[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 14]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR76.14]
[Page 456-458]
TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
PART 76--ACID RAIN NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSION REDUCTION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
Sec. 76.14 Monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting.
(a) A petition for an alternative emission limitation demonstration
period under Sec. 76.10(d) shall include the following information:
(1) In accordance with Sec. 76.10(d)(4), the following information:
(i) Documentation that the owner or operator solicited bids for a
NOX emission control system designed for application to the
specific boiler and designed to achieve the applicable emission
limitation in Sec. 76.5, 76.6, or 76.7 on
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an annual average basis. This documentation must include a copy of all
bid specifications.
(ii) A copy of the performance guarantee submitted by the vendor of
the installed NOX emission control system to the owner or
operator showing that such system was designed to meet the applicable
emission limitation in Sec. 76.5, 76.6, or 76.7 on an annual average
basis.
(iii) Documentation describing the operational and combustion
conditions that are the basis of the performance guarantee.
(iv) Certification by the primary vendor of the NOX
emission control system that such equipment and associated auxiliary
equipment was properly installed according to the modifications and
procedures specified by the vendor.
(v) Certification by the designated representative that the owner(s)
or operator installed technology that meets the requirements of
Sec. 76.10(a)(2).
(2) In accordance with Sec. 76.10(d)(9), the following information:
(i) The operating conditions of the NOX emission control
system including load range, O2 range, coal volatile matter
range, and, for tangentially fired boilers, distribution of combustion
air within the NOX emission control system;
(ii) Certification by the designated representative that the
owner(s) or operator have achieved and are following the operating
conditions, boiler modifications, and upgrades that formed the basis for
the system design and performance guarantee;
(iii) Any planned equipment modifications and upgrades for the
purpose of achieving the maximum NOX reduction performance of
the NOX emission control system that were not included in the
design specifications and performance guarantee, but that were achieved
prior to submission of this application and are being followed;
(iv) A list of any modifications or replacements of equipment that
are to be done prior to the completion of the demonstration period for
the purpose of reducing emissions of NOX; and
(v) The parametric testing that will be conducted to determine the
reason or reasons for the failure of the unit to achieve the applicable
emission limitation and to verify the proper operation of the installed
NOX emission control system during the demonstration period.
The tests shall include tests in Sec. 76.15, which may be modified as
follows:
(A) The owner or operator of the unit may add tests to those listed
in Sec. 76.15, if such additions provide data relevant to the failure of
the installed NOX emission control system to meet the
applicable emissions limitation in Sec. 76.5, 76.6, or 76.7; or
(B) The owner or operator of the unit may remove tests listed in
Sec. 76.15 that are shown, to the satisfaction of the permitting
authority, not to be relevant to NOX emissions from the
affected unit; and
(C) In the event the performance guarantee or the NOX
emission control system specifications require additional tests not
listed in Sec. 76.15, or specify operating conditions not verified by
tests listed in Sec. 76.15, the owner or operator of the unit shall
include such additional tests.
(3) In accordance with Sec. 76.10(d)(10), the following information
for the operating period:
(i) The average NOX emission rate (in lb/mmBtu) of the
specific unit;
(ii) The highest hourly NOX emission rate (in lb/mmBtu)
of the specific unit;
(iii) Hourly NOX emission rate (in lb/mmBtu), calculated
in accordance with part 75 of this chapter;
(iv) Total heat input (in mmBtu) for the unit for each hour of
operation, calculated in accordance with the requirements of part 75 of
this chapter; and
(v) Total integrated hourly gross unit load (in MWge).
(b) A petition for an alternative emission limitation shall include
the following information in accordance with Sec. 76.10(e)(6).
(1) Total heat input (in mmBtu) for the unit for each hour of
operation, calculated in accordance with the requirements of part 75 of
this chapter;
(2) Hourly NOX emission rate (in lb/mmBtu), calculated in
accordance with the requirements of part 75 of this chapter; and
(3) Total integrated hourly gross unit load (MWge).
(c) Reporting of the costs of low NOX burner technology
applied to Group 1,
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Phase I boilers. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this
section, the designated representative of a Phase I unit with a Group 1
boiler that has installed or is installing any form of low
NOX burner technology shall submit to the Administrator a
report containing the capital cost, operating cost, and baseline and
post-retrofit emission data specified in appendix B to this part. If any
of the required equipment, cost, and schedule information are not
available (e.g., the retrofit project is still underway), the designated
representative shall include in the report detailed cost estimates and
other projected or estimated data in lieu of the information that is not
available.
(2) The report under paragraph (c)(1) of this section is not
required with regard to the following types of Group 1, Phase I units:
(i) Units employing no new NOX emission control system
after November 15, 1990;
(ii) Units employing modifications to boiler operating parameters
(e.g., burners out of service or fuel switching) without low
NOX burners or other emission reduction equipment for
reducing NOX emissions;
(iii) Units with wall-fired boilers employing only overfire air and
units with tangentially fired boilers employing only separated overfire
air; or
(iv) Units beginning installation of a new NOX emission
control system after August 11, 1995.
(3) The report under paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall be
submitted to the Administrator by:
(i) 120 days after completion of the low NOX burner
technology retrofit project; or
(ii) May 23, 1995, if the project was completed on or before January
23, 1995.