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Texas SIP: 30 TAC 117.520. Compliance Schedule For Commercial, Institutional, and Industrial Combustion Sources; SIP effective 2000.10.31

Regulatory Text: 
§117.520.  Compliance Schedule For Commercial, Institutional, and Industrial Combustion Sources.

(As approved by EPA September 1, 2000 (65 FR 53172) effective October 31, 2000)

     (a)  The owner or operator of each commercial, institutional, and industrial source in the Beaumont/Port Arthur ozone nonattainment area shall comply with the requirements of Subchapter B, Division 2 of this chapter (relating to Commercial, Institutional, and Industrial Sources) as soon as practicable, but no later than the dates specified in this subsection.  The owner or operator shall:

          (1)  for all units, except lean-burn engines subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, comply with the requirements of Subchapter B, Division 2 of this chapter by November 15, 1999 (final compliance date) and submit to the executive director:

               (A)  for units operating without continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) or predictive emissions monitoring systems (PEMS), the results of applicable tests for initial demonstration of compliance as specified in §117.211 of this title (relating to Initial Demonstration of Compliance); by April 1, 1994, or as early as practicable, but in no case later than November 15, 1999;

               (B)  for units operating with CEMS or PEMS in accordance with §117.213 of this title (relating to Continuous Demonstration of Compliance), the results of:

                    (i)  the applicable CEMS or PEMS performance evaluation and quality assurance procedures as specified in §117.213(e)(1)(A)-(B) and (f)(3)-(5)(A) of this title; and

                    (ii)  the applicable tests for the initial demonstration of compliance as specified in §117.211 of this title;

                    (iii)  no later than:

                         (I)  November 15, 1999, for units complying with the nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission limit on an hourly average; and

                         (II)  January 15, 2000, for units complying with the NOx emission limit on a rolling 30-day average;

               (C)  a final control plan for compliance in accordance with §117.215 of this title (relating to Final Control Plan Procedures), no later than November 15, 1999; and

               (D)  the first semiannual report required by §117.219(d) or (e) of this title (relating to Notification, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements), covering the period
November 15, 1999 through December 31, 1999, no later than January 31, 2000; and

          (2)  for each lean-burn, stationary, reciprocating internal combustion engine subject to §117.205(e) of this title (relating to Emission Specifications), comply with the requirements of Subchapter B, Division 2 of this chapter for those engines as soon as practicable, but no later than November 15, 2001 (final compliance date for lean-burn engines); and

               (A)  no later than November 15, 2001, submit a revised final control plan which contains:

                    (i)  the information specified in §117.215 of this title as it applies to the lean-burn engines; and

                    (ii)  any other revisions to the source’s final control plan as a result of complying with the lean-burn engine emission specifications; and

               (B)  no later than January 31, 2002, submit the first semiannual report required by §117.219(e) of this title covering the period November 15, 2001 through December 31, 2001.

     (b)  The owner or operator of each commercial, institutional, and industrial source in the Dallas/Fort Worth ozone nonattainment area shall comply with the requirements of Subchapter B, Division 2 of this chapter as soon as practicable, but no later than March 31, 2001 (final compliance date). The owner or operator shall:

          (1)  install all NOx abatement equipment and implement all NOx control techniques no later than March 31, 2001; and

          (2)  submit to the executive director:

               (A)  for units operating without CEMS or PEMS, the results of applicable tests for initial demonstration of compliance as specified in §117.211 of this title as early as practicable, but in no case later than March 31, 2001;

               (B)  for units operating with CEMS or PEMS in accordance with §117.213 of this title, the results of:

                    (i)  the applicable CEMS or PEMS performance evaluation and quality assurance procedures as specified in §117.213(e)(1)(A)-(B) and (f)(3)-(5)(A) of this title; and

                    (ii)  the applicable tests for the initial demonstration of compliance as specified in §117.211 of this title;

                    (iii)  no later than:

                         (I)  March 31, 2001, for units complying with the NOx emission limit on an hourly average; and

                         (II)  May 31, 2001, for units complying with the NOx emission limit on a rolling 30-day average;

               (C)  a final control plan for compliance in accordance with §117.215 of this title, no later than March 31, 2001; and

               (D)  the first semiannual report required by §117.219(d) or (e) of this title, covering the period March 31, 2001 through June 30, 2001, no later than July 31, 2001.

     (c)  The owner or operator of each commercial, institutional, and industrial source in the Houston/Galveston ozone nonattainment area shall comply with the requirements of Subchapter B, Division 2 of this chapter as soon as practicable, but no later than November 15, 1999 (final compliance date).  The owner or operator shall:

          (1)  submit a plan for compliance in accordance with §117.209 of this title (relating to Initial Control Plan Procedures) according to the following schedule:

               (A)  for major sources of NOx which have units subject to emission specifications under this chapter, submit an initial control plan for all such units no later than April 1, 1994;

               (B)  for major sources of NOx which have no units subject to emission specifications under this chapter, submit an initial control plan for all such units no later than September 1, 1994; and

               (C)  for major sources of NOx subject to either subparagraphs (A) or (B) of this paragraph, submit the information required by §117.209(c)(6), (7), and (9) of this title no later than September 1, 1994; 

          (2)  install all NOx abatement equipment and implement all NOx control techniques no later than November 15, 1999;

          (3)  submit to the executive director:

               (A)  for units operating without CEMS or PEMS, the results of applicable tests for initial demonstration of compliance as specified in §117.211 of this title; by April 1, 1994, or as early as practicable, but in no case later than November 15, 1999;

               (B)  for units operating with CEMS or PEMS in accordance with §117.213 of this title, submit the results of:

                    (i)  the applicable CEMS or PEMS performance evaluation and quality assurance procedures as specified in §117.213(e)(1)(A) and (B) and (f)(3)-(5)(A) of this title; and

                    (ii)  the applicable tests for the initial demonstration of compliance as specified in §117.211 of this title;

                    (iii)  no later than:

                         (I)  November 15, 1999, for units complying with the NOx emission limit on an hourly average; and

                         (II)  January 15, 2000, for units complying with the NOx emission limit on a rolling 30-day average;

               (C)  a final control plan for compliance in accordance with §117.215 of this title, no later than November 15, 1999; and

               (D)  the first semiannual report required by §117.219(d) or (e) of this title, covering the period November 15, 1999, through December 31, 1999, no later than January 31, 2000.

As adopted by TNRCC October 27, 1999, effective November 21, 1999

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