[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 11]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR63.1325]
[Page 331-337]
TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
PART 63_NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR
Subpart JJJ_National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant
Emissions: Group IV Polymers and Resins
Sec. 63.1325 Batch process vents--performance test methods and
procedures to determine compliance.
(a) Use of a flare. When a flare is used to comply with Sec.
63.1322(a)(1), Sec. 63.1322(a)(3), Sec. 63.1322(b)(1), or Sec.
63.1322(b)(3), the owner or operator of an affected source shall comply
with Sec. 63.1333(e).
(b) Exceptions to performance tests. An owner or operator is not
required to conduct a performance test when a control device specified
in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(5) of this section is used to comply
with Sec. 63.1322(a)(2) or (a)(3).
(1) A boiler or process heater with a design heat input capacity of
44 megawatts or greater.
(2) A boiler or process heater where the vent stream is introduced
with the primary fuel or is used as the primary fuel.
(3) A control device for which a performance test was conducted for
determining compliance with a regulation promulgated by the EPA and the
test was conducted using the same Methods specified in this section and
either no deliberate process changes have been made since the test, or
the owner or operator can demonstrate that the results of the
performance test, with or without adjustments, reliably demonstrate
compliance despite process changes. Recovery devices used for
controlling emissions from continuous process vents complying with Sec.
63.1322(a)(3) are also eligible for the
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exemption described in this paragraph (b)(3).
(4) A boiler or process heater burning hazardous waste for which the
owner or operator:
(i) Has been issued a final permit under 40 CFR part 270 and
complies with the requirements of 40 CFR part 266, subpart H; or
(ii) Has certified compliance with the interim status requirements
of 40 CFR part 266, subpart H.
(5) A hazardous waste incinerator for which the owner or operator
has been issued a final permit under 40 CFR part 270 and complies with
the requirements of 40 CFR part 264, subpart O, or has certified
compliance with the interim status requirements of 40 CFR part 265,
subpart O.
(c) Batch process vent testing and procedures for compliance with
Sec. 63.1322(a)(2). Except as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this
section, an owner or operator using a control device to comply with
Sec. 63.1322(a)(2) shall conduct a performance test using the
procedures specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section in order to
determine the control efficiency of the control device. An owner or
operator shall determine the percent reduction for the batch cycle using
the control efficiency of the control device as specified in paragraphs
(c)(2)(i) through (c)(2)(iii) of this section and the procedures
specified in paragraph (c)(2) of this section. Compliance may be based
on either total organic HAP or TOC. For purposes of this paragraph (c),
the term ``batch emission episode'' shall have the meaning ``period of
the batch emission episode selected for control,'' which may be the
entire batch emission episode or may only be a portion of the batch
emission episode.
(1) Performance tests shall be conducted as specified in paragraphs
(c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(v) of this section.
(i) Except as specified in paragraph (c)(1)(i)(A) of this section, a
test shall be performed for the entire period of each batch emission
episode in the batch cycle that the owner or operator selects to control
as part of achieving the required 90 percent emission reduction for the
batch cycle specified in Sec. 63.1322(a)(2). Only one test is required
for each batch emission episode selected by the owner or operator for
control. The owner or operator shall follow the procedures listed in
paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(B) through (c)(1)(i)(D) of this section.
(A) Alternatively, an owner or operator may choose to test only
those periods of the batch emission episode during which the emission
rate for the entire episode can be determined or during which the
emissions are greater than the average emission rate of the batch
emission episode. The owner or operator choosing either of these options
shall develop an emission profile for the entire batch emission episode,
based on either process knowledge or test data collected, to demonstrate
that test periods are representative. Examples of information that could
constitute process knowledge include calculations based on material
balances and process stoichiometry. Previous test results may be used
provided the results are still relevant to the current batch process
vent conditions.
(B) Method 1 or 1A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, as appropriate,
shall be used for selection of the sampling sites if the flow measuring
device is a pitot tube, except that references to particulate matter in
Method 1A do not apply for the purposes of this subpart. No traverse is
necessary when Method 2A or 2D, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A is used to
determine gas stream volumetric flow rate. Inlet sampling sites shall be
located as specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(B)(1) and (c)(1)(i)(B)(2)
of this section. Outlet sampling sites shall be located at the outlet of
the control device prior to release to the atmosphere.
(1) The control device inlet sampling site shall be located at the
exit from the batch unit operation before any control device. Sec.
63.1323(a)(2) describes those recovery devices considered part of the
unit operation. Inlet sampling sites would be after these specified
recovery devices.
(2) If a batch process vent is introduced with the combustion air or
as a secondary fuel into a boiler or process heater with a design
capacity less than 44 megawatts, selection of the location of the inlet
sampling sites shall ensure the measurement of total organic HAP or TOC
(minus methane and ethane) concentrations in all batch process
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vents and primary and secondary fuels introduced into the boiler or
process heater.
(C) Gas stream volumetric flow rate and/or average batch vent flow
rate shall be determined as specified in Sec. 63.1323(e).
(D) Method 18 or Method 25A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A shall be
used to determine the concentration of organic HAP or TOC, as
appropriate. Alternatively, any other method or data that has been
validated according to the applicable procedures in Method 301 of
appendix A of this part may be used. The use of Method 25A, 40 CFR part
60, appendix A shall conform with the requirements in paragraphs
(c)(1)(i)(D)(1) and (c)(1)(i)(D)(2) of this section.
(1) The organic HAP used as the calibration gas for Method 25A, 40
CFR part 60, appendix A shall be the single organic HAP representing the
largest percent by volume of the emissions.
(2) The use of Method 25A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A is acceptable
if the response from the high-level calibration gas is at least 20 times
the standard deviation of the response from the zero calibration gas
when the instrument is zeroed on the most sensitive scale.
(ii) If an integrated sample is taken over the entire test period to
determine average batch vent concentration of TOC or total organic HAP,
emissions per batch emission episode shall be calculated using Equations
19 and 20 of this subpart.
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Where:
Eepisode=Inlet or outlet emissions, kg/episode.
K=Constant, 2.494x10-6 (ppmv)-1 (gm-mole/scm) (kg/
gm) (min/hr), where standard temperature is 20 [deg]C.
Cj=Average inlet or outlet concentration of TOC or sample
organic HAP component j of the gas stream for the batch emission
episode, dry basis, ppmv.
Mj=Molecular weight of TOC or sample organic HAP component j
of the gas stream, gm/gm-mole.
AFR = Average inlet or outlet flow rate of gas stream for the batch
emission episode, dry basis, scmm.
Th=Hours/episode.
n=Number of organic HAP in stream. Note: Summation is not applicable if
TOC emissions are being estimated using a TOC concentration measured
using Method 25A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A.
(iii) If grab samples are taken to determine average batch vent
concentration of TOC or total organic HAP, emissions shall be calculated
according to paragraphs (c)(1)(iii)(A) and (B) of this section.
(A) For each measurement point, the emission rates shall be
calculated using Equations 21 and 22 of this subpart.
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Where:
Epoint=Inlet or outlet emission rate for the measurement
point, kg/hr.
K=Constant, 2.494 x 10-6 (ppmv)-1 (gm-mole/scm)
(kg/gm) (min/hr), where standard temperature is 20 [deg]C.
Cj=Inlet or outlet concentration of TOC or sample organic HAP
component j of the gas stream, dry basis, ppmv.
Mj=Molecular weight of TOC or sample organic HAP component j
of the gas stream, gm/gm-mole.
FR=Inlet or outlet flow rate of gas stream for the measurement point,
dry basis, scmm.
n=Number of organic HAP in stream. Note: Summation is not applicable if
TOC emissions are being estimated using a TOC concentration measured
using Method 25A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A.
(B) The emissions per batch emission episode shall be calculated
using Equations 23 and 24 of this subpart.
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where:
Eepisode = Inlet or outlet emissions, kg/episode.
DUR = Duration of the batch emission episode, hr/episode.
Epoint, i = Inlet or outlet emissions for measurement point
i, kg/hr.
n = Number of measurements.
(iv) The control efficiency for the control device shall be
calculated using Equation 25 of this subpart.
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where:
R = Control efficiency of control device, percent.
Einlet = Mass rate of TOC or total organic HAP for batch
emission episode i at the inlet to the control device as calculated
under paragraph (c)(1)(ii) or (c)(1)(iii) of this section, kg/hr.
Eoutlet = Mass rate of TOC or total organic HAP for batch
emission episode i at the outlet of the control device, as calculated
under paragraph (c)(1)(ii) or (c)(1)(iii) of this section, kg/hr.
n = Number of batch emission episodes in the batch cycle selected to be
controlled.
(v) If the batch process vent entering a boiler or process heater
with a design capacity less than 44 megawatts is introduced with the
combustion air or as a secondary fuel, the weight-percent reduction of
total organic HAP or TOC across the device shall be determined by
comparing the TOC or total organic HAP in all combusted batch process
vents and primary and secondary fuels with the TOC or total organic HAP,
respectively, exiting the combustion device.
(2) The percent reduction for the batch cycle shall be determined
using Equation 26 of this subpart and the control device efficiencies
specified in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) through (c)(2)(iii) of this section.
All information used to calculate the batch cycle percent reduction,
including a definition of the
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batch cycle identifying all batch emission episodes, shall be recorded
as specified in Sec. 63.1326(b)(2). This information shall include
identification of those batch emission episodes, or portions thereof,
selected for control.
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Where:
PR = Percent reduction
Eunc = Mass rate of TOC or total organic HAP for uncontrolled
batch emission episode i, kg/hr.
Einlet, con = Mass rate of TOC or total organic HAP for
controlled batch emission episode i at the inlet to the control device,
kg/hr.
R = Control efficiency of control device as specified in paragraphs
(c)(2)(i) through (c)(2)(iii) of this section.
n = Number of uncontrolled batch emission episodes, controlled batch
emission episodes, and control devices. The value of n is not
necessarily the same for these three items.
(i) If a performance test is required by paragraph (c) of this
section, the control efficiency of the control device shall be as
determined in paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this section.
(ii) If a performance test is not required by paragraph (c) of this
section for a combustion control device, as specified in paragraph (b)
of this section, the control efficiency shall be 98 percent. The control
efficiency for a flare shall be 98 percent.
(iii) If a performance test is not required by paragraph (c) of this
section for a noncombustion control device, the control efficiency shall
be determined by the owner or operator based on engineering assessment.
(d) Batch process vent and aggregate batch vent stream testing for
compliance with Sec. 63.1322(c) [halogenated emission streams]. An
owner or operator controlling halogenated emissions in compliance with
Sec. 63.1322(c) shall conduct a performance test to determine
compliance with the control efficiency specified in Sec. 63.1322(c)(1)
or the emission limit specified in Sec. 63.1322(c)(2) for hydrogen
halides and halogens.
(1) Sampling sites shall be located at the inlet and outlet of the
scrubber or other halogen reduction device used to reduce halogen
emissions in complying with Sec. 63.1322(c)(1) or at the outlet of the
halogen reduction device used to reduce halogen emissions in complying
with Sec. 63.1322(c)(2).
(2) The mass emissions of each hydrogen halide and halogen compound
for the batch cycle or aggregate batch vent stream shall be calculated
from the measured concentrations and the gas stream flow rate(s)
determined by the procedures specified in paragraphs (d)(2)(i) and
(d)(2)(ii) of this section except as specified in paragraph (d)(5) of
this section.
(i) Method 26 or Method 26A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, shall be
used to determine the concentration, in Mg per dry scm, of total
hydrogen halides and halogens present in the emissions stream.
(ii) Gas stream volumetric flow rate and/or average batch vent flow
rate shall be determined as specified in Sec. 63.1323(e).
(3) To determine compliance with the percent reduction specified in
Sec. 63.1322(c)(1), the mass emissions for any hydrogen halides and
halogens present at the inlet of the scrubber or other halogen reduction
device shall be summed together. The mass emissions of any hydrogen
halides or halogens present at the outlet of the scrubber or other
halogen reduction device shall be summed together. Percent reduction
shall be determined by subtracting the outlet mass emissions from the
inlet mass emissions and then dividing the result by the inlet mass
emissions and multiplying by 100.
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(4) To determine compliance with the emission limit specified in
Sec. 63.1322(c)(2), the annual mass emissions for any hydrogen halides
and halogens present at the outlet of the halogen reduction device and
prior to any combustion device shall be summed together and compared to
the emission limit specified in Sec. 63.1322(c)(2).
(5) The owner or operator may use any other method to demonstrate
compliance if the method or data has been validated according to the
applicable procedures of Method 301 of appendix A of this part.
(e) Aggregate batch vent stream testing for compliance with Sec.
63.1322(b)(2) or (b)(3). Except as specified in paragraphs (e)(1)
through (e)(3) of this section, owners or operators of aggregate batch
vent streams complying with Sec. 63.1322(b)(2) or (b)(3) shall conduct
a performance test using the performance testing procedures for
continuous process vents in Sec. 63.116(c).
(1) For purposes of this subpart, when the provisions of Sec.
63.116(c) specify that Method 18, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, shall be
used, Method 18 or Method 25A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, may be used.
The use of Method 25A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, shall conform with
the requirements in paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii) of this section.
(i) The organic HAP used as the calibration gas for Method 25A, 40
CFR part 60, appendix A, shall be the single organic HAP representing
the largest percent by volume of the emissions.
(ii) The use of Method 25A, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, is
acceptable if the response from the high-level calibration gas is at
least 20 times the standard deviation of the response from the zero
calibration gas when the instrument is zeroed on the most sensitive
scale.
(2) When Sec. 63.116(c)(4) refers to complying with an emission
reduction of 98 percent, for purposes of this subpart, the 90 percent
reduction requirement specified in Sec. 63.1322(b)(2) shall apply.
(3) When a combustion device is used to comply with the 20 parts per
million by volume outlet concentration standard specified in Sec.
63.1322(b)(2), the correction to 3 percent oxygen specified in the
performance testing procedures of Sec. 63.116(c)(3) and Sec.
63.116(c)(3)(iii) is only required when supplemental combustion air is
used to combust the emissions, for the purposes of this subpart.
(f) Compliance with Sec. 63.1322(a)(3) [new SAN batch affected
sources]. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an owner
or operator using a control or recovery device to comply with the
percent reduction requirement in Sec. 63.1322(a)(3) shall conduct
performance tests as specified in either paragraph (f)(1), (f)(2), or
(f)(3) of this section, as applicable. Compliance with Sec.
63.1322(a)(3) shall be determined as specified in paragraph (f)(4) of
this section.
(1) For batch process vents, performance tests shall be conducted
using the procedures specified in paragraph (c) of this section, except
that the owner or operator is not required to determine the percent
reduction for the batch cycle as specified in paragraph (c)(2) of this
section.
(2) For continuous process vents, performance tests shall be
conducted as required by the applicable requirements of Sec. 63.1315(a)
as specified in Sec. 63.1321(b).
(3) For aggregate batch vent streams, performance tests shall be
conducted as specified in paragraph (e) of this section.
(4) Compliance with the percent reduction requirement of Sec.
63.1322(a)(3) shall be demonstrated using the procedures specified in
Sec. 63.1333(c) and the control device efficiencies specified in either
paragraph (f)(4)(i) or (f)(4)(ii) of this section. Emissions for
uncontrolled continuous process vents and aggregate batch vent streams
shall be determined based on the direct measurement procedures specified
in paragraph (f)(2) and (f)(3) of this section, respectively, or based
on engineering assessment, as specified in Sec. 63.1323(b)(6)(i). At
the discretion of the owner or operator, emissions for uncontrolled
batch process vents shall be determined based on any of the procedures
in Sec. 63.1323(b).
(i) For noncombustion devices, the control efficiency shall be as
determined by the performance test required by paragraph (f)(1), (f)(2),
or (f)(3) of
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this section. Alternatively, if a performance test is not required by
paragraph (c) of this section, the control efficiency shall be
determined by the owner or operator based on engineering assessment.
(ii) For combustion devices, the control efficiency shall be as
determined by the performance test required by paragraph (f)(1), (f)(2),
or (f)(3) of this section. Alternatively, if a performance test is not
required, the control efficiency shall be 98 percent. The control
efficiency for a flare shall be 98 percent.
(g) Batch mass input limitation. The batch mass input limitation
required by Sec. 63.1322(g)(1) shall be determined by the owner or
operator such that annual emissions for the batch process vent remain
less than the level specified in Sec. 63.1323(d). The batch mass input
limitation required by Sec. 63.1322(f)(1) shall be determined by the
owner or operator such that annual emissions remain at a level that
ensures that said batch process vent remains a Group 2 batch process
vent, given the actual annual flow rate for said batch process vent
determined according to the procedures specified in Sec. 63.1323(e)(3).
The batch mass input limitation shall be determined using the same
basis, as described in Sec. 63.1323(a)(1), used to make the group
determination (i.e., expected mix of products or highest-HAP recipe.)
The establishment of the batch mass input limitation is not dependent
upon any past production or activity level.
(1) If the expected mix of products serves as the basis for the
batch mass input limitation, the batch mass input limitation shall be
determined based on any foreseeable combination of products that the
owner or operator expects to manufacture.
(2) If the single highest-HAP recipe serves as the basis for the
batch mass input limitation, the batch mass input limitation shall be
determined based solely on the production of the single highest-HAP
recipe, considering all products produced or processed in the batch unit
operation.
[61 FR 48229, Sept. 12, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 11549, Mar. 9, 1999;
65 FR 38119, June 19, 2000]