Md. Code Regs. 26.11.41.07 - Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements
A. Owners or operators of affected facilities
shall maintain, submit as described in this section, and make available upon
request by the Department a copy of records necessary to verify compliance with
the provisions of this chapter, as follows:
(1) For each leak monitoring survey and
audio, visual, and olfactory inspection conducted according to Regulation .03
of this chapter, owners and operators shall:
(a) Submit a report to the Department within
60 days of each leak monitoring survey with the following information:
(i) Date of the survey;
(ii) A list of each fugitive emission and
repair;
(iii) Any deviations from
the initial methane monitoring plan or a statement that there were no
deviations from the initial methane monitoring plan;
(iv) Number and type of components for which
fugitive emissions were detected;
(v) Number and type of difficult-to-monitor
fugitive emission components monitored;
(vi) Instrument reading of each fugitive
emissions component that requires repair when EPA Method 21 ( 40 CFR 60,
Appendix A-7) is used for monitoring;
(vii) Number and type of fugitive emissions
components that were not repaired;
(viii) Number and type of fugitive emission
components placed on delay of repair and explanation for each delay of
repair;
(ix) The date of successful
repair of the fugitive emissions component; and
(x) Instrumentation used to resurvey a
repaired fugitive emissions component that could not be repaired during the
initial fugitive emissions finding;
(b) Maintain, for a minimum of 5 years,
record of each leak monitoring survey along with the following information:
(i) Reports submitted according to
§A(1)(a) of this regulation;
(ii) Beginning and end time of the
survey;
(iii) Name of operator(s)
performing survey;
(iv) Monitoring
instrument used, including the manufacturer, model number, serial number, and
calibration documentation;
(v)
When optical gas imaging is used to perform the survey, one or more digital
photographs or videos, captured from the optical gas imaging instrument used
for conduct of monitoring, of each required monitoring survey being
performed;
(vi) Fugitive emissions
component identification when EPA Method 21 ( 40 CFR 60, Appendix A-7) is used
to perform the monitoring survey;
(vii) Ambient temperature, sky conditions,
and maximum wind speed at the time of the survey;
(viii) Any deviations from the initial
methane monitoring plan or a statement that there were no deviations from the
initial methane monitoring plan;
(ix) Proof that parts or equipment required
to make necessary repairs, as required by this chapter, have been
ordered;
(x) If a fugitive
emissions component is not tagged, a digital photograph or video of each
fugitive emissions component that could not be repaired during the leak
monitoring survey at the time the fugitive emissions were initially found;
and
(xi) Repair methods applied in
each attempt to repair the fugitive emissions components;
(c) Post a quarterly report summary to a
publicly available website of each leak monitoring survey, including the
information required in §A(1)(a) of this regulation, 60 days after the
leak monitoring survey; and
(d)
Maintain records of audio, visual, and olfactory inspections for at least 5
years from the date of inspection.
(2) For each natural gas-powered continuous
bleed pneumatic device, owners and operators shall:
(a) Maintain a record of the emission flow
rate measurement and report annually beginning April 1, 2021, for at least 5
years from the date of each emissions flow rate measurement;
(b) Maintain records of the date, location,
and manufacturer specifications for each continuous bleed pneumatic device
constructed, modified, or reconstructed and report annually beginning April 1,
2021;
(c) Maintain records of the
manufacturer's specifications indicating that the device is designed such that
natural gas bleed rate is less than or equal to 6 standard cubic feet per hour,
if applicable;
(d) Maintain records
of deviations in cases where the pneumatic device was not operated in
compliance with the requirements specified in Regulation .04 of this chapter
and report annually beginning April 1, 2021;
(e) Maintain purchase orders, work orders, or
any in-house or third-party reports produced or provided to the affected
facility relating to the device for at least 5 years; and
(f) Maintain a record of each continuous
bleed pneumatic inspection and any corrective or maintenance action taken for
at least 5 years.
(3)
For each reciprocating natural gas compressor, owners and operators shall:
(a) Maintain a record of each rod packing
leak concentration measurement found above the minimum leak threshold and
report annually beginning April 1, 2021, for at least 5 years from the date of
each leak concentration measurement;
(b) Maintain a record of each rod packing or
seal emission flow rate measurement and report annually beginning April 1,
2021, for at least 5 years from the date of each emissions flow rate
measurement;
(c) Maintain a record
that documents the date(s) and hours of operation a compressor is operated in
order to demonstrate compliance with the rod packing leak concentration or
emission flow rate measurement in the event that the compressor is not
operating during a scheduled inspection for at least 1 calendar year;
(d) Maintain records that provide proof that
parts or equipment required to make necessary repairs required by this chapter
have been ordered;
(e) Report
annually the cumulative number of hours of operation or the number of months
since initial startup or the previous reciprocating compressor rod packing
replacement, whichever is later, beginning April 1, 2021;
(f) If applicable, submit a statement that
emissions from the rod packing are being routed to applicable vapor control
system under Regulation .06 of this chapter;
(g) Report records of deviations from this
chapter that occurred during the reporting period annually, beginning April 1,
2021; and
(h) Maintain a record of
purchase orders, work orders, or any in-house or third-party reports produced
or provided to the affected facility necessary to demonstrate compliance with
the delay of repair provisions of this chapter for at least 5 years.
B. Blowdown Events and
Reports.
(1) Within 90 days of the effective
date of this chapter, affected facilities shall submit a blowdown notification
plan to the Department for approval of any blowdown event in excess of
1,000,000 standard cubic feet.
(2)
The blowdown notification plan according to §B(1) of this regulation shall
include:
(a) The notification format (for
example, website, email, robocall, text message, social media announcement,
etc.) to local authorities, the Department, and interested parties for blowdown
emissions in excess of 1,000,000 standard cubic feet;
(b) A public outreach plan to inform
interested parties of the availability to be notified of blowdown events in
excess of 1,000,000 standard cubic feet;
(c) The affected facility's responsible
personnel for blowdown notifications; and
(d) A sitemap of the facility with clearly
marked designated area(s) for blowdown emissions in excess of 1,000,000
standard cubic feet.
(3)
For any blowdown event in excess of 1,000,000 standard cubic feet, affected
facilities shall make information publicly available in accordance with the
facility's approved blowdown notification plan, including notification to the
Department, at least 7 days prior.
(4) For any blowdown event in excess of
1,000,000 standard cubic feet that is scheduled less than 7 days prior to the
blowdown event, affected facilities shall, as soon as practicable:
(a) Make information publicly available in
accordance with the facility's approved blowdown notification plan;
and
(b) Provide an explanation to
the Department of the reason for the blowdown event.
(5) For any emergency or unplanned blowdown
event in excess of 1,000,000 standard cubic feet, affected facilities shall
make information publicly available in accordance with the facility's approved
blowdown notification plan and notify the Department within 1 hour of the
emergency or unplanned blowdown event.
(6) When safety concerns preclude a facility
from providing prior notification of an emergency or unplanned blowdown under
§B(5) of this regulation, the facility shall send notice to the Department
within 24 hours of the blowdown event indicating the reason(s) why prior notice
was not possible.
(7) Affected
facilities shall report the following information to the Department of blowdown
emissions in excess of 50 cubic feet within the facility's fence line annually
by April 1 of each year:
(a) Date and type
(that is, planned or emergency) of each blowdown event;
(b) Methane emissions in metric tons released
from each blowdown event; and
(c)
Annual methane emissions in metric tons from all blowdown events.
(8) Methane emissions shall be
calculated according to procedures in
40 CFR Part 98, Subpart W,
§
98.233.
C. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting.
(1) Owners and operators of affected
facilities shall report methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide mass
emissions to the Department annually by April 1 of each year.
(2) Owners and operators of affected
facilities shall follow the procedures for emission calculation, monitoring,
quality assurance, missing data, record keeping, and reporting that are
specified in 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart C, and 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart
W.
(3) When reporting to the
Department, owners and operators of affected facilities shall expand the
fugitive emissions reporting requirements of 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart W, to
include a Microsoft Excel format list providing calculations summarized by
category under 40 CFR §
98.232(e) - (h) as
applicable.
D. All required reports shall be submitted to
the Industrial Compliance Division in written or electronic format and mailed
to Maryland Department of the Environment, Air Quality Compliance Program, 1800
Washington Boulevard, 7th Floor, Baltimore, MD
21230, Attention: Industrial Compliance Division.
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