60.84

Emission monitoring.

60.85 Test methods and procedures.

APPENDIX-TEST METHODS

Method 1-Sample and velocity traverses for stationary sources.

Method 2-Determination of stack gas velocity and volumetric flow rate (Type S pitot tube).

Method 3-Gas analysis for carbon dioxide, excess air, and dry molecular weight. Method 4-Determination of moisture In stack gases.

Method 5-Determination of particulate emissions from stationary sources. Method 6-Determination of sulfur dioxide emissions from stationary sources. Method 7-Determination of nitrogen oxide emissions from stationary sources. Method 8-Determination of sulfuric acid mist and sulfur dioxide emissions from stationary sources.

Method 9-Visual determination of the opacity of emissions from stationary

sources.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 60 issued under sections 111, 114, Clean Air Act; Public Law 91-604, 84 Stat. 1713.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 60 appear at 36 F.R. 24877, Dec. 23, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A-General Provisions § 60.1 Applicability.

The provisions of this part apply to the owner or operator of any stationary source, which contains an affected facility the construction or modification of which is commenced after the date of publication in this part of any proposed standard applicable to such facility. § 60.2

Definitions.

As used in this part, all terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the Act:

(a) "Act" means the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91-604, 84 Stat. 1676).

(b) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Environmental Pro

tection Agency or his authorized representative.

(c) "Standard" means a standard of performance proposed or promulgated under this part.

(d) "Stationary source" means any building, structure, facility, or installation which emits or may emit any air pollutant.

(e) "Affected facility" means, with reference to a stationary source, any apparatus to which a standard is applicable.

(f) "Owner or operator" means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises an affected facility or a stationary source of which an affected facility is a part.

(g) “Construction” means fabrication, erection, or installation of an affected facility.

(h) "Modification" means any physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, an affected facility which increases the amount of any air pollutant (to which a standard applies) emitted by such facility or which results in the emission of any air pollutant (to which a standard applies) not previously emitted, except that:

(1) Routine maintenance, repair, and replacement shall not be considered physical changes, and

(2) The following shall not be considered a change in the method of operation:

(i) An increase in the production rate, if such increase does not exceed the operating design capacity of the affected facility;

(ii) An increase in hours of operation;

(iii) Use of an alternative fuel or raw material if, prior to the date any standard under this part becomes applicable to such facility, as provided by § 60.1, the affected facility is designed to accommodate such alternative use.

(i) "Commenced" means that an owner or operator has undertaken a continuous program of construction or modification or that an owner or operator has entered into a binding agreement or contractual obligation to undertake and complete, within a reasonable time, a continuous program of construction or modification.

(j) “Opacity" means the degree to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of an object in the background.

(k) "Nitrogen oxides" means all oxides of nitrogen except nitrous oxide, as

a determination of whether actions taken or intended to be taken by such owner or operator constitute construction or modification or the commencement thereof within the meaning of this part.

§ 60.6 Review of plans.

(a) When requested to do so by an owner or operator, the Administrator will review plans for construction or modification for the purpose of providing technical advice to the owner or operator. (b) (1) A separate request shall be submitted for each affected facility.

(2) Each request shall (i) identify the location of such affected facility, and (ii) be accompanied by technical information describing the proposed nature, size, design, and method of operation of such facility, including information on any equipment to be used for measurement or control of emissions.

(c) Neither a request for plans review nor advice furnished by the Administrator in response to such request shall (1) relieve an owner or operator of legal responsibility for compliance with any provision of this part or of any applicable State or local requirement, or (2) prevent the Administrator from implementing or enforcing any provision of this part or taking any other action authorized by the Act.

§ 60.7 Notification and record keeping.

(a) Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall furnish the Administrator written notification as follows:

(1) A notification of the anticipated date of initial startup of an affected facility not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to such date.

(2) A notification of the actual date of initial startup of an affected facility within 15 days after such date.

(b) Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain for a period of 2 years a record of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in operation of any affected facility.

performance test(s) and furnish the Administrator a written report of the results of such performance test (s).

(b) Performance tests shall be conducted and results reported in accordance with the test method set forth in this part or equivalent methods approved by the Administrator; or where the Administrator determines that emissions from the affected facility are not susceptible of being measured by such methods, the Administrator shall prescribe alternative test procedures for determining compliance with the requirements of this part.

(c) The owner or operator shall permit the Administrator to conduct performance tests at any reasonable time, shall cause the affected facility to be operated for purposes of such tests under such conditions as the Administrator shall specify based on representative performance of the affected facility, and shall make available to the Administrator such records as may be necessary to determine such performance.

(d) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall provide the Administrator 10 days prior notice of the performance test to afford the Administrator the opportunity to have an observer present.

(e) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall provide, or cause to be provided, performance testing facilities as follows:

(1) Sampling ports adequate for test methods applicable to such facility.

(2) Safe sampling platform(s).

(3) Safe access to sampling platform (s).

(4) Utilities for sampling and testing equipment.

(f) Each performance test shall consist of three repetitions of the applicable test method. For the purpose of determining compliance with an applicable standard of performance, the average of results of all repetitions shall apply. § 60.9 Availability of information.

(a) Emission data provided to, or otherwise obtained by, the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of this part shall be available to the public.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, any records, reports, or information provided to, or otherwise obtained by, the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of this part shall be available to the public, except

that (1) upon a showing satisfactory to the Administrator by any person that such records, reports, or information, or particular part thereof (other than emission data), if made public, would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets of such person, the Administrator shall consider such records, reports, or information, or particular part thereof, confidential in accordance with the purposes of section 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code, except that such records, reports, or information, or particular part thereof, may be disclosed to other officers, employees, or authorized representatives of the United States concerned with carrying out the provisions of the Act or when relevant in any proceeding under the Act; and (2) information received by the Administrator solely for the purposes of §§ 60.5 and 60.6 shall not be disclosed if it is identified by the owner or operator as being a trade secret or commercial or financial information which such owner or operator considers confidential.

§ 60.10 State authority.

The provisions of this part shall not be construed in any manner to preclude any State or political subdivision thereof from:

(a) Adopting and enforcing any emission standard or limitation applicable to an affected facility, provided that such emission standard or limitation is not less stringent than the standard applicable to such facility.

(b) Requiring the owner or operator of an affected facility to obtain permits, licenses, or approvals prior to initiating construction, modification, or operation of such facility.

Subpart D-Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel Fired Steam Generators § 60.40 Applicability and designation of affected facility.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to each fossil fuel-fired steam generating unit of more than 250 million B.t.u. per hour heat input, which is the affected facility.

(a) "Fossil fuel-fired steam generating unit" means a furnace or boiler used in the process of burning fossil fuel for the primary purpose of producing steam by heat transfer.

(b) "Fossil fuel" means natural gas, petroleum, coal and any form of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel derived from such materials.

(c) "Particulate matter" means any finely divided liquid or solid material, other than uncombined water, as measured by Method 5.

§ 60.42

Standard for particulate matter.

On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by § 60.8 is initiated no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall discharge or cause the discharge into the atmosphere of particulate matter which is:

(a) In excess of 0.10 lb. per million B.t.u. heat input (0.18 g. per million cal.) maximum 2-hour average.

(b) Greater than 20 percent opacity, except that 40 percent opacity shall be permissible for not more than 2 minutes in any hour.

(c) Where the presence of uncombined water is the only reason for failure to meet the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section such failure shall not be a violation of this section. § 60.43 Standard for sulfur dioxide.

On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by § 60.8 is initiated no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall discharge or cause the discharge into the atmosphere of sulfur dioxide in excess of:

(a) 0.80 lb. per million B.t.u. heat input (1.4 g. per million cal.), maximum 2hour average, when liquid fossil fuel is burned.

(b) 1.2 lbs. per million B.t.u. heat input (2.2 g. per million cal.), maximum 2hour average, when solid fossil fuel is burned.

(c) Where different fossil fuels are burned simultaneously in any combination, the applicable standard shall bedetermined by proration using the following formula:

where:

y(0.80) + 2 (1.2) y + z

y is the percent of total heat input derived from liquid fossil fuel and,

z is the percent of total heat input derived from solid fossil fuel.

(d) Compliance shall be based on the total heat input from all fossil fuels burned, including gaseous fuels.

[36 FR 24877, Dec. 23, 1971, as amended at 37 FR 14877, July 26, 1972]

§ 60.44 Standard for nitrogen oxides.

On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by § 60.8 is initiated no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall discharge or cause the discharge into the atmosphere of nitrogen oxides in excess of:

(a) 0.20 lb. per million B.t.u. heat input (0.36 g. per million cal.), maximum 2-hour average, expressed as NO2, when gaseous fossil fuel is burned.

(b) 0.30 lb. per million B.t.u. heat input (0.54 g. per million cal.), maximum 2-hour average, expressed as NO2, when liquid fossil fuel is burned.

(c) 0.70 lb. per million B.t.u. heat input (1.26 g. per million cal.), maximum 2-hour average, expressed as NO, when solid fossil fuel (except lignite) is burned.

(d) When different fossil fuels are burned simultaneously in any combination the applicable standard shall be determined by proration. Compliance shall be determined by using the following formula:

where:

x(0.20)+y(0.30)+z(0.70) x+y+z

x is the percent of total heat input derived from gaseous fossil fuel and,

y is the percent of total heat input derived from liquid fossil fuel and,

z is the percent of total heat input derived from solid fossil fuel.

§ 60.45 Emission and fuel monitoring.

(a) There shall be installed, calibrated, maintained, and operated, in any fossil fuel-fired steam generating unit subject to the provisions of this part, emission monitoring instruments as follows:

(1) A photoelectric or other type smoke detector and recorder, except where gaseous fuel is the only fuel burned.

(2) An instrument for continuously monitoring and recording sulfur dioxide emissions, except where gaseous fuel is the only fuel burned, or where compliance is achieved through low sulfur fuels and representative sulfur analysis of

fuels are conducted daily in accordance with paragraph (c) or (d) of this section. (3) An instrument for continuously monitoring and recording emissions of nitrogen oxides.

(b) Instruments and sampling systems installed and used pursuant to this section shall be capable of monitoring emission levels within ±20 percent with a confidence level of 95 percent and shall be calibrated in accordance with the method(s) prescribed by the manufacturer(s) of such instruments; instruments shall be subjected to manufacturers recommended zero adjustment and calibration procedures at least once per 24-hour operating period unless the manufacturer(s) specifies or recommends calibration at shorter intervals, in which case such specifications or recommendations shall be followed. The applicable method specified in the appendix of this part shall be the reference method.

(c) The sulfur content of solid fuels, as burned, shall be determined in accordance with the following methods of the American Society for Testing and Materials.

(1) Mechanical sampling by Method D 2234065.

(2) Sample preparation by Method D 2013-65.

(3) Sample analysis by Method D 271-68.

(d) The sulfur content of liquid fuels, as burned, shall be determined in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials Methods D 1551-68, or D 129-64, or D 1552-64.

(e) The rate of fuel burned for each fuel shall be measured daily or at shorter intervals and recorded. The heating value and ash content of fuels shall be ascertained at least once per week and recorded. Where the steam generating unit is used to generate electricity, the average electrical output and the minimum and maximum hourly generation rate shall be measured and recorded daily.

(f) The owner or operator of any fossil fuel-fired steam generating unit subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of all measurements required by this part. Appropriate measurements shall be reduced to the units of the applicable standard daily, and summarized monthly. The record of any such measurement(s) and summary shall be retained for at least 2 years following the date of such measurements and summaries.

§ 60.46 Test methods and procedures.

(a) The provisions of this section are applicable to performance tests for determining emissions of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides from fossil fuel-fired steam generating units.

(b) All performance tests shall be conducted while the affected facility is operating at or above the maximum steam production rate at which such facility will be operated and while fuels or combinations of fuels representative of normal operation are being burned and under such other relevant conditions as the Administrator shall specify based on representative performance of the affected facility.

(c) Test methods set forth in the appendix to this part or equivalent methods approved by the Administrator shall be used as follows:

(1) For each repetition, the average concentration of particulate matter shall be determined by using Method 5. Traversing during sampling by Method 5 shall be according to Method 1. The minimum sampling time shall be 2 hours, and minimum sampling volume shall be 60 ft. corrected to standard conditions on a dry basis.

(2) For each repetition, the SO, concentration shall be determined by using Method 6. The sampling site shall be the same as for determining volumetric flow rate. The sampling point in the duct shall be at the centroid of the cross section if the cross sectional area is less than 50 ft. or at a point no closer to the walls than 3 feet if the cross sectional area is 50 ft.' or more. The sample shall be extracted at a rate proportional to the gas velocity at the sampling point. The minimum sampling time shall be 20 min. and minimum sampling volume shall be 0.75 ft. corrected to standard conditions. Two samples shall constitute one repetition and shall be taken at 1-hour intervals.

(3) For each repetition the NO, concentration shall be determined by using Method 7. The sampling site and point shall be the same as for SO2. The sampling time shall be 2 hours, and four samples shall be taken at 30-minute intervals.

(4) The volumetric flow rate of the total effluent shall be determined by using Method 2 and traversing according to Method 1. Gas analysis shall be performed by Method 3, and moisture con