(a) Alternate methods of demonstrating and documenting
continuous compliance with the applicable control requirements or
exemption criteria in this division 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) The owner or operator of a pneumatic pump at a
well site making a determination of technical infeasibility as provided
in §115.174(e)(3) of this title (relating to Pneumatic Controller
and Pump Control Requirements) shall make a clear demonstration that
includes, but is not limited to, the following information:
(1) the specific equipment for which technical infeasibility
exists;
(2) the reason such equipment cannot be controlled
by any available control option, such as but is not limited to, safety
considerations, distance from the control device, pressure losses
and differentials in the closed vent system, and the ability of the
control device to handle the pump emissions;
(3) data to support reasoning in paragraph (2) of this
subsection; and
(4) a certification signed and dated by a qualified
professional engineer certifying that the assessment of technical
infeasibility prepared was true, accurate, and complete and that knowingly
submitting false information is a violation of this subsection.
(c) The owner or operator of a pneumatic controller
at a natural gas processing plant making a determination of a functional
need as specified in §115.174(e)(4) of this title, must perform
the following:
(1) tag the pneumatic controller with a weatherproof
tag; and
(2) provide the reason meeting the control requirements
cannot be met due to the functional need.
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