| (a) The owner or operator of any site subject to this
division shall certify the historical level of activity for each affected
facility by submitting to the executive director a completed application
along with any supporting information such as usage records, testing
or monitoring data, emission factors, and production records. The
historical level of activity must be determined as follows:
(1) for a facility in operation before January 1, 1997,
the level of activity averaged over 1997, 1998, and 1999;
(2) for an existing facility the level of activity
authorized by the executive director; and
(3) for a new or modified facility not in operation
before January 1, 1997, that is subject to an emission specification
under §§117.310, 117.1210, or 117.2010 of this title (relating
to Emission Specifications for Attainment Demonstration; and Emission
Specifications) first adopted after April 1, 2001, and either has
submitted under Chapter 116 of this title (relating to Control of
Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification) an
application determined by the executive director to be administratively
complete within 90 days of the effective date of this emission specification,
or has qualified for a permit by rule under Chapter 106 of this title
(relating to Permits by Rule) and commenced construction within 90
days of the effective date of the emission specification, the level
of activity authorized by the executive director.
(b) The owner or operator that certified a facility's
allowable level of activity under subsection (a)(2) of this section
shall:
(1) no later than 90 days after the end of the fifth
year of operation, certify the actual level of activity and actual
emission factors for the two complete consecutive calendar years chosen
as a baseline by submitting to the executive director a completed
application, along with any supporting information such as usage records,
testing or monitoring data, and production records; and
(2) receive no benefit of allowances allocated based
on actual operation until January 1 of the control period following
the certification in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c) The owner or operator of a site or facility that
becomes subject to this division after March 31, 2001 shall certify
the level of activity, as determined by the executive director, in
accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section. The certification
must be submitted no later than 90 days after the date the site or
facility becomes subject to this division.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §101.360 adopted to be effective January 18, 2001, 26 TexReg 282; amended to be effective October 18, 2001, 26 TexReg 8073; amended to be effective January 17, 2003, 28 TexReg 83; amended to be effective August 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 4985; amended to be effective June 25, 2015, 40 TexReg 3848 |
