(a) The following requirements for reportable emissions
events apply.
(1) As soon as practicable, but not later than 24
hours after the discovery of an emissions event, the owner or operator
of a regulated entity shall:
(A) determine if the event is a reportable emissions
event; and
(B) notify the commission office for the region in
which the regulated entity is located, and all appropriate local
air pollution control agencies with jurisdiction, if the emissions
event is reportable.
(2) The initial 24-hour notification for reportable
emissions events, with the exception of emissions from boilers or
combustion turbines referenced in the definition of reportable quantity
(RQ) in §101.1 of this title (relating to Definitions) for each
regulated entity, must at a minimum, identify for each emissions
point with emissions that exceed an RQ:
(A) the name of the owner or operator of the regulated
entity experiencing an emissions event;
(B) the commission Regulated Entity Number of the
regulated entity experiencing an emissions event, if a Regulated
Entity Number exists, or if there is not a Regulated Entity Number,
the air account number of the regulated entity. If a Regulated Entity
Number and air account number do not exist, then identify the location
of the release and a contact telephone number;
(C) the common name of the process units or areas,
the common name of the facilities that incurred the emissions event,
and the common name of the emission points where the unauthorized
emissions exceeded an RQ were released to the atmosphere;
(D) the date and time of the discovery of the emissions;
(E) the estimated duration of the emissions;
(F) the compound descriptive type of the individually
listed compounds or mixtures of air contaminants released during
the emissions event, in the definition of RQ in §101.1 of this
title that are known through common process knowledge, past engineering
analysis, or testing to have equaled or exceeded the RQ;
(G) the estimated total quantities for those compounds
or mixtures described in subparagraph (F) of this paragraph;
(H) the best known cause of the emissions event at
the time of the initial 24-hour notification, if known; and
(I) the actions taken, or being taken, to correct
the emissions event and minimize the emissions.
(3) The initial 24-hour notification for reportable
emissions events for boilers or combustion turbines referenced in
the definition of RQ in §101.1 of this title must identify for
each emission point with excess opacity that exceeds the RQ by more
than 15%:
(A) the name of the owner or operator of the regulated
entity experiencing an emissions event;
(B) the commission Regulated Entity Number of the
regulated entity experiencing an emissions event, if a Regulated
Entity Number exists, or if there is not a Regulated Entity Number,
the air account number of the regulated entity. If a Regulated Entity
Number and air account number do not exist, then identify the location
of the release and a contact telephone number;
(C) the best known cause of the emissions event, if
known at the time of notification;
(D) the common name of the process units or areas,
the common name of the facilities that experienced the emissions
event, and the common name of the emission points where the unauthorized
opacity that exceeded the RQ occurred;
(E) the date and time of the discovery of the emissions
event;
(F) the estimated duration or expected duration of
the emissions;
(G) the estimated opacity; and
(H) the actions taken, or being taken, to correct
the emissions event and minimize the emissions.
(4) The owner or operator of a regulated entity experiencing
a reportable emissions event that also requires an initial notification
under §327.3 of this title (relating to Notification Requirements)
may satisfy the initial 24-hour notification requirements of this
section by complying with the requirements under §327.3 of this
title.
(b) The owner or operator of a regulated entity experiencing
an emissions event shall create a final record of all reportable
and non-reportable emissions events as soon as practicable, but no
later than two weeks after the end of an emissions event. Final records
must be maintained on-site for a minimum of five years and be made
readily available upon request to commission staff or personnel of
any air pollution program with jurisdiction. If a regulated entity
is not normally staffed, records of emissions events may be maintained
at the staffed location within Texas that is responsible for the
day-to-day operations of the regulated entity.
(1) The final record of a reportable emissions event
must identify for all emission points involved in the emissions event:
(A) the name of the owner or operator of the regulated
entity experiencing an emissions event;
(B) the commission Regulated Entity Number of the
regulated entity experiencing an emissions event, if a Regulated
Entity Number and air account number exists, or if there is not a
Regulated Entity Number, the air account number of the regulated
entity. If a Regulated Entity Number and air account number do not
exist, then identify the location of the release and a contact telephone
number;
(C) the physical location of the points at which emissions
to the atmosphere occurred;
(D) the common name of the process units or areas,
the common name and the agency-established facility identification
number of the facilities that experienced the emissions event, and
the common name and the agency-established emission point numbers
where the unauthorized emissions were released to the atmosphere.
Owners or operators of those facilities and emission points, that
the agency has not established facility identification numbers or
emission point numbers for, are not required to provide the facility
identification numbers and emission point numbers in the report,
but are required to provide the common names in the report.
(E) the date and time of the discovery of the emissions
event;
(F) the estimated duration of the emissions;
(G) the compound descriptive type of all individually
listed compounds or mixtures of air contaminants in the definition
of RQ in §101.1 of this title, from all emission points involved
in the emissions event, that are known through common process knowledge
or past engineering analysis or testing to have been released during
the emissions event, except for boilers or combustion turbines referenced
in the definition of RQ in §101.1 of this title. Compounds or
mixtures of air contaminants, that have an RQ greater than or equal
to 100 pounds and the amount released is less than ten pounds in
a 24-hour period, are not required to be specifically listed in the
report, instead these compounds or mixtures of air contaminants may
be identified together as "other";
(H) the estimated total quantities for those compounds
or mixtures described in subparagraph (G) of this paragraph; the
preconstruction authorization number or rule citation of the standard
permit, permit by rule, or rule, if any, governing the facilities
involved in the emissions event; and the authorized emissions limits,
if any, for the facilities involved in the emissions events, except
for boilers or combustion turbines referenced in the definition of
RQ in §101.1 of this title, which record only the authorized
opacity limit and the estimated opacity during the emissions event.
Good engineering practice and methods must be used to provide reasonably
accurate representations for emissions and opacity. Estimated emissions
from compounds or mixtures of air contaminants that are identified
as "other" under subparagraph (G) of this paragraph, are not required
for each individual compound or mixture of air contaminants, however,
a total estimate of emissions must be provided for the category identified
as "other";
(I) the basis used for determining the quantity of
air contaminants emitted, except for boilers or combustion turbines
referenced in the definition of RQ in §101.1 of this title;
(J) the best known cause of the emissions event at
the time of reporting;
(K) the actions taken, or being taken, to correct
the emissions event and minimize the emissions; and
(L) any additional information necessary to evaluate
the emissions event.
(2) Records of non-reportable emissions events must
identify:
(A) the name of the owner or operator of the regulated
entity experiencing an emissions event;
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