(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each
hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator (HMIWI) unit shall meet the
following compliance and performance testing requirements.
(1) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall ensure
an initial performance test is conducted to determine compliance with the
emission limits using the test methods and procedures listed in Table 4 of
this paragraph and subparagraphs (A)-(H) of this paragraph. The use of the
bypass stack during a performance test shall invalidate the performance test.
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(A) All performance tests shall consist of a minimum of three
test runs conducted under representative operating conditions.
(B) The minimum sample time shall be one hour per test run
unless otherwise indicated.
(C) EPA Test Method 1 of 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
60, Appendix A, shall be used to select the sampling location and number of
traverse points.
(D) EPA Test Method 3 or 3A of Appendix A shall be used for
gas composition analysis, including measurement of oxygen concentration. Method
3 or 3A shall be used simultaneously with each test method referenced in Table
4 of this paragraph.
(E) The pollutant concentrations shall be adjusted to 7.0%
oxygen using the following equation.
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(F) If the affected facility has selected the toxic equivalent
quantity method for dioxins/furans, the following procedures shall be used
to determine compliance:
(i) measure the concentration of each dioxin/furan tetra- through
octa-cogener emitted using EPA Reference Method 23;
(ii) for each dioxin/furan cogener, multiply the cogener concentration
by its corresponding toxic equivalency factor specified in Table 5 of this
clause; and
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(iii) sum the products calculated in clause (ii) of this subparagraph
to obtain the total concentration of dioxins/furans emitted in terms of toxic
equivalency.
(G) If the affected facility has selected the percentage reduction
method for hydrogen chloride (HCl), the percentage reduction in HCl (%RHCl) is computed using the following formula.
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(H) If the affected facility has selected the percentage reduction
method for metals (lead, cadmium, or mercury), the percentage reduction of
each metal (% Rmetal) is computed using the following
formula.
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(2) Following the date on which the initial performance
test is completed or is required to be completed under §113.2079 of this
title (relating to Compliance Schedules), whichever date comes first, the
owner or operator of an affected facility shall:
(A) determine compliance with the opacity limit by conducting
an annual performance test (no more than 12 months following the previous
performance test) using the applicable procedures and test methods listed
in Table 4 of paragraph (1) of this subsection;
(B) determine compliance with the particulate matter (PM),
carbon monoxide (CO), and HCl emission limits by conducting an annual performance
test (no more than 12 months following the previous performance test) using
the applicable procedures and test methods listed in paragraph (1) of this
subsection. If all three performance tests over a three-year period indicate
compliance with the emission limit for a pollutant (PM, CO, or HCl), the owner
or operator may forego a performance test for that pollutant for the subsequent
two years. At a minimum, a performance test for PM, CO, or HCl shall be conducted
every third year (no more than 36 months following the previous performance
test). If a performance test conducted every third year indicates compliance
with the emission limit for a pollutant (PM, CO, or HCl), the owner or operator
may forego a performance test for that pollutant for an additional two years.
If any performance test indicates noncompliance with the respective emission
limit, a performance test for that pollutant shall be conducted annually until
all annual performance tests over a three-year period indicate compliance
with the emission limit. The use of the bypass stack during a performance
test shall invalidate the performance test; and
(C) facilities using a continuous emissions monitoring system
(CEMS) to demonstrate compliance with any of the emission limits shall:
(i) determine compliance with the appropriate emission limits
using a 12-hour rolling average, calculated each hour as the average of the
previous 12 operating hours (not including startup, shutdown, or malfunction);
and
(ii) operate all CEMS in accordance with the applicable procedures
under 40 CFR 60, Appendixes B and F.
(3) For an affected facility equipped with a
dry scrubber followed by a fabric filter, a wet scrubber, or dry scrubber
followed by both a fabric filter and a wet scrubber, the following conditions
apply.
(A) The owner or operator shall establish the appropriate maximum
and minimum operating parameters, indicated in Table 6 of this subparagraph
for each control system, as site specific operating parameters based on data
obtained from the initial performance test to determine compliance with the
emission limits.
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(B) Following the date on which the initial performance test
is completed or is required to be completed, whichever date comes first, the
owner or operator shall ensure that the affected facility does not operate
above any of the applicable maximum operating parameters or below any of the
applicable minimum operating parameters listed in Table 6 of subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph and measured as three-hour rolling averages (calculated
each hour as the average of the previous three operating hours) at all times
except during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Operating parameter
limits do not apply during performance tests. Operation above the established
maximum or below the established minimum operating parameters shall constitute
a violation of established operating parameters. Except as provided in subparagraph
(C) of this paragraph, operation of affected facilities outside of the operating
parameter limit combinations as listed in Table 7 of this subparagraph shall
constitute violations of the applicable emission standards.
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(C) The owner or operator may conduct a repeat performance
test within 30 days of violation of applicable operating parameters to demonstrate
that the affected facility is not in violation of the applicable emission
limits. Repeat performance tests conducted under this subparagraph shall be
conducted using the identical operating parameters that indicated a violation
under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(4) The owner or operator of an affected facility
using an air pollution control device other than a dry scrubber followed by
a fabric filter, a wet scrubber, or a dry scrubber followed by a fabric filter
and a wet scrubber to comply with the emission limits under §113.2072
of this title (relating to Emission Limits), shall petition the executive
director or his designated representative for other site-specific operating
parameters to be established during the initial performance test and continuously
monitored thereafter. The owner or operator shall not conduct the initial
performance test until after the petition has been approved by the executive
director or his designated representative.
(5) The owner or operator of an affected facility may
conduct a repeat performance test at any time to establish new values for
the operating parameters. The executive director or his designated representative
may also request a repeat performance test at any time.
(b) Each small-remote HMIWI unit, as defined in §113.2070
of this title (relating to Definitions) shall demonstrate compliance with §113.2072
of this title by meeting the following compliance and performance testing
requirements.
(1) The owner or operator shall conduct the performance testing
requirements in subsection (a)(1)(A)-(E) of this section; Table 4 of subsection
(a)(1) of this section for opacity, PM, CO, dioxins/furans, and mercury; and
subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section, as appropriate. The 2,000 pound per
week limitation under §113.2072(a)(4) of this title does not apply during
performance tests.
(2) The owner or operator shall establish maximum charge
rate and minimum secondary chamber temperature as site-specific operating
parameters during the initial performance test to determine compliance with
applicable emission limits.
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