§ 97.70 - General requirements.

§ 97.70 General requirements.

The owners and operators, and to the extent applicable, the NO_X authorized account representative of a NO_X Budget unit, shall comply with the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements as provided in this subpart and in subpart H of part 75 of this chapter. For purposes of complying with such requirements, the definitions in § 97.2 and in § 72.2 of this chapter shall apply, and the terms “affected unit,” “designated representative,” and “continuous emission monitoring system” (or “CEMS”) in part 75 of this chapter shall be deemed to refer to the terms “NO_X Budget unit,” “NO_X authorized account representative,” and “continuous emission monitoring system” (or “CEMS”) respectively, as defined in § 97.2. The owner or operator of a unit that is not a NO_X Budget unit but that is monitored under § 75.72(b)(2)(ii) of this chapter shall comply with the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for a NO_X Budget unit under this part.

(a) Requirements for installation, certification, and data accounting. The owner or operator of each NO_X Budget unit shall meet the following requirements. These provisions shall also apply to a unit for which an application for a NO_X Budget opt-in permit is submitted and not denied or withdrawn, as provided in subpart I of this part:

(1) Install all monitoring systems required under this subpart for monitoring NO_X mass emissions. This includes all systems required to monitor NO_X emission rate, NO_X concentration, heat input rate, and stack flow rate, in accordance with §§ 75.71 and 75.72 of this chapter.

(2) Install all monitoring systems for monitoring heat input rate.

(3) Successfully complete all certification tests required under § 97.71 and meet all other requirements of this subpart and part 75 of this chapter applicable to the monitoring systems under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section.

(4) Record, report, and quality-assure the data from the monitoring systems under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section.

(b) Compliance deadlines. The owner or operator shall meet the certification and other requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section on or before the following dates. The owner or operator shall record, report and quality-assure the data from the monitoring systems under paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section on and after the following dates.

(1) For the owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit for which the owner or operator intends to apply for early reduction credits under § 97.43, by May 1, 2001. If the owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit fails to meet this deadline, he or she is not eligible to apply for early reduction credits and is subject to the deadline under paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

(2) For the owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit under § 97.4(a) that commences operation before January 1, 2003 and that is not subject to or does not meet the deadline under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, by May 1, 2003.

(3) For the owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit under § 97.4(a) that commences operation on or after January 1, 2003 and that reports on an annual basis under § 97.74(d) by the following dates:

(i) The earlier of 90 unit operating days after the date on which the unit commences commercial operation or 180 calendar days after the date on which the unit commences commercial operation; or

(ii) May 1, 2003, if the compliance date under paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this section is before May 1, 2003.

(4) For the owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit under § 97.4(a) that commences operation on or after January 1, 2003 and that reports on a control period basis under § 97.74(d)(2)(ii), by the following dates:

(i) The earlier of 90 unit operating days or 180 calendar days after the date on which the unit commences commercial operation, if this compliance date is during a control period; or

(ii) May 1 immediately following the compliance date under paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section, if such compliance date is not during a control period.

(5) For the owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit that has a new stack or flue or add-on NO_X emission controls for which construction is completed after the applicable deadline under paragraph (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) of this section or under subpart I of this part and that reports on an annual basis under § 97.74(d), by the earlier of 90 unit operating days or 180 calendar days after the date on which emissions first exit to the atmosphere through the new stack or flue or add-on NO_X emission controls.

(6) For the owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit that has a new stack or flue or add-on NO_X emission controls for which construction is completed after the applicable deadline under paragraph (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) of this section or under subpart I of this part and that reports on a control period basis under § 97.74(d)(2)(ii), by the following dates:

(i) The earlier of 90 unit operating days or 180 calendar days after the date on which emissions first exit to the atmosphere through the new stack or flue or add-on NO_X emission controls, if this compliance date is during a control period; or

(ii) May 1 immediately following the compliance date under paragraph (b)(6)(i) of this section, if such compliance date is not during a control period.

(7) For the owner or operator of a unit for which an application for a NO_X Budget opt-in permit is submitted and not denied or withdrawn, by the date specified under subpart I of this part.

(c) Commencement of data reporting.

(1) The owner or operator of NO_X Budget units under paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section shall determine, record and report NO_X mass emissions, heat input rate, and any other values required to determine NO_X mass emissions (e.g., NO_X emission rate and heat input rate, or NO_X concentration and stack flow rate) in accordance with § 75.70(g) of this chapter, beginning on the first hour of the applicable compliance deadline in paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section.

(2) The owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit under paragraph (b)(3) or (b)(4) of this section shall determine, record and report NO_X mass emissions, heat input rate, and any other values required to determine NO_X mass emissions (e.g., NO_X emission rate and heat input rate, or NO_X concentration and stack flow rate) and electric and thermal output in accordance with § 75.70(g) of this chapter, beginning on:

(i) The date and hour on which the unit commences operation, if the date and hour on which the unit commences operation is during a control period; or

(ii) The first hour on May 1 of the first control period after the date and hour on which the unit commences operation, if the date and hour on which the unit commences operation is not during a control period.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (c)(2)(ii) of this section, the owner or operator may begin reporting NO_X mass emission data and heat input data before the date and hour under paragraph (c)(2)(i) or (c)(2)(ii) of this section if the unit reports on an annual basis and if the required monitoring systems are certified before the applicable date and hour under paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section.

(d) Prohibitions.

(1) No owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit shall use any alternative monitoring system, alternative reference method, or any other alternative for the required continuous emission monitoring system without having obtained prior written approval in accordance with § 97.75.

(2) No owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit shall operate the unit so as to discharge, or allow to be discharged, NO_X emissions to the atmosphere without accounting for all such emissions in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subpart and part 75 of this chapter, except as provided in § 75.74 of this chapter.

(3) No owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit shall disrupt the continuous emission monitoring system, any portion thereof, or any other approved emission monitoring method, and thereby avoid monitoring and recording NO_X mass emissions discharged into the atmosphere, except for periods of recertification or periods when calibration, quality assurance testing, or maintenance is performed in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subpart and part 75 of this chapter or except as provided in § 75.74 of this chapter.

(4) No owner or operator of a NO_X Budget unit shall retire or permanently discontinue use of the continuous emission monitoring system, any component thereof, or any other approved emission monitoring system under this subpart, except under any one of the following circumstances:

(i) During the period that the unit is covered by an exemption under § 97.4(b) or § 97.5 that is in effect;

(ii) The owner or operator is monitoring emissions from the unit with another certified monitoring system approved, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subpart and part 75 of this chapter, by the permitting authority for use at that unit that provides emission data for the same pollutant or parameter as the retired or discontinued monitoring system; or

(iii) The NO_X authorized account representative submits notification of the date of certification testing of a replacement monitoring system for the retired or discontinued monitoring system in accordance with § 97.71(b)(2).

[65 FR 2727, Jan. 18, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 21530, Apr. 30, 2002; 69 FR 21647, Apr. 21, 2004]