| (a) To satisfy the requirements of §115.725 of this title (relating to Monitoring and Testing Requirements), the owner or operator of each affected flare or vent gas stream shall, as applicable: (1) develop, implement, and follow a written quality assurance plan (QAP) for the monitoring requirements (including installation, calibration, operation, and maintenance of continuous emissions monitoring systems) of this division (relating to Vent Gas Control) for each flare monitored in accordance with §115.725(d) of this title. (A) The owner or operator shall maintain records on-site of the QAP and any revisions to the QAP. (B) Upon written request by the executive director, the QAP required in this paragraph shall be submitted within 30 days for review. The executive director may specify revisions to the QAP; (2) develop, implement, and follow a written test plan for flares and vent gas streams required to be tested in accordance with §115.725(a) of this title. The owner or operator must submit written notification to the Houston regional office at least 45 days prior to conducting any flare and vent gas stream testing required by §115.725(a) of this title to provide the commission opportunity to request a pretest meeting and observe the testing. The written notification must include, at a minimum, the following: (A) the proposed test date; and (B) the written test plan required by this paragraph. (b) The owner or operator of a vent gas stream subject to the requirements of §115.725(a) of this title shall comply with the following recordkeeping requirements as applicable: (1) maintain records of all testing conducted in accordance with §115.725(a) of this title to determine highly-reactive volatile organic compound (HRVOC) emission rates on a pounds-per-hour basis for each affected vent gas stream; (2) maintain hourly records of the parameter monitoring in accordance with §115.725(a)(1) or (2) of this title; (3) maintain records of the monitoring plans required under §115.725(a)(4) of this title; (4) maintain hourly records of HRVOC emission rates on a pound-per-hour basis for each affected vent gas stream monitored in accordance with §115.725(b)(1) of this title; (5) maintain records of all continuous emissions monitoring system calibrations and cylinder gas audits performed in accordance with §115.725(b)(1)(A) and (B) of this title; (6) maintain records of all process information and calculations used to determine vent gas flow rate as specified in §115.725(b)(1)(C) of this title; and (7) maintain records of all process information, actual testing, process monitoring data, and calculations used to comply with §115.725(a) of this title under the alternatives to the testing requirements in §115.725(b)(2) of this title; (c) The owner or operator of a pressure relief valve subject to the requirements of §115.725(c) of this title shall comply with the following recordkeeping requirements: (1) maintain records of the date, time, duration, volumetric flow rate, and speciated and total HRVOC emission rates on a pounds-per-hour basis for each pressure relief event; (2) maintain hourly records of the parameter monitoring in accordance with §115.725(c)(1) of this title; (3) maintain records of all process information, monitored data, and calculations used to determine volumetric flow rate and HRVOC hourly emission data as specified in §115.725(c)(2) of this title; and (4) maintain records of the monitoring plans required under §115.725(c)(3) of this title. (d) The owner or operator of a flare at a site that is subject to §115.722 of this title (relating to Site-wide Cap and Control Requirements) or the continuous monitoring requirements of §115.725 of this title shall comply with the following recordkeeping requirements: (1) maintain hourly records of the speciated and total HRVOC emission rates on a pounds-per-hour basis for each affected flare in order to demonstrate compliance with §115.722 of this title; (2) maintain records of all monitoring, testing, and calibrations performed in accordance with the provisions of §115.725 of this title; (3) maintain records on a weekly basis that detail all corrective actions made to the continuous monitoring systems during monitor downtimes, and any delay in corrective action taken by documenting the dates, reasons, and durations of such occurrences; (4) maintain records of each one-hour block average calculated net heating value of the gas stream routed to the flare and each one-hour block average calculated exit velocity at the flare tip, determined in accordance with the provisions of §115.725 of this title; and (5) for flares subject to the monitoring requirements of §115.725(e) of this title, maintain records of each loading activity including, but not limited to: (A) the nominal size of vessel being loaded; (B) the start time and the end time for each vessel loaded; (C) any compounds loaded at a concentration greater than 1% by weight, in addition to the compounds at a concentration greater than 1% by weight loaded into the vessel immediately previous to the current loading operation, if the vessel being loaded is not clean; (D) the quantity of material loaded; (E) the loading rate in gallons per minute; (F) the method of loading, such as submerged fill, bottom fill, or splash loading; and (G) all process information, monitored data, and calculations used to determine volumetric flow rate and HRVOC hourly emission data; (6) for flares used solely for the abatement of emissions from scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, startup, or shutdown activities in §115.725(f) of this title, the owner or operator shall maintain records, including, but not limited to: (A) the date, time, and duration for each flaring event; (B) the volumetric flow rate, in standard cubic feet per minute, of the gas routed to the flare recorded in 15-minute block average periods, or portion thereof, for each flaring event; and (C) all process information, monitored data, and calculations used to determine volumetric flow rate and HRVOC hourly emission data; (7) for emergency flares subject to the requirements of §115.725(g) of this title, maintain records including, but not limited to: (A) the date, time, and duration for each flaring event; (B) the volumetric flow rate, in standard cubic feet per minute, of the gas routed to the flare recorded in 15-minute block average periods, or portion thereof, for each flaring event; (C) all process information, monitored data, and calculations used to determine net heating value, volumetric flow rate, and HRVOC hourly emission data; (D) hourly records of the parameter monitoring in accordance with §115.725(g)(2)(A) or (B) of this title; and (E) records of the monitoring plans required under §115.725(g)(2)(C) of this title; (8) for flares subject to the requirements of §115.725(h) or (i) of this title, maintain records including, but not limited to: (A) the date, time, and duration for each flaring event; (B) the volumetric flow rate, in standard cubic feet per minute, of the gas routed to the flare recorded in 15-minute block average periods, or portion thereof, for each flaring event; and (C) all process information, monitored data, and calculations used to determine net heating value, volumetric flow rate, and HRVOC hourly emission data; (9) for flares subject to the requirements of §115.725(j) of this title, the owner or operator shall maintain records including, but not limited to: (A) the volumetric flow rate, in standard cubic feet per minute, of the gas routed to the flare recorded in 15-minute block average periods, or portion thereof, for each flaring event; (B) all process information, monitored data, and calculations used to determine net heating value and HRVOC hourly emission data; and (C) hourly records of parameter monitoring, if alternative parameter monitoring is approved by the executive director as specified in §115.725(j)(1)(A) of this title; and (10) for flares considered to be multi-purpose flares, as specified in §115.725(k) of this title, the owner or operator shall maintain all applicable records as required in paragraphs (5) - (7) of this subsection. (e) Records for exemptions in §115.727(a) - (e) of this title (relating to Exemptions) shall include the following. Cont'd... |
