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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 115CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SUBCHAPTER FMISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL SOURCES
DIVISION 2PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
RULE §115.534Inspection Requirements

(a) For all affected persons in the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston/Galveston areas, the following inspection requirements shall apply.

  (1) Inspection for visible liquid leaks, visible fumes, or significant odors resulting from the transfer of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from trucks or railcars to storage tanks at loading facilities shall be conducted by the owner or operator of any pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

  (2) VOC loading or unloading through the affected transfer lines shall be discontinued immediately when a leak is observed and shall not be resumed until the observed leak is repaired.

(b) For all affected persons in Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, the following inspection requirements shall apply.

  (1) Inspection for visible liquid leaks, visible fumes, or significant odors resulting from the transfer of VOC from trucks or railcars to storage tanks at loading facilities shall be conducted by the owner or operator of any pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

  (2) VOC loading or unloading through the affected transfer lines shall be discontinued immediately when a leak is observed and shall not be resumed until the observed leak is repaired.


Source Note: The provisions of this §115.534 adopted to be effective February 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 549; amended to be effective August ­1, 1992, 17 TexReg 4683.

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