25 Pa. Code § 129.97 - Presumptive RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and petition for alternative compliance schedule
(a) The owner and operator of a source listed
in one or more of subsections (b)-(h) located at a major
NOx emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility
subject to §
129.96 (relating to applicability)
shall comply with the applicable presumptive RACT requirement or RACT emission
limitation, or both, beginning with the specified compliance date as follows,
unless an alternative compliance schedule is submitted and approved under
subsections (k)-(m) or §
129.99 (relating to alternative
RACT proposal and petition for alternative compliance schedule):
(2) January 1,
2017, or 1 year after the date the source meets the definition of a major
NOx emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility ,
whichever is later, for a source subject to §
129.96(b).
(b) The owner
and operator of a source specified in this subsection, which is located at a
major NOx emitting facility or major VOC emitting
facility subject to §
129.96 shall comply with the
following:
(1) The presumptive RACT
requirement for a combustion unit with a rated heat input equal to or greater
than 20 million Btu/hour and less than 50 million Btu/hour, which is the
performance of a biennial tune-up conducted in accordance with the procedures
in 40 CFR
63.11223 (relating to how do I demonstrate
continuous compliance with the work practice and management practice
standards). The biennial tune-up must include, at a minimum, the following:
(i) Inspection and cleaning or replacement of
fuel-burning equipment, including the burners and components, as necessary, for
proper operation as specified by the manufacturer.
(ii) Inspection of the flame pattern and
adjustment of the burner, as necessary, to optimize the flame pattern to
minimize total emissions of NOx and, to the extent
possible, emissions of CO.
(iii)
Inspection and adjustment, as necessary, of the air-to-fuel ratio control
system to ensure proper calibration and operation as specified by the
manufacturer.
(2) The
owner or operator of a combustion unit with an oxygen trim system that
maintains an optimum air-to-fuel ratio that would otherwise be subject to a
biennial tune-up shall conduct a tune-up of the boiler one time in each 5-year
calendar period. The tune-up must include, at a minimum, the following:
(i) Inspection and cleaning or replacement of
fuel-burning equipment, including the burners and components, as necessary, for
proper operation as specified by the manufacturer.
(ii) Inspection of the flame pattern and
adjustment of the burner, as necessary, to optimize the flame pattern to
minimize total emissions of NOx and, to the extent
possible, emissions of CO.
(iii)
Inspection and adjustment, as necessary, of the air-to-fuel ratio control
system to ensure proper calibration and operation as specified by the
manufacturer.
(3) The
applicable recordkeeping requirements of §
129.100(d), (e) or
(f) (relating to compliance demonstration and
recordkeeping requirements).
(c) The owner and operator of a source
specified in this subsection, which is located at a major
NOx emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility
subject to §
129.96 shall install, maintain and
operate the source in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and
with good operating practices:
(1) A
NOx air contamination source that has the potential to
emit less than 5 TPY of NOx.
(2) A VOC air contamination source that has
the potential to emit less than 2.7 TPY of VOC.
(3) A boiler or other combustion source with
an individual rated gross heat input less than 20 million Btu/hour.
(4) A combustion turbine with a rated output
less than 1,000 bhp.
(5) A
stationary internal combustion engine rated at less than 500 bhp
(gross).
(6) An incinerator ,
thermal oxidizer or catalytic oxidizer used primarily for air pollution
control.
(7) A fuel-burning unit
with an annual capacity factor of less than 5%.
(i) For a combustion unit , the annual
capacity factor is the ratio of the unit's heat input (in million Btu or
equivalent units of measure) to the unit's maximum rated hourly heat input rate
(in million Btu/hour or equivalent units of measure) multiplied by 8,760 hours
during a period of 12 consecutive calendar months.
(ii) For an electric generating unit, the
annual capacity factor is the ratio of the unit's actual electric output
(expressed in MWe/hr) to the unit's nameplate capacity (or maximum observed
hourly gross load (in MWe/hr) if greater than the nameplate capacity)
multiplied by 8,760 hours during a period of 12 consecutive calendar
months.
(iii) For any other unit,
the annual capacity factor is the ratio of the unit's actual operating level to
the unit's potential operating level during a period of 12 consecutive calendar
months.
(8) An emergency
standby engine operating less than 500 hours in a 12-month rolling
period.
(d) Except as
specified under subsection (c), the owner and operator of a combustion unit or
other combustion source located at a major VOC emitting facility subject to
§
129.96 shall install, maintain and
operate the source in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and
with good operating practices for the control of the VOC emissions from the
combustion unit or other combustion source .
(e) The owner and operator of a municipal
solid waste landfill subject to §
129.96 shall comply with the
following applicable presumptive RACT requirement:
(1) For a municipal solid waste landfill
constructed on or before May 30, 1991, emission guidelines and compliance times
in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Cc (relating to emission guidelines and compliance
times for municipal solid waste landfills), which are adopted and incorporated
by reference in §
122.3 (relating to adoption of
standards), and applicable Federal or state plans in 40 CFR Part 62 (relating
to approval and promulgation of state plans for designated facilities and
pollutants).
(f) The owner and operator of a municipal
waste combustor subject to §
129.96 shall comply with the
presumptive RACT requirement of 180 ppmvd NOx @ 7%
oxygen.
(g) Except as specified
under subsection (c), the owner and operator of a NOx
air contamination source specified in this subsection, which is located at a
major NOx emitting facility or a VOC air contamination
source specified in this subsection, which is located at a major VOC emitting
facility subject to §
129.96 may not cause, allow or
permit NOx or VOCs to be emitted from the air
contamination source in excess of the applicable presumptive RACT emission
limitation:
(1) A combustion unit or process
heater:
(i) For a natural gas-fired
combustion unit or process heater with a rated heat input equal to or greater
than 50 million Btu/hour, 0.10 lb NOx/million Btu heat
input .
(ii) For a distillate
oil-fired combustion unit or process heater with a rated heat input equal to or
greater than 50 million Btu/hour, 0.12 lb NOx/million
Btu heat input .
(iii) For a
residual oil-fired or other liquid fuel-fired combustion unit or process heater
with a rated heat input equal to or greater than 50 million Btu/hour, 0.20 lb
NOx/million Btu heat input .
(iv) For a refinery gas -fired combustion unit
or process heater with a rated heat input equal to or greater than 50 million
Btu/hour, 0.25 lb NOx/million Btu heat input .
(v) For a coal-fired combustion unit with a
rated heat input equal to or greater than 50 million Btu/hour and less than 250
million Btu/hour, 0.45 lb NOx/million Btu heat
input .
(vi) For a coal-fired
combustion unit with a rated heat input equal to or greater than 250 million
Btu/hour that is:
(A) A circulating fluidized
bed combustion unit , 0.16 lb NOx/million Btu heat
input .
(B) A tangentially fired
combustion unit , 0.35 lb NOx/million Btu heat
input .
(C) Any other type of
coal-fired combustion unit , 0.40 lb NOx/million Btu heat
input .
(vii) For any
other type of solid fuel-fired combustion unit with a rated heat input equal to
or greater than 50 million Btu/hour, 0.25 lb NOx/million
Btu heat input .
(viii) For a
coal-fired combustion unit with a selective catalytic reduction system
operating with an inlet temperature equal to or greater than 600°F, 0.12 lb
NOx/million Btu heat input . Compliance with this
emission limit is also required when by-passing the selective catalytic
reduction system.
(ix) For a
coal-fired combustion unit with a selective noncatalytic reduction system, the
selective noncatalytic reduction system shall be operated with the injection of
reagents including ammonia or other NOx-reducing agents
when the temperature at the area of the reagent injection is equal to or
greater than 1,600°F.
(2) A combustion turbine:
(i) For a combined cycle or combined heat and
power combustion turbine with a rated output equal to or greater than 1,000 bhp
and less than 180 MW when firing:
(A) Natural
gas or a noncommercial gaseous fuel, 42 ppmvd NOx @ 15%
oxygen.
(B) Fuel oil, 96 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen.
(C) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, 5 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen.
(D) Fuel oil, 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15%
oxygen.
(ii) For a
combined cycle or combined heat and power combustion turbine with a rated
output equal to or greater than 180 MW when firing:
(A) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, 4 ppmvd NOx @ 15% oxygen.
(B) Fuel oil, 8 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen.
(C) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, 2 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen.
(D) Fuel oil, 2 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15%
oxygen.
(iii) For a
simple cycle or regenerative cycle combustion turbine with a rated output equal
to or greater than 1,000 bhp and less than 6,000 bhp when firing:
(A) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, 150 ppmvd NOx @ 15% oxygen.
(B) Fuel oil, 150 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen.
(C) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen.
(D) Fuel oil, 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15%
oxygen.
(iv) For a simple
cycle or regenerative cycle combustion turbine with a rated output equal to or
greater than 6,000 bhp when firing:
(A)
Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous fuel, 42 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen.
(B) Fuel oil, 96 ppmvd
NOx @ 15% oxygen.
(C) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15% oxygen.
(D) Fuel oil, 9 ppmvd VOC (as propane) @ 15%
oxygen.
(3) A
stationary internal combustion engine:
(i) For
a lean burn stationary internal combustion engine with a rating equal to or
greater than 500 bhp fired with:
(A) Natural
gas or a noncommercial gaseous fuel, 3.0 grams
NOx/bhp-hr.
(B) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, liquid fuel or dual-fuel, 1.0 gram VOC/bhp-hr excluding
formaldehyde.
(ii) For a
stationary internal combustion engine with a rating equal to or greater than
500 bhp fired with liquid fuel or dual-fuel, 8.0 grams
NOx/bhp-hr.
(iii) For a rich burn stationary internal
combustion engine with a rating equal to or greater than 500 bhp fired with:
(A) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, 2.0 grams NOx/bhp-hr.
(B) Natural gas or a noncommercial gaseous
fuel, 1.0 gram VOC/bhp-hr.
(4) A unit firing multiple fuels:
(i) The applicable RACT multiple fuel
emission limit shall be determined on a total heat input fuel weighted basis
using the following equation:
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Where:
EHIweighted = The
Ei = The emission rate or emission limit for fuel i during the compliance period, expressed in units of measure consistent with the units of measure for the emission limitation.
HIi = The total
n = The number of different fuels used during the compliance period.
(ii) A
fuel representing less than 1% of the unit's annual fuel consumption on a heat
input basis is excluded when determining the applicable RACT multiple fuel
emission limit calculated in accordance with subparagraph (i).
(iii) The determination in subparagraph (i)
does not apply to a stationary internal combustion engine that is subject to
the RACT emission limits in paragraph (3).
(h) The owner and operator of a Portland
cement kiln subject to §
129.96 shall comply with the
following applicable presumptive RACT emission limitation:
(1) 3.88 pounds of NOx
per ton of clinker produced for a long wet-process cement kiln as defined in
§
145.142 (relating to
definitions).
(2) 3.44 pounds of
NOx per ton of clinker produced for a long dry-process
cement kiln as defined in §
145.142.
(i) The requirements and emission limitations
of this section supersede the requirements and emission limitations of a RACT
permit issued to the owner or operator of an air contamination source subject
to one or more of subsections (b)-(h) prior to April 23, 2016, under
§§
129.91-129.95 (relating to stationary
sources of NOx and VOCs) to control, reduce or minimize
NOx emissions or VOC emissions , or both, from the air
contamination source unless the permit contains more stringent requirements or
emission limitations, or both.
(j)
The requirements and emission limitations of this section supersede the
requirements and emission limitations of §§
129.201-129.205, 145.111-145.113 and
145.141-145.146 (relating to additional NOx
requirements; emissions of NOx from stationary internal
combustion engines; and emissions of NOx from cement
manufacturing) unless the requirements or emission limitations of §§
129.201-129.205, §§
145.111-145.113 or §§
145.141-145.146 are more
stringent.
(k) The owner or
operator of a major NOx emitting facility or a major VOC
emitting facility subject to §
129.96 that includes an air
contamination source subject to one or more of subsections (b)-(h) that cannot
meet the applicable presumptive RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation
without installation of an air cleaning device may submit a petition, in
writing, requesting an alternative compliance schedule in accordance with the
following:
(1) The written petition shall be
submitted to the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control
agency as soon as possible but not later than:
(ii) October 24,
2016, or 6 months after the date that the source meets the definition of a
major NOx emitting facility or major VOC emitting
facility , whichever is later, for a source subject to §
129.96(b).
(2) The
written petition must include:
(i) A
description, including make, model and location, of each affected source
subject to a RACT requirement or a RACT emission limitation in one or more of
subsections (b)-(h).
(ii) A
description of the proposed air cleaning device to be installed.
(iii) A schedule containing proposed interim
dates for completing each phase of the required work to install the air
cleaning device described in subparagraph (ii).
(iv) A proposed interim emission limitation
that will be imposed on the affected source until compliance is achieved with
the applicable RACT requirement or RACT emission limitation.
(v) A proposed final compliance date that is
as soon as possible but not later than 3 years after the written approval of
the petition by the Department or the appropriate approved local air pollution
control agency . The approved petition shall be incorporated in an applicable
operating permit or plan approval.
(l) The Department or appropriate approved
local air pollution control agency will review the timely and complete written
petition requesting an alternative compliance schedule submitted in accordance
with subsection (k) and approve or deny the petition in writing.
(m) Approval or denial under subsection (l)
of the timely and complete petition for an alternative compliance schedule
submitted under subsection (k) will be effective on the date the letter of
approval or denial of the petition is signed by the authorized representative
of the Department or appropriate approved local air pollution control agency .
Notes
The provisions of this § 129.97 issued under section
5(a)(1) and (8) of the
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
121.1 (relating to definitions);
25 Pa. Code §
129.96 (relating to
applicability); 25 Pa. Code §
129.98 (relating to
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