| (a) Except as specified in subsection (c) of this section, the owner or operator of each portland cement kiln placed into service before December 31, 1999, in Bexar, Comal, Ellis, Hays, and McLennan Counties shall be in compliance with the requirements of Subchapter E, Division 2 of this chapter (relating to Cement Kilns) as soon as practicable, but no later than the following dates: (1) May 1, 2003, for cement kilns in Ellis County; and (2) May 1, 2005, for cement kilns in Bexar, Comal, Hays, and McLennan Counties. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of this section, for a cement kiln in Ellis County that the owner or operator has filed an application for modification of its facility to meet the requirements of Subchapter E, Division 2 of this chapter on or before May 30, 2003, the compliance schedule is extended until six months after the issuance of the permit for operation of a low-NOX burner and 12 months after issuance of the permit for operation of a secondary combustion system. Such application(s) must relate only to those modifications required to comply with Subchapter E, Division 2 of this chapter, and any issues incident thereto. (c) The owner or operator of each portland cement kiln in Ellis County shall comply with the requirements of §117.3123 and §117.3142 of this title (relating to Dallas-Fort Worth Eight-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration Control Requirements; and Emission Testing and Monitoring for Eight-Hour Attainment Demonstration), and the applicable requirements of §117.3145 of this title (relating to Notification, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements) that are associated with §117.3123 and §117.3142 of this title, as soon as practicable, but no later than March 1, 2009. (1) The provisions regarding extension of compliance schedules in subsection (b) of this section do not apply to this subsection or the requirements of §117.3123, §117.3142, or the applicable requirements of §117.3145 of this title. (2) If a contested case hearing is granted as a direct result of a permit application necessary to comply with the requirements of §117.3123 of this title, the compliance date of this subsection for the site affected by the contested case hearing is extended until no later than March 1, 2010. The compliance date for the affected site remains March 1, 2009, if: (A) a contested case hearing is granted as a result of a permit application that includes modifications necessary to comply with §117.3123 of this title, but the contested case hearing is the result of modifications included in the permit that are unrelated to compliance with §117.3123 of this title, then the compliance date for the affected site remains March 1, 2009; or (B) a contested case hearing is granted at the request of the owner or operator of the affected portland cement kiln or any third party affiliated with the owner or operator. |
