[Title 40 CFR 60.42Da]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2009 Edition]
[Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT]
[Chapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter C - AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)]
[Part 60 - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES--]
[Subpart Da - Standards of Performance for Electric Utility Steam]
[Sec. 60.42da - Standard for particulate matter (PM).]
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40PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT62009-07-012009-07-01false60.42DaSec. 60.42DaPROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES--Standards of Performance for Electric Utility Steam
Sec. 60.42Da  Standard for particulate matter (PM).

    (a) On and after the date on which the initial performance test is 
completed or required to be completed under Sec. 60.8, whichever date 
comes first, no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this 
subpart shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any 
affected facility for which construction, reconstruction, or 
modification commenced before or on February 28, 2005, any gases that 
contain PM in excess of:
    (1) 13 ng/J (0.03 lb/MMBtu) heat input derived from the combustion 
of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel;
    (2) 1 percent of the potential combustion concentration (99 percent 
reduction) when combusting solid fuel; and
    (3) 30 percent of potential combustion concentration (70 percent 
reduction) when combusting liquid fuel.
    (b) On and after the date the initial PM performance test is 
completed or required to be completed under Sec. 60.8, whichever date 
comes first, no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this 
subpart shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any 
affected facility any gases which exhibit greater than 20 percent 
opacity (6-minute average), except for one 6-minute period per hour of 
not more than 27 percent opacity. Owners and operators of an affected 
facility that elect to install, calibrate, maintain, and operate a 
continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) for measuring PM emissions 
according to the requirements of this subpart are exempt from the 
opacity standard specified in this paragraph b.
    (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, on and 
after the date on which the initial performance test is completed or 
required to be completed under Sec. 60.8, whichever date comes first, 
no owner or operator of an affected facility that commenced 
construction, reconstruction, or modification after February 28, 2005 
shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from that affected 
facility any gases that contain PM in excess of either:
    (1) 18 ng/J (0.14 lb/MWh) gross energy output; or
    (2) 6.4 ng/J (0.015 lb/MMBtu) heat input derived from the combustion 
of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel.
    (d) As an alternative to meeting the requirements of paragraph (c) 
of this section, the owner or operator of an affected facility for which 
construction, reconstruction, or modification commenced after February 
28, 2005, may elect to meet the requirements of this paragraph. On and 
after the date on which the initial performance test is completed or 
required to be completed under Sec. 60.8, whichever date comes first, 
no owner or operator of an affected facility shall cause to be 
discharged into the atmosphere from that affected facility for which 
construction, reconstruction, or modification commenced after February 
28, 2005, any gases that contain PM in excess of:
    (1) 13 ng/J (0.03 lb/MMBtu) heat input derived from the combustion 
of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel, and
    (2) 0.1 percent of the combustion concentration determined according 
to the procedure in Sec. 60.48Da(o)(5) (99.9 percent reduction) for an 
affected facility for which construction or reconstruction commenced 
after February 28, 2005 when combusting solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel, 
or
    (3) 0.2 percent of the combustion concentration determined according 
to the procedure in Sec. 60.48Da(o)(5) (99.8 percent reduction) for an 
affected facility for which modification commenced after February 28, 
2005 when combusting solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel.

[72 FR 32722, June 13, 2007, as amended at 74 FR 5079, Jan. 28, 2009]

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