(a) Alternate means of control. Alternate methods of
demonstrating and documenting continuous compliance with the applicable
control requirements or exemption criteria in this division (relating
to Loading and Unloading of Volatile Organic Compounds) may be approved
by the executive director in accordance with §115.910 of this
title (relating to Availability of Alternate Means of Control) if
emission reductions are demonstrated to be substantially equivalent.
(b) General volatile organic compound (VOC) loading--90%
overall control option in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Bexar County,
Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas.
As an alternative to §115.212(a)(1) of this title (relating to
Control Requirements), VOC loading operations other than gasoline
terminals, gasoline bulk plants, and marine terminals may elect to
achieve a 90% overall control of emissions at the account from the
loading of VOC (excluding loading into marine vessels and loading
at gasoline terminals and gasoline bulk plants) with a true vapor
pressure equal to or greater than 0.5 psia, but less than 11 psia,
under actual storage conditions, provided that the following requirements
are met.
(1) To qualify for the control option available under
this subsection after December 31, 1996, the owner or operator of
a VOC loading operation for which a control plan was not previously
submitted shall submit a control plan to the executive director, the
appropriate regional office, and any local air pollution control program
with jurisdiction which demonstrates that the overall control of emissions
at the account from the loading of VOC with a true vapor pressure
greater than or equal to 0.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, under actual
storage conditions will be at least 90%. Any control plan submitted
after December 31, 1996, must be approved by the executive director
before the owner or operator may use the control option available
under this subsection for compliance. For each loading rack and any
associated control device at the account, the control plan shall include
the emission point number (EPN), the facility identification number
(FIN), the throughput of VOC with a true vapor pressure greater than
or equal to 0.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, under actual storage
conditions for the preceding calendar year, a plot plan showing the
location, EPN, and FIN of each loading rack and any associated control
device, the controlled and uncontrolled emission rates for the preceding
calendar year, and an explanation of the recordkeeping procedure and
calculations which will be used to demonstrate compliance.
(2) The owner or operator of the VOC loading operation
shall submit an annual report no later than March 31 of each year
to the executive director, the appropriate regional office, and any
local air pollution control program with jurisdiction which demonstrates
that the overall control of emissions at the account from the loading
of VOC with a true vapor pressure greater than or equal to 0.5 psia,
but less than 11 psia, under actual storage conditions during the
preceding calendar year is at least 90%. For each loading rack and
any associated control device at the account, the report shall include
the EPN, the FIN, the throughput of VOC with a true vapor pressure
greater than or equal to 0.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, under actual
storage conditions for the preceding calendar year, a plot plan showing
the location, EPN, and FIN of each loading rack and any associated
control device, and the controlled and uncontrolled emission rates
for the preceding calendar year.
(3) The owner or operator of the VOC loading operation
shall submit an updated report no later than 30 days after the installation
of an additional loading rack(s) or any change in service of a loading
rack(s) from loading VOC with a true vapor pressure less than 0.5
psia to loading VOC with a true vapor pressure greater than or equal
to 0.5 psia, or vice versa. The report shall be submitted to the executive
director, the appropriate regional office, and any local air pollution
control program with jurisdiction and shall demonstrate that the overall
control of emissions at the account from the loading of VOC with a
true vapor pressure greater than or equal to 0.5 psia, but less than
11 psia, under actual storage conditions continues to be at least
90%.
(4) All representations in control plans and annual
reports become enforceable conditions. It shall be unlawful for any
person to vary from such representations if the variation will cause
a change in the identity of the specific emission sources being controlled
or the method of control of emissions unless the owner or operator
of the VOC loading operation submits a revised control plan to the
executive director, the appropriate regional office, and any local
air pollution control program with jurisdiction no later than 30 days
after the change. All control plans and reports shall demonstrate
that the overall control of emissions at the account from the loading
of VOC with a true vapor pressure greater than or equal to 0.5 psia,
but less than 11 psia, under actual storage conditions continues to
be at least 90%. The emission rates shall be calculated in a manner
consistent with the most recent emissions inventory.
(5) The loading of VOC with a true vapor pressure greater
than or equal to 11 psia under actual storage conditions must be controlled
by:
(A) pressurized loading;
(B) a vapor control system which maintains a control
efficiency of at least 90%; or
(C) a vapor balance system, as defined in §115.10
of this title (relating to Definitions).
(6) A VOC loading operation which, under the 90% control
option of this subsection, is not required to control vapors caused
by loading VOC into a transport vessel is likewise not required to
comply with:
(A) §115.212(a)(3)(A) and (C) of this title; or
(B) §115.214(a)(1)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (C) of
this title (relating to Inspection Requirements).
(c) General VOC loading--90% overall control option
in Aransas, Bexar, Calhoun, Gregg, Matagorda, Nueces, San Patricio,
Travis, and Victoria counties. This control option is no longer available
in Bexar County beginning January 1, 2025. As an alternative to §115.212(b)(1)
of this title, VOC loading operations other than gasoline terminals,
gasoline bulk plants, and marine terminals may elect to achieve a
90% overall control of emissions at the account from the loading of
VOC (excluding loading into marine vessels and loading at gasoline
terminals and gasoline bulk plants) with a true vapor pressure greater
than or equal to 1.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, under actual storage
conditions.
(1) Each VOC loading operation using this control option
shall meet the requirements of subsection (b)(1)-(5) of this section,
except that 1.5 psia shall be substituted for 0.5 psia in these paragraphs.
(2) A VOC loading operation which, under the 90% control
option of this subsection, is not required to control vapors caused
by loading VOC into a transport vessel is likewise not required to
comply with:
(A) §115.212(b)(3)(A) and (C) of this title; or
(B) §115.214(b)(1)(A)(ii) and (iii) and (C) of
this title.
(d) Marine vessel loading--90% control option. As an
alternative to §115.212(a)(6)(A) of this title, marine terminals
may elect to achieve a 90% overall control of emissions at the marine
terminal from the loading of VOC with a true vapor pressure greater
than or equal to 0.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, under actual storage
conditions into marine vessels, provided that the following requirements
are met.
(1) To qualify for the control option available under
this subsection after December 31, 1996, the owner or operator of
a marine terminal for which a control plan was not previously submitted
shall submit a control plan to the executive director, the appropriate
regional office, and any local air pollution control program with
jurisdiction which demonstrates that the overall control of emissions
at the marine terminal from the loading of VOC with a true vapor pressure
greater than or equal to 0.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, under actual
storage conditions into marine vessels will be at least 90%. Any control
plan submitted after December 31, 1996 must be approved by the executive
director before the owner or operator may use the control option available
under this subsection for compliance. For each marine loading facility
and any associated control device at the marine terminal, the control
plan shall include the EPN, the FIN, the throughput of VOC with a
true vapor pressure greater than or equal to 0.5 psia, but less than
11 psia, under actual storage conditions for the preceding calendar
year, a plot plan showing the location, EPN, and FIN of each marine
loading facility and any associated control device, the controlled
and uncontrolled emission rates for the preceding calendar year, and
an explanation of the recordkeeping procedure and calculations which
will be used to demonstrate compliance.
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