Section 740. Recordkeeping and reporting

A. 1. The NO_x authorized account representative shall comply with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section, with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements under 40 CFR 75.73, and with the requirements of 9VAC5-140-100 E 1.

2. If the NO_x authorized account representative for a NO_x Budget unit subject to an acid rain emission limitation who signed and certified any submission that is made under Subpart F or G of 40 CFR Part 75 and that includes data and information required under this article or Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 75 is not the same person as the designated representative or the alternative designated representative for the unit under 40 CFR Part 72, the submission shall also be signed by the designated representative or the alternative designated representative.

B. 1. The owner or operator of a unit subject to an acid rain emissions limitation shall comply with requirements of 40 CFR 75.62, except that the monitoring plan shall also include all of the information required by Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 75.

2. The owner or operator of a unit that is not subject to an acid rain emissions limitation shall comply with requirements of 40 CFR 75.62, except that the monitoring plan is only required to include the information required by Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 75.

C. The NO_x authorized account representative shall submit an application to the permitting authority within 45 days after completing all initial certification or recertification tests required under 9VAC5-140-710 including the information required under Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 75.

D. The NO_x authorized account representative shall submit quarterly reports, as follows:

1. If a unit is subject to an acid rain emission limitation or if the owner or operator of the NO_x budget unit chooses to meet the annual reporting requirements of this article, the NO_x authorized account representative shall submit a quarterly report, documenting the NO_x mass emissions from the unit, for each calendar quarter beginning with:

a. For a unit for which the owner or operator intends to apply or applies for the early reduction credits under 9VAC5-140-430, the calendar quarter that covers May 1, 2001, through June 30, 2001. NO_x mass emission data shall be recorded and reported from the first hour on May 1, 2001; or

b. For a unit that commences operation before January 1, 2003, and that is not subject to subdivision 1 a of this subsection, the calendar quarter covering May 1, 2003, through June 30, 2003. NO_x mass emission data shall be recorded and reported from the first hour on May 1, 2003; or

c. For a unit that commences operation on or after January 1, 2003:

(1) The calendar quarter in which the unit commences operation, if unit operation commences during a control period. NO_x mass emission data shall be recorded and reported from the date and hour when the unit commences operation; or

(2) The calendar quarter that includes May 1 through June 30 of the first control period following the date on which the unit commences operation, if the unit does not commence operation during a control period. NO_x mass emission data shall be recorded and reported from the first hour on May 1 of that control period.

2. If a NO_x budget unit is not subject to an acid rain emission limitation, then the NO_x authorized account representative shall either:

a. Meet all of the requirements of 40 CFR Part 75 related to monitoring and reporting NO_x mass emissions during the entire year and meet the reporting deadlines specified in subdivision 1 of this subsection; or

b. Submit quarterly reports, documenting NO_x mass emissions from the unit, only for the period from May 1 through September 30 of each year and including the data described in 40 CFR 75.74 (c)(6). The NO_x authorized account representative shall submit such quarterly reports, beginning with:

(1) For a unit for which the owner or operator intends to apply or applies for early reduction credits under 9VAC5-140-430, the calendar quarter covering May 1, 2001, through June 30, 2001. NO_x mass emission data shall be recorded and reported from the first hour on May 1, 2001;

(2) For a unit that commences operation before January 1, 2003, and that is not subject to subdivision 2 b (1) of this subsection, the calendar quarter covering May 1 through June 30, 2003. NO_x mass emission data shall be recorded and reported from the first hour of May 1, 2003;

(3) For a unit that commences operation on or after January 1, 2003, and during a control period, the calendar quarter in which the unit commences operation. NO_x mass emission data shall be reported from the date and hour corresponding to when the unit commences operation; or

(4) For a unit that commences operation on or after January 1, 2003, and not during a control period, the calendar quarter that includes May 1 through June 30 of the first control period after the unit commences operation. NO_x mass emission data shall be recorded and reported from the first hour on May 1 of the first control period after the unit commences operation.

3. The NO_x authorized account representative shall submit each quarterly report to the administrator within 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter covered by the report. Quarterly reports shall be submitted in the manner specified in Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 75 and 40 CFR 75.64.

a. For units subject to an acid rain emissions limitation, quarterly reports shall include all of the data and information required in Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 75 for each NO_x Budget unit (or group of units using a common stack) as well as information required in Subpart G of 40 CFR Part 75.

b. For units not subject to an acid rain emissions limitation, quarterly reports are only required to include all of the data and information required in Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 75 for each NO_x Budget unit (or group of units using a common stack).

4. The NO_x authorized account representative shall submit to the administrator a compliance certification in support of each quarterly report based on reasonable inquiry of those persons with primary responsibility for ensuring that all of the unit's emissions are correctly and fully monitored. The certification shall state that:

a. The monitoring data submitted were recorded in accordance with the applicable requirements of this article and 40 CFR Part 75, including the quality assurance procedures and specifications; and

b. For a unit with add-on NO_x emission controls and for all hours where data are substituted in accordance with 40 CFR 75.34(a)(1), the add-on emission controls were operating within the range of parameters listed in the monitoring plan and the substitute values do not systematically underestimate NO_x emissions; and

c. For a unit that is reporting on a control period basis under this subsection the NO_x emission rate and NO_x concentration values substituted for missing data under Subpart D of 40 CFR Part 75 are calculated using only values from a control period and do not systematically underestimate NO_x emissions.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 18, Issue 20, eff. July 17, 2002.

Statutory Authority

§§ 10.1-1308 and 10.1-1322.3 of the Code of Virginia.