Regulatory Text: 
Chapter 115.  Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic Compounds.

SUBCHAPTER D : PETROLEUM REFINING, NATURAL GAS PROCESSING, AND PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES

[D:1]  PROCESS UNIT TURNAROUND AND VACUUM-PRODUCING SYSTEMS IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES 

Outline:
          §115.311.  Emission Specifications.
          §115.312.  Control Requirements.
          §115.313.  Alternate Control Requirements.
          §115.315.  Testing Requirements.
          §115.316.  Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements.
          §115.317.  Exemptions.
          §115.319.  Counties and Compliance Schedules.


§115.311.  Emission Specifications.

88C   (a)  For all affected persons in the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston/Galveston areas as defined in §115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions), the following emission specifications on vacuum-producing systems shall apply:

105P       (1)  No person may be allowed to emit any volatile organic compound (VOC) from a steam ejector or mechanical vacuum pump in a petroleum refinery unless the vent stream is controlled properly in accordance with §115.312(a) of this title (relating to Control Requirements).

105P       (2)  No person may be allowed to emit any VOC from a hotwell with a contact condenser unless the hotwell is covered and the vapors from the hotwell are controlled properly in accordance with §115.312(a) of this title.

88C   (b)  For all affected persons in Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, the following emission specifications on vacuum-producing systems shall apply:

105P       (1)  No person may be allowed to emit any VOC from a steam ejector or mechanical vacuum pump in a petroleum refinery, unless the vent stream is controlled properly in accordance with §115.312(b)(2) of this title.

105P       (2)  No person may be allowed to emit any VOC from a hotwell with a contact condenser, unless the hotwell is covered and the vapors from the hotwell are controlled properly in accordance with §115.312(b)(2) of this title.

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§115.312.  Control Requirements.

88C   (a)  For all affected persons in the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston/Galveston areas, the following control requirements shall apply:

77A        (1)  Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from petroleum refineries shall be controlled during process unit shutdown or turnaround with the following procedure:

77A             (A)  recover and store all pumpable or drainable liquid; and

77A             (B)  reduce vessel gas pressure to 5 psig (34.5 kPa gauge) or less by recovery or combustion before venting to the atmosphere.

105P       (2)  Vent gas streams affected by §115.311(a) of this title (relating to Emission Specifications) must be controlled properly with a control efficiency of at least 90% or to a VOC concentration of no more than 20 parts per million by volume (ppmv) (on a dry basis corrected to 3% oxygen for combustion devices):

105P            (A)  in a direct-flame incinerator at a temperature equal to or greater than 1300 degrees F (704 degrees C);

105P            (B)  in a smokeless flare; or

105P            (C)  by any other vapor recovery system, as defined in §115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions).

88C   (b)  For all affected persons in Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, the following control requirements shall apply:

88C        (1)  VOC emissions from petroleum refineries shall be controlled during process unit shutdown or turnaround with the following procedure:

88C             (A)  recover and store all pumpable or drainable liquid; and

88C             (B)  reduce vessel gas pressure to five psig (34.5 kPa gauge) or less by recovery or combustion before venting to the atmosphere.

105P       (2)  Vent gas streams affected by §115.311(b) of this title must be controlled properly with a control efficiency of at least 90% or to a VOC concentration of no more than 20 ppmv (on a dry basis corrected to 3% oxygen for combustion devices):

105P            (A)  in a direct-flame incinerator at a temperature equal to or greater than 1300 degrees F (704 degrees C);

105P            (B)  in a smokeless flare; or

105P            (C)  by any other vapor recovery system, as defined in §115.10 of this title.

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§115.313.  Alternate Control Requirements.

105P  (a)  For all affected persons in the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston/Galveston areas, alternate methods of demonstrating and documenting continuous compliance with the applicable control requirements in this undesignated head (relating to Process Unit Turnaround and Vacuum-Producing Systems in Petroleum Refineries) may be approved by the executive director in accordance with §115.910 of this title (relating to Availability of Alternate Means of Control) if emission reductions are demonstrated to be substantially equivalent.

105P  (b)  For all affected persons in Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, alternate methods of demonstrating and documenting continuous compliance with the applicable control requirements in this undesignated head (relating to Process Unit Turnaround and Vacuum-Producing Systems in Petroleum Refineries) may be approved by the executive director in accordance with §115.910 of this title (relating to Availability of Alternate Means of Control) if emission reductions are demonstrated to be substantially equivalent.

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§115.315.  Testing Requirements.

88C   (a)  For all affected persons in the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston/Galveston areas, compliance with §115.311(a) of this title (relating to Emission Specifications) and §115.312(a) of this title (relating to Control Requirements) shall be determined by applying the following test methods, as appropriate:

77A        (1)  Test Method 22 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for visual determination of fugitive emissions from material sources and smoke emissions from flares;

77C        (2)  additional control device requirements for flares described in 40 CFR 60.18(f);

77A        (3)  Test Methods 1-4 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for determining flow rate, as necessary;

77A        (4)  Test Method 18 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for determining gaseous organic compound emissions by gas chromatography;

77A        (5)  Test Method 25 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous nonmethane organic emissions as carbon;

77A        (6)  Test Methods 25A or 25B (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous organic concentrations using flame ionization or nondispersive infrared analysis; or

77A        (7)  minor modifications to these test methods approved by the Executive Director.

88C   (b)  For all affected persons in Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, compliance with §115.311(b) of this title and §115.312(b) of this title shall be determined by applying the following test methods, as appropriate:

88C        (1)  Test Method 22 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for visual determination of fugitive emissions from material sources and smoke emissions from flares;

88C        (2)  additional control device requirements for flares described in 40 CFR 60.18(f);

88C        (3)  Test Methods 1-4 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for determining flow rate, as necessary;

88C        (4)  Test Method 18 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for determining gaseous organic compound emissions by gas chromatography;

88C        (5)  Test Method 25 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous nonmethane organic emissions as carbon;

88C        (6)  Test Methods 25A or 25B (40 CFR 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous organic concentrations using flame ionization or nondispersive infrared analysis; or

88C        (7)  minor modifications to these test methods approved by the Executive Director.

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§115.316.  Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements.

88F   (a)  For all affected persons in the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston/Galveston areas, the following recordkeeping requirements shall apply:

88F        (1)  Any person who operates a vacuum-producing system affected by §115.311(a) of this title (relating to Emission Specifications) shall keep the following records:

88F             (A)  continuous monitoring of the exhaust gas temperature immediately downstream of a direct-flame incinerator;

77C             (B)  continuous monitoring of temperatures upstream and downstream of a catalytic incinerator or chiller;

88C             (C)  continuous monitoring of the exhaust gas volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration of any carbon adsorption system, as defined in §115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions), to determine breakthrough; and

77C             (D)  the date and reason for any maintenance and repair of the required control devices and the estimated quantity and duration of VOC emissions during such activities.

88C        (2)  Any person who conducts a process unit turnaround affected by §115.312(a) of this title (relating to Control Requirements) shall keep the following records:

77A             (A)  the date of process unit shutdown and subsequent start-up following turnaround;

77A             (B)  the type of process unit involved in the turnaround; and

77A             (C)  an estimation of the concentration and total emissions of VOC emissions released to the atmosphere during the process turnaround.

88C        (3)  The results of any testing conducted in accordance with the provisions specified in §115.315(a) of this title (relating to Testing Requirements) shall be maintained at the affected facility.

88F        (4)  All records shall be maintained for two years and be made available for review upon request by authorized representatives of the Texas Natural Resource Commission (TNRCC), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or local air pollution control agencies.

88F   (b)  For all affected persons in Victoria County, the following recordkeeping requirements shall apply:

88F        (1)  Any person who operates a vacuum-producing system affected by §115.311(b) of this title shall keep the following records:

88F             (A)  continuous monitoring of the exhaust gas temperature immediately downstream of a direct-flame incinerator;

88F             (B)  continuous monitoring of temperatures upstream and downstream of a catalytic incinerator or chiller;

88F             (C)  continuous monitoring of the exhaust gas VOC concentration of any carbon adsorption system, as defined in §115.10 of this title, to determine breakthrough; and
88F             (D)  the date and reason for any maintenance and repair of the required control devices and the estimated quantity and duration of VOC emissions during such activities.

88F        (2)  Any person who conducts a process unit turnaround affected by §115.312(b) of this title shall keep the following records:

88F             (A)  the date of process unit shutdown and subsequent start-up following turnaround;

88F             (B)  the type of process unit involved in the turnaround; and

88F             (C)  an estimation of the concentration and total emissions of VOC emissions released to the atmosphere during the process turnaround.

88F        (3)  The results of any testing conducted in accordance with the provisions specified in §115.315(b) of this title shall be maintained at the affected facility.

88F        (4)  All records shall be maintained for two years and be made available for review upon request by authorized representatives of the TNRCC, EPA, or local air pollution control agencies.

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§115.317.  Exemptions.

88C   For all affected persons in Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, any vacuum-producing system emitting a combined weight of volatile organic compounds equal to or less than 100 pounds (45.4 kg) in any consecutive 24-hour period is exempt from the requirements of §115.311(b) of this title (relating to Emission Specifications).

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§115.319.  Counties and Compliance Schedules.

105P  All affected persons in Brazoria, Chambers, Collin, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Gregg, Hardin, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Nueces, Orange, Tarrant, Victoria, and Waller Counties shall continue to comply with this undesignated head (relating to Process Unit Turnaround and Vacuum-Producing Systems in Petroleum Refineries) as required by §115.930 of this title (relating to Compliance Dates).

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