Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-213.415 - Trading of Emissions Within a Source
(1)
The Department shall allow trading of emissions increases and decreases among
emissions units in a Title V source permitted pursuant to this chapter. This
trading of emissions shall be permitted solely for the purpose of complying
with a federally enforceable emissions cap that is established in the permit
independent of otherwise applicable requirements.
(2) No permit revision shall be required
provided the permitted source complies with the notice and recordkeeping
provisions of this section and provided the permitted source had submitted with
its last Title V permit application:
(a) A
listing of all emission units which will be subject to trading of
emissions;
(b) A description of
each mode of operation that will be used at any given time and all of the
necessary permit application data required by Rule
62-213.420, and subsection
62-210.900(1),
F.A.C., to evaluate the application in each mode of operation;
(c) A plan for quantifying emissions trading
increases and decreases of each regulated air pollutant for each unit and for
demonstrating the continuous compliance in each mode of operation. The
following procedures apply to pollutants which are subject to the federally
enforceable emissions cap described in subsection
62-213.415(1),
F.A.C.:
1. For a source with sulfur dioxide
generated by the fuel, the source shall quantify increases or decreases of
sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides emissions by the use of continuous emissions
monitors which have been installed, performance tested, calibrated, operated
and maintained as specified in paragraph
62-213.205(1)(e),
F.A.C. The source shall determine stack gas volumetric flow rates using
flowmeters with recorders, if available at the source, or the average gas flow
rates from the three most recent stack tests conducted in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 62-297.310, F.A.C., at an
operation rate of 90 to 100 percent of the maximum operating level approved for
the unit in its mode of operation. If three such tests have not been conducted,
the source shall determine flow rates from the two latest such tests, if
available, or by a single such test;
2. For sulfur dioxide generated from non-fuel
sources, the Department shall approve alternative methods of determining actual
SO2 emissions on a case-by-case basis, if requested by
the permittee, provided all of the sulfur used in the process is quantified and
analyzed for sulfur content using methods approved in Chapter 62-297, F.A.C.,
on an as delivered basis, records are maintained to document the quantity and
sulfur content of the sulfur containing material, and the method assumes that
all of the sulfur is converted to SO2 and released to
the atmosphere;
3. For pollutants
other than sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides the Department shall not approve
the trading of emissions unless the source demonstrates the capability of
quantifying emissions and verifying that emissions do not exceed permitted
allowable emissions for each unit involved;
4. The Department shall accept inventory
balance, as described in paragraph
62-213.205(1)(e),
F.A.C., as a means of quantification of volatile organic compounds if no credit
is taken for any incineration that takes place.
(d) Replicable procedures to demonstrate
compliance with any trading provisions requested and with applicable
requirements for each mode of operation. As a minimum, the source shall
maintain source logs or records to verify the periods of operation within each
mode of operation.
(3)
The source shall provide written notice to the Department and EPA at least
thirty days before implementation of each mode of operation. The notice shall
identify the mode of operation, and the date upon which the change will
occur.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.087 FS. Law Implemented 403.031, 403.061, 403.087, 403.0872 FS.
New 11-28-93, Amended 4-17-94, Formerly 17-213.415, Amended 11-23-94, 3-13-96, 4-16-01.
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