Regulatory Text: 

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Part III Air (LAC 33:III)

Chapter 21.  Control of Emission of Organic Compounds

Subchapter F.  Gasoline Handling

Section 2131.  Filling of Gasoline Storage Vessels. 
SIP effective September 28, 2017 (LAd58).
New Section 2131 adopted in the Louisiana Register July 20, 2010 (36 LR 1534)(AQ309),
Submitted to EPA August 29, 2013 (LA-129),
Regulations.gov document EPA-R06-2013-0167-0004 [LA040.04],
Approved by EPA August 29, 2017 (82 FR 40949) SIP effective September 28, 2017 (LAd58),
Regulations.gov docket EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0167 [LA040].
AQ309 §2131;LAd58;LA040.04;AQ309;LR36:1534(7/20/2010),submitted to EPA August 29, 2013

  A. Applicability. This regulation is applicable to each
gasoline handling facility in the parishes of Bossier, Caddo,
Beauregard, Calcasieu, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Lafayette, St. Mary,
Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles,
Lafourche, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and Grant. Any
parish to which this regulation does not apply remains
subject to the requirements of 40 CFR 63, Subpart CCCCCC.

  B. Control Requirements. No person shall cause or allow
the transfer of gasoline from any delivery vessel into any
stationary storage container unless such container is
equipped with a submerged fill pipe and unless the displaced
vapor emissions from submerged filling of the container are
processed by a vapor recovery system that reduces such
emissions by at least 90 percent.

  C. Approved Vapor Balance System. When a vapor
balance system is used to comply with the above vapor
recovery system control requirement, the balance system
will be assumed to meet the specified control requirement if
the following conditions are met.
    1. A vapor-tight return line having an internal cross-
sectional area at least one-half that of the liquid line is
connected before gasoline is transferred into the storage
container. No gasoline leaks exist anywhere in the liquid
transfer system. Inspection for visible liquid leaks, visible
fumes, or odors resulting from gasoline dispensing
operations shall be conducted by the owner or the operator
of the gasoline outlet and the owner or the operator of the
tank truck. Gasoline loading or unloading through the
affected transfer lines shall be discontinued immediately
when a leak is observed and shall not be resumed until the
observed leak is repaired.
     2. The only atmospheric emission during gasoline
transfer into the storage container is through the storage
container pressure-vacuum valve.
     3. The delivery vessel is kept vapor-tight at all times
with vapor recovery equipment. The delivery vessel must be
in compliance with LAC 33:III.2137. The vapor-laden
delivery vessel may only be refilled at bulk gasoline plants
complying with LAC 33:III.2133 or bulk gasoline terminals
complying with LAC 33:III.2135.

  D. Alternate Vapor Balance Systems. Other vapor
balance arrangements may be accepted if proof of the
emission level required in Subsection B of this Section is
provided to the administrative authority. Approval of any
alternate vapor balance system shall not be valid unless it is
received from the administrative authority in writing.

  E. Exemptions. The following are exempt from the
requirements of Subsection B of this Section:
      1. transfers made to storage tanks with a capacity
greater than 40,000 gallons (151,400 liters) and equipped
with controls as required by LAC 33:III.2103 of these
regulations;
      2. any gasoline outlet in the parish of Ascension,
Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe
Coupee or West Baton Rouge whose throughput is less than
120,000 gallons (454,200 liters) per year, or any gasoline
outlet in the parish of Beauregard, Bossier, Caddo, Grant,
Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Bernard, St.
Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, or St. Mary whose
throughput is less than 500,000 gallons (1,892,700 liters) per
year. Once the rolling 30-day average throughput exceeds
10,000 gallons for a facility in the parish of Ascension,
Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe
Coupee, or West Baton Rouge, or 42,000 gallons for a
facility in the parish of Beauregard, Bossier, Caddo, Grant,
Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Bernard,
St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, or St. Mary, that
facility becomes an affected facility, and does not revert to
an exempted facility when the throughput drops back below
the throughput exemption level;
      3. tanks with a capacity of 2,000 gallons or less
installed before January 1, 1979, and new tanks with a
capacity of 250 gallons or less installed after December 31,1978; and
      4. tanks having a capacity of less than 550 gallons
used exclusively for the fueling of farm implements and
having a submerged fill line.

   F. Compliance. Compliance with this Section shall be
determined by applying the following test methods, as
appropriate:
      1. test method 27 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, as
incorporated by reference at LAC 33:III.3003) for
determination of vapor tightness of gasoline delivery tanks
pressure-vacuum test;
      2. guideline report EPA-450/2-78-051, Appendix B,
Gasoline Vapor Leak Detection Procedure by Combustible
Gas Detector;
      3. test method 21 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, as
incorporated by reference at LAC 33:III.3003) for
determination of volatile organic compound leaks.

   G. Recordkeeping. The owner or operator of any
operation that is involved with storing gasoline in any
stationary container and required to comply with this Section
shall maintain records to verify compliance with this
Section. The records shall be maintained for at least two
years and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
      1. the date of delivery of each shipment of gasoline,
and the certificate number and date of certification of each
delivery vehicle that delivers a shipment. Any owner or
operator subject to this Section shall not accept delivery of
gasoline from any gasoline tank truck that does not comply
with LAC 33:III.2137.A.2;
       NOTE: All gasoline tank trucks must have a sticker displayed
       on each tank indicating the identification number of the tank
       and the date each tank last passed the pressure and vacuum
       test described in LAC 33:III.2137.A.1. Each tank must be
       certified annually and the sticker must be displayed near the
       Department of Transportation certification plate. Any repairs
       necessary to pass the specified requirements must be made
       within 15 days of failure.
       2. the date and a description of any malfunction,
repair, replacement or modification of control systems or
control equipment required to be used in the transfer of
gasoline from the gasoline tank truck to a stationary storage
tank. If the problem is with equipment on the tank truck, the
name of the owner or operator of the tank truck, the truck
identification number, the date the problem occurred, and the
driver’s name shall be recorded as part of the description; and
      3. records of any testing requested by the
administrative authority to prove compliance with this
Section or any testing done by the owner or operator on a
voluntary basis.

   H. Implementation Schedule. Facilities must be in
compliance with this Section within six months after
becoming an affected facility.

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