[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 12]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR63.1549]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 63_NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR 

SOURCE CATEGORIES--Table of Contents

 

Subpart TTT_National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 

                          Primary Lead Smelting

 

Sec.  63.1549  Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.



    (a) The owner or operator of a primary lead smelter shall comply 

with all of the recordkeeping requirements of Sec.  63.10 of subpart A, 

General Provisions.

    (b) In addition to the general records required by paragraph (a) of 

this section, each owner or operator of a primary lead smelter shall 

maintain for a period of 5 years, records of the information listed in 

paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(8) of this section.

    (1) Production records of the weight and lead content of lead 

products, copper matte, and copper speiss.

    (2) Records of the bag leak detection system output.

    (3) An identification of the date and time of all bag leak detection 

system alarms, the time that procedures to determine the cause of the 

alarm were initiated, the cause of the alarm, an explanation of the 

actions taken, and the date and time the cause of the alarm was 

corrected.

    (4) Any recordkeeping required as part of the practices described in 

the standard operating procedures manual required under Sec.  63.1544(a) 

for the control of fugitive dust emissions.

    (5) Any recorkeeping required as part of the practices described in 

the standard operating procedures manual for baghouses required under 

Sec.  63.1547(a).

    (6) If an owner or operator chooses to demonstrate continuous 

compliance with the sinter building in-draft requirement under Sec.  

63.1543(c) by employing the method allowed in Sec.  63.1546(i)(1), the 

records of the daily doorway in-draft checks, an identification of the 

periods when there was not a positive in-draft, and an explanation of 

the corrective actions taken.

    (7) If an owner or operator chooses to demonstrate continuous 

compliance with the sinter building in-draft requirement under Sec.  

63.1543(c) by employing the method allowed in Sec.  63.1546(i)(2), the 

records of the output from the continuous volumetric flow monitor(s), an 

identification of the periods when the 15-minute volumetric flow rate 

dropped below the minimum established during the most recent in-draft 

determination, and an explanation of the corrective actions taken.



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    (8) If an owner or operator chooses to demonstrate continuous 

compliance with the sinter building in-draft requirement under Sec.  

63.1543(c) by employing the method allowed in Sec.  63.1546(i)(2), and 

volumetric flow rate is monitored at the baghouse inlet, records of the 

daily checks of damper positions, an identification of the days that the 

damper positions were not in the positions established during the most 

recent in-draft determination, and an explanation of the corrective 

actions taken.

    (c) Records for the most recent 2 years of operation must be 

maintained on site. Records for the previous 3 years may be maintained 

off site.

    (d) The owner or operator of a primary lead smelter shall comply 

with all of the reporting requirements of Sec.  63.10 of subpart A, 

General Provisions.

    (e) In addition to the information required under Sec.  63.10 of the 

General Provisions, the owner or operator shall provide semi-annual 

reports containing the information specified in paragraphs (e)(1) 

through (e)(7) of this section to the Administrator or designated 

authority.

    (1) The reports shall include records of all alarms from the bag 

leak detection system specified in Sec.  63.1547(e).

    (2) The reports shall include a description of the actions taken 

following each bag leak detection system alarm pursuant to Sec.  

63.1547(f).

    (3) The reports shall include a calculation of the percentage of 

time the alarm on the bag leak detection system sounded during the 

reporting period pursuant to Sec.  63.1547(g).

    (4) If an owner or operator chooses to demonstrate continuous 

compliance with the sinter building in-draft requirement under Sec.  

63.1543(c) by employing the method allowed in Sec.  63.1546(i)(1), the 

reports shall contain an identification of the periods when there was 

not a positive in-draft, and an explanation of the corrective actions 

taken.

    (5) If an owner or operator chooses to demonstrate continuous 

compliance with the sinter building in-draft requirement under Sec.  

63.1543(c) by employing the method allowed in Sec.  63.1546(i)(2), the 

reports shall contain an identification of the periods when the 15-

minute volumetric flow rate(s) dropped below the minimum established 

during the most recent in-draft determination, and an explanation of the 

corrective actions taken.

    (6) If an owner or operator chooses to demonstrate continuous 

compliance with the sinter building in-draft requirement under Sec.  

63.1543(c) by employing the method allowed in Sec.  63.1546(i)(2), and 

volumetric flow rate is monitored at the baghouse inlet, the reports 

shall contain an identification of the days that the damper positions 

were not in the positions established during the most recent in-draft 

determination, and an explanation of the corrective actions taken.

    (7) The reports shall contain a summary of the records maintained as 

part of the practices described in the standard operating procedures 

manual for baghouses required under Sec.  63.1547(a), including an 

explanation of the periods when the procedures were not followed and the 

corrective actions taken.

    (8) The reports shall contain a summary of the fugitive dust control 

measures performed during the required reporting period, including an 

explanation of any periods when the procedures outlined in the standard 

operating procedures manual required by Sec.  63.1544(a) were not 

followed and the corrective actions taken. The reports shall not contain 

copies of the daily records required to demonstrate compliance with the 

requirements of the standard operating procedures manuals required under 

Sec. Sec.  63.1544(a) and Sec.  63.1547(a).