06-096 C.M.R. ch. 101, § 1 - Scope/Applicability
A.
Geographic scope. This
regulation applies statewide.
B.
General requirement. No person shall emit or cause to be emitted
any visible air contaminants that exceed the visible emission standards of
Sections
2 or
3 of this Chapter, unless the source
is listed in Section 1(C) of this Chapter or, for periods of startup or
shutdown, malfunction, or certain equipment maintenance for boilers or other
emission units, when the work practices in Sections 4(A), (B), or (C) are
followed as specified in Section
3. Certain sources are required by air
emission license conditions, Best Available Control Technology (BACT), National
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), Best Practical
Treatment (BPT), and/or New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) to achieve more
stringent visible emissions standards than those listed in this Chapter.
C.
Exemptions from this
Chapter. The following are exempt from this Chapter:
(1) Incinerators regulated by 06-096 C.M.R.
ch. 104;
(2) Permitted open burning
regulated by 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 102;
(3) Emissions of condensed, uncombined water
vapor;
(4) Municipal waste
combustors regulated by 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 121;
(5) Diesel-powered motor vehicles regulated
by 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 146;
(6)
Outdoor wood boilers regulated by 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 150;
(7) Emission units subject to a visible
emissions (i.e., opacity) standard under 40 C.F.R. Part 60 as amended up to
July 1, 2018;
(8) Emission units
subject to a visible emissions (i.e., opacity) standard under 40 C.F.R. Part 63
as amended up to July 1, 2018;
(9)
Emission units with a wet plume subject to operating limits to demonstrate
compliance with a particulate matter emission limit under 40 C.F.R. Part 63 as
amended up to July 1, 2018;
(10)
Visible air contaminants emitted for the purpose of visible emissions observer
training; and
(11) Visible air
contaminants emitted for the purpose of Predictive Emission Monitoring Systems
(PEMS) research that has been approved by the Commissioner and EPA.
Notes
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