Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-20-.03 - NOTICE REQUIRED WHEN MALFUNCTION OCCURS

(1) When any air contaminant source malfunctions in such a manner as to cause the emission of air contaminants in excess of the applicable emission standards contained in Division 120003, Division 0400-30, or any permit issued thereto, or of sufficient duration to cause damage to property or public health, the owner or operator of the air contaminant source shall promptly notify the Technical Secretary of such malfunction and provide a statement giving all pertinent facts, including the estimated duration of the malfunction. Violations of the visible emission standard (excluding visible emissions caused by hazardous air pollutants named in Chapter 0400-30-38) which occur for less than 20 minutes in one day (midnight to midnight) need not be reported. Prompt notification will be within 24 hours of the malfunction and shall be provided by telephone to the Division's Nashville office. The Technical Secretary shall be notified when the malfunction has been corrected. In attainment and unclassified areas, if emissions other than from sources designated as significantly impacting on a nonattainment., area in excess of the standards will not and do not occur over more than a 24-hour period (or will not recur over more than a 24-hour period) and no damage to property and or public health is anticipated, notification is not required. Any malfunction that creates an imminent hazard to health must be reported by telephone immediately to the Division's Nashville office and to the State Civil Defense.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-20-.03

Original rule filed February 5, 1979; effective March 21, 1979. Amendment filed September 4, 1981; effective October 19, 1981. Repeal and new rule filed July 13, 1994; effective September 26, 1994. Amendments filed September 29, 2022; effective 12/28/2022.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq.; 68-201-101, et seq.; and 68-201-105.