Prohibitions.
(i) An owner
or operator of a NO
x budget unit or a
non-NO
x budget unit may not use an alternative
monitoring system, alternative reference method or another alternative for the
required continuous emission monitoring system without having obtained prior
written approval in accordance with §
145.75 (relating to
petitions).
(ii) An owner or
operator of a NO
x budget unit or a
non-NO
x budget unit may not operate the unit so as to
discharge, or allow to be discharged, NO
x emissions to
the atmosphere without accounting for these emissions in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this subchapter and 40 CFR Part
75 except as provided
for in 40 CFR
75.74 (relating to annual and ozone season
monitoring and reporting requirements).
(iii) An owner or operator of a
NO
x budget unit or a non-NO
x
budget unit may not disrupt the continuous emission monitoring system, a
portion thereof or another approved emission monitoring method, and thereby
avoid monitoring and recording NO
x mass emissions
discharged into the atmosphere, except for periods of recertification or
periods when calibration, quality assurance testing or maintenance is performed
in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter and 40 CFR Part
75 except as provided for in 40 CFR
75.74.
(iv) An owner or operator of a
NO
x budget unit or a non-NO
x
budget unit may not retire or permanently discontinue use of the continuous
emission monitoring system, any component thereof, or any other approved
emission monitoring system under this subchapter, except under one of the
following circumstances:
(A) During the period
that the unit is covered by an exemption under §
145.4(b) or
§
145.5 (relating to applicability;
and retired unit exemption) that is in effect.
(B) The owner or operator is monitoring
emissions from the unit with another certified monitoring system approved, in
accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter and 40 CFR Part
75, by the Department for use at that unit that provides emission data for the
same pollutant or parameter as the retired or discontinued monitoring
system.
(C) The
NO
x authorized account representative submits
notification of the date of certification testing of a replacement monitoring
system in accordance with §
145.71(b)(2)
(relating to initial certification and recertification
procedures).
(5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and §§
145.71-
145.76, sources that are also
subject to the monitoring provisions of Chapter 139 (relating to sampling and
testing) shall demonstrate compliance with those provisions in addition to the
provisions of this section and §§
145.71-
145.76.
