Regulatory Text:
Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Part III Air (LAC 33:III) Chapter 6.  Regulations on Control of Emissions through the Use of Emission
Reduction Credits (ECR) Banking

§607.  Determination of Creditable Emission Reductions
LAC 33:III.607 updated with revisions adopted in the Louisiana Register November 20, 2012
(LR 38:2767) (AQ327) and submitted to EPA November 3, 2014 (LA048.12J, AQ327).
Approved by EPA August 4, 2016 (81 FR 51341) effective September 6, 2016 (LAd51),
Regulations.gov docket EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0821 [LA048]
AQ327 §607;LAd51;LA048.12J;AQ327;LR38:2767 (11/20/2012), submitted to EPA November 3, 2014 [LA048.12J].


AQ211 §607.A-A.6;LAd12;As amended in Louisiana Register February 20, 2002 (LR 28:301),
Approved by EPA September 27, 2002 (67 FR 60877) effective September 27, 2002 (LAd12).
    A.  Acceptable Methods of Creation.  Methods of
reducing emissions to receive credit under this Chapter
include, but are not limited to, the following:
        1.  installation of add-on control equipment;
        2.  change in process(es);
        3.  change in process inputs, formulations, products or
product mix, or raw materials (an actual emission reduction
resulting from more effective operation and maintenance of
abatement and process equipment if the applicant accepts a
permit provision specifying a lower level of emission);
        4.  shutdown of emission units or stationary sources;
        5.  production curtailment(s); and
        6.  reductions in operating hours.


AQ211 §607.B-B.2;LAd12;As amended in Louisiana Register February 20, 2002 (LR 28:301),
Approved by EPA September 27, 2002 (67 FR 60877) effective September 27, 2002 (LAd12).
    B.  Criteria for ERC Approval
        1.  Emission reductions shall be recognized as ERCs
only after the approval of the department has been obtained.  
The department shall approve emission reductions as ERCs
that are determined to be surplus, permanent, quantifiable,
and enforceable, as defined in LAC 33.III.605.
        2.  Emission reductions may be creditable for use as
offsets for up to 10 years from the date of the actual
emission reduction to the atmosphere.  An ERC is considered
to be used for this purpose upon issuance of a permit that
relies upon the ERC as offsets.


AQ327 §607.C;LAd51;LA048.12J;AQ327;LR38:2767 (11/20/2012), submitted to EPA November 3, 2014 [LA048.12J].
    C.  Procedures for Calculating the Surplus Emission
Reduction.  The following procedures shall be used in
calculating the quantity of surplus air emission reductions.  

AQ327 §607.C.1 Reserved;LAd51;LA048.12J;AQ327;LR38:2767 (11/20/2012), submitted to EPA November 3, 2014 [LA048.12J].
        1.  Reserved.

AQ211 §607.C.2-C.3;LAd12;As amended in Louisiana Register February 20, 2002 (LR 28:301)(AQ211),
Approved by EPA September 27, 2002 (67 FR 60877) effective September 27, 2002 (LAd12).
        2.  Calculate actual emissions during the baseline period.
        3.  Calculate adjusted allowable emissions during the
baseline period.  Allowable emissions shall be adjusted to
account for all new or revised federal or state regulations
adopted that will require, or would have required, all or a
portion of the emission reductions that comprise the ERC
application or ERC (in the case of a partial use of a
previously approved ERC) at the time a permit application
that relies upon the reductions as offsets is deemed
administratively complete.

AQ327 §607.C.4;LAd51;LA048.12J;AQ327;LR38:2767 (11/20/2012), submitted to EPA November 3, 2014 [LA048.12J].
        4. Quantify Baseline Emissions. Baseline emissions
shall be the lower of actual emissions or adjusted allowable
emissions detem1ined in accordance with Paragraph C.3 of
this Section.

AQ211 §607.C.5-C.6;LAd12;As amended in Louisiana Register February 20, 2002 (LR 28:301)(AQ211),
Approved by EPA September 27, 2002 (67 FR 60877) effective September 27, 2002 (LAd12).
        5.  Calculate allowable emissions after the reductions occurred.
        6.  Calculate the surplus emission reduction by
subtracting the allowable emissions after the reduction
occurred from the baseline emissions.


AQ211 §607.D;LAd12;As amended in Louisiana Register February 20, 2002 (LR 28:301),
Approved by EPA September 27, 2002 (67 FR 60877) effective September 27, 2002 (LAd12).
    D.  Adjustments for Netting.  Emission reductions used in
a netting analysis (i.e., to determine the net emissions
increase as defined in LAC 33:III.504 or 509, as
appropriate) that prevented the increase from being
considered "significant" are not eligible for use as offsets.  
The quantity of emission reductions utilized to “net out”
shall not be considered creditable.