[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Vol. 80
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No. 54
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Part III
Environmental Protection Agency
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40 CFR Part 60
Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for New Source
Performance Standards; Proposed Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 80 , No. 54 / Friday, March 20, 2015 /
Proposed Rules
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0174; FRL-9919-60-OAR]
RIN 2060-AP63
Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for New
Source Performance Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule; amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
revise the part 60 General Provisions and various new source
performance standards (NSPS) subparts in our regulations to require
affected facilities to submit specified air emissions data reports to
the EPA electronically and to allow affected facilities to maintain
electronic records of these reports.
The EPA believes that the electronic submittal of the reports
addressed in this proposed rulemaking will increase the usefulness of
the data contained in those reports, is in keeping with current trends
in data availability, will further assist in the protection of public
health and the environment and will ultimately result in less burden on
the regulated community. Electronic submittal of the reports addressed
in this proposed rulemaking will facilitate more accurate and timely
development of numerous efforts, including regulation development,
emissions factors, emissions inventories, trends analysis, regional and
local scale air quality modeling, regulatory impact assessments and
human exposure modeling.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before May 19, 2015.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information
collection provisions must be received by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) on or before May 19, 2015.
Public Hearing. If anyone contacts the EPA requesting a public
hearing by March 25, 2015, the EPA will hold a public hearing on April
6, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. [Eastern Standard Time] to 5:00 p.m. [Eastern
Standard Time] at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency building
located at 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Park, NC 27711. If the
EPA holds a public hearing, the EPA will keep the record of the hearing
open for 30 days after completion of the hearing to provide an
opportunity for submission of rebuttal and supplementary information.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0174, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0174 in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0174.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), Mailcode: 28221T, Attention Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0174, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. In addition,
please mail a copy of your comments on the information collection
provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Hand/Courier Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA Docket Center, Room 3334, EPA WJC West Building, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0174. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on all federal government
work days), and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions. Direct your comments to Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0174. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. (See section I.C. below for instructions on submitting
information claimed as CBI.) The www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means the EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you submit an electronic comment through
www.regulations.gov, the EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk
or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the
EPA may not be able to consider your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to the EPA without going through www.regulations.gov,
your email address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters or any form of encryption and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about the EPA's public docket,
visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at: www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket. The EPA has established a docket for this rulemaking under
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0174. All documents in the docket are
listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available
docket materials are available either electronically in regulations.gov
or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA WJC West Building, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the EPA Docket
Center is (202) 566-1742.
Public Hearing. If requested by March 25, 2015, we will hold a
public hearing on April 6, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. [Eastern Standard Time]
to 5:00 p.m. [Eastern Standard Time] at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency building located at 109 T.W. Alexander Drive,
Research Park, NC 27711. Please contact Ms. Pamela Garrett of the
Sector Policies and Programs Division via email at
[email protected] or phone at (919) 541-7966 to request a hearing,
register to speak at the hearing or to inquire as to whether or not a
hearing will be held. The last day to pre-register in advance to speak
at the hearing will be April 1, 2015. Additionally, requests to speak
will be taken the day of the hearing at the hearing registration desk,
although preferences on speaking times may not be able to be fulfilled.
If you require the service of a translator or special accommodations
such as audio description, we ask that you pre-register
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for the hearing, as we may not be able to arrange such accommodations
without advance notice. The hearing will provide interested parties the
opportunity to present data, views or arguments concerning the proposed
rule. The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all speakers who
arrive and register. Because this hearing is held at a U.S. government
facility, individuals planning to attend the hearing should be prepared
to show valid picture identification to the security staff in order to
gain access to the meeting room. Please note that the REAL ID Act,
passed by Congress in 2005, established new requirements for entering
federal facilities. If your driver's license is issued by Alaska,
American Samoa, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, Montana, New York, Oklahoma or the state of Washington, you
must present an additional form of identification to enter the federal
building. Acceptable alternative forms of identification include:
Federal employee badges, passports, enhanced driver's licenses and
military identification cards. In addition, you will need to obtain a
property pass for any personal belongings you bring with you. Upon
leaving the building, you will be required to return this property pass
to the security desk. No large signs will be allowed in the building,
cameras may only be used outside of the building and demonstrations
will not be allowed on federal property for security reasons. The EPA
may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations, but will
not respond to the presentations at that time. Written statements and
supporting information submitted during the comment period will be
considered with the same weight as oral comments and supporting
information presented at the public hearing. Verbatim transcripts of
the hearing and written statements will be included in the docket for
the rulemaking. The EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule
as closely as possible on the day of the hearing; however, please plan
for the hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.
Again, a hearing will not be held on this rulemaking unless requested.
A hearing needs to be requested by March 25, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Gerri Garwood, Measurement Policy
Group (MPG), Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-05), Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone number:
(919) 541-2406; fax number: (919) 541-1039; and email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preamble Acronyms and Abbreviations. Several acronyms and
abbreviations are included in this preamble. To ease the reading of
this preamble and for reference purposes, the following terms and
acronyms are defined here:
AAPCA Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies
CAA Clean Air Act
CBI Confidential Business Information
CDX Central Data Exchange
CEDRI Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CHIEF Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emissions Factors
CMS Continuous Monitoring System
COR Copy of Record
CROMERR Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERT Electronic Reporting Tool
FR Federal Register
FRS Facility Registration System
ICR Information Collection Request
IPT Integrated Project Team
MPG Measurement Policy Group
NACAA National Association of Clean Air Agencies
NATA National Air Toxics Assessment
NEI National Emissions Inventory
NESCAUM Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management
NSPS New Source Performance Standards
NTTAA National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
OIRA Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
OMB Office of Management and Budget
RATA Relative Accuracy Test Audit
RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act
SBA Small Business Administration
TRI Toxics Release Inventory
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act
TTN Technology Transfer Network
UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
VCS Voluntary Consensus Standards
XML Extensible Markup Language
Organization of this Document. The information in this preamble is
organized as follows:
I. General Information
A. Does this proposed action apply to me?
B. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related
information?
C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?
II. Proposed Action
A. What are the current part 60 reporting and recordkeeping
requirements?
B. What revisions are we proposing with this action?
C. What steps do you need to take to electronically submit
reports to the EPA?
D. Recordkeeping
III. Rationale for Requiring the Electronic Submission of Specified
Reports
A. Why is this proposed action needed?
B. Why is the EPA using a phased approach to implementing
electronic reporting?
C. How does this proposed action affect permits?
IV. Air Agency Delegated Authority Impacts
V. Impacts of Proposed Amendments
VI. Tables
Table 1. 40 CFR Part 60 Subparts Unaffected or Excluded by
Proposed Amendments
Table 2. 40 CFR Part 60 Subparts Affected by Proposed Amendments
Table 3. Test Methods Currently Supported in the ERT
Table 4. Summary of Cost Savings
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
I. General Information
A. Does this proposed action apply to me?
Entities affected by this proposed rule include facilities in all
industry groups that are subject to NSPS in part 60 of title 40 of the
CFR that require submission of the reports addressed in this
rulemaking.
B. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related
information?
In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of
this proposed rule is available on the Internet through the Technology
Transfer Network (TTN) Web site, a forum for information and technology
exchange in various areas of air pollution control. Following signature
by the EPA Administrator, the EPA will post a copy of this proposed
rule at the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/eparules.html.
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C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?
Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI to the EPA through http://www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI contained on a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to the EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comments that includes information claimed as
CBI, you must submit a copy of the comments that does not contain the
information claimed as CBI for inclusion in the public docket. If you
submit a CD-ROM or disk that does not contain CBI, clearly mark the
outside of the disk or CD-ROM as not containing CBI. Information not
marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and the EPA's
electronic public docket without prior notice. Information marked as
CBI will not be disclosed except in accordance with the procedures set
forth in 40 CFR part 2. Send or deliver information identified as CBI
only to the following address: OAQPS Document Control Officer (C404-
02), OAQPS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711, Attention Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0174.
II. Proposed Action
A. What are the current part 60 reporting and recordkeeping
requirements?
Section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) directs the EPA to
develop technology based standards which apply to specific categories
of stationary sources. Additionally, section 129 of the CAA requires
that the EPA establish performance standards for solid waste combustors
under the CAA section 111 requirements. The CAA section 111 standards,
or NSPS, apply to new, modified and reconstructed facilities in
specific source categories, and they are codified in 40 CFR part 60.
The NSPS typically include source category specific emissions standards
and monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping and testing requirements. In
addition, the General Provisions of 40 CFR part 60 (subpart A) include
regulatory requirements that automatically apply to all NSPS unless a
particular subpart contains specific requirements that replace or
augment the General Provisions requirements. Under current part 60
requirements, most facilities must routinely keep records and submit
air emissions data reports such as summary reports, excess emission
reports, performance test reports and performance evaluation reports in
paper format to the EPA and delegated state, local and tribal air
agencies (air agencies).
B. What revisions are we proposing with this action?
This proposal would require you (the owner or operator or
responsible official [as defined in 40 CFR 63.2]) to submit specified
reports required under 40 CFR part 60 electronically to the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (http://www.epa.gov/cdx/), the point of
entry for electronic environmental data submissions to the EPA, rather
than submitting them in paper format. This proposed rule would not
require you to submit any information that is not already required to
be submitted under the current NSPS that are proposed to be revised by
this rule nor would this rule change the way in which you submit these
reports to your relevant air agency.
While the NSPS require several different types of reports, this
proposed rule focuses on the submission of electronic reports to the
EPA that provide direct measures of air emissions data such as summary
reports, excess emission reports, performance test reports and
performance evaluation reports. Later in this section, we provide
further explanation of reports we are not proposing to include in this
rule, although we may require electronic submittal of these reports at
a later time. Again, we are not adding new reporting requirements;
these reports are already required to be submitted in current 40 CFR
part 60 regulations. The part 60 General Provisions specify the timing
for submittal and content of the reports. The General Provisions'
reporting and recordkeeping requirements apply to all NSPS without
change unless a particular NSPS supplements or revises some or all of
them to address source category specific needs.
Following is a brief summary of the basic air emissions data
reports codified in the 40 CFR part 60 General Provisions that we have
included in this proposed rule:
Summary reports and/or excess emissions and monitoring
systems performance reports (excess emission reports) are required by
40 CFR 60.7(c) of the General Provisions when an owner or operator is
required to install a continuous monitoring system (CMS). The summary
report form may be submitted in lieu of the excess emission report when
the downtime and excess emissions durations are sufficiently low,
meeting thresholds defined in 40 CFR 60.7(d). Section 60.7(d) of the
General Provisions specifies the content required in a summary report,
which consists of basic excess emissions data (excess emissions
duration and causes) and CMS performance data (CMS downtime duration
and causes) in summary form.
Excess emission reports are required by 40 CFR 60.7(c) of
the General Provisions if an owner or operator is required to install a
CMS and (1) the total duration of excess emissions for the reporting
period is 1 percent or greater of the total operating time for the
reporting period, or (2) the total CMS downtime for the reporting
period is 5 percent or greater of the total operating time for the
reporting period. Section 60.7(c) specifies the content required, which
consists of detailed excess emissions data (magnitude of excess
emissions; identification of periods of excess emissions that occur
during startups, shutdowns and malfunctions; cause of any malfunction;
and the corrective action taken or preventive measures adopted) and CMS
performance data (date and time identifying each period when the CMS
was inoperative except for zero and span checks and the nature of the
system repairs or adjustments).
Performance test reports required by 40 CFR 60.8(a) of the
General Provisions must be submitted after an owner or operator
conducts a required performance test to demonstrate compliance with the
emissions standard(s) and/or to establish control device operating
parameters.
Performance evaluation reports (also referred to as
relative accuracy test audit [RATA] reports) required by 40 CFR
60.13(c) of the General Provisions must be submitted after an owner or
operator conducts a required performance evaluation of a CMS to
demonstrate the accuracy of the CMS.
Many NSPS require the submission of specific air emissions data
reports that are similar to the summary reports and excess emission
reports required under the 40 CFR part 60 General Provisions. Although
similar in purpose and required content, they are called by different
names (e.g., annual reports, semi-annual reports). The EPA reviewed
each NSPS to ensure that we require these reports be submitted to the
EPA electronically, since they provide essentially the same information
as required by summary reports and excess emission reports.
The majority of NSPS are potentially affected by this proposed
rulemaking either because the specified General Provisions requirements
apply or because they are being individually
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amended by this proposed rulemaking. There are, however, some NSPS that
are being excluded from this proposed rulemaking. For example, NSPS
that do not require the submission of any of the air emissions data
reports that are subject to the proposed electronic reporting are
excluded from this proposed rulemaking. In addition, a few NSPS are
being addressed under separate rulemakings that would require
electronic reporting. See Table 1 (in section VI of this preamble) for
subparts that are not being addressed in this proposed rulemaking.
In addition to the NSPS, 40 CFR part 60 includes several subparts
that contain requirements for state emission guidelines. In addition to
requiring the EPA to establish NSPS for new units, section 129 of the
CAA also requires the agency to establish emission guidelines for
existing units. Additionally, section 111(d) of the CAA requires the
agency to establish emission guidelines for existing units for any
pollutant for which air quality criteria have not been issued or which
is not included on a list published under section 7408(a) of Title 42
of the U.S. Code or emitted from a source category which is regulated
under CAA section 112, but to which a standard of performance would
apply if such existing source were a new source.
Unlike NSPS, which are federal regulations that apply directly to
new, modified or reconstructed sources, emission guidelines do not
directly regulate sources. Instead, emission guidelines establish
requirements for state plans, which are the vehicle by which states
implement the emission guidelines.\1\ Because air agencies have already
submitted implementation plans for the majority of the emission
guidelines, and it would be overly burdensome to require air agencies
to revise and resubmit implementation plans solely to address
electronic reporting, we are not proposing to revise the emission
guidelines to require electronic reporting to the EPA at this time. In
the future, when an emission guideline is opened for other revisions or
a new emission guideline is proposed, we will address electronic
reporting in those rulemakings.\2\ Even though we are not updating the
emission guidelines at this time, if an air agency has an approved plan
that already incorporates electronic reporting and recordkeeping, it
may be possible for the air agency to start implementing the
requirements proposed in the NSPS for the emission guidelines, if the
air agency wishes to do so. Air agencies may also choose to revise
state plans to incorporate the electronic reporting and recordkeeping
requirements proposed in the NSPS and submit the plans to the EPA for
approval.
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\1\ See http://www.epa.gov/reg5oair/toxics/delegation/111d-129/.
\2\ We also plan to address electronic reporting in the Federal
Plans that implement the emission guidelines.
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Table 2 (in section VI of this preamble) presents the subparts in
40 CFR part 60 that are affected by this proposed rulemaking. We note
that not all affected NSPS are specifically amended in this proposed
rulemaking. The NSPS that rely solely on the 40 CFR part 60 General
Provisions are not being specifically amended, but are affected by this
proposed rulemaking due to the amendments to the General Provisions.
Table 1 presents the subparts in 40 CFR part 60 that are not affected
by this proposed rulemaking and the reasons why they are unaffected.
The support document in the docket to this proposed rule details the
rationale for each of the proposed amendments to 40 CFR part 60.\3\
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\3\ Support for the Proposed Revisions for the Electronic
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for New Source Performance
Standards. December 11, 2014.
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In reviewing each NSPS, we purposefully excluded air emissions data
that we did not prioritize for reporting to the EPA electronically at
this time. While information such as leak detection and repair program
reports and individual parametric system performance monitoring data
(e.g., temperature, pressure and flow rate) reports are useful air
emissions data, we chose to focus on reports of air emissions data used
by the EPA and other stakeholders to evaluate the emissions and
performance of affected facilities for which we could develop the
platform to provide user access to upload and review the reports by the
time this proposed rule is finalized. In the future, we may propose to
expand the number and type of air emissions reports that we collect
electronically.
Some of the NSPS require owners and operators of affected
facilities to submit the results of their performance tests and
performance evaluations with their summary and other similar semi-
annual or annual air emission reports. In instances where we are
requiring owners and operators to submit the results of those
performance tests and/or performance evaluations to the EPA's CDX, we
have excluded the need to submit these results with the air emission
reports because these reports will be readily available and searchable
through the EPA's WebFIRE database. Instead, we have revised the
applicable air emission report requirements to require identifying
information (i.e., the process unit and pollutant tested) and the date
of the applicable performance test and/or performance evaluation. This
change streamlines reporting by eliminating redundant submittals of
performance test and performance evaluation results. We want to note
that all of the information that is currently required to be submitted
in these reports will still be submitted.
Some of the proposed amendments include changes necessary to make
the existing NSPS requirements consistent with the proposed electronic
reporting requirements. For example, some of the NSPS that currently
include requirements to submit electronic reports to the EPA's CDX
would be revised to be consistent with today's proposal. Also, in order
to streamline requirements to submit information to the EPA, NSPS
addressed by today's proposed rulemaking that currently require the
submittal of reports to the EPA Regional Offices would be revised so
that electronic submittal to the EPA's CDX would suffice. In addition,
the General Provisions currently provide for exceptions to certain
federal or state reporting requirements in delegation agreements
between the EPA and air agencies. We are proposing that information
required to be reported to the EPA electronically cannot be exempted in
delegation agreements. We do not believe that this proposed change will
require submission to the EPA of information beyond what is currently
specified by 40 CFR 60.4(b) to be submitted to the EPA. However, we are
soliciting comment on whether this assumption is correct, and, if not,
how we should factor that into this rulemaking. Finally, in addition to
proposing to revise reporting requirements, we are proposing to amend
some of the 40 CFR part 60 rules to allow affected facilities to
maintain the reports that have been submitted electronically to the EPA
in electronic form rather than in hardcopy form. However, any records
and reports that are not submitted electronically must continue to be
retained in hardcopy form, unless the specific NSPS already allows
electronic recordkeeping.
We are not proposing any changes to how facilities interact with
their air agencies. Air agencies will continue to receive reports in
the format that they currently require unless they specify otherwise to
facilities; however, the proposal allows air agencies to elect to opt
in to receiving reports electronically using the EPA's system in lieu
of continuing to receive them in the format
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that they currently require. Even if an air agency elects not to
receive reports through the EPA's system, the air agency may still use
the EPA's system by accepting copies of electronically submitted
reports either in hardcopy form or by electronic mail. Whether an air
agency chooses to use the EPA's system or not, all air agencies will
have access to reports as soon as they are submitted to the EPA's CDX.
In order to access the report, the air agency reviewer must be
registered in the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface
(CEDRI). This is the interface on the CDX that allows facilities to
submit required electronic reports under 40 CFR part 60 to the EPA. To
register, the reviewer must send a request for registration to
[email protected]. The registration request must include the name,
government email address, phone number and street address for the
reviewer. To facilitate air agency access, air agency personnel who
register for access to CEDRI will receive notifications when reports
and associated data are submitted to the EPA's CEDRI by affected
facilities in their delegated areas.
The proposed rule would be implemented upon the effective date of
the final rule, which is 90 days after the date that the final rule is
published in the Federal Register. We recognize that it may take some
time to transition from paper reporting to electronic reporting. We
understand that some reports may be due soon after the final rule is
published and that you may have already compiled the majority of data
in hardcopy form, with little time left to enter data into electronic
reporting forms. Therefore, we are delaying the effective date of the
rule until 90 days after it is published. We believe that 90 days is an
adequate amount of time for this transition, as it is slightly longer
than the 60-day reporting timeframe for most performance tests.
Additionally, as some reports are on a quarterly schedule, a 90-day
timeframe will allow enough time for the completion of quarterly
reports currently in progress and start the electronic reporting
process with the next quarterly report. Starting 90 days after the date
that this rule is published, you would be required to submit all
subsequent specified reports electronically to the EPA on the date that
the specified report would next be due. These provisions would apply to
all affected facilities, including those currently subject to the
applicable NSPS, as well as any new, modified or reconstructed sources.
Please note that the proposed 90-day delay in the effective date of
this rule would not affect a facility's obligation to timely submit air
emissions reports in hardcopy form to the delegated air agency and the
EPA. Any such reports that are due during the 90-day period must be
submitted timely.
C. What steps do you need to take to electronically submit reports to
the EPA?
1. Overview of Data Flow Process
This proposal would require you (the owner or operator or
responsible official) to submit specified reports currently required
under 40 CFR part 60 electronically to the EPA's CDX, the point of
entry for submission of electronic data to the agency. The CDX provides
access to the CEDRI. This is the interface on the CDX that allows you
to submit your required electronic reports under 40 CFR part 60 to the
EPA.
The EPA's Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) creates electronic
versions of stationary source sampling test plans and reports of test
results that can be submitted to the EPA and air agencies. Note that
the proposed requirement to submit performance test reports and
performance evaluation reports electronically for the affected NSPS is
limited to those reports involving test methods and performance
specifications that are supported by the EPA's ERT. For performance
tests and evaluations that involve test methods and pollutants that are
not supported by the ERT, you must continue to submit the required
reports in hardcopy format to your delegated air agency and the EPA
Regional Office, as applicable. The test methods and performance
specifications currently supported by the ERT are listed in Table 3 (in
section VI of this preamble) and on the ERT Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/ert_info.html). We expect this list to expand
over time. When we add new methods and performance specifications to
the ERT, a notice will be sent out through the Clearinghouse for
Inventories and Emissions Factors (CHIEF) Listserv (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/listserv.html#chief) and a notice of availability will be
added to the ERT Web site. We encourage you to check the Web site
regularly for up-to-date information on methods and performance
specifications supported by the ERT.
The existing version of CEDRI can accept submissions of performance
test reports generated by the ERT, performance evaluation reports
generated by the ERT and a limited number of other air emissions
reports to the EPA. Facilities can submit reports for multiple NSPS at
the same time. This may be desirable for facilities subject to more
than one NSPS. We plan to expand CEDRI to allow submittal of additional
40 CFR part 60 summary reports, excess emission reports and other
similar reports as described above. In the event CEDRI development does
not yet support electronic submittal of reports for a particular NSPS
or a specified report on the required submittal date, you would submit
the report or reports as otherwise required by the EPA and the
delegated air agency. When CEDRI is updated to support electronic
submittal of the required report, you would have 90 days from the date
of the reporting form's availability in CEDRI to commence electronic
reporting to the EPA. Any reports that are required to be submitted
prior to the date 90 days from the date the reporting form becomes
available must be submitted timely and can be submitted either in hard
copy or using the electronic reporting form. Notice will be sent out
through the CHIEF Listserv and a notice of availability will be added
to the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html)
when CEDRI is updated to include these reports.
The CEDRI will also have the ability to automatically import
available facility identification information so that the user will not
be required to input this information on every form. In most cases, the
facility identification information is already part of the EPA Facility
Registration System (FRS) and will be obtained from FRS through a Web
service using the FRS ID. The FRS is a centrally managed EPA database
that identifies facilities, sites or places subject to environmental
regulations or of environmental interest. Sources without an FRS number
will be able to obtain an FRS number when signing on to CEDRI and
sources with an FRS number that find that some of the FRS-generated
information is incorrect will be able to correct the errors in CEDRI.
Finally, the CEDRI reporting tools will include additional fields and
an upload area for PDF files to allow you to add information to address
state, local or tribal reporting requirements that may be required in
addition to the federal requirements. You are only required to submit
this additional information if your air agency (1) opts into accepting
reports through the EPA's system, (2) allows facilities to submit files
of electronically submitted reports by electronic mail or (3) allows
facilities to submit hard copies of the files submitted electronically.
The WebFIRE database (WebFIRE) (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/
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index.html) houses the information submitted to the EPA electronically
through CEDRI and is the public access site for this information.
WebFIRE is also the EPA's online emissions factor repository, retrieval
and development tool. Public access to the electronic data submitted to
the EPA through CEDRI would be available in WebFIRE within 60 days
after the package is electronically submitted. During this processing
period, the EPA or air agency reviewer will have access to the
submitted report if the reviewer registers for access to CEDRI through
CDX, and the facility preparer may submit corrections to the report to
CEDRI based on the air agency's review. We believe that this processing
period is necessary to ensure that the data in WebFIRE are as complete
and accurate as possible. All users will benefit from higher quality
data. Since the information in the submitted package must be certified
as accurate, we do not anticipate frequent changes. If, however,
changes are made to the submission package prior to the end of the
processing period and the package's release to WebFIRE, the processing
period will start over to allow air agency reviewers time to review the
new submission package. While only the corrected package will be
available in WebFIRE, all versions of submitted reports will remain as
part of the official record and be available to the EPA and air agency
reviewers through CDX.
2. CDX CEDRI User Registration and Electronic Signature
If you are a new user, in order to electronically submit the
reports subject to this proposed rule, you would first need to visit
the CDX homepage (https://cdx.epa.gov/) and register in CDX. Once you
have successfully registered in CDX, you will receive confirmation of
successful registration, and you will be able to log in to CDX by
navigating to the CDX home page and entering your user ID and password.
Once in CDX, you can select CEDRI from the Active Program Service List.
Detailed instructions for registering and accessing CDX and CEDRI are
outlined in the CEDRI CDX User Guide available on the CEDRI Web
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Once you have selected CEDRI from the Active Program Service List,
you must then select a registration role. You may register either as a
``preparer'' or a ``certifier.'' The preparer (e.g., a performance test
contractor or support person at the facility) compiles the data and
assembles the submission packages. The preparer can upload files and
complete electronic forms. However, the preparer may not submit or sign
packages, unless the preparer is also a registered certifier for the
facility. As part of the registration process, preparers are required
to identify the certifier(s) for whom they are preparing reports. The
certifier will be able to assemble submission packages (and, therefore,
may also be the preparer) and will be able to modify submission
packages that a preparer has assembled. The key difference between the
preparer and the certifier is that the certifier can submit and sign a
package using an electronic signature. The certifier is generally
referred to as the ``owner or operator'' or ``responsible official'' of
the facility as defined in the NSPS. To submit a report, there must be
either a separate preparer and certifier or one registered certifier
who acts as both the preparer and certifier.
The EPA has designed this process to be compliant with the Cross-
Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR). The CROMERR (under 40 CFR
part 3) provides the legal framework for electronic reporting under all
of the EPA's environmental regulations and includes criteria for
assuring that the electronic signature is legally associated with an
electronic document for the purpose of expressing the same meaning and
intention as would a handwritten signature if affixed to an equivalent
paper document. In other words, the electronic signature is as equally
enforceable as a paper signature. For more information on CROMERR, see
the Web site: http://www.epa.gov/cromerr/.
3. Data Flow for Electronic Reports
The electronic data flow process begins with the report preparation
step. In the case of performance test reports and performance
evaluation reports, the EPA's ERT would be used to generate electronic
performance test report and performance evaluation report files which
would then be uploaded to CEDRI. Only the results of performance tests
and performance evaluations which use test methods and performance
specifications supported by the ERT are required to be submitted
electronically to the EPA. Those performance test reports or
performance evaluation reports which use test methods and performance
specifications not supported by the ERT must continue to be submitted
to the Administrator and/or delegated authority as currently required
under the affected 40 CFR part 60 rules. The current version of the ERT
and test methods and performance specifications supported by the ERT
are available at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html. The test
methods and performance specifications currently included in the ERT
are listed in Table 3. We expect this list to expand over time. When we
add new methods to the ERT, a notice will be sent out through the CHIEF
Listserv and a notice of availability will be added to the ERT Web
site. We encourage you to check the Web site regularly for up-to-date
information on test methods and performance specifications supported by
the ERT.
Prior to promulgation of this rulemaking, we plan to release an XML
(extensible markup language) schema of data elements contained in the
ERT to allow the development of alternative report options for
performance test reports and performance evaluation reports. Third
party software must contain all of the same data elements required by
the ERT and must be CROMERR compliant. We will not preapprove third
party software. Third party software will be validated through CEDRI
submittal; only software that meets the requirements of the XML schema
located on the ERT Web site will be accepted by CEDRI. Files developed
with software that does meet the requirements of the XML schema located
on the ERT Web site will be rejected by CEDRI. If you choose to use
third party software, it is your responsibility to ensure that the
third party software is acceptable. Use of a third party software that
does not meet the requirements of the EPA's XML schema does not relieve
you of your responsibility to submit the report by the submittal
deadline.
If you choose to use a third party software, you would gather the
necessary information required to be input for the performance test
report or performance evaluation report and upload the file generated
by the third party software to CEDRI. Third party software could be
software developed by a third-party for the sole purpose of report
submittals. It could also be a delegated air agency's electronic
reporting system. We are aware that some air agencies have already
developed electronic reporting systems. If the air agency's reporting
system can be developed or amended such that it can upload all required
data elements to the EPA's CEDRI, the delegated air agency's reporting
system could serve as third-party software. In this case, you would
submit your performance test or performance evaluation report to the
delegated air agency through the delegated air agency's software, and
the air agency's system would allow you to
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also submit the report to the EPA's CEDRI through the air agency's
system.
Currently, the EPA's ERT is a Microsoft Access[supreg] application,
and it is the only available tool to use in preparing performance test
reports and performance evaluation reports for submittal to CEDRI. We
are evaluating options for the development of a Web-based version of
the ERT. We are, therefore, soliciting comment on whether we should
develop this alternative ERT format as a reporting tool for performance
test reports and performance evaluation reports.
Package preparation for summary reports, excess emission reports
and subpart-specific reports that are similar to the summary reports
and excess emission reports required by the 40 CFR part 60 General
Provisions begins when you gather the necessary information required to
be input and/or uploaded into the applicable report forms. For subpart-
specific reports, we intend to build in the capability for an
alternative electronic file to be submitted in lieu of filling in the
CEDRI-provided subpart-specific report form. We plan to release the XML
schema that is required for third-parties to develop alternative report
options for air emissions reports in CEDRI prior to promulgation of
this rulemaking. Third party software must contain all of the same data
elements required by the report forms in CEDRI and must be CROMERR
compliant. We are not approving third party software. Third party
software will be validated through CEDRI submittal; only software that
meets the requirements of the XML schema located on the CEDRI Web site
will be accepted by CEDRI. If you choose to use third party software,
it is your responsibility to ensure that the third party software is
acceptable. Use of a third party software that does not meet the
requirements of the EPA's XML schema does not relieve you of your
responsibility to submit the report by the submittal deadline.
Once you prepare your report package in CEDRI, the registered
certifier reviews the report(s) and may modify the file(s) or return
the file(s) to the preparer to make modifications. When the certifier
determines that the files are ready for submission, the certifier will
certify the submission with a CROMERR electronic signature and submit
the files through CEDRI. Following submission, the certified signature
file will be stored with each report contained in the submission
package as the CROMERR Copy of Record (COR) in CDX. Within 60 days of
submission to CDX,\5\ each file will be sent to the EPA's WebFIRE
database where it will be available for public access. Ultimately, each
submission is stored in two places. The CROMERR COR is retained in CDX.
The same file without the CROMERR signature is available publicly
through WebFIRE.
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D. Recordkeeping
Most of the NSPS require affected facilities to keep records, such
as raw data and reports of emissions monitoring and testing, on site.
Many of the NSPS require that this information be maintained in
hardcopy form. Because those records, data and reports that would be
required to be submitted to the EPA electronically would be stored
safely and available to all stakeholders at all times, we propose that
industry should be allowed to maintain electronic copies of these
records, data and reports to satisfy federal recordkeeping
requirements. Thus, in this rulemaking, we are proposing to eliminate
the requirement to maintain hard copies of records, data and reports
when these records, data and reports are submitted electronically to
the EPA's CDX. This provision will benefit industry facilities that
currently maintain these reports in hardcopy form; the amount of space
required to store the reports will be minimized, but
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the information will remain accessible at the facility. We note,
however, that air agencies that require submission of reports in
hardcopy form may also require the maintenance of hardcopy records,
data and reports.
We plan to store records, data and reports submitted to the EPA's
CDX electronically in two sites (CDX and WebFIRE), with frequent
backups. Upon submission of each report, CEDRI will archive a copy of
each submitted report in CDX (this copy becomes the official copy of
record). Both WebFIRE and CDX back up their files on a daily basis. The
EPA's National Computer Center (where the WebFIRE files are stored)
maintains a dual back-up file (one kept on site and the other stored
off site). The CDX also employs a dual back-up system to avoid problems
in the event of a catastrophe at the location of the servers storing
the files. Thus, the EPA has established redundancy into the electronic
reporting and storage system to ensure submitted records, data and
reports are retained and available.
As noted above, we believe that electronic recordkeeping is an
adequate method of record retention that will improve record
accessibility and will provide reduced storage benefits to facilities,
resulting in a cost savings for industry. The EPA specifically solicits
comment on the proposed amendment to allow electronic recordkeeping in
lieu of hardcopy records.
III. Rationale for Requiring the Electronic Submission of Specified
Reports
A. Why is this proposed action needed?
The EPA believes that the electronic submittal of the reports
addressed in this proposed rulemaking will increase the usefulness of
the data contained in those reports, is in keeping with current trends
in data availability, will further assist in the protection of public
health and the environment and will ultimately result in less burden on
the regulated community. Electronic reporting is in ever-increasing use
and is universally considered to be faster, more efficient and more
accurate for all parties once the initial systems have been established
and start-up costs completed. Under current requirements, paper reports
are often stored in filing cabinets or boxes, which make the reports
more difficult to obtain and use for data analysis and sharing.
Electronic storage of such reports would make data more accessible for
review, analyses and sharing. Electronic reporting can eliminate paper-
based, manual processes, thereby saving time and resources, simplifying
data entry, eliminating redundancies, minimizing data reporting errors
and providing data quickly and accurately to the affected facilities,
air agencies, the EPA and the public.
By making data readily available, electronic reporting increases
the amount of data that can be used for many purposes. One example is
the development of emissions factors. An emissions factor is a
representative value that attempts to relate the quantity of a
pollutant released to the atmosphere with an activity associated with
the release of that pollutant (e.g., kilograms of particulate emitted
per megagram of coal burned). Such factors facilitate the estimation of
emissions from various sources of air pollution and are an important
tool in developing emissions inventories, which in turn are the basis
for numerous efforts, including trends analysis, regional and local
scale air quality modeling, regulatory impact assessments and human
exposure modeling. Emissions factors are also widely used in regulatory
applicability determinations and in permitting decisions. In most
cases, emissions factors are simply averages of all available data, and
they are generally assumed to be representative of long-term averages
for all facilities in the source category (i.e., a population
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The EPA has received feedback from stakeholders asserting that many
of the EPA's emissions factors are outdated or not representative of a
particular industry emission source. While the EPA believes that the
emissions factors are suitable for their intended purpose, we recognize
that the quality of emissions factors varies based on the extent and
quality of underlying data. We also recognize that emissions profiles
on different pieces of equipment can change over time due to a number
of factors (fuel changes, equipment improvements, industry work
practices), and it is important for emissions factors to be updated to
keep up with these changes. The EPA has received feedback from
stakeholders asserting that many of the EPA's emissions factors are
outdated or not representative of a particular industry emission
source. The EPA is currently pursuing emissions factor development
improvements that include procedures to incorporate the source test
data that we are proposing be submitted electronically. By requiring
the electronic submission of the reports identified in this proposed
rule, the EPA would be able to access and use the submitted data to
update emissions factors more quickly and efficiently, creating factors
that are characteristic of what is currently representative of the
relevant industry sector. Likewise, an increase in the number of test
reports used to develop the emissions factors will provide more
confidence that the factor is of higher quality and representative of
the whole industry sector. In the EPA's new emissions factor
development procedures (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/efpac/procedures/index.html) that incorporate the use of electronic test data, WebFIRE
automatically performs routines to determine when the incorporation of
new data causes a factor to statistically differ from the existing
factor and calculates an updated factor. Because these routines are run
automatically,\7\ the process is quicker than the manual review and
calculation process, and we are able to provide representative factors
sooner.
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Emissions factors are used in the development of emissions
inventories. Improved emissions factors means that higher quality
inventories will be developed on a much quicker scale as a result of
electronic reporting than they would under the current paper reporting
requirements. Emissions inventories are used for tracking emission
trends and identifying potential sources of emissions for reduction.
For example, the EPA's National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) uses the
EPA's National Emissions Inventory (NEI) in its screening level
assessments to characterize the nationwide chronic cancer risk
estimates and noncancer hazards from inhaling air toxics. The NATA is
used as a screening tool for air agencies to prioritize pollutants,
emission sources and locations of interest for further study to gain a
better understanding of risks. Therefore, improving the quality of
these inventories and providing updated inventories more quickly are
on-going goals for the agency and a benefit to the public, air agencies
and the regulated community. Consistent with the goal of improving
inventories, the EPA has determined that long-term activity data (e.g.,
production rates, heat rate) is an important data element. This data
could also be used in rule development to develop emission limits for
emission standards with long averaging times. Having this data
submitted electronically would reduce the burden
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of asking for this data in the future, during inventory and rulemaking
activities. In lieu of activity data, collecting long-term emissions
data would also provide useful data for inventory and rule development
purposes. We are specifically requesting comment on whether and how
long-term activity or emissions data should be submitted
electronically.
Additionally, by making the records, data and reports addressed in
this proposed rulemaking readily available, the EPA, the regulated
community and the public may benefit when the EPA conducts its CAA-
required technology and risk-based reviews. Because we will already
have access to these reports, our ability to carry out comprehensive
reviews will be increased and achieved within a shorter period of time.
While the regulated community may benefit from a reduced burden of
information collection requests (ICRs), the general public benefits
from the agency's ability to provide these required reviews more
quickly, resulting in increased public health and environmental
protection.
For example, under section 112 of the CAA, the EPA establishes
technology-based standards for listed source categories. Section
112(d)(6) of the CAA contains provisions requiring that the EPA
periodically revisit these standards every 8 years. As a result of
having performance test reports and air emission reports readily
accessible, the EPA will have comprehensive data on which to base its
review. These data will provide useful information on control
efficiencies being achieved and maintained in practice within a source
category and across source categories for regulated sources and
pollutants. These reports can also be used to inform the technology-
review process by providing information on improvements to add-on
control technology and new control technology.
Under an electronic reporting system, the EPA's Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) would have air emissions and
performance test data in hand; OAQPS would not have to collect these
data from the EPA Regional Offices or from delegated air agencies or
industry sources in cases where these reports are not submitted to the
EPA Regional Offices, e.g., when a delegation agreement creates an
exception for facilities in their jurisdiction to refrain from
submitting reports to the EPA Regional Offices as otherwise required by
40 CFR 60.4(a). Thus, we anticipate fewer or less substantial ICRs in
conjunction with prospective CAA-required technology and risk-based
reviews may be needed. We expect this to result in a decrease in time
spent by industry to respond to data collection requests. We also
expect the ICRs to contain less extensive stack testing provisions, as
we will already have stack test data electronically. Reduced testing
requirements would be a cost savings to industry. The EPA should also
be able to conduct these required reviews more quickly, as OAQPS will
not have to include the ICR collection time in the process or spend
time collecting reports from the EPA Regional Offices.
Affected facilities could also see reduced costs as a result of the
standardization of the electronic reporting system NSPS reporting
forms. The forms will contain the data elements specified by the
regulations in a step-by-step process. Additionally, the EPA's
electronic reporting system will be able to access existing information
in previously submitted reports and data stored in other EPA databases.
These data can be incorporated into new reports, which will lead to
reporting burden reduction through labor savings. Electronic reporting
could minimize submission of unnecessary or duplicative reports in
cases where facilities report to multiple government agencies and the
agencies opt to rely on the EPA's electronic reporting system to view
report submissions. Where air agencies continue to require a paper copy
of these reports and will accept a hard copy of the electronic report,
facilities will have the option to print paper copies of the electronic
reporting forms to submit to the air agencies, and, thus, minimize the
time spent reporting to multiple agencies. Additionally, maintenance
and storage costs associated with retaining paper records could
likewise be minimized by replacing those records with electronic
records of electronically submitted data and reports.
There are other benefits to standardizing the format of
information. Standardizing the reporting format will require the
reporting of specific data elements, thereby helping to ensure
completeness of the data and allowing for accurate assessment of data
quality. In the past, incomplete test reports have resulted in lower
quality emissions factors because the data could not be adequately
reviewed to determine representativeness. Imbedded quality assurance
checks will perform some of the required method calculations, reducing
errors in test reports. The system will perform statistical analyses
routines to evaluate below detection limit data and outliers prior to
performing the emissions factor calculations. The result will be a
factor of the highest quality rating which is most representative for
the source category. In addition, because the system relies upon
electronically submitted data, it eliminates transcription errors in
moving data from paper reports to data systems for analysis. These
quality assurance checks and procedures will increase the accuracy of
test report data, improve the overall quality of test data and lead to
more accurate emissions factors and higher quality emissions
inventories. These features benefit all users of the data.
Air agencies could benefit from more streamlined and automated
review of the electronically submitted data. For example, because the
performance test data would be readily-available in a standard
electronic format, air agencies would be able to review reports and
data electronically rather than having to conduct a review of the
reports and data manually. Having reports and associated data in
electronic format will facilitate review through the use of software
``search'' options, as well as the downloading and analyzing of data in
spreadsheet format. Additionally, air agencies would benefit from the
reported data being accessible to them through the EPA's electronic
reporting system wherever and whenever they want or need access (as
long as they have access to the Internet). The ability to access and
review air emission report information electronically will assist air
agencies to more quickly and accurately determine compliance with the
NSPS, potentially allowing a faster response to violations which could
minimize harmful air emissions. This benefits both air agencies and the
general public.
The general public would also benefit from electronic reporting of
emissions data because the data would be accessible more quickly and
easily. The EPA Web site that stores the submitted electronic data,
WebFIRE, will be easily accessible to the public and will provide a
user-friendly interface that any stakeholder could access.
The proposed electronic reporting of data is also consistent with
electronic data trends (e.g., electronic banking and income tax
filing). Electronic reporting of environmental data is already common
practice in many media offices at the EPA; programs such as the Toxics
Release Inventory (TRI), the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Acid
Rain and NOX Budget Trading Programs and the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals Program all require
electronic submissions to the EPA. The changes being proposed today are
needed to continue the EPA's transition to electronic reporting. While
we believe that it is unlikely that a facility
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will not be able to electronically report data due to lack of access to
a computer and the Internet, either on its own site or through public
means (e.g., a library), we are requesting comment on whether this
assumption is incorrect, and, if so, whether we should have a provision
that would allow facilities to submit reports in hard copy instead of
electronically in these limited circumstances.
B. Why is the EPA using a phased approach to implementing electronic
reporting?
Today's proposal is part of a phased approach to implementing the
electronic reporting of air emissions data. This approach builds on
advances that have already been made in electronic reporting of air
emissions data by adding a more comprehensive group of reports from
more facilities while at the same time balancing data collection
objectives with the practicalities of building a user-friendly
reporting platform.
The first phase included development, testing and refinement of the
ERT, and, more recently, CEDRI, for use in selected air program rules
and data collection efforts, resulting in the electronic submittal of a
subset of performance test reports and performance evaluation reports.
In a number of ICRs issued under section 114 of the CAA over the past
few years, the EPA has included requirements to report the results of
performance tests using ERT generated files. In addition, over two
dozen EPA air program rules (in 40 CFR parts 60 and 63) already require
electronic submission of performance test, performance evaluation and/
or other reports directly to CDX. See http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/ert_rules.html for a list of the promulgated rules under the CAA that
require submission of these reports to the EPA's CEDRI. As a result of
using the ERT to submit test reports in response to ICRs and using the
ERT and the CEDRI reporting platform to comply with regulatory
requirements for electronic submission, users have become more
proficient in electronic reporting, including collecting and compiling
the data for such reports. In aggregate, the EPA has received over
2,200 submittals electronically through CEDRI.
Throughout this first phase, we continued to improve the ERT in
response to comments from users who have first-hand experience with the
ERT. We have made several changes to the ERT to ensure the completeness
of data collected and improve ease in using the tool. For example, we
have developed a template that extracts tagged data from a Microsoft
Excel[supreg] spreadsheet and inserts the data into the ERT to assist
in making the input of data to the ERT easier and more efficient for
those facilities that want to take advantage of this option. A
discussion of other recent updates that have been made to the ERT can
be found at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/updatehistory.pdf.
We also initiated a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional Integrated
Project Team (IPT) during the first phase in the development of the
CEDRI. The IPT included EPA personnel from various offices and
representatives from air agencies. The objectives of the CEDRI IPT were
to gain insight and ideas regarding the data flow process within the
CEDRI.
This proposal represents the second phase to implementing
electronic reporting of air emissions data. It would expand the number
and type of air emissions reports in NSPS rules required to be
submitted electronically. In developing the second phase, we considered
the extent to which we should expand the number of reports to be
submitted to CDX through CEDRI, starting with the 40 CFR part 60 NSPS.
We chose reports that are critical to ensuring that rule requirements
are met by focusing on reports of air emissions data used by the EPA
and other stakeholders to evaluate the emissions and performance of
individual affected facilities. Another consideration was the process
of developing the CEDRI platform to accommodate user access to upload
and review such data. This effort requires resources to develop the
platform, and we have chosen to prioritize the data to be collected to
ensure that the platform will be effective in handling the reports
addressed in this proposal. In the future, we would consider expanding
the number and type of reports required to be submitted electronically
to facilitate the electronic collection of additional air emissions
data.
C. How does this proposed action affect permits?
As a general matter, and consistent with 40 CFR 70.2, any standard
or other requirement under section 111 of the CAA is an applicable
requirement for title V purposes. Sources subject to the NSPS affected
by this proposed rulemaking that have title V operating permits will
likely need to seek a revision to their permits once this rule is final
or address this when their permit comes up for renewal, consistent with
40 CFR 70.7(f)(1)(i). In addition, there may be area sources that also
need permit revisions (e.g., state operating permits); however, the
discussion in this section will focus on major source title V operating
permits.
The title V implementing regulations found at 40 CFR parts 70 and
71, as well as state rules that are a part of state-approved title V
programs, require the revision of title V permits to include the types
of changes described in this proposed rulemaking. Part 70 of 40 CFR
provides three basic procedural mechanisms for amending or modifying
title V permits: Administrative permit amendments described at 40 CFR
70.7(d); minor permit modifications described at 40 CFR 70.7(e)(2); and
significant modifications described at 40 CFR 70.7(e)(4). Each of these
provisions provides criteria regarding the availability of the
different mechanisms. The rule changes being proposed today generally
involve changes to the method of submittal of information already
required to be submitted and reported. The EPA does not expect that the
changes being proposed today are likely to involve significant changes
to monitoring, reporting or recordkeeping requirements in existing
title V permits. As a result, to the extent consistent with applicable
state rules and the terms and conditions of the title V permit, we
anticipate that permitting authorities would be able to implement the
changes being proposed today through a minor modification to existing
title V permits. Notably, depending on the timing associated with the
permit renewal cycle, these changes could be completed as part of a
permit renewal consistent with 40 CFR 70.7(f). The EPA recognizes that
permitting authorities may have other suitable mechanisms for making
the necessary changes available, such as group processing of certain
types of revisions to title V operating permits.
IV. Air Agency Delegated Authority Impacts
The CAA allows the EPA to delegate the authority to implement and
enforce NSPS to air agencies (CAA section 111(c), 42 U.S.C. 7411(c)).
Air agencies to which authority to implement and enforce the NSPS has
been delegated routinely receive performance test reports, performance
evaluation reports, summary reports, excess emission reports and other
reports from industry as part of their compliance monitoring,
enforcement and oversight responsibilities. In many cases, air agencies
have their own rules in place to implement and enforce the federal
rules, and these rules may require industry to submit these reports to
them in hardcopy form (as is currently the case in the EPA rules). Air
agency rules
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may require additional, but associated, information in these reports.
In addition, as provided in 40 CFR 60.4(b), some air agency delegation
agreements create an exception for facilities in their jurisdiction to
refrain from submitting reports to the EPA Regional Offices as
otherwise required by 40 CFR 60.4(a). Under this proposed rule, this
exception would not apply to electronic reports required to be
submitted to CEDRI.
Air agency delegations and reporting and recordkeeping procedures
established by those agencies would be unaffected by this proposed rule
as we are not proposing to change how agencies and their affected
facilities currently interact. Air agencies will continue to require
reports to be submitted in hardcopy form and records to be maintained
in hardcopy form as they deem appropriate. However, we anticipate that
some air agencies may choose to modify their current report submission
requirements to accept those reports that are required to be submitted
to the EPA electronically in lieu of the paper reports. In fact, we are
aware of at least two air agencies that already require their
facilities to use the ERT to electronically submit performance test
reports to the air agency. To facilitate air agency access, air agency
personnel who register for access to CEDRI will receive notifications
when reports and associated data are submitted to the EPA's CEDRI by
affected facilities in their delegated areas. Air agencies would have
full access to reports and associated data as soon as they are
submitted, and would not have to purchase any new software or hardware
to access this information.
In general, we anticipate that many air agencies will choose to
transition to the use of the electronic reports because of the numerous
benefits associated with electronic reporting:
Streamlined and automated emissions data and report review
potential. Access to data in a common electronic repository and format
would allow air agencies to conduct standard automated data reviews
that would ultimately streamline the time and steps that air agencies
would need in their review of affected facility emissions data and
reports. Air agencies could also require their facilities to provide
air agency-required data that are routinely submitted with the NSPS-
required reports, and the EPA reporting templates will be able to
accommodate the additional air agency-required data. In this manner,
air agencies that elect to receive reports through the EPA's electronic
reporting system can be assured of receiving the same information that
they currently receive in paper reports submitted to them by affected
facilities.
Readily-accessible data. Air agencies would be able to
access reports and data submitted and available electronically on-line
from anywhere and anytime that they can obtain access to the Internet.
Additionally, electronic files can be downloaded and saved to a data
drive or hard drive for quick access and use during facility site
visits. Air agencies could develop data retrieval programs specific to
their needs.
Federal repository/back-up system. Air agencies could be
confident that the federal repository/back-up system would provide
needed redundancy and security for submitted reports.
Decreased air agency storage space needed. Because the
specified data and reports would be submitted to the EPA electronically
and will be stored safely and available to all stakeholders at all
times (including air agencies) and because facilities would be allowed
to maintain an electronic copy of the specified data and reports, air
agencies would have the option of not maintaining these reports in
either hardcopy or electronic form.
V. Impacts of Proposed Amendments
We estimate total annualized savings for regulated facilities due
to the proposed amendments to be approximately $300,000 per year. The
estimate reflects a 7-percent discount rate and a 20-year annualization
period. While we know there will also be a savings for air agencies and
the EPA based upon the benefits described earlier in this preamble, we
have not quantified these savings. The total annualized savings
estimate reflects different assumptions for year 1, year 2 and year 3
through year 20. This is because, in some cases, air agencies have
their own rules that require hard copies of reports, and it would take
time for those air agencies to transition (if they choose to) to the
use of the EPA's electronic reporting system for the reports being
proposed to be submitted electronically to the EPA's CDX. Thus, we have
the transition from paper to electronic reporting drawn out to 3 years
for those air agencies that adopt the EPA's electronic reporting
requirements, in order to provide the time it would take to update
permit requirements and create or change air agency reporting rules,
where necessary. We assume that air agencies would continue to require
submission of reports in hardcopy form to satisfy air agency reporting
requirements in years 1 and 2 because the air agencies would not yet
have had time to update reporting requirements. There is an initial
cost associated with this rule because hardcopy and electronic reports
may both be required during this time period, there is a learning curve
associated with the use of our electronic system and data need to be
entered initially which will be automatically populated in future
reports. We estimate the cost of this rule for regulated facilities to
be $6,010,000 for the first year and $4,980,000 for the second year. We
assume that beginning in year 3, the air agencies will have had time to
update reporting requirements as necessary so that hardcopy reports
addressed by this proposal will no longer be required to be submitted
to the air agencies for those air agencies that opt to review submitted
reports through the EPA's electronic reporting system. Because only
electronic reports will be required by this proposed rule, facilities
will be familiar with the system, and initial data will already be
populated in the system, we estimate that there will be a cost savings
of approximately $1,460,000 for every year starting in year 3. For
facilities where the air agency is not opting to view reports through
the EPA's electronic reporting system, the system is being built such
that the report will be able to be printed by the facility. The
facility will then be able to mail the printed report to the air
agency, if the air agency will accept the printed report in lieu of any
otherwise required paper report. While there will be some extra burden
associated with printing and mailing the report, we assume that the
burden will be equal to or less than the current burden associated with
submitting hardcopy reports and, therefore, equal to or less than the
savings associated with entering the data electronically.
For each of the three time periods (i.e., year 1, year 2 and year 3
through year 20), Table 4 (in section VI of this preamble) provides a
summary of the number of each type of report submitted and the total
labor time and savings that would accrue. The following section briefly
discusses the data used in calculating each component. For additional
details on the calculations, please refer to the ``Electronic Reporting
and Recordkeeping Requirements for NSPS Rule Estimate 09-17-2013
includes Part 60.xlsx'' worksheet located in the docket.
To estimate costs and savings associated with annual electronic
submittal of source performance test reports, the agency compiled data
on the total number of source performance tests required annually by 40
CFR part
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60 and its respective subparts.\8\ The total number of source
performance test reports submitted annually is estimated to be 1,393.
Because most NSPS do not require more than one source performance test
per year, to calculate the annualized costs, we assessed the number of
facilities and the number of stack tests that were included under ICRs
(managed by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA),
OMB).
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docket--ERRR Rule EIA ICR Data Part 60.xlsx.
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To estimate costs and savings associated with periodic reports, we
compiled data on the total number of summary report and excess emission
report submittals through a review of 40 CFR part 60 ICRs. The
estimated number of periodic reports submitted each year is 17,612.
In year 3 through year 20, we assume that written reports are no
longer required by approximately 75 percent of the air agencies and
that there is labor savings associated with only requiring electronic
report submittal. This estimate is based on data collected from the
IPT, a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team that included EPA
personnel from various offices and representatives from air agencies.
Due to the ability of the electronic reporting system to access
existing information in previously submitted reports, we assume that
there is a 50-percent labor savings associated with electronically
submitting source performance test reports, and we assume a 25-percent
labor savings associated with electronically submitting periodic
reports.\9\
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performance test file can be reused and already contains about 50
percent of required data. The 25-percent labor savings assumes about
25-percent of the required data is in existing databases and will
not need to be submitted a second time.
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We aggregated the labor costs and savings and annualized the totals
over a 20-year period using a 7-percent discount rate; we estimated
total annualized savings for this proposed rule to be approximately
$300,000 per year for regulated facilities. We used labor rates from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics and selected a rate for the Management,
Professional and Related Occupations category; we adjusted the rate
upward by 67 percent to reflect overhead.\10\
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Professional and Related Occupations.
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VI. Tables
Table 1--40 CFR Part 60 Subparts Unaffected or Excluded by Proposed
Amendments
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Name Subpart Rationale
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Adoption and Submittal of B Requires that states adopt and
State Plans for Designated submit a state plan to the
Facilities. EPA to implement emission
guidelines developed under
the CAA. Subpart B does not
contain emission standards or
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements. Therefore,
subpart B is not amended or
affected by this proposed
rule.
Emission Guidelines and C Emission guidelines apply to
Compliance Times. air agencies. Because it
would be overly burdensome to
require air agencies to
revise and resubmit
implementation plans solely
to address electronic
reporting, we are not
proposing to revise the
emission guidelines to
require electronic reporting
to the EPA at this time.
Reports and data will be
reviewed to address
electronic reporting under
the emission guidelines in
separate and independent
rulemakings.
Emission Guidelines and Cb Emission guidelines apply to
Compliance Times for Large air agencies. Because it
Municipal Waste Combustors would be overly burdensome to
that are Constructed On or require air agencies to
Before September 20, 1994. revise and resubmit
implementation plans solely
to address electronic
reporting, we are not
proposing to revise the
emission guidelines to
require electronic reporting
to the EPA at this time.
Reports and data will be
reviewed to address
electronic reporting under
the emission guidelines in
separate and independent
rulemakings.
Emission Guidelines and Cc Emission guidelines apply to
Compliance Times for air agencies. Because it
Municipal Solid Waste would be overly burdensome to
Landfills. require air agencies to
revise and resubmit
implementation plans solely
to address electronic
reporting, we are not
proposing to revise the
emission guidelines to
require electronic reporting
to the EPA at this time.
Reports and data will be
reviewed to address
electronic reporting under
the emission guidelines in
separate and independent
rulemakings.
Emissions Guidelines and Cd Emission guidelines apply to
Compliance Times for air agencies. Because it
Sulfuric Acid Production would be overly burdensome to
Units. require air agencies to
revise and resubmit
implementation plans solely
to address electronic
reporting, we are not
proposing to revise the
emission guidelines to
require electronic reporting
to the EPA at this time.
Reports and data will be
reviewed to address
electronic reporting under
the emission guidelines in
separate and independent
rulemakings.
Emission Guidelines and Ce Emission guidelines apply to
Compliance Times for air agencies. Because it
Hospital/Medical/Infectious would be overly burdensome to
Waste Incinerators. require air agencies to
revise and resubmit
implementation plans solely
to address electronic
reporting, we are not
proposing to revise the
emission guidelines to
require electronic reporting
to the EPA at this time.
Reports and data will be
reviewed to address
electronic reporting under
the emission guidelines in
separate and independent
rulemakings.
Standards of Performance for D Reports and data will be
Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam reviewed to address
Generators. electronic reporting under a
separate and independent
rulemaking.
Standards of Performance for Da Reports and data will be
Electric Utility Steam reviewed to address
Generating Units. electronic reporting under a
separate and independent
rulemaking.
Standards of Performance for Db Reports and data will be
Industrial-Commercial- reviewed to address
Institutional Steam electronic reporting under a
Generating Units. separate and independent
rulemaking.
Standards of Performance for Dc Reports and data will be
Small Industrial-Commercial- reviewed to address
Institutional Steam electronic reporting under a
Generating Units. separate and independent
rulemaking.
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Standards of Performance for K None of the reports required
Storage Vessels for under subpart K contain air
Petroleum Liquids for Which emissions data that the EPA
Construction, is requesting be submitted
Reconstruction, or electronically under this
Modification Commenced After proposal.
June 11, 1973, and Prior to
May 19, 1978.
Standards of Performance for GGG None of the reports required
Equipment Leaks of VOC in under subpart GGG contain air
Petroleum Refineries for emissions data that the EPA
Which Construction, is requesting be submitted
Reconstruction, or electronically under this
Modification Commenced After proposal.
January 4, 1983, and On or
Before November 7, 2006.
Standards of Performance for GGGa None of the reports required
Equipment Leaks of VOC in under subpart GGGa contain
Petroleum Refineries for air emissions data that the
Which Construction, EPA is requesting be
Reconstruction, or submitted electronically
Modification Commenced After under this proposal.
November 7, 2006.
Standards of Performance for JJJ None of the reports required
Petroleum Dry Cleaners. under subpart JJJ contain air
emissions data that the EPA
is requesting be submitted
electronically under this
proposal.
Standards of Performance for KKK None of the reports required
Equipment Leaks of VOC From under subpart KKK contain air
Onshore Natural Gas emissions data that the EPA
Processing Plants for Which is requesting be submitted
Construction, electronically under this
Reconstruction, or proposal.
Modification Commenced After
January 20, 1984, and On or
Before August 23, 2011.
Emission Guidelines and BBBB Emission guidelines apply to
Compliance Times for Small air agencies. Because it
Municipal Waste Combustion would be overly burdensome to
Units Constructed On or require air agencies to
Before August 30, 1999. revise and resubmit
implementation plans solely
to address electronic
reporting, we are not
proposing to revise the
emission guidelines to
require electronic reporting
to the EPA at this time.
Reports and data will be
reviewed to address
electronic reporting under
the emission guidelines in
separate and independent
rulemakings.
Standards of Performance for CCCC Electronic reporting is being
Commercial and Industrial addressed under a separate
Solid Waste Incineration and independent rulemaking.
Units.
Emissions Guidelines and DDDD Electronic reporting is being
Compliance Times for addressed under a separate
Commercial and Industrial and independent rulemaking.
Solid Waste Incineration
Units.
Emission Guidelines and FFFF Emission guidelines apply to
Compliance Times for Other air agencies. Because it
Solid Waste Incineration would be overly burdensome to
Units that Commenced require air agencies to
Construction On or Before revise and resubmit
December 9, 2004. implementation plans solely
to address electronic
reporting, we are not
proposing to revise the
emission guidelines to
require electronic reporting
to the EPA at this time.
Reports and data will be
reviewed to address
electronic reporting under
the emission guidelines in
separate and independent
rulemakings.
Emission Guidelines and MMMM Emission guidelines apply to
Compliance Times for air agencies. Because it
Existing Sewage Sludge would be overly burdensome to
Incineration Units. require air agencies to
revise and resubmit
implementation plans solely
to address electronic
reporting, we are not
proposing to revise the
emission guidelines to
require electronic reporting
to the EPA at this time.
Reports and data will be
reviewed to address
electronic reporting under
the emission guidelines in
separate and independent
rulemakings.
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Table 2--40 CFR Part 60 Subparts Affected by Proposed Amendments
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Name Subpart
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General Provisions............................... A
Standards of Performance for Incinerators........ E
Standards of Performance for Municipal Waste Ea
Combustors for which Construction is Commenced
After December 20, 1989 and On or Before
September 20, 1994.
Standards of Performance for Large Municipal Eb
Waste Combustors for which Construction is
Commenced After September 20, 1994 or for Which
Modification or Reconstruction Is Commenced
After June 19, 1996.
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Ec
Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators.
Standards of Performance for Portland Cement F
Plants.
Standards of Performance for Nitric Acid Plants.. G
Standards of Performance for Nitric Acid Plants Ga
for which Construction, Reconstruction, or
Modification Commenced After October 14, 2011.
Standards of Performance for Sulfuric Acid Plants H
Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt I
Facilities.
Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries J
Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries Ja
for which Construction, Reconstruction, or
Modification commenced After May 14, 2007.
Standards of Performance for Storage Vessels for Ka
Petroleum Liquids for which Construction,
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
May 18, 1978, and Prior to July 23, 1984.
Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Kb
Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum
Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction,
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
July 23, 1984.
Standards of Performance for Secondary Lead L
Smelters.
Standards of Performance for Secondary Brass and M
Bronze Production Plants.
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Standards of Performance for Primary Emissions N
from Basic Oxygen Process Furnaces for which
Construction is Commenced After June 11, 1973.
Standards of Performance for Secondary Emissions Na
from Basic Oxygen Process Steelmaking Facilities
for which Construction is Commenced After
January 20, 1983.
Standards of Performance for Sewage Treatment O
Plants.
Standards of Performance for Primary Copper P
Smelters.
Standards of Performance for Primary Zinc Q
Smelters.
Standards of Performance for Primary Lead R
Smelters.
Standards of Performance for Primary Aluminum S
Reduction Plants.
Standards of Performance for the Phosphate T
Fertilizer Industry: Wet-Process Phosphoric Acid
Plants.
Standards of Performance for the Phosphate U
Fertilizer Industry: Superphosphoric Acid Plants.
Standards of Performance for the Phosphate V
Fertilizer Industry: Diammonium Phosphate Plants.
Standards of Performance for the Phosphate W
Fertilizer Industry: Triple Superphosphate
Plants.
Standards of Performance for the Phosphate X
Fertilizer Industry: Granular Triple
Superphosphate Storage Facilities.
Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Y
Processing Plants.
Standards of Performance for Ferroalloy Z
Production Facilities.
Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: AA
Electric Arc Furnaces Constructed After October
21, 1974 and On or Before August 17, 1983.
Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: AAa
Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen
Decarburization Vessels Constructed After August
17, 1983.
Standards of Performance for Pulp Mills.......... BB
Standards of Performance for Kraft Pulp Mill BBa
Affected Sources for which Construction,
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
May 23, 2013.
Standards of Performance for Glass Manufacturing CC
Plants.
Standards of Performance for Grain Elevators..... DD
Standards of Performance for Surface Coating of EE
Metal Furniture.
Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas GG
Turbines.
Standards of Performance for Lime Manufacturing HH
Plants.
Standards of Performance for Lead-Acid Battery KK
Manufacturing Plants.
Standards of Performance for Metallic Mineral LL
Processing Plants.
Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light MM
Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations.
Standards of Performance for Phosphate Rock NN
Plants.
Standards of Performance for Ammonium Sulfate PP
Manufacture.
Standards of Performance for the Graphic Arts QQ
Industry: Publication Rotogravure Printing.
Standards of Performance for Pressure Sensitive RR
Tape and Label Surface Coating Operations.
Standards of Performance for Industrial Surface SS
Coating: Large Appliances.
Standards of Performance for Metal Coil Surface TT
Coating.
Standards of Performance for Asphalt Processing UU
and Asphalt Roofing Manufacture.
Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VV
VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Manufacturing Industry for which Construction,
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
January 5, 1981 and On or Before November 7,
2006.
Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VVa
VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Manufacturing Industry for which Construction,
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
November 7, 2006.
Standards of Performance for the Beverage Can WW
Surface Coating Industry.
Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline XX
Terminals.
Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood AAA
Heaters \a\.
Standards of Performance for the Rubber Tire BBB
Manufacturing Industry.
Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic DDD
Compound (VOC) Emissions from the Polymer
Manufacturing Industry.
Standards of Performance for Flexible Vinyl and FFF
Urethane Coating and Printing.
Standards of Performance for Synthetic Fiber HHH
Production Facilities.
Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic III
Compound (VOC) Emissions From the Synthetic
Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)
Air Oxidation Unit Processes.
Standards of Performance for SO2 Emissions from LLL
Onshore Natural Gas Processing for which
Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification
Commenced After January 20, 1984, and On or
Before August 23, 2011.
Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic NNN
Compound (VOC) Emissions from Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)
Distillation Operations.
Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral OOO
Processing Plants.
Standards of Performance for Wool Fiberglass PPP
Insulation Manufacturing Plants.
Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions from QQQ
Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems.
Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic RRR
Compound Emissions From Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Reactor
Processes.
Standards of Performance for Magnetic Tape SSS
Coating Facilities.
Standards of Performance for Industrial Surface TTT
Coating: Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for
Business Machines.
Standards of Performance for Calciners and Dryers UUU
in Mineral Industries.
Standards of Performance for Polymeric Coating of VVV
Supporting Substrates Facilities.
Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid WWW
Waste Landfills.
Standards of Performance for Small Municipal AAAA
Waste Combustion Units for Which Construction is
Commenced After August 30, 1999 or for Which
Modification or Reconstruction is Commenced
After June 6, 2001.
Standards of Performance for Other Solid Waste EEEE
Incineration Units for Which Construction is
Commenced After December 9, 2004 or for Which
Modification or Reconstruction Is Commenced
After June 16, 2006.
Standards of Performance for Stationary IIII
Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark JJJJ
Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
Standards of Performance for Stationary KKKK
Combustion Turbines.
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Standards of Performance for New Sewage Sludge LLLL
Incineration Units.
Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and OOOO
Natural Gas Production, Transmission, and
Distribution.
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\a\ Subpart AAA is an affected subpart only because of a proposed
revision necessary to retain the current exclusion for submission of
performance test reports. There are no proposed electronic reporting
requirements under the proposed revisions.
Table 3--Test Methods Currently Supported in the ERT
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US EPA Methods 1 through 4
US EPA Method 3A
US EPA Method 5
US EPA Method 5B
US EPA Method 5F
US EPA Method 5G
US EPA Method 6C
US EPA Method 7E
US EPA Method 8
US EPA Method 10
US EPA Method 12
US EPA Method 13A
US EPA Method 13B
US EPA Method 17
US EPA Method 23
US EPA Method 25A
US EPA Method 26
US EPA Method 26A
US EPA Method 29
US EPA Method 30B
US EPA Method 101
US EPA Method 101A
US EPA Method 102
US EPA Method 103
US EPA Method 104
US EPA Method 108
US EPA Method 201A
US EPA Method 202
US EPA Method 306
US EPA Method 306A
US EPA Method 315
US EPA Method 316
SW-846 Method 0011
SW-846 Method 0061
Conditional Test Method 39
California Air Resources Board Method 428
California Air Resources Board Method 429
Performance Specification 2
Performance Specification 3
Performance Specification 4
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Table 4--Summary of Cost Savings \a\
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Hours/test Total labor
Report Number of Labor rate submittal--year costs for
submittals 1 year 1
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Source Performance Test........................ 1,393 $85.55 6 $710,000
Periodic Reports............................... 17,612 85.55 3.5 5,300,000
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Hours/test Total labor
Report Number of Labor rate submittal--year costs for year
submittals 2 2
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Source Performance Test........................ 1,393 $85.55 4 $480,000
Periodic Reports............................... 17,612 85.55 3 4,500,000
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Total labor
Number of Hours/test costs each
Report submittals Labor rate submittal--year year for years
3 through 20 3 through 20
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Source Performance Test........................ 1,051 $85.55 (4) ($360,000)
Periodic Reports............................... 13,286 85.55 (1) (1,100,000)
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\a\ Memo from Robin Langdon, EPA/OAR/OAQPS/AEG to Colin Boswell, EPA/OAR/OAQPS/MPG. Economic Impact Analysis for
the Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for NSPS Rule. September 25, 2014.
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Additional information about these statutes and Executive Orders
can be found at http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Orders 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to OMB for review.
An analysis of the potential costs and benefits associated with
this action is contained in the Economic Impact Analysis for Electronic
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for NSPS Rule.\11\ This
document addresses the economic impacts of the Electronic Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements for New Source Performance Standards Rule.
We estimated the total annualized savings for this proposed rule to be
approximately $300,000 per year.
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\11\ Memo from Robin Langdon, EPA/OAR/OAQPS/AEG to Colin
Boswell, EPA/OAR/OAQPS/MPG. Economic Impact Analysis for the
Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for NSPS Rule.
September 25, 2014.
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B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose any new information collection burden
under the PRA. OMB has previously approved the information collection
activities contained in the existing regulations being amended with
this action and this action does not involve the collection of any new
information. Specifically, the purpose of this rule is to require that
some targeted reports currently required to be submitted in hardcopy
form to both the EPA and the delegated authority be submitted
electronically to the EPA. While some delegation agreements have
excepted hardcopy reporting to the EPA and this rule will not allow
such exceptions for electronic reporting, the reports that would be
submitted electronically in response to these proposed amendments
contain the same data elements currently required by the affected NSPS
to be submitted in hardcopy form to the air agencies. More importantly,
these proposed
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amendments would neither require additional reports nor require that
additional content be added to already required reports. Therefore,
this action would not impose any new information collection burden.
Further, electronic reporting would reduce costs associated with
information collection and, thus, compliance costs in the long-term.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. In
making this determination, the impact of concern is any significant
adverse economic impact on small entities. An agency may certify that a
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities if the rule relieves regulatory burden, has no
net burden or otherwise has a positive economic effect on the small
entities subject to the rule. As described in section V of this
preamble, implementation of this rule would result in savings of
$300,000 per year due to reduced reporting burden. We have, therefore,
concluded that this action will relieve regulatory burden for all
directly regulated small entities. We continue to be interested in the
potential impacts of this proposed rule on small entities and welcome
comments on issues related to such impacts.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action does not contain an unfunded mandate of $100 million or
more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. The action imposes
no enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments or the
private sector.
State, local or tribal governments will not be required to change
the way that they interact with their facilities, unless they choose to
do so. The only action required on the part of state, local or tribal
governments is to update permitting requirements to reflect the
electronic reporting provisions. We expect this to be a minimal burden,
as most of these updates can be done during the permit renewal process.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between
the national government and the states or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
Although section 6 of Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this
proposed action, the EPA did consult with state and local officials
representing air agencies in developing this action. In discussions
with personnel in some air agencies and representatives for air
agencies such as the National Association of Clean Air Agencies
(NACAA), Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA) and
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) regarding
this proposed rulemaking, they raised the issue of whether this
proposal would change their delegated authority to implement and
enforce federal air regulations (including NSPS). Specifically, air
agencies expressed a concern about how this action would affect how
they receive performance test reports and other air emissions data
reports targeted by this action.
This action would not affect an air agency's delegated authority,
and air agencies would continue to receive reports directly from
affected facilities in whatever format they require. The major
difference is that air agencies would also have access to reports being
proposed to be submitted to the EPA electronically through the EPA's
CDX and WebFIRE, and would have the option of not receiving these
reports directly from affected facilities. Because the proposed
amendments do not interfere with the air agencies' authority or how
they currently receive reports, we have addressed the concerns
regarding the air agencies' authority and ability to implement and
enforce the subject federal air regulations.
We initiated a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional IPT during the
development of the CEDRI that included EPA personnel from various
offices and representatives from air agencies. The objectives of the
CEDRI IPT were to gain insight and ideas regarding the data flow
process within the CEDRI.
In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, and consistent with EPA
policy to promote communications between the EPA and state and local
governments, the EPA specifically solicits comment on this proposed
action from state and local officials.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175. It would not have substantial direct effects on
tribal governments, on the relationship between the federal government
and Indian tribes or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the federal government and Indian tribes, as specified in
Executive Order 13175. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to
this action. Nonetheless, to promote meaningful involvement, the EPA
held a conference call with representatives from tribes on November 29,
2012, to discuss details of the proposed amendments. Further tribal and
public input is expected through public comment on the proposed
amendments. The EPA specifically solicits additional comment on the
proposed action from tribal officials.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in
section 2-202 of the Executive Order. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it does not concern an environmental
health risk or safety risk.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
This rulemaking does not involve technical standards.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
The EPA believes the human health or environmental risk addressed
by this action will not have potential disproportionately high and
adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low-income
or indigenous populations because it does not affect the level of
protection provided to human health or the environment.
Specifically, requiring the electronic submission of reports that
are currently required to be submitted in hardcopy format would not
affect the level of protection provided to human health or the
environment. On the contrary, we expect electronic reporting to
increase complete, accurate and timely submittal of data which will, in
turn, improve the protection of public health and the
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environment, providing a beneficial impact to all populations.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 26, 2015.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, title 40, chapter I, of the
Code of Federal Regulations is proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 60--STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES
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1. The authority citation for part 60 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Subpart A--General Provisions
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2. Section 60.4 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) introductory text
and (b) introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 60.4 Address.
(a) All requests, reports, applications, submittals, and other
communications to the Administrator pursuant to this part shall be
submitted in duplicate to the appropriate Regional Office of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency to the attention of the Director of the
Division indicated in the following list of EPA Regional Offices. If a
request, report, application, submittal, or other communication is
required by this part to be submitted electronically via the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) then such submission satisfies the
requirements of this paragraph.
* * * * *
(b) Section 111(c) directs the Administrator to delegate to each
State, when appropriate, the authority to implement and enforce
standards of performance for new stationary sources located in such
State. Indian tribes which have obtained treatment in the same manner
as a state (TAS) for that purpose may also be delegated such authority.
All information required in this part to be submitted to the EPA, must
also be submitted in paper format to the appropriate State or Tribal
Agency of any State or Tribe to which this authority has been delegated
(the delegated authority) unless the delegated authority specifies
another format. Information submitted in paper format must be
postmarked no later than the date that the report is required to be
submitted to the EPA's CDX electronically. Any information required to
be submitted electronically by this part via the EPA's CDX may, at the
discretion of the delegated authority, satisfy the requirements of this
paragraph. Each specific delegation may exempt sources from certain
Federal or State reporting requirements under this part, with the
exception of Federal electronic reporting requirements under this part.
Sources may not be exempted from Federal electronic reporting
requirements. If the electronic reporting form for the subpart of
interest is not available in the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI) at the time that the report is due, the
owner or operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in this section. The owner or operator must
begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. All reports must be submitted by the
deadline specified in the subpart of interest, regardless of the method
in which the report is submitted. The appropriate mailing address for
those States whose delegation requests have been approved is as
follows: * * *
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3. Section 60.7 is amended by revising paragraph (c) introductory text
and adding paragraph (i) to read as follows:
Sec. 60.7 Notification and record keeping.
* * * * *
(c) Each owner or operator required to install a continuous
monitoring device shall submit excess emissions and monitoring systems
performance report (excess emissions are defined in applicable
subparts) and-or summary report form (see paragraph (d) of this
section) to the Administrator semiannually, except when: More frequent
reporting is specifically required by an applicable subpart; or the
Administrator, on a case-by-case basis, determines that more frequent
reporting is necessary to accurately assess the compliance status of
the source. Unless otherwise specified by an applicable subpart, each
owner or operator shall submit reports required by this paragraph to
the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface
(CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange
(CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator shall use the
appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate
electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup language
(XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart
is not available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner
or operator shall submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall
begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. All reports shall be submitted by the 30th
day following the end of each six-month period, regardless of the
method in which the report is submitted, as required under this part.
Reports of excess emissions shall include the following information: *
* *
(i) Any records required to be maintained by this part that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
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4. Section 60.8 is amended by revising paragraph (a) introductory text
and adding paragraph (j) to read as follows:
Sec. 60.8 Performance tests.
(a) Except as specified in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), and
(a)(4) of this section, within 60 days after achieving the maximum
production rate at which the affected facility will be operated, but
not later than 180 days after initial startup of such facility, or at
such other times specified by this part, and at such other times as may
be required by the Administrator under section 114 of the Act, the
owner or operator of such facility shall conduct performance test(s)
and submit to the Administrator a report of the results of such
performance test(s) following the procedure specified in paragraph (j)
of this section.
* * * * *
(j) Unless otherwise specified in an applicable subpart, each owner
or operator must submit the results of all performance tests following
the procedure specified in either paragraph (j)(1) or (j)(2) of this
section.
(1) For data collected using test methods supported by the EPA's
Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the time of the test,
the owner or operator must submit the results of the performance test
to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface
(CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange
(CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance test data must be submitted
in a file format generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an
alternate electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup
language (XML) schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site. Owners or
operators who claim that some of the performance test information being
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submitted is confidential business information (CBI) must submit a
complete file generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an
alternate electronic file consistent with the XML schema listed on the
EPA's ERT Web site, including information claimed to be CBI, on a
compact disc, flash drive, or other commonly used electronic storage
media to the EPA. The electronic media must be clearly marked as CBI
and mailed to U.S. EPA/OAQPS/CORE CBI Office, Attention: Group Leader,
Measurement Policy Group, MD C404-02, 4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC
27703. The same ERT or alternate file with the CBI omitted must be
submitted to the EPA via the EPA's CDX as described earlier in this
paragraph.
(2) For data collected using test methods that are not supported by
the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the
test, the owner or operator must submit the results of the performance
test to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec.
60.4.
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5. Section 60.13 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.13 Monitoring requirements.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the
owner or operator of an affected facility shall submit to the
Administrator within 60 days of completion of the performance
evaluation a report of the results of the performance evaluation.
Unless otherwise provided by an applicable subpart, the results of the
performance evaluation shall be submitted following the procedure
specified in either paragraph (c)(2)(i) or (c)(2)(ii) of this section.
(i) For performance evaluations of continuous monitoring systems
measuring relative accuracy test audit (RATA) pollutants that are
supported by the EPA's Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) as listed on the
EPA's ERT Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html at the
time of the test, the owner or operator shall submit the results of the
performance evaluation to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance
evaluation data shall be submitted in a file format generated through
the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the EPA's ERT Web site. Owners or operators who claim that some of the
performance evaluation information being submitted is confidential
business information (CBI) shall submit a complete file generated
through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic file
consistent with the XML schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site,
including information claimed to be CBI, on a compact disc, flash
drive, or other commonly used electronic storage media to the EPA. The
electronic media shall be clearly marked as CBI and mailed to U.S. EPA/
OAQPS/CORE CBI Office, Attention: Group Leader, Measurement Policy
Group, MD C404-02, 4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC 27703. The same ERT or
alternate file with the CBI omitted shall be submitted to the EPA via
the EPA's CDX as described earlier in this paragraph.
(ii) For any performance evaluations of continuous monitoring
systems measuring RATA pollutants that are not supported by the EPA's
ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the test, the
owner or operator shall submit two or, upon request, more copies of a
written report of the results of the performance evaluation to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
* * * * *
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6. Section 60.19 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.19 General notification and reporting requirements.
* * * * *
(b) For the purposes of this part, if an explicit postmark and-or
electronic submittal deadline is not specified in an applicable
requirement for the submittal of a notification, application, report,
or other written communication to the Administrator, the owner or
operator shall postmark, when paper submission is required by this
part, and electronically submit, when electronic submission is required
by this part, the submittal on or before the number of days specified
in the applicable requirement. For example, if a notification must be
submitted 15 days before a particular event is scheduled to take place,
the notification shall be postmarked, when paper submission is required
by this part, and electronically submitted, when electronic submission
is required by this part, on or before 15 days preceding the event;
likewise, if a notification must be submitted 15 days after a
particular event takes place, the notification shall be delivered or
postmarked, when paper submission is required by this part, and
electronically submitted, when electronic submission is required by
this part, on or before 15 days following the end of the event. For
submittals required to be submitted in paper form, the use of reliable
non-Government mail carriers that provide indications of verifiable
delivery of information required to be submitted to the Administrator,
similar to the postmark provided by the U.S. Postal Service, or
alternative means of delivery, including the use of electronic media,
agreed to by the permitting authority, is acceptable.
Subpart Ea--Standards of Performance for Municipal Waste Combustors
for Which Construction Is Commenced After December 20, 1989 and On
or Before September 20, 1994
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7. Section 60.50a is amended by revising paragraph (l) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.50a Applicability and delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(l) The following authorities shall be retained by the
Administrator and not transferred to a State:
(1) Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by this subpart.
(2) [Reserved]
* * * * *
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8. Section 60.59a is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (c);
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b. Revising paragraphs (e) through (g); and
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c. Adding paragraph (k).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.59a Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(c) Following the initial compliance test as required under
Sec. Sec. 60.8 and 60.58a, the owner or operator of an affected
facility located within a large MWC plant shall submit, following the
procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j), the results of the initial
compliance test data, and shall submit, following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.13(c)(2), the results of the performance
evaluation of the CEMS conducted using the applicable performance
specifications in appendix B. The owner or operator shall submit the
maximum demonstrated MWC unit load and maximum demonstrated particulate
matter control device temperature established during the dioxin/furan
compliance test with the report of the results of the initial dioxin/
furan compliance test.
* * * * *
(e)(1) The owner or operator of an affected facility located within
a large MWC plant shall submit, following the procedure specified in
Sec. 60.7(c), annual compliance reports for sulfur dioxide,
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nitrogen oxide (if applicable), carbon monoxide, load level, and
particulate matter control device temperature containing the
information recorded under paragraphs (b)(1), (2)(ii), (4), (5), and
(6) of this section for each pollutant or parameter. The hourly average
values recorded under paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section are not
required to be included in the annual reports. Combustors firing a
mixture of medical waste and other MSW shall also provide the
information under paragraph (b)(15) of this section, as applicable, in
each annual report. The owner or operator of an affected facility must
submit, following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), reports
semiannually once the affected facility is subject to permitting
requirements under Title V of the Act.
(2) The owner or operator shall submit, following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.7(c), a semiannual report for any pollutant or
parameter that does not comply with the pollutant or parameter limits
specified in this subpart. Such report shall include the information
recorded under paragraph (b)(3) of this section. For each of the dates
reported, include the sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide,
load level, and particulate matter control device temperature data, as
applicable, recorded under paragraphs (b)(2)(ii)(A) through (D) of this
section.
(3) Reports shall be submitted electronically no later than the
30th day following the end of the annual or semiannual period, as
applicable.
(f)(1) The owner or operator of an affected facility located within
a large MWC plant shall submit, following the procedure specified in
Sec. 60.7(c), annual compliance reports, as applicable, for opacity.
The annual report shall list the percent of the affected facility
operating time for the reporting period that the opacity CEMS was
operating and collecting valid data. Once the unit is subject to
permitting requirements under Title V of the Act, the owner or operator
of an affected facility must submit these reports semiannually.
(2) The owner or operator shall submit, following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.7(c), a semiannual report for all periods when
the 6-minute average levels exceeded the opacity limit under Sec.
60.52a. The semiannual report shall include all information recorded
under paragraph (b)(3) of this section which pertains to opacity, and a
listing of the 6-minute average opacity levels recorded under paragraph
(b)(2)(i)(A) of this section, which exceeded the opacity limit.
(3) Reports shall be submitted electronically no later than the
30th day following the end of the annual or semiannual period, as
applicable.
(g)(1) The owner or operator of an affected facility located within
a large MWC plant shall submit, following the procedure specified in
Sec. 60.8(j), reports of all annual performance tests for particulate
matter, dioxin/furan, and hydrogen chloride as recorded under paragraph
(b)(7) of this section, as applicable, from the affected facility. For
each annual dioxin/furan compliance test, the maximum demonstrated MWC
unit load and maximum demonstrated particulate matter control device
temperature shall be reported. Such reports shall be submitted when
available and in no case later than the date of required submittal of
the annual report specified under paragraphs (e) and (f) of this
section, or within six months of the date the test was conducted,
whichever is earlier.
(2) The owner or operator shall submit, following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.8(j), a report of test results which document any
particulate matter, dioxin/furan, and hydrogen chloride levels that
were above the applicable pollutant limit. The report shall include the
performance test results documenting the emission levels and shall
include the corrective action taken. Such reports shall be submitted
when available and in no case later than the date required for
submittal of any semiannual report required in paragraphs (e) or (f) of
this section, or within six months of the date the test was conducted,
whichever is earlier.
* * * * *
(k) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may
be maintained in electronic format.
Subpart Eb--Standards of Performance for Large Municipal Waste
Combustors for Which Construction is Commenced After September 20,
1994 or for Which Modification or Reconstruction is Commenced After
June 19, 1996
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9. Section 60.50b is amended by adding paragraph (n)(11) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.50b Applicability and delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(n) * * *
(11) Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by this subpart.
* * * * *
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10. Section 60.59b is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (f) introductory text;
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b. Revising paragraph (g) introductory text; and
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c. Revising paragraphs (j) and (k).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.59b Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(f) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall submit the
information specified in paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), and (f)(4) through
(f)(6) of this section in the initial performance test report. The
owner or operator shall submit the report following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.8(j). The owner or operator of an affected
facility shall submit the information specified in paragraph (f)(3) of
this section following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.13(c)(2).
* * * * *
(g) Following the first year of municipal waste combustor
operation, the owner or operator of an affected facility shall submit,
following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), an annual report
that includes the information specified in paragraphs (g)(1) through
(g)(5) of this section, as applicable, no later than February 1 of each
year following the calendar year in which the data were collected.
(Once the unit is subject to permitting requirements under title V of
the Act, the owner or operator of an affected facility must submit
these reports semiannually. The reports must be submitted following the
procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c).)
* * * * *
(j) All reports specified under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (f), (g),
(h), and (i) of this section shall be electronically submitted, when
electronic submission is required by this subpart, and postmarked, when
paper submission is required by this subpart, on or before the
submittal dates specified under these paragraphs, and maintained onsite
for a period of 5 years. Any records required to be maintained by this
subpart that are submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data
Exchange (CDX) may be maintained in electronic format.
(k) All records specified under paragraphs (d) and (e) of this
section shall be maintained onsite in either paper copy or electronic
format.
* * * * *
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Subpart Ec--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources:
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators
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11. Section 60.50c is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (i)(4) and (i)(5); and
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b. Adding paragraph (i)(6).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.50c Applicability and delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(i) * * *
(4) Waiver of recordkeeping requirements;
(5) Performance test and data reduction waivers under Sec.
60.8(b); and
(6) Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by this subpart.
* * * * *
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12. Section 60.58c is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (c)(1);
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b. Revising paragraph (d) introductory text;
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c. Revising paragraphs (d)(5) and (6);
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d. Revising paragraphs (e) and (f); and
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e. Removing paragraph (g).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.58c Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(1) The initial performance test data as recorded under Sec.
60.56c(b)(1) through (b)(14), as applicable. The owner or operator
shall submit the results of the performance test following the
procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j).
* * * * *
(d) An annual report shall be submitted 1 year following the
submissions of the information in paragraph (c) of this section and
subsequent reports shall be submitted no more than 12 months following
the previous report (once the unit is subject to permitting
requirements under title V of the Clean Air Act, the owner or operator
of an affected facility must submit these reports semiannually). The
report shall include the information specified in paragraphs (d)(1)
through (11) of this section. The owner or operator shall submit the
reports required by this paragraph to the EPA via the Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, the owner or operator shall submit
the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The report must be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the report is submitted.
* * * * *
(5) Any information recorded under paragraphs (b)(3) through (b)(5)
of this section for the calendar year preceding the year being
reported, in order to provide the Administrator with a summary of the
performance of the affected facility over a 2-year period. Starting
with the second year of submitting these reports electronically,
information for the preceding calendar year is not required.
(6) For each performance test conducted during the reporting
period, if any performance test is conducted, the process unit(s)
tested, the pollutant(s) tested, and the date that such performance
test was conducted. Submit, following the procedure specified in Sec.
60.8(j), the performance test report no later than the date that the
annual report is submitted.
* * * * *
(e) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall submit
semiannual reports containing any information recorded under paragraphs
(b)(3) through (b)(5) of this section no later than 60 days following
the reporting period. The first semiannual reporting period ends 6
months following the submission of information in paragraph (c) of this
section. Subsequent reports shall be submitted no later than 6 calendar
months following the previous report. The owner or operator shall
submit the reports required by this paragraph to the EPA via the CEDRI.
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's CDX (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, the owner or operator shall submit
the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The report must be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the report is submitted.
(f) All records specified under paragraph (b) of this section shall
be maintained onsite in either paper copy or electronic format.
Subpart F--Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants
Sec. 60.64 [Amended]
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13. Section 60.64 is amended by removing paragraph (d).
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14. Section 60.65 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a) through (c); and
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b. Adding paragraphs (d) and (e).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 60.65 Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
(a) Each owner or operator required to install a CPMS or CEMS under
sections Sec. 60.63(c) through (e) shall submit reports of excess
emissions. The content of these reports must comply with Sec. 60.7(c),
and the reports must be submitted following the procedure specified in
Sec. 60.7(c). Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec. 60.7(c), such
reports shall be submitted semiannually.
(b) Each owner or operator of facilities subject to the provisions
of Sec. 60.63(c) through (e) shall submit semiannual reports of the
malfunction information required to be recorded by Sec. 60.7(b). These
reports shall be submitted following the procedure specified in Sec.
60.7(c) and shall include the frequency, duration, and cause of any
incident resulting in deenergization of any device controlling kiln
emissions or in the venting of emissions directly to the atmosphere.
(c) The requirements of this section remain in force until and
unless the Agency, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7411, approves reporting
requirements or an alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted
by such States. In that event, affected sources within the State will
be relieved of the obligation to comply with this section, provided
that they comply with the requirements established by the State.
Electronic reporting to the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the
provisions of this paragraph do not relieve owners or operators of
affected facilities of the requirement to submit the electronic
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reports required in this section to the EPA.
(d) Within 60 days after the date of completing each performance
test (see Sec. 60.8) required by this subpart, the owner or operator
must submit the results of the performance test following the procedure
specified in either paragraph (d)(1) or (d)(2) of this section. The
owner or operator must include the information specified in paragraph
(d)(3) of this section for PM performance test reports used to set a PM
CPMS operating limit.
(1) For data collected using test methods supported by the EPA's
Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the time of the test,
the owner or operator must submit the results of the performance test
to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface
(CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange
(CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance test data must be submitted
in a file format generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an
alternate electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup
language (XML) schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site. Owners or
operators who claim that some of the performance test information being
submitted is confidential business information (CBI) must submit a
complete file generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an
alternate electronic file consistent with the XML schema listed on the
EPA's ERT Web site, including information claimed to be CBI on a
compact disc, flash drive, or other commonly used electronic storage
media to the EPA. The electronic media must be clearly marked as CBI
and mailed to U.S. EPA/OAQPS/CORE CBI Office, Attention: Group Leader,
Measurement Policy Group, MD C404-02, 4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC
27703. The same ERT or alternate file with the CBI omitted must be
submitted to the EPA via the EPA's CDX as described earlier in this
paragraph.
(2) For data collected using test methods that are not supported by
the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the
test, the owner or operator must submit the results of the performance
test to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec.
60.4.
(3) For PM performance test reports used to set a PM CPMS operating
limit, the electronic submission of the test report must also include
the make and model of the PM CPMS instrument, serial number of the
instrument, analytical principle of the instrument (e.g., beta
attenuation), span of the instrument's primary analytical range,
milliamp value equivalent to the instrument zero output, technique by
which this zero value was determined, and the average milliamp signals
corresponding to each PM compliance test run.
(e) Within 60 days after the date of completing each CEMS
performance evaluation, as defined in Sec. 63.2, the owner or operator
must submit the results of the performance evaluation following the
procedure specified in either paragraph (e)(1) or (e)(2) of this
section.
(1) For performance evaluations of continuous monitoring systems
measuring relative accuracy test audit (RATA) pollutants that are
supported by the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the time of the test, the
owner or operator must submit the results of the performance evaluation
to the EPA via the CEDRI. (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's CDX
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance evaluation data must be submitted
in a file format generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an
alternate electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup
language (XML) schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site. Owners or
operators who claim that some of the performance evaluation information
being submitted is CBI must submit a complete file generated through
the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic file consistent
with the XML schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site, including
information claimed to be CBI on a compact disc, flash drive, or other
commonly used electronic storage media to the EPA. The electronic media
must be clearly marked as CBI and mailed to U.S. EPA/OAQPS/CORE CBI
Office, Attention: Group Leader, Measurement Policy Group, MD C404-02,
4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC 27703. The same ERT or alternate file
with the CBI omitted must be submitted to the EPA via the EPA's CDX as
described earlier in this paragraph.
(2) For any performance evaluations of continuous monitoring
systems measuring RATA pollutants that are not supported by the EPA's
ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the test, the
owner or operator must submit the results of the performance evaluation
to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
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15. Section 60.66 is amended by adding paragraph (b)(5) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.66 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(5) Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by Sec. 60.65.
Subpart Ga--Standards of Performance for Nitric Acid Plants for
Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
October 14, 2011
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16. Section 60.76a is amended by adding paragraph (g) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.76a Recordkeeping.
* * * * *
(g) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may
be maintained in electronic format.
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17. Section 60.77a is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a), (b) introductory text, (c) introductory
text, and (f) introductory text; and
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b. Removing and reserving paragraph (e).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.77a Reporting.
(a) The performance test data from the initial and subsequent
performance tests must be submitted following the procedure specified
in Sec. 60.8(j). The data from the performance evaluations of the
continuous monitors must be submitted following the procedure specified
in Sec. 60.13(c)(2).
(b) The following information must be submitted, following the
procedure specified in 60.7(c), for each 30 operating day period where
you were not in compliance with the emissions standard:
* * * * *
(c) You must also submit, following the procedure specified in
Sec. 60.7(c), the following whenever they occur:
* * * * *
(e) [Reserved]
(f) If a malfunction occurred during the reporting period, you must
submit, following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), a report
that contains the following:
* * * * *
Subpart J--Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries
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18. Section 60.107 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (c) introductory text, and (f); and
0
b. Adding paragraph (h).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
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Sec. 60.107 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(c) Each owner or operator subject to Sec. 60.104(b) shall submit
a report except as provided by paragraph (d) of this section. Each
owner or operator shall submit the information specified in paragraphs
(c)(1) through (c)(6) of this section (except for the information
required by paragraph (c)(4)(vi) of this section) to the EPA via the
Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can
be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator shall use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator shall submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall
begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the
deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the report is submitted. The owner or operator shall submit the
information required by (c)(4)(vi) of this section to the Administrator
at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
* * * * *
(f) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall submit the
reports required under this subpart to the Administrator semiannually
for each six-month period. All semiannual reports shall be submitted
electronically and-or postmarked by the 30th day following the end of
each six-month period.
* * * * *
(h) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
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19. Section 60.109 is amended by adding paragraph (b)(3) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.109 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(3) Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by this subpart.
Subpart Ja--Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries for
Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
May 14, 2007
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20. Section 60.104a is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.104a Performance tests.
* * * * *
(b) The owner or operator of a FCCU or FCU that elects to monitor
control device operating parameters according to the requirements in
Sec. 60.105a(b), to use bag leak detectors according to the
requirements in Sec. 60.105a(c), or to use COMS according to the
requirements in Sec. 60.105a(e) shall conduct a PM performance test at
least once every 12 months and submit, following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.8(j), a report of the results of each test.
* * * * *
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21. Section 60.109a is amended by adding paragraph (b)(5) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.109a Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(5) Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by this subpart.
Subpart Ka--Standards of Performance for Storage Vessels for
Petroleum Liquids for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or
Modification Commenced After May 18, 1978, and Prior to July 23,
1984
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22. Section 60.113a is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1)(i)(E) to
read as follows:
Sec. 60.113a Testing and procedures.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) * * *
(E) If either the seal gap calculated in accord with paragraph
(a)(1)(iii) of this section or the measured maximum seal gap exceeds
the limitations specified by Sec. 60.112a of this subpart, a report
shall be submitted within 60 days of the date of measurements. The
report shall identify the vessel and list each reason why the vessel
did not meet the specifications of Sec. 60.112a. The report shall also
describe the actions necessary to bring the storage vessel into
compliance with the specifications of Sec. 60.112a. The owner or
operator shall submit this report to the EPA via the Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, the owner or operator shall submit
the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The report must be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the report is submitted.
* * * * *
Subpart Kb--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid
Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for
Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
July 23, 1984
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23. Section 60.115b is amended by:
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a. Revising the introductory text;
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b. Revising paragraph (a)(3);
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c. Revising paragraph (b)(4);
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d. Revising paragraph (d)(3); and
0
e. Adding paragraph (e).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.115b Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
The owner or operator of each storage vessel as specified in Sec.
60.112b(a) shall keep records and furnish reports as required by
paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) of this section depending upon the control
equipment installed to meet the requirements of Sec. 60.112b. The
owner or operator shall keep copies of all reports and records required
by this section, except for the record required by paragraph (c)(1) of
this section, for at least 2 years. The record required by paragraph
(c)(1) of this section will be kept for the life of the control
equipment. Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that
are submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
may be maintained in electronic format.
(a) * * *
(3) If any of the conditions described in Sec. 60.113b(a)(2) are
detected during the annual visual inspection required by Sec.
60.113b(a)(2), a report shall be submitted, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (e) of this section, within 30 days of the
inspection. Each report shall identify
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the storage vessel, the nature of the defects, and the date the storage
vessel was emptied or the nature of and date the repair was made.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(4) After each seal gap measurement that detects gaps exceeding the
limitations specified by Sec. 60.113b(b)(4), submit, following the
procedure specified in paragraph (e) of this section, a report to the
Administrator within 30 days of the inspection. The report will
identify the vessel and contain the information specified in paragraph
(b)(2) of this section and the date the vessel was emptied or the
repairs made and date of repair.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(3) Semiannual reports of all periods recorded under Sec.
60.115b(d)(2) in which the pilot flame was absent shall be submitted
following the procedure specified in paragraph (e) of this section.
(e) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's CDX (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator must use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, the owner or operator must submit
the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The report must be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the report is submitted.
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24. Section 60.117b is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.117b Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities which will not be delegated to States: Sec. Sec.
60.111b(f)(4), 60.114b, 60.116b(e)(3)(iii), 60.116b(e)(3)(iv),
60.116b(f)(2)(iii), and approval of an alternative to any electronic
reporting to the EPA required by this subpart.
Subpart N--Standards of Performance for Primary Emissions From
Basic Oxygen Process Furnaces for Which Construction Is Commenced
After June 11, 1973
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25. Section 60.143 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.143 Monitoring of operations.
* * * * *
(c) Any owner or operator subject to the requirements of paragraph
(b) of this section shall report, on a semiannual basis, all
measurements over any 3-hour period that average more than 10 percent
below the average levels maintained during the most recent performance
test conducted under Sec. 60.8 in which the affected facility
demonstrated compliance with the mass standards under Sec.
60.142(a)(1), (b)(1)(i), or (b)(2)(i). The accuracy of the respective
measurements, not to exceed the values specified in paragraphs (b)(1)
and (b)(2) of this section, may be taken into consideration when
determining the measurement results that must be reported. Each such
report of measurements shall be submitted to the EPA via the Compliance
and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
You shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must
be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of
the method in which the report is submitted.
Subpart Na--Standards of Performance for Secondary Emissions From
Basic Oxygen Process Steelmaking Facilities for Which Construction
Is Commenced After January 20, 1983
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26. Section 60.143a is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (d) and (e); and
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b. Adding paragraph (f).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.143a Monitoring of operations.
* * * * *
(d) Each owner or operator subject to the requirements of paragraph
(a) of this section shall report, following the procedure specified in
paragraph (f) of this section, on a semiannual basis all measurements
of exhaust ventilation rates or levels over any 3-hour period that
average more than 10 percent below the average rates or levels of
exhaust ventilation maintained during the most recent performance test
conducted under Sec. 60.8 in which the affected facility demonstrated
compliance with the standard under Sec. 60.142a(a)(2). The accuracy of
the respective measurements, not to exceed the values specified in
paragraph (c) of this section, may be considered when determining the
measurement results that must be reported.
(e) If a scrubber primary emission control device is used to
collect secondary emissions, the owner or operator shall report,
following the procedure specified in paragraph (f) of this section, on
a semiannual basis all measurements of exhaust ventilation rate over
any 3-hour period that average more than 10 percent below the average
levels maintained during the most recent performance test conducted
under Sec. 60.8 in which the affected facility demonstrated compliance
with the standard under Sec. 60.142(a)(1).
(f) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the
deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the report is submitted.
Subpart O--Standards of Performance for Sewage Treatment Plants
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27. Section 60.155 is amended by revising paragraph (a) introductory
text to read as follows:
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Sec. 60.155 Reporting.
(a) The owner or operator of any multiple hearth, fluidized bed, or
electric sludge incinerator subject to the provisions of this subpart
shall submit a report semi-annually to the EPA via the Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, the owner or operator shall submit
the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The report must be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the report is submitted. The semi-
annual report shall contain the following:
* * * * *
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28. Section 60.156 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.156 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities which will not be delegated to States: Sec.
60.153(e) and approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to
the EPA required by this subpart.
Subpart S--Standards of Performance for Primary Aluminum Reduction
Plants
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29. Section 60.192 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.192 Standard for fluorides.
* * * * *
(b) Within 30 days of any performance test which reveals emissions
which fall between the 1.0 kg/Mg and 1.3 kg/Mg levels in paragraph
(a)(1) of this section or between the 0.95 kg/Mg and 1.25 kg/Mg levels
in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, the owner or operator shall submit
a report indicating whether all necessary control devices were on-line
and operating properly during the performance test, describing the
operating and maintenance procedures followed, and setting forth any
explanation for the excess emissions. Each owner or operator shall
submit such reports to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or
operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must
be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of
the method in which the report is submitted.
Subpart Y--Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and
Processing Plants
0
30. Section 60.258 is amended by revising paragraph (d) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.258 Reporting and recordkeeping.
* * * * *
(d) Within 60 days after the date of completing each continuous
monitoring system performance evaluation, as defined in Sec. 63.2, the
owner or operator must submit the results of the performance evaluation
following the procedure specified in either paragraph (d)(1) or (d)(2)
of this section.
(1) For performance evaluations of continuous monitoring systems
measuring relative accuracy test audit (RATA) pollutants that are
supported by the EPA's Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) as listed on the
EPA's ERT Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the
time of the test, the owner or operator must submit the results of the
performance evaluation to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance
evaluation data must be submitted in a file format generated through
the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the EPA's ERT Web site. If you claim that some of the performance
evaluation information being submitted is Confidential Business
Information (CBI), you must submit a complete file generated through
the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic file consistent
with the XML schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site, including
information claimed to be CBI on a compact disc, flash drive, or other
commonly used electronic storage media to the EPA. The electronic media
must be clearly marked as CBI and mailed to U.S. EPA/OAQPS/CORE CBI
Office, Attention: Group Leader, Measurement Policy Group, MD C404-02,
4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC 27703. The same ERT or alternate file
with the CBI omitted must be submitted to the EPA via the EPA's CDX as
described earlier in this paragraph.
(2) For any performance evaluations of continuous monitoring
systems measuring RATA pollutants that are not supported by the EPA's
ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the test, the
owner or operator must submit the results of the performance evaluation
to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
Subpart AA--Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc
Furnaces Constructed After October 21, 1974, and On or Before
August 17, 1983
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31. Section 60.276 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a);
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b. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text; and
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c. Adding paragraph (f).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.276 Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
(a) Operation at a furnace static pressure that exceeds the value
established under Sec. 60.274(g) and either operation of control
system fan motor amperes at values exceeding 15 percent of
the value established under Sec. 60.274(c) or operation at flow rates
lower than those established under Sec. 60.274(c) may be considered by
the Administrator to be unacceptable operation and maintenance of the
affected facility. Operation at such values shall be reported
semiannually to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting
Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central
Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator
shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart
or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the extensible
markup (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
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specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must
be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of
the method in which the report is submitted.
* * * * *
(c) For the purpose of this subpart, the owner or operator shall
conduct the demonstration of compliance with Sec. 60.272(a) of this
subpart and submit, following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j),
a report of the results of the performance test. This report shall
include the following information:
* * * * *
(f) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
Subpart AAa--Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric
Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels Constructed
After August 17, 1983
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32. Section 60.276a is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (b) through (d);
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b. Revising paragraph (f) introductory text; and
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c. Adding paragraphs (i) and (j).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 60.276a Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
* * * * *
(b) Each owner or operator shall submit semi-annually, following
the procedure specified in paragraph (i) of this section, a report of
exceedances of the control device opacity. For the purposes of these
reports, exceedances are defined as all 6-minute periods during which
the average opacity is 3 percent or greater.
(c) Operation at a furnace static pressure that exceeds the value
established under Sec. 60.274a(g) and either operation of control
system fan motor amperes at values exceeding 15 percent of
the value established under Sec. 60.274a(c) or operation at flow rates
lower than those established under Sec. 60.274a(c) may be considered
by the Administrator to be unacceptable operation and maintenance of
the affected facility. Operation at such values shall be reported
semiannually, following the procedure specified in paragraph (i) of
this section.
(d) The requirements of this section remain in force until and
unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In
that event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with this section, provided that they comply with
the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to the
EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph do
not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
* * * * *
(f) For the purpose of this subpart, the owner or operator shall
conduct the demonstration of compliance with Sec. 60.272a(a) of this
subpart and submit, following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j),
a report of the results of the test. This report shall include the
following information:
* * * * *
(i) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the
deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the report is submitted.
(j) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
Subpart BBa--Standards of Performance for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected
Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification
Commenced After May 23, 2013
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33. Section 60.287a is amended by adding paragraph (d) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.287a Recordkeeping.
* * * * *
(d) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
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34. Section 60.288a is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (b) and (c); and
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b. Revising paragraph (d) introductory text.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.288a Reporting.
* * * * *
(b) Within 60 days after the date of completing each performance
test (see Sec. 60.8) required by this subpart, you must submit the
results of the performance test following the procedure specified in
either paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section.
(1) For data collected using test methods supported by the EPA's
Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the time of the test,
you must submit the results of the performance test to the EPA via the
Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can
be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance test data must be submitted in a file
format generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate
electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup language
(XML) schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site. If you claim that some
of the performance test information being submitted is confidential
business information (CBI), you must submit a complete file generated
through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic file
consistent with the XML schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site,
including information claimed to be CBI, on a compact disc, flash
drive, or other commonly used electronic storage media to the EPA. The
electronic media must be clearly marked as CBI and mailed to U.S. EPA/
OAQPS/CORE CBI Office, Attention: Group Leader, Measurement Policy
Group, MD C404-02, 4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC 27703. The same ERT or
alternate file
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with the CBI omitted must be submitted to the EPA via the EPA's CDX as
described earlier in this paragraph.
(2) For data collected using test methods that are not supported by
the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the
test, you must submit the results of the performance test to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
(c) Within 60 days after the date of completing each CEMS
performance evaluation, as defined in Sec. 63.2, you must submit the
results of the performance evaluation following the procedure specified
in either paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section.
(1) For performance evaluations of continuous monitoring systems
measuring relative accuracy test audit (RATA) pollutants that are
supported by the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the time of the test, submit
the results of the performance evaluation to the EPA via the CEDRI.
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's CDX (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
Performance evaluation data must be submitted in a file format
generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the EPA's ERT Web site. If you claim that some of the
performance evaluation information being submitted is CBI, you must
submit a complete file generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an
alternate electronic file consistent with the XML schema listed on the
EPA's ERT Web site, including information claimed to be CBI, on a
compact disc, flash drive, or other commonly used electronic storage
media to the EPA. The electronic media must be clearly marked as CBI
and mailed to U.S. EPA/OAQPS/CORE CBI Office, Attention: Group Leader,
Measurement Policy Group, MD C404-02, 4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC
27703. The same ERT or alternate file with the CBI omitted must be
submitted to the EPA via the EPA's CDX as described earlier in this
paragraph.
(2) For any performance evaluations of continuous monitoring
systems measuring RATA pollutants that are not supported by the EPA's
ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the test, submit
the results of the performance evaluation to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
(d) If a malfunction occurred during the reporting period, you must
submit, following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), a report
that contains the following:
* * * * *
Subpart EE--Standards of Performance for Surface Coating of Metal
Furniture
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35. Section 60.315 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory text;
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b. Revising paragraph (b);
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c. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text; and
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d. Revising paragraph (d).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.315 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
(a) The reporting requirements of Sec. 60.8 apply only to the
initial performance test. Each owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this subpart shall include the following data in the
report of the initial performance test required under Sec. 60.8:
* * * * *
(b) Following the initial performance test, the owner or operator
of an affected facility shall identify, record, and submit a report
every calendar quarter of each instance in which the volume-weighted
average of the total mass of VOCs emitted to the atmosphere per volume
of applied coating solids (N) is greater than the limit specified under
Sec. 60.312. If no such instances have occurred during a particular
quarter, a report stating this shall be submitted semiannually. Each
owner or operator shall submit such reports to the EPA via the
Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can
be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator shall use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator shall submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall
begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the
deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the report is submitted.
(c) Following the initial performance test, the owner or operator
of an affected facility shall identify, record, and submit, at the
frequency and following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), the
following:
* * * * *
(d) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall maintain at the source, for a period of at least 2 years,
records of all data and calculations used to determine VOC emissions
from each affected facility. Where compliance is achieved through the
use of thermal incineration, each owner or operator shall maintain, at
the source, daily records of the incinerator combustion chamber
temperature. If catalytic incineration is used, the owner or operator
shall maintain at the source daily records of the gas temperature, both
upstream and downstream of the incinerator catalyst bed. Where
compliance is achieved through the use of a solvent recovery system,
the owner or operator shall maintain at the source daily records of the
amount of solvent recovered by the system for each affected facility.
Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
Subpart GG--Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines
0
36. Section 60.334 is amended by revising paragraph (j)(5) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.334 Monitoring of operations.
* * * * *
(j) * * *
(5) All reports required under Sec. 60.7(c) shall be submitted
electronically by the 30th day following the end of each 6-month
period.
Subpart LL--Standards of Performance for Metallic Mineral
Processing Plants
0
37. Section 60.385 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a); and
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b. Revising paragraphs (d) and (e).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.385 Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
(a) The owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart
shall conduct a performance test and submit a report of the results of
the test following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j).
* * * * *
(d) The reports required under paragraph (c) shall be submitted
electronically within 30 days following the end of the second and
fourth calendar quarters. Each owner or operator shall submit such
reports to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting
Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the
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EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or
operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must
be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of
the method in which the report is submitted.
(e) The requirements of this subsection remain in force until and
unless the Agency, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such States. In
that event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with this subsection, provided that they comply
with requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to the
EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph do
not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
Subpart MM--Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light Duty
Truck Surface Coating Operations
0
38. Section 60.395 is amended by revising paragraph (b) and paragraph
(c) introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 60.395 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(b) Following the initial performance test, the owner or operator
of an affected facility shall identify, record, and submit a report
every calendar quarter of each instance in which the volume-weighted
average of the total mass of VOC's emitted to the atmosphere per volume
of applied coating solids (N) is greater than the limit specified under
Sec. 60.392. If no such instances have occurred during a particular
quarter, a report stating this shall be submitted semiannually. Where
compliance is achieved through the use of a capture system and control
device, the volume-weighted average after the control device should be
reported. Each owner or operator shall submit such reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator shall use the
appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate
electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup language
(XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart
is not available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner
or operator shall submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall
begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the
deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the report is submitted.
(c) Where compliance with Sec. 60.392 is achieved through the use
of incineration, the owner or operator shall continuously record the
incinerator combustion temperature during coating operations for
thermal incineration or the gas temperature upstream and downstream of
the incinerator catalyst bed during coating operations for catalytic
incineration. The owner or operator shall submit, at the frequency and
following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), a report of the
information defined below.
* * * * *
Subpart NN--Standards of Performance for Phosphate Rock Plants
0
39. Section 60.403 is amended by revising paragraph (f) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.403 Monitoring of emissions and operations.
* * * * *
(f) Any owner or operator subject to the requirements under
paragraph (c) of this section shall report, at the frequency and
following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), all measurement
results that are less than 90 percent of the average levels maintained
during the most recent performance test conducted under Sec. 60.8 in
which the affected facility demonstrated compliance with the standard
under Sec. 60.402.
Subpart QQ--Standards of Performance for the Graphic Arts Industry:
Publication Rotogravure Printing
0
40. Section 60.433 is amended by revising paragraph (e)(6) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.433 Performance test and compliance provisions.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(6) The owner or operator of the existing facility (or facilities)
shall submit, following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j), a
report of the results of the emission test.
* * * * *
Subpart RR--Standards of Performance for Pressure Sensitive Tape
and Label Surface Coating Operations
0
41. Section 60.447 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 60.447 Reporting requirements.
(a) For all affected facilities subject to compliance with Sec.
60.442, the performance test data and results from the performance test
shall be submitted as specified in Sec. 60.8(j) of the General
Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A).
(b) Following the initial performance test, the owner or operator
of each affected facility shall submit quarterly reports of exceedances
of the VOC emission limits specified in Sec. 60.442. If no such
exceedances occur during a particular quarter, a report stating this
shall be submitted semiannually. These quarterly and semiannual reports
shall be submitted to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or
operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must
be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of
the method in which the report is submitted.
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(c) The owner or operator of each affected facility shall also
submit reports, at the frequency and following the procedure specified
in Sec. 60.7(c), when the incinerator temperature drops as defined
under Sec. 60.443(e). If no such periods occur, the owner or operator
shall state this in the report.
(d) The requirements of this subsection remain in force until and
unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such States. In
that event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with this subsection, provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
Subpart SS--Standards of Performance for Industrial Surface
Coating: Large Appliances
0
42. Section 60.455 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory text;
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b. Revising paragraph (b);
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c. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text; and
0
d. Revising paragraph (d).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.455 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
(a) The reporting requirements of Sec. 60.8 apply only to the
initial performance test. Each owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this subpart shall include the following data in the
report of the initial performance test required under Sec. 60.8:
* * * * *
(b) Following the initial performance test, the owner or operator
of an affected facility shall identify, record, and submit a report
every calendar quarter of each instance in which the volume-weighted
average of the total mass of VOC's emitted to the atmosphere per volume
of applied coating solids (N) is greater than the limit specified under
Sec. 60.452. If no such instances have occurred during a particular
quarter, a report stating this shall be submitted semiannually. These
quarterly and semiannual reports shall be submitted to the EPA via the
Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can
be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator shall use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator shall submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall
begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the
deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the report is submitted.
(c) Following the initial performance test, the owner or operator
of an affected facility shall identify, record, and submit, at the
frequency and following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), the
following:
* * * * *
(d) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall maintain at the source, for a period of at least 2 years,
records of all data and calculations used to determine VOC emissions
from each affected facility. Where compliance is achieved through the
use of thermal incineration, each owner or operator shall maintain at
the source daily records of the incinerator combustion chamber
temperature. If catalytic incineration is used, the owner or operator
shall maintain at the source daily records of the gas temperature, both
upstream and downstream of the incinerator catalyst bed. Where
compliance is achieved through the use of a solvent recovery system,
the owner or operator shall maintain at the source daily records of the
amount of solvent recovered by the system for each affected facility.
Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
Subpart TT--Standards of Performance for Metal Coil Surface Coating
0
43. Section 60.465 is amended by revising paragraphs (c) through (e) to
read as follows:
Sec. 60.465 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(c) Following the initial performance test, the owner or operator
of an affected facility shall identify, record, and submit a report
every calendar quarter of each instance in which the volume-weighted
average of the local mass of VOC's emitted to the atmosphere per volume
of applied coating solids (N) is greater than the limit specified under
Sec. 60.462. If no such instances have occurred during a particular
quarter, a report stating this shall be submitted semiannually. Each
owner or operator of an affected facility shall submit such quarterly
and semiannual reports to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or
operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must
be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of
the method in which the report is submitted.
(d) The owner or operator of each affected facility shall also
submit reports, at the frequency and following the procedure specified
in Sec. 60.7(c), when the incinerator temperature drops as defined
under Sec. 60.464(c). If no such periods occur, the owner or operator
shall state this in the report.
(e) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall maintain at the source, for a period of at least 2 years,
records of all data and calculations used to determine monthly VOC
emissions from each affected facility and to determine the monthly
emission limit, where applicable. Where compliance is achieved through
the use of thermal incineration, each owner or operator shall maintain,
at the source, daily records of the incinerator combustion temperature.
If catalytic incineration is used, the owner or operator shall maintain
at the source daily records of the gas temperature, both upstream and
downstream of the incinerator catalyst bed. Any records required to be
maintained by this subpart that are submitted electronically via the
EPA's CDX may be maintained in electronic format.
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Subpart VV--Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in
the Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry for Which
Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
January 5, 1981, and on or Before November 7, 2006
0
44. Section 60.486 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.486 Recordkeeping requirements.
(a)(1) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of this
section. Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may
be maintained in electronic format.
* * * * *
0
45. Section 60.487 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (f) to
read as follows:
Sec. 60.487 Reporting requirements.
(a) Beginning six months after the initial startup date, each owner
or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart shall submit
semiannual reports to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or
operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must
be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of
the method in which the report is submitted.
* * * * *
(f) The requirements of paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section
remain in force until and unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement
authority to a State under section 111(c) of the Act, approves
reporting requirements or an alternative means of compliance
surveillance adopted by such State. In that event, affected sources
within the State will be relieved of the obligation to comply with the
requirements of paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section, provided
that they comply with the requirements established by the State.
Electronic reporting to the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the
provisions of this paragraph do not relieve owners or operators of
affected facilities of the requirement to submit the electronic reports
required in this section to the EPA.
Subpart VVa--Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in
the Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry for Which
Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
November 7, 2006
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46. Section 60.486a is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.486a Recordkeeping requirements.
(a)(1) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of this
section. Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may
be maintained in electronic format.
* * * * *
0
47. Section 60.487a is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (f) to
read as follows:
Sec. 60.487a Reporting requirements.
(a) Beginning 6 months after the initial startup date, each owner
or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart shall submit
semiannual reports to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or
operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must
be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of
the method in which the report is submitted.
* * * * *
(f) The requirements of paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section
remain in force until and unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement
authority to a state under section 111(c) of the CAA, approves
reporting requirements or an alternative means of compliance
surveillance adopted by such state. In that event, affected sources
within the state will be relieved of the obligation to comply with the
requirements of paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section, provided
that they comply with the requirements established by the state.
Electronic reporting to the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the
provisions of this paragraph do not relieve owners or operators of
affected facilities of the requirement to submit the electronic reports
required in this section to the EPA.
Subpart WW--Standards of Performance for the Beverage Can Surface
Coating Industry
0
48. Section 60.495 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory text;
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b. Revising paragraph (b);
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c. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text; and
0
d. Revising paragraphs (d) and (e).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.495 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
(a) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall include the
following data in the initial compliance report required under Sec.
60.8.
* * * * *
(b) Following the initial performance test, each owner or operator
shall identify, record, and submit quarterly reports of each instance
in which the volume-weighted average of the total mass of VOC per
volume of coating solids, after the control device, if capture devices
and control systems are used, is greater than the limit specified under
Sec. 60.492. If no such instances occur during a particular quarter, a
report stating this shall be submitted semiannually. Each owner or
operator shall submit such reports to the EPA via the Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the
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CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the
reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at
the time that the report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the
report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec.
60.4. The owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no
later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The
report must be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the report is submitted.
(c) Following the initial performance test, the owner or operator
of an affected facility shall identify, record, and submit, at the
frequency and following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.7(c), the
following:
* * * * *
(d) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall maintain at the source, for a period of at least 2 years,
records of all data and calculations used to determine VOC emissions
from each affected facility in the initial and monthly performance
tests. Where compliance is achieved through the use of thermal
incineration, each owner or operator shall maintain, at the source,
daily records of the incinerator combustion chamber temperature. If
catalytic incineration is used, the owner or operator shall maintain at
the source daily records of the gas temperature, both upstream and
downstream of the incinerator catalyst bed. Where compliance is
achieved through the use of a solvent recovery system, the owner or
operator shall maintain at the source daily records of the amount of
solvent recovered by the system for each affected facility. Any records
required to be maintained by this subpart that are submitted
electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in electronic
format.
(e) The requirements of this section remain in force until and
unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In
that event, affected facilities within the State will be relieved of
the obligation to comply with this subsection, provided that they
comply with the requirements established by the State. Electronic
reporting to the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of
this paragraph do not relieve owners or operators of affected
facilities of the requirement to submit the electronic reports required
in this section to the EPA.
Subpart AAA--Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood
Heaters
0
49. Section 60.539b is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.539b General provisions exclusions.
* * * * *
(b) Section 60.8(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (j) and
* * * * *
Subpart BBB--Standards of Performance for the Rubber Tire
Manufacturing Industry
0
50. Section 60.545 is amended by adding paragraph (g) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.545 Recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(g) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may
be maintained in electronic format.
0
51. Section 60.546 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text;
0
b. Revising paragraph (f) introductory text;
0
c. Revising paragraph (g);
0
d. Revising paragraph (j); and
0
e. Adding paragraph (k).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.546 Reporting requirements.
* * * * *
(c) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall submit, following the procedure specified in Sec.
60.8(j), the results of all initial performance tests and the results
of the performance tests required under Sec. 60.543(b)(2) and (b)(3).
The following data shall be included in the report for each of the
above performance tests:
* * * * *
(f) Once every 6 months each owner or operator subject to the
provisions of Sec. 60.545 shall report, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (k) of this section, as applicable:
* * * * *
(g) The requirements for semiannual reports remain in force until
and unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State
under Section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In
that event, affected facilities within the State will be relieved of
the obligation to comply with these requirements, provided that they
comply with the requirements established by the State. Electronic
reporting to the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of
this paragraph do not relieve owners or operators of affected
facilities of the requirement to submit the electronic reports required
in this section to the EPA.
* * * * *
(j) The owner or operator of each tread end cementing operation and
each green tire spraying (inside and/or outside) operation using water-
based sprays containing less than 1.0 percent, by weight, of VOC as
described in Sec. 60.543(b)(1) shall submit, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (k) of this section, within 60 days initially
and annually thereafter, formulation data or Method 24 results to
verify the VOC content of the water-based sprays in use. If the spray
formulation changes before the end of the 12-month period, formulation
data or Method 24 results to verify the VOC content of the spray shall
be reported within 30 days of the change.
(k) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the
deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the report is submitted.
0
52. Section 60.548 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.548 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authority which will not be delegated to States: Sec.
60.543(c)(2)(ii)(B) and approval of an alternative to any electronic
reporting to the EPA required by this subpart.
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Subpart DDD--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound
(VOC) Emissions From the Polymer Manufacturing Industry
0
53. Section 60.565 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory text;
0
b. Revising paragraph (b)(1);
0
c. Revising paragraph (k) introductory text;
0
d. Revising paragraph (m); and
0
e. Adding paragraphs (n) and (o).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 60.565 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
(a) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall keep an up-to-date, readily-accessible record of the
following information measured during each performance test and include
the following information in the report of the initial performance
test, submitted following the procedure in Sec. 60.8(j), in addition
to the results of such performance tests. Where a control device is
used to comply with Sec. 60.562-1(a)(1)(i)(D) only, a report
containing performance test data need not be submitted, but a report
containing the information in Sec. 60.565(a)(11) is required to be
submitted following the procedure specified in paragraph (n) of this
section. Where a boiler or process heater with a design heat input
capacity of 150 million Btu/hour or greater is used to comply with
Sec. 60.562-1(a), a report containing performance test data need not
be submitted, but a report containing the information in Sec.
60.565(a)(2)(i) is required to be submitted following the procedure
specified in paragraph (n) of this section. The same information
specified in this section shall be submitted, following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.8(j), in the reports of all subsequently required
performance tests where either the emission control efficiency of a
combustion device or the outlet concentration of TOC (minus methane and
ethane) is determined.
* * * * *
(b)(1) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall submit an engineering report describing in detail the
vent system used to vent each affected vent stream to a control device.
This report shall include all valves and vent pipes that could vent the
stream to the atmosphere, thereby bypassing the control device, and
identify which valves are car-sealed opened and which valves are car-
sealed closed. Unless the owner or operator submits an initial
performance test electronically to the EPA via the EPA's Central Data
Exchange (CDX) or if the owner or operator is complying with Sec.
60.562-1(a)(1)(i)(D), the engineering report shall be submitted with
the initial performance test. If the owner or operator submits an
initial performance test electronically to the EPA's CDX or if the
owner or operator is complying with Sec. 60.562-1(a)(1)(i)(D), the
engineering report shall be submitted as a separate report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
* * * * *
(k) Each owner or operator that seeks to comply with the
requirements of this subpart by complying with the uncontrolled
threshold emission rate cutoff provision of Sec. Sec. 60.560 (d) and
(e), the individual stream exemptions of Sec. 60.560(g), or the
requirements of Sec. 60.562-1 shall submit, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (n) of this section, semiannual reports of the
following recorded information, as applicable. The initial report must
be submitted within 6 months after the initial start-up date.
* * * * *
(m) The requirements of this subsection remain in force until and
unless EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves alternative reporting requirements
or means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In that
event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with this subsection, provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
(n) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's CDX (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator must use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, the owner or operator must submit
the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The reports must be submitted by the deadlines specified in this
subpart, regardless of the method in which the reports are submitted.
(o) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
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54. Section 60.566 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.566 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authority which will not be delegated to States: Sec. 60.562-
2(c) and approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by this subpart.
Subpart FFF--Standards of Performance for Flexible Vinyl and
Urethane Coating and Printing
0
55. Section 60.585 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraph (a); and
0
b. Revising paragraphs (c) and (d).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.585 Reporting requirements.
(a) For all affected facilities subject to compliance with Sec.
60.582, the performance test data and results from the performance test
shall be submitted as specified in Sec. 60.8(j).
* * * * *
(c) The reports required under paragraph (b) of this section shall
be submitted electronically within 30 days following the end of the
second and fourth calendar quarters. Each owner or operator shall
submit such reports to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data
Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's
Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or
operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The reports
must be submitted by the deadlines specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the reports are submitted.
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(d) The requirements of this subsection remain in force until and
unless the Agency, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such States. In
that event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with this subsection, provided that they comply
with requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to the
EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph do
not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
Subpart HHH--Standards of Performance for Synthetic Fiber
Production Facilities
0
56. Section 60.604 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory text;
0
b. Revising paragraph (a)(2);
0
c. Revising paragraphs (b) and (c); and
0
d. Adding paragraph (d).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.604 Reporting requirements.
(a) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall submit
reports of the following:
* * * * *
(2) The results of subsequent performance tests that indicate that
VOC emissions exceed the standards in Sec. 60.602. These reports shall
be submitted, following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j),
quarterly at 3-month intervals after the initial performance test. If
no exceedances occur during a particular quarter, a report stating this
shall be submitted, following the procedure specified in paragraph (d)
of this section, semiannually.
(b) Solvent-spun synthetic fiber producing facilities exempted from
these standards in Sec. 60.600(a) (those producing less than 500 Mg
(551 ton) annually) shall submit, following the procedure specified in
paragraph (d) of this section, a report within 30 days whenever
extruded fiber for the preceding 12 calendar months exceeds 500 Mg (551
ton).
(c) The requirements of this section remain in force until and
unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternate means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In
that event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with this section, provided that they comply with
the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to the
EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph do
not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
(d) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The reports must be submitted by the
deadlines specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the reports are submitted.
Subpart III--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound
(VOC) Emissions From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Industry (SOCMI) Air Oxidation Unit Processes
0
57. Section 60.615 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraph (b) introductory text;
0
b. Revising paragraph (j) introductory text;
0
c. Revising paragraph (k); and
0
d. Adding paragraphs (m) and (n).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 60.615 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(b) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall keep up-to-date, readily accessible records of the
following data measured during each performance test and also include
the following data in the report of the initial performance test
required under Sec. 60.8. Where a boiler or process heater with a
design heat input capacity of 44 MW (150 million Btu/hour) or greater
is used to comply with Sec. 60.612(a), a report containing performance
test data need not be submitted, but a report containing the
information of Sec. 60.615(b)(2)(i) is required to be submitted
following the procedure specified in paragraph (m) of this section. The
same data specified in this section shall be submitted, following the
procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j), in the reports of all
subsequently required performance tests where either the emission
control efficiency of a control device, outlet concentration of TOC, or
the TRE index value of a vent stream from a recovery system is
determined.
* * * * *
(j) Each owner or operator that seeks to comply with the
requirements of this subpart by complying with the requirements of
Sec. 60.612 shall submit, following the procedure specified in
paragraph (m) of this section, semiannual reports of the following
information. The initial report shall be submitted within 6 months
after the initial start-up-date.
* * * * *
(k) The requirements of Sec. 60.615(j) remain in force until and
unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In
that event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with Sec. 60.615(j), provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
* * * * *
(m) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
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address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The reports must be submitted by the
deadlines specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the reports are submitted.
(n) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained
electronically.
Subpart LLL--Standards of Performance for SO2 Emissions
From Onshore Natural Gas Processing for Which Construction,
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After January 20, 1984,
and on or Before August 23, 2011
0
58. Section 60.647 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraph (a);
0
b. Revising paragraph (b) introductory text; and
0
c. Revising paragraph (e).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.647 Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
(a) Records of the calculations and measurements required in Sec.
60.642 (a) and (b) and Sec. 60.646 (a) through (g) must be retained
for at least 2 years following the date of the measurements by owners
and operators subject to this subpart. This requirement is included
under Sec. 60.7(d) of the General Provisions. Any records required to
be maintained by this subpart that are submitted electronically via the
EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may be maintained in electronic
format.
(b) Each owner or operator shall submit, following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.7(c), a report of excess emissions semiannually.
For the purpose of these reports, excess emissions are defined as:
* * * * *
(e) The requirements of paragraph (b) of this section remain in
force until and unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to
a State under section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting
requirements or an alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted
by such State. In that event, affected sources within the State will be
relieved of obligation to comply with paragraph (b) of this section,
provided that they comply with the requirements established by the
State. Electronic reporting to the EPA cannot be waived, and as such,
the provisions of this paragraph do not relieve owners or operators of
affected facilities of the requirement to submit the electronic reports
required in this section to the EPA.
Subpart NNN--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound
(VOC) Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Industry (SOCMI) Distillation Operations
0
59. Section 60.665 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraph (b) introductory text;
0
b. Revising paragraph (l) introductory text;
0
c. Revising paragraph (m); and
0
d. Adding paragraphs (q) and (r).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 60.665 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(b) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall keep an up-to-date, readily accessible record of the
following data measured during each performance test, and also include
the following data in the report of the initial performance test
required under Sec. 60.8. Where a boiler or process heater with a
design heat input capacity of 44 MW (150 million Btu/hour) or greater
is used to comply with Sec. 60.662(a), a report containing performance
test data need not be submitted, but a report containing the
information in Sec. 60.665(b)(2)(i) is required to be submitted
following the procedure specified in paragraph (q) of this section. The
same data specified in this section shall be submitted, following the
procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j), in the reports of all
subsequently required performance tests where either the emission
control efficiency of a control device, outlet concentration of TOC, or
the TRE index value of a vent stream from a recovery system is
determined.
* * * * *
(l) Each owner or operator that seeks to comply with the
requirements of this subpart by complying with the requirements of
Sec. 60.660 (c)(4), (c)(5), or (c)(6) or Sec. 60.662 shall submit,
following the procedure specified in paragraph (q) of this section,
semiannual reports of the following recorded information. The initial
report shall be submitted within 6 months after the initial start-up
date.
* * * * *
(m) The requirements of Sec. 60.665(l) remain in force until and
unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In
that event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with Sec. 60.665(l), provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
* * * * *
(q) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The reports must be submitted by the
deadlines specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the reports are submitted.
(r) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained
electronically.
0
60. Section 60.668 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.668 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities which will not be delegated to States: Sec.
60.663(e) and approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to
the EPA required by this subpart.
Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral
Processing Plants
0
61. Section 60.676 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraphs (e) and (f);
0
b. Revising paragraphs (j) and (k); and
0
c. Adding paragraph (l).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.676 Reporting and recordkeeping.
* * * * *
(e) The reports required under paragraph (d) of this section shall
be submitted electronically within 30 days following the end of the
second and
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fourth calendar quarters to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions
Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the
EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or
operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator shall submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later
than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The reports
must be submitted by the deadlines specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the reports are submitted.
(f) The owner or operator of any affected facility shall submit,
following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j), reports of the
results of all performance tests conducted to demonstrate compliance
with the standards set forth in Sec. 60.672 of this subpart, including
reports of opacity observations made using Method 9 (40 CFR part 60,
Appendix A-4) to demonstrate compliance with Sec. 60.672(b), (e) and
(f).
* * * * *
(j) The requirements of this section remain in force until and
unless the Agency, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such States. In
that event, affected facilities within the State will be relieved of
the obligation to comply with the reporting requirements of this
section, provided that they comply with requirements established by the
State. Electronic reporting to the EPA cannot be waived, and as such,
the provisions of this paragraph do not relieve owners or operators of
affected facilities of the requirement to submit the electronic reports
required in this section to the EPA.
(k) Except for the reports required to be electronically submitted
to the EPA's CDX, as identified in this section, notifications and
reports required under this subpart and under subpart A of this part to
demonstrate compliance with this subpart need only to be sent to the
EPA Region or the State which has been delegated authority according to
Sec. 60.4(b). Reports required to be electronically submitted to the
EPA's CDX may not be exempted from Federal electronic reporting
requirements.
(l) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained
electronically.
0
62. Amend Table 1 to Subpart OOO by revising entry ``60.4, Address'' to
read as follows:
Table 1 to Subpart OOO--Exceptions to Applicability of Subpart A to Subpart OOO
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Subpart A reference Applies to subpart OOO Explanation
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60.4, Address........................... Yes........................ Except in Sec. 60.4(a) and (b)
submittals that are not submitted to the
EPA's CDX need only be sent to the EPA
Region or the State which has been
delegated authority (Sec. 60.676(k)).
* * * * * * *
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Subpart PPP--Standard of Performance for Wool Fiberglass Insulation
Manufacturing Plants
0
63. Section 60.684 is amended by:
0
a. Revising paragraphs (d) and (e); and
0
b. Adding paragraph (f).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.684 Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
* * * * *
(d) Each owner or operator shall submit semiannual reports of
exceedances of control device operating parameters required to be
monitored by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section and documentation
of, and a report of corrective maintenance required as a result of,
quarterly calibrations of the monitoring devices required in Sec.
60.683(c). For the purpose of these reports, exceedances are defined as
any monitoring data that are less than 70 percent of the lowest value
or greater than 130 percent of the highest value of each operating
parameter recorded during the most recent performance test. Each owner
or operator shall submit such reports to the EPA via the Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, the owner or operator shall submit
the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The reports must be submitted by the deadlines specified in this
subpart, regardless of the method in which the reports are submitted.
(e) The requirements of this section remain in force until and
unless the Agency, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In
that event, affected facilities within the State will be relieved of
the obligation to comply with this section, provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
(f) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained
electronically.
Subpart QQQ--Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions From
Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems
0
64. Section 60.697 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.697 Recordkeeping requirements.
(a) Each owner or operator of a facility subject to the provisions
of this subpart shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of
this section. All records shall be retained for a period of 2 years
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after being recorded unless otherwise noted. Any records required to be
maintained by this subpart that are submitted electronically via the
EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may be maintained in electronic
format.
* * * * *
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65. Section 60.698 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (b)(1);
0
b. Revising paragraph (c);
0
c. Revising paragraph (d) introductory text; and
0
d. Adding paragraph (f).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.698 Reporting requirements.
* * * * *
(b)(1) Within 60 days after initial startup, each owner or operator
of a facility subject to this subpart shall submit, following the
procedure specified in paragraph (f) of this section, a certification
that the equipment necessary to comply with these standards has been
installed and that the required initial inspections or tests of process
drains, sewer lines, junction boxes, oil-water separators, and closed
vent systems and control devices have been carried out in accordance
with these standards. Thereafter, the owner or operator shall submit
semiannually, following the procedure specified in paragraph (f) of
this section, a certification that all of the required inspections have
been carried out in accordance with these standards.
* * * * *
(c) A report that summarizes all inspections when a water seal was
dry or otherwise breached, when a drain cap or plug was missing or
improperly installed, or when cracks, gaps, or other problems were
identified that could result in VOC emissions, including information
about the repairs or corrective action taken, shall be submitted
initially and semiannually thereafter, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (f) of this section.
(d) As applicable, a report shall be submitted semiannually,
following the procedure specified in paragraph (f) of this section,
that indicates:
* * * * *
(f) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The reports must be submitted by the
deadlines specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the reports are submitted.
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66. Section 60.699 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.699 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities which will not be delegated to States:
Sec. 60.694 Permission to use alternative means of emission
limitations.
Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the EPA
required by this subpart.
Subpart RRR--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound
Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry
(SOCMI) Reactor Processes
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67. Section 60.705 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (b);
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b. Revising paragraph (l) introductory text;
0
c. Revising paragraph (m);
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d. Revising paragraph (p); and
0
e. Adding paragraphs (u) and (v).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 60.705 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(b) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall keep an up-to-date, readily accessible record of the
following data measured during each performance test, and also include
the following data in the report of the initial performance test
required under Sec. 60.8. Where a boiler or process heater with a
design heat input capacity of 44 MW (150 million Btu/hour) or greater
is used or where the reactor process vent stream is introduced as the
primary fuel to any size boiler or process heater to comply with Sec.
60.702(a), a report containing performance test data need not be
submitted, but a report containing the information in Sec.
60.705(b)(2)(i) is required to be submitted following the procedure
specified in paragraph (u) of this section. The same data specified in
this section shall be submitted, following the procedure specified in
Sec. 60.8(j), in the reports of all subsequently required performance
tests where either the emission control efficiency of a combustion
device, outlet concentration of TOC, or the TRE index value of a vent
stream from a recovery system is determined.
* * * * *
(l) Each owner or operator that seeks to comply with the
requirements of this subpart by complying with the requirements of
Sec. 60.700 (c)(2), (c)(3), or (c)(4) or Sec. 60.702 shall submit,
following the procedure specified in paragraph (u) of this section,
semiannual reports of the following recorded information. The initial
report shall be submitted within 6 months after the initial start-up
date.
* * * * *
(m) The requirements of Sec. 60.705(l) remain in force until and
unless EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State. In
that event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with Sec. 60.705(l), provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
* * * * *
(p) Each owner or operator that seeks to demonstrate compliance
with Sec. 60.700(c)(8) must submit, following the procedure specified
in Sec. 60.8(j), an initial report including a concentration
measurement using the test method specified in Sec. 60.704.
* * * * *
(u) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit
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the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The reports must be submitted by the deadlines specified in this
subpart, regardless of the method in which the reports are submitted.
(v) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained
electronically.
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68. Section 60.708 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.708 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities which will not be delegated to States: Sec.
60.703(e) and approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to
the EPA required by this subpart.
Subpart SSS--Standards of Performance for Magnetic Tape Coating
Facilities
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69. Section 60.717 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a);
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b. Revising paragraph (c);
0
c. Revising paragraph (d) introductory text;
0
d. Revising paragraph (e);
0
e. Revising paragraphs (h) and (i); and
0
f. Adding paragraph (j).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.717 Reporting and monitoring requirements.
(a) For all affected coating operations subject to Sec. 60.712(a),
(b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3) and all affected coating mix preparation
equipment subject to Sec. 60.712(c), the performance test data and
results shall be submitted following the procedure specified in Sec.
60.8(j) of the General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A). In
addition, the average values of the monitored parameters measured at
least every 15 minutes and averaged over the period of the performance
test shall be submitted with the results of all performance tests.
* * * * *
(c) Each owner or operator of an affected coating operation
initially utilizing less than the applicable volume of solvent
specified in Sec. 60.710(b) per calendar year shall report, following
the procedure specified in paragraph (j) of this section, the first
calendar year in which actual annual solvent use exceeds the applicable
volume.
(d) Each owner or operator of an affected coating operation, or
affected coating mix preparation equipment subject to Sec. 60.712(c),
shall submit, following the procedure specified in paragraph (j) of
this section, semiannual reports documenting the following:
* * * * *
(e) Each owner or operator of an affected coating operation, or
affected coating mix preparation equipment subject to Sec. 60.712(c),
not required to submit reports under Sec. 60.717(d) because no
reportable periods have occurred shall submit, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (j) of this section, semiannual reports so
affirming.
* * * * *
(h) The reports required under paragraphs (b) through (e) of this
section shall be submitted electronically within 30 days of the end of
the reporting period.
(i) The requirements of this subsection remain in force until and
unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such States. In
this event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with this subsection, provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
(j) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The reports must be submitted by the
deadlines specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the reports are submitted.
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70. Section 60.718 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.718 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities which will not be delegated to States:
Sec. 60.711(a)(16)
Sec. 60.713(b)(1)(i)
Sec. 60.713(b)(1)(ii)
Sec. 60.713(b)(5)(i)
Sec. 60.713(d)
Sec. 60.715(a)
Sec. 60.716
Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the EPA
required by this subpart.
Subpart TTT--Standards of Performance for Industrial Surface
Coating: Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines
0
71. Section 60.724 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory text;
0
b. Revising paragraph (b) introductory text; and
0
c. Revising paragraphs (c) and (d).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.724 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
(a) The reporting requirements of Sec. 60.8 apply only to the
initial performance test. Each owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this subpart shall include the following data in the
report of the initial performance test required under Sec. 60.8:
* * * * *
(b) Following the initial report, each owner or operator must
submit the information specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of
this section to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting
Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central
Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must
use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or
provide an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, the owner or operator must submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. The
owner or operator must begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than
90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be
submitted by the deadline specified in
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this subpart, regardless of the method in which the report is
submitted.
* * * * *
(c) These reports shall be submitted electronically not later than
10 days after the end of the periods specified in Sec. 60.724(b)(1)
and Sec. 60.724(b)(2).
(d) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this
subpart shall maintain at the source, for a period of at least 2 years,
records of all data and calculations used to determine monthly VOC
emissions from each coating operation for each affected facility as
specified in 40 CFR 60.7(d). Any records required to be maintained by
this subpart that are submitted electronically via the EPA's Central
Data Exchange (CDX) may be maintained in electronic format.
* * * * *
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72. Section 60.726 is amended to revise paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.726 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities which will not be delegated to the States:
Section 60.723(b)(1)
Section 60.723(b)(2)(i)(C)
Section 60.723(b)(2)(iv)
Section 60.724(e)
Section 60.725(b)
Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the EPA
required by this subpart.
Subpart UUU--Standards of Performance for Calciners and Dryers in
Mineral Industries
0
73. Section 60.735 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a);
0
b. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text; and
0
c. Revising paragraph (d).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 60.735 Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
(a) Records of the measurements required in Sec. 60.734 of this
subpart shall be retained for at least 2 years. Any records required to
be maintained by this subpart that are submitted electronically via the
EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may be maintained in electronic
format.
* * * * *
(c) Semiannually, each owner or operator shall submit reports of
exceedances of control device operating parameters required to be
monitored by Sec. 60.734 of this subpart to the EPA via the Compliance
and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator shall use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, the owner or operator shall submit
the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator shall begin submitting reports via
CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI.
The report must be submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the report is submitted. For the
purpose of these reports, exceedances are defined as follows:
* * * * *
(d) The requirements of this section remain in force until and
unless the Agency, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Clean Air Act, approves reporting requirements or
an alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such State.
In that event, affected facilities within the State will be relieved of
the obligation to comply with this section provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
0
74. Section 60.737 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.737 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities which will not be delegated to States:
Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the EPA
required by this subpart.
Subpart VVV--Standards of Performance for Polymeric Coating of
Supporting Substrates Facilities
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75. Section 60.741, Table 1B is amended by:
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a. Adding a ``(j)'' to the ``Reporting and recordkeeping requirements--
Sec. 60.747'' column for ``Compliance provisions--Sec. 60.743''
entries A(a)(1) through (a)(4);
0
b. Adding a ``(j)'' to the ``Reporting and recordkeeping requirements--
Sec. 60.747'' column for ``Compliance provisions--Sec. 60.743'' entry
A(b); and
0
c. Adding a ``(j)'' to the ``Reporting and recordkeeping requirements--
Sec. 60.747'' column for ``Compliance provisions--Sec. 60.743'' entry
B(c).
The additions read as follows:
Sec. 60.741 Definitions, symbols, and cross-reference tables.
* * * * *
Table 1B--Cross Reference
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Reporting and
Compliance provisions--Sec. Test methods-- Category/ Monitoring recordkeeping
60.743 Sec. 60.745 equipment \a\ requirements-- requirements--
Sec. 60.744 Sec. 60.747
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A. Coating operation:
(a)(1)--Gaseous emission (b)-(g)............ General, CA, CO, (a), (i), (j), (a), (d)(7), (f),
test for coating TI, CI, PE, TE. (k), (c)(1), (d), (g), (h),
operations not using (e), (f), (g). (d)(1)(i),
carbon adsorption beds (d)(2)(i),
with individual exhausts. (d)(3), (d)(4),
(d)(5), (d)(6),
(j).
(a)(2)--Gaseous emission (b)-(g)............ General, CA, PE, (a), (i), (j), (a), (d)(7), (f),
test for coating TE. (k), (c)(2), (g). (g), (h),
operations using carbon (d)(1)(ii),
adsorption beds with (d)(2)(ii),
individual exhausts. (d)(6), (j).
(a)(3)--Monthly liquid (a)................ VOC recovery...... (i), (k).......... (e), (f), (g),
material balance--can be (h), (j).
used only when a VOC
recovery device controls
only those emissions from
one affected coating
operation.
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(a)(4)--Short-term (3 to 7 (a)................ General, CA, CO, (a), (i), (j), (a), (d)(7), (f),
day) liquid material PE, TE. (k), (c)(1), (g), (h), (d)(1),
balance--may be used as an (c)(2), (d), (g). (d)(2), (d)(3),
alternative to (a)(3). (d)(6), (j).
(b)--Alternative standard (b)-(g)............ General, CA, CO, (a), (i), (j), (a), (d)(7), (f),
for coating operation-- TI, CI, PE, TE. (k), (c)(1), (g), (h), (d)(1),
demonstrate use of (c)(2), (d), (e), (d)(2), (d)(3),
approved total enclosure (f), (h). (d)(4), (d)(5),
and emissions vented to a (d)(6), (j).
95 percent efficient
control device.
B. Coating mix preparation
equipment:
(c)--Standard for equipment (b)-(g)............ General, CA, TI, (a), (i), (j), (a), (d)(7), (f),
servicing a coating CI. (k), (c)(1), (g), (h), (d)(1),
operation with concurrent (c)(2), (e), (f). (d)(2), (d)(4),
construction of a control (d)(5), (j).
device that uses at least
130 Mg/yr of VOC--
demonstrate that covers
meeting specifications are
installed and used
properly; procedures
detailing proper use are
posted; the mix equipment
is vented to a 95 percent
efficient control device.
* * * * * * *
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76. Section 60.747 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a);
0
b. Revising paragraphs (c)(2) and (3);
0
c. Revising paragraph (d) introductory text;
0
d. Revising paragraph (e) introductory text;
0
e. Revising paragraphs (g) through (i); and
0
f. Adding paragraph (j).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.747 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
(a) For each affected facility subject to the requirements of Sec.
60.742(b) and (c), the owner or operator shall submit the performance
test data and results as specified in Sec. 60.8(j) of this part. In
addition, the average values of the monitored parameters measured at
least every 15 minutes and averaged over the period of the performance
test shall be submitted with the results of all performance tests.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(2) Report, following the procedure specified in paragraph (j) of
this section, the first semiannual estimate in which projected annual
VOC use exceeds the applicable cutoff; and
(3) Report, following the procedure specified in paragraph (j) of
this section, the first 12-month period in which the actual VOC use
exceeds the applicable cutoff.
(d) Each owner or operator of an affected facility demonstrating
compliance by the methods described in Sec. 60.743(a)(1), (2), (4),
(b), or (c) shall maintain records and submit, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (j) of this section, quarterly reports
documenting the following:
* * * * *
(e) Each owner or operator of an affected coating operation,
demonstrating compliance by the test methods described in Sec.
60.743(a)(3) (liquid-liquid material balance) shall submit, following
the procedure specified in paragraph (j) of this section, the
following:
* * * * *
(g) The reports required under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) of
this section shall be submitted electronically and-or postmarked within
30 days of the end of the reporting period.
(h) Records required in Sec. 60.747 must be retained for at least
2 years. Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may
be maintained in electronic format.
(i) The requirements of this section remain in force until and
unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to a State under
section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting requirements or an
alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted by such States. In
this event, affected sources within the State will be relieved of the
obligation to comply with this subsection, provided that they comply
with the requirements established by the State. Electronic reporting to
the EPA cannot be waived, and as such, the provisions of this paragraph
do not relieve owners or operators of affected facilities of the
requirement to submit the electronic reports required in this section
to the EPA.
(j) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) The owner or operator must use the appropriate
electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic
file format consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema
listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart is not
available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, the owner or
operator must submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate
address listed in Sec. 60.4. The owner or operator must begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The reports must be submitted by the
deadlines specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the reports are submitted.
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77. Section 60.748 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.748 Delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) Authorities that will not be delegated to States: Sec. Sec.
60.743(a)(3)(v) (A) and (B); 60.743(e); 60.745(a); 60.746; and approval
of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the EPA required by
this subpart.
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Subpart WWW--Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills
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78. Section 60.750 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.750 Applicability, designation of affected facility, and
delegation of authority.
* * * * *
(b) The following authorities shall be retained by the
Administrator and not transferred to the State: Sec. 60.754(a)(5) and
approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the EPA
required by this subpart.
* * * * *
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79. Section 60.757 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (b) introductory text;
0
b. Revising paragraph (b)(1)(i) introductory text;
0
c. Revising paragraph (b)(1)(ii);
0
d. Revising paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2);
0
e. Revising paragraphs (e)(1)(ii) and (e)(1)(iii);
0
f. Revising paragraph (f) introductory text; and
0
g. Adding paragraph (h).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.757 Reporting requirements.
* * * * *
(b) Each owner or operator subject to the requirements of this
subpart shall submit, following the procedure specified in paragraph
(h) of this section, an NMOC emission rate report initially and
annually thereafter, except as provided for in paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) or
(b)(3) of this section. The Administrator may request such additional
information as may be necessary to verify the reported NMOC emission
rate.
(1) * * *
(i) The initial NMOC emission rate report shall be submitted no
later than indicated in paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(A) and (B) of this
section. Subsequent NMOC emission rate reports shall be submitted
annually thereafter, except as provided for in paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)
and (b)(3) of this section.
* * * * *
(ii) If the estimated NMOC emission rate as reported in the annual
report to the Administrator is less than 50 megagrams per year in each
of the next 5 consecutive years, the owner or operator may elect to
submit, following the procedure specified in paragraph (h) of this
section, an estimate of the NMOC emission rate for the next 5-year
period in lieu of the annual report. This estimate shall include the
current amount of solid waste-in-place and the estimated waste
acceptance rate for each year of the 5 years for which an NMOC emission
rate is estimated. All data and calculations upon which this estimate
is based shall be provided to the Administrator. This estimate shall be
revised at least once every 5 years. If the actual waste acceptance
rate exceeds the estimated waste acceptance rate in any year reported
in the 5-year estimate, a revised 5-year estimate shall be submitted to
the Administrator. The revised estimate shall cover the 5-year period
beginning with the year in which the actual waste acceptance rate
exceeded the estimated waste acceptance rate.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(1) If the owner or operator elects to recalculate the NMOC
emission rate after Tier 2 NMOC sampling and analysis as provided in
Sec. 60.754(a)(3) and the resulting rate is less than 50 megagrams per
year, annual periodic reporting shall be resumed, using the Tier 2
determined site-specific NMOC concentration, until the calculated
emission rate is equal to or greater than 50 megagrams per year or the
landfill is closed. The revised NMOC emission rate report, with the
recalculated emission rate based on NMOC sampling and analysis, shall
be submitted, following the procedure specified in paragraph (h) of
this section, within 180 days of the first calculated exceedance of 50
megagrams per year.
(2) If the owner or operator elects to recalculate the NMOC
emission rate after determining a site-specific methane generation rate
constant (k), as provided in Tier 3 in Sec. 60.754(a)(4), and the
resulting NMOC emission rate is less than 50 Mg/yr, annual periodic
reporting shall be resumed. The resulting site-specific methane
generation rate constant (k) shall be used in the emission rate
calculation until such time as the emissions rate calculation results
in an exceedance. The revised NMOC emission rate report based on the
provisions of Sec. 60.754(a)(4) and the resulting site-specific
methane generation rate constant (k) shall be submitted, following the
procedure specified in paragraph (h) of this section, within 1 year of
the first calculated emission rate exceeding 50 megagrams per year.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) A copy of the initial performance test report demonstrating
that the 15 year minimum control period has expired, unless the report
of the results of the performance test has been submitted to the EPA
via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX). In the equipment removal
report, the process unit(s) tested, the pollutant(s) tested, and the
date that such performance test was conducted may be submitted in lieu
of the performance test report if the report has been previously
submitted to the EPA's CDX; and
(iii) Dated copies of three successive NMOC emission rate reports
demonstrating that the landfill is no longer producing 50 megagrams or
greater of NMOC per year, unless the NMOC emission rate reports have
been submitted to the EPA via the EPA's CDX. If the NMOC emission rate
reports have been previously submitted to the EPA's CDX, a statement
that the NMOC emission rate reports have been submitted electronically
and the dates that the reports were submitted to the EPA's CDX may be
submitted in the equipment removal report in lieu of the NMOC emission
rate reports.
* * * * *
(f) Each owner or operator of a landfill seeking to comply with
Sec. 60.752(b)(2) using an active collection system designed in
accordance with Sec. 60.752(b)(2)(ii) shall submit, following the
procedure specified in paragraph (h) of this section, annual reports of
the recorded information in (f)(1) through (f)(6) of this paragraph.
The initial annual report shall be submitted within 180 days of
installation and start-up of the collection and control system. The
initial annual report shall include the following information
pertaining to the initial performance test report required under Sec.
60.8: the process unit(s) tested, the pollutant(s) tested, and the date
that such performance test was conducted. The initial performance test
report shall be submitted, following the procedure specified in Sec.
60.8(j), no later than the date that the initial annual report is
submitted. For enclosed combustion devices and flares, reportable
exceedances are defined under Sec. 60.758(c).
* * * * *
(h) Each owner or operator required to submit reports following the
procedure specified in this paragraph must submit reports to the EPA
via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's CDX (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
The owner or operator must use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the
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reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at
the time that the report is due, the owner or operator must submit the
report to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec.
60.4. The owner or operator must begin submitting reports via CEDRI no
later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The
reports must be submitted by the deadlines specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the reports are submitted.
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80. Section 60.758 is amended by adding paragraph (g) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.758 Recordkeeping requirements.
* * * * *
(g) Any records required to be maintained by this subpart that are
submitted electronically via the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) may
be maintained in electronic format.
Subpart AAAA--Standards of Performance for Small Municipal Waste
Combustion Units for Which Construction is Commenced After August
30, 1999 or for Which Modification or Reconstruction Is Commenced
After June 6, 2001
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81. Section 60.1030 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 60.1030 Can the Administrator delegate authority to enforce
these Federal new source performance standards to a State agency?
Yes, the Administrator can delegate all authorities in all sections
of this subpart, except approval of an alternative to any electronic
reporting to the EPA required by this subpart, to the State for direct
State enforcement.
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82. Section 60.1385 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 60.1385 What reports must I submit after I submit my notice of
construction and in what form?
(a) Submit an initial report and annual reports, plus semiannual
reports for any emission or parameter level that does not meet the
limits specified in this subpart. Submit initial, annual and semiannual
reports to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting
Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central
Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) You must use the
appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate
electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup language
(XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this subpart
is not available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due, you must
submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address
listed in Sec. 60.4. You must begin submitting reports via CEDRI no
later than 90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The
reports must be submitted by the deadlines specified in this subpart,
regardless of the method in which the reports are submitted.
(b) Submit all reports electronically on or before the submittal
dates in Sec. Sec. 60.1395, 60.1405, and 60.1420.
(c) Keep a copy of all reports required by Sec. Sec. 60.1400,
60.1410, and 60.1425 onsite for 5 years. Records for any report that is
submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained in
electronic format.
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83. Section 60.1400 is amended by revising paragraphs (c) and (d) to
read as follows:
Sec. 60.1400 What must I include in my initial report?
* * * * *
(c) For each initial performance test conducted during the
reporting period, the process unit(s) tested, the pollutant(s) tested,
and the date that such performance test was conducted. Submit,
following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j), the results of the
initial performance test (including supporting calculations) required
by this subpart no later than the date that you submit the initial
report.
(d) For the initial performance evaluation of your continuous
emissions monitoring system (CEMS), the process unit where the CEMS is
installed, the pollutant the CEMS measures, and the date that the
performance evaluation was conducted. Use the applicable performance
specifications in appendix B of this part in conducting the evaluation.
Submit the results of the initial performance evaluation of your CEMS,
following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.13(c)(2), no later than
the date that you submit the initial report.
* * * * *
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84. Section 60.1425 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.1425 What must I include in the semiannual out-of-compliance
reports?
* * * * *
(b) If the results of your annual stack tests (as recorded in Sec.
60.1360(a)) show emissions above the limits specified in table 1 of
this subpart for dioxins/furans, cadmium, lead, mercury, particulate
matter, opacity, hydrogen chloride, and fugitive ash, the process
unit(s) tested, the pollutant(s) tested, and the date that such
performance test was conducted. You must submit, following the
procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j), the performance test report that
documents the emission levels and your corrective actions no later than
the date that you submit the semiannual report.
* * * * *
Subpart EEEE--Standards of Performance for Other Solid Waste
Incineration Units for Which Construction is Commenced After
December 9, 2004, or for Which Modification or Reconstruction Is
Commenced on or After June 16, 2006
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85. Section 60.2889 is amended by revising paragraph (b) introductory
text and adding paragraph (b)(7) to read as follows:
Sec. 60.2889 Who implements and enforces this subpart?
* * * * *
(b) In delegating implementation and enforcement authority of this
subpart to a State, local, or tribal agency, the authorities contained
in paragraphs (b)(1) through (7) of this section are retained by the
EPA and are not transferred to the State, local, or tribal agency.
* * * * *
(7) Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by this subpart.
0
86. Section 60.2956 is amended by revising paragraph (h) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.2956 What information must I include in my annual report?
* * * * *
(h) For each performance test conducted during the reporting
period, if any performance test is conducted, the process unit(s)
tested, the pollutant(s) tested, and the date that such performance
test was conducted. Submit, following the procedure specified in Sec.
60.8(j), the performance test report no later than the date that you
submit the annual report.
* * * * *
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87. Section 60.2958 is amended by revising paragraph (d) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.2958 What must I include in the deviation report?
* * * * *
(d) A copy of the operating limit monitoring data during each
deviation and for any test report that documents the emission levels,
the process unit(s) tested, the pollutant(s) tested, and the date that
such performance test was conducted. Submit, following the procedure
specified in Sec. 60.8(j), the performance test report no later than
the
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date that you submit the deviation report.
* * * * *
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88. Section 60.2961 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 60.2961 In what form can I submit my reports?
Submit initial reports electronically or in paper format,
postmarked on or before the submittal due date, to the Administrator at
the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. Submit annual and
deviation reports electronically on or before the submittal due dates
to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface
(CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange
(CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Use the appropriate electronic report in
CEDRI for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format
consistent with the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on
the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If
the reporting form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI
at the time that the report is due, submit the report to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. Begin
submitting reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form
becomes available in CEDRI. The reports must be submitted by the
deadlines specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which
the reports are submitted.
0
89. Table 4 to Subpart EEEE is amended by revising the entries for ``4.
Annual report'' and ``5. Emission limitation or operating limit
deviation report'' to read as follows:
Table 4 to Subpart EEEE of Part 60--Summary of Reporting Requirements
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Report Due date Contents Reference
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* * * * * * *
4. Annual report................... a. No later than 12 i. Company name and Sec. Sec. 60.2955
months following the address; and 60.2956.
submission of the ii. Statement and signature Sec. Sec. 60.2955
initial test report. by the owner or operator;. and 60.2956.
Subsequent reports iii. Date of report;....... Sec. Sec. 60.2955
are to be submitted iv. Values for the and 60.2956.
no more than 12 operating limits;. Sec. Sec. 60.2955
months following the and 60.2956.
previous report. Sec. Sec. 60.2955
and 60.2956.
v. If no deviations or Sec. Sec. 60.2955
malfunctions were and 60.2956.
reported, a statement that
no deviations occurred
during the reporting
period;
vi. Highest and lowest Sec. Sec. 60.2955
recorded 12-hour averages, and 60.2956.
as applicable for carbon
monoxide emissions and
highest and lowest
recorded 3-hour averages,
as applicable, for each
operating parameter
recorded for the calendar
year being reported;
vii. Information for Sec. Sec. 60.2955
deviations or malfunctions and 60.2956.
recorded under Sec.
60.2949(b)(6) and (c)
through (e);
viii. For each performance Sec. Sec. 60.2955
test conducted during the and 60.2956.
reporting period, if any
performance test is
conducted, the process
unit(s) tested, the
pollutant(s) tested, and
the date that such
performance test was
conducted.
ix. If a performance test Sec. Sec. 60.2955
was not conducted during and 60.2956.
the reporting period, a
statement that the
requirements of Sec.
60.2934(a) or (b) were
met; and
x. Documentation of periods Sec. Sec. 60.2955
when all qualified OSWI and 60.2956.
unit operators were
unavailable for more than
12 hours but less than 2
weeks.
5. Emission limitation or operating a. By August 1 of that i. Dates and times of Sec. Sec. 60.2957
limit deviation report. year for data deviation; and 60.2958.
collected during the ii. Averaged and recorded Sec. Sec. 60.2957
first half of the data for those dates;. and 60.2958.
calendar year. By iii. Duration and causes of Sec. Sec. 60.2957
February 1 of the each deviation and the and 60.2958.
following year for corrective actions taken;.
data collected during
the second half of
the calendar year.
iv. Copy of operating limit Sec. Sec. 60.2957
monitoring data and, if and 60.2958.
any performance test was
conducted that documents
the emission levels, the
process unit(s) tested,
the pollutant(s) tested,
and the date that such
performance test was
conducted;
v. Dates, times, and causes Sec. Sec. 60.2957
for monitor downtime and 60.2958.
incidents;
vi. Whether each deviation Sec. Sec. 60.2957
occurred during a period and 60.2958.
of startup, shutdown, or
malfunction; and
vii. Dates, times and Sec. Sec. 60.2957
durations of any bypass of and 60.2958.
the control device.
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Subpart IIII--Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression
Ignition Internal Combustion Engines
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90. Section 60.4214 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(3) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.4214 What are my notification, reporting, and recordkeeping
requirements if I am an owner or operator of a stationary CI internal
combustion engine?
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(3) Submit the annual report to the EPA via the Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
Use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an
alternate electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup
language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this
subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due,
submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address
listed in Sec. 60.4. Begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than
90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be
submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the
method in which the report is submitted.
Subpart JJJJ--Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark
Ignition Internal Combustion Engines
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91. Amend Sec. 60.4245 by revising paragraph (d) and paragraph (e)(3)
to read as follows:
Sec. 60.4245 What are my notification, reporting, and recordkeeping
requirements if I am an owner or operator of a stationary SI internal
combustion engine?
* * * * *
(d) Owners and operators of stationary SI ICE that are subject to
performance testing must submit, following the procedure specified in
Sec. 60.8(j), a report of the results of each performance test
conducted following the procedure specified in Sec. 60.4244 within 60
days after the test has been completed.
(e) * * *
(3) Submit the annual report to the EPA via the Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
Use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an
alternate electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup
language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this
subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due,
submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address
listed in Sec. 60.4. Begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than
90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The report must be
submitted by the deadline specified in this subpart, regardless of the
method in which the report is submitted.
Subpart KKKK--Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion
Turbines
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92. Amend Sec. 60.4375 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 60.4375 What reports must I submit?
* * * * *
(b) For each affected unit that performs annual performance tests
in accordance with Sec. 60.4340(a), you must submit, following the
procedure specified in Sec. 60.8(j), a report of the results of each
performance test before the close of business on the 60th day following
the completion of the performance test.
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93. Section 60.4395 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 60.4395 When must I submit my reports?
All reports required under Sec. 60.7(c) must be submitted
electronically by the 30th day following the end of each 6-month
period.
Subpart LLLL--Standards of Performance for New Sewage Sludge
Incineration Units
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94. Section 60.4785 is amended by revising paragraph (c) introductory
text and adding paragraph (c)(9) to read as follows:
Sec. 60.4785 Who implements and enforces this subpart?
* * * * *
(c) The authorities that will not be delegated to state, local, or
tribal agencies are specified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(9) of
this section.
* * * * *
(9) Approval of an alternative to any electronic reporting to the
EPA required by this subpart.
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95. Section 60.4910 is amended by revising the introductory paragraph
text to read as follows:
Sec. 60.4910 What records must I keep?
You must maintain the items (as applicable) specified in paragraphs
(a) through (n) of this section for a period of at least 5 years. All
records must be available on site in either electronic format (that can
be printed upon request) or paper copy format.
* * * * *
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96. Section 60.4915 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text;
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b. Revising paragraphs (c)(4) and (c)(5);
0
c. Revising paragraph (d);
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d. Revising paragraph (d)(4) introductory text;
0
e. Revising paragraph (d)(8);
0
f. Revising paragraph (e)(2);
0
g. Revising paragraph (e)(3)(vii);
0
h. Revising paragraph (e)(4)(vii);
0
i. Revising paragraphs (i)(1) and (i)(2);
0
j. Adding paragraph (i)(3).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.4915 What reports must I submit?
* * * * *
(c) Initial compliance report. You must submit, following the
procedure specified in paragraph (i)(1) of this section, an initial
compliance report containing the information listed in paragraphs
(c)(1) through (c)(8) of this section no later than 60 days following
the initial performance test.
* * * * *
(4) For the initial performance test conducted using the test
methods specified in Table 1 or 2 of this subpart, the process unit(s)
tested, the pollutant(s) tested, and the date that the initial
performance test was conducted. Submit the initial performance test
results, following the procedure specified in paragraph (i)(2) of this
section, no later than the date that you submit the initial compliance
report.
(5) If an initial performance evaluation of a continuous monitoring
system (CMS) was conducted, the process unit where the CMS is
installed, the parameter measured by the CMS, and the date that the
performance evaluation is conducted. Submit the initial performance
evaluation results, following the procedure specified in paragraph
(i)(3) of this section, no later than the date that you submit the
initial compliance report.
* * * * *
(d) Annual compliance report. You must submit, following the
procedure specified in paragraph (i)(1) of this section, an annual
compliance report that includes the items listed in paragraphs (d)(1)
through (d)(16) of this section for the reporting period specified in
paragraph (d)(3) of this section. You must submit your first annual
compliance report no later than
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12 months following the submission of the initial compliance report
required by paragraph (c) of this section. You must submit subsequent
annual compliance reports no more than 12 months following the previous
annual compliance report. (You may be required to submit these reports
(or additional compliance information) more frequently by the title V
operating permit required in Sec. 60.4920.)
* * * * *
(4) If a performance test was conducted during the reporting
period, the process unit(s) tested, the pollutant(s) tested, and the
date that such performance test was conducted. Submit, following the
procedure specified in paragraph (i)(2) of this section, the
performance test report no later than the date that you submit the
annual report.
* * * * *
(8) If a performance evaluation of a continuous monitoring system
(CMS) was conducted, the process unit where the CMS is installed, the
parameter measured by the CMS, and the date that the performance
evaluation is conducted. Submit, following the procedure specified in
paragraph (i)(3) of this section, the results of that performance
evaluation no later than the date that you submit the annual compliance
report. If new operating limits were established during the performance
evaluation, include your calculations for establishing those operating
limits.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(2) The deviation report must be submitted, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (i)(1) of this section, by August 1 of that year
for data collected during the first half of the calendar year (January
1 to June 30), and by February 1 of the following year for data
collected during the second half of the calendar year (July 1 to
December 31).
(3) * * *
(vii) A copy of the operating parameter monitoring data during each
deviation and for any test report that documents the emission levels,
the process unit(s) tested, the pollutant(s) tested and the date that
the performance test was conducted. Submit the performance test report,
following the procedure specified in paragraph (i)(2) of this section,
no later than the date that you submit the deviation report.
* * * * *
(4) * * *
(vii) For any performance test report that showed a deviation from
the emission limits or standard, the process unit(s) tested, the
pollutant(s) tested and the date that the performance test was
conducted. Submit the performance test report, following the procedure
specified in paragraph (i)(2) of this section, no later than the date
that you submit the deviation report.
* * * * *
(i) * * *
(1) Submit initial, annual, and deviation reports electronically on
or before the submittal due dates to the EPA via the Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
Use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this subpart or an
alternate electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup
language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form specific to this
subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the report is due,
submit the report to the Administrator at the appropriate address
listed in Sec. 60.4. Begin submitting reports via CEDRI no later than
90 days after the form becomes available in CEDRI. The reports must be
submitted by the deadlines specified in this subpart, regardless of the
method in which the reports are submitted.
(2) Within 60 days after the date of completing each performance
test (see Sec. 60.8) conducted to demonstrate compliance with this
subpart, you must submit the results of the performance test following
the procedure specified in either paragraph (i)(2)(i) or (i)(2)(ii) of
this section.
(i) For data collected using test methods supported by the EPA's
Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the time of the test,
you must submit the results of the performance test to the EPA via the
Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can
be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance test data must be submitted in a file
format generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate
electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup language
(XML) schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site. If you claim that some
of the performance test information being submitted is confidential
business information (CBI), you must submit a complete file generated
through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic file
consistent with the XML schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site,
including information claimed to be CBI, on a compact disc, flash
drive, or other commonly used electronic storage media to the EPA. The
electronic media must be clearly marked as CBI and mailed to U.S. EPA/
OAQPS/CORE CBI Office, Attention: Group Leader, Measurement Policy
Group, MD C404-02, 4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC 27703. The same ERT or
alternate file with the CBI omitted must be submitted to the EPA via
the EPA's CDX as described earlier in this paragraph.
(ii) For data collected using test methods that are not supported
by the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the
test, you must submit the results of the performance test to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
(3) Within 60 days after the date of completing each CEMS
performance evaluation, you must submit the results of the performance
evaluation following the procedure specified in either paragraph
(i)(3)(i) or (i)(3)(ii) of this section.
(i) For performance evaluations of continuous monitoring systems
measuring relative accuracy test audit (RATA) pollutants that are
supported by the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the time of the test, you must
submit the results of the performance evaluation to the EPA via the
CEDRI. (CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's CDX (https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance evaluation data must be submitted in a file
format generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate
electronic file format consistent with the XML schema listed on the
EPA's ERT Web site. If you claim that some of the performance
evaluation information being submitted is CBI, you must submit a
complete file generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an
alternate electronic file consistent with the XML schema listed on the
EPA's ERT Web site, including information claimed to be CBI on a
compact disc, flash drive, or other commonly used electronic storage
media to the EPA. The electronic media must be clearly marked as CBI
and mailed to U.S. EPA/OAQPS/CORE CBI Office, Attention: Group Leader,
Measurement Policy Group, MD C404-02, 4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC
27703. The same ERT or alternate file with the CBI omitted must be
submitted to the EPA via the EPA's CDX as described earlier in this
paragraph.
(ii) For any performance evaluations of continuous monitoring
systems measuring RATA pollutants that are not
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supported by the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the
time of the test, you must submit the results of the performance
evaluation to the Administrator at the appropriate address listed in
Sec. 60.4.
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97. Table 5 to Subpart LLLL is amended by:
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a. Revising the ``Initial compliance report'' entry;
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b. Revising the ``Annual compliance report'' entry; and
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c. Revising the ``Deviation report (deviations from emission limits,
emission standards, or operating limits, as specified in Sec.
60.4915(e)(1))'' entry.
The revisions read as follows:
Table 5 to Subpart LLLL of Part 60--Summary of Reporting Requirements for New Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
\a\
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Report Due date Contents Reference
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Initial compliance report.......... No later than 60 days 1. Company name and address Sec. 60.4915(c).
following the initial 2. Statement by a
performance test. responsible official, with
that official's name,
title, and signature,
certifying the accuracy of
the content of the report.
3. Date of report..........
4. For the initial
performance test
conducted, the process
unit(s) tested, the
pollutant(s) tested, and
the date that such
performance test was
conducted.
5. For the initial
performance evaluation of
your CMS,\b\ the process
unit where the CMS is
installed, the pollutant
the CMS measures, and the
date that the performance
evaluation is conducted.
6. The values for the site-
specific operating limits
and the calculations and
methods, as applicable,
used to establish each
operating limit.
7. Documentation of
installation of bag leak
detection system for
fabric filter.
8. Results of initial air
pollution control device
inspection, including a
description of repairs.
Annual compliance report........... No later than 12 1. Company name and address Sec. 60.4915(d).
months following the 2. Statement and signature
submission of the by responsible official.
initial compliance 3. Date and beginning and
report; subsequent ending dates of report.
reports are to be 4. For each performance
submitted no more test conducted during the
than 12 months reporting period, if any
following the performance test is
previous report. conducted, the process
unit(s) tested, the
pollutant(s) tested, and
the date that such
performance test was
conducted. Include any new
operating limits and
associated calculations
and the type of activated
carbon used, if applicable.
5. For each pollutant and
operating parameter
recorded using a CMS, the
highest recorded 3-hour
average and the lowest
recorded 3-hour average,
as applicable.
6. If no deviations from
emission limits, emission
standards, or operating
limits occurred, a
statement that no
deviations occurred.
7. If a fabric filter is
used, the date, time, and
duration of alarms.
8. For each performance
evaluation conducted
during the reporting
period, the process unit
where the CMS is
installed, the parameter
measured by the CMS, and
the date that the
performance evaluation was
conducted. Include any new
operating limits and their
associated calculations.
9. If you met the
requirements of Sec.
60.4885(a)(3) and did not
conduct a performance
test, include the dates of
the last three performance
tests, a comparison to the
50 percent emission limit
threshold of the emission
level achieved in the last
three performance tests,
and a statement as to
whether there have been
any process changes.
10. Documentation of
periods when all qualified
SSI unit operators were
unavailable for more than
8 hours but less than 2
weeks.
11. Results of annual
pollutions control device
inspections, including
description of repairs.
12. If there were no
periods during which your
CMSs had malfunctions, a
statement that there were
no periods during which
your CMSs had malfunctions.
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13. If there were no
periods during which your
CMSs were out of control,
a statement that there
were no periods during
which your CMSs were out
of control.
14. If there were no
operator training
deviations, a statement
that there were no such
deviations.
15. Information on
monitoring plan revisions,
including a copy of any
revised monitoring plan.
Deviation report (deviations from By August 1 of a If using a CMS: 1. Company Sec. 60.4915(e).
emission limits, emission calendar year for name and address.
standards, or operating limits, as data collected during 2. Statement by a
specified in Sec. 60.4915(e)(1)). the first half of the responsible official.
calendar year; by 3. The calendar dates and
February 1 of a times your unit deviated
calendar year for from the emission limits
data collected during or operating limits.
the second half of 4. The averaged and
the calendar year. recorded data for those
dates.
5. Duration and cause of
each deviation.
6. Dates, times, and causes
for monitor downtime
incidents.
7. A copy of the operating
parameter monitoring data
during each deviation,
and, for any test report
that documents the
emission levels, the
process unit(s) tested,
the pollutant(s) tested,
and the date that such
performance test was
conducted.
8. For periods of CMS
malfunction or when a CMS
was out of control, you
must include the
information specified in
Sec. 60.4915(e)(3)(viii).
If not using a CMS: 1.
Company name and address.
2. Statement by a
responsible official.
3. The total operating time
of each affected SSI.
4. The calendar dates and
times your unit deviated
from the emission limits,
emission standard, or
operating limits.
5. The averaged and
recorded data for those
dates.
6. Duration and cause of
each deviation.
7. For each performance
test that showed a
deviation from emission
limits or standards
conducted during the
reporting period, the
process unit(s) tested,
the pollutant(s) tested,
and the date that such
performance test was
conducted.
8. A brief description of
any malfunction, a
description of actions
taken during the
malfunction to minimize
emissions, and corrective
action taken.
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Subpart OOOO--Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural
Gas Production, Transmission and Distribution
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98. Section 60.5420 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (b) introductory text;
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b. Revising paragraph (b)(7);
0
c. Adding paragraph (b)(9); and
0
d. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text.
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 60.5420 What are my notification, reporting, and recordkeeping
requirements?
* * * * *
(b) Reporting requirements. You must submit annual reports
containing the information specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through (6)
of this section and performance test reports as specified in paragraph
(b)(7) or (8) of this section. You must submit annual reports following
the procedure specified in paragraph (b)(9). The initial annual report
is due no later than 90 days after the end of the initial compliance
period as determined according to Sec. 60.5410. Subsequent annual
reports are due no later than the same date each year as the initial
annual report. If you own or operate more than one affected facility,
you may submit one report for multiple affected facilities provided the
report contains all of the information required as specified in
paragraphs (b)(1) through (6) of this section. Annual reports may
coincide with title V reports as long as all the required elements of
the annual report are included. You may arrange with the Administrator
a common schedule on which reports required by this part may be
submitted as long as the schedule does not extend the reporting period.
* * * * *
(7) Within 60 days after the date of completing each performance
test (see Sec. 60.8) required by this subpart, except testing
conducted by the manufacturer as specified in Sec. 60.5413(d), you
must submit the results of the performance test following the procedure
specified in either paragraph (b)(7)(i) or (b)(7)(ii) of this section.
(i) For data collected using test methods supported by the EPA's
Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) at the time of the test,
you must submit the results of the performance test to the EPA via the
Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can
be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://
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cdx.epa.gov/).) Performance test data must be submitted in a file
format generated through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate
electronic file format consistent with the extensible markup language
(XML) schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site. If you claim that some
of the performance test information being submitted is confidential
business information (CBI), you must submit a complete file generated
through the use of the EPA's ERT or an alternate electronic file
consistent with the XML schema listed on the EPA's ERT Web site,
including information claimed to be CBI, on a compact disc, flash
drive, or other commonly used electronic storage media to the EPA. The
electronic media must be clearly marked as CBI and mailed to U.S. EPA/
OAQPS/CORE CBI Office, Attention: Group Leader, Measurement Policy
Group, MD C404-02, 4930 Old Page Rd., Durham, NC 27703. The same ERT or
alternate file with the CBI omitted must be submitted to the EPA via
the EPA's CDX as described earlier in this paragraph.
(ii) For data collected using test methods that are not supported
by the EPA's ERT as listed on the EPA's ERT Web site at the time of the
test, you must submit the results of the performance test to the
Administrator at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4.
* * * * *
(9) If you are required to submit reports in the manner specified
in this paragraph, you must submit reports to the EPA via the CEDRI.
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's CDX (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
You must use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, you must submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. You must begin submitting
reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes
available in CEDRI. The reports must be submitted by the deadlines
specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which the
reports are submitted.
(c) Recordkeeping requirements. You must maintain the records
identified as specified in Sec. 60.7(f) and in paragraphs (c)(1)
through (13) of this section. All records required by this subpart must
be maintained either onsite or at the nearest local field office for at
least 5 years. Any records required to be maintained by this subpart
that are submitted electronically via the EPA's CDX may be maintained
in electronic format.
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99. Section 60.5422 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 60.5422 What are my additional reporting requirements for my
affected facility subject to VOC requirements for onshore natural gas
processing plants?
(a) You must comply with the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c)
of this section in addition to the requirements of Sec. 60.487a(a),
(b), (c)(2)(i) through (iv), and (c)(2)(vii) through (viii). As
required by Sec. 60.487a(a), you must submit semiannual reports to the
EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
(CEDRI can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX)
(https://cdx.epa.gov/).) Use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI
for this subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with
the extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web
site (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting
form specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time
that the report is due, submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. You must begin submitting
reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes
available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the deadline
specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which the report
is submitted.
* * * * *
0
100. Section 60.5423 is amended by revising paragraph (b) introductory
text and paragraph (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 60.5423 What additional recordkeeping and reporting requirements
apply to my sweetening unit affected facilities at onshore natural gas
processing plants?
* * * * *
(b) You must submit a report of excess emissions with your annual
report if you had excess emissions during the reporting period. The
excess emissions report must be submitted to the EPA via the Compliance
and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). (CEDRI can be accessed
through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/).)
You must use the appropriate electronic report in CEDRI for this
subpart or an alternate electronic file format consistent with the
extensible markup language (XML) schema listed on the CEDRI Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cedri/index.html). If the reporting form
specific to this subpart is not available in CEDRI at the time that the
report is due, you must submit the report to the Administrator at the
appropriate address listed in Sec. 60.4. You must begin submitting
reports via CEDRI no later than 90 days after the form becomes
available in CEDRI. The report must be submitted by the deadline
specified in this subpart, regardless of the method in which the report
is submitted. For the purpose of these reports, excess emissions are
defined as:
* * * * *
(e) The requirements of paragraph (b) of this section remain in
force until and unless the EPA, in delegating enforcement authority to
a state under section 111(c) of the Act, approves reporting
requirements or an alternative means of compliance surveillance adopted
by such state. In that event, affected sources within the state will be
relieved of obligation to comply with paragraph (b) of this section,
provided that they comply with the requirements established by the
state. Electronic reporting to the EPA cannot be waived, and as such,
the provisions of this paragraph do not relieve owners or operators of
affected facilities of the requirement to submit the electronic reports
required in this section to the EPA.
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